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TITLE: Handsome is as handsome does | Previous Challenge Entry
By Lusungu Muyangana
01/23/20
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Cathy had seen them enter the church just before the service began. Ray was medium height, burly and not much to look at. He was dressed in an orange, and beige checked shirt, faded jeans and flip flops. His grey streaked long black hair and flowing beard didn't impress her. Bradley was similarly dressed in a blue, and white checked shirt except he wore shoes. He was tall, muscular, clean-shaven and had short black hair. He looked like he had walked out of the television screen. One thing stood out. Both had no rings on their fingers. Cathy had watched them go to the back of the church and then lost interest in them at the sound of the first hymn.

After the service Cathy went out to the parking lot. She could feel a certain presence that made her look back at the church building. Now there Ray stood staring at her. He was firmly fixed in the church doorway. It was as if he was pulling her with his eyes. How could she let Ray know that she was not interested? Smile. No. Smiling would invite him. Where was his friend Bradley?

Bradley stood by his car, like a tower above three giggling adolescents. He seemed quite the conversationist. Cathy's heart sank. How could she get his attention? Cathy fixed her gaze on him and then she momentarily looked at Ray in the doorway. The burly gentleman looked back at her with sad eyes. His lower lip quivered and he walked away.

Two weeks later at church tea, Cathy bumped into Ray as she was walking away from the serving area. He was dressed in a grey shirt, black trousers and shiny black shoes. His grey streaked black hair and beard were trimmed. Cathy's eyes almost popped out of her sockets. That hair was so good looking the way it was combed in that wavy style. Not only did he look handsome, but he had also picked up the scarf that had fallen off her shoulder. He even made her a fresh cup of tea to replace the one she had spilt. Why he had better manners than Bradley.

Last week she had managed to introduce herself to Bradley. He even invited her to watch basketball with him. When they got to the game, he had paid more attention to other ladies and mocked her in front of his friends. Looks could be deceiving. She had thought that being with a man that was as tall as a tower would earn her respect.

1 Samuel 16: 7 (NIV) But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”

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