Black out

Sonia wasn't expecting that question, she blinked severally, she knew she didn't cheat, she also knew how she became pregnant but she couldn't tell her, but why was she asking her now, did she already have the answer? Sonia didn't know for sure but she wasn't going to let her guard down.

"I don't know what to believe, let us just forget it"

She said as she locked the door behind them after they were out, the taxi was waiting to take her back to the venue while Amanda and Joy left in another Taxi to a restaurant nearby, Amanda was so hungry and so was Joy.

Joy could tell Amanda didn't come back because of a box, she knew her friend was up to something but she didn't want to pry, she was just enjoying the new Amanda in front of her.

They got to the restaurant and placed their order immediately. Amanda couldn't wait anymore, she even ordered for a burger before the meal arrived, she knew it would take a while since they had to prepare it as ordered.

Before the food arrived, she had consumed two burger while Joy was with water.

"Why did you really go to the house?

She had said she didn't want to pry but she couldn't help herself, she was curious.

"Truthfully, I went there to say my goodbyes to the rooms, I had so much hopes for the house to raise my babies there but since another woman would be occupying it now, I needed to make peace with my heart before they enter"

Amanda didn't know where she got her excise from but it sounded logical, she hated lieing to her friend but she couldn't tell her the truth, not just yet, Goodluck had warned her not to tell anyone, he always says trust was too expensive for him to afford. She wondered if he even trusted her or he was just with her out of pity, but the way he had stood by her, she knew she could count on him.

Joy, believed what Amanda had told her, she felt sorry for her thinking that behind her bold facade, she was going through a lot, she wished she could help her better but there was no point, it was goodbye.

She had just said the saddest word ever to the place she once called home.

"So where are you now, it's been months?

"I am currently at Abuja, my mother had survived the month she had been earlier told she would die"

"Yes your brother told me, I spoke with him few months ago, just about the same month you had left town and he said your mother was being treated at Heaven's gate hospital, how the hell were you guys able to afford that place, only the wealthiest go there"

" I know right, I guess we were just lucky"

Joy wasn't ready to take her response for an answer, she eyed her to tell her that she couldn't be fooled easily and she wasn't going to give up unless she gets all the detail so she folded her hands and placed them on the table with her cheek supporting them while waiting for her friend to continue, she was obviously satisfied with the food.

"Okay, I will tell you. Goodluck is the adopted son of Mr Stone, he was the one who helped us get entry, and he is paying for everything, we are not charged a dim"

Joy couldn't believe her ears, adopted son, of the most important doctor in the federation was her friend's ex boyfriend. She had come to know about Goodluck from Amanda while they were at school and she was sure Amanda was still very much inlove with Goodluck, but what she didn't know was that Dr Stone had adopted Goodluck, he was his name after all.

"Wow, this is good news, I can't believe it, you are so lucky to be associated with that man, he is my idol"

"Really?

Amanda didn't know that, and even though she had been overwhelmed when she had heard about Dr Stone, she didn't picture him as someone who had so much effect on people, he was too simple for the noise his name alone made.

"Well yes, he has inspired me so much and maybe I will get a chance to see him when you and Goodluck finally ties the knot"

Amanda blushed a little just hearing that, she turned red, she didn't know the mention of Goodluck been her husband had that sort of effect on her, she held her face as if to hide what was so visible.

"I knew it, see how you blushed just because his name was mentioned"

Amanda smiled at her friend, looked away and continued eating.

"Tell me about it, please I am itching to hear"

Looking at her friend behaving like a child who is about to be told a story she knew she couldn't escape it, she was sure going to have to tell her everything and truthfully too.

"Well I have been with Goodluck these past months and I think we might be heading somewhere, he is a very wonderful man and I couldn't have asked for someone better"

She said as she robbed her stomach.

No wonder she didn't look so disturbed that Dave got married, she was already happy with her ex, they were obviously back together.

"But I am worried"

She said sadly and Joy couldn't tell why she was sad, buy she nodded for her to continue.

"I don't know how long he would be able to have me with another man's child.

Joy didn't know so much about Goodluck but the little she had heard of him, made her wish he was single, he sounded like an amazing person who was inlove with only one person and that person was Amanda.

"He loves you and would not leave you because of something so trivial"

"You think?

Amanda asked wanting more reassurance.

"I know. I may not know him so we'll but a man who could do all this, who could transform you this way, could take a bullet for you"

Joy sounded like she had known Goodluck all her life, she was right about one thing. Goodluck would risk his life to save hers, he cared do much for her it was evident to anyone who saw them.

Amanda was glad Joy could be with her at that time, she needed those words,she was so happy to hear what she just told him.

"So what's next?

Joy wanted to go back to the wedding ceremony but she didn't think Amanda wants the same so she thought she might just leave for her house, after all she had a date with her newly found love who hadn't expressed anything to her yet but his actions were everything to her but Amanda just couldn't know about it yet, she didn't know how she would feel.

" Goodluck isn't taking my calls"

She complained almost closed to tears she wanted to be with him at the moment, she was exhausted and wanted to go home to stretch her legs on the bed.

Though today would be the first time she would be sleeping in Goodluck's Lagos apartment till dawn, she had slept there before but it wasn't on his bed. She tried calling again but he still didn't answer her but before she could drop the phone she got a message from him to come back to the wedding reception.

She didn't like that at all, she didn't want to go anywhere near the place, she explained to Joy who was excited to go but seeing her hesitant she made an easy root for her.

"I don't think he wants you to enter into the hall, maybe he wants you guys to go home from there"

"It better be because u am so not going into the hall"

She was about to call for the taxi when a message entered her phone, it was a picture messages, she clicked on the attachment and she saw a one eyed man, he was the guy she had crashed with, he looked alright the last time she saw him at the hospital, what happened to him.

She felt a connection with him, once again she thought he looked oddly familiar.

"Do you know him?

Amanda could sense something was wrong, so she rushed to the reception venue, but stayed back in the taxi, and could see the same guy who had introduced himself to her at the hospital as Steven, she was with Sonia, and they seem to be having an argument.

Just then Amanda remembered where she had seen him before, but before she could think hard about it, she backed out.