ERRONEOUS WAYS TO LOVE - pt35
Emmanuel showed up by 7:30am, beaming
with smiles as he walked into our house.
“Please don’t be too hard on him or to
yourself my dear. Behave like a good girl
which you are, okay!” “i will be expecting
you next weekend” Mum advised as she
kissed me goodbye.
I finally left our house that fateful Saturday
morning with Emmanuel, who had a new
aura of self confidence in him. Silently he
drove to the capital, while my thoughts kept
me company as i thought about school, my
future, my life and even about Samuel.
“Who knows how he is?” i wondered with
mixed feelings.
He silently drove without bringing up any
conversation, till we got to my hostel, an
hour and half later.
“This place surely brings back memories” he
murmured with a smile as he killed the car
engine.
“Surely it does” i responded before
alighting. He dutifully helped me carry up
my luggages and organize my room. Fifteen
minutes later, we headed to his apartment
which was just few kilometers away from
my lodge. It really was the first time i was
visiting his apartment, and even though he
wasn’t a stranger to me, i still felt a bit
nervous, which made him stare at me
curiously, as soon as we arrived.
“My dear why do you look so intense?” he
asked with a smile,
“Because it’s the first time i’m visiting a
place you rented with your money” i replied
with a smile. He scratched his head and
laughed.
“So my family house you visited months
ago isn’t mine abi?” he joked. I smiled
silently.
His three bedroom apartment really was
very simple and a bit scanty, perhaps
because he was yet to save enough money
for adequate furnishing. The chairs in the
sitting room were plastic chairs, however a
plasma screen television, sound system and
some simple gadgets adorned it.
My heart skipped five beats when i got to
his kitchen and saw lots of dirty dishes
pilled up in a big basin, waiting to be
washed. I had no choice than to get to work
immediately, even though he weakly
objected.
“I’m the happiest man in the world right
now, you are so lovely, so beautiful, so
enchanting, i will forever worship you” he
kept singing, with hands in his trouser
pocket as i did the dishes.
“When is she coming?” I asked after a while,
interrupting his praises. He glanced at his
watch and shrugged.
“She should be here by now, she promised
to show up before 11am, now it’s past
twelve” he replied.
“Hope you didn’t trick me into coming to
your house?” I asked suspiciously.
“Of course not” he answered innocently.
________
At exactly 2pm his phone rang,
“She’s at the door” he said to me after
answering the phone call, rushed to the
entrance door and opened it. My eyes
followed him expectantly, while my heart
pounded very fast.
A young girl soon walked into the sitting
room carrying a child with her. She froze as
our eyes met, while my heart melted with
pity.
She looked so young and beautiful, but was
wrapped up in sadness.
__________
“I’m so glad you came” Emmanuel said to
her with a quick smile. She nodded and
stared at me suspiciously.
“Meet my fiancee Mary” he introduced me
to her, “Mary meet Stella the mother of my
daughter” he said to me. I rose up polietly,
reached out and made to carry her baby,
but she drew back and stared at me
murderously. Tears quickly formed in her
eyes, while her lips shook.
“What? Jeez I can’t believe my ears, your
what?” she asked Emmanuel, who instantly
looked away, placing his right hand on his
head.
“You are his fiancee eeh?” she asked, facing
me angrily,
“Yea and i asked him to invite you so we
could straighten things out” i murmured
nervously,
“Straighten what?? You must be mad if you
think you can involve me in your little
prank. He abandoned his responsibility for
your sake and you are now here playing the
saint. I’m not a fool sis. I’m not” she
sobbed.
“Calm down dear, i have your interest at
heart, sit down let’s talk please” i begged.
“I can’t calm down, and i can’t stand this
scene either. I’m leaving this moment, but i
assure you that i will be back. Go ahead be
his fiancee, enjoy yourself” she poured out
with tears, before running out of the sitting
room with her child. Her action and tears
really touched my spirit, but i equally was a
bit angry at her for not calming down and
listening to me.
“You have now seen for yourself what i
have been avoiding. I knew it wasn’t a good
idea getting you to meet her. You see?”
Emmanuel murmured bitterly, while i looked
up at him searchingly.
“Now what do you think?” he asked,
“I don’t just know, but i’m having a very
bad feeling right now” i replied calmly. He
quickly drew close and held me.
“I think it’s better we get married before
Easter. Let’s move our wedding forward, i
can start making the necessary
arrangments instantly” he proposed
nervously. I breathed deeply, raising my
eyebrows.
“I think it’s better we shift it farther,
perhaps move it to December” i said
thoughtfully, while he gasped with disbelief,
“or maybe till we settle issues with her” i
added cautiously,
“What’s there to settle with her eeh?” he
asked sadly.
“A lot my dear, a lot, because i don’t
believe she will just sit calmly and watch us
get married” i replied with a quick smile. He
quietly sat on the floor, looking dejected
and sad like a man who just lost a big
fortune.
Even though i appeared calm and relaxed, i
was equally far from being pleased with the
direction i feared our relationship was
heading.
