PATH OF LOVE✨

Chapter 15

   It has been said, "time will heal all wounds". I do not agree. The wounds remain.
  In time, the mind,(protecting the sanity), covers them with scar tissue, and the pain lessens.
    But ,it is never gone.
                            by Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy.

    Jamal's POV

"What,and you are just telling me now"

      "Am sorry sir"she said quivering in fear.  I didnt mean to scare her though.

"you did not deem it necessary to tell me about my schedule" I said in anger

     "I sent the invite to your mail three days back"she said in a shaky voice.

She might have sent it bcos I don't know her for her incompetency, may be it skip my mind bcos I've been busy these days, work that is the only thing always in my mind, and all the hard work pays off.  I was nominated for youngest eligible business man and I won.

    "Send me the draft of the contract and the requirements and cancel all my meeting, they've to wait till am back" I said typing on my laptop.

      "Yes sir"

"And get the jet ready"I said
   " Okay sir" she said before going out.

Taking some files that I will need, I took my blazer and wore it before I make my way out of the office.

      Well Im in New York, our company over here has  some road block issue 6 month back and it happens to be the time when I needed some space, so I came here sort the issues and company has been sky rocketing since then   all my attention and dedication was  in it.

     Entering the house, I dashed into my room and quickly pack a small bag for my trip. then went to  the bathroom to have a shower. I was getting ready when my P.a called that everything is set.
    I skip downstairs with my bag searching for Mrs linda, I saw her in the garden plucking some flowers.

    "Jamal dear, you're back so early" she said in her perfect British accent.

      "Yes, actually I've to be in Nigeria, Ameer is getting married" I said

    "My regards to that silly boy, tell him I wish him a happy married life" she said smiling may be remembering Ameer flirty nature.

     "I have something for your mom, let me get it quickly" she said going into the house.

   Mrs Linda has been our cook since I was kid, when I came to new York few month back mammi insisted on her staying with me, bcos she don't want me to do anything stupid like harming my self.
   She came back with a  bag and gave it to me, I know it must contain some recipes she want mammi to try. Bidding her bye, I made my way out and off we drove off to the airport.
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  As I step out of the jet, and the breeze blew on my face, memories of what happen a day before I'll left Nigeria kept coming.
Its been approximately 6 months and two weeks since I left for newyork, I was shattered, all I saw whenever I closed my eye was her,she was everywhere I went, I thought I was going crazy, it hurt so badly sometimes I feel like ripping my heart out of my chest, I thought she was the one but I was wrong all along, everyday came with its own horror.
  
    I thought I will never get over her, but I heal, I learned to live her. Life breaks most of us sometimes, but only some grow stronger, there are something you can't  really get over , the best we can do is to get through it.
I wanted to punish my self for loving her, it took a therapist for me to realize doing that will just make me to be holding on to her. I then came into a conclusion I won't make any girl beguil me. I always make my self believe am over her but she still held a special place in my heart, my heart still long for her,Work was the perfect escape for me, I dive my self into it, my social life and every unnecessary things were kept aside. Am no longer the carefree, jovial , gentle guy everybody knew before, I've change a lot and I also know that, time without number I've heard some of the employees gossiping about how arrogant and rude I've become, I don't know if they count being strict and reserved as that, but I don't care.
      Xxxxx
       The moment I stepped into the house,a body came crashing into me.
"Akhi I miss you" Basma said hugging the life out of me
     "What has mammi being feeding you, see how fatter you've become" I said teasing her
     "Ya Jamal is that how to welcome someone, and am not fat am just healthy" she said still hugging me