26/07/2023
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Chapter 2: Desperate
VANESSA POV
I waited for a long time inside the restaurant and there's no sign of Joshua. I tried calling him but he wasn't picking up.
"Ohh my God, where is he?," I said as I staped my feet…
"God!, God!!, God!!!, Where are you JOSHUA?." I asked myself.
I was sitting close to the glass wall, so I can see everything that is going on outside the environment.
Few minutes later I saw a car that looked exactly like Clinton's. I was about standing up when the person lit up from the car.
It's like she's waiting for someone, I immediately stopped looking at her, another car dropped by.
I looked attentively to see who would come down from the car. A man in a blue jean trouser and white top came down.
I became more desperate than ever to the extent my butt could not sit still again.
My ass started severing, I couldn't even sit comfortably on the soft couch.
"Good day ma, what's your order?,"
I didn't even spare a glance at who so ever it was.
" Hello ma'am,"
"What!!," I turned immediately and shout at him.
"What do you want," I asked out of annoyance
"Ma, I need to know what you'd like us to serve you?. The waiter asked
"Serve me some 'PEACE' please. Gwuh!!!" I groand and started looking at the glass again.
"Gwuh!!, I groand and went outside while the waiter was in there staring at me as I walked out of the restaurant.
I stood at the frontage of the restaurant waiting for Joshua…
"Joshua where are you.?" I hesitated as I hit my hands on my tights.
Few minutes later, I was still waiting for Joshua to come, but I never gave it a rest.
I heard a car horn from behind, I turned immediately. "Eheh, Joshua," I called his name in hesitation, I just felt like he should fly out of the car without parking.
He parked on an empty parking spot, he didn't waste time to come out of his car but I felt like he's gonna be there for eternity
"Good evening, Nessa." He greeted me
"Good evening, Josh. Please tell me, what did you tell Clinton?" I said, almost dripping in tears but I held myself. "Tell me please,"
"Tell you what? What happened?" He said, acting like he knew nothing, "can we go inside?"
"No, I need to know now, I'm really really desperate to know why your friend has to talk to me in, in… I stuttered. " let's just go in, so you'll be able to calm down, Okay?". He interrupted me from completing my words.
He held me by my shoulder as we went inside, my face was downward as I kept subbing. My heart was melting as I felt pain inside, I felt like nothing.
We got inside the restaurant and sat down, the waiter appeared immediately from… he knows where.
"What can we offer you sir?" He said in calm tone
"Just give us water," Joshua told the waiter and he still went on to ask, " and you ma'am, what can I offer you,?" He asked, making me wanna shout at him but Joshua handled him,
" I said you get us water, are you deaf that or you didn't hear what I said the first time?. Joshua said angrily
"I'm sorry sir," the waiter begged. " You better be dude," Joshua warned him…
"Nessa, what did you say the matter was?." He asked, I just rested my head on the seat I was on.
I feel so tired and broken. It never crossed my thought that one day, Clinton would accuse me for doing nothing, "Nessa!!... He shouted my name snapping out of my thoughts,
"Mmm, what did you say?" I forgot everything, like I feel like nothing is inside me again.
"What's wrong with you?" He asked, "It took me more than 15 seconds to recall my conscience back,
"Why did you call me out?, Cause when I left the house, everything was ok, suddenly you called to tell me nothing huh!!?" He asked angrily
"Joshua I'm confused, I'm totally dumbfounded, like I don't know what to say anymore." I said in a low tone almost breaking down.
"Can you just talk? Cause I'm also confused why you called me out,"Joshua confronted.
"Clinton just came back the moment you left and started acting up. He said that, that, that I did." I stuttered.
No, He asked me what you came to the house to do since he wasn't at home and you knew that he was not around." I subbed and continued. "He wasn't at home, that you knew he was not around.
So I asked him, whether you're not his friend, and… I stuttered again, "and he asked whether I took him for a fool,"...
"Nessa can you please go straight to the point and stop crying so I could understand what you're saying"he slammed furiously annoyed
"He said it's over, Clinton is breaking up with me,"I said and broke down in tears.
"What? Why??" He asked desperately shocked and shut off words.
