The Chess King Necklace

Episode 5:Two Amoras

Amora's POV:

I was on my way to Jessica's for a morning class. She is my LinkedIn tutor. She teaches me how to use LinkedIn to grow my business. I wasn't expecting the shock that I would receive that morning or maybe I was, but didn't know that it would come today.

“Yes,” I said and turned around to see who called me.

“Jesus! Stephen! How?!!”

“My necklace Amora. You mistakenly took it while leaving the hotel that morning. I want it back.” he said quickly, giving me no time to process his presence.

“Huh?”

I couldn't express how I was feeling. Embarrassed, shocked, scared, shaken, happy, I just don't know. A part of me was happy to see him again and a part of me felt embarrassed because of what happened between us literally last Sunday.

His coming here from Canada confirmed to me my suspicion about the importance of that necklace. You know, I kind of felt that if the necklace was super important to him, he would find me and I was right. He looked just as handsome as he did the first time I saw him. That beautiful brown eyes, that thick black hair and full pink lips, that well-chiselled face. But worry for his necklace made his face look hard. Was I feeling horny again? Hell no. Was I now fully embarrassed? Maybe.

“What are you thinking of Amora? My necklace please!”

“Relax bro. Your necklace is safe. I have it. I thought that you would come for it if it was so important to you. But if you didn't, I would have returned it whenever I came to Canada again.”

He heaved a sigh and I saw relief wash over his face. It pleased me.

“Can you get it for me now? I didn't think this would be so easy. Thank you God.”

“Uhmmm I was on my way to an important class. I can't be late and my tutor has a schedule. Please wait. I'll get the necklace for you when I return.

“I didn't come all the way here to be further delayed by a class!” This was the most rude and savage statement I have ever heard from him and it angered me.

“Tone your voice down sir. I'll get your necklace for you. Just be patient. Let me return from my class.”

“Are you sure you aren't playing me? Girl, where the hell is my necklace?” he said as he moved closer to me with eyes roaring and pouring out flames.

I don't know why I am so stubborn. I could just go in and get him his goddamn necklace and he will be on his way but I didn't want to. It seemed as if I vaguely didn't want this to be the last time we saw. I knew that if I returned the necklace to him immediately, I may never ever see him again and I seemed to vaguely not want that. I didn't want this to be the end.

“What are you doing Stephen? Just give me your address. I will bring it. I have to go.”

“You aren't moving an inch Amora.” He said as he blocked my way.

“What the hell?!”

“Listen girl, that we had s*x once or that I have been civil with you shouldn't make you think that you know me. If you don't give that necklace back, I'll unalive every human you love and make you suffer. That's not a threat. It's a promise. Don't mess with me, girl. You don't know me.” he said as he gripped my arm and it hurt me.

I looked into his eyes and all I could see was pure anger and annoyance. He was right, I didn't know him. What was I thinking? That he wants to have anything to do with me. Lol. He's way way above my league. How did I forget that? Plus, my family? My loved ones? I'm not stupid to put their lives at risk for someone who clearly doesn't want anything to do with me. I was wrong, I had gotten ahead of myself and it stung my heart.

“Sorry sir. I'll get your necklace for you,” I said fighting back the tears that were forming in my eyes.

I went inside and brought the necklace. I had kept it in one of the drawers in my room. I brought it out to him and held it up to him.

“Here sir, your necklace. So sorry for the trouble I caused you. It will never happen again.”

Stephen's POV:

God, I felt so, so relieved when I held my necklace in my hands. I was almost shaking. All the anger and worry that I had built inside me for the past 3 days just melted. And in its place, I was grateful to Amora.

“Thank you Amora. You have saved me.” I said with smiling eyes as I put the necklace in my pocket.

“Yh. I guess so. You can go now. Back to your world.”

I felt like Amora was angry or pained. But why would she be? Women and their drama. But yeah, she was right. I have to go back to work. To my life. But I asked her:

“The exams you were to write on Monday, how did it go and what exams were those?”

“Why are you asking me sir? It's not as if you care, do you?”

“Just tell me. I want to know please.”

“The International Business and Economics Exam. IBE.”

“Wait what? IBE?! Wow, that's massive Amora.”

I don't know why I didn't just get into my car and leave. Now, that I have my necklace, I shouldn't be delaying any further.

“Yes, thank you.”

“Brainiac. I didn't know you were that intelligent to write IBE. Wow”

“Yh. How could you know? Our first meeting was just for satisfying our raging desires.”

“Awkward thing to say Amora”, I thought.

Before I could formulate a response, an Uber pulled up and my eyes almost dropped when the occupant of the Uber stepped out. I gasped in surprise.

“Amora, you are a twin?”