THE STORY OF US

CHAPTER ELEVEN-BE MINE

I gave out my order to find out how many jobs she had and her lecture schedule outlining every single detail I wanted to know leaving nothing out.

This was war and I wasn’t going to back out I finally found someone I could share my thoughts with, finally found someone I felt safe with someone I find peace in their presence someone who gave me that, feeling I had been missing for this past years, that feeling I can’t seem to forget sticking deep within my heart even when I shut everything out and closed every door locking it within myself she still came and gave me that feeling again so I needed her, I need her to be alive once more.

Morning came and I was so eager to hear words from my Personal assistant, but I got nothing, I couldn’t understand why, why it took so long, this was a job he was so used to, and was paid regularly to relieve me of my stress, stress I haven’t had up until now, and where was he, nowhere, absolutely nowhere to be found, and it was driving me crazy.

I needed answer, I needed him to react verbally to my assignment, I needed him to provided me a single statement that could relieve me of my stress, that could solve my problem, or rather explain how to solve it, but no, I was getting nothing, absolutely nothing, he couldn’t even be suffice, be sufficient or adequate, for a few words would have been enough of an answer to ease my struggle.

Gad, g, a, d, “GAD”! an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety, with symptoms as tensions, sweating, trembling or irritability, that has lasted for more than six months, that was exactly how I felt, even when it had only lasted for about an hour, it felt like it was already six months, I jazz around the room gallivanting, wandering aimlessly in search of hope, frustrated, embarrassed, thwarted aurally disappointed, feeling defeated by something so little as this.

Hours and hours passed, dozing off, dope off, flaking out, totally wasted on my bed, the day was beginning to come to an end, and yet nothing, I had nothing, nothing to keep my perfect plan on the perfect lane, what am I to do tomorrow is the weekend, a day I planned to make her mine to make me hers, and now I have nothing to back me up.

Standing up from my bed waking up to the dawn of reality, feeling extra conscious of the rotating time beside me I turned and saw my phone flashing it was john my personal assistant, my face brightened up that minute I was filled with so much joy even without knowing if it was good news or bad news he was bringing to me.

I ran over to my phone stumbling upon my bed until I got a good grip on my phone, I picked the call praying for some good news, yes, I got a good response from him my prayers have been answered though it came so late that I was already at the verge of breakthrough but still I was pleased that even after the delay I got good news.

Sir, she has a total of four part-time jobs and there is not enough time to rest or take a break if you are to join her lecture hours with it, I could hear a pitiful vocal sound coming from John tone and I was a bit disappointed by it, my plan changed for I was only planning on buying one or two of her par time job so I could give her some time to rest but with the way john said I ended up buying it all.

Get me all the place you just mention no matter the cost I want to be the owner of all the places you just mention okay, and with that our conversation was ended.

Filled with so much happiness I called up Sidney, hey I spoke so casually trying so hard to suppress all the joy in me for finally my plan was going all in place and by tomorrow if she agrees, no how can I say if she agrees I can’t think like that she has to agree and even if she doesn’t agree I would still treat her right and keep hoping for her to love me too.

Hi, I thought you had forgotten about me again, she wasn’t sad this time but she had waited again to hear my voice since it was a Friday and we were on a school break though she was always busy during the day she had still reserved a little energy for me I still didn’t call but this time she understood me understood my thinking.

Am sorry again but it’s not as if I had forgotten you, I was a little busy preparing something for us, and she was a little confused when I said the word us.

She could clearly remember declining all of my proposals for she had a lot occupying her schedule at the moment, what do you mean by us I thought, yes, I know you said you were busy with work and school I heard you perfectly, I cut her off before she could finish her statement for, I couldn’t possibly bear to hear the word no again, I couldn’t.

I just wanted to prepare it just in case if you get to be free tomorrow that you would be able to come with me, so tell me if you get the chance to be free tomorrow would you mind spending it with me, you don’t have to answer me now you can, “yes” she said yes, it just came out of her mouth cutting me off with surprise bringing more joy to my heart, increasing the curve of my lips rapidly to its widest extent, I felt more joy than have ever felt before and for this I was grateful to God to be alive for letting me meet her, letting me be the first to wipe away all the sorrow from her eyes, I was grateful to live for all this.

Okay don’t go back on your word after I tell you this, well it happens to be that where you work, I mean all your part-time jobs are owned by my dad so I am eligible to grant you freedom at any time I want so which means you would free for tomorrow and the next and the next because we are going on a three days trip I already took permission from Mr. chalk so we are free to go off school for three days I was planning on taking four but three was the only he could spare me but still it’s enough to get what I want I want done right, so would you be my date for tomorrow and next and the next.

She was sure to have checked carefully about the owner of her part-time jobs and none of them had the same names all were different from the others so it made her pounder on whether I was talking on my right senses or not.

Before I give you, an answer make something clear how did your father suddenly become the owner of my part-time job, because I don’t usually work anywhere, I checked all their files, how many worked there and how many have left and how do they treat their workers and while checking I am sure that I saw different names on all the boss list.

Now tell me how can your father own it all if you didn’t just buy them recently, wow! She never fails to amaze me all the time she is exactly like me going through every of their doing an assignment before going to work wow!

Well, I can’t lie to you because I know you would tell immediately so I might just say the truth and hope you wouldn’t say no, I told my assistant to get me all the offices you work in so I can get time for us.

I know it's selfish of me but I was also thinking of you when I side it for, he was talking so low of you and pitying you and that was something I couldn’t bear to abhor not that I am ashamed of you no but I want to be the only one to do those things for you so I told him to buy all of them and make me the owner so I can grant you a resting time whenever you want or rather make you the own.

“no” she spoke cutting me off, he spoke trying to suppress her anger for she was the type who doesn’t like getting help from people but in my case, she would allow just this once for did need some time to rest but to make her the owner it was too much for her to take in.

“No am fine with just the few days off you don’t have to make me the owner okay” she spoke in a low and calm tune.

I smiled feeling like I understood how she felt I gave in without any word, okay if that’s what you want anything that makes you happy Is fine by me.