❣️IT WASN’T LUST❣️
🌹 Episode 18
BEN’S POV
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Days passed into weeks and weeks into months and I still haven’t set my eyes on the girl again. I even made her area my favorite strolling part but yet no sign of her.
What’s wrong , has she quit working in this hotel and at the same time packed out of this town. Why do I always have bad luck when it comes to girls? Hmmmm! I guess I have to call Emma to know what’s up about our arrangements
This dude is not picking his d@mn calls…
I just have two months to spend in this country and all of a sudden this girl has gone into hiding… Maybe she’s a ghøst and is time to start forgetting about her. I thought
Five minutes later his phone rang and is Emma
Hello…. Where are you? Comes Emma’s voice
I’ve been calling you and you refused picking my calls, I replied
I’m sorry man something came up.. Emma said.
What is it, replied Ben curiously.
I saw UC and I have been tracing her up to where she lives, it seems she also works in the same hotel that the r@pped girl is working too
That news lightens my heart and I my heart suddenly leaped for joy
That means they might know each other? Ben asked excitedly
Yah, is possible….. Emma responded
So what’s up, what do we do now, what’s the plan? In fact where are you lemme come there right now… Ben said smiling
I’m on my way home, maybe you should come to the house… Emma responded
OK, I will be there before you even gets home Ben said hurriedly pulling out a jersey from his wardrobe
Okay man, see you then, Emma replied
Yah.. Ben said and drop the call
Yes! Yes! There’s hope and chances of seeing my girl again.Wait! Did I just call her my girl?
Your crazy Bernerd, He said and hit his head, collected his car key and mount down the steps.
Men can’t be predicted at all. Can you just imagine that Ben was trying to forget about this same girl and now look how wild he is excitedly happy just knowing that there might be a link to get to her🤣
Let’s just hope he gets what he seek❣️
(Authors thought✍️
JOSY’S POV
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Is a Sunday and both Josy and UC are off duty.They went to morning mass as early as 5:30 am and returned by 8 am. They were both chit chatting as they both prepared their rice and stew together.
They planned on taking themselves on an outing later in the evening
An hour later, food cooked, they dished it out and ate together thanking God also for bringing them into the month of December
Done eating, they cleared the place and washed the dishes,they started playing ludo and were really enjoying each other’s company when UC recalled her dreams and started narrating it to Josy.
Ehe! Josephine, I just remembered the dreams I had been constantly having for the past weeks now, UC said throwing the dice on the ludo glass.
What’s the dream all about, hope is a good one, Josy’s replied counting her 6’4.
Yah it is o! but it’s a kind of confusing. UC replied, shifting the ludo as she lay on the floor and rest her head on the bed
Wow! That’s a nice one, you know I’m always scared of your dreams because they always comes to pass, in fact you’re gifted in that aspect, So what’s the dreams all about? Josy asked as she equally lay down on the floor with her head on the bed.
Well, I can’t actually recall all right now, because they are no longer fresh. But the crown of it all was that I always sees the both of us getting married at the same time and on the same day, the wedding was a royal and grand one, a lot of people came for the occasion and my son was just too happy as he never leaves the side of his father, he was the page boy though in my own wedding
Wait a minute Josy interrupted….. Your son’s father was the one you were married to in the dream?
Yah he was but… She still wants to say more and Josy cuts in
God is incredible, he is actually trying to pass a message to you oo! Josy said sitting up
What do you mean by that asked the surprised UC
Hmmm! You can’t believe that I had a similar dream last week also, you were doing a grand wedding with Emma your first love and your son was very happy that he has finally found his father.
In that dream I was engaged too but don’t know to whom and was your chief bride of honor too. But the whole thing was that your husband Best man is my husband to be…. A lot of events took place in that dream that I can’t recall all.
Are you serious? UC asked
Of course I am….. But do you still love Emma?
Josy asked looking directly into UC’s eyes
Hmmm! Please let’s continue our game, UC said trying to change the topic
Don’t avoid the question, UC, is high time you tell yourself the truth. If Emma returns and honestly asked for your forgiveness and to marry you will you accept him? Josy asked searching for an answer.
After few seconds of no answer from UC, Josy smiled.
Of course you don’t have an answer for that but your eyes and the rate at which your heart is beating just now said it all. You still loves him very much that’s the reason why you have been turning down the request of every other man, that’s just the simple bitter truth sis. Josy said and started rearranging the ludo seeds.
