With You By My Side

Visitors

CHAPTER: 08

I quickly went to call precious

Precious, those guys wants us to join them

Why? You want to join them?

Yeah I want to.

Nina, which guys?

The last table on your left..

I don’t think this is a good idea Nina, you don’t know them, what if they mean no good?

I know I don’t know them but can we just join them? Atleast let’s just have fun before going back home..

I forced precious and we joined them

You can actually order for anything, Dave said

Precious kept staring as she was wondering why I would accept to sit with a disabled man..

Henry Dave’s brother was just concerned about Dave, he care too much.. any little thing he’d ask Dave “ do you wanna use the restroom? Do you want anything?

And Dave’s response Will be “ no Henry, I’m fine, stop making me feel like I can’t help myself”

I admired their love for each other as siblings..

We just sat there drinking ,eating and staring at each other..

Hey Nina.. would you like to take anything again? Dave asked

No, thanks.. I think we have to go now, it’s already late.

We’ll drop you off.. just let me know when you’re ready..

No thanks, my car is outside.. soo there’s no need

Alright! We’re still meeting Tomorow?

Yeah!! Goodnight.. thanks for the treat

I told precious to get up so we’d go home..

We went outside

Nina, you didn’t drive. Precious said

Really? I thought I parked my car here

What’s wrong with you? Why are you acting soo weird? Who are those people?

Precious honestly I don’t know, I met him at the restroom when he asked for my help. He took my number and said we should hang out.

You want to hang out with someone in a wheelchair ? Nina are you out of your mind? Aside the fact that he is good looking, Nina he is not fit..

No precious, I am not out of my mind.. I couldn’t say no..

That was what you said when you accepted David, must you say “yea” to everyone or everything?

Honestly I don’t know what happened

Same thing you said when you had s*x with David. Let’s go please

We got home , I turned on my phone and within minutes I saw lots of text messages on my phone from David

I switched off my phone again, I couldn’t close my eyes, I began to wonder what happened to him , I had sleepless night thinking about Dave for nothing, why do I suddenly like him, it’s not normal

POV

Dave, you already booked an appointment with Nina? The girl you just met? Why

Yeah, we just came back and I need to live my life, something told me to meet Nina again

Same thing that you to run into a moving vehicle and save that girl? Henry said

Maybe!

Com on Dave, don’t be ridiculous. You don’t know her.

Henry, it’s not all about relationship, I just want new friends it’s been more than 12 years since I left, everything has changed, I agreed to leave cause dad forced me..

Don’t tell me you want to find her?

Find who?

The girl you saved.

Noo, I’m not finding her… even if I want to where will I start from? I don’t know her, I just saved her.. no one was expecting it ,so it will be very difficult going around asking people. Besides dad said I shouldn’t tell people the truth..

Dave, you are bothered, is anything bothering you??

Yeah! The fact that I can’t walk.. life here is different, sitting all day in this wheelchair is very boring..

Dave, I think you should rest , stop listening to that voice telling you to do things..sometimes the voice is just trying to make you suffer..

You know how angry father is about this whole thing, I know you’re trying your best, it’s been years, forget about what happened, you will never find the girl you saved, She and her parents never looked for you, just have it in mind that you saved someone that’s ungrateful, you’re the one that can’t walk right now, and about Nina, did you see how confused she was? She was staring at you

I noticed..

Now, tell me why she was staring, Dave I know it’s hard but just be yourself. Nina is very beautiful, she just assisted you, you shouldn’t meet her..

I want to..

Okay! Do your thing.

I went to work the next morning, everything was off balance, I called David and he scolded me for not returning his calls, I apologized to him..

Exactly 4pm Dave called me

Hello Nina. It’s Dave, are you ready?

Yeah,

Please don’t drive today, tell me where to meet you..

I told him where to me,

15 minutes later He was already there waiting for me

I met him, sat down and told the waitress to get me something to drink

Dave, good day. I said

You weren’t this beautiful when I saw you last night, I guess I did not look closely.. how are you Nina?

I’m fine!!

I know you must be wondering why I am on a wheelchair, you were lost yesterday and you kept staring, why?

Oh! I’m sorry, I’m not used to seeing people like you, so when I saw you I kept asking myself why would someone be sitting there! What happened to your legs? I asked

I was born this way! Dave answered

Oh my God! I’m so sorry, must be really hard growing up

Yeah, I got bullied, I couldn’t do somethings, my brother was my leg.. but I’m fine now..

But why? Is any of your parents disabled ?

No, they are very healthy… This is my fate..when she gave birth to me I couldn’t stand. Sooo that’s it

So sorry Dave!

Don’t feel for me Nina.. I’ve been like this for a long time..

Sorry. I really haven’t seen you before, you stay around?

I was away! I just returned

Any relationship? I asked

Yeah! It never worked out.

Why?

You wouldn’t want to marry someone like me right?? So they left, and I will not blame them, if it’s me I’d do same thing!

Are you single Nina?

Yeah, I am, I am single…trying to focus on myself..

It’s fine, I think it’s time to leave, thanks for coming, I’ll see you around. Let’s go.

I watched him roll his wheelchair down to where her parked his car. His driver was already there waiting for him, he supported him and put him in his car, after he sat down, I joined him.

He dropped me at my place and zoomed off.

Dave got home

It’s barely one month you and your brother came back and you’ve started going out, it is not safe Dave.

Where do you want to be? My room? Mum , I’m grown up now , i can’t be a prisoner

Dave, where did you go? His father asked

I went to see a friend

Friend? You have no friend Dave, I tracked your car and I found out you went to see a random girl. My father said

You didn’t track my car dad , Henry told you… well, it’s true, I went to see a girl, stay out of my business

Dave you’re disabled, I think you’ve forgotten soo soon the stup!d thing you did for that stranger of a girl. Dave let me tell you something, I forbid you to see any girl..your past relationships never worked out, it is hard to find love with this condition you’re in.

Dad, you’ve started again, I want to leave this house

You can’t leave.

If you know I can’t leave then stop reminding me of what happened, stop referring to me as disabled, was I like this?.. infact I am leaving

Dave left.

Dad, Dave already bought a house, he knew you’d say all this…he came back prepared, he needs to be alone.. it was tough staying with your sister, going to school and others..please stop making him feel bad..

POV

Two days passed and not a word from Dave

Why are you expecting his call? Precious asked

I don’t know, I feel he should just call me

Nina, David is coming back soon, you need to stop fooling around with Dave.

He is my friend, precious honestly I feel connected to him, I feel I need to see him..

You just pity him cause he’s disabled nothing more..

It’s not pity, This is a feeling, I didn’t feel this way when I met David.

Nina, that guy cannot do anything.. don’t be soo quick..

Maybe I’m overthinking..

2 hours later my phone rang.

He’s calling..

Can I visit you? He said

Okay.

Turn on your location I am coming

Precious, he’s coming

Sooo!

Put everything in order

What? Nina

It’s my apartment, I am having a visitor.