TRUE LOVE NEVER DIES

Season One(Chapter Eight)

TRUE LOVE NEVER DIES :Chapter Eight.

     The night was slowly approaching and I was getting very restless.

“How would I approach Mike and what would I tell him?” I wondered.

It was quite a difficult task ahead of me but I had to brave up since my grandmother was on my side. I also had to be strong for her and assure her that Kevoh and Mark would be okay lest she worried much. The night approached so fast and after taking supper I packed our bags ready for the journey the following day. I bid my grandmother a goodnight and retired to bed. It was getting very difficult for me to sleep as I thought about the following day. I did not even notice how the night went by so fast as I soon heard the cock crow. Unlike the other days when my grandmother had to be woken up in the morning, on this particular day she was the one who woke me up. 

“Kate, Kate, its time get up as we have to get going” I heard my grandmother call my name loudly.

I looked at my watch and it was 5 am in the morning. It was quite early but I had no other choice but to wake up since my grandmother was awake and ready for the journey. She came knocking at my door as I had hesitated getting out of the room. Her waking up so early was a clear indication that she was quite anxious and troubled and therefore I did not want to keep her waiting. I jumped out of my bed and went to open the door. My grandmother was already carrying her bag. I felt like laughing but remembering the situation at hand I let the laughter go.

“Good morning grandma, you are up quite early.” I greeted her.

“I did not sleep at all last night my daughter. I don’t know what my grandchildren are going through. Please dress up so fast and take me to Mike” she still insisted.

I did not want to keep her waiting for long and so I dressed up as fast as I could, took my small bag and there we were, set for the journey. She asked the driver to drive us throughout the journey. The driver was driving so fast that I felt like telling him to slow down. My grandmother could peep out of the window frequently and ask me whether we neared our destination while on the other hand I wished that the journey would take forever.

A few hours later, we arrived at my place. I took grandma in as the driver drove back to grandmother’s place. She did not even want to waste time there as she kept pestering me to take her to mike. I told her that Mike was at work and would only be available in the evening. This made her relax a bit but little did she know how this was very difficult for me to do. I had to inform Mike first that I was going to visit him with my grandmother. It was quite a difficult task but I had no choice. I took my phone and messaged him explaining the entire situation to him. I waited eagerly for his response but it was taking too long.

I thought that he would not reply but after an hour I heard a message alert on my phone and alas! Mike had texted me back telling me that he would leave the office early that day for our meeting. I asked him where we would meet him and he told me that his house was quite appropriate considering the aged woman, referring to my grandmother. I had no choice and so I told him that we would meet him in his house. Mike texted me that evening telling me that we needed to go as he was already in the house. My heart skipped a bit but I comforted myself with the fact that I had gone through a lot and was still pressing on. I had to keep strong as the situation at hand was getting out of control. The two ladies Eve and Emmah were determined to destroy my brothers and they had to be stopped immediately. This thought is what gave me the courage to move on.

“Grandma, we have to go now as Mike is waiting for us”. I told her.

She almost jumped up out of excitement as the moment she waited for so long was finally here. We boarded a matatu to Mike’s place as it was not so far from where I lived. My heart was paining me all this while as I felt so guilty. I had wronged Mike terribly but he still was so good to me. I felt so ashamed of myself .On arriving at Mike’s place, the watchman opened the gate for us and  immediately told us that he had been waiting for us meaning that he had been informed of our coming.