The saddest love story

There was a man named Maurice.  There was a woman named Shante.  They loved each other very much, and in so many ways.  Maurice didn't have much money, but he loved that woman so good that he would take her out to fancy restaurants on his last pennies.  He didn't have a job, but he was makin his bread.  Shante loved him, but she didn't quite feel like it was time for them to get married until Maurice could get on his feet.  Then Shante was noticed by a mutual friend of theirs, Bennie.  Bennie wasn't the best looking or the most romantic of gentlemen, but had money.  Bennie owned two Popeyes Chicken Shacks on the south side of Chicago and he didn't know how or when, be he was gonna get him that girl because little did Maurice know, Bennie loved Shante, too.  Maurice again was down to his last dime and took Shante out to a nice romantic picnic on the river and he pulled out the $50 ring he bought her at Kmart and he said, "Shante, hows about you and me get married?"  and he gave her that charming cocky grin of his, and she looked at him and laughed.  "Mo-rice!" She said through laughter, "I ain't gonna marry you.  Not till you get yourself a real job and we can settle down a bit, you know?  Oh, baby." The next night, Shante stood Maurice up on their date.  Turns out, Shante had been wooed by Bennie and not two months later, Bennie brought Shante to a fine restaurant, and said, "Baby, I have something I want to show you..." he took her to the south side of Chicago and opened the car door and when Shante stepped out she saw the Popeyes with a ribbon around the door and Bennie said, "This' all for you, baby, will you marry me?"  And now they're living in some suburb somewhere, but that's good for 'em ya know?  I was happy she is taken care of, Bennie is good to her, she's got a good man.  Me, I drive the bus.  That's what I got.  I like it.    ~~~~  I tried to tell that story as closely to the way the busdriver told it as I could.  He was a riot and he was in very very good spirits about the whole thing.  I really want something to go really right for him because his good mood made my day.

Thanks for reading!

Lisa