Chapter 24

• • • Emile’s POV • • •

In the cab

“You are Emile right?” I shudder at the sound of her unexpected voice, I didn't notice her “Yes!” I rapidly wipe up my tears “and you are?” adding.

“Take a good look you will recognise me” she pause for seconds with her stare fix on me “We once met in Dickinson’s office. I know it wasn't in the best of circumstances but I presume you do remember me now!” she slightly grins cruelly

I barely shiver at the mentioned Dickinson’s name, and the only woman I have ever had an encounter with was in his own office is “His wife?” I murmur with my eyes broadening in shock. I clasp my mouth with my hands not to scream the hell out of me.

“Yea, I'm his wife. You have a good memory, I love it because what I'm going to tell you right now has to stick into your mind!” she frowns malevolently as she removes a gun out of her bag, my heart begins to pound and she places it on my head then in my mouth “Shutt! Don scream!” then she places the gun back to my head again.

I can stop shivering, with tears effortlessly dripping down my faded eyes “Mum, warned me!” I cry still with my hands on my mouth. The gun creates an unexplainable feeling of fear in me.

“Stay away from my husband!” she tightly clutches the gun on my forehead, I close my eyes as if it can help from the gun shoot. “I know he must have filled you with all sort of craps, all married men sing this same song to the first idiot who comes their way. I thought you were smarter than that!” she painfully warm yet she stays confident.

“I hope I have made myself clear?. I don't want you on my way again if not the next time we meet, you will surely have one of these bullets in you!” she yells, with anger filled on her face. “Yea” I seriously nod with sweat all over my me.

“Stop here!” she orders the driver and he immediately stops. “Get down” she hits my head with the tip of her gun, then she opens the door and forces me out of the cab and I badly fall on the ground hurting myself as if the fierce pain from my head wasn't enough.

With all the pains, I keep thanking the heavens for my life. After a few minutes on the ground hope, this fierce pain will reduce, I tug myself up quickly wiping my tears up and the pain is still the same.

I stand by the road side with no stabilityd “Gasland District!” I take another cab which drops me in front of the building in which Ericks stays.

“Thank you!” I pay the driver then I step down of the car with so many difficulties. As soon as I step out of the car I perceive Erick walking out of the building with a man I don't know by his side. I battle with myself to have a normal air, slowly walking towards him so that he doesn't notice my suffering.

“Hey baby” he shouts as soon as he sees me “Meat my boyfriend Doc. Doc this is Emile my best friend” Erick is all excited while Doc is calm, a shy type I can say. “Nice to meet you Emile” Doc send forth his hands. “Thank you and nice to meet you too, Doc!” I carelessly shake his hand, faking a smile.

“Can we talk?” I whisper to Erick “Of course, wait for me home while I drop Doc” Erick murmurs back to me with a heavy smile on his face. “Sure!” I walk into her apartment I have a spare key.

I take an energy drink with a small bag filled with ice and I place it on my forehead while strolling back to the couch found in the living room.

A few minutes, Erick come back and I narrate the whole scene to him and he’s like “OMG! All this this happened in just a few hours baby. Oh, so sorry about this” Erick cries “I hope you are fine though” he starts checking me from head to toe.

“I'm fine!” I flinch, his being too dramatic I don't even imagine what he would have done if he witnessed it. “You aren't fine, see your forehead, here it jas swollen!” he points then carries the ice bag on the and places it back on my forehead. I simply let him do while sipping my cold energetic drink.

“What will you do, now that his wife is aware?. I told you dating that man wasn't a good idea, I'm shocked you still went on dating a married man Elie!” Erick is frightening.

“Thank you for the blame, Erick!” I shout. “Sorry girl, ain't blaming nor judging you!” he adds. “You are and it's fine, it's my fault!” I stand up from the couch in shame and I begin to stroll around the room, trying to remember how all this happened.

“Everything went on so fast, Erick. I can't even explain the sudden attraction between us like, he's the soul mates I always prayed for. I know he isn't perfect and what we're doing isn't proper yet, I don't regret anything.” I passionately reckon with a huge smile on my face.

“Emile!” Erick mutters my name in shock, he has never seen me this passionate before “Baby, girl, I understand how you feel but he's a married man. Aren't you scared of wife? You just told me how crazy she can be!” Erick tried to put some sense in my head.

“Of cause I am, she freaked me out! But Nate told me he was getting a divorce and that the divorce has nothing to do with me. I also heard him talk about it on the phone many times with his lawyer!” I add, Erick nods his head in dismay, hitting his hand on his face.

“What if he faked it!” Erick worries. “I don't think so, he can't do such!” I get apprehensive. “Men are capable of doing more than you think just to get what they want and when they are done, they dump it like a piece of trash. You heard his wife, I'm scared of what can happen. This was just the first warning and she came with a gun, what will happen when she meets you again?. OMG, I feel sick just thinking about it. More to this your mum is in complete disapproval of this…” Erick insists. “I know!” I cry as I fall weak on the couch.

“Do you remember how you hated your dad, you use to tell me how much you despise him for leaving your mum for another woman… Now you're causing the same pains to another woman and as I good friend, I have to tell you the truth no matter how it hurts. Emile stops seeing this man this is the best solution.” he clenches my hands and fastens them in his.

“Stop Erick!” I scold him and he instantly stops talking “Fine!” he lifts his hands in defeat. However, the message was passed already and it began to hunt me “I will avoid him!” with this said I walk to his room while he remains seated in the parlour for a while. A few minutes later he comes to the room and prepares for work.

Hours later, he comes back from work around five am, he gently gets into the room without causing any noise not to wake me up.

“Hey, you up already?” Erick wanders aloud when he finds me up, I usually sleep much especially on free days like today. “I'm unable to, I’ve been having nightmares all night; I was in a wilderness everywhere is empty and dark, then Dickinson's wife appears with a gun in her hands and she shoots me in the stomach. I crying for help in vain. I cry as I bleed till dead!” I shiver as I explain with tears dripping down my chin.

“It’s fine baby, it's just a nightmare, nothing to worry about. See, today is Sunday we can go anywhere you want and relax, have some nice time together. What do you think about this?” he gets agitated.

“Sorry, I'm not in the mood” I lay back in bed. “Fine!” he lays at the other side of the, worried until sleeps snatches him off, it's normal his been working all night and he has to rest.

While I lay in bed with my eyes wildly open, I can't sleep I keep having bad dreams and I end up dying in all of them.

I'm damn confused, I don't whether to hate Dickinson or to stick with him, but everything shows that this relation isn't meant to be “What if Erick was right that Dickinson lied to me aout getting a divorce?. What if he's been playing with me all through” I can't believe this I hit my face “But what was I thinking? How could I be this careless!”