Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 21
We sat down on my bed and she took my hand and squeezed passionately.
âChris is a good person, heâs wonderful and I havenât come across any guy like him, hope you know that?â She started, this new Lisa is not the shy girl that came to see her friend a day ago.
âI guess soâ I mumbled.
âYou see, I came here yesterday to look for him because he promised to help me out of my predicament, he kept his promise at the expense of his own happiness, isnât he good?â She drawled holding my gaze.
I nodded and she continued, âChris is my boyfriendâs best friendâ she swallowed hard and said, âforgive Jen, I donât really know how to start explaining things to you, can you please get me a glass of waterâ
âNot a problemâ I breathed. I went into the kitchen and came back with a full glass of water for her, she took it and said thanks.
She cupped it with two of her hands and lifted it slowly to her mouth, after taking a sip of it, she held it between her laps and smiled at me, âthanksâ she said again.
I returned her smile and patted her cheek in a friendly gesture, âChris seems to be choosing his friends wisely, Lisa, start from somewhere and tell me everything you think I need to know, Iâm still confused about whatâs happeningâ
âOkay, IâllâŠ.say it all. First, Chris is not the father of my child, heâs my friend and he was my boyfriendâs classmate, he is only helping me outâ
âThen⊠why didnât he tell me, IâŠ.â I kept quiet when I realized I was about saying the obvious, what would I give as an excuse if I just tell her that I love him while she must have known Iâm his cousin.
She wasnât surprised though, but I looked away when she kept staring at me.
âI know how you feel dear, I have walked through that lane before and I know how it hurts to see that the person you love has another woman in his lifeâ she smiled understandingly and that was a relief.
âWhereâs the father of your child?â I asked her wondering how they (she and Chris) came up with such an idea and how is he going to take responsibility for anotherâs child.
âHe is a cowardâŠhe left because heâs not ready to be a father, do you know what he said to my faceâŠâ She laughed cynically before adding, âhe said Iâm a cheap hole and that I got what I deservedâ
Tears wetted her face immediately and I broke down for her, I held her as she sniffed bitterly, âis it a crime to love, Jenny? It still hurts because my feelings for him hasnât changed at all, I still love that idiotâ
âIâm sorry, Lisa, I shouldnât have opened your sealed woundsâ I said sadly and fought back my own tears, right now, the word âLOVEâ really scare me.
âNo, itâs better to say it and lift the burden off my shoulders, I just feel like this because I have put Chris in trouble and scorn because of my mistake, I should have known better than to open my legs to prove my love to himâ she grieves.
âIâm really sorry, Lisa. He doesnât deserve you at all, you will find someone better than him, someone who will know your worthâ I advised meanwhile Iâm going crazy myself.
She moved away from me and stood up quickly, âI have already discussed with Chris and I will leave here as soon as he finds a house for me, I only had to use him because I couldnât stand my motherâs rattling mouth and my fatherâs threatsâ
âThanks for sharing this with meâ I said quietly.
âJennifer, I know you and Chris are related and any relationship between you two is considered forbidden but he truly loves youâ she said wiping her face.
âI⊠I donât know what to do but I⊠I think itâs better I go far away from here to avoid greater pain in the future, itâs going to be hard for me and him but itâs for goodâ I said looking at my legs.
âYeah, I think so too. You guys should better accept it and avoid the disaster that comes with it laterâ he agreed.
âLisa, Iâm afraidâŠ.â I started as she sat down beside me again, âweâŠ.me and Chris, we haveâŠ.done something extremely⊠foolishâ
âGet over it, not every lady gets pregnant easilyâ she said wiping tears off my face, she doesnât really understandâŠ.not at all.
âNot once, not twiceâŠLisa, though we used protection at the last one, my fears started from the first day and I have the feeling in my heart that IâŠ..â
âThatâsâŠ. crazy and a load of problem, I got pregnant even though he used protection and when I searched through the internet, I found out that condom is just 95% guarantee and mustnât really be trustedâ she said thoughtfully shaking her head.
âWell, I hope itâs not what you are thinking and I feel you should stop breeding such thoughts, okay?â She advised after some while of silence.
âThanks Lisa, I didnât know you had such confidence the first time we talkedâ I confessed smiling at how I had summed her up that day without second guessing.
âThat was your first impression of me, we are just about the same, friends?â She extended a hand and I didnât waste time to grad it.
âYep!â She dragged me up and hugged me.âHelp me talk to Chris, I just want him to understand and let goâ I told her when she released me.
âOkay, when are you leaving?â
âMmm⊠donât know yet, my uncle decidesâ I shrugged.
âOkay, I will go to my room nowâ
âWhich of the guest rooms?â I wanted to know because there are many empty rooms in this house.
âDownstairs, by your right..â
âOkay, goodnightâ I closed the door when she left and I felt a bit relieved only that am concerned about Chris, where could he have gone in that state? Lord help me!
I sat upright and waited impatiently to hear a click on his door or at the gate that may signify his presence but I didnât get any till the next morning.
When the early morning sun rays peered through my window and made me squint my eyes sleepily before it batted open, the first thing I saw was a flower.
I smiled at it before my gaze shifted slowly to see him sitting on a chair beside my bed, his eyes didnât flinch as he stared at me, my smile faded.
âOh Chris, are you okay?â I asked worriedly standing up from the bed, I donât remember snuggling to bed, he must have been here since last night.
âWhy would I be okay while you just stopped smiling?â He tried a joke, his cheeks lifted to force a smile to his face but his eyes said a different thing.
âIâm sorryâ my eyes filled again, am I really going to keep on doing this whenever I see him? What happens when I donât see him at all? My chances of survival are few.
âIs that a new method of saying good morning? Anyways, I think you should better learn how to lay on a bed to avoid spraining your neckâ he twitched his lips in amusement.
His behavior really changes quite too fast, the next moment heâs angry and the other, heâs cracking a joke, Iâm really never going to get used to his regular change of expression and I canât even tell if heâs angry with me or not.
âWhenâŠ.did you come back last night? I waitedâŠâ
âShush, stop talking, go take a shower, get dressed and letâs go outâ he said and stood up to leave.
âHuh? What are youâŠ.where are we going?â I asked as he opened the door to go.
âAm not going to kill you, am I? You had better be ready in fifteen minutes!â He chuckled and closed the door behind him.
âWhatâs up with him?â I mumbled and threw the sheets off, âwhat about my uncle, if heâs around, is he going to let us go out?â I talked to myself as I ran into the bathroom.
A lot of questions ran through my mind as I got ready for him! âIt will be okay if we have some privacy, I will tell him everything and make him understandâ
No two ways about it, itâs obvious our wishes on that white stone at the man made forest is never going to be granted, only the sweet memories we imprinted in our hearts will linger there forever even if it kills usâŠ..
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