Deborah's Eric

Chapter three

It has being a while now that i was in love with Elvin, but he never give me joy the way Eric did. Despite the fact that he never tell me of his love for me,rather his friends, but one thing that weaken my Soul the most is that Eric never for once come to check on me or text me as usual, ever since i started dating Elvin, not even a phone call.

I can't tell if he is aware of my relationship with Elvin.

I once asked Elvin if he had been seeing Eric, he didn't answer me as i expected him, what do have to do with Eric that you are asking for him? He asked back.

He was jealous i know, because i had so many times preferred Eric than him.

Eric thought full my heart, the reflection of the way we do play and gist, the way he do looked for my trouble intentional to make me talk just came to life. For all this while, i missed his voice, i missed his company.

I once heard someone saying such a person do love,but always want their action to explain their feelings. Others said such people don't want to have a heart broken if they let their lovers notice about it.

I can't tell if Eric case maybe the same,any way if he truly love me he will definitely come and look for me one day, u kept on reasoning within myself.

The following day, i went passing through Eric compound whether i might see him,though i pretended as if am going to somewhere in particular.

I actually saw him seating at their house corridor, he saw me and pretended as if he didn't, i went closer and we greeted, where have you being? I don't see you for awhile now i hope you are fine? I asked.

He didn't say a word, he was rather looking at me straight to the eye as i was also short of words. We were looking at each other like two chicken that had just finished fighting.

I moved a little closer and hold his hands as i asked, Eric are you okay? Do you expect me to be okey, he replied, I

I was shocked of what he just said, Debi, i sized to be fine right from the day you betrayed me and started moving around with that boy, he said in loud voice.

Am sorry Eric, i thought we are just friends and beside you never told me you loves me and how on earth do expect me to know you have feelings for me when you never tell me? Eric i never plan to hurts you because i also have feelings for you, but you know it not in my position to explain my feelings to you, that is why accepted Elvin after waiting for long for you to approach me but you fail.

Deborah, you know i love you and i will ever love you, if there is any favour you will ever do to me is now, that is,you should quite your relationship with that boy and come back to me.

Eric i will think about it, but why do you do this to me? What is it that is too hard for you to tell me that you love me all these while? Am sorry i did that to you but please i love you and i found it difficult to tell you because i don't know what word to tell you best, You know many people use the word "i love you" as am using today to explain their love for their partner, but at last only few stay still to their word because love is just a word, but in my case i keep silent all these while to let you feel the meaning of love yourself and create the word for yourself.

But please accept me i truly love you,he said.

Okey, i know how you feel,but what do we do now with Elvin? Now that he thinks he has found true love, i said.

Deborah, you know i hardly call you with your name, yes i know, i replied,he continue,i love you so much and will continue to love you till death do us part,but i can not force you to marry me or be my girlfriend, you have to choose who you love most and let other go.

I can't tell you to choose me or not, but Note: I love you.

He asked me to go home and have rethink of our discussion today,

Good bye he said as he was going inside the house.

I went home that day as the most confused moment of my life, i never know how and whom to choose, Eric had being my crushed since i knew him and i will also want him to be my husband.

And now i had also accepted Elvin what can i do about these?

Should i tell him to quite or should i continue with him?

Agatha is my closest friend that advised me in most of my issues, i think i will go and see her for these particular one i said to myself.

I narrated the whole issue to her as i went to her house that faithful evening, and i seek for her point of view about it,she said I should go with who loves me most and vice versa.

Eric loves me more i said and i did same to me,then he is the right person for you she advice.

Preferring Eric than Elvin is not the issues now if Elvin will accept it with good faith, but Elvin is the leader of the village cult group, my fear is that he might harm Eric,if he notice i sacrificed his love for Eric.

I don't know what to do about it, i went home in sad mode and my mother notice it through the way i looked.

My daughter,why is your face like this? what is bothering you that you never let me your mother know about it? I replied nothing, it can't be nothing am seeing you worried and you said nothing? No problem I said,okay, no matter how far an eagle fly to the sky, it must come back to earth said and left.

Even i tell her she will not contribute anything i thought. I was still in the same mood till the next morning but i tried as i could to let mama not notice it again. Early in the morning Elvin came visiting and mama was still at home i whispered to him to come back later or wait for me outside the compound but he instantly refused, he went straight to mama and greeted her. I got angered and left the house without telling neither mama nor Elvin my whereabout, i went straight to my friend house, Agatha, i met her preparing breakfast, she was surprised seeing me as that early in her house she said because i suppose to be preparing breakfast as well in my house. I suppose but i couldn't do that right now i replied, why then she confronted, can you imagine Elvin in my house early this morning? I even asked him to come back later or wait for me outside and he refused he went to greet my mum and i got angered and left the house. What did he wants to discuss with you early this morning that he can't wait? I can't tell i replied,okay let's go to your house and find out about his coming. Agatha finished her cooking and we went to my house, and met Elvin still waiting. what are you doing in my house early this morning Elvin? I asked, i came to see you, he said, must it being this morning? Deborah what is it na, i came because i didn't see you for a week now and i thought i may not see you if i didn't come this morning, please forgive me for that he pleaded. Okay, go i will see you later,i have something to tell you.