21/08/2025
❤️ LOVE ARENA SERIES
Episode 1: Love in the Rain
The rain that evening was heavy, the kind that made even the proudest man run for cover. Eva sat under the old zinc roofing of Mama Kemi’s roadside buka, holding a plate of hot amala she had barely touched. She wasn’t hungry; her heart was restless.
Life had not been fair lately. Her relationship with Tunde had ended in betrayal—he had promised her marriage, only for her to discover he was already engaged to another woman in his church. The shame still burned her skin.
As she pushed her food away, a young man entered the buka, shaking off the rain. He was tall, dark, and carried himself with the confidence of someone raised with respect. He greeted the women at the counter politely, then noticed Eva sitting alone. With a smile that revealed deep dimples, he walked over.
“Good evening, sister. Can I share this bench with you?” he asked, his voice calm.
Eva hesitated, then nodded. Something about his gentle tone disarmed her.
“My name is Daniel,” he continued. “You look like someone carrying heavy thoughts. Forgive me if I’m wrong.”
Eva almost laughed. She wasn’t used to strangers speaking so openly. But the truth hit her: she was carrying heavy thoughts. Against her will, words began to tumble out—about her broken heart, her disappointment, her fear of love. Daniel listened quietly, not interrupting, just nodding, as though her pain was his.
When she finished, he sighed deeply. “Eva, sometimes God allows storms to wash away people who are not meant for us. You don’t lose a husband—you escape a mistake.”
The words struck her heart like lightning. For the first time in months, she felt seen, felt understood. She looked at him again, and for a brief moment, she wondered if this stranger could be the answer to her silent prayers.
But just as hope began to rise, Eva’s phone buzzed on the table. She looked at the screen and froze. It was a message from Tunde—the same man who broke her heart.
“Eva, forgive me. I made a mistake. I still love you. Please, can we meet?”
Her hands shook. Daniel noticed her change of expression. “Is everything alright?” he asked softly.
Eva looked at him, then at her phone, torn between a familiar past and an uncertain new beginning.
👉🏽 If you were Eva, would you go back to Tunde who betrayed her, or give Daniel—a stranger—a chance?
