BROKEN

Chapter 9

Esme.

I was so glad to be back home. I couldn't wait to see the surprised look on the faces of Maria and Daphne when they saw me at the doorstep....... I really wanted to surprise them. I took a deep breath and ouuu I did  miss the air here.

"Taxi.", I shouted but the driver did not stop. That was the fourth time I tried stopping a taxi. I really need to get a car when I settled.. This was so stressful. All hope was almost lost till Zeke's car pulled up in front of me.

"Esme!!", he happily mentioned my name.

"Hey", I shyly replied.

"I'll get you home.. I'm not going to accept a no. ", he said not ready to change his decision.

I did want to say no because it felt  awkward, but before I could say no he had packed my luggage into his car.

"Thank you. I owe you one".

"Well, if you say so", he replied with a smile.

As the gentleman he was, he opened the door for me. Before I entered, my eyes wandered around  and I saw this young lady who looked just like my mum. You could say I really did look like my mum. But with her, it was as if she were my mum's clone. I wondered if my mind was playing tricks on me. I closed the door and headed to the other side of the road but before I could stop her and speak to her she had entered her car and she sped off.

Now, I was certain. I was not imagining anything. I saw what I actually saw. I was so astonished... She looked like my twin.

"Esme!!", I heard the two voices I had missed for two years when I opened the door to our house in Takoradi.

"Girls, I missed you", I told them.

"Wait, is that Nicholas?",Maria questioned.

"Holy sh*t , I had forgotten about him. He brought me here. Do you mind if I invite him in?."

"No, we don't mind", Maria replied.

"I hope he declines, I hate awkward moments because I know you two would scheme  something and end up leaving us alone", I say rolling eyes.

"Very true", Daphne said, laughing out loud.

Walking out of the house, I swayed my hips like the sexy girl I was just to flirt with Zeke. You couldn't blame me. And just as I had expected, he declined the offer to enter the house saying he had some business to take care of. 

I thanked him for today, waved and headed towards the door. Before I grabbed the door's handle, I felt Zeke's hand on mine. He pulled me and had me facing him with our faces metres apart. 

"I am glad you came back", he said inaudibly. Before I could respond, he crushed his lips on mine. I was so lost in my thought that it took a while before I realised Zeke was kissing me and I was kissing him back passionately with every part of my heart. We kissed like it was the only thing we needed to do to survive. He pecked me on my forehead after the kiss and left. 

I stood in front of the door still surprised. Luckily, I was very fast to see Dadson leaving. I called after him but he did not turn back. I wanted to run after him but I fought the urge to do so. I opened the door and entered the house. My phone rang and I answered.

"You're back and you never cared to pay me a visit. I can see you have been busy kissing guys in front of your house", the person spoke.

"Leon?", I asked uncertain of who the person on the other end of the line was.

"Yes baby, that's me. Know one thing. You're mine and only mine." and the call ended.

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For the years gone by, Esme had been on Dadson's mind. Even when he closed his eyes, he could see her smiling and also see that flawless hair of hers. She was his dream.  

And being a pilot was also another dream of his but because of his good looks he opted for modelling after his mother managed to convince him. Apart from his personal tutor, no one knew he could fly a plane.

Feeling bored at home, he decided to go out for some air. Someway somehow, ended up at the airport. As he alighted from his car, he saw that breathtaking smile he always saw whenever he thought of her. Putting on his shades, he shut the door and headed towards her, but, he was unlucky. Before he could get to her, Nicholas had already made the move. He stood aside as he watched Esme and Nicholas smile at each other and Nicholas helped her with her luggage into his car and they went away.He thought whether not to follow them or to follow them and he chose the latter.

At Esme's house, he waited till Nicholas had left before he approached her. Once again, before he could get to her, Nicholas had made an appearance before his morning sun and had his lips crushed to hers. He watched on as both kissed passionately. He felt so broken. The picture of the two kissing kept replaying in his mind. He had seen enough. "She's not mine" ,he says. "She's free to choose who she wants to be with", he jealously continues to speak.

Feeling jealous, he turned to leave and caught Esme's eyes. He heard his name from her lips and that made him take back all his words, but he did not turn back.. He was not giving up easily on her now... How glad he felt to hear her voice again. It felt like having cold water being poured on you during a very hot summer day. So refreshing. He just could not wait to get Esme. He had made up his mind. He was going to get her. He vowed to have her under him, screaming and moaning out his name.