Just then, UC burst into tears that she has been holding and embraced Josy tightly
He hurts me so much, he left and denied me when I most needed him in my life, I h@të him so much for taking my whole heart, I am caged to him and can’t possibly love any other man except him. I h@të you Emma, just release me and let me move on with my life, give me back my heart so that I will use it to love another man. I h@të him and inasmuch as I h@të him I loves him more, I love him josy! I still love him so much Josy! She cried as she coiled around Josy like a little baby.
Josy hugged her in return and wiped the few tears that has gathered around her own eyes.
Is okay UC, you love him I know that, but I think is high time you forgives him totally and move on with your life. I don’t know if he will resurface but in case he does resurface genuinely and sincerely.
I know is hard but just give him a second chance because your heart only belongs to him please. Josy said as she patted her hair and robs her back.
UC continues to cry hiccupping
BEN’S POV
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Emma and Ben were really in a happy mood as they returned from their morning exercise.
They purposely chooses that area to do their roadwork that Sunday morning not withstanding the fact that it was very far from where they are both living. Their main aim is to see if they will run into UC or Josy and their plans really worked out.
They saw UC and Josy going to church that morning together, both men were overwhelmed with joy because they concluded that is either they are both sisters or very closed friends or they are actually living together and in the same compound.
Their joy knew no bound as they both celebrate their discoveries and tend to embark on a journey they pray it will yield a successful fruit
By 4 pm, I and Emma is already set to UC’s area, we decided that we will get some information about the rãped girl through her since they are both friends
We got to the area and asked some people there about UC luckily they directed us to her house, And we headed the direction and get to the compound we were directed to.
Oh boy, this compound is scary ooo,
How can someone possibly think of living in such a place, I said to Emma who was seriously matching forward to get to ask a woman sitting in the frontage some questions.
Menh! Just forget about the compound for now, let’s achieve what we came for first of all. Emma replied with a choky and harsh voice
I understand his tone, I understand how he is feeling right now, I understand that sense of guilt in his eyes, I understand his pains because he felt his the one responsible for UC’s low life now, I understand everything thing about my friend Emma so I didn’t count it on him.
I just followed quietly behind him without uttering any more words about the environment
Hello good evening ma’am, Emma greeted a young woman feeding her child in front of the compound we were directed to, I greeted her too and the woman raised up her head and responded to our greetings
Please we are looking for one miss Uchechi that leaves here. Emma said to the woman politely.
After a while the woman said there’s no Uchechi that leaves in this compound
But this is where we were directed to, I added
A young girl at about 15 years came out from the room and greeted us, then said to her mother, Maybe is Aunty UC that they are looking for
Yes, they calls her UC too, Emma said immediately.
Oh! OK, I’m sorry, just that no one knows her by Uchechi, we all calls her UC. The woman said smiling
There’s no problem ma, we understand…. I and Emma said in unison.
Another woman emerge from her room and we greeted her as well.
She’s more older than the first woman we met there, Then she said
My son’s, are you sure your are looking for UC or some other person, she asked very curious.
I and Emma was taking aback by the question… What type of question is this? I and Emma looked at each other searching for the right words to use
The woman observing our nervousness smiled and said. My son’s I know you are confused about this question I just asked now, I’m very happy that you came looking for UC, just that I’m very surprised
Yes ooo, I’m equally, surprised too, the younger woman added
I and Emma looked at each other again, and I was forced to ask them
But mama, sorry to ask, why are you people surprised at our visit? I asked them, Yes why the surprise MA, Emma added…. Looking as curious as I am
My son’s you will not understand, Since they have been staying in this compound, no boy has ever come to visit she and her sister before. Those girls are very good good girls, I wish I had unmarried sons, I would have come and married the both of them. The older woman said smiling
Ha mama, you don’t even know these men here and why they came yet. The younger woman said with a warning look on her face as she looks at the older woman.
The older woman seems to understand and composed herself more
Efe, go and check if your aunties are in the house.The older woman commanded the little girl who nodded and started going immediately
Can we follow her? Emma asked them
No! You can’t, the younger woman responded We don’t know your intentions towards them yet she added
She’s right somehow, and we just smiled and nodded in agreement
Ha Efe! have you reached their house just now, What happened? Both women asked in unison.
I was going to their house before I saw them coming out, that’s why I returned
Did you tell them that people are looking for them? Emma asked almost running out of patience.
Don’t worry, they will pass this way, the younger woman said smiling
Emma signed in relief
Take it easy Mr lover boy, I said hitting his shoulder lightly
They are coming, the little girl said pointing at a direction.
Oh my God! My heart wants to fly away and I can also hear the beating of Emma’s heart too. Is tumbling and beating like a village drum.
TBC
