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cracking the defence wall

chapter 10

I came back home much earlier from work,the intention is to try and have more time with her,if possible push a little to see if she can open up to me, on getting home,shade was still on the bed,very unkempt meaning,she has not taken her bath,shade you have not taken your bath since morning,she nodded,why...seeing that there was no need for that question,see ,you can't continue like this,right now I want you to get up,go into that bathroom and take your bath and I am sure you have not eaten as well,go and take your bath while I fix food for us to eat, without any word,she stepped down from the bed and entered the bathroom.

Within the next forty-five minutes,food was ready, I had stew in the fridge, I only had to boil white rice,as we were eating quietly,I tried to make her more relaxed by initiating convos,my stew is cooked with only fish I hope you can manage it,she smiled,you cook very well, someone is trying to flatter me, no , it's not flattering,the stew is tasty honestly, I am glad you like it,she smiled and continued eating,after we are done eating,she tried to clear the floor,I stopped her,relax I am on duty today,she went up the bed while I cleared the plates.

When I came back we had a lengthy discussions touching many aspects,celebrity gossips, surprisingly,she doesn't know much about celebrities, politics and sports where she showed so much knowledge,telling me so much that I didn't even know,we had discussion until we dozed off, within days ,we had become good friends but unfortunately for me ,she is an opposite of what I expected which made feel safe with her,unlike most rich men daughters who are usually spoilt beyond repair,she was homely, humble, in short, she's a hundred yards wife material ,a very bad sign for me and just like I feared,the feelings started building rapidly.

As days runs into weeks,the feelings continued to pile up, being someone who was forced into finding comfort being alone, I preferred that life style because of my weakness in trusting easily and falling in love fast ,my vow never to do this has just being broken, probably I was caught in this love web again by how she responds to me,

It was a relief when she informed me she wants to return home after three weeks, not that I was happy she's leaving but the fight to suppress the feelings in me was getting unbearable,we became too close that she was equally exhibiting signs of feeling the way I do,we were sleeping in each other's arms,joke together,cook together that I became used to her, she thanked me for healing her and taking care of her then presented the sum of two hundred thousand naira to me as appreciation which I turned down despite her strong appeal that it was not payment but a sincere gift from her heart.

The night before the morning she would go was a quiet one, everyone staying on their own, it was then that I knew I have gone far in love with her,in a bid to conceal my state,I woke up very early prepared for work without saying a word to her ,I should have listened to the warning,now I am back to where I belong agony and misery .