As I left the office my mind whirled with conflicting emotions,I had longed to reunite with Nelson, but seeing him on Friday with a lady ,and today he is my boss ,the whole issues is getting me crazy.
During our relationship ,Nelson charisma and confidence had swept me off my feet,but his controlling nature and possessiveness is ultimately suffocating me.
I stop a taxi and told him Zoe dress,I really needed someone to talk to,I know I could confide in mama but I just need someone In my age to give me an insight first.
I arrived at Zoe house,I was welcome by the ever lovely aunty ,she handed me a glass of juice and told me Zoe is on a zoom call with some foreign investors.so I waited for her in the siting room.
In no time Zoe joined me in the sitting room,she listen attentively as I narrated the days events to her without leaving any aside,
"Do you want him back into your life"she asked concern written all over her face
"Am confuse,a part of me want him back but the other seems to prefer us this way "I admitted
Zoe expression softened "Thelma you are stronger now,you aren't the girl from five years ago,I know you love him and I know he loves you too,judging from what you told me just now,he is heartbroken,he is not aware of what transpired between you and his mother ,you can't blame him for anything ,he is living in lies,you have to tell him let him know about it,"
"Ok best friend ,thanks "I took a deep breath ,steeling myself for the future ahead.
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After our conversation at the office that day ,I haven't set my eyes on Nelson thou I tried asking his secretary about him but she always say he isn't around,the number I had with me isn't connecting I have been trying to reach him so I could fixed a date with him Since he wanted the truth am out to give it to him ,but not everything,not my mark.
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Nelson pov
"You can't tell me what to do,you keep imposing things on me,I had been setting up all your shit but choosing a wife that. Big no from me"I yelled on the phone,am visibly shaking right now
"No mum,you dare not,I don't give a damn about her,we are taking about my future here not a mere play "
"Even if she is the president daughter I don't care ,mum just let me do my things this once please "I soften my voice
"A date ,like seriously "
"If I don't find her interesting,infact I can't find her interesting mum"
"Mum leave her out of this ,she isn't the cause ,we broke up five years ago right so why bring her up again "
"Ok fine fine ,just text me the location I will try and honor the date "I hang up the call...
My mother had always been like this ,likes controlling and ordering people even their life's ,she had force me to take over my father company even thou she knows I had the passion to start up my own from the fresh but she always come up with this emotional blackmail of allowing your late father hardwork go down the drain
Been an only child to a rich couple is challenging and demanding,your life's will be lived and controlled by a life manual,you don't eat certain food ?you don't go to some places and you don't mingle with some set of people in life ,I have lived by the rules and Manuel of the elite families up to my 26 years of age,but not anymore,I need to stand and fight for what I want and love ,I can't just allowed my mother to push me around as if am sort of a toe to her .
Just then the a sound came from my phone which indicated that I have an sms
I wiped it open to see the hotel address that was sent in by my mother
"Friday jhbliss hotel 8pm,don't be late"
This last time mom,I said coldly to myself .
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Friday came quickly than I expected I had asked Ken to help me tidy up with some files at my office ,cause since I last met Thelma I have been avoiding her ,I was hoping she will tell me a different reason as to why she did what she did five year ago but it seems I had been hoping on what can never happen cause she repeatedly told me the last time that she knew what she did .
Putting on a pair of jeans trouser with a short sleeve dot shirt ,I parked in front of jhbliss hotel,
Walking in,I met the receptionist ,who was shining her set of teeth immediately she saw me.
"Hello sir " she greeted
"I have a reservation "
"Ur name please "
"Nelson....Nelson brown "i replied
With a surprised look"table 25,this way say,"she said pointing to a direction
I strolled to the table and sat on the table waiting for God knows who
Few minutes late,I heard a female voice
"Hello Nelson "
I looked up from my phone ,my eyes met hers
"Hi"
"Sorry am late ,I need to look good for my husband,you know first impressions matters a lot "
"Humm"
She frown her Face ,I don't know the reason and I don't care to know ,I know every lady will want some nice compliments from their date on how they looks but that not me ,the only lady I can compliment is Thelma .
"You are Laura "
"Laura Kim,you remember me right ,we attended same secondary schools "
"Yes ,the stalker "
She laughed out loud ,and that irritated me
"You know I had always love you ,so when my dad told me we will be getting married,I was overly happy
"But you know this is not base on love "
"Love will come gradually "
"Are you so eager to answer mrs brown "
"More than eager love "
"I don't love you,I love someone else"
"And she left you five years ago ,Nelson aren't you over her yet"
"No ,and I will never be over her ,so get used to it,you can as well tell my mom that this thing she is trying to put will not work ,I can't marry you ,let us just stop pretending ,enjoy the rest of your night "with that I walked out of the hotel.