Getting Her [On going]

3. Is the boy yours?

Prince..... I thought.

Of all the people to come to our house, it just had to be Prince. I couldn't believe it, it took all the ounce of self discipline I had, not to order him out or shout at him and ask why he was here. After a whole year of not seeing him, he came....

I couldn't help but think he hadn't come here for business, he knew where I had been all along, he was only pretending to be surprised to see me. His words was still fresh in my mind, how he insulted me...

Whore... His worst nightmare... A liar... A fraud

I couldn't believe he was here, even as I taught Luke, my mind wasn't on his home work, I just had to satisfy my curiosity. I could remember the discussion I had with Emma, the very day Prince broke our engagement.

"You can cry Alex, I'm here for you and I'm sorry that I'm the cause of all these" she said, comforting me with a hug.

I didn't reply, I knew that she meant it, she was deeply sorry for everything and to say the truth, it wasn't her fault at all. After a while, she tried to make me talk saying "a problem shared is half solved". I didn't think so...but I agreed, what was there to lose anyways.

"But how is me sharing this going to solve my problem halfway?

"It is, cause there are two things that can happen now, he forgives and accepts you back after a while or he doesn't, leaving you with what to do next, where to go, how to pick yourself and put your life back in order, the way it was before you met Prince or better. Talking about this will surely help you decide what's next. So I have a question".

I sighed "Alright then, what's the question?

"Okay...what hurts the most? She asked. I didn't answer for a while, thoroughly thinking about it and after I was through searching my mind, I knew what hurt most.

"I think...what hurts the most is that, he didn't give me the benefit of a doubt. I mean... when you said I should probably go and apologize to reduce his anger, I told you that he would allow me explain without taking any rash decisions - I gave him the benefit of a doubt but...he didn't give me that... didn't give me a chance to explain".

I paused....

"But that's because he didn't trust me" I whispered and allowed it to sink in and when I realized it, I couldn't believe it "he didn't trust me, if he had, he wouldn't have concluded so easily, he would have given me a chance, if he at least had an iota of trust in me, he would have given me a chance" I sniffed.

"To think that I was going to marry a man who didn't trust me Emma...to think that after everything I had gone through during our relationship with him, he still didn't put a little amount of trust in me" I immediately knew what to do and with the way she smiled at me in encouragement, she knew too, that I had made a decision.

"What's it gonna be, sis?

"I'm returning his ring".

"What? Do you think that's the right thing? Why don't we wait a little, he might change his mind later".

"He won't and if he does, i won't accept him back, this is the right decision and it's final. I can't marry a man who doesn't trust me. True, we love each other but this marriage won't work without trust. Frankly, I'm thankful to God that this happened, it has opened my eyes to see that, we are merely in lust, nothing more and love is supposed to come with trust, communication, compassion. And so...until we reach that extent, I don't think I can get married to him".

"After that? She asked.

"I'll leave to the other part of town, I'll still be in contact with important people in which you and father are a part. By the grace of God, I'll start my life anew but not after giving a piece of my mind to Prince before I leave. Come, help me pack".

"Mom? Luke said, waving in my face, bringing me back to reality.

"Yes honey....

"I'm done with the colouring" he stated, showing me the tiger he coloured.

"It's pretty dear".

"Can I have ice cream now? He asked as the door of the study opened to reveal Bob and Prince.

Bob came to hug me as he whispered in my ears "he says he wants to speak to you, you don't have to, if you don't want to. By the way, we are still going to talk about him, Is he who I think he is?

"Later Bob, it's alright if we talk" I tell him as I pull away and peck Luke "honey, why don't you go with daddy to take ice cream".

"Yay!! Aren't you coming?

"Yes darling but I want to speak to the guest first".

"Who is a guest? He asked in curiosity and I wasn't sure what to say.

"A visitor, come on now, be a good boy for mummy and go eat ice cream with your father" I tell him.

"Yes mummy" he says as I ruffle his hair and Bob leads him out.

I sit on Bob's chair in the study and Prince also picks a seat across the table. Now that I can see him up close, I take him in and it seems he's doing the same as he stares at me intently, I ignore his eyes and continue my observation.

He was in a black, shiny suit, like the ones Bob wears to work everyday. He would have been looking more handsome, if not for his unshaved beards, he didn't look too tidy but he also didn't look unkempt. Rather, he looked like he had rushed here impromptu and lastly, he looked tired, but not sad, guess he had found a wife then.

"He's a cute little boy" he said, making me look at him.

"True" I confirm.

I wondered what he wanted to talk about now, I wasn't in the mood for idle chit chat, I had a man and a son, waiting for me in the sitting room, a place where I would rather be now, taking ice cream and watching something, than be here talking about our lives and what had happened, like we still care each other.

Or....

Maybe I did care, I wanted to know what has happened to him all this while, I wanted to know if he's found his soul mate but of course, I will never voice that out.

"Is he your son? He doesn't look like you one bit" he said, looking at me skeptically.

And...just like that...my blood boiled and all I could see was red but for God, I said....

"Excuse me.... Those two words...dripped with venom as I seethed in anger, holding the edges of the table to calm the rage about to swallow me whole.

Whoa! Easy Tiger😁😁 I think Alex is a whole new person in this book and it's not hard to figure out why💁 Don't forget to like, comment and share. Later👋