Jerry look at her in amusement he couldn't belief she will say something like that at all. He thought he will be rejected again. If been used for revenge is what it takes for him to gain the love of his life he will gladly accept it at least he is useful for something. He is ready to revenge for her and even crush the enemies into a million pieces.
Susan look at him from the corner of her eyes, she did not know what is going on in his head. She was embarrassed for saying what she said just now. Imaging who will accept her stupid reason before dating. ' If you want me to date you can you allow me to use you for revenge?' she laugh in her head. She decided to break the silent since she did not know what is going on in his head.
" Am sorry for saying that. I don't know what got over me for saying my selfish thought out. Let's pretend I didn't say anything. " She wanted to stand up from his leg but he hold her in place.
" I want to show you something, let's go.," He help her to stand up holding her hand and lead her upstair. Susan was looking at his side profile she wonder what he is going to show her. She lower her head and follow him silently.
" We are here." He announced causing her to lift up her bowed head. They stopped in front of a closed room. Jerry smiled at her before he enter the code to unlock the room, Susan furrow her brow when he enter the code she wonder if her eyes her playing trick or did she see correctly or it us mere coincidence. The numbers he entered was her birth date, she shrugged and did not pay special attention to that she believed it is mere coincident.
The two of them enter the dark room, Jerry turn on the light of the room making Susan to squint her eyes to sudden brightness. The room is well maintained but it shows it is not frequently used room. " Come in!" She snap out of her daze and step into the room to gain better view of what is in the room. She noticed different pictures pasted on the wall from one angle to another, she wonder if it is the picture of his exe girlfriends.
As if Jerry guessed her thought he hold her shoulder and moved her closer to the wall for her to take a closer look. " Here! start looking from here." Sluggishly she let him direct her. Susan take a closer look at the picture , the person in it is her when she was just admitted into high school. She looked at the pictures in a daze when she moved forward on she nearly tumble to see her one of the picture of her smiling at someone.
She remember that particular picture where was smiling at the school hunk when the latter look her way during basketball match between there school and another school in there country. She looked back to see Jerry looking at her and urging her with his eyes to look further. She continue to look at the pictures from when she was in high school to the ones in her university days and the one on her fathers burial, her first day in office and stopped at the one her wedding day. She looked at the big photo frame placed on the floor her eyes widen when she saw the picture of herself on the podium receiving an award on her graduation day abroad with an engraved word ' Congratulations The love of my life', she did not know what to say neither did she understand why the room is full of her pictures alone, now she is more convinced that the code he used to unlock the door is indeed her birth date.
She turn back her eyes meeting with him she has a lot of questions going on in her head " Who are you!?" is the only word that came out of her mouth. Jerry look intensely at her before he moved closer to her. Susan moved back with each step he took, she don't understand why he has all her pictures in a room. She continue to moved until her back hit the wall, Jerry lifted up his hand to tucked her hair at the back of her ear which made her to flinch. Whenever anybody lifted up there hand in front of her always brought her a bad memory she closed her hand as if expecting a slap, Jerry continue to look at her trapping her between his arm, she slowly open her eyes to see him looking at her with eyes full of love and longing. 'He don't know what made her flinch whenever he raised up her hand does he scare her that much.?' he said to himself.
" To answer your question,' I am Jeremiah Mark Tim' Your boss and lover." Susan sigh in frustration with the answer she received. " why do you have all my pictures?, what do you what from me?, who are you?" don't blame her thou she just find it difficult trusting someone. " Who are you Mr Jeremiah Tim!" she asked again with a raised voice when the latter was just looking at her as if in a daze.