I felt like visiting a fortune teller that
moment.
-To Be Continued-
with smiles as he walked into our house.
“Please don’t be too hard on him or to
yourself my dear. Behave like a good girl
which you are, okay!” “i will be expecting
you next weekend” Mum advised as she
kissed me goodbye.
I finally left our house that fateful Saturday
morning with Emmanuel, who had a new
aura of self confidence in him. Silently he
drove to the capital, while my thoughts kept
me company as i thought about school, my
future, my life and even about Samuel.
“Who knows how he is?” i wondered with
mixed feelings.
He silently drove without bringing up any
conversation, till we got to my hostel, an
hour and half later.
“This place surely brings back memories” he
murmured with a smile as he killed the car
engine.
“Surely it does” i responded before
alighting. He dutifully helped me carry up
my luggages and organize my room. Fifteen
minutes later, we headed to his apartment
which was just few kilometers away from
my lodge. It really was the first time i was
visiting his apartment, and even though he
wasn’t a stranger to me, i still felt a bit
nervous, which made him stare at me
curiously, as soon as we arrived.
“My dear why do you look so intense?” he
asked with a smile,
“Because it’s the first time i’m visiting a
place you rented with your money” i replied
with a smile. He scratched his head and
laughed.
“So my family house you visited months
ago isn’t mine abi?” he joked. I smiled
silently.
His three bedroom apartment really was
very simple and a bit scanty, perhaps
because he was yet to save enough money
for adequate furnishing. The chairs in the
sitting room were plastic chairs, however a
plasma screen television, sound system and
some simple gadgets adorned it.
My heart skipped five beats when i got to
his kitchen and saw lots of dirty dishes
pilled up in a big basin, waiting to be
washed. I had no choice than to get to work
immediately, even though he weakly
objected.
“I’m the happiest man in the world right
now, you are so lovely, so beautiful, so
enchanting, i will forever worship you” he
kept singing, with hands in his trouser
pocket as i did the dishes.
“When is she coming?” I asked after a while,
interrupting his praises. He glanced at his
watch and shrugged.
“She should be here by now, she promised
to show up before 11am, now it’s past
twelve” he replied.
“Hope you didn’t trick me into coming to
your house?” I asked suspiciously.
“Of course not” he answered innocently.
________
At exactly 2pm his phone rang,
“She’s at the door” he said to me after
answering the phone call, rushed to the
entrance door and opened it. My eyes
followed him expectantly, while my heart
pounded very fast.
A young girl soon walked into the sitting
room carrying a child with her. She froze as
our eyes met, while my heart melted with
pity.
She looked so young and beautiful, but was
wrapped up in sadness.
__________
“I’m so glad you came” Emmanuel said to
her with a quick smile. She nodded and
stared at me suspiciously.
“Meet my fiancee Mary” he introduced me
to her, “Mary meet Stella the mother of my
daughter” he said to me. I rose up polietly,
reached out and made to carry her baby,
but she drew back and stared at me
murderously. Tears quickly formed in her
eyes, while her lips shook.
“What? Jeez I can’t believe my ears, your
what?” she asked Emmanuel, who instantly
looked away, placing his right hand on his
head.
“You are his fiancee eeh?” she asked, facing
me angrily,
“Yea and i asked him to invite you so we
could straighten things out” i murmured
nervously,
“Straighten what?? You must be mad if you
think you can involve me in your little
prank. He abandoned his responsibility for
your sake and you are now here playing the
saint. I’m not a fool sis. I’m not” she
sobbed.
“Calm down dear, i have your interest at
heart, sit down let’s talk please” i begged.
“I can’t calm down, and i can’t stand this
scene either. I’m leaving this moment, but i
assure you that i will be back. Go ahead be
his fiancee, enjoy yourself” she poured out
with tears, before running out of the sitting
room with her child. Her action and tears
really touched my spirit, but i equally was a
bit angry at her for not calming down and
listening to me.
“You have now seen for yourself what i
have been avoiding. I knew it wasn’t a good
idea getting you to meet her. You see?”
Emmanuel murmured bitterly, while i looked
up at him searchingly.
“Now what do you think?” he asked,
“I don’t just know, but i’m having a very
bad feeling right now” i replied calmly. He
quickly drew close and held me.
“I think it’s better we get married before
Easter. Let’s move our wedding forward, i
can start making the necessary
arrangments instantly” he proposed
nervously. I breathed deeply, raising my
eyebrows.
“I think it’s better we shift it farther,
perhaps move it to December” i said
thoughtfully, while he gasped with disbelief,
“or maybe till we settle issues with her” i
added cautiously,
“What’s there to settle with her eeh?” he
asked sadly.
“A lot my dear, a lot, because i don’t
believe she will just sit calmly and watch us
get married” i replied with a quick smile. He
quietly sat on the floor, looking dejected
and sad like a man who just lost a big
fortune.
Even though i appeared calm and relaxed, i
was equally far from being pleased with the
direction i feared our relationship was
heading.
I felt like visiting a fortune teller that
moment.
-To Be Continued-
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