The Betrayal

Part 6

Thandeka

My boyfriend had just left for work when security called and said I had a delivery. I was surprised because I didn't order anything. Oh, I then thought that maybe it was from Chloe thanking me for being with her the entire week. A few moments later, the delivery guy knocked and I was ready to open.
"Hi!" I said with a huge smile.
"Delivery for Miss Marumo..." He handed over by to me a box,well package and my favorite flower...lilies. "please sign here ma'am...thank you, and here... thank you."
"Thank you so much, have a lovely day." The guy stood there and stared at me. "Is there anything else?"
"No, nothing."
"You can leave then."
"Thandeka, man...you still so fine."
"Excuse me, do I know you?"
"Yeah you do, only if I could shave my beard." He smiled at me, I tired to look at him but I couldn't recognize him, and this was starting to be so uncomfortable.
"Look, I can remember you so if you are not going to tell me who you are then you could just leave." The guy was white, tall maybe, skinny and had blue and green eyes. He had a bread, black beard which was well taken care of. He was wearing a cap, so I couldn't see how his hair looked like.
"Let me not add to much confusion... it's me... Marcus."
"What the f***!" I quickly tried to close the door but he managed to stop the door from closing with his foot,the he pushed then I fell on the floor, he checked out if no one was watching him then got inside, locked the door then took of his cap...it was really him, he kept his black hair short like he had it in the past years. You would think I was crying and begging him not to hurt me but no, I was scared but I had my eyes wide and sat on the floor, right where I fell after he pushed the door.
"I'm not going to hurt you Thandeka, I just want to talk."
"How convincing...you can to my place, pretending to be a delivery guy."
"I am a delivery guy, I got a job on Thursday...well, the delivery...I bought it...I just want us to talk, I've changed Thandeka, what I did to Chloe, no one deserves it, please just hear me out."
I saw the desperation in his eyes, then I thought that I should listen to him. I stood up and offered him a sit.
"I'm giving you ten minutes."
"That's more than enough, I just wanted to know how Chloe has been holding up since I called her...I just wanted to apologize and she never let me do it."
"Chloe is fine, she just wants nothing to do with you."
"I'm sure of that, she made herself clear on the phone, please tell her that I've changed, and I'm really sorry."
"I'm sorry but I can't. If she just heard that I allowed you to be in my house for even a second, she'd cut me off her life."
"It's okay, I understand. How have you been doing?"
"Quite well, I have my own things now so it's kinda an achievement."
"I'm happy for you."
"Why did you do it?"
"I was mad at her and I don't even know why. My dad used to be so abusive when I was growing then my mom one day when he was beating her up defended herself with a knife then he died. My mom got arrested and I had to go to my uncle's house where I also watched my uncle beating his wife everyday. At school my buddies would mock me because I didn't have parents, and the clothes I wore were just old and torn. I grew up with anger then when I met Chloe..."
"You saw a punching bag?"
"No,I fell inlove, I was too deep and she wasn't. She made me feel insecure...I felt like I wasn't enough to her. I wonder why she agreed to date me if she wasn't ready for commitment. Chloe did cheat on me, she did it several times but you didn't know right? You didn't. I would forgive her because I loved her so much. She continued until the day I found her in Wave's room..."
"Wait, Wave...you best friend right?"
"Yeah, my buddy for life...I found her there she was dressing up and Wave was watching her smiling, when she saw me she was like 'baby, it was a mistake.' bro, how do you make such a stupid mistake with my friend..."
"Are you for real Marcus? That's so bad man"
"I'm telling you man...so she followed me to my room then we had an argument until I just laid my hand on her, then that's how it all started. I'm not proud of my deeds but I feel like she pushed me to being the monster people see me as. I loved her so much."
"You still do?"
"Not anymore Hun. I just want her to know that I'm over her and I'm sorry for what I did. I want her to be free and comfortable, she should try that for herself."
" Can I pour you something to drink?"
"Do you have some food? I'm so hungry right now."
Man, Marcus's story made sense, I knew that Chloe wasn't telling me something but I'm not saying that he had a right to beat her up. What Chloe did was so cruel.
"Don't think too much about this, but I'm glad you asked me why I did it."
"Okay. I don't really cook, we have so pizza, I can give you that."
"Thank you, I'd appreciate anything."
"And juice right?"
"Ice cold water please."
"Coming right up."