The was once a man called Asher Ahir. He was a young man who lived at Ladysmith. He was tall and lean, handsome with sexy eyes and dark curly hair. He looked like Prince charming in 'Cinderella', charming, elegant and a bachelor. He always wished to get someone who would truly love him and make her his wife one day. One day he saw a young woman who attracted him as he was on his way to buy cold drink. He ran after her.
"Hey, may I have a little of your attention if you don't mind?"Asher pleaded.
"Oh! Sorry dear, I'm rushing some where right now, you can wait for me until I come back if you don't mind." She said.
Asher tried to understand and waited for her. He waited until he lost hope of seeing her again but she came back after few hours. Asher followed her again.
" You said you'll give me your attention when you're back. "Asher said.
" well..., you have full of my attention dear, talk to me. "She replied.
" Thank you. I'm Asher Ahir. May I please know the name of this beautiful angel"
"Belinda Smith."
"Wow such a lovely name. Can I have your phone number so that we will get to know each other over the phone, I see you're still in a hurry I don't want to waste your time."
"I think I've tald you all you wanted to know about me, so what's the use of giving you my phone number while you already know me." Belinda looked at him.
"well... Your beauty had attracted me. I can't tell you everything right now because I'm meeting you for the first time."
"Oh gosh! fine give me you phone." Asher gave her and she saved her phone number and gave him his phone back.
"Thank you so much, I'll call you and be the first one to say 'Good Night' tonight." Asher said and left. He was very blissful, imagining him self inlove with Belinda. Actually, the girl made his day today but he was very disappointed when he finds that the number she had gave him doesn't exist after trying to call it for so many times. Even though he was disappointed on her, he tried to convince himself that he will see her again. Belinda was younger than him, probably with dark hair which had gone quite flat. She was beautiful and might have been, had there been something different in her eyes, something other than rage running rampant across her face. She was elegant, graceful and had a lovely figure. The day that Asher first saw her, she wore a well cutted dress, an expensive navy silk. Many days passed and she was no where to be found, months passed too but Asher didn't saw her any more. He didn't even knew her home.He started not to believe on love from the first site, he was confused and heartbroken but he believed that one day he will meet her again. Luckily, they met again shortly there after. Asher was instantly dazzled by her beauty. Belinda had been preety then and young. There was a coolness about her that drove Asher into a frenzy. He begged, pleaded her, he wanted desperately to fall in love with her and the more he pursured her, the more aloof she was. It took him the whole year to convince her to become his lover. Belinda wasn't particularly attracted to him, she was absolutely had no interest in loving him but she lastly gave him her valid phone number and they started to chat over the phone. It became a habit to Asher to call her each and everyday, having a crazy and lovely chat with her. One day he asked her if she had a boyfriend and she replied with a big' YES' which meant nothing to Asher because he also had a girlfriend who stayed far away from him, he was only in a distance relationship. He knew that a beautiful lady like Belinda is always taken. He tald her everything about his love life and she understood and accepted his love request. The next day he asked to see her. Belinda agreed only because she was lonely, bored and all alone. On her way to meet him she remembered that she had agreed to be his girlfriend but she quickly tald her self that she is just playing a game, nothing will be serious because she doesn't love this so called 'Asher'. She arrived to him and they hugged.
"Hey sweetheart, I hope I didn't make you to walk a long distance, are you alright?" Asher asked and mustered with a smile.
"Yes I am and you?" Belinda replied.
"I'm also good, I'm just tired, actually, I'm coming from work."
"I tald you to stop gallivanting and go straight to your home."
"No I had to see your pretty face, you light up my life."
"okay then, but before we start what we will call 'LOVE', you have to know something about this new girlfriend of yours."
"Talk to me sweet cake I'm listening."
"I hate being seen on street with my boyfriend, I like privacy, did you ever noticed that everyone here is looking at us?"
"Don't mind them. It's okay I understand, next time you'll ll come to my place."
"It's okay then."Belinda was lying about all that she had said to him. She said it because she wanted no one to see her with Asher because she might have been seen by her boyfriend's friends who would tell him and that would be the end of their relationship. She loved her boyfriend and never thought that there would be something separating them. Days passed and Asher asked her to come over his home because she complained about streets meet ups. Belinda maked no excuses and came. They had a great time together and Belinda started to love Asher just because of the treatment, love, joy and peace she got as she was with him.
"Why are you quite? Are you still okay?" Asher asked and Belinda mustered with a smile and said"Yes I am, I wish I met you long ago, you make me so happy, I'm the happiest woman ever, actually, I'm so amazed by you. "She stared in his eyes.
