CHAPTER FOUR
1348 Words
“I was just having a rest babe, and my phone rang at midnight". Bryan replies holding his cup firmly and looking directly at her.
“Midnight?.. strange yeah?” Justina responds.
“Yeah.. so strange” he stirs his tea slowly, “I picked, and the caller was unknown, like he did not reveal himself or something“
“What did he say?” Justina asks with a very curious look.
“He mentioned your name, babe,” He says looking straight at her
“As in Justina? My real name?” She asks with a serious look.
“Yeah, he started talking about you, said you will use me and dump me like a piece of rag”
“What?” she exclaims while laughing at loud, “who is this guy? And what is dumping like a piece of rag? This better be some joke, Bryan.” She continues.
“He said you did it to him, babe”
“Who is this ‘him’?”
“He never told me who he was “
“This is a joke “
“It isn’t babe “. Bryan replies with a slightly loud voice, “I had this call by midnight, and that I heard, I heard it. He somehow knows I am dating you, he knows your name, and I cannot understand what is going on. Maybe he is a stalker, a psycho, who is trying to mess with either of us, or a friend of us, trying to play a prank on us. I don’t just know, babe.”
Justina stays silent for a while, looking directly at Bryan. She is angry or very confused and Bryan, on his part, is dying for an answer.
“I think you have successfully messed up my morning because I don’t understand what is going on here, “she tells him as she gestures it in the air.
“Common babe, you know that is not my intention, I just want clarification “
“Clarification of what?”
“I need to know, if.. erm.. there was.. umm. there is..” He stutters.
“Get to it Bryan,” Justina interrupts him in a harsh tone
“Was there someone before me, like someone I should know about?”
“Oh! Someone calls out of the blue by midnight, says some really weird nonsense, and you call me here in this chilly morning, to give you an explanation?”
“Yeah, the call was weird but, you understand where I am going babe” he reaches out for her hand, I cannot just write it off as nothing"
“I don’t know what is going on. There are so many psychos in this city, so I am not aware of any man who will call you by midnight to cry about being dumped like a piece of rag.” She replies to him as she looks away. “There is no man, babe, you are the man I have ever dated in a long time, Alright?”. She assures him.
“Alright, he is just a f*****g psycho who is trying to mess with my heart and my love for you,” Bryan responds with a sheepish smile.
“Yeah, he is an attention-seeking coward. He should come to see us physically if he knows what he’s talking about”
“Yeah, let’s bury the thought of that fool,” Bryan replies while smiling.
“You coming?” Justina asks while sipping her tea.
“Coming where?”
“You forgetful lad,” she replies with a corny smile. “The birthday party of Rachel, my best friend”
“Oh, yeah, of course, sure I will go with you, “he assures her.
They both drink their tea quietly, with different things going on in their mind. Bryan looks up and stares intently at Justina with a romantic smile. Justina blushes, as he reaches out for her palm and kisses it gently.
“You have work today?” Bryan asks quietly.
“No, I want to rest ahead of the party,” she replies.
“That’s good babe”, What do you say we fight this cold together, yeah?
Justina laughs. “What are you talking about?” She asks.
He places his hand on hers."drive to my place, let me make you warm," he says.
“Oh, Bryan..”. She blushes
“Daddy is here”, he drags her up gently, “let’s go get warm”. He says
The strange caller issue still disturbs Justina. She is anxious, and the same is worried. Who is this stranger? How does he know my name? How does he know about my relationship with Bryan? Questions begging for answers continue to rise in her mind. She wants to believe it is just a random obsessed individual who wants to trouble the waters in her relationship, but her heart tells her otherwise. She is closed for the day and drives down to her restaurant. Justina’s restaurant is also in London, and is being managed by her younger sister; Emily.
Emily is a light-skinned gorgeous woman. She is slightly taller than Justina and will be 25 years, old by February of next year. Justina is at her restaurant and walks over to the manager’s office, which is occupied by her sister. She knocks gently, “Come in”, Emily responded with a loud voice from inside the office. “Look at you,” Justina says, smiling at her sister. They both hug passionately. “Big sis..” petting her face, “how are you”. “Girl, I am just living,” Justina responded as she threw herself on the cushion opposite the office desk.
“How has my restaurant been doing?” Justina says, looking at her sister.
“Bigger than the last time you visited.” she sits opposite Justina as she stares at her for a moment. “You look so tired sis, have you been sleeping?”
“These past days have not been easy for me, sis,” Justina puts her head on the desk.
“What is going on? What is happening, Tina? Are you well?” Emily is now concerned and very curious.
“It’s just that,” she hesitates for a while. “Bryan had a call the other day.” She continues.
Justina tells her about the strange caller. She tells her about the conversation that ensued between Bryan and the caller.
“Hold, he knows your name, and also knows you are in a relationship with Bryan?”. Emily interrupts Justina.
“That is the scary part sis, I do not Just think it is a random person” Justina lies back on the cushion and spreads her hands. What if he is the one?"
“C’mon, you better chill”. Emily comes to sit beside Justina. “He would not go that low”. Emily pats her head.
“You do not What you are saying, he did so many horrible things that you do not even know about, he is the caller”. She looks at Emily. “He called Bryan “Justina says.
“It might just be a random obsessed admirer.” She draws closer to Justina.
“I think so too, but it is too clear, it is just too clear,” Justina presses on.
“You do not just assume, sis,” Emily responds as she walks back to her chair. “But does he know? Does Bryan know?”
“No, Emily, that is my fear. I do not just know what to do.” Justina sobs quietly.
“Hey.. hey.. hey, listen,” Emily says, rushing towards Justina. “You will be fine, just relax and think this through”
Justina wipes her eyes with her hands. “It has to happen, once and for all”. She looks directly at her sister." It is time," she says.
“Oh yeah, maybe is high time you spoke”
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