Resumo de Parralel Lanes

Lola was on her way to church one evening, when she noticed a young man caught in traffic in another lane, and they smiled at each other. Unknown to them, they were heading for the same church service. They finally met in the church and were introduced. The young man?s name was Akin. Instantly, they developed a liking for each other. Akin was in town from USA and was accompanying his pastor on a mission to hold a crusade in Nigeria. it was not true. The crusade never took place. The following month lola took ill and had to be hospitalized. Akin seized this opportunity to get closer to her. He was at Lola?s bedside throughout her stay in hospital, showering her with gifts and attention. By the time lola was finally discharged, she had fallen madly in love with Akin and they started dating. Lola was so in love that she agreed to marry him before the end of that year.
So in love was she that she failed to ask Akin the necessary question, Neither did she seek council, or commit the relationship to God in prayer. Lola was blinded by what she thought was love.
A few close friends who felt concerned about the way lola was handling this affair, tried to intervene. They wanted lola to acquaint them with all she knew about Akin. To their surprise, she knew just little about him. To make matters worse, she couldn?t care less.
During their courtship, Akin traveled back to the united state twice, having his supposed office phone number as the only means of contact for lola. In April 1997 Akin and lola secretly got married in a court of law. Lola did not even bother to notify her parents until September 1997, when they became suspicious and accused her of carrying Akin?s baby outside wed lock.
It was then that she brandished her civil marriage certificate. Lola?s parent, family and friends fell out with her, but after much pleading and pacifying. They calmed down. The reality was that lola was already pregnant and an abortion was out of the question. A date for a proper family introduction took place, but to everybody?s amazement, lola and Akin eloped to London.
Lola had a shock of her own a few days after delivery, Akin had gone ahead to USA ostensibly to make arrangement for them all to travel to America and live there as a family. That was the last time lola saw Akin!
Fifteen months later lola learnt through a friend that Akin was critically ill and had been hospitalized somewhere in the united states. Fortunately she found out the telephone number of the hospital. A cherry nurse took her call. They talked at length and, when the nurse was about to transfer the call to Akin, she informed lola that Akin?s wife and two children were at his bed side at that moment. Lola was dumbstruck and emotionally paralyzed but she managed to hang up.
That piece of news chocked her confidence and extinguished her pride. Barely a year after lola was to learn of another woman in Nigeria whom Akin had deceived into ?marriage.? This lady also had a child with him. It was only the grace of God that kept lola from having to be treated by a psychiatrist. The good news however, is that lola has rededicated her life to God. Today lola is a single parent living in London and is very active in the Pentecostal church. She says she has learnt her lessen, albeit the hard way.
Lola erred badly by replacing ?presence? with ?presents? she did not seek council, ask relevant questions or pray.
Never enter into marriage without setting proper information on the background of your intended. This could be a major mistake, as proved by lola?s case.
Be careful with long-distance relationships.

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