Uche and Ugomma have been dating for over six months now. Uche is a top executive in one of the oil servicing companies in the country while Ugomma is a banker. Due to work schedule the two lovers hardly have time to dine together.
On this fateful day, Uche called Ugomma that he will take out out for lunch in one of the restaurants in town. Ugomma was happy that Uche had finally made out time to sit down and dine with her. She will use this opportunity to find out where this relationship is actually heading to, she wondered aloud.
Uche finally called Ugomma that he will be around in her office by noon to pick her up for the scheduled lunch. Uche does not like to be kept waiting that's why he had given her a pre information as to when he will be arriving. Ugomma hurriedly finished her tasks even before noon so as to stick to the agreed plan.
By noon, Uche arrived at Ugomma's banking his exquisite Range Rover jeep. Ugomma picked her handbag and cellphone and left the bank to meet Uche. When she got into the car she kissed Uche and gently told him that she will prefer them to dine at the newly opened Chicken Republic Restaurant and Bar. Uche obliged and zoomed off.
When they got to the aforesaid restaurant they ordered for their meals and the waiter made the food available to them. In between the meal Ugomma will pop up some questions relating to their relationship. She knows that this was the perfect time to elicit genuine answers from Uche. Uche on his part simply smiles and respond to her queries in a polite manner. Uche crowned it all by telling Ugomma that he has concluded plans to take her to his parents during the weekend so as to introduce her formerly to his family as his potential wife. At that point Ugomma's face radiated with joy. Finally, we are going to get married!
Suddenly, a tout-looking fellow walked into the restaurant, pulled a gun and pointed it at Uche. "You think you can escape from us just like that"?, he queried. Before Uche could explain himself he pulled his trigger and bullets were left flying out of the nuzzle of the gun. It hit Uche at the right hand side of the chest. His fork fell off his hand and he dropped on the floor. The tout immediately fled.
Ugomma was enraged and dazed with fear she fell on Uche and started wailing and pulling him. "Darling please don't leave me", she cried. It turned out that that was Uche's last meal as he soon gave up the ghost.
This short story is a five-minute freewrite inspired by the prompt: "the last meal". Join the @freewriters community to receive daily prompts, hosted by @mariannewest