The 22 Year Old Virgin

She’s a single 22 year old virgin, who has never had a real relationship. Sad but true. She’s a bit of an introvert but not socially awkward, in fact she’s quite popular. But knowing a lot of people constitutes for friendship as much as owning a lot of things will make you happy. She’s far from ugly with a great personality and a mind of her own. Many wonder why a woman like her would be single. In fact she wonders the same damn thing everyday. All she wants is something real, something irreplaceable. Yet often. It just seems too much to ask.

She once thought that joining a sorority in college would help her fill that void. However, the void grew when the sorority fell under. Sisterhood was preached in the beginning but not lived up to in the end. To her, it was just another road that didn’t lead to her happy ever after. She began to pray and reminisce over good times with people who she thought were her friends. She dwelled on memories of the past to fuel the desire of friendship. As she meditated on these things, her longing for a companion grew. In her mind she juggled ideas of getting a dog and even having a baby. The void was REAL and the loneliness was unpleasant. So she picked up her notebook and began to write.

As a hopeless romantic she transported herself into her own world. On a blank page in her notebook she doodled a stick figure of a man and named him Jamaal. She loved that named, it just sounded so good to her ears. It wasn’t a common name like the men she had waster her time on in the past like Chris or Aaron .So she felt the name was safe and couldn’t be easily confused.

Seven weeks later, there was a shift in her atmosphere.  Early Tuesday morning,she went to converse with her employee at work. Sherika was pretending to be busy studying and invited her to
Bible study. She declined, she didn’t really believe in the idea of organized religion, she loved her personal one on ones with her Heavenly Father.  As she departed for class, something changed her mind. Something clicked and she wanted to go to Bible study. So she sent Sherika a text wondering if the invitation was still open. Sherika was happy to receive the news and told her where to meet. They met up at the library and walked down the trail to the Yellow House. She and Sherika sat on the front row and as all of the people gathered into the large room. Worship music danced in the air as she quietly sat in her seat awaiting what was to come.

Bible study began with an introduction of the speaker, his name : Jahmal. Her eyebrows became tense as an attractive chocolate man sat before her. She listened as the words he said spoke to her heart. How interesting she thought. With the absence of lust her eyes focused strongly on him. She felt nothing but peace and  inspiration.