My Messiah :Love in Damascus - Episode 1

 

Episode 1

It was a clear and bright morning, mere looking at the sky one wouldn't think it had rain heavily last night. The rain which came with a thunderous wind had opened so many roof and uprooted some trees, even some electric poles had fallen down. Most street had become flooded.

The rain had stopped with rainbow, one wouldn't even know it rained except for the flooded area and water on the road.

There lies a young man sleeping on his full king bed with all his hand wide flung. His room was littered with dirty cloth . He had gone clubbing last night and had manage to find his way to his room after so many falling and staggering. He had downed four bottle of whisky.

A pounding at his door alerted him, but he merely turned and grumbled to himself .

"Who is that?" He grumbled

"It's me" the sweet voice answered at the other side of the door.

He then jumped up from bed at that familiar voice .

"Mom" he said silently

"Open this door" the voice defiant and adamant

He giddy up and looked at his untidy room. Suddenly he felt his mouth was smelling of rotten eggs and his belch was bad. He immediately reached for his wardrobe and brought out his perfume and sprayed his mouth and the room

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. He kicked some of his dirty cloth under the bed and