" So do I, my love? "He said gently, hating to let go of Belinda's hand, feeling her tug at his chest and seeing something so sorrowful in her eyes that is physical pained her.
" I feel such a fool. "She said.
" Why you say so? "He asked looking at her strangely.
" I'm just wondering why I was rejecting such love for a long time. "She laughed.
Asher had never heard her laughing before which was a pity because she had a nice, infectious laugh and his heart skipped a beat when he saw her dimples. He was so pleased to hear what she had said and kissed her cheek. They stopped laughing then and stared at each other in something like shock. Asher had never been so aware of Belinda's appearance. He was thinking how nice she looked. They stood looking at each other for a moment, neither knowing quite what to say next.
"I love you." She looked up at him, a wobble in her voice betraying how tired she was. She was feeling a fluttering inside her chest that she'd never expected to feel again. Asher kissed her, releasing all those feelings she'd thought long dead with the warmth of his lips. They were both flushed and smiling shyly.
"Shall I come to see you tomorrow after work?" "He asked.
" Promise? "She said
" I promise my love. "He said and kissed her hand. They started to take pictures together just to extend the fun of the day and make a memory on their first date. Both of them were happy, hugging, kissing and playing like kids. It was as though they knew each other for a long time. Belinda had fallen in love with Asher at the age of 19 and Asher was aged 25 by that time. It was now difficult for them to skip a day without seeing each other. Asher started to buy special gifts for Belinda that maked her to love him even more. Every month when he earned his salary at work, he would buy her something new and that maked Belinda to feel very special to him.On the other day Belinda went to see Asher but she didn't find him at his place, she chose to wait for him until he comes back.
"Hellow my queen, how long have you been here?" Asher asked kissing her soft lips.
"it been a long time, where have you been?"
"it doesn't matter now, the only thing that matters is that I'm here."
"But it stil does to me." She raised her voice.
"Oh! Come on Belinda, don't you feel hungry now?"
"No, I'm still okay."
"You always say so, I shouldn't bother asking you, let me go and make us some food, I'll be back."He exited.
Belinda then took his phone and paged it, she saw that Asher had two girlfriends whom he talks to as the way he talks to her over the phone. She started to cry, when Asher came back, he found her crying.
" What happened sweetheart, why are you crying? have I done something wrong?" He asked confused but Belinda didn't respond and continued crying.
"Baby what's wrong, please respond."
"Respond? You want me to respond while you're busy making me a fool, telling two girls, two of them that you love them and I'm the third one included, you want me to respond by saying that nonsense?" She asked and cried loudly.
"I'm sorry my love, it's just a misunderstanding, please stop crying, it won't happen again, I'll get rid of them and love my only angel, I promise."
"How could you do this to me, ain't you ashamed of yourself?"
"Baby please come down." He holded her tied in his arms and tried to stop her from crying. She stopped then and they kissed.
"I'll always love you Baby." He said.
"Me too." Belinda replied wiping tears that keeps falling on her face.
"Please eat your food."
"I don't feel like eating."
"Please do it for me."He pleaded until Belinda took her food and ate. After they were done eating, they holded each other and listened to music but Asher was now quite, he was still angry that Belinda paged his phone without his knowledge but he didn't show his anger to her.
" I think it time for me to go, what time is it?" Belinda asked while taking Asher's phone to look for time.
"Leave my phone, you've got your own phone don't you? Why don't you take your's?" He shouted.
Belinda wa surprised to hear him shouting her,he never done this before and she had no idea why she was shouted, she didn't replie to his question and took her phone. Asher took her phone on her hand roughly and paged it.
" Drama King! Why are taking my phone now?" She asked.
"I want to see if you're perfect as you pretended to be." He replied.
"Oh! Well.... What you're searching for is what will hurt you even more than the way I was hurt, continue searching my phone you'll meet the consequences."
Asher became very furious when he heard those words but he continued searching the phone. He found that Belinda had 17 boyfriends including him and there's a guy who's number is saved with 'FUTURE HUSBAND' while his number is saved with 'ASHER THE BORING GUY.' He became very angry and cried.
"Why are you crying now, that what you expected isn't it? So, what are you going to do now, are you going to dump me or beat me up? Belinda said looking at the crying eyes of Asher. It was as if she is making him to become more angrier. He started to hit her as hard as he can across her face and shrieked at her, Belinda started to cry very loudly.
