"Daniel Kingston, can you hear me out on this for once! It's been 6 years since you broke up with Kate. I understand she hurt you but that doesn't mean you should close your heart to love completely forever. There are still good women on this planet. Please my son give love another chance."
"Mum I hear you. I'm just not ready to open my heart to any woman at least for now. When I am ready, I will go out there and bring a woman home to you okay." "This is what you have been saying to me for the past 5 years. Is it when I am dead and buried that you will choose to get married? Is that when you will be ready?"
"Oh mother, it hasn't gotten to that now has it?" Don't talk like that mum, you and Dad are all that I have left. I can't afford to lose either of you." "Then find yourself a good woman and bring her home Daniel or do you want me to look for one for you?" Esther Kingston said with a wink. "No thanks mum, I will find her myself and bring her home for you to see. Happy now?"
"I am only giving you three months Daniel, three months. After that, I start the search myself on your behalf. This town does really have some good young ladies I know of and that would make a good wife to you."
"Alright mum." "Deal?" "Yes mum, it's a deal." "I was talking to Dad on phone and he told me, he will be arriving home tomorrow from the business meeting in Thailand." "Oh yes son." "Unfortunately, I won't be able to see him because I have an important meeting with some clients this evening. My flight is in the next two hours." "Daniel you have only being here for 2 days and you're telling me just now that you're leaving already??" "I'm sorry mum, it's an impromptu meeting and I really need to be there all else, the company might lose one of its biggest contracts this year." " You always do this whenever you come to visit, it's always one meeting after another. You behave like something is chasing you each time you're here." "It's not like that mum. I promise , I will make it up to you okay"
"Alright, alright, let's go over to the breakfast table and talk some more." "Mum, I will be late for my flight." "It's not my fault that you haven't given me grandchildren to keep me company when your father is away." "Besides, you can still use one of our private jets Incase of anything. I don't know why you mostly prefer booking flights instead of just using one of your private jets." "Okay, mum fine,lets go and have breakfast." "That's my son."
I love visiting home once in a while but then that town and country seem to hold some bad memories for me. That's why I opted to run one of the family companies in another country far away from home and settle there as well. It's been 6 years since I left Eden. I have managed to grow the company in Tairo so well due to my hard work. I have been recorgnized as the youngest and most successful CEO in that country which is quite outstanding. After Kate broke my heart 8 years ago,I thought I wasn't going to survive it. She was my first girlfriend and I made sure I took care of her, she never lacked anything but then she chose to repay me by cheating on me with a guy she introduced to me as her cousin. Some women can be dangerous and wicked! What hurts me the most is that I caught them right in the act in an apartment I rented for her and that image has stack with me for a long time now.
The only thing that has managed to keep me sane over the years is work. I don't even have a social life. I'm too busy with work and I love it! I sunk into depression after that heartbreak for close to a year then I decided to distract myself with work and more work until Kate was no longer in my memory. I see most women as gold diggers now, no wonder I've locked my heart to love. I don't intend on opening it any time soon or in fact, ever again!
And my parents have been on my neck to get a wife and have children before they die. That depression phase of my life took a toll on them too greatly and to make matters worse, I am their only child. So when I suggested to leave the country, they kind of hesitated because they wanted to make sure I was well enough to live on my own and run a company. I assured them and even asked that they send someone to monitor me while there and if any bad report went to them then they could just take me back home. However, seeing I was determined and had started healing from depression, they let me go and made sure to call me every single day until I was whole again.
About my mother's ultimatum, I don't know exactly how I am going to go about it but I have to come up with something before she brings someone at my doorstep. She is the determined type. Wait..what, did I just agree to a three months ultimatum ? Why didn't I ask for more time..aah! It's not even like she would even agree to give me more time apparently. Countless women throw themselves at me on a daily basis but non appeal to me, not like any woman would anyway. They are all the same wicked, ungrateful and dangerous. I don't know what in the world I am going to do about this problem but something has to be done.
"Ladies and gentleman thank you for using Tairo airline," came the voice of the pilot.
I can't believe I've been lost in thoughts for the past 6 hours.Anyway it's time to get to business now, every other thing will be sorted out later.