LOST IN LOVE

Chapter 6

Maggie's POV.

A few minutes after Peter left my office, Sham walks into the office and as always he catches my gaze drooling. This guy's so hot! I'VE tried everything for him to notice that I have feelings for him but all he sees in me is a friend or perhaps a sister. Can't he just walk to me one day and tell me 'Maggie, I love you'? 'Girl you are totally crazy! Are you listening to yourself? ' My subconscious asks. Mmmh! I just love him so much. " Morning Maggie? " He greets. " Morning Sham. " I reply. " How was your night? " He queries. " Cool and yours? " I utter. " Same here... " He says taking a seat. " Any gist for me? " Sham asks. " Wait, don't tell me that you'll be the first one to_ " He cuts me short. " Don't tell me that Stacia's not yet here. " He mutters amazed. " Yeah, she's not. " I reply. " Wooow! I'll be getting fresh and juicy gist then. " He mutters and I try hard to give him a 'like seriously' look but I think a 'can't wait' look appears on my face telling from the smile on his lips. I wonder how those lips taste like?
" Whose the guy everyone's drooling at? " He queries. " Don't tell me you are jealous of him? " I mutter. " Me? Jealous? Why should I be? That's not my thing. " He asks. I think he's jealous of him. Come to think of it, Peter ain't that bad. Wait, what if I use peter to make him jealous? " Coz, you're not the only one with the looks and to be Frank with you, I like him. " I mutter observing the look on his face but his facial expression is still. I try digging through his eyes but I get nothing. I wish I'd read his mind. " I am not jealous of him...come to think of it, am actually happy for you. " He replies and I give him a confused look asking him, " WHY? "
" You've been single for a long time now. Since childhood days up to now you still got no boyfriend... I think it's high time you get one and that's why am happy you've got a crush on him. " He mutters and I feel my heart sinking. He truly has no feelings for me. But that doesn't mean that I shouldn't have any feelings for him. Well, I'll wait for you Sham. It's you or no one. " Are you okay? " He asks after a long silence breaking the silence. " Yeah, am...a...am okay, just thought of something. " I reply forcing a smile. " Morning BESTIES! " Stacia greets joining us. " Morning. " We reply. " What have I missed? " She asks I try to tell Sham using signs not to mention anything to her but he talks. " Maggie likes the new guy. " Sham says. Agrrrh! Can it get any worse than it's already? " Peter? Everyone's in love with him. " Stacia says. Everyone you wish. 'Come on girl, he's quite something don't tell me you don't like him even a bit.' my subconscious states but I ignore it. " Peter! No! That's not him....he's lost a lot of weight and he doesn't look like the peter we were with at the University. " Sham states. " Dah! That's probably about six to seven years ago. " I mutter. " I'VE got some catching up to do, later. " Sham utters getting up and leaves my office. " You've got a thing for Peter? " Stacia asks excitedly wagging her brows. What? She's surely gonna nag me all day long about this.
Hours later after having a hectic day at work, finally can't wait to get home. I leave the office in Maggie's company to the parking lot and meet Peter standing beside my car. He opens the back doors for us Stacia sliding into the backseats with me surprised. Peter seats behind the wheel, starts the ignition and drives off.
After driving for some minutes, " Ma'am, you look tired. I'll just drop you then go get my things. " Peter utters. " Peter, Maggie will do....am a bit tired but I'd like to explore a little. " I reply. " If you say so. " He replies stepping on the accelerator. Am not sure if my baby has ever hit over 80km/hr but now she's at 130Km/hr. " Didn't know you are an excellent driver. " Stacia says. " Actually....I do enjoy driving... Thanks for the compliment but ain't that excellent. " He mutters. " Oh sure you are..you are almost hitting 150Km/hr. " Stacia says. " Peter, please slow down. " I mutter. " As you wish. " He replies slowing down. " Stacia, where do I drop you? " Peter asks. " Just at the shopping center. " She replies. " OK. " He mutters. After a while I spot Stacia checking him out. " Stacia. Stacia. " I call. " Erm...yeah. " She replies. " Hey! " I utter. " What? " She asks and before I can reply her, " Wait, don't tell me that you are jealous! " She says that out loud catching Peter's attention. " No! You can check him out all you want. " I reply. " Mhm! OK then. I guess I'll have him to myself. " She replies. Few minutes later, we drop Stacia at the shopping center and Peter drives off towards Riverside Estate. " Eva mentioned that you aren't staying at your place. " I utter. " Yeah....am staying in the ghetto....not so far from home. " He replies. What? So Eva wasn't joking when she mentioned that to me. I wonder how life in the ghetto is.
" Just stay here. I'll be back in a few_" I cut him short. " I'm coming along with you. " I utter and you'd love to see the look on his face. " Are you sure? " He asks. " Yeah. Remember I mentioned that I wanna tour? " I ask. " Mhm. " He sighs as he opens the door for me. We walk a short distance into the ghetto and yuck! I end up stepping on some sewerage waste. Maybe coming along with him wasn't a good idea at all. " Are you okay? " Peter tilts his head asking. " Yeah.." I utter.
" Aje P. Umekadaka wapy? Kangews kako fine fine.( Hey P. Where did you get her from. The lady's fine). " A chubby guy utters. " Dante unachoma mbokoto bana! Cheza chini huyu ni boss wa mi. (Dante she's my boss)." Peter replies. " We nakujua...finya hiyo kitu hady awike...tutachekiana maisaa.(I know you...make her scream...we'll see later.)" The guy says walking away. " We're here. " Peter says knocking on a door. A guy opens the door on the third knock. " Aha! P. Umerudi? Karibuni. (Aha! P. You're back? Welcome.)" A guy says ushering us in. " Santa kevo.(Thanks Kevo.)" Peter says. Woow! I must say the house is impressive though! Is this guy married? I mean this house doesn't look like a bachelor's house. And one can't say that it's really positioned in the ghetto. " Nice place you've got. " I mention taking a seat. " Thanks pretty. " The guy utters. " P. Nitaback ukimada.(P. I'll be back when you are done.)" He says. " She's my boss bro...hata ni brungo zangu nimekamia.(She's my boss bro...I'VE come to pick my things.)"Peter replies. " Boss!?! " He asks surprised. " Yeah...let me pack my things. " Peter says walking into another room.
Minutes later we're on our way home.
" That friend of yours is quite funny. " I utter. " Kelvin. He sure is. " He replies. " Yeah...and there's something the chubby guy mentioned earlier like 'finya hiyo kitu awike.'? " I ask though I know the meaning, just want to keep the conversation going. He chuckles and without hesitation, " Make her scream. " He replies. " Oh...kay. " I utter. This guy's so straight forward can't he get the clue that I want to have a conversation? As if reading my mind, " Am sorry Maggie, it's just that am not used to you know, having conversations. But we can talk about the ghetto if it interests you. " He utters. " Sure. " I reply. " So, did you enjoy the ghetto? " He asks. " Just a bit. " I reply recalling when I stepped on a sewerage waste. " Just a bit? " He asks. " Yeah, just a bit. Can you imagine I stepped on sewer? Yuck! " I utter and he laughs. " Told you to stay back but you insisted on coming with me. " He utters.

