Completing the family 1: The Apt One

TWO

It was weekend, Nathan decided to do some exercise since it was a sunny, peaceful bright day, birds flew everywhere singing, his house was mourning, he was really bored staying in and went outside his gate to take a walk down to market square.

His new restaurant was equipped and furnished with everything he needed. He wanted his restaurant to look like it was in the city, something new and different attracts people and make them interested unlike the food stalls outside roaming in the town.

He got to the market square everywhere was crowded but not so crowded like the city that was over populated. As he was exploring, looking around he bumped into a lady who held some vegetables and beverages in the shopping bags.

“I’m sorry, Ms.…” He bent to pick the bags and ingredients on the floor. The lady rose her head to see the one who bumped into her.

“You!” she exclaimed at the sight of him.

His eyebrows lifted in question as his blue sparking eyes recognize her immediately. They rose up and he handed her the shopping bags.

“Did you trail me here to accuse me again?” He frowned as he questioned her, he was curious.

“No! absolutely not,” she proclaimed. “I’m really sorry for that day, I said a lot.” She apologized.

“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have left too.” He smiled.

He actually smiled, he promised if he could meet her he would scold her. “How did she get here? Does she live here?” He had many questions but he wondered if he asks won’t he get a beating this time, instead he kept mute.

“I should be the one apologizing not you, if you didn’t leave I wouldn’t have calmly listened to my son’s explanations, I’m sorry I didn’t listen to you,” she confessed sincerely.

“It’s okay, you were scared of someone abducting your son” he accepted her apology and asked “Do you live here or on a vacation?” as they walked out of the market down the road. He helped her with her bags.

“thank you,” she gave him the bags. “I lived in the city for years and decided to come back home, what about you?”

“Yes and no”

“Yes, no” she repeated, confused.

“Yeah! I was born in the city but my parents were native of this town.” He said politely and they stopped at the front of the house small gate.

Decided not to ask further questions, she looked at him held her breath as he stared back. He was broad, fit, handsome had blues ocean-colored eyes. “You shouldn’t do that,” she whispered to herself. And looked away.

“Do you live here?”

“Yes”

“Coincidentally, we live next to each other” He explained as he points to his duplex. 

“Thank you for rescuing…...saving my son.” She corrected herself.

“Your welcome, see you again, I’ll get going.” He smiled and waved to each other goodbye as they went in their homes.

As she gets in she dropped the foodstuffs she bought from the market in the kitchen, she called Neil.

“Neil, come to the kitchen.” As she sat down on the chair in the kitchen.

“Yes, Mom, you called me.” He sat down besides the refrigerator.

“Guess who I met today at the market?”

“Who? “Neil confused.

“I met the man that save you from down the day we were coming home”. She smiled at him.