"Do I look like a fool to you?" He asked angrily but Belinda was still crying. He then continued beating her.
"Do i look like a fool or some kind of a joke to you? Hey, I'm talking to you, do i get an answer now?" Belinda didn't replie, he beated her, it was as though he knew instinctively where to place the blow, when she cried even loudly, Asher would get angrier even more. He slapped her until the was a painful bruise near her eye and bright red marks where she had been slapped. The biggest bruise was on her right eye.
"You see what you've done, this is all your fault. You're acting innocent while you're also cheating on me, I regrate my self for loving a whore like you Belinda." Asher said and cried.
"Asher I'm sorry, please forgive me, I'll be the best girlfriend ever, please forgive me." Belinda pleaded.
"Why you lied and tald me you love me while you don't? You knew I was one of your football team, what kind of a girl are you exactly Belinda?"
"Asher I love you and only you, please forgive me it won't happen again."
Asher was now quite, he took her phone again and texted her boyfriend that she loves the most 'IT OVER' and sent the message. Belinda's boyfriend loved her whole heartedly so, when he got that message he called her because he had no idea what he had done wrong to her as he was getting that kind of message from her. Belinda's phone rang on Asher's hands.
"Now you answer this call and tell him you don't love him anymore. I want to hear everything so, I'll open loud speaker for you." Asher said. Belinda talked to her boyfriend and tald him she doesn't love him anymore as Asher had said. Her boyfriend seemed to be very disappointed and heartbroken over the phone. He dropped the call when he heard all this coming from Belinda's voice.
"He dropped it." Belinda said.
"I think you and I should end all this fake love." Asher said.
"No Baby, you can't do that, I love you and I truly do."
"No that's a lie Belinda, you did this intentionally. I thought you were different, I trusted you and never thought you would do something like this to me."
"They are only my Facebook friends." She said trying to mollify him, and succeeding only in making the situation even worse. There was now nothing she could ever say to defend her self. Asher simply didn't want to hear it. Even if she tried to tell him that she needs to go he refused to let her go. She did her best to convince herself that cheating on him was wrong and what he did to her wasn't wrong.
"Do you see what I've done on your face, look at the bruise in your eye, what are you going to tell your parents when they ask you about it?" Asher asked. Belinda didn't replie to his question but she just cried. He holded her tied in his arms and huged her. He than took an ointment and tried to heal the bruise around her eye but it was still the same.
" I'm sorry I did this out of anger. Please don't you ever do it again, okay?"
"I won't, I promise."
"It's okay, I love you."
"I love you more Asher."
"Can I get a kiss?" They then kissed. Asher walked her out but no one was talking along the way, they were both quiet, it was a complicity of silence between them.Samke arrived at home and started to cook while crying. No one saw her bruise and marks on her face except her sister 'Candice'. On that day, she cried her self to sleep without having dinner. Candice came into her room and found her crying under the blanket.
"Aren't you afraid that boyfriend of yours is going to kill you one of these days?" Candice asked pointedly to Belinda and Belinda looked at her in contemptuous amusement.
"Are you suggesting he is too hard on me?" She replied wiping the tears on her face.
"Yes he is, have you ever taken a good look at your bruise and marks?"
"Don't be ridiculous if you're trying to blame him for that, he didn't beat me, all this was an accident."
"Accident! this is me you're talking to, who are kidding here? I know you love him but you don't deserve all this, you don't deserve a life like the one he is giving you, isn't it?"
"If you're trying to make me feel guilty about loving him, please don't, I know what I'm doing."
"Do you? this guy will beat you senseless practically everyday, is that what you had intended for him?"
"Oh gosh! Candice, stop challenging me, please don't worry about me, this bruise and marks will be all gone by morning." Belinda said calmly. She knew that Candice's words were probably all true but she hated to admit it. She loved Asher and she never hated him for beating her because she knew that he would never beat her for no reason. She tried to forget everything that happened and slept. The next day in the morning, everyone saw her bruise and marks one her face. When they asked her about it she just tald them it was all an accident. Days passed and Belinda's bruise and marks seemed to vanish but her eye was extremely red and looking scary. After a week, it was all gone. Asher called her and asked her to come to his place, she came.
"How do you feel now?" Asher asked.
"I'm fine." She replied. There were many people in his house, some were his friends but Belinda didn't knew some of them and was not aware what was going on, why they were there.
"Listen here my love, I want us to go to my mother's house, there's something I want to show you there."
"But what if your mom comes out?"
"No, don't mind her."
