1 Mending a Heart

It was Ten minutes to six the day he lost the world. Along a busy road leading to the capital, a boy ran after a girl.

"Its over! Leave me alone!" The girl screamed capturing the attention of the passer-bys.

"Please give me a second chance. I love you Abi." A tall slim boy pleaded. His body looked fragile as he kneed with sheds of tears building in his black eyes. Ever since he fell for her, he had done all he could to keep her satisfied, but it seemed only the wealthiest could keep a girl like her.

"Leave me alone!" The girl yelled as she hopped in a taxi.

"Let it be bro. She will come back to you if she really is meant for you." A group of witnesses sympathised.

His heart felt like it had broke in half and a coldness swept over his chest making his breathing slow and difficult.

"Go away!" He yells pushing his way past the crowd and dashing away towards Celebs Pub opposite the road.

He didn't care about the traffic as he just walked casually across the road. This almost got him hit as a car came screaching and slightly knocking him forward before the driver got out to shout curses at him. Of course he felt nothing and heard nothing. He just walked without realising the commotion he had just build.

He wished to die. He was all but empty deep inside. She was his only family and she left with fake reasons.

Entering the crowded Celebs, he saw his friend Eric hurrying over to him but he didn't wave back, instead he went straight to the counter.

"Man, lets go home." Eric stood beside his broken pal. He had spend 4 hours trying to make the now dull drunkard come to sense.

"Lets go. There are plenty of beauties all over the world. Just leave her. She's not even on your league!"

The barmaid didn't dare sell more beer to this young man and instead joined Eric in consolation.

By the time they left, it was a quater to midnight.

'I can still get the service from these women, they are also beautiful.' Bryan thought in his mind as he looked at the semi naked ladies advertising their sweet bodies.

"Hi." He approached one of them who was build like a pear. This made the slim woman next to sudden grab his hand and let him touch her body.

"I will let you touch me for free handsome, And charge you just 200 Kes for each tour."

"Wow. She was cheaper."

"Let's get going!" Erick pulled Bryan away as the lady who was now as ever ready to do anything felt wrong.

"Who are you to decide for him! Or you want to give him the pleasure too?" The woman shouted as Bryan was helplessly dragged away. He was already drunk.

The nights of Capita City was ever busy, day or night.

"Let go of me!" Bryan screamed as Erick spoke through his phone.

"I've sent the petite to you sir." He spoke calmly into the phone. "You have not yet rewarded me."

His voice was cold as he talked on his phone while pulling Bryan along at the same time.

"I swear I will leave you alone now!" Erick was about to get fed up with his friend now.

"Who are you talking to? Eeeh and the petite girl you have gifted someone? Eeeh I've heard everything!"

"Is nothing let's go." Erick ignored Bryan as he offered him a bottle he had pocketed. "Take a sip." He smiled as he continued talking on the phone.

4 months later

"Hello. My name is Bryan Gindi. I'm 26 years old and interested in a get-to-know."

These are the type of replies young men send back to anonymous girls on their phones.

Brian, a young Peak University graduate, was not one of the least but one of the millions drowned in online dating.

A choice to he made after realising beauty is not found at first sight. Though he still missed his old girl friend, he had to move on.

He was seated at the furthest corner of a restaurant in his home town,Thika. A smile on his face as he read a message from Sela Maeia.

"Can we meet this saturday? Miami hotel. 3pm?"

He replied happily as he had found a date.

That's how he met Sela, a sheer girl from Dagoretti, AKA angel's city.

<<The deeper, the sweeter.>>