DEPTH OF PAIN{completed}

THIRTY-NINE

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Bianca's POV

My best friend's wedding was a successful, during the wedding procession, Ethan won't take his eye's off me, he kept giving me that silly but charming smile of his.

After the wedding, we went out of the church and chioma threw her bouquet, I never knew it would come to me and I caught it. I was so shocked.

"Does this mean I'm getting married soon?" I thought and I looked at Ethan. We locked eyes and he moved closer to me and knelt on one knee and brought out a sparkling diamond ring. My heart ran miles.

"What is he doing? Is he gonna propose" I thought. I was cut off guard when he proposed marriage, I didn't know how to react, I was too shocked to say anything. I didn't even suspect he would propose today.

"Is it right to accept his proposal? I still feel bad for keeping things away from him, I really want to tell him but I don't want it to ruin my relationship with him, still I can't build this relationship on lies, I have to tell him about it and I'm going to do that tonight" I thought.

I accepted his proposal and he embraced me happily, people cheered and the press took pictures and I know the news about our engagement will be all over the world latest tonight and I'm really anxious about that.

When we got home after the wedding, I became restless, I have to tell him about his father's wife, if he finds out later from someone else, he'll be furious, it's better I tell him. When he came, I told him everything even though it wasn't easy, i expected him to be mad or yell at me but he assured me everything will be fine.

I kept wondering what he has in mind, i thought he would go straight to his father's house and tell him the true colour of his wife but he didn't, he didn't say anything or take any step, instead we flew back to Nigeria, he still never said anything about it.

He hates that woman so much, He would do anything to have her kicked out of his father's house, I thought he would go nut and yell at me, but he didn't do anything, he was so cool as if nothing happened.

When we got to work on Monday, he worked himself out, he didn't even have lunch, I tried to help him but he said I should go home and rest too. I didn't want to leave him there to work his butt out, he assured me he'll be done soon and he would call me before going to bed.

I waited for his call but he never called, I picked my phone and dialled his number several times but he didn't pick. I gave up and retired to bed hoping he would return my calls the next day.

I woke up with a high fever the next day, my head was banging and my vision was blurry, I covered myself with the duvet as I suddenly felt cold, my body was sore and I hissed in pain. I've not fallen sick since I got to Nigeria few months ago but now I'm down, I tried to reach my phone from the nightstand but it fell and I didn't have the strength to pick it up.

I kept rolling in bed feeling feverish, I didn't get the chance to call anyone for help, I tried to reach my phone but my hand kept tossing it under the bed, I gave up and grunted. I checked the time it 11am, I wonder why Ethan hasn't called. After few hours of resting, the dizziness reduced and I struggled to get out of bed.

I went to the kitchen and I took some bread and jam to eat even though I wasn't feeling hungry but I have to eat in order to be able to take medicine. I know self medication isn't advisable but I have no choice, Darlington has always been the one to treat me whenever I fall sick but I don't have the gut to call him right now, I felt a little better after taking the medicine I have and I rested for the rest of the day.

The next day, I was in the bathroom trying to prepare for work when I started feeling feverish again. I went to my room and remembered I didn't pick my phone from under my bed since yesterday, I took it and dialled Ethan's number several time but it kept telling me not available.