Nnena went to work the whole week, she had her walk of shame, Mr Smith had lost respect for her, he doesn't even hide it, the other guys are just being secretive about the affairs they had with her, fortunate enough, so today is her last day and Mr Smith had called everyone
"thank you Nnena for your services, this is your hours works book that you will submit to your school so you can graduate, I've already given them a feed back of how you work, and they have sent me your last test time table which is attached in your email, good luck with your test, I know you will nail it, as for us here, we are sorry to announce that we can't hire you permanently because as you can see, you were just an extra really, we are not in need of anyone at the moment, but I'm glad I was able to lift you up or contribute somehow in your journey to become a graduate, on behalf of all of us here, thank you, for your cooperation and dedication you've shown to this company. I have sent you an email with a list of companies you can apply for a job at, and I'll put in a good word for you if you use me as your reference. good luck Nnena" Mr Smith left, nneba hugged her colleagues and left, she was somehow released that she didn't get a job, but deep down she regretted how she conducted herself, which led to her not being hired in the only largest international biometric lab in the region, she called her parents and told them she will be going to the USA to write her last exam, but her father was against it.
"can't you write it here, I mean we can arrange" her father said
"no dad, please trust me, I won't let you down I swear, I also need to get away for some time, it's not easy being here" she begged
"fine, only a month Nnena and you're back" her father said
"a month dad, that's all I need" she agreed, she got to her house and packet her stuff, booked a flight and waited to leave in twondays time. she went to the palace a day before she left
"Nnena, what a surprise, what brings you here?" Roman asked
"welcome Nnena, have a sit" yildiz said eying Roman
"I was on my way out, have a nice chat" Roman said leaving
"Roman I came here to talk to you, just two minutes of your time, please" she said, Roman sat back down, yildiz left them there
"make it quick Nnena" Roman said
"I'm going to the USA for a month, I'm leaving tomorrow, to write my final exam and to refresh" she said
"so?" Roman asked
"I just thought I should let you know" she said
"you don't have to, live your life Nnena" Roman was snappy
"okay, Roman, what can I do to make things right?" she asked
"look at the time, I need to rush somewhere, bye" Roman literally ran out, Nnena was left alone in the TV room, she sat on the couch and cried, yildiz walked down and found her crying
"Nnena?" she asked
"I came to tell Roman that I leaving for my exam tomorrow, he doesn't care" she said
"give him some time Nnena, the wound is still new" yildiz said
"yeah, I guess. let me bounce, I'll see you when I come back" she said
"Nnena, did you manage to get a permanent job though?" yildiz asked
"nop, I didn't, but he rendered me to other big labs, I'll apply after my graduation" she said
"good luck then" yildiz said
"thank you" nnena went to hig her, then she left.
for a month that she was away, she wrote her exams, then she started attending church, she also went counseling, she started wearing more mature fashion, she wasn't watching TV, or listening to radio or logging in any social networks because she didn't want to see Roman anywhere, and she was right for doing that because Roman had landed a new role, a very short film, he was also in a reality show called legends of the city, for the whole month he was followed by cameras.
she came back home after her graduations she was hoping Roman would come but he didn't, her parents were there, it was a happy but sad day for her, first thing she did when she came back, she applied to all the labs Smith referred her to, she waited another months with no reply from any of them, she was relaxed in the pool when Roman walked in with envelopes
"Roman, what is that?" she asked, her first guess was the divorce papers, her heart sunk, she already has tears falling
"your mails were sent to my box, so I came to give them to you" he said
"oh, thank you, I thought they were divorce papers" she said taking the envelopes
"bye then" Roman then walked, but Nnena grabbed him
"Roman I know I've wronged you, but please tell me what to do to fix us, babe please, I miss you, I miss us, and I'm sorry" she said
"I don't need you anymore, find your next victim" Roman said and left, she opened the first envelope, it was from the lab in the city tha they are inviting her to an interview which is tomorrow, it was sent last week, the second one was from another one from Malawi, they also invited her to the interview tomorrow, which already failed because she won't be able to make it there, then the last one was from USA, the interview is next week, the job offer is to work at the school lab, she thought hard about it, so she decided to take the job.
she called Roman and told her about what was in the envelopes, Roman didn't care, but the fact that she's taking a job in the USA got him thinking hard
"you don't want her back so why would you care if she's here or not, besides Roman if you can't take her back, then she's allowed to move on" yildiz said
"but we are not divorced yet" Roman said
"stop being selfish, I'm pretty sure you have someone you fuck everyday, but you want Nnena to pause her life because she wronged you?" yildiz again
"mom I don't want her to pause her life, u want her to learn her lesson, and letting her go isn't going to teach her anything" Roman said
"you know Roman I've learnt something in life, the more you push something away from you, it moves very far, by the time you want it, you won't able to get hold of it because you pushed it far, same as people, feelings are not something to toy with, love especially, if you love someone, make it clear to them, no matter how much stupid that makes you looks, at the end of the day, you're not loosing, you're gaining, so if you still love Nnena, let her know, if you don't, she'll learn to stop loving you too, and she'll move on, by the time you feel like you've tough her enough lesson, you'll only learn that you were actually teaching her to move on" Randy said
"mom?" Roman said
"he's right, I forgave him for worst, you know that" yildiz said
"I'm conflicted" Roman said
"let Nnena go to USA, just tell her how you feel before she leaves, if she lives you, she'll come back for you" Randy said
"or she might not leave" yildiz said
"but I'm not ready to move back in that house, I'm not ready to touch her, I disgust her, but yea I do love her" Randy said
"tell her that, tell her what she can do to fix things" yildiz said
"there's nothing" Roman said
"there's always something, where does it hurt the most?" Randy asked
"my ego, it's bruised" Roman said
"then let her fix that, she can if you let her" Randy said.
"well, let me try" Roman tool his car keys and drove to Nnena
he knocked, she opened, she was in her pajamas, she looked sexy, he looked at her from top to bottom, then composed himself
"nnena I love you okay, but you've hurt me so bad, you broke my trust, you bruised my ego as a man, I'm disgusted by you, I don't hate you, I still do care, I do, I just don't know how to love you right without what you did blowing in my face, I'm scared you might do worse than that" Roman said
"thank you, I needed to hear you say this, I swear Roman I will never hurt you ever again, I swear, I love you, and I've never came across a man like you, I'm sorry I've ruined us, but please give me a chance to fix us up again, please" she begged
"stand up Nnena, I want to give you a chance, but what can you possibly do?" Roman asked
"let me worry, just let me show you that I can" she said
"fine, but I swear Nnena this is the only chance I left for forgiveness, if something like this happens again then we are done, and I might be a little bit insecure, so I'd really hate to feel like that more often" Roman said
"no need to worry, I've learnt, and being separated showed me how much I needed you, and how much I loved you, so I will never risk loosing you ever again" she said
"fine, that's what I came here to say, I'll be on my way now" Roman
"let's watch a movie together" she said
"I'll pass, I have an early morning, maybe tomorrow afternoon?" Roman
"fine with me, call me when you get home" she said
" I will" he said and left, Nnena jumped up and down in excitement, she even called her mother and told her the good news, Roman called
"my love" she answered
"I'm home, something tells me you're smilling" Roman said, he too was smiling
"something tells me you're smiling too" she said
"I might be, only because I know you're too, i feel a lot of weight lifted off my shoulders hey" Roman said
"I'm sorry once again, I feel very bad, very ashamed even" she said
"it's fine love, things like these happen, I just never thought we'd go through them at our age, but I'm certain we're past the worst right?" Roman said
"probably" she said, she didn't want to get too much into it since she's the reason for theor issues to start with