Gridlock was horrible in New York City on a Wednesday evening, it was 4:45p.m and my vehicle was stuck in the thick of the severe traffic for half an hour before we were able to move. I ended work at 4:00p.m, but I didn't get home until it was 6:00p.m owing to the relentless traffic in New York City it had been a regular habit but today it was worse.
Alice was worried sick that I wasn't home and she walked about the living room anticipating my return, occasionally looking out of the window to see whether she would see my vehicle.
After I was able to escape the dreadful traffic I pulled up into the tranquil small area I inhabited with my wife Alice, as I drove I horned severally to greet the neighbors and the youngsters playing basketball nearby. When I pulled up in the driveway, Alice was already there waiting for me.
"What took you so long?" she asked as I got out of the car "There was a lot of traffic, the worst I've ever been in," I told her as I got my bag and my suit jacket from the back of the car and made for the house she came closer with a scowl on her face as a sign of her disapproval for my coming late, I made to kiss her on her lips but she turned her cheeks for me to kiss instead. I wasn't startled by her attitude since I had learned to accept her for the way she was.
I dropped my bag on the ground and tried to hug her but she pushed me away still looking at me with a scowl, so I gave in to her little trick with my plan in mind, I kissed her cheek while doing so I lifted her off the ground and carried her in my arms she screamed when I swept her off her feet but she was pleased I did so because she smiled in approval. With her on my arm and her arm wrapped over my shoulder, I kissed her on her lips and said "I'm sorry I got home late today, of all people should know that the traffic in New York City is horrible and this time it was worse than previous days". She gave me a regretful face and said "Baby I'm sorry, I know the traffic was horrible but today you had me so concerned since you didn't come back the regular time you normally do" with that said we kissed and made our way to the home with her in my arms and my bag in her hands.
When we got inside, I set her down and sank onto a couch in the living room, I was so fatigued that you could see it written all over my face, she sat by me telling me that everything will be okay once I was done taking my bath with that she proceeded to make a hot bath for me. After she departed to prepare the bath, I got up from the couch and brought my suitcase and suit jacket upstairs to our bedroom, and closed the door behind me. I undid my shirt button and while I was doing that, she walked in to tell me that the bath was ready but saw I was still struggling to undress, when she saw that she placed a hand over her mouth to prevent herself from laughing while trying to take off trousers, the hemming at the legs made it difficult to pull so I had to be careful while pulling so I don't damage the trousers sometimes, she did help me out and these happened to be one of those times.
'What would you have done if I hadn't gone in?' she said, I feigned as if I didn't hear what she said, 'oh so you going act as if you didn't hear me? suit yourself then' she said and made to leave the room but I held her hands and stopped her from leaving "You get upset easily babe, you know I didn't mean it, I'm sorry" I said to her, but she wasn't falling for that and I perfectly understood the kind of person she was, she likes when I give her so much attention and I didn't mind that because I loved her so much and would do anything to make her happy. Still fuming, I kissed her on her neck from behind, neck kisses were her weakness and it wasn't long until she turned to face me.
"I love you, I can't stay furious at you for a long sweetie you know that," she said "I love you too" I answered. I kissed her and we kept the momentum going for a few minutes and fell unto the bed still kissing, she was on top of me this time, "Your bath must have gone cold, but not to worry I'll heat it for you" she said while getting up but I stopped her and said there was no need for the bath, I'll just shower instead.
She peered at me furtively and replied 'Suit yourself then, it's your decision.' 'but don't come weeping to me that you're feeling chilly in the middle of the night' she said and left the room with a chuckle. I got up, grabbed my towel, and headed for the bathroom which was within my room, the bathtub was positioned in the bathroom next to my room... It was the way the home was designed, the bathroom in our room had just a shower and the toilet seat in it, and I had the bathtub added in the bathroom outside our room when we remodeled the house lately.
I spent longer in the shower thinking about lots of things, I was thinking about the first day I met Alice during our college days, she was a wonderful girl, extremely attractive. I fell in love with her the very first time I saw her, she had long brown hair that matched the color of her colored eyes, she had a wonderful physique with a pair of breasts that stood firmly on her chest and a pair of long legs, her walk was sensual and secretive. She had this 'I don't care what you think' expression on her face as she went past, the scent of her fragrance had me hooked even more and the next second I pictured myself running after her 'Hi! my name is Scott, what's yours?' I found myself saying to her as she ran down the hallway 'Alice, my name is Alice and if you don't mind I have an appointment with Professor Webb and I'm already running late'. Lecturer Webb was our Engineering professor, it was then it dawned on me that she was my course partner, what delight, the simpler it would be for me to fire my shot.
The bell sounded directing all students to class, as it was the first day of school I didn't have any friends yet so I went to class alone thinking about what Alice had told me. It might be that she had some form of link with Professor Webb, maybe a friend of her parents or perhaps or cousin.
'Scott, Scott hold up' the voice seemed familiar and I got the sense it belonged to someone I knew, I turned to see who it was and who I saw stunned me. It was Adriana, my former girlfriend from high school, we were so in love with each other back then that we felt the relationship would endure. Alas! not all that glitter is gold, the relationship turned bad so we had to break it and go our separate ways, now destiny had thrown us back together again but this time around I didn't want to have any interaction with her.
'Wow! I'm startled to see you here, never imagined we'd see one another again after all that occurred between us at high school `` she added 'well I'm surprised as you are to see you how have you been?' I asked 'I've been fine, only that moving on hasn't been easy' she sighed. Immediately she remarked that I had to shift the topic to 'Looking forward to class?' I asked as we walked to class together 'Yeah I suppose' she replied, she wasn't happy that I changed the subject, but I didn't mind because I wasn't ready to talk about what happened between us, l didn't want to be friends with her right now for the sake of my future relationship, because Adriana had a bad heart and that was one reason I had to break up with her.
When we went to class the students were conversing loudly that they didn't appear to notice when we walked in. I headed for an empty seat and Adriana followed intending to be near me but someone informed her the seat she was going to occupy belonged to someone else already. Not happy, she grudgingly made for another seat at the front of the class and while the students continued with their conversations, Professor Webb accompanied by Alice following him behind walked into the class and the whole class fell quiet that instant that if you threw a pin into the air, you could hear it hit the floor.
'Good morning class' remarked Professor Webb 'Good morning professor' the entire class answered. The unoccupied seat opposite me that was claimed to have been filled belonged to Alice, my excitement knew no boundaries but I didn't show it Alice wasn't happy I was sitting near to her but I didn't mind her since I tried to concentrate on the lecture. 'It's fantastic to have you fellows here, welcome to St. Monroe College, one of the very finest universities in the United States of America, through the years we have been able to generate top-notch engineers who thrive in society today. I hope you enjoy your time at our school, all the best of luck.' added Professor Webb. Classes went on nicely, I had to confess Professor Webb was a very fantastic presenter, we all loved his presentation and after his class, he gave us the assignment to complete. The project was focused mainly on construction, he requested us to draft a building plan for a skyscraper noting the essential features.
The lecture quickly came to a close and the next lecturer stepped in to educate us on Engineering Mathematics his name was Mr. Jasper. Mr. Jasper was a round jolly guy, with spectacles that dangled off the bridges of his nose. We had one more lesson before the electronic bell sounded signaling the conclusion of the day's courses...
To be continued….