MY BESTIE & I.
11.
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©️✍️Sha Ron ✍️✔️
“Mother, this is Henry” I said foolishly, who told me she doesn’t know? ?
Henry stretched out his hand for a shake “good evening ma, pleased to meet you again”
“What makes you think I would want to shake that hand? Henry or wh@tëver you call yourself, let this be the first and last time you would lay those filthy hands on my daughter! As you can see, she is not your level anymore!!”
My mother shouted at him and he only stood from foot to foot as if he’s not the one being talked to “Mother, you are embarrassing me!”
I tried to calm her so she would see that she has caused a scene on her husband’s burial because of something that took place years back.
“You are the one embarrassing yourself! After many years of being outside this country, you still don’t have common sense!”
“Mom?!” I lost it, I didn’t believe my mother wouldn’t blink an eye before she talks to me anyhow because I talked to him.
Someone who was her favorite before, a guy who I would swear made me because if he hadn’t, I would never have made them proud.
That am brilliant and I know how to do many things which she boasts about is all because of him.
Now, dad is dead and she can’t let by gone be by gone!
“You are raising your voice at me? That’s wonderful! You deserve an accolade for ruining your father’s burial!!”
I couldn’t bear to listen to her anymore, I ran inside my always welcoming bedroom and wished the ground would split into two parts and swallow me.
I didn’t know how the rest of the burial was finished, I only came out to the garden in the middle of the night to take fresh air and forget all that ever happened.
My mother must probably be depressed seeing that her husband just died and I can’t blame her, me or him.
“You haven’t changed”
I heard his voice behind me and I turned to look at him “you are still here?” I asked, I wasn’t surprised.
“I know you love night airs” he took my hand into his “I was the one who catches cold first and runs inside, but you never did”
I smiled at the memories that his words brought back to my mind, “I think I have changed, you said that someday years back, remember?” I reminded him that I was once a tomboy.
“No matter how you look, you still look the same in my eyes, has she gone to sleep?”
“Who?”
“Mom”
“Oh…yeah, think so”
“Sorry for your loss”
“It’s okay, he’s resting in the bosom of the Lord”
“Yes, and sorry I brought my bad luck to his burial” he said grunting.
He meant what happened earlier and I simply went silent because I heard the pain in his voice and that brought back the memories of him in the hospital.
“Yvonne?” He cupped my face when I avoided looking at his face, I couldn’t stop a tear from rolling down my cheek.
“I was really sad when I woke up at the hospital and you weren’t beside me because it was your voice that called me back, I thought I would never see you again”
“Does it matter?” I asked him swiping at my face, why am I so emotional?!
“Yvonne, I heard everything you said that night and all I wanted was to stand on my feet and show you how to love”
I raised a brow at him “forget about those words, I only wanted you to be okay”
“No! I know you think I don’t love you, because I had a girlfriend and everything that happened…am not dumb Yvonne, I was stupid enough to think that you don’t deserve someone as poor as I am”
I mopped at him and allowed him to say everything, it was kinda hard for him to say and hard for me to believe it’s true.
“I had loved you from the very beginning, it was my mistake to run away from the truth because I believed the rich is meant for the rich, I took into that girl because I believed she was my class”
He looked into my eyes and twitched his mouth sadly “I was stupid and maybe I was right, but that night, I regretted it because I had hurt your feelings, but truly, I didn’t know you would want to accept someone like me”
“Shut up” I placed my finger on his lips “you aren’t stupid, you were doing what you thought was right, It was I who couldn’t stop my heart, I should have told you and maybe, all this wouldn’t have happened”
“You know, I know your handworks when I see it and I’m forever indebted to you” he said dropping a kiss on my palm.
“What are you talking about?”
“The hospital bills and the house” he said and I faked a surprise look. It’s a bad thing he sees through me.
“It wasn’t me… seriously…jeez, how did you even know?”
“Because I know you, only I didn’t know you love me and I won’t allow such an important thing skip my mind again” he kissed me on my forehead.
Pink colours rose to my cheeks “wait! Are you hitting on me?” ??☺️
“Is it working?” He flirted running his finger on my lips.
“Kiss me”
He kissed me on my right cheek “no, my lips” I told him.
“You are not ready for that” he said laughing as he stood up “I might not let you go back inside if I do”
“Then, talk about your work, have you opened your own shop?” I tried changing the subject to get my mind off his lips as I licked mine.
“Yes…but, I’m just managing it” he shrugged.
“Then, you will show me around tomorrow. It has really been a while here!”
“No problems, her Majesty! What else would you want me to do before going?”
“Mmm… nothing. Goodnight”
When I stood up to leave, he held me back “Thank you so much, Yvonne, I don’t know what would have become of me if I didn’t have you”
“Thank God, dear, He knows why everything happened like that”
“I love you” he said the three words that made my heart yawn for his touch, and I saw his head bending downwards. No doubt he was gonna kiss me and he did.
“I love you too, Henry, you don’t know how much…” I replied between kisses.
“I’m sorry for keeping you waiting all this while, I thought I had lost you out of foolishness” he said sadly lifting his face an inch from mine.
“You would never loose me because am not going anywhere again, I will go wherever you lead, come rain, come shine” I promised him as I went on tiptoe to kiss his lips again.
“I think we still have our parents to deal with now” he said again worriedly.
“Well… your parents aren’t the problem, I think my mom is” I said rolling my eyes “especially now that she is morning my dad”
“I think we should keep this a secret until she gets in good shape and is ready to accept me back because I would want us to get married this year”
“What? I don’t remember you asking me to marry you!” I said playfully and he lifted me off the ground.
“I don’t need to ask you”
“Why the rush? It’s already September, how many months is there in this year, we should, but next year will be fine”
“Then, it will be on your birthday. Okay?”
“Okay, put me down jhoor!”
“Don’t you like me carrying you?”
“No, I am very heavy and I…”
“Am not complaining! I will take you to your bedroom”
“My mother…”
He took a deep breath and kissed me goodbye in front of my door “Dream about us!”
I expected him to turn around and start going but he stood there staring at me”what?”
“Can’t I look again? Go inside first” he joked.
“No…you first”
“Who used to say ladies first? You right? Let me be your night watchman, go in”
Who leaves first, seeing each other after many years, I swear I would want to look at him for decades to come and I won’t ever get tired of the sight of him…
But I still have to go inside because he remains a very stubborn fellow. ?
