MEN DO CRY
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One week later I was glad Chard had stopped bothering me but I was worried about Nora's quietness. I woke up early on Saturday cleaned up the house and did a bit of laundry before going to the mall to do some shopping for the house. I tried calling Nora but her line went unanswered so I decided I would visit her later in the evening.
I drove myself to the Cosmopolitan mall in the afternoon I was wearing a red flared dress with black pumps I didn't put any make just a little lip gloss to make my lips shinny
I wasn't really a fan of shopping so I only went to a few shops and bought the things I needed, it was mostly food stuffs. Afterwards I packed my things at the back of the car so I could have some lunch before going back home.
I had just settled down at Galitos when someone wrapped their hands around my neck, I turned in shock only to find Chard smiling at me he was with some woman who looked a bit like him.
"My lady" he smiled
"Chard hey" I faked a smile I wanted to run away because I didn't want Nora taking photos and anticipating them wrongly.
"Nice to meet you after a long time, oh this is Maya my twin"
"Hey Maya, I am Nicole" I said extending my hand to her
"Nicole as in the Nicole?" she asked excitedly
"Yes sis the one and only" Chard smiled
"Oh gosh I have heard so much about you Nicole"
"Oh hope its good things only"
"Yes good things, mind if we join you?"
"Maya, maybe she is waiting for someone, let's get our own table" Chard said
"Chard let the lady decide"
"Its fine" I answered
They pulled two chairs from the other side and sat at my table then went to press their order.
"Chard can't stop talking about you, what have you done to my brother" she asked
"Nothing really, I don't even know what fascinates him about me"
"Well I guess you challenge him" she smiled
"I doubt, he is too stubborn"
"Hey, hey I am here" Chard said waving his hand in our faces
"Its ladies talk" Maya giggled
We had lunch while engaging in random conversations, I found Maya interesting, she had a fun personality and hence it was easy to relate to her, afterwards she insisted on getting my line then we got a few selfies and I drove home.
When I got home, the gate wasn't locked indicating that Carlos was back, I hooted for him to open the gate but he didn't so I got out opened the gate and parked the car. When I got into the house I found Carlos drinking beer and laying on the couch.
"Hey baby" I greeted as I tried to peck his lips but he pushed me away and stood up.
"Where did you go?"
"I went to the mall to get some food stuffs"
"Oh, who were you with?"
"I was alone"
"Nicole, when you told me about that man pestering you, did you tell me everything I was supposed to know?"
"In told you everything"
"Nicole, do you like this guy?"
"Come on Carlos, why would I tell you about him if I like him"
"Look at me, look at me. I can see through you, there is more than you are told me, what did you do with this man?"
"Ah nothing Carlos" I said looking away
"What the fuck is this?" he said handing me the same exact photos Nora showed me. I was shocked beyond words why would Nora tell Carlos about such sensitive matters.
"Answer me demit" he said as he moved closer to me
"Carlos it's not what it looks like"
"You go around town kissing men and you come here and have the guts to tell me it's not what I think it is?"
"I swear that kiss caught me off guard, it didn't mean a thing"
"You allowed another man to kiss you?" he screamed hitting the wall
"I am sorry" I whispered
"So even meeting him today was a mistake right?" he asked
"I, I"
He squeezed my hand tightly and pushed me to the wall
"You are hurting me Carlos" I stammered
"Shut up"
He then let my hand go then started squeezing my neck as if trying to kill me, I was running out of breath I couldn't scream, he stopped after a few minutes then I fell down.
"Look what you made me do I have waited for you for close to four years I will not allow this fuck boy to ruin what we have built over the years"
I didn't reply because I was trembling with fear as tears slipped down my face, I hugged my knees tightly and wept.
"Hand me your phone"
"Why?" I asked in between sobs
"Give me the damn phone" he said as he tried to slap me
I knew better than to argue with him so I told him to get it from my bag. He came bag a few minutes later and handed it to me
"Enter your password" he said angrily
I did as I was told he got something from it and walked out,
