Chapter 12: Chapter 12

Chapter 12.

He walks to the living room, to speak to madam Aliana, I suppose. I decide to make myself busy with cleaning the kitchen and the utensils used for breakfast.

I am starting to catch up.

I wonder why I have to get confused just hours after coming to the city. This guy is wicked because all he has been doing ever since I landed in this city is shadow me.

I roll my eyes when I think that he is bewitchingly handsome and that I have never met a handsome guy like him before. I smile at the fact that I am saying or rather admitting that he is handsome to myself. I know I said Luke was handsome when I first saw him at Tabby’s but Harry here beats him by far. And by far I mean it.

He is handsome.

My mind drifts to Alvin, the guy we schooled with. He was this rude guy, funny and complicated at the same time. Not to mention that he was very handsome and the dream of several girls in the school. He bullied girls and boys but I was lucky I was always in his good book. He never seduced me or anything like that but he also never sat and watched anyone do shit to me. We were friends, real friends and to date, even Tabby, my best friend has never believed that there was nothing like sexual attraction between him and I.

He loved making fun in class but he was always number one and I trailed closely behind him. Many are the times they said Alvin and I cheated. I remember we never sat close to each other but we got similar marks in almost all the subjects. There is never a particular time that he became number two until we were done with high school. His parents spoke well of him, they were better off in life so, he disappeared after school, went to study abroad and I have never had the luxury of meeting Alvin.

‘’I am going to study abroad, sweety.’’ He said one day when I visited him at their home. We were so close and that helped me a lot, especially in my studies.

A tear, a very fat and a warm single tear, rolled down my cheeks. He had told me of him going away but I never thought it would have come that soon. I always knew he would go away but I never thought it would make me feel that untenanted.

He moved close to me when he sensed that I wasn’t responding to him, probably because I was hurting. He pulled me into a hug. Alvin had hugged me before, but that particular one was on another level. It was tighter, comforting, accommodative, and warmer than any other hug ever. I rested my head on his chest, I felt emptier, uninhabited, deserted and a void was digging deep into my heart despite him being there with me. I felt unfilled and I never ever thought that maybe my heart had fallen for him.

‘’Will you ever come back?’’ I asked him with a shaky voice.

He tipped my chin and made me look at him, he let his thumb wipe away the tears gently. For the first time, I realized that he was handsome and I also noticed his big blue eyes that I had never noticed. He blinked severally and I am sure if my eyes never played a trick on me, then his eyes were wet with moisture of tears that he was really working hard in hiding and keeping at bay.

‘’Hey, I will come back, my friend. I will. Trust me.’’ Wow! His voice was deep and sexy. I shook my head when my innate reminded me that I was seeing impossibilities. I smiled at him and he smiled back sweetly and brightly.

I always knew he had dimples but that day, I saw deep and beautifully displayed dimples. I have never been so grateful to God for that guy like I was that day.

He pulled me gently and led me to a couch in his and he followed suit. He sat patiently and looked at me right in the eye. I blushed when his blue eyes burned right inside my heart.

‘’Please,’’ I said looking at him beseechingly. ‘’Don’t go forever.’’ I was heartbroken and lonely the first year and as time goes by, I never forgot him but I decided to be okay with me.

‘’I will. I will come back to you.’’

‘’Promise!’’

‘’I promise.’’

‘’Deal.’’ He looked at me and smiled yet again, that was the best and last smile I saw of him because the next time I saw him, he was sad and was just forcing a smile, to make me feel well maybe. He has never looked for me and at some point, I gave up on thinking that I will meet him again someday.

I miss my friend, Alvin.

I met his parents a few times and they assured me that he was okay. That he was doing well with his studies.

He borrowed his dad’s car and drove me close to home. I was not happy but I had to put up a bright face for him.

A few days later, I couldn’t afford to take him to the airport but he came to say goodbye. It was emotional but we ended up letting go.

I hope he is doing well wherever he is. He must be.

It’s been four years since then and I hope he could still recognize me if we ever meet one day. I used to feel well protected with him and he was the only friend whom mum and dad never complained about. He could come home and we could spend time together, teach me a few tactics of calculating and solving mathematical puzzles.

My heart adored that young man so much, he was really good towards me and most of the time, the other students thought he was sexually attracted to me but he never made any moves and that’s one of the reasons I loved him. Well, like a big brother.

I smile brightly when I think about him, he was like three years older than me but we were in the same class. Trust me, I don’t know where he was when his age mates were going to school. I am not complaining though, having him in that school saved my ass a million times, because he was always there to protect me like an elder brother from predators. Also, those who thought I was his girl only watched me on ‘view sasa’ but never bothered to get any close to me.

‘’I love that smile’’ someone startles me and I jump a little bit. I am so lucky that I don’t drop a plate because I could be in hot soup and that may only mean more blackmails for me.‘’You have been lost in a trail of thoughts for minutes now,’’ he mentions quietly concern obviously covering her face. ‘’Are you okay?’’

