Peace
I noticed that luther had drawn closer, wait was he about to kiss me? It was just a kiss right? it would not mean a thing If I decided to kiss the man who had been with me when my husband wasn't. for some strange reasons, I remembered him, I remembered the times where we would cuddle and kiss one another. Oh my god! I must have let Luther get this close because I had been thinking it was him, I opened my eyes and I saw Luther closing his eyes.
My conscience split me into two halves, I shoved my head to the other side " Lu- lu. Luther, I am still a married woman." He opened his eyes and stood straight. Adjusting his eye glasses, and scratching his head.
" Right, I am sorry about that."
I could not bring myself to look at him. " I don't think we can ever.."
" You don't have to tell me anything, I should not have met your parents to coerce you into accepting me but… I had been waiting for more than 10 years. Some years to finalize a divorce would not, kill me Peace. I will not try to force you like I did ever again."
" Thank you" I said it under my breath, I did not think that I had to be grateful for anything but I still said so, I was so happy that I had the courage to resist Luther.
" Are you heading up for bed?" I asked, I still felt a wind of awkward air. I could see him scratching his head there and there. I could not even raise up my head while asking.
"oh yes, it is the room after the kitchen right?" he asked to confirm, by pointing to the direction. I knew that he was farmiliar with the place and just wanted to have a conversation with me, I don't know maybe to feed his restless conscience. " yes." I said, I did not bother raising my head trying to to confirm where he was pointing. I watched his feet trail off from my limited sight of the tiled marble floor.
" Good night."
" Good night."
It was as though we had not been able to finish the words we should have finished saying. I was numbed to this feeling, the passion or desire it died five years ago when I decided to leave the house when he decided to kill me night adter night. I could not open up my heart for Luther. I really could not. Even If I did, I would only be using him to provide my children a complete set of family like they wanted. I wanted him to cultivate a life with a woman who truly loves him. when he said ten years, it made me come to realize that he had truly been waiting for me all these years. What could I do to snap him out of this obsession. I thought distancing myself would turn his mushy warm feelings to a carapace. No, it didn't; he decided to bring in my parents to persuade me. what do I do with him? I sat down on my sofa, and the thud that I heard after confirmed how exhausted I had been. I took a pillow by the side and I closed my eyes thinking about what would have happened if I allowed myself to have been taken ablaze by the waves of his passion.
Thane
I woke up and I had remembered that today was the day of the villa party. I had gotten up by nine pm and it would be starting by 6 pm. It was a sarturday so I had enough time to prepare and call for a group meeting. I had informed my personnel manager that the dress code was black and white, I did not want my staff feeling like the odd one out. There was a time that the party was a red and purple themed one and I told my crew out of misinformation and ignorance that they should wear all black. I chuckled a little when I did remember, Joshua could not stop blinking at me out of embarrassment.
I got to the side of my bed, I wanted to pray and give my glorious God a big thank you.
" Dear father In heaven" I looked up and I blew a kiss up into heaven.
" thank you because even though I don't see it, you are making my life perfect and beautiful all the time. for the past five years, I had been asking you to reunite me with my wife. even if it is not your will for she and I to come back together, please give me the opportunity to apologise for all I had done. That being said." I smiled as I remembered those children that I met few days ago.
" That being said, strengthen the marital bond between the two couples that own that children so that they may train and love those children to the brim, I would be going to the villa party today. Help me meet the right people for the strategic growth of Get It"
I closed my eyes and I lied in wait, to hear from God. I took my leave after staying beside my bed for some minutes and as soon as I got up, I could hear Grace calling out my name.
Seems like Aunt had already come to visit like she said she would. Grace, I did not know grace was coming over too. She gummed all over me and tried to cajole me into going on an outing with her every chance she got.
" Thanyyyyyyyyyyyyy!" I could hear her voice echoing in the hall downstairs, but it was soon overpowered by her loud roils up the stairs.
I heard her fast paced breathing and she reached my room, she ran from the door and gave me a big hug.
" it has been so lonnnng….Thane, do you know how much your cousin here missed you. Huh? Tell me that you missed me too." She blinkered her eyes three times at me. I could feel her chest mush against mine like a cushion. Gosh I did not kow if she was doing this intentionally or she was just oblivious.
I cleared my throat, she knew why I did and she separated from me.
" I know, I know, Mr. married man." She giggled, I looked at her from her toes to her head.
" I thought you and Aunt was just coming back from a trip, is this how you dressed coming?"
" oh no, I changed into this, do you like it?" it was a short silky linen skirt that had a flare. Showing most of her legs. And an almost crop toppish material covering her chest; her chest wasn't even covered, her breasts were almost out from her dress . She spinned around and I looked away, I did not want to see anymore than I have seen.
" Go and put on clothes." I went to my drawer and I picked up a towel. The one I picked was dense and wet so I decided to pick one that was dry and long enough to cover her properly.
I turned back and I saw her on the bed, the skirt was slightly raised and she was on the bed lying flat on her belly. Using her palms as a support for her face while tossing her legs up in the hair. She was twisting her hair and reading a book.
" Come and explain this business strategy for me." in irritation and fury, I tossed the towel over her head. I laughed at loud, as she tried getting out of here. She rolled and rolled till she fell down on the floor, I felt empathy for her but anytime I remembered what she was just trying to do. It encouraged me to keep up with my inconsiderate behavior. I sat down at a sofa placed next to the balcony of my room, I looked at the sun rising beautifully, I imagined the trees pushing it up, yelling at it to start the fast. This was peace favourite part of the day, I wondered how she was doing. My heart did that thing I did whenever I remembered her smile. Pure and peaceful just like her name. I wished grace would be anywhere else but my room. I heard silence, I remembered that she was expecting me to speak with her.
Since she would not let me rest, I decided to lash out on her exactly where it would hurt her
" I wonder if this how you would dress if I wasn't the one in his room." I mean, how is that your boyfriend?" I spoke when I realized that she had removed the towel from her head. She panted and crossed her hands, probably in anger or annoyance. She looked at me, her eyebrows folded.
" You know, you know I got into the relationship to make you jealous."
" But we are family, why would you try to make your elder brother jealous?" I asked her to stir up irascible emotions.
" I told you that night about my feelings, you just shoved me down and patted me on ym head like I was a little child, am I not woman enough for you? I have fine legs which my male colleagues adore, I have fine chest with assets on my chest, I can cook and I can do the laundry, if you would want me to make a public appearance in front of Japanese people, I would go learn Japanese. I can be whatever woman you want me to be."
" Stop this! We talked about it before; don't bring it up again. You are being very immature."