Chapter 42: Chapter 42

I was so happy when Michael said he wasn't breaking up with me, and since then I've also tried to avoid David at all cost and so far, it has been successful.

"How's things with Michael?" Comfort asked one evening as she prepared for her date with George.

"Fine, he didn't bring up what David did and I personally think he pretends it didn't happen." I told her.

"I didn't expect that from David, I mean I know he likes you but I didn't think he'd go to that extent." She said, as she applied lipstick to her lips.

Since the day Emily came around, she insisted we take her make up kits since we did not have any .... Hence the reason we have lipstick and other makeup stuff.

"Me too, I was shocked that he'd do something like that, but I guess he's just lucky Michael didn't break up with me." I said.

Comfort was ready for her date, and since they agreed to meet at a restaurant, I saw her off to the bus stop where she'll take a bus to her destination.

But as I got back to the compound, I saw the same person I was avoiding sitting outside, and I attempted to walk past him.

"I'm sorry, Precious, I didn't know why I did it but I'm sorry." He said, making me stop in my tracks.

"I thought if I kissed you, you'll realize you probably liked me too and I got carried away with that thought and I let it control me." He continued, as my silence gave him a chance to keep talking.

"I really don't want to talk to you." I told him, desperate to be out of there.

I knew that the more I stood there, I would eventually forgive him but I didn't want to…at least not yet.

"I know, but I just want to tell you that I'm sorry, and I'll like us to go back to being friends even if we have to take it slow." He suggested.

"I'll think about it, but I can't promise you anything." I replied. This is something I couldn't help myself with, always forgiving because of how pitiful they make themselves look.

"I'll take what I can get, at least it's not a no." He said.

I didn't answer, I just walked back to the room still surprised that he actually apologised after all this while.

Michael had work today, and I didn't want to disturb him. I started thinking about David's apology, did he really mean it or was he just saying it?

"But he looked sincere enough." My brain argued, and it was true.

"Maybe I should just forgive him because two wrongs don't make a right." I reasoned internally.

When I didn't know what else to do, I decided to take a stroll to clear my head seeing that I was less busy and there was no one to talk to.

As I got outside, I saw many of the traders who make sales in the night setting everything up and when I got to the woman who sold beans, I got tempted so instead of my stroll it turned into a buy beans mission.

"Precious, is that you?" A voice I was unfamiliar with asked.

"I'm sorry, do I know you?" I asked, trying to remember where we've met before.

"You don't remember me?" He asked, looking surprised that I didn't recognize who he was.

"If I did, I wouldn't be asking questions, would I?" I thought, rolling my eyes.

"I can't remember where we met." I told him and at this point, I wanted to be anywhere but here.

The more I looked at him, the more he began to look familiar but I couldn't place where I'd seen him before and he didn't make any attempt to tell me who he was.

"Where do you know me from, sir?" I asked, but instead of answering he smiled at me.

He was starting to look like a creep and I wished I had just sat in the room and waited for comfort to come back.

"Where's the fun in that, you have to guess." He said.

It was my turn to buy something, so I quickly handed the money over to the woman but before she could collect it he paid for it.

"I can pay for it sir." I said, since he'd refused to tell me who he was.

"Oops, I already paid for it and you've really become more beautiful than before." He said

I should take that as a compliment but it didn't sound like one to me. As I was about to ask who he was again, his phone rang and when he saw the caller his smile widened.

Our smile should make us more attractive, but his smile was far from making him attractive instead it made him look creepy.

"I was probably overthinking it, and he might just be playing games with me seeing that he even paid for my food." I concluded.

"Thank you sir." I told him as I collected the food from the woman.

"Oh, it's fine Precious and I hope to see you soon." He said.

"Aren't you going to tell me how you know my name?" I tried again.

"Maybe I will. Stay safe." He advised and took his leave without buying anything for himself.

"That wasn't creepy at all." I thought as I headed back to the house but looking back at intervals.

Comfort was still not back and my appetite was lost as I kept thinking about the man.

"Probably he saw me at De ultimate, oh that should be it." I thought after a while.

Even though I was totally not convinced, it looked like a logical explanation for who the man is and to calm me down.

I didn't know any of Michael's friends except Noah and I could only think of one thing.

"I hope it's not what I'm thinking?" I asked no one in particular, and at the same time the door opened.