Chapter 35: Chapter 35

Chapter 35

I frown and feel a bit cold when he withdraws from the kiss. I touch my lips my eyes protracted on him yearningly and longingly and when he licks his lips sensually, I blush. I have no idea why but I do.

He doesn’t say a word to me. He just looks at me making me feel guilty.

‘’What?’’ I ask imperturbably

He smiles before he responds. ‘’Nothing.’’

‘’And?’’

‘’Let’s go to the car,’’ he orders and I can’t help but follow him. He gets a few notes from his wallet and drops them carelessly on the table. His long arm spirals my waist securely. A few people are looking at us, probably wondering how a refined young, and handsome guy like him is walking with a lady who undoubtedly isn’t of his class.

He opens the door when we get to the parking lot and stays patient as I go in. I settle on the seat and clasp my seat belt. He thuds the door and walks really fast to the driver’s seat after giving me a feathery kiss on my forehead.

‘’Seat belt!’’ I say jokingly making him chuckle but he goes ahead and does it before pulling out of the parking lot smoothly.

For some unknown reason, I am happy and feeling gratified. I thought I’d be able to resist but clearly, based on the ongoing excitement, I will not manage to do it.

Coming to the city has made me see a lot and in the process, I have learned a lot. I haven’t forgotten what brought me here. I will still do it with much focus.

He reaches for my hand with his free hand and I don’t protest. I let him. He interweaves our fingers and if the leaping of my heart is anything to go by, then I may be in love with him, no doubt. I don’t wanna rush anything though, I will take my sweet time and if he feels like I am wasting his time, then he can match away. I roll my eyes at that. Who the hell am I kidding? Let him walk away?

‘’I love you, Clarita. I know I may not even be the right person for you but my heart is leaping with joy because you are right here. With me and ready for me. I may be doing a little or completely nothing close to what you expect but I know I will learn slowly and perfect myself as time goes by.’’

I totally don’t respond to him. I snub him because I don’t wanna tell him how much I love him too. Not now. His speed is medium and there is completely no music. The verdant conurbation we’re passing through is quiet and the only thing that can be heard in the midst of the silence is our heartbeats. ‘’Harrison?’’

‘’Yes, Clarita?’’

‘’What exactly do you want with me?’’

‘’I want to marry you, love you, ask you to sire kids for me and be there for you always. It may sound cliché but I want to grow old beside you, make sure that you do the same too and write a story of our lives someday, leaving history behind.’’ I smile with him as he does the same.

‘’Do you think your mama will agree to such madness?’’

‘’Are you honestly calling me marrying you a madness?’’ he asks faking hurt, his hand leaves mine and it goes straight to the position of his heart.

‘’Not exactly but you and I already know how she feels about me so, I can imagine how she’ll feel if you decide to marry me.’’

‘’I don’t give a hoot about what she likes and what she doesn’t like baby, I already love you enough for two. In fact, I do love you enough for the entire city.’’ He says with a smile. ‘’Actually, I meant to say that I love enough for the entire universe. Whoever feels like disliking you can kiss their bottoms, okay?’’ I frown.

‘’Watch your language, Harrison.’’

‘’Sure, Beautiful.’’

I smile. These are some of those lies that people tell and after listening to them and doing some research, you find out that it is complete bullshit.

He pulls up at Aliana’s and kisses me on the forehead before reminding me that I don’t and cannot open doors when I am with him.

He holds my hand and leads the way to the house, Aliana and Janet aren’t in the purlieu when we walk in so, we walk straight to the bedroom.

My bedroom, the one we share with Janet is neatly arranged. I left it neat but it is neater. I want to take a shower but I will definitely not do it when Harrison is still here.

We both prop on the edge of my bed, Harry makes sure that he sits closer to me. I don’t know why he hasn’t left yet.

‘’Are you not working today?’’ he shakes his head. I take an off when I want to. Dad usually allows me several days to rest. My job is a complicated one so, taking an off as frequently as possible is allowed.

Also, it’s a personal business that is standing on good feet financially.’’

‘’Wow! I hope I get to start a business in the city one day.’’

‘’You will,’’ he tells me calmly. ‘’Hey, I realized that you were picking nice dresses in the mall. I liked your choices.’’

I blush when I remember I tried so many beautiful designer dresses but didn’t buy even a single one of them. Anyway, I am going to have my own collection sooner rather than later.

‘’I need to do some work, Harry. Janet must be really mad at me for not being the best person ever. I walk around with you like a rich bastard which I am not.’’ He gives me a beam.

‘’You are richer than most of these people you see around. You don’t have to have much money to be rich. In your case, you are rich in character and I love it that way.’’

I walk to my closet. ‘’Get out, I want to wear my uniform and go to the kitchen. I know there is a lot of work waiting for me in there.’’ He smiles when I tell him that.

‘’So, do it! You know very well that you are not supposed to fear when you are with me, right?’’ a slight smirk codes his beautiful kissable lips and I absently lick my lips.]

‘’Will you get out or should I be the one to go? Ooh! Wait, I can go do it in the bathroom and leave you seated there like a zombie.’’ I tell him authoritatively and he chuckles melodramatically.

‘’I didn’t know that you, my Clarita could be such a little bossy thing. I love the bossy you more.’’ He says jokingly and I smile opening the closet absently.

