Finding Solace - Episode 5

 

Hello people, how y’all doing. Apologies for the delay in the posting, big apologies for the delay in posting. Power issue, seriously. Thank God we are back on track. As a result, I will be dropping two episodes at once. So, lets have a quick recap.
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A Recap on The Last Episode**
Fiona moves in with Nick.
Nick takes her out for shopping
A mysterious man watches everything going on
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NOW…….

NICK
By the time we got back home, it was already very late in the night, even though I was exhausted, she was still very much lively. We had joked throughout our little shopping together, it was fun though . I couldn’t remember the last time I had such fun.
She helped carry some things out. I was surprised, I usually have to do the packing for Yvonne while she would go back inside empty handed, except for her phone on which she would chat non-stop.
“You should go inside, seriously, I can pack these.” I told Fiona.
She only laughed. “Don’t be so modest. You got me all these for free, the smallest I could do is at least take it in.”
There were four bags and we shared two by two. 
When we got inside, the cook was just leaving.  She greeted us and handed me the house key.I then found my I-phone at the center of the table. 
I had forgotten to take my phone? Wow! That has never, ever happened before

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. It was ringing , so I dropped some bags on the settee and attended to it.
I gasped seeing sixty-nine calls from Yvonne.
“Are you okay?” Fiona asked and I nodded quickly. ‘Sure, please, can you take these in? I need to attend to this call.” 
“Oh! Sure please Nick.  Carry on.” She replied and began to climb the staircases with the bags, two in each hand.

“Hello babe.” I started as I placed the screen against my left cheek, walking to the balcony.
She didn’t sound fine, she was boiling with rage. I could hardly hear a single word, so like I would always do, I allowed her to say everything she wanted to say while completely decreasing the volume of the phone and counting the timing.
Once I realized it was already thirty seconds, I increased again and started.
“Hello babe.” She has calmed down now. Asked me how I was and apologized for not picking my calls earlier.
“It’s okay. How is PH?” 
She said it was fine but then she said she would call back, they were shooting some scenes.
Great! I told her I would call back.
Then I ended the call and went inside. Fiona was setting the table. The cook already placed everything on the table.
I watched in interest as she dished out the Fried rice and chicken in each plate. Then opened the bottles of water and went ahead to open the fridge , bringing out a bottle of fresh juice.
I chuckled at how fast she has learned by just watching the cook. I’m sure she didn’t know I was watching her.
“You should come and eat before it gets too cold gentleman.” She said without even looking at me.
I laughed out loud. That just reminded me of my mother. So, I walked to the table and pulled out the seats for us.
“You know you just reminded me of my mother.” I said, sitting down while she took her seat too.
“Really?” She asked , smiling.
“Yes.” I replied, raising a cup  of lemon juice to my lips. “She always did that. You would think she had some eyes at the back of her head. She could tell What I was doing, without seeing me.” Fiona chuckled. When she did that, it always lightened the room up. I was really getting comfortable with her.
“Yes, you know sometimes, she would call and I would be making some funny faces. Over the phone she will be like ‘I hope that look is for the family of your father and not me’ you can imagine, over the phone!”
Fiona burst into laughter, throwing her head back.
“Seriously, I don’t know how she did that. My sister never had such power though.” 
“So where are they now?” She asked, excitedly, taking a spoonful.
I smiled sadly. “They are both dead.”
I saw her gasped. “I am so sorry Nick. What happened?”
I shrugged. “I don’t really know. They were travelling I think, attacked by some wild animal.”
 She shook her head in empathy. “I am so sorry Nick.” 
“It’s okay.” I replied as we kept eating. I was silent afterwards as I recalled the sad news I had received five years ago. I was not in town, they were coming from a party. When I came back, it was the saddest thing. They were bitten on the neck by something, the car had somersaulted and something had attacked them while they were trying to find their way out of the car….

FIONA
The meal was getting sad and boring and I just didn’t like the look on his face. But then , I began to wonder if my own parents could be alive. I think it is better loosing parents than not knowing if they were alive or dead.
I sighed.
“Are you okay?” He finally asked me and I nodded.
“What were you thinking?” He asked, his diamond stud glittering at me.
“You must really think I’m crazy if I tell you this.” I began, I wanted to lighten things up.
“Do tell me. Let me see how crazy you are.” He joked as we both laughed.
“Okay.” I replied, gulping down a cup of water. “So , I’ve been thinking, to repay you for your kind gesture towards me, I should be doing something .”
He scoffed.

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. “What are you talking about?”
‘Well, something like cooking and cleaning you know. You can tell those that do that to stop coming, I will be glad to do it.” 
He starred at me, frowned and waited, then started laughing.
I laughed too, I didn’t even know what was funny.
“You? You want to do that really?” He asked.
I pouted my lips, my arms akimbo. “What are you afraid of? That I would cook poison?”
He chuckled.
“Nick, I don’t remember my personal details not general things. I can cook you know. I know I can. I can even cook you and give you to eat yourself.”
“Okay now, I swear you are getting crazy.” He said purposely, laughing hard.
“You are a cow Nick.”
“Chicken” He retorted sharply.
“I swear if you say one more thing,I will empty the remaining water on your head.” I threatened jokingly and he threw his hands up.
‘I surrender, your highness!”
“Better! But serious , Nick, please, let me do this. You have no idea if it might trigger anything.”
He sighed. “The reason why I brought you here is so that you would not hve to stress yourself but since you are so bent on that, let me just do what makes you happy.”
That actually made me happy.
“Thank you so much, Nick.” 
He smiled back, looking more handsome than ever. 
“You are welcome….chicken.”  he replied.
“Goat.” I replied.
Then he laughed again. ‘Well, you at least remember  the names of fine animals!” He teased.
I was so tired of laughing, I just smiled. “I swear you are such a donkey.”
“That’s a fine animal too.” He finally said sticking a tongue out so I gave up.

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I actually enjoyed that little drama up there. It is good how these two are blending so quickly, don’t you think?