Forgetting You - Episode 12

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*DEDICATED TO BENEDICTA OSEI, OLUWAKEMI, RENE INYANG, JENNIFER ABOAGYEWAA, SHULAMMITE AND OH MY SWEET EX SISTER IN-LAW AND FIGHTING PARTNER, AMEH JULIET AND ALL OF YOU...

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JASON'S POV

"Kiss me locs"

she pleads for the third time and I'm at a loss.

I really want to kiss her but not like this.

Not in such a situation. We have a lot to talk about.

Like her telling me who she was running away from.

And who her husband or boyfriend is.

That thought just feels like my chest is being stabbed continuously.

I also have to talk to her about her addiction.

Maybe I could find a rehabilitation center for her.

I sigh and pull away from her hold, missing her warmth and closeness immediately.

She frowns up at me.

"You don't like me too"

she says, fidgeting with her fingers.

It's my turn to frown What?

"What?"

She shrugs

"Even you are rejecting me . They all do. No one wants me because they say I'm impure and messed up."

"Hey"

I lift her chin with my fingers and she looks up at me with watery eyes.

"Oh Hailey. Come here"

I pull her to me and she leans in to me, wrapping her arms around my torso, her face buried in my chest

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. I kiss her hair, stroking gently.

"Anyone who rejects someone because they think they are impure or broken is a fool. We all are messed up one way or the other Hails"

she hums against my chest, holding me tighter.

She feels so tiny in my arms and I suddenly have this undescribable need to protect her.

"No one is perfect Hails. You won't believe it if I told you I walked out of the church in the middle of my wedding ceremony yesterday"

At that, Hailey suddenly pulls away and peers at me with surprise. I chuckle..ikr

"Why would you do that locs!".

She exclaims.

"I mean imagine the waste of Money to prepare everything. The decorations, food, jewellery, wedding gown. Oh my God! Such a waste!"

She gasps dramatically.

I grin at her. Women! Smh.

I tell her about me walking out of my wedding ceremony and all she can think of is the decorations and wedding gown.

"Well it was forced upon me. And I wasn't ready to get tied down to some stranger all in the name of business"

"Aww"

she pouts

"such a pity"

"Are you feeling pity for me or you're feeling pity for all the wasted food, jewellery, wedding gown, reception, honeymoon and all?"

She blushes instantly

"Well.. It must be nice. I mean it's every woman's dream. To walk down the aisle in the gown she chose herself. Go on a honeymoon and all"

"Well is that your dream too?"

I ask and she nods eagerly.

"Yes. Someday. One day"

One day Hailey I would give you all that if you let me.

Hell! I would give her so much more.

"Someday"

I repeat and she yawns.

"Sleepy?"

"I just woke up right? Yet I feel so...."

She yawns again.

"Come here"

I spread out my arms and she eagerly leans in to me, resting her head on my chest as she curls up into a ball.

I don't know what kind of relationship is between us, but whatever it is, I like it and I don't want it to ever end.

She yawns again and I tuck a stray strand of hair behind her ear.

"Sleep pretty lady"

I cooe and she snuggles closer.

"I like it when you call me that. Don't stop"

she whispers.

"I never planned on stopping"

I say and when I get no reply, I peer into her face to find her asleep.

I sigh contentedly watching both her and baby Olivia sleep.

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JASON'S POV A WEEK LATER.

"Can I come in now Hailey?"

"No! A minute!"

She yells back and I groan.

"You've been saying that for twenty minutes straight now!"

I yell from behind the door, where I'm currently standing.

"Well it's not my fault Olivia is super hungry today!"

She yells back.

I groan.

I mean come on! Why can't she just let me in while she breastfeeds Olivia.

It's not as if I'm going to stare at her bre*sts.

Ugh. Well I may just look at it a little bit but you can't blame me.

I'm a man after all and she's quite attractive.

She's locked me up in the kitchen for twenty minutes now and she won't let me out untill she's done breatfeeding Olivia and surprisingly Olivia chose today of all days to spend so many minutes eating.

