Tears in The Ocean

Chapter 6

Chapter 6.
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“I’m going to tell them, soon, I promise.” I said to him before we hung up on each other and I took this huge breath and looked at this ring that I had said yes to a month ago but was busy hiding it like it was a sin. “I think you should just create a WhatsApp group and put the whole family in it and just go like I’m engaged to the tattooed rapper you guys hate now please accept that and then leave the group.” That was Thandi’s dumb ass walking in my room.  “I wish. I feel like things are moving too fast.” I said with a sigh. “That’s American people for you.” She said taking a seat on the corner of my bed.  “Why did you even say yes?” She asked now her whole attention on me and that’s when I went to sit next to her, I didn’t even know why I said yes, I allowed my feelings to speak for me. “It just felt right.” I said throwing my back on the bed and that’s when she laid like me.  “I still think it’s a bad idea for you to even be with him especially since you haven’t even told him about Jay.” A frown came on my face when she mentioned that. “I’m scared Thandiwe, it’s like, the happiness he gives me will be snatched away from me when he finds out about Jay.” I wanted to tell him but I just felt like it was too late that If I tell him now everything was going to get ruined. “Mfundo, you have to tell him ,it’s better he hears it from you than from someone else.” Thandi was right but I just didn’t have the courage to tell him and with the rate we’re going I don’t think I’m going to have the courage to tell him. “Anyways I have a meeting with some miss Moore who apparently flew from the States to see me.” I said as I sat up and fixed myself up while checking my watch and that’s when I realized that if I don’t leave now I was going to be late. “I’m going to go.” I stood up and searched for my car keys from my bedside table. “What’s the meeting about?” Thandi asked and I shrugged my shoulders cause I seriously had no idea, apparently the lady has been bothering the people in the office about seeing me for a while now so I finally granted her a meeting cause clearly whatever she has to say is very important.  “Don’t let it be one of Drew’s American floosy.” Thandi said but I just laughed that off. I mean who would  travel so many miles just to fight for a man and Drew has made us official so I doubt any girl would come up to with the ‘Drew is mine’ to me.
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Right now I was sitting at this cafe waiting for this Moore woman to arrive since I had gotten here a little early. She was clearly running late, I guess she knows nothing about punctuality and I thought since she desperately wanted to see me then she would have been way early, I guess whatever she has to say isn’t as urgent as I thought. My phone beeped indicating an incoming call, I picked it up and answered with a nervous smile since it was Drew, I just hope his mood was better now. “Hey babe.” I missed him terribly since he was in the States and we haven’t seen each other for weeks. I know he probably is calling back to apologize for that little argument we had earlier. “I’m sorry about earlier, I didn’t mean to shout but I hate not having to claim you baby.”  He spoke in this low tone, I could hear the sincerity in his voice. “I love you.” He said and a huge smile came on my face and I felt my heart jump in joy at his choice of words. “I love you too.” I said my heart beating way faster than it should. Truth is I was really falling for him too deep and I loved the fact he was acting like he felt the same as well. “Mfundo Jones.” A female voice made me up look up to see who the voice belonged to and that’s when my eyes met this beautiful woman who looked familiar but I didn’t know where I know her from but I knew I’ve seen her before. “Babe I have to go. I’ll call you later.” I said as my eyes watched this woman who was giving me this smile like she knew from somewhere. “Wait, that voice, who is that?” That was Drew but I hung up without answering. “Please do sit down.” I said to this lady and indeed she sat down, truth is she looked beautiful like she was a cover girl of a vogue magazine or something. Where do I know her from? “So how can I help you?” I asked putting my phone away. “My name is Kim Moore, I’ve been dating Andrew Shaun Parker for over 5 years now, we’ve had our fair share of break ups over the years but we’ve always managed to find our way back to each other.” She said in this heavy American accent and that’s when it hit me where I knew this girl from. Drew’s ex fiancée. I guess I spoke too soon when I said no girl would fly a thousand of miles to fight for a guy. “Uhm I thought you guys broke up.” I said as I felt this lump in my throat, it broke my heart to think that there was a possible way that they are still together. “He always does this, runs after some girl but he always comes back to me and right now-“ She stopped and dug in her bag and came out with something like a picture and that’s when she pushed an ultrasound scan my way. “I’m 3 months pregnant.” She said her eyes becoming glossy like i was the one who was trying to steal her baby’s father from her which I was but not intentionally. “What?” I could feel the pieces of my heart shatter as I looked at the scan that she had on the table. “He’s playing you Mfundo, probably for your money, his future is with me.” She said like she sympathized with me. I stood up and took my bag and my phone and left her sitting alone as I rushed to my car where I sat still for over a minute allowing her words to sink in and I did some breathing exercises so I don’t have some panic attack at the way my heart was beating. He was just playing me but for what? He has his ex fiancée pregnant, 3 months. Was they baby even older then our relationship?

A phone rang and that’s when I saw it was him. I answered on the fifth ring. “Mfundo listen to me, I can explain.” He spoke the moment I answered. I haven’t even said shit to him and that all alone told me that whatever that Moore woman just said was true. “You could have told me yourself instead of embarrassing me like that, you could have at least warned me.” I said as tears filled my eyes. “Listen I’m going to fly down there tonight so we can talk about this face to face.” He said but I shook my head as tears flowed down my cheeks. “Don’t bother.” I hung up on him as I allowed myself to drown in my sorrows and my tears came rushing my cheeks.
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To be continued