Intoxicated Romance - Episode 20

 

Toni:
I cant believe this. No wonder he was in an hurry to get married. Or was i the one in a hurry?. Stupid, stupid me!. My body shakes with a violent sob. I really am naive. I could i have trusted someone i met few weeks ago when Steven whom i dated for years was able to betray me. I cant believe a day so amazing could turn out like this. Thoughts of our time together flash through my mind and i wail in agony . Letting go of Steven is like peeling off my flesh. He is forever stuck on me. The thought of leaving him makes my breathe seize but
i know i have to. Being with him would just cause me more pain and i don't want my baby to be with a callous man that would use a woman for selfish reasons. I have to get out of here before Steven comes back. I cant face him right now. I stand up frantic and a wave of nausea hits me and i dash to the toilet and empty my stomach. I lie on the toilet floor and cry my heart out. I have to stop crying and get going before Steven comes back. I wipe my tears then rush back to my room. I pick my bag and flee the hospital. I have to get to the airport. 
Twenty minutes later, i am at the airport. After moving my flight to the next flight, i sit down and think about a way forward. What am i going to do?

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. Steven will surely try to convince me that he loves me but i cant believe him because anything he says now would just sound like a scheme to get my land. Tears start falling off my eyes and i do nothing to stop them. My hand goes to my stomach and i sigh. I am not even sure if i am still pregnant. Its less than 10minutes for my flight to start boarding and i still cant move. Its like my body wants to go back to Steven and beg him to convince me to stay. Another wave of nausea hits me and i run to the airport toilet.

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Steven:
I rush into antonia room after purchasing the bottled water from a mall, outside the hospital. There was an accident on the road which caused slow traffic movement. As soon as i got to the hospital, i parked my car and rushed in. I don't want to leave antonia alone. I can only wonder the kind of pain she is in right now. I just found out about our baby but it still hurts so much.
When i open the door, i don't see antonia on the bed. I knock on the toilet door and when there is no answer, i panic. I open the door and find it empty. Ok, now i am worried. Where could she have gone in her condition?. I hope she isn't trying to do something to herself. I stand in the middle of the room thinking of where to start searching for antonia when i notice my phone on the bed. I pick it up and when i click it on, i see my father's text open. Oh no! No no no no! Antonia must have seen the text. What do i do now?. Damn my father. Why did he have to insult her onto of everything. My mind is not processing all this well. I breathe in and out slowly to calm my nerve so i can think of my next course of action. Okay, where would should be?. The hotel? No she'll probably be trying to run away from me. That means the airport!. Yes, the airport. I should be able to catch up with her if i hurry. I jump in my car and zoom off to the airport. As soon as i get there, i park my car haphazardly probably blocking other people from leaving but i don't care. I rush into the airport and look around. How do i find her now?. Charles de Gaulle is the second most busiest airport in the world. Its so full with people. Where should i start? She would probably be at the boarding area for people going to Nigeria. I rush there and i look around. No antonia. I walk around the area bumping into people without even apologizing. I am getting desperate.
"antonia!" i scream attracting people's attention. They probably think i am a crazy black man but i don't care. I know calling out her name wouldn't help but i am getting frustrated. I sit on the airport floor and cry. We have only just started and i cant believe she's leaving me. An airport security walks to me.
"sir, are you okay?. Do you need help?"i get off the floor.
"did you by chance see a beautiful black woman in a blue summer dress with flowers on it?. If no then you cant help me" i say and start to walk away but then i stop when he touches my shoulder.
"isn't that the lady you are talking about?" he says pointing towards the airport restroom. I look and behold its antonia. She looks so pale. She's walking towards the line of people waiting to board the plane. She doesn't see me as her back is turned towards me. I rush to her and grab her waist from behind. She stops and burst out crying. She must have perceived my presence. We are so in tune with each other, we know when we are close.
"antonia" i say and breathe out a sigh of relief.

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. She rest on my chest for a second before she tries to free herself from my hold.
"get off me!" she screams
"antonia listen to me. You have to let me explain" i say holding her tighter.
"did you plan to take my land from me?" she asks without turning to look at me.
"yes, but--"
"that's all i want to know" she says and finally free herself from my grasp. I grab her hand and swirl her to face me then grab her hips. Her eyes moves from my eyes to my lips and i cant stop myself. I kiss her right in front of everybody. She relax her body and wrap her hands around my neck. Maybe there's still hope. I move my hands from her hips to her face and she freezes. She pushes me away from her and slap me.
"goodbye Steven" she says and starts walking away.
"no! Baby please don't leave me" i cry and try to follow her but i am stopped at the gate.
"you cant go in there without your pass-port and ticket sir"
"please, I-"
"sir please leave before i call security". I stand there and watch antonia walk away.

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Narrator:
James stops his car after checking his rear view mirror to make sure he had out-ran the police.
"you bitch!. What have you done" he screams and points a gun at cynthia's temple.
"you have to stop now James."
"i cant" he says and fires the gun.