Afraid to Love
Episode 62
“What did you come here for?” Jeremy questioned. His back faced Ernest’s back. Purity was directly facing him.
“To greet my in-law. Your wife,” Ernest replied through gritted teeth.
Jeremy smiled. “Why is that difficult for you to answer? You didn’t tell me you’ll stop by.”
His feelings were about to flare up. “How is that of concern to you?” he still faced the door.
“She is my wife, just as you said. And she belongs only to me. Please, stay away from her.
I’m not going to go easy on you, next time.” He wasn’t harsh or hostile, he was calm and peaceful.
“Well, congratulations,” Ernest maliciously responded. He resumed his tracks. On getting to the door, he stopped angrily. “And, its great. She’s deflowered.” He stomped out of the office and slammed the door behind him.
The atmosphere between Jeremy and Purity was tense and extremely quiet. Their eyes were trying to read eachother.
Purity stared at him hazel eyes, trying to read the expression on it. His eyes were narrowed to hers. ‘You hurt me again? I am disappointed in you. You are breaking my heart,’ was all she could read in those penetrating eyes. She doubted her accuracy, however, it was something close.
Those eyes kept her on her feet. They weren’t moving, neither was her whole body. Only her brain functioned, reading Jeremy’s eyes.
“You don’t want to say hi to me?” he finally broke the silence, placing both hands in his pockets.
She opened her mouth, nothing could be heard. Her voice was lost. She still found it difficult to speak. What was happening? Her voice. Her voice. It was gone, Ernest!
“Have you lost your voice?” he asked in a strained voice. Sending Ernest out of her office wasn’t an easy task. He felt satisfied that it didn’t cause him much worry.
Now, his head was thumping seriously. Purity was refusing to talk or she had lost the will to speak. An urgent issue was at hand and the last word Ernest mentioned put him on edge. Everything was just mixed up. The throbbing increased. “I really can’t talk here, lets go somewhere else.”
Purity nodded mechanically and edged nervously past Jeremy to the door.
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The breeze gently caressed her face. Feeling it on her, brought her delight. She found herself thinking about Jeremy. She took a glance at him, then out of the window. His demeanor was unique. It really impressed her. The thought that he’d fight with his cousin or use unkind words at him filled her head when he had barged into her office. She was proven wrong.
Jeremy had a great personality, it attracted her to him more and more. He was cool, really cool – just like her father. He must have inherited that nice attitude from his mother. She wished to have met and known her. It wasn’t a bad idea marrying Jeremy.
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Theodore made the right decision in choosing him for her. She smiled to herself. But was she right for him?
“Feeling good already?” Jeremy asked, breaking into her daydream. That radiating smile on her face lit up his heart. He had felt she was too sad to even smile and too angry to speak with him. He smile was sufficient enough for him, even though she hadn’t spoken. Her sadness was beginning to wear off. “Shall we go to the country house?” He hoped for a response.
She sighed and rested her back on the seat. She gestured with her hands, meaning that she had no worry if they went there or not.
Jeremy slowed down his vehicle. “Please, talk to me. Just make a sound. Please.” He frowned in a babyish way. It always worked on his mum, it had to work on Purity.
She cackled with kaughter. Aww, poor Jeremy. She was going to speak. She was going to make a sound. She was going to laugh much more – all to make him happy. “My lips just refused to open. They went on vacation.”
“Are they back yet? Or they’ll still go back?” Jeremy replied, laughing.
“You enjoy teasing me. Not fair.” She feigned anger and frowned.
“I’m glad you are back to your normal self and talking to me.” he turned to face her and flashed a wholehearted smile. “But before we have fun, there’s something urgent that we need to discuss.” He brought the vehicle to a stop, right in front of the Theodore’s country house.
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