TWENTY TWO

CHAPTER THREE

            WE'RE OFFICIALLY BACK TOGETHER

He doesn't say he's ending our relationship, he says he's in a relationship with someone else.
"Hannah,"
"Don't touch me" I totally get why it's the first thing most girls say in such situations, why is he trying to touch me??

I stand up.
I should have read the signs; he had been distant, more reserved, he had been cheating on me.
At first I thought he was a shy guy and he preferred when we used to do more of texting and calling. Now I see he's a good guy who doesn't know how to keep two girlfriends in the same city

I was never a fan of long distance relationships and I hate that I moved here partially for him only to discover two months later that he's with someone else. What if they've always been together all the time I was in a different city?

"When? When did you 'get back' with Favor?" I air coat the words get back, according to him, they were together in the past. I've been second option all along. I'm simply the online girl he didn't expect to move all the way here for him. I want him to know he isn't the only reason I moved because he isn't. I may have been stupid in love but not stupid enough to leave my home, my family, my friends, my job, everything for a guy i had only seen on Skype.

    As much as I love my mum, I hated living with the constant reminder; My mom's health hadn't been improving much and it killed me watching and caring for a woman who would sometimes forget who I am.
There was nothing important asides family keeping me there but I basically didn't have any family left. Victoria doesn't count, she lives all over the world due to the nature of her job, there's no way I'd have stayed because of her.
Fortunately for me, I got transferred at work and it happened to be the same city as my online boyfriend. I had the feeling I wasn't going to be completely alone, I believed I could build my life here with him and that was the only reason I agreed to work here.

How did I not see his actual girlfriend was there all along?
It all makes sense now; why his guard doesn't like me, why he never introduced me to anyone, why he hates surprises -he doesn't really hate them he didn't want to be caught-
How did I see this demon as honest and sincere? I even thought we would get married someday.
All this while I was feeding myself with thoughts that I wanted -needed- to be true. Moses in real life is not the same as the Moses I dated from Facebook. I told myself he was a shy guy and that was why we barely had conversations, I told myself he was a private guy and that's why he never introduced me to anybody, I told myself his guard was being professional and that's why he had that hostile attitude with me.

Amaka had told me about one of her friends that travelled to see her Facebook boyfriend and discovered that he was married, I had joked about the story, told myself I and Moses weren't Facebook boyfriend and girlfriend. Now I see that's exactly what we are, were; Facebook boyfriend and girlfriend.

I had been feeding myself with lies, painting Moses as the boyfriend I needed him to be.

"I never cheated on you baby"
"How long Moses?" I ask again  holding onto my bag tighter, trying to keep my head high and not embarrass myself any further, trying to remain emotionless.
Showing up here was the last thing I should have done.
"A few months ago" he can't look at me. He dare not.
I look at him, long and hard and i make sure to drop all the feelings I have for him before I leave. I want to close the chapter here and now, I want to walk out of here and out of his life.
As hard as it is, I'm going to at least try.

He never cheated on me but he's had another relationship for a few months? I thought this guy was the most sincere, how does he explain having two girlfriends if it isn't cheating? Except he didn't consider me his girlfriend those months ago. As far as I remember we've been in a relationship for almost ten months. Ten whole months. More than enough time for a baby to have been made.

"I'm really sorry Hannah" good thing he doesn't call me baby because I don't know if I'll be able to hold back anymore. It's also a good thing he doesn't try to follow me as I leave, I'll hate to commit a crime on my birthday.
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I make it back to the junction alive
It's really not in my fate to die today. Unlike when I was coming, I didn't have the luxury of choosing the most responsible looking driver. I even contemplated walking back but somehow I got lucky.

It's sad, thinking that all the hope I had of starting a life here is gone, that there's no longer a Hannah and Moses

Moses.
Why does this demon have a Bible name?

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