‘’Do I look like I need your concern?’’ I ask almost rudely. I wonder why I am being rude to this chap, it is not his fault that I just remembered Alvin. Besides he is madam Aliana’s visitor and this might just earn me a ticket to being fired.

That’s very malicious.

‘’Are you okay?’’ I roll my eyes when he asks that yet again.

‘’I have never been better.’’

‘’Is that because I am taking you out for a walk?’’ I sneer at him.

‘’You wish!’’

‘’Well, I suppose you already know what happens when you don’t come with me for the walk. I don’t need to repeat myself.’’ He says arrogantly making me roll my eyes visibly.

‘’That’s gross, Harrison.’’

‘’What’s gross, Clarita?’’

‘’The fact that you are blackmailing me. Do your worse.’’ He shrugs casually, he’s an idiot because I think he will carry out his threat soon.

‘’Thanks for the advice. Let’s see who wins.’’ He says as he turns on his heels and heads towards the door. I sigh as I make a quick mental note to call him back.

‘’Please wait!’’ I shout with a begging sound at the same time that the door flies open. Janet walks in and she looks like she is lost. She must be wondering how come the guy is all over me. Well, same here, I am bothered too. ‘’I will go on that stupid walk with you, okay Harrison? Happy now?’’ I eye Janet with the side of my left eye and her eyes are automatically wide open.

‘’that’s my girl.’’ He says with a stupid arrogant smirk on his handsome face. ‘’Please don’t use the word stupid on me again, okay?

‘’I am not your girl, okay?’’

‘’Can you please loosen a little? You are clearly so hard on yourself and that’s not even funny.’’ What the heck is wrong with him? Is he some sort of an idiot or something? Why does he want to make me look like some television that he can control remotely?

Janet clears her throat like she is in some sort of a drama competition and we both turn to look at her. ‘’Sir, are you sure you wanna take Clara for a walk?’’ she asks with a smirk on her lips.

‘’Yes, why would you ask me such a question?’’ he is half angry at her but pretending not to be. I can see that clearly because he doesn’t seem to be good at hiding things.

Because I thought that if she is not willing, then I can fill her position and go with you instead. You know she just came from the village and …’’

‘’Shut up!’’ I cower when he shouts at her. ‘’You don’t get to give opinions where I am concerned.’’ Wow! Dude got attitude. But Janet, what’s up with her? Does she think that she can just do things like that? I wonder if she is seeing him for the first time.

‘’Um … I am sorry sir.’’ She stammers and I place my palm over my mouth to stop me from laughing out loud. The flamboyant, ostentatious and buoyant Janet is mumbling and stammering with her words?

Funny!

‘’You better be! How many times have I ever met you here?’’ now I know that he was and is really angry at her. Well, now know also, that she isn’t seeing her for the first time.

‘’I thought …’’ cut off.

‘’Answer my question!’’

‘’A lot of times.’’ Ahem! That’s what I was wondering about.

‘’And you thought if I wanted to ask you to go for a walk with me, then I had to wait until Clarita came here for me to notice that you can go if she doesn’t wanna go?’’ he doesn’t wait for her to respond. He grips my wrist and pulls me towards the living room gently. I am gasping for breath when we get to the living room and madam Aliana raises an eyebrow when she sees my position with Harry.

‘’Everything okay?’’

I nod at her question. ‘’I am stealing Clarita for a few hours and will bring her back.’’

‘’Ooh! Really?’’

‘’Yeah, really.’’

‘’Bring her back in one piece, okay?’’ this is new, I didn’t know that she would let him go with me just like that. I showered when I woke up, so, I put on my shabby and weary sandals. I hope I manage to purchase new ones when I get my first paycheque.

‘’You okay? You look pissed.’’ That’s madam Aliana to Harry and he shakes his head.

‘’A little bit, but I will be alright.’’

‘’Okay, see you seen.’’

‘’Sure.’’ He responds nonchalantly and he leads me out of the house. As we walk out, I am desperately hoping that he doesn’t have any ill motives towards this.

He opens the front door of his ornate and plush car. Honestly speaking, I don’t feel worthy going into the car but hey, he thinks I should sit there so, I do it.

He walks to the other side fast, almost running. He opens the door and comes in. he makes himself comfortable. I have no idea that his big brown eyes are on me until I lift up my face to look at him.

He’s making a sheep’s eye at me.

‘’Stop ogling! It’s …’’ he cuts me off.

‘’You are so ravishing and prepossessing.’’ I blush at the mention of his words. ‘’Buckle up.’’ I know what that means, I don’t know how to do it and that’s dicey, sticky and mortifying.

He doesn’t look like he’s judging me.

He’s never done it before.

He moves closer to me. His eyes are not dodgy at all. They are boring into my face with focus, I close my eyes in anticipation of whatever comes forth. He is so close that’s his breathing is fanning my faces. I feel movements and when I open my eyes, he licks his lower lips sensually, then he clips my belt and goes back to his position.

He buckles up and pulls out slowly.