"Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday, happy birthday, happy birthday to you!!!"
That was the song we kept on singing and singing.What a lovely day. Kate was brimming with smiles. She looked glamorous in her long red cloth with a touch of blue. Dr Phillips is a genius no doubt. He took charge of the day. Phillip, Isaac and me were all present. I decided to invite Lilian making the six of us.
"Lilian!" Phillip screamed when she suddenly appeared in the small birthday gathering prepared for Kate. He was flabbergasted, and wasn't expecting her in any way. She came in with a protruding belly. Phillip rushed to meet her and led her into a comfortable seat.
"Hey beauty, how are you doing?" Dr Phillips asking.
"Oops, I'm good, with a little discomfort though." Lilian replied with smiles. I wondered why she was excited today. Could it be because of Phillip?
"Yes, it's normal to feel so. It will be over very soon." He said, snapping his fingers.
"Hmm, the international doc. Go on!" I kidded.
"I hope that we are safe with three doctors present." Phillip joked.
"You are blessed to have the best doctors in this place. I'm almost thinking it's a doctor's party. Anyway, let's appreciate our doctor, Dr Phillips for deeming it fit to organise such a great birthday party for our delectable, Kate. We are challenged." Isaac spoke with excitement.
"Honestly, Dr Phillips is wonderful and I feel that I have known him for long. " Turning to him, Kate declared, "I want you to know that I love you so much. Though, I have just known you but you are one in a million. I love you." Kate opened up with tears flowing freely.
Dr Phillips moved close to her and embraced her for a long time while we all clapped for the duo.
With a deep husky voice, the doctor declared,
"Since the day, I met you on the sick bed, looking weary and demented, I fell in love with you. And there is no way I am letting you out of my sight. When I got to know your story about Phillip my namesake who put someone in the family way, I knew you were meant to be mine. You wanted Phillip, but Dr Phillips came into your life not just to heal you, but to be yours forever."
Kneeling down, he asked Kate the popular question, " Will you marry me?"
"Wow, this is so romantic!" I yelled again and again.
"Oh no, this is so wonderful." Isaac could not hide his excitement.
Lilian screamed and stood up holding her tummy.
It was only Phillip that stood out with his agape,and eyes widened in shock. It seems he was not happy about it though, but he couldn't oppose it either. After all he caused the whole problem.
Kate was crying and crying, while we all waited for her answer. Dr Phillips was agitated looking at her. His face changed, he furrowed his face and pouted his lips almost giving up.
Finally, Kate stopped crying and stretched out her lovely hands to the doc and said,
"Where you go, I will go, where you live, I will live, till death do us part. Yes, Yes, Yes!!!
I will marry you."
Dr Phillips stood up and picked her in his strong arms yelling on top of his voice. " Yes, I have found my wife, Yes, I have found my wife..."
You need to see all of us dancing, clapping and screaming our heart out. But Phillip hushed us all.
"You guys should slow down for me please." He shouted.
"Oh, I get it. You want to have Kate now when she has his groom by her side. It won't work. God has restored what she lost. Today is supposed to be the day you were meant to walk her down the aisle, but it turned out to be another day of good proposal.
Phillip come off it. Kate has finally found her missing rib in Dr Phillips." Isaac the preacher preached.
"You can't understand my pain today. Please stop judging me. I love you, Kate but my love is not strong enough to marry you, I guess. I'm sorry for being so selfish. But now I know Dr Phillips is the real man for you. Though I feel bad about it, but I have to accept it in good faith. Lilian is the one for me I believe." He spoke with a trembling voice. He knelt down and wept until Kate touched him and comforted him.
"Phillip you are still my friend, but my man has just arrived. If you did not misbehave, I wouldn't meet my real man. I hold no more grudges against you. God has settled us and I am happy. Thank you Phillip for standing by me until he came to take his rightful place." Kate uttered with empathy.
Everywhere was calm. What a beautiful night of reconciliation!
Lilian stood still looking dazed.
Yes, she was not too happy again, and rightly so.
Phillip!