Memories Of The Sun - Chapter 7 Chapter Seven

By Prescoviah Merilyn

Chapter seven

I sit in my office, eyes closed, flat and uninterested. I want to escape my memory . I want to think no more about what happened. I was flustered. Everyone was present. I must be the farm tale as of now. I wish to forget that Evans had walked on me unzipping SimeonI want to reverse everything….He is going to kill me … He bangs his way in.

He is nolonger adorable. He is face is redden with lines of war. His eyes are narrow, rigid, cold and hard. Am his enemy! When he finally reaches my table, I want to run for my life. I can feel the white disappear from his eyes, there’s no trace of love. I think I was the most loved but am the most hated right now.

Evans is my dad. He is breathing hard. He paces around my office, his head straight and his eyes searching. Is he looking for something to cut me piece by piece? Sweet mother of Jesus! I remember the day I escaped from school. My dad had the same look in his eyes. The same burning stare making my throat dry. I draw a deep breath, before Evans bangs my table sending adrenaline down my spine.

I want to run for the hills but I won’t grant him the benefit. I stay seated, my expression unreadable. Am scared and fine at the same time. He can’t intimidate me like this. He is nothing… Absolutely nothing…and am not about to let him bark at me. I can do whatever the hell I want.

When he finally attempts to speak, I stop him. I get up, my hands on the table, facing him… Yes! I have been practicing what am about to say for hoursI refuse to be stepped on as if am the reason his parents divorced … Watch!

“Am not sorry.” he raises his left brow ,passing his fingers through his thick curly hair…He can keep a weapon in there…its a thick bush. At once he looks at me, attempting to speak but I still don’t let him! I have some points to make. Valid points, by the way.

“We both know, I don’t love you…I have never so if it’s an apology you want… No, I don’t have it. ” I move away from my table as his eyes stay pinned on me.

“So am not sorry about what you saw… about Simeon.or anything” he pushes my left shelf off the desk. He is burning up, why is he even this mad? We are just a paired couple. He laughs hysterically.

“you are such a bitchyou know”

“excuse me?”

“and so stupid. I give you everything! ” what the hell?

“Evans… You… “he shoots his hand in the air. Okay it my turn to shut up.

“that bastard has nothing.absolutely nothing. You could starve to death if you ever married him…whats wrong with women? ” laughs out loud. What the heck?

“Evans I… ”

“Is that stain the reason you weren’t replying my calls and texts… And oh the reason you were displeased about me coming here? ” FFF

“God Evans, I hadn’t even known him yet” And now I do, do I? I think I do, I know his lips atleastand I would have known more if you had kept your nose out of my business.

Evans had caused a stir in the woods. I watched as he grabbed a tree branch ,tightening it in his hands. Angry lethal eyes were followed with him pushing me away from Simeon. He had then thrashed Simeon’s body like a mad man. I had never seen such emptiness, deadness in him. He was a verdict. Simeon had refused to defend himself however much I cheered him on.

After failed attempts to pull Lucifer away from my Jack, I ran for help. Frank and Jonny had then grabbed Evans in parts as he kept on swearing…a common thief! Everyone had then turned their eyes on me, asking for explanations….however Dalia had come in saving me.

“You know, your ruining your dad… If I dump you, your dad’s business is going downyou could lose investors… ” Is he threatening me now?

I clear my throat and face him”You of all people should know, that I don’t care about this damn business… In fact, do whatever your crazy mind tells you to, EvansI don’t care. ” I lie. I like Simeon which makes me like the business.

“How long have you been seeing the bastard?”

“Evans, his name is Simeon… ”

“Simeon or whatever, I dont care!” he roars” in fact I know what to do.” clears his throat. “Am not breaking up with you… ” I look up at him, why?

“Yes… Because you are mine….you are marrying me my dear… And this Simeon problem, am going to deal with it myself. Nobody touches what’s mineVanny… Nobody! ” Oh am shaking Evans! I say nothing as he bangs his way out.

Sleepng on Dalia’s lap, I wonder how my Jack is .and why had he done all those bad-good things to mekissing me? Does it mean he likes me back? We can be more than friends? Was he just confused the day he rejected me? Yes men can be! Women have said it, I will say it… Men don’t know what they want. Dalia wakes me up from my thoughts.

“Ouchie, you pulled my hair! ” She is laughing at me.

“Do youthink he loves me? ” Oops, what did I just ask that came out wrong.

“Who of the two?”

What ? She is still laughing at me, I sit up. She is smiling, making fun of me? … She holds my hands, caressing me with her thumb…

“You love Simeon, don’t you? ”

What????? Abuja. Nairobi. Zimbambwe. Ghana. Madagascar… Hell no, I don’t. It’s just a crash… Okay maybe I over show it. But I don’t love him.. I… Iuhmm….I do what most girls do… I like him. Yes it’s liking, I like him… He is cute and all, so I like him.

“Vanessa? ”

“I dont Nanny .uhmm.. You knowwhat you said about passion … Love him? Noo!”

“Then stop crying for him in the night, am afraid you no longer sleep child… You wake up early, sleep late. You scare me… And most importantly stop spying on him”

What?? Okay maybe you should also stop spying on me.

“Call your dad, he says it’s important.” Is it? Or maybe someone has already reported to him, about Simeon? I go to sleep.