chapter 56
"What do you mean you ain't interested?" Charlotte asked.
"I just don't want to…i will die someday so why prevent it" he shrugs.
"Now I understand you've gone nuts completely… please Andy do the surgery '' Charlotte pleaded holding his hands.
He looked away.
"Sorry but my mind is made up, not even you can change it. I will forever remember the love you showed me, the care you've showered on me Charlotte" He said truthfully and pulled her into a hug. Charlotte stayed for a while and pulled away.
"This will never happen, I'm never allowing you to die Andy" with that said,she ran upstairs. He stared at her retrieving figure and sighed. This was what he had dreaded all this while. The main reason he never wanted to disclose it to her. He went upstairs slowly thinking if he should change his mind or not.
"Ouch," he heard Charlotte whimpering and rushed to her room.
"charlotte!" He called ouch but she was already unconscious."Gosh!" he quickly brought out his phone and called the doctor. He carried her and laid on her bed sprinkling water on her face. He is a doctor, a surgeon and has no idea of what exactly is happening. The doctor rushed into the room and checked Charlotte's pulse.
'Can I see you Andy ?" Andrew was now scared. When doctors say they want to see someone about their patient, it's either good or bad news. He strongly hopes it's good news.
"How is she?" be looked at the doctor, worriedly .
"She is out of danger for now just give her some minutes, she should be up soon" he said and Andrew breathed out the breadth he wasn't aware he was holding.
They went to the living room where he poured him water.
"So what's up?" he was now focused on him.
"Well, she is pregnant, three months and two weeks, are you aware of that?" he raised an eyebrow and Andrew nodded.
"Then you shouldn't have allowed her to go through all the stress she's been going through lately" he frowned at Andrew.
"I knew she might be pregnant but she never wanna agree she is,I've tried my best to convince her but to no avail" he nodded in understanding.
"Wait, she was the same lady I attended to that day, is she now your new girlfriend?" the man winked and he sighed.
"No but she is living with me"
"I'm serious about the other day, she so much resembles a lady i used to know back then when I went to an orphanage home to treat those poor kids but I was told she ran away a couple of years after that year" he said with all seriousness. The man is just messing with his head
"It can't be her. She came to New York to study. She is from Nigeria", he explained and sighed.
"You won't believe it until you see the lady or can it be that they are related?" He pressed further.
''she never told me she had a twin, let's just drop the topic" he said and the man nodded and exited the room.
He sighed and left for the kitchen. He prepared rice with beef stew. He took the tray upstairs and opened the door. Charlotte was on the bed staring at the ceiling. He sighed and dropped the tray on the bed side stool.
"the fuck charlotte, stop brooding on my matter" he was getting frustrated.
"what happened…why is my cloth wet?"
"You passed out, " he said gently.
"I'm sorry I made you go through all this" she said more like a whisper.
"Guess what" Andrew changed the matter enthusiastically.
"You finally decided you're gonna do the surgery?" Andrew rolled his eyes then nodded negatively.
" You finally fell in love?" she said sarcastically and he smiled and still nodded negatively.
"Just tell me, because I'm a bad guesser," she Said now sitting up.
"Not until you finish your food," he said, bringing out the food.
"C'mon Andrew, just tell me" she persuaded but he bluntly refused, Charlotte glanced at him and rushed the food.
"Now tell me the latest gist" she said and sipped water.
" well.. the baby is still in your womb, safe and sound" he beamed and Charlotte spat out the water in her mouth on the floor. "Easy there" Andrew said.
"stop messing with my head please, pregnant … how?"
"You're over three months pregnant, don't you know not all pills can abort babies? if the baby is strong and stubborn though ``''says which theory?`` Charlotte asked more like a scream.
"My theory, the strong immune in you made the pill ineffective when it got down, the baby took after Alex" Andrew said smiling.
"This can't be i can't be a single mother '' Charlotte groaned. She has mixed feelings. She doesn't know whether to be happy or sad.
"The baby can call me dad as per your words in LA'' he smiled. She stared at her stomach again. Her stomach still looked as though she had a small stomach. She got that from her mom and that's cool.
Two weeks later
Jasmine was in the living room rehearsing her part of the music they will be releasing for christmas. she sighed and threw the sheet of paper on the floor frustratedly. She hates the fact she is not getting the tune. she laid on the couch trying to take a nap when she got a call.
she smiled when she realised it was Josh's call.
"Babe" she said excitedly but frowned, realising it wasn't her boyfriend's voice . "Hi ma'am, your boyfriend is under arrest, will know what exactly he did only if you get here early .will text you the address" a man said and now she is scared. A message entered almost immediately and it was the address. She ran upstairs and put on clothes on the bed. She didn't even bother to check,she wore it hurriedly and entered the car. She pressed on the accelerator and through google maps got there without stress.
She doesn't even know a mall like this exists. She called Charlotte and Donald but none picked up her calls. She entered the mall and just the cleaners could be seen "gosh! What's really happening?" She looked out and saw policemen coming out of their van. She knew they were there for her because of her crazy speed and she quickly took the elevator. She saw the walls well decorated with beautiful love quotes and art work everywhere.
"Can a mall be used for wedding ceremonies?" She thought about reading all the love quotes and was smiling. She remembered her mission and quickly left the elevator. She dialled Josh's number and she was told by the same man to come to the rooftop. It was hard locating the rooftop but after checking every entrance, she located one. She rushed to the roof top and there Josh was being held down by the policeman. He was holding Josh by his trousers
She rushed to the scene and hugged him.
"What crime did he commit, sir?" she said and the policeman gave her a hard stare. "Babe, this isn't true right you're not the type that causes trouble, what did you do?" she said checking him to confirm if he is okay
"Josh, please talk to me," she said again, almost weeping.
"Even if he isn't ready to talk, you guys should be ready to say something. Maybe you misunderstood him. He is really gentle" Jasmine said, facing the men.
"No he , he stole a lot of things in the mall and was caught by a closed circuit television, he even had the guts to kill one of them, so how is he innocent? how…" Jasmine quickly shut them.
" I've had enough of the nonsense you're sprouting out of that mouth of yours, how can a millionaire steal from a mall..My Josh can never still nor kill"l Jasmine shouted at them.
"Fine, handcuff him and take him away'' the head of police said. She tried her best to stop them but they are way stronger than her
"you guys will all rot in jail for this trust me!" she screamed as she came down stairs.
"Before we throw him away, why don't you ask him what he stole and why?" He said and Jasmine moved closer to Josh and stared into those sexy grey eyes.
"Josh he is spouting nonsense right, I know you can never steal, he is lying right?" She stared at him and he looked away.
"He is right, I stole something" Josh said, guilty and Jasmine heard a bang on her head.
T.B.C
What could Josh have stolen?