He widens his mouth as he looked at me curiously flabbergasted
"He said that we did something, I didn't know where he got that from.
First I thought he was joking as he used to but his words kept changing bit by bit. Before I knew what was happening. He started shouting and quelling with me, he left the room saying "I never want to see a lying sl*t like you in here when I came back, he left and slammed the door…"
"Wait wait. let me get these straight, he said what?, "Have he forgotten that he was able to meet you through me?" He asked angrily
"If I would have something to do with you, he wouldn't have come in the picture," his face show's that he wasn't happy with what he heard from me.
I dropped my face downward again and Joshua taped me on my shoulder to raise my head up.
"I'm just weak right now Josh. I'd like to go home and rest. maybe, I'm just dreaming. Let me go and rest so after resting I'll wake up and realize that I am just dreaming." I was about dropping again when he called my name
"Vanessa…
He touched me on my shoulder and moved closer to the other corner of the seat. He drew one seat closer to me and sat down,
"Hey. Stop this, you may be dreaming but am not, I don't know Clinton these ways but trust me, he won't break up with you, he's not breaking up with you Nessa," Joshua tried convincing me but I just kept looking at him with my weak eyes.
"Okay, I'll try," I said and closed my eyes,
"Hey. stop these, come on I'll take you home," he said.
"No don't worry, I'll be fine, I'm with my own car," I rejected his offer.
I tried to stand up but I felt like a load of dizziness falling upon me. I fell back to my seat, I stood up again and was about dropping again when Joshua rushed and grabbed me
"I don't think you will be able to drive, don't worry I'll take you home then return for your car," he said, I had no other option than to go with what he said.
We came out of the restaurant holding hands. He then stopped and asked for my car keys
I put my hand in my purse and brought out my car key and gave it to him. He walked me to my car, I was wondering what he's up to but I couldn't ask.
He walked me through the other side of the car and opened the door for me to get in, as soon as I got in he closed the door, "wow, that's so romantic,"I thought.
He's always caring and romantic in terms of taking care of me. He was my best friend but because of his friend we had to cut off the bestie stuff.
He entered the car and was about to drive off. I got a little strength to ask him,"I thought you said we're going with your car?"
"Yes, but I figured out how to take you home and wouldn't have to stress myself coming back to your house the second time," he stated clearly.
I didn't say a word again till we got home.
……..
He drove into the compound and parked. He alighted from the car and opened the door for me. He held my hand as I slowly abode from the car.
"I have to go from here, I'm already running late for a meeting, I'll talk some sense into him, Okay?, I'll be going, see you later." He said and taped me and left, I started going inside.
"Hey Nessa, I forgot to give you your car key," he handed my car key to me and left. I didn't have any strength to talk at all, I managed to get to the room and threw myself on the bed and ….
……..
JOSHUA POV
I got to the restaurant and went directly to the parking slot my car was, I entered and drove off immediately.
……..
I got to the meeting 30 minutes late. immediately, I alighted from my car and went inside the meeting hall. On getting there all eyes were on me, I guess it's because I came late.
I got seated, so they continued where they stopped.
"Mr Jibril Bryank, you're welcome," the conductor of the meeting was Mr S. Sermon.
I really needed to know the stands of the .S. in his name, everyone wished to know but he chose rather not to say.
Mr Sermon greeted me, I nodded and reciprocated his greetings.
My father, "Mr Jibril Bryank" was the head of a multi million dollar company. My Mom died when I was 16. She surfers a disease called 'Cancer' which the doctors couldn't save her life.
They say it has gone too deep in her immune system and has affected all the tissues in her body. My Dad wasn't in his right senses after that incident, he was locked in his room and wasn't allowed to be exposed to the environment.
Mr Sermon was the one taking care of the company for years because I wasn't old enough to carry the company (they say) but since I've gotten older. Mr Sermon has been teaching me everything I need to know about the company.
Clinton and my friends where all present because they came to represent their father's company
Clinton owns his own company. He came because he wanted to sign a contract with my company.
I assured him that I'll grant the contract because he was my friend and I also found the project interesting, so I would sign it.