Riverside Estate.
Cherry's POV.

" Mom, anything from P? " I ask. " Nothing, just let him be, he'll come back soon. " Mom replies. " Mom, you aren't even a bit concerned about him! " I shout. " He's a 28 year old fully grown man cherry! He ain't a kid for goods sake. " Mom replies. " Mom_" She cuts me short. " Don't. " She utters. " Cherry. " Eva calls. I get up from my seat and walk upstairs to Eva's room. " Asap? " I ask. " Wanna talk to P? " She asks. " Where's he? Is he picking your calls? Is he alright? Is_ " She cuts me short. " Chill sis. He's absolutely okay. And about my calls he ain't picking them but I know where you'll find him. " She utters. " Am just from the ghetto but he's not there. " I utter. " Yeah I know. " She replies. " Where's he? " I ask. " Promise me you won't tell mom about it. " She says. " I promise. " I reply. " P's working for Maggie. He's staying at her place. " She utters. " He's living in Stephens residence? That's a problem for us. Stephen and mom are not....have never been in good terms. Mom's _" She cuts me short. " not going to know about it. " She utters. " Mmmh! She won't hear it from me. " I utter. " Good. " She replies. " How did he end up working for Maggie. " I ask. " Girl, Maggie is my besty and BESTIES help each other. " She replies.

South c.
Stephens residence.

Maggie's POV.

" Evening dad. Mom. " I greet my parents. " Evening darling. " They reply. " This is Pet_ " Dad cuts me short. " Peter Mungai. So, what do I owe the visit? " Dad says. " Dad, he'll be staying with us for a while. " I utter. " And why's that? " Dad asks. " Well..he's...he's..." I stutter. " Your boyfriend? " Mom asks with a smile on her face. If I tell them he's my driver, dad will mock him and on top of it all he'll surely use him to get back at Mrs. Mungai. I know what I'll do. Kill two birds with one stone. Sham, you'll have to notice me this time round. " I'm her_ " I cut him short. " Boyfriend. Yes he is my boyfriend. " I utter looking at him as he gives me a puzzled look. I take his hand and pinch him a little. " Ye.. Yes...am her boyfriend. " Peter plays along. " Welcome son. " Dad says. " Thank you sir. " Peter replies taking a seat. " I'll just freshen up. " I utter as I take the stairs. " Hey dick-head. " I greet my brother. " Hey dumb ass. " He replies. " Nooo! You are both. Dick-head and dumb ass. " I utter as he races me to my room. Too bad for me he catches up with me.

Stephens POV.

This boy is a liability to me. I'll use him to get to you Phanice.
" Young man, you do know that your father and I were friends. Best of friends to be precise or rather we were brothers. That's why am going to treat you as a son. Feel at home boy. " I utter. " Thank you sir. " He replies. " Don't mention it. " I reply." Rumours have it that you got fired from your previous job at PEEVA ltd. Is that true? " I ask. " Yes sir. " He replies. " Oh! I see. Why's that? " I ask. " I had a misunderstanding with the CEO. " He replies. " Which happens to be your mother. " I utter. " Yes. " He says. " Have got a job? " I ask. " Yes sir? " He utters. " Where are you working now? " I ask. " Dad, he's working for us. Since you said that I'll be the CEO when I settle down, the Managing Directors post will be vacant for P to take over. " Maggie utters. " If you are okay with it, then it's fine by me. " I utter. " Thanks dad. You are the best. " Maggie utters. " How long have you been together? " I ask. " Two years now. " She replies. " Two years? " I ask. " Yes dad. Why asking? " She asks. " Because the guest room is occupied by your cousin Lucy. Since he's your boyfriend and not Lucy's he'll stay with you in your room. " Irene utters. " Mom! My room? " Maggie asks as I look at my wife shocked with her statement.

Till next we meet.

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