It Was Impossible Not To Fall In Love

Chapter Five

"Did you manage to find Ms Anderson?" Mr Patton asks as I hand him the documents from the printer.

It's a Monday. Thank God I woke up feeling a whole lot better than the previous days. After confirming that I found Ms Anderson I head to my sit and do my job. I stand up to Mr Patton's table, I decide that I am going to tell him about my pains cause continue working for him he has to know so that someday when I can't report in he doesn't think I am making excuses

"Do you have a moment" I ask. He says "yes Tali, talk"

"Okay firstly I'd like to apologise for the Saturday incident. I just didn't know how to tell you that I am sick" he interrupts me

"So you finally found about your pregnancy" he says with a serious face

I laugh. "You sure want me to be pregnant and no I am not. Thing is I am a woman and on my "days" I get to have very bad pains that I sometimes can't walk or I just throw up"

"Oh. Have you consulted about it?" He asks. I thought he wouldn't understand when I say "days" but here he is understanding every word I said.

"Yeah at first I did but they kept going on and on. I was told I can't use any type of contraceptives that stop the....cause they are going to be bad" I explain. "And another thing I am scared cause you know when you are sick and end up being diagnosed with other things so I just stopped consulting" I add

"Don't you think consulting will help you with treatment that is possible" He asks. He is making a valid point but still I am not ready for all that.

We end up talking about other things concerning law and public relations. I stand up to fetch my lunch. Mr P said he is not hungry. This man and not eating but I noticed that he doesn't eat mostly on Tuesdays or Thursdays.

After lunch I proceeded on my work. It's knock off time. I have to pass through the mall for essentials that I need, so I start there. I walk to the store to get myself an air cooler for the lounge because the heat is unbearable. As I move to the kitchen staff aisle. I see one of the people I never wish to see ever in my life, my ex (Adam) hand in hand with some girl. It's not his wife, so he couldn't keep her or he's cheating like he did with me.

I move faster so that he doesn't notice me. It's almost 4 years since he got married and he never reached out to send me an apology. Nothing, not even a letter. I continue with my shopping and drive home. I pack everything where it needs to be. I get in my room and head to the shower. After I am done with everything I go eat.

Today is Friday and I am meeting up with my varsity friends, Azania and Daniella. I am at the office doing my work, it's 11 am and Mr P is not here. I wonder where he at? Or maybe I should call him and ask if he is clocking in today? I mean I am his PA and supposed to know right?

His phone rings and no luck of him picking up. Maybe I should hang up and continue with my job.

"Tali" he says as I was about to drop. Wait is he sleeping at this time?

"Hi Mr Patton. I wanted to ask if you had a meeting in the morning since you haven't clocked in at work and also I needed your signature on the court papers" I say in rather a quick way

"I can clock in at my company at whatever time I want to Talitha and it's none of your business to want to know about my whereabouts ok. I'll sign the papers when I come to work" he says before hanging up the phone. I am the one who called!!

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Mr Dlomo was still in bed at 3 pm he didn't bother waking up and going to eat. He is wallowing into grief. Nine years ago he lost his wife 5 days after she gave birth to their precious daughter. The cause of her death was because of negligence of doctors who helped her give birth. He sued the hospital after a year and they started taking the matter serious two years back. Today is her death anniversary and he still hasn't found a way to let her go.

She was his first love if guys do have that and it's not been easy especially raising his daughter alone. He sometimes resent her cause she reminds him of his wife. Ariana's behaviour and style is totally her mom's but the looks are him.

The past few days he has been having dreams whereby he is with some woman and he would not feel comfortable about. He feels like he is cheating on his wife but sees her smiling on both of them in that dream. He has never been into a serious relationship after the wife. He tried several times but failed as he would sometimes call the other women her name or expect them to be like her.

As he is sitting on the bed his thoughts eat him hard especially about how he lashed out on Talitha "She was concerned about you dumb ass" his thoughts. He picks up his phone up and try call her to apologies for the way he spoke earlier on. It rings answered. "Damn it Talitha you are supposed to answer your phone at all times" he says.

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As soon as I put my things on the kitchen counter I start to cook. I feel tired but I can't cancel on our girl's night, they will be here in an hour.

