CAUGHT IN THE MOMENT
***EPISODE 14***
“How did you find me?
I started towards him
”Of course I would find you, remember you always come here when your Dad was sick..”
I got to where he sat and with all the courage I had, I sat with him, but I observed a reasonable distance..
“Well you’ve seen me, you can go back now”
I felt like slapping that his mouth..I breathe down, suppressed that initial anger and tried to think of something nice to say, instead of shouting
“You are an idiot” to his face..
“David, mummy needs you by her side now, she has never stopped asking about you.. David..
He turned to look at me with that fierce look that I heard to keep shut..
”Didn’t you hear me?..I said leave”
He spoke through his clenched teeth as he tightened his jaw, maybe to scare me, I really don’t know
You know that feeling when I felt like slapping him? It became intense..
“No..I am not going anywhere until you come with me”
And I meant it..an uncomfortable silence stood in between us before he spoke out..
“Bukky just quit the pretense and go..thats what you are good at”
Oh so this was really about us..
“David, is this about us”
I asked.
“There is no us..remember that”
He corrected and stood up to pace around..I knew he was just trying to control his emotions, and I was ready to make him pour it out by whatever means possible..
*************
I stood up and walked up to him..and with confidence I held his arm..I didn’t know if I just wanted him to touch me or spit it out, or I wanted both..I just wanted to feel our passion..even if its just for a minute..
“David..I know I hurt you, I..
He turned in rage..
”No you didn’t just hurt me!..you broke me!”
I took a step backwards in shock
“Where were you when my father died?…
I though you promised we were in this together..you left me! For what? For fame? Money?! Huh?! What?!”
I was quiet..I didn’t know what to say to him..
“And now you’ve gotten super ambitious, you now went after my brother!..right?! Na what are you doing here?..you want Jeremy to see you with me?”
A tear fell from my eyes..it touched him and I could see it, he quickly backed away
“Stop crying, stop it”
I sniffed and wipe my tears..how do I even explain that I left him because I felt our lives still had a lot to accomplish?.. Does that even make sense?..
“David I am sorry..”
It was all I could say..it was all my brain could tell me..
“Bukky don’t tell me that..”
He voice had become soft..
“Within months my mother is gone, again!..I refused to live out my childhood with her, I never gave her that opportunity to know her son, now I feel so guilty, I can’t even face her..how could I be so stupid?..I can’t even..”
His words got stuck as he broke down crying..I just couldn’t stand there, I rushed to him and hugged him from behind..I cried with him, I understood his pain, I knew why he couldn’t face Madam Clara..
“David, why not make her remaining time with you a blessing, why not give her the son she always wished she had..?”
I raised my hand to his neck..I loved the body I was touching..I loved the scent I was inhaling.. I felt we were bonded that moment..like I was caught in that moment but I wasn’t planning to escape..
“Bukky, please let me be..please don’t come back to my live like this.. I have lived my life this two years trying to go on without you.. And yet here you are..why are you doing this to me?”
I felt hurt, was I the reason for his hurt? Did I hurt him that bad?..did he love me just as much..can I even let him go?..
“David?”
I made him face me.
“I really don’t know what to say..”
And I really didn’t..so I drew him near and made our lips meet..the passion, like our hearts had been yearning for this for so long..we kissed hungrily, I held him tight..let the world be still, and for now, I love this man..d–n the consequences..
************
“Are you both married?”
A man interrupted both of us, we broke free, breathlessly..starring at him with no word to express ourselves.
“Please this is the house of the Lord, keep it holy”
oops, is he the pastor of the church?..
“Let’s go David”
He followed me..we were both quiet as he drove back to Ibadan..I followed back in his car to Lagos..I let my driver take my car back..I didn’t even know what to say, he just faced the road..without turning to look at me..
Did I just do something wrong?..what was I thinking?.. I thought I had prepared all my so called defenses..What was he thinking? Oh God, what if he tells Joanne?
Eventually we got to the house.. I didn’t want anyone to see me come down from his car..but how am I supposed to do that..
“David, please go and see mummy”
I said, the only word I was able to say..
He nodded and stepped out of the car, I sighed..I couldn’t get my head to think straight now..what do I really do? Would David even consider leaving Joanne for me?
‘Where have you been?”
Jeremy asked when he saw me, I wanted to lie, but of what use
“I went to look for David”
He was quiet and starred at me with that suspicious eyes
“And you found him?”
I nodded in response
“How’s mummy? Have you seen her today?”
I changed the topic immediately, he nodded in response..and was about to ask another question again..this Jeremy self
“Jeremy I am tired please, I need to rest”
I walked out on him, he wasn’t making sense abeg..
************
Later that night I met David in the hall way..I attempted to walk past him but he held me back..God, my heart missed a beat..instant cold crept from my legs to my head..
“David please, someone could see us”
He walked closer to me..
“I don’t care, why are you scared? Didn’t you kiss me?”
I forced my hand free and stepped backwards
“It was a just a casual Moment, we were both vulnerable”
He was hurt, I didn’t mean that but I just had to say it to get Free
“Bukky.. Tell it to my face..that you don’t love me?”
I swallowed hard..
“Huh” he was too close God..
“I do David! Is that what you wanna hear? I do.”
I know he was broken because of Madam Clara’s ailment, I could see that, he rested his head on my shoulder
“Then please don’t leave me again..I need you”
I melted in his arms, I couldn’t stop him when he kissed me, I couldn’t stop myself from kissing him back..
“Bukky?” We broke free in shock, It was Jeremy..!
Now you know why my story was named “caught in the moment” because Jeremy caught us in that moment..
Click 15 below to continue reading