She usually doesn't drink milk for so long.

I sigh.

"Come on Hailey!"

I whine.

"Hailey! Look.."

The door suddenly opens and Hailey is staring at me grinning mischievously as she she cradles Olivia in her arms..

"Talk to your mom little one. She locked me up in here"

I say to the baby and she stares at me blankly with eyes just like her mother.

"Guess you don't like me too huh?"

I make a face wiggling my eyebrows and Olivia's lips twitch into a huge smile as she grabs my thumb with her entire hand.

"May I?"

I ask Hailey who willingly places Olivia in my arms.

She giggles as I rock her.

"Sorry for locking you up in your own house."

Hailey tells me as she steps aside for me to enter.

"Not a problem"

I grin at baby Olivia whose eagerly pulling my thumb into her toothless mouth to suck.. Oh well, guess she wasn't satisfied with her mother's milk.

"You wanted to talk?"

Hailey asks and I nod, suddenly recalling why i wanted to speak with her.

I follow her further into the room and sit beside her, balancing Olivia on my shoulder as I burp her.

I read it's always advisable to burp a baby after they eat.

So I rub Olivia's back softly and she belges slightly.

Good sign.

"So?"

"Oh yeah right. Umm give me a minute"

I get up and continue to burp Olivia on my shoulders and several minutes later, I feel her steady breaths.

Well,I don't blame her for sleeping early.

It's past 7pm.

I rock her more before placing her in the cot.

I turn on the oxygen supply and place the mask over her face.

I sigh and turn to Hailey who looks slightly uncomfortable.

She scratches her head and stops.

I frown. What's wrong?

"Umm.. I.. Ugh. I wanted to ask about Olivia's dad. Your husband.."

"I'm not married"

she cuts in quickly

"I don't have a boyfriend either.

Read " The Emerald Chase " by the same author ( eliza )

. I'm single"

she adds and I nod slightly relieved at the fact that she's single.

But who's Olivia's dad then? I wanted to ask but she looked like she wasn't going to answer if I asked so I let it slide.

For now.

I sit beside her and take her hands in mine.

Her hand was shaking,I noticed.

"You okay?"

She nods frantically.

"Okay. Well I've been meaning to talk to you about uhh...Your addiction."

I pause and stare at her for any reaction but I got none so I continue

"I was making a few enquiries and I found a few good rehabilitation centers for drug addicts. And I wanted you to join to make you a better person, for you and your daughter. We can't have you transferring an illness to Olivia do we? I read on the internet that a a drug addicted mother can pass the addiction to her baby through breastfeeding. It might even affect the child's ability to start talking at the normal age. You don't want that do you?"

She shakes her head no but doesn't reply.

I could feel her hands shaking in mine.

Hailey suddenly pulls away getting up,scratching her head.

I stare at her for a moment before realisation hits me.

She's in need of drugs.

No. I'm not allowing her go back to that life.

"Hailey listen. Calm down"

I begin but she pushes me back violently and keep scratching.

Her hands were shaking.

Hailey begins to walk towards the door and my eyes widen.. In such a situation she will do anything to get the drugs.

"Hailey"

i try once more but she pushes me back again and burst out of he door into the cold weather, ignoring my pleas as I run after her.

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She was running as fast as her legs could carry her blocking out Jason's screams.

She needed more drugs else she will go mad.

A week.

A whole week without c-caine was like fasting for a week without food or water.

She run faster now, scratching her head, her fingers shaking vigorously now.

There was only one place to get the drugs to calm her down.

It was the place she had been running away from.

Her demons.

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The middle aged man stood at the balcony of his mansion puffing out smoke from his cigarette when he spotted her running like a mad woman into his mansion.

He suddenly smiles.

"I knew you will come Hailey. No matter how long you run, you'll always come back because you need these drugs to survive."

He smirks cynically as he watched Hailey run crazily into his mansion away from her daughter. Maybe, never to return.