The Encounter

Chapter 2

Blessing pov:

As the vehicle started moving I was transported back in time, We drove in Silence for over thirty minutes, I was totally lost in thought, Cola didn't say a word, I had even forgotten to give him my address. he never asked either, Soon the heavens broke open and the rain Came down, it seemed like that was all he wanted, for the rain to fall so he could speak, “Where have you been?…” he asked, I Just cleared my throat and didn't Say anything, he turned to look at me and Said "Blessing , won't you speaks to me ?… I mean like don’t I deserve anything aside a hello Cola?… you disappeared right after service, no Calls no text, like you fell off the face of the earth, Care to tell me where you've been?"

I didn't know what to say to that. So I just kept staring out the window without making a sound.

I Could tell he was frustrated and would soon be angry, Cola's Short temper was also one of the reason I’d eft him without a word, he threw tantrums Constantly and would flay up out of Control once he didn't get what he wanted, I had tried to breach the topic once with him when we were preparing to round-up our Service year, but he Cut me short, to tell me how he had spoken to his father, about giving me a Job and we would get married soon, So I had nothing to worry about and there wasn't any need to talk about Parting.

I didn’t like having my life planned for me with-out my Consent so I just decided to plan my move without telling him hence how l've ghosted him for almost two years.

Cola’s pov:

Blessing has kept all her attention outside not even sparing me a glance, I must say I was really upset about this. As I had to struggle not to crash us into another vehicle due to how much of a distraction she was, to watch her so composed and indifferent to me was heartbreaking to say the least, my fear surged. Dear lord is she done with me, has she moved on with out me? As the panicking thoughts continued to gather my fear rose and in a desperate attempt to silent my thoughts I make a fable attempt at conversation, however what comes out of my mouth both stuns and surprises me.

I questioned her rather than make polite conversation, but she give no response to any of them, the more she said nothing the more I got scared.

I try to control my emotions but her silence is driving me insane. I finally relent and focus on the sound of the rain as it falls all around us, using this opportunity to gather my emotions.

Blessing has always been my emotional weakness, I am a quiet and reserved person, with total control over my emotions. When striking a business deal my partners are awed by my unbothered demeanor, I’m well know in the business world as a cold and unfeeling man.

if she was going to act like I wasn’t worth a breath well so be it, one thing I was sure of was that she’d be my wife one way or another, and I didn’t care if I’d have to kidnap or threaten her, I won’t lose her a second time, no matter what.

Blessing pov:

My head was spinning with crazy thoughts of what Cola would do If he were to ever find out what I’d done.

I steal a glance at him and could see how his features had hardened and the bright smile I’d seen earlier was nowhere to be found, the cold stare he gave the road was quite chilling and I was glad i wasn’t the object of focus.

my phone vibrates in my bag as I take it out and sees my mom’s number my tummy tightening into knots I knew it was Jordan who wanted to speak to me, I couldn’t answer it not with Cola this close.

cold sweat breaks out on my forehead, and chills run all over my body, how much of this can I tell him and how much could I hide.

One thing I knew for a fact was that Jordan wanted his father but I didn’t know if Cola would want his son, and if he did, I was worried if he’d forgive me and let me raise him

I had totally given up hope of us being back together, With the way I had acted two years back even after finding out about the pregnancy.

My mother and friend had begged me to tell him, I had refused. Going through the pregnancy alone and raising Jordan all on my own, I never thought I’d ever see him and I couldn’t wait for this night to end and we both returned to our separate worlds.

Jordan knew him from magazines and Tv reports.

Amanda had insisted that the boy needed to know his roots, she and my mother had told him who his father was saying our brother and her husband, maybe happy to fill in the space of a father but wasn’t enough to be his father.

I was furious when I’d found out Jordan knew his father. But right now I was scared more than anything that I may lose my son.

The banks were so wealthy they could take him away from me in the blink of an eye, I couldn’t fight them, so all I could do was hope that I could hide Jordan long enough to keep him away from Cola until I left Lagos.

colas phone rings bringing me out of my thoughts as he answers all I could hear was ‘uh huh’ repeatedly.

I turn to look at him and catch his cold stare focused on me.

My heart skips a beat and I quickly look away trying to hide my anxiety.

Fear grips me as different thoughts begin to cloud my mind, Could he know about my son? How had he found me, was it a coincidence or something else?.