His gaze travelled up the strong straight slender legs, up over the bulging chest and finally on a familiar face before he blurted out, "YOU!".
The same clothes she had earlier, some part of her was still wet from the rain earlier but Miami had huge heaters that kept the place warm.
"So?, and what if it's me?" Mae retorts with a pout. She was angry that this man just ignored her. He didn't even accompany her back to Dagoretti. She had been following him but after getting off the coach she had lost trace of him as he had rushed over a corner and disappeared.
Actually she didn't know that they will meet again.
"What do you want?" Bryan ask as he stands straight.
"I just want you to answer my question." She cools down and asks politely, "Where is your brother?"
"What!" Bryan exclaimed before rectifying himself.
"Why?"
"I think you are his brother. We attended the same elementary school and we had been friends all through middle school until we leveled up our relationship after high school and became lovers."
She continued her story, "3 months ago he disappeared in the remote highlands."
That explained why she had visited the place earlier and why she had been following him. But she didn't say why she thought that John was his brother.
"Please John," she begged.
"I don't have a brother Mae. I swear." Guilty drowned on Bryan. "And my name is not John, I lied earlier."
Mae was shock struck. Tears seemed to well in her eyes as she apologised."I'm sorry for bothering you. I think i should leave." She didn't bother to know his real name. She had simply lost interest in him. Love was too painful.
"Let me walk you out." Bryan offers. He even paid for a drink she had ordered! He placed himself in her shoes and realised his situation was less hurtful.
As they walked out, Bryan passed out a card to Mae, "Thats my number, please if you want to talk or visit the Highland, remember me." He smiled as she received the card and slipped it in her hand bag.
"Thank you." That was all he heard before she pulled over a taxi and left.
Standing alone in the damp evening of Dagoretti, he went back to Miami to book a room for some nights. He decided to stay over for some more days.
In the a distance, an arm stretched out of a yellow cab, it was Mae's hand. A white card was clutched lightly as her fingers unfolded and the card was swept up high in the air before landing in the middle of the road with the numbers clear on top. A garbage truck with muddy wheels soon ran over it, crushing it under the heavy tires as the card got stuck between. She had no intention of keeping his number, she didn't even spare a glance at the card.
Hour later.
A yellow cab pulled over infront of a tall 3 floor house deep in the heart of Dagoretti. The guard at the gate came to check but a blonde girl gets off and the guard bows slightly before resuming his position. After a whole day of waiting, away from home, she had returned in a heavy heart. She paid the taxi and her maid came to escort her back to the house.
This was Maeia.
She had searched for her lover all over the Miami, she had even thought of turning the place upside down and check from the cctv records but realised that would not potray a good picture of herself. She was the daughter of the Gorvenor and she knew no one would question her but she loved keeping a low profile and more so, live like the folks outside.
The rain had spoiled everything. At a point she almost cursed the acts of God, why her, why ? Her phone was still dead silent. The only means to get to her love was via phone call, but at the critical moment everything had just slipped away.
She thought that Bryan was not going to avail and had decided to cut off the relationship, but now she had no idea on what to do.
"Miss are you ok?" Annie asks her mistress. Annie was 7 years older than Maeia. She had long black hair tied behind her back. A more build chest and a bigger as*. Compared to Sela who had shorter hair, and still an adolescent, she looked more blushfull and mature from a certain degree of sense.
"I missed him. I didn't get the chance to see him because my phone just shut." Despite the master servant relationship, Maeia shared her feelings and worries with Annie. The latter too. Her parents had at one point planned to hire a new maid for Maeia but that had only made their daughter sick from boredom. They eventually agreed to let Annie stay, for the sake of Sela.
The night passed. It was the only two of them at home. The Gorvernor and his wife had left to attend a government meeting leaving Maeia all alone. Her brother lived in the states and rarely came home. Since her parent won't be back probably till monday evening, Maeia didn't want to loose this opportunity to meet her online partner.
*****
Late in the night, Maeia had already ordered a new phone and got an instant delivery through the family's inner connection. Laying on the same bed with Annie, they logged in to her Patana and there he was, active.
A smile creeped up Sela's face as they read the messages and realised that Bryan was spending the night at Miami. No the whole weekend!
"Yes!" They exclaimed as Bryan sent a new message to confirm availability early the next morning.
"Annie I have an idea." Sela turns to face Annie and after seeing that face of 'like what idea', she continued, "Since Ive never sent my real picture to Bryan, I think is best that you go meet him instead.!"
"Huh!" Annie exhaled,"I have a boyfriend..." She denied the offer but was interrupted by the melodious Sela, "Of course I know, I will wait at the back, you just explain everything to him for me...about the photo you know what to say."