Chapter 13
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When I returned from work that evening, I observed that Maya was in thekitchen together with the chef.This got me quite startled, but I kept mute and went into my room instead.Maya was currently six months gone in her pregnancy and I was enjoyingevery bit of the stage. We literally spent time apart, but I observed her from a distance and could tell that she was doing very great.A knock on my door made me jolt out of my thoughts.“Hi… I wanted to ask you if you would like to join me for dinner…”, Mayaasked with a soft voice, with her head lowered to the ground.She looked so pretty and radiant. I went over what she had just asked mesomehow, I found myself replying in affirmation.I got changed into a gray shorts and white shirt, after which I sauntered overto the dining table that was already set with different meals. This was quitenew…Maya never joined the chef in the kitchen, and there was never this amount of food on the table.“Is something going on? Are you celebrating something?” I asked with afierce tone, trying to hide every emotion in the depth of my heart.I was currently excited about what was going on, but that was the last thing I wanted her to see.“Well… I decided to prepare some meals and thought that you would likeit”, she replied, wearing a wide grin that suddenly made me nervous.I gulped and nodded. She passed a plate across to me, with another widesmile on her face.“Have a taste. I’m dying to know how it tastes from your end”, she nudgedme and got busy with dishing hers into a different plate.I studied her for a while, taking in her entire features as though I were justseeing her for the first time. She glowed in a way and manner I couldn’tdescribe. Her eyes were bright and dazzling, her lips called for me, and heraura was just so hard to ignore.“Go on. Have a taste”, she said again, causing me to return to reality.My eyes went to the plate of grilled chicken wings, and Mac and cheese thatfaced me. I was salivating and had no doubt that it would taste delicious.With a shaky breath, I dug into the meal. The first bite was heavily that Icouldn’t help but shut my eyes while I ate it.“This is so good!” I exclaimed, with a small smile on my face.I could swear that this was the first time she ever saw me smiling because she froze and stared at me.The past couple of months were quite strange for us. We stayed away from each other as though we were core enemies, and I needed no one to tell me that it was all my fault.“I’ve never seen you smile”, she commented, with a soft look in her eyes.She had different emotions running through her veins presently, and I could see this without restraint.“I guess it must be awkward to see me smile” I sighed deeply and returned my gaze to the meal.The atmosphere turned silent for a couple of minutes, after which she cleared her throat.“I found out that you’ve been desiring to have a child and heir”, shedropped and immediately, I stopped eating.I dropped my fork, used a handkerchief to dab my mouth after which I senta strong stare across to her.“What do you mean by that?” I asked, trying to sound cold and fierce as usual.“I’m so sorry. I went through your things earlier. I was bored and decided togo through your stuff to know a little bit about you”, she said, with a bit ofremorse in the sound of her voice.I wanted to get enraged at that point, but I couldn’t bring myself to do that.She was being sincere, and it sounded cute.“It’s fine”, I replied with a deep voice, after which I gave her a look that suggested an end to the conversation.“I had no idea that you were passing through such pain. I used to think that you had everything at the tip of your fingers, and it made me hate you. Imean, you looked as if you had everything you wanted, and it was quite annoying”, she dropped.I chuckled inwardly as I stared at her calmly. She looked so beautiful that I wanted to take hold of her lips and relish in it. “You must have gone through a lot of pain and I think I understand now”, she sympathized with me just as I kept staring at her.She stretched out her hands and placed them on mine, caressing it softlywith her index finger. “I’m here for you though, and I agree to whatever arrangement you have for your child I’m carrying”, she smiled in satisfaction and returned her attention to her meal.“Thank you so much”, I said after minutes of not uttering a single word. I was in a total awe of how sweet and swift she was with having such a conversation with me. She made it look so easy, even if it was meant to be acomplicated one…At this point, it dawned on me that I had fallen in love with her…Everything about her was different. Her smiles were like sun on a rainy day.Her voice was so therapeutic and relaxing. Each time I was close to her, I got anxious, even if it was a way I never wanted to feel.It was totally weird and strange to see that I felt this way for a mere girl…There was no way I was going to tell her, though. Love was a complex topicand the last thing I wanted was getting involved with it. The best thing at this point was to keep my feelings a secret, and that was what I was going to do…
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