‘’You got to be kidding me!’’ I tell no one in particular when my eyes land in the closet and I see what is inside it. Normally I only have like three or fewer dresses in here. There are a bunch of them well and tidily arranged in here.

‘’Harrison!’’ I call startling him. He is jiggling apprehensively with his fingers. I have no tiniest idea why he had to go through the trouble.

‘’Clarita,’’ he calls me back gently.

‘’You know this is wrong, right?’’

‘’What is wrong, baby?’’ he says standing up on his feet and walking towards me in sure steps.

‘’Why did you buy them?’’

‘’What is wrong with me having bought those dresses for the woman I love so much? The only woman who has ever made me feel good and valuable?’’ I sigh audibly.

‘’You shouldn’t have bothered. You literally spent a whole fortune on these dresses. Who the hell does that?’’ I ask him feigning hurt.

The truth is, I really loved these dresses and when he never insisted on buying them after I said no to the offer, I felt bad but hey, this was so thoughtful of him a nice surprise id deed.

‘’I, Clarita. Can do this and much more for her, the woman I truly love and treasure so much.’’ I shake my head unbelievably when my eyes move to the lower part of the closet and I see all the pairs of shoes that I had tried. They are expensive and elegant.

‘’How did you do this?’’ I ask him curiously.

‘’I am so sorry to tell you this, someone was following us secretly, so she picked all the dresses we had liked and ...’’

‘’We? Did you also like them?’’

‘’Your taste is great. I literally like everything that you chose earlier. You are sweet and everything that concerns you is unique and valuable. I will go back and pay soon as I leave you to go back to your work, okay?’’ I nod. I am losing the battle.

This guy is tempting me. These were way too expensive but he went ahead and bought them.

‘’You shouldn’t have bothered, Harrison.’’

‘’You are welcome and just so you know, it wasn’t a bother, Clarita. Now, can you do me a favour?’’ I roll my eyes secretly.

‘’I am listening,’’ I tell him without interest.

‘’Please accept these clothes as a present from me, okay? I didn’t mean to offend you by buying the clothes behind your back. I will really be happy if you accept them. If you don’t, I will feel really bad.

Please!’’

Harrison and please! That’s a shocker.

‘’Okay, but if you ever wanna do such a thing to me again, consult me.’’

‘’Why? When the best you will do is say no?’’

‘’Wow! You know me that well?’’

‘’Even more.’’ He says moving closer and he holds me then pulls me closer to him. ‘’Don’t be mad at me, I thought I would make you happy but clearly that was a wrong move. Sorry.’’ He says gently and my heart hops foolishly.

Weeks later

It’s been a while since I saw Harrison. Ever since he bought me several clothes he has been busy. Or maybe he must be avoiding me or something.

I wake up feeling lazy. I miss him. I walk to the bathroom and decide to chill under the shower. I know he said he loved me but does being away for weeks justify that is that the best way to show love? Anyway, I am bound to find out about that someday.

That particular day, he went away saying he was going to pay for the dresses. What could have happened? I cannot call him, I cannot look for him because I do not wanna bump into his mum. I don’t wanna ask anyone because a village girl looking for someone like him, the Greek god? It doesn’t make sense at all.

I hope he wasn’t angry or even mad at me when he left here. I miss him and right about now, I make a mental note, I will tell him that I love him the moment I see him. Well, if he ever comes back. He deserves to know, right?

I have been focused on my job more and I am really enjoying it but I think it’s more fun when Harrison is around. He should come back here I swear.

Janet wasn’t in her bed when I woke up. She might have grown up in a well off family but she is one of the simplest people I have ever seen. She is doing this job wholeheartedly, she loves her job so much that I admire her.

I love, I really do love hard-working people.

‘’Clara! ‘’ Janet calls startling me from my trail of thoughts.

‘’Yeah,’’

‘’What are you doing in there?’’

‘’Taking a bath, why?’’

‘’You have been in there for abnormally longer. Why do you want to do that to yourself?’’ ‘’Do what?’’

‘’Lose yourself in thoughts. Are you okay?’’

‘’No,’’

‘’What’s up?’’

‘’You!’’

‘’Me? What have I done?’’

‘’Mind your own business and I will be okay, okay?’’

‘’Silly! Someone is here to see you.’’ My heart leaps with joy. I have expectations and I desperately hope that I am right.

‘’Who?’’ I ask anxiously.

‘’Do you really wanna know?’’ I roll my eyes at that.

‘’I think I do.’’ I say gently.

‘’I am minding my own business right now so, I totally have no idea.’’ She says quietly and I know she smirks because I can sense it.

‘’Good girl, I like it that way,’’ I tell her jokingly. Or should I say I lie noticeably. ‘’I will be out shortly.’’ ‘’Okay,’’ she says and I hear the annoying clicks of her footsteps disappear.

The only people who could come here to see me are either Tabby or my long lost friend, Harrison. Who amongst them is here? I’ll go for the latter. I smile when I think of Harry being here.

I walk out of the bathroom after rinsing my body really quickly because I literally cannot wait to see who is here. My towel wrapped around my body. I expect the person waiting for me to be in the living room but no.

I am surprised to find Harrison lying in my bed on his back facing the ceiling. I turn on my heels swiftly and am about to start walking back to the bathroom when his voice stops me