𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚍 𝚃𝚘 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚂𝚎𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚘𝚛'𝚜 𝚂𝚘𝚗 ||ℭ𝔬𝔪𝔭𝔩𝔢𝔱𝔢✓||

Chapter 41

Chioma's POV.

"Shoot! I knew I was forgetting something" I muttered under my breath as I shoved my hand into my purse, in attempt to find my phone. I kept searching but still couldn't find it and at the moment, I was already getting frustrated.

Not again! I thought I brought it with me.

I turned around to head upstairs and go get the phone, but then I saw Agozie standing right before me with a smile on his face and my cell phone in his hand.

"I took it cause I wanted to talk to you, I knew it'd get your attention" he explained as soon as I stretched my hand to retrieve the phone from him, but then he put the phone into his back pocket and grinned.

"No, I won't give give it to you. Not until you talk to me, c'mon! You avoided me all day, why?" He asked and I let out a sigh.

THAT, that right there, is the reason I avoided him. I didn't want to talk about, you-know-what.

"I'm not avoiding you, now gimme back my phone so I can leave. Amanda's waiting in the car for me" I replied and he shook his head disapprovingly at me.

"Agozie" I warned, staring daggers at him. "I don't have time for this. I should be on my way to the mainland by now, quit wasting my time!" I snapped and he shrugged nonchalantly.

"Just talk to me for a few minutes and you'll be on your way. Unless you're ready to stand here all day and argue with me" he replied, an air of confidence in his voice as he spoke, he still had that goofy grin on his lips, hands shoved into his side pockets, deep brown orbs staring lazily at me and his brows arched together in unison. A wave of uneasiness washed through me and my palms immediately became sweaty the minute he used the tip of his fingers to raise my chin, causing my eyes to meet his. I didn't want to talk about anything right now, all I wanted was to finally get to the mainland, settle down in my new home and get on with the remains of my life. "Talk to me, please. That's all I want" he said, his voice holding so much want and anticipation, orbs of deep brown softness deepening as he gazed at me with a wave of calmness swimming in the pools of his deep brown eyes.

"Agozie, can't we talk about this on the phone?" I asked, tired of having this unending conversation with him and slowly looking away from him.

"No, we're talking now. I might not be able to speak to you in person after this and that's why we're talking right now" He said and I picked at my nails, trying to come up with an excuse to avoid this conversation. But then again, why won't he be able to talk to me after this?

"Why?" I asked.

"Why what?" He returned the question.

"Why won't you be able to talk to me after this? You're not planning on committing suicide, are you?" I asked, an inquisitive brow raised suspiciously at him. He grinned and chuckled at what I'd said.

"You want me to do that?" He asked, a goofy grin on his face and I shook my head in response.

"Just answer the question" I said.

"Well, personal reasons. But that's by the way" he replied. "Talk to me, Chioma. Are you still mad at me? Shouldn't we be friends anymore? I mean, I was only trying to help and I actually see no harm in what I did and__"