Rain

Chapter 14

Chapter 14

Sophia descended the stairs as quietly as she could. Mrs. Asamoah was still in bed and she didn’t want to wake her until breakfast was ready. Heading into the kitchen she got about preparing breakfast for two before remembering Daniel was visiting today. He really had a healthy appetite which she kept in mind as she got breakfast ready. She had indirectly taken the role of the cook of the house, since Rhoda moved out. It was more of a gesture of gratitude to the family that gave her a home. Soon she had whipped up a very delicious aroma wafting through the entire kitchen. Cooking was now second nature to her and even though she really wasn’t an expert in the field she could say she’d learnt from the best.

Quick knocking sounded; she was almost done with the food by that time and had already begun to set the table, opening the door revealed Daniel, in a pale blue t-shirt over dark jeans.

“Good morning” he greeted, she equally responded and then stepped inside so he could enter. 
“You can have a seat, I’m almost done with breakfast. Your mom is still in bed if you want to go check on her” she said on her way to the kitchen walking past the dining table that was partly set up. She grabbed the plate of scrambled eggs to head towards the dining table and nearly let the plate she was holding go flying into Daniels’ face as he entered the kitchen at the exact moment.

“I want to talk to you” He walked closer taking the plate from her hands and set it on the cabinet. “I wouldn’t want you to throw it into my face or worse stab me with the knife, although I’m sure with you can easily just chokehold me...”

“Daniel, are you okay?” she asked noticing the nervous look on his face. “And why would I choke hold you or do any of those things you just said. Besides I also want to talk to you about the church’s project at the orphanage” she had gone through some of the drawings and had thought they could seek his help on the project.

He blinked as he tried to sort through his words, “Because of what I am about to say? And that talk can wait until I’m done”

Sophia stared at him when he made no move to speak but just cast his eyes on the wall behind her taking deep steady breaths, “You were saying?”

His eyes fell on hers and he cleared his throat, “I want you to know, I think it actually is time you know this. I think I like you Sophia. I’ve really tried to ignore these feelings; I’ve even tried fighting it, yet you are all I think about. I really tried, trust me it did not work. And I just realised it never will work till I let it out”

A pin drop silence ensued then, “You think you like me? So, before you didn’t?”

Daniel ran a hand on his lower face mostly across his beard in frustration, “Yes. I’m in love with you. Is that what you wanted to hear? The truth? Yes Sophia I love you.  I don’t know how this happened; I don’t know how I actually developed these feelings for you. But I just know I have to tell you how I feel about you, I just can’t keep it inside me any longer. That’s why I’m telling you this Sophia”

Turning away from his gaze, she picked up the plate of scrambled eggs, “I...I have to set the table” she attempted walking around him but he moved blocking her path. His hands fell on her shoulders, “Sophia I’m serious, I have never felt this for anyone else before. Please say something, anything will be fine just as long as you talk to me”

Sophia took a step back making his hands fall from her shoulders, she felt overwhelmed in that instant, that had not been close to what she thought he wanted to talk to her about. She felt like someone had just dumped her into an ocean of a question she did not know how to answer to get out of, “I don’t know what to say” she said simply and that was the truth, neither did she know what to tell him nor what he wanted her to tell him.