CAUGHT IN THE MOMENT
***EPISODE 23***
Written by: Onyeneka Abel
My dear ladies out there, never ever marry a man you don’t love, no matter the situation, I was foolish..I felt I needed to pay for a sin I never committed..
“So what are we waiting for?”
Jeremy asked..you can imagine the guts, what does he take me for?
“Bukky”
David touched my shoulder and signalled me to come out with him..
“So I’d take it that you were just joking right?”
He was forcing a smile when we got outside.
“Am not David”
His smile vanished..
“Bukky you asked me to let you be right?..I did because I wanted to let you really think who you really want..and then you choose Jeremy.?”
I nodded stupidly to his question..he scoffed, he couldn’t believe what he heard..I was hurting him all over again.
“No, Bulky, you don’t want him, you are just confused”
He held his mouth with his hands and paced to and fro, he was trying to keep calm here..I just bowed my head, I couldn’t look at him in the face..
“Bukky, go home and think about this OK?”
He made a move and touched me..
“I’ve made my decision..I pushed Jeremy away and brought this upon him..and I made a promise to mum…”
“D–n your promises!”
He shouted now..when he observed that he was going overboard, he left me and he left the hospital..
I went back to Jeremy..I didn’t let him talk
“I would marry you next week, it can’t be tomorrow”
I attempted to walk out but he called out to me
“Bukky, I want to marry you because I love you”
That sounded so disgusting to my ears..
I left him there and went back to the house.
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I couldn’t bring myself to concentrate on anything..Vodka noticed that and took charge..I was gone, broken..I lost appetite to everything.. I even had to move out of the house and rented a flat of my own..
I was indoor through out..despite Jeremy’s call I didn’t visit the hospital..what’s the need?
David came over to my flat one evening..I didn’t open up, I knew if I did he might talk me out of my decision.
“Bukky please open up”
I backed the door and fought so hard to resist the huge to open up..hot tears dropped from my eyes..
“David please go..I don’t want to see you”
He was crying too..I could here him sniff
“Bukky you love me right, I know you do..please I beg you..don’t hurt me again”
I bit my lips in tears..
“I..I don’t love you anymore”
I lied so he could just go..unfortunately it started raining..I peeped through the window and saw that he didn’t move..he sat on the bare floor as the rain drenched on him
“David please go home”
He didn’t say anything, he didn’t move..
“David?”
I couldn’t bear this anymore..I rushed out into the rain..and held him..
“David I love you”
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My heart was beating fast, we remained there till the rain stopped..I was shivering but couldn’t bring myself to leave him there..he turned to me with pain in his eyes
“Bukky is this what you want for us? What did I ever do to you?”
I felt guilty, I left him stranded at the altar, now am going to marry his brother..I attempted to say something but he interrupted me
“If you’ve made your decision, so be it..thank you for every moment we shared”
He stood up and walked away..
“David?”
I called him with a tearful voice..he didn’t respond, he left his suit jacket..I picked it and held it so close to my chest..does this mean I have lost David? Was I really keeping the boys together or I was actually tearing them apart?
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I couldn’t contribute to the competition at hand, I had not even set eyes on Joanne until one evening when I saw her with David, he didn’t look at my direction..I was extremely jealous and hurt..were they back together? Although I knew David, he wasn’t happy, we noticed each other as we stole glances..he was broken, I did that to him just because I didn’t want to hurt Jeremy..does that mean David, the man I love was in a better position to get hurt? Ok I solemnly agree..I AM CONFUSED!
Vodka approached me while we practiced for the competition, I sat watching them, my eyes where pale and dimmed..I had cried way too much..I couldn’t even contribute a thing, it was obvious things were falling apart, Vodka alone can’t do this, she needs help but I was just too broken to be of help
“Bukky, I want to let you be given by what you’re going through but we need you, else we would lose this competition”
She said and sat with me, she had that concern expression..I sighed, there was nothing in my brain to reply her so I remained quiet
“Is it Jeremy?”
Her question made my eyes brimmed with tears again, she just made me remember that the wedding is just tomorrow..
“What if I tell you that you’ve been led to believe a lie, I know Jeremy like the back of my hands”
My tears seized immediately, right from the source..
“What do you mean?”
“When the time is right I would text you to come over to the hospital”
My mind was telling me just one thing, Jeremy is not really blind. And it was confirmed the day, she texted me
“Come now”
I hurried down and met Jeremy, on his feet, pacing round the room..shock crept from my legs as I entered the ward..he turned back in shock when he saw me..
“Bukky I can explain”
Wait, Jeremy so you can see?
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Put yourself in my shoes my dear readers..what will you do? Have you ever felt that rush of adrenaline burning through your veins but you don’t even know how to express yourself, you don’t even know how to pour it out..
As Jeremy made his way to touch me, I was still wondering how he did it, how he fooled me..can he really see?..I waved my hand at his face
“Jeremy you can see”
Ok now I really understood.. He attempted to convince me a little, now my brain replayed all the hurt I felt, the tears I shed, the wet pillows..headaches, sleepless nights, lost appetite and what hurt the most, I pushed David away..
I landed a slap on his face, he staggered backwards, I approached him and slapped him again as tears dropped from my eyes..I hurt him and he yelp in pain..his wounds had not fully healed..I rushed to him
“Am sorry, are you ok?”
“Am fine, am fine”
Ok he was fine so I slapped him again
“Aaaarrgh!”
There was no way I could express myself..
“You were ready to trap me in penury for the rest of my life Jeremy, you are heartless..you are..”
Was I making sense?..I attempted to slap him again but he held my hand.
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