I settle in making rice, mix vegetables, potato salad and lettuce. I am going to grill wors, chicken and pork. After I am done I head to my room to shower, I wear my Pj's and sleepers. I wait on the meat. These two are late late. My phone rings.

"Hey baby" I answer

"How are you and how is my man" Anita asks. You know I sometimes wonder where is Max when she's busy talking about another man.

I chuckle. "Really did you call to ask how I am or particularly about your undying crush" I ask flipping the meat.

"To ask about you of course but since you are connected to my person why not?" she says. I laugh

"Mxm I wouldn't even bother asking about that arrogant ass of a boss hey" I tell

"Okay I sense some tension. What happened?" she asks.

I tell her about my concern of him not coming to work and how he just became rude and told me how to get off. "Mxm the arrogance in that man" I conclude

"Yoh sorry babe. Maybe he was not in a good space" Anita says.

"I get that Anita but couldn't he just say I am busy with something instead of the rubbish he said..." I ask furiously. It's only now I realise that I am actually mad at him for talking to me like that. I was just asking like someone who knows at least quarter of his life.

We continue talking with my sister and she says I must not take it to head maybe my boss is having a lot to deal with. Yeah we all do and we don't just lash out on people. Just two days ago I saw my ex and I didn't take my frustration on anyone instead I went to get a d**k to release and I was okay. Why can't he just f**k his wife or baby mama or his side chick and be okay. Nxl

I have missed calls from my boss. I will call him later I don't have his time now. If it's work related I will clock in Monday like he said. My friends are already here and we have downed two bottles of wine over a movie (About Last Night)

"How is it that you always manage to keep your house this clean Litha" Daniella says as she takes out snacks

My house is in order that I give it up to me shame. Everything is where it needs to be and neatly so. The thing is I am a neat freak and I like clean spaces.

"Because I leave alone I guess" I answer to Daniella's question.

"Mxm even in our bedrooms you used to make us organise the space what are you trying to say" Azania says rolling her eyes at me. The wine is doing the things I see.

"Yeah because you guy's bedrooms were a mess and you would want me to sit with yall so I couldn't keep up" I say, pouring more wine. I am already drunk but hey who's watching.

I decide to call my rude ass boss and ask him what he wanted earlier on cause it was past my working hours even though he's allowed to call and ask about work staff. I roll my eyes as it rings.

"Who are you calling Tali" Azania asks

"My boss" I answer Azania. I hear a 'Hello' on the line.

"Hi Travis. I saw your missed call and I am sorry for not picking up in time" I mumble on the phone

"What if it was work related Talitha is this the right time to get back to me huh" he ask irritated

"Umhhh you are shouting and I just apologised for not taking your calls Travis" I say brushing my forehead not to pass out. I am sloshed

"What am I supposed to do? Talitha laugh huh. Laugh at the fact that you are putting my company in jeopardy. You want me to laugh well haha-haha Talitha. I fucken sent you emails and you didn't respond. Are you tired of working huh?" He lashes out.

Shit!! I am in trouble but also why am I crying. I sniff one more time and try to talk but fail to. The line goes quite for some time.

"Tali are you crying? Look I am sorry for lashing out on you. And I am sorry for answering you the way I did earlier on. I shouldn't have. I mean you were concerned about my absence. I am sorry" he says with sincerity in his voice.

"You shouldn't have Travis. I am you PA for crying out loud and I am supposed to know if anything is going on so to report to your clients but you just had to shout at me for calling you like what the f**k dude" I lash out crying in between and I feel the urge to vomit I run to the bathroom with my phone and take it all out.

"Tali are you good. What's wrong." Travis asks on the line

"I am fine I just drank too much wine with sweets" I say wiping my mouth with tissue and hang up the call

I go back to the lounge and sit on the couch. It's past eleven and we are still talking but also tired. We decide to call it a night and go to sleep. Daniella and Azania share the guest bedroom.

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After the phone call with Talitha, Travis couldn't stop thinking about Litha. The thing is he likes her but also he feels like there's still a lot of things he needs to deal with first like the passing of his wife and letting go.

He cares so much about Litha and ever since that day she found her sick at the hotel and picked her up to the bed. There was this desire he couldn't fathom. He just likes her and that's about it.

He decided that tomorrow he is going to go to her place and apologise properly cause he doesn't want tension between them. He will first go to the office to check her details and address of where she stays since he has her information.

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