Chapter 24: Chapter 24

"Sir Rolland you need to leave that room, you haven't eaten all day! please take something" Maryam said but of course she wasn't expecting any response whatsoever.

"Hmmm... Ethan please, you're only gonna be hurting yourself if you keep starving, you ain't even sure if this lady or woman you saw is Nuella" she continues.

"Alright Ethan I'll be going grocery shopping, I can't say I'll be back soon, so please help yourself in the kitchen I made your favorite..!" Maryam said she waited for some time to see if he came out or said something but he didn't, she sighed before turning her back to walk out the room.

I could hear her close the door from where I laid on the bed comfortably, my head ached so much, I lay down my face towards the ceiling, I followed the ceiling fan, I really needed to take a shower.

The whole house was so quiet even as I walked I could hear the old wood of the house crack and begged for repair.

I walked into the bathroom topless taking my tooth brush and pasted it and before the blink of an eye I was done.

"I should really have a bath" my cracked male voice said to absolutely no one but me, yes me in the mirror, I stared at myself for a while and I really looked messed up, the baggy black skin around my eyes could tell.

I hurriedly took a fresh bath and it felt so good, I went straight to my standing mirror to see how much weight I've lost.

I sighed, walking straight to my wardrobe I took out a pair of Nike joggers to put on. "Knock knock.." The old creaky door spoke.

"Is anyone home" the person at the door called out.

Must be someone who's lost, I wasn't expecting anyone and Maryam said she would be coming in late, so yes the person must be lost.

"Knock Knock" the person kept knocking.

The person might be a stranger, I should probably just tell the person but what if it's not a stranger, just to be safer ? I said and took out my gun under my bed and walked quietly towards the door.

"Knock Knock" the sound from the banging door.

I unlocked the lock on the door and peeped to see who it was. My gun was already set on fire, it was a lady, she seemed harmless, she was faced back so I couldn't see her face. I think she was trying to call someone.

She was talking about not being able to reach the client that wanted to re_decorate, the minute she was done talking to the person on the phone, she walked towards the window to peep but I don't think she could see me, so she probably gave up because she was walking towards her car now.

I immediately threw the gun in my hand under the couch and opened the door. "Hello" I called her.

She was so quick to turn back, she Immediately walked towards me and smiled, it was her again. It was the same woman I met in the coffee store I froze.

"HI Mr Rolland" she said smiling so widely at me and I couldn't help it, I couldn't help myself.

"My name is Cecilia... Cecilia Alessandro" she said stretching her hands in the form of a hand shake, I couldn't move for a while before returning her friendly hand shake.

"I've been out here for some while and I called but there was no answer" she said as I made way for her to enter the house.

"Anyways I should probably get to work, do you mind showing me where you want me to start" she asked but my tongue was probably cut off, I immediately became dumb.

"Hello Mr Rolland are you okay" she gently taped me. "Uhmmm..." I said stupidly.

"Hahaha... It's fine Mr Rolland, I'll just take a look at the house myself" she said.

I watched her scan the house from top to bottom, I quietly followed her, I watched her take notes of things that are need to be done, she was done from Maryam's room and was walking up stairs when I realised she was not supposed to enter my room because of all the pictures of her are still hanging on my room wall.

"Ahhhh"l hurriedly ran to catch up with her.

" You should skip this room"I told her and without much conversation she agreed and told me what would be needed and how long it might take to get everything fixed.

With time we started having pretty good conversations and when she said she was hungry I offered to get her something to eat from the kitchen, she refused a few times but I persuaded.

And in slow motion, She kept smiling at me and oh.. Her smile hasn't changed a bit and the eye.. The eye contact between us was a bigger connection between us. We had some funny

moments when we were together and she wasn't comfortable with me walking around the house topless. I had to wear something like she said.

"So Mr Rolland that would be all for now, I'll start tomorrow if that is OK by you" she said sheeply.

"Uhuh, that's fine" I said plainly.

"Alright Mr Rolland..."she said but was interrupted by me. " Ethan.. Ethan is just fine Cecilia "I told.

" Oh wow, that is really strange, my five year old son bears the same name" she said and immediately I froze, my eyes wide open,my lips went dry and my throat blocked, I could hardly breathe.

I watched her wave me goodbye as she entered her car and zoomed off.

I collapsed on the couch next to me. My knee already failed me. I needed air. This wasn't just a coincidence. This was fate and I heard this strong feeling. I could feel it right inside my blood.

If she was Nuella or not I needed to know.