The Encounter

Chapter 3

Blessing Pov:

I was dragged out of my thought by the sound of his voice, I didn't quite get everything he said but at least I heard him Saying "where do I drop you off, since you’d not speak to me”

At that moment I realized that I was at the other side of town, I was So ashamed of myself for not Saying anything sooner, Cola mistook it for something else and asked "Are you homeless blessing?…or wait, are you married?" as he asked the second question he rushed to check my finger for a ring. I quickly Snatched back my hand and said "no Cola, I do have a home and no I'm not married, I just realized its on the Other-side of town, as we have long since missed my turn" At that he said "Ohh" and kept driving on. After a while he said, "lets get dinner it'd be late when you get home, I remember You don't eat when its late”.

I was shocked He remembered I didn't eat late and that was when my eyes moved to the dashboard to realized it was pass 10pm, it really was late.

Cola drove us to a restaurant and asked me to Wait for him to get the door, it was still raining, he took out an Umbrella, got out of the Car and went around to opened my door for me.

Honestly aside him planning my life with out Consulting me he was a perfect guy, he was just hot tempered, and too domineering.

He liked to do things his way and I didn't like that, we always use to fight over that back in the day. I got down from the vehicle and we walked into the restaurant.

After getting a table and settling down, Cola asked me if I was Cold, I was a little chilled but I said no.

When the waiter arrived and asked what we wanted, cola surprised me by asking me to order for us, I was speechless as he would always Order for the both of us.

I knew what he liked but still that was two year or So, his taste might have changed. I stared at him then faced the waiter as I said fried rice and chicken, Plantain for him, Salad for me! Cola Smiled and said "1 bottle of Baron please, while we wait"

Colas pov:

I was scared when she didn’t answer me about her address I wanted that address, I won’t let her slip through my fingers a second time.

Then a scary and random though enters my mind what if she was married, or was staying with a lover, what if she had someone waiting for her and that was why she’d left me.

The what ifs, where so much I could feel the start of a headache. I tried to calm myself down, the one thing I couldn’t handle was if she was married.

Every other thing was within my control, I turn a sharp look at her hands and find them twisted in-between her thighs grabbing

her left hand, I draw it out checking for a ring, she quickly snatches back her hand as if my fingers had burnt her.

Her answers relax me but her reaction to my touch hurts beyond words.

I grind my teeth and tighten my jaw in frustration, not willing to let her know how much I wanted to touch her.

My fingers still tingled from the feel of touching her skin, even after all this years she was still so addicting.

I wanted to touch her more, and see her more, I wanted to look at her body both within the confines of her clothes, and naked beneath me, above me, in my bed everywhere and anywhere. I wanted her so bad my trousers were beginning to get too tight.

In my desperation to stop my thought, I offer her dinner, she doesn’t say yes or no, and my offer leaves room for little more than acceptance

I could feel her starring at me I don’t spare her a glance, as I don’t want to get carried away by her charm or see anger in her eyes.

I don’t know what to expect, as she’s is so different from the young lady I loved.

I remember how she used to beg me to hold her, and touch her, and sing with her, things I never did with anyone else, in our one year together I’d done unimaginable things.

I find a restaurant close to my place and park. It was still raining, so I take the umbrella and get her door for her, using every excuse I could get to keep her close to me.

I see her shivers a little offering her my coast which she refuses.

This further infuriates me, “oh so she wants nothing to do with me right, too bad I want everything with you”…I thought to myself as I take my seat, I give her the chance to order for us, as she does, I’m impressed at how well she remembers my likes and this softens me a little bringing a smile to my face.

I go ahead to order her favorite wine, closely watching her reaction.

I see a blush on her light skin, which has grown more enticing with the years, she looks lovelier than I remembered, her skin looked like a clear caramel glass, smooth and silk, a strong desire to kiss every inch of her floods through my veins, as her brown eyes stare at me I could tell that she too had something she was struggling with, I hoped it was desire.

Blessing pov:

I loved Baron red wine, he used to tease me that I was way to cheap but I didn't Care, as it was Just perfect for me. I've not had that in a long while now and I blushed thinking about the things we did the last time we shared a bottle together.

I knew cola was closely watching me so I tried to keep a Small smile on my face as I tried to force myself to stop blushing. "You still remember don't you?” he asked and I Just played dumb as I asked

"remember what?"

"Our last bottle of Baron. You should know it became my favourite after that night, Cause it made me happy… Well for a while, now I Just drink it Cause the bitter taste reminds me of how I feel everytime I remember walking into that empty apartment that afternoon.”

“Blessing why give your-self to me, If you knew you were leaving me the next week, who am I kidding, the next day?”

“We’ve been together for a year, I didn't mind, So why did you have to do it?” he asked still intently watching me.

At that point Our waiter arrived with the wine and glasses

"your meal would be Served in 10 minute”

At that we both answered, “thank you” he tried to help us open the wine bottle, but Cola's Impatience got the better of him.

He got up and asked the waiter to leave while he opted to do the honors, after retaking his seat he said "you know, you'd have to answer me at some point”

I said "Cola please now... not here, and most certainly not now"

After a few sips of my wine, I heard him say “then when blessing, you disappeared for two years, do you know how hard it's been for me, You left and I was the one left behind, my parents, our friends.

Everyone kept asking me what happened, you got to move pass it, I didn't, hell… I didn't even know why you left, have you ever cared to know how things where going for me? and now You say ‘not here’…, then where else, did you give me a better option B?” His face was hard with emotions quickly flickering through his eyes. My heart twisted in my chest when I saw something like pain settling in his eyes, he quickly looks away and takes a deep calming breath, I opened my mouth to say something, but nothing came out, so I close it and swallowed the lump in my throat.