"It's okay then." Asher's home was next to his house so they went there. He tald Belinda to wait outside, she did so and Asher came back with his mother.
"Mom, this is Belinda Smith my girlfriend I always talks about." He said smiling to his mother.
"Oh! She looks beautiful, it suits her to be my daughter in law. How are you my darling?" She asked pointedly to Belinda.
"I'm doing well mom." Belinda replied shyly.
"That's good. As you know I'm Asher's mother, you are welcome my dear, tell me more about your self."
"well mom,as Asher said I'm Belinda Smith, my home is not as far from here."
"Oh, okay dear, please feel at home whenever you're here. You're lucky my son introduced you to his family, he never done that before."
"Thank you mom, I really appreciate that."
"Mom we'll see you later, I just wanted to introduce her that all, we're going to sleep now." Asher said.
"It's okay my kids, have agood night and enjoy yourselves."
"Thank you mom." They both said and left. Belinda was so surprised that Asher would do something like that, on the other hand she was happy, on the other, she was nervous, her heart was still beating faster, actually she was very shocked.
"Baby why did you do all this? She asked.
" I wanted my family to know you, ain't you happy? "
" of course I am, but you are very naughty, you little bird. "
They now started to tease each other, playing and Belinda was running after Asher and Asher seemed to have a lot of speed that she couldn't reach him. She tried harder to get him but she fell because she didn't get used of running for a long time, Asher quickly got back to her.
"Are you hurt my love?" He sadly asked.
"Oh! Of course I am, ouch!..... My back born... Ouch!" She said pretending to cry. Asher holded her and took her to bed, she then laughed.
"Why you laughing now, you said you are hurt, you must be crying or you trying to make your self stronger? Let me massage you your back, you'll be fine right now." He said. Belinda just looked at him, still laughing as he was very sad.
"Hey,you silly cat, I was just fooling you, I'm not hurt okay? You're worrying too much dude."
"Oh!....So you got me this time around." He laughed.
"Yes I did baby boy."
"Don't you dare call me that, you silly mouse."
"Or else what dear?"
"I will teach you a lesson."
"I would like that, why don't you do it now?" They both laughed and kissed each other for a long time.
"Don't you want us to do it a little?" He asked.
"Hey dude, what are you talking about?" She asked pretending as if she doesn't know what he's talking about.
"Don't act too smart baby girl." He took off the clothes she wore while kissing her. They enjoyed everything that followed and slept. The next day, Belinda was at her home, Asher couldn't help himself to stop thinking about her, he thought it would be better if he calls her, just to hear her lovely-little voice.
"Hello." Said Belinda over the phone.
"How are you baby?" He asked.
"Hello"
"How are you today?" He repeated.
"Hello, I can't hear you, please back your padden, hello."
"Why don't you hear me, I said how are you."
"Hello, what did you just say?" Belinda said and laughed in silence so that Asher won't be able to find out she's playing him.
"I'll call you later than."
"Hey,I'm kidding, I can hear you."
"Oh! So you got me again and succeed in only wasting my airtime." He laughed.
"Yes,I got you."
"You're crazy hey, I miss you." He pretended to cry.
"I miss you more my love, please come and see me, I just can't help missing you now."
"well, sorry I can't come there baby. I'm out of Ladysmith, I'm on my way to Durban now, it's a business trip."
"What? How long will it take?" She sadly asked.
"It will take this whole month baby, I'll miss you hey."
"Huh!But baby, why you didn't tell me all this yesterday?"
"I didn't knew I was going to be part of it my love, they just tald me today, I'm sorry sweetheart, please take care of yourself."
"It's okay Asher." Asha laughed loudly over then phone.
"You always act smarth with me, today I'm the one who got you, this is all a joke hey, look baby, I'm near your home now, please come out, I'm waiting for you." He said and laughed.
"oh Asher! you nearly caused me an heart attack." She dropped the call and come out of the house. She saw him waiting for her at the corner of the street, she ran to hug him, they then kissed.
"Asher please don't ever do that again, you nearly killed me."
"Oh really? You're the one who started all this game."
"By the way, how's my King?"
"He is feeling okay, how about my queen."
"I'm good."
"Good, let go home now, I want to rest in the hands of my beautiful queen, I missed to see her pretty face." He said. Their love was beautiful than everything else. Belinda was a College student by that time. He had always encouraged her to make her books her own friends, he would tell her that education is a key to success, everytime when they talked, he would ask her, how was school today? What did you learn at school? Please tell me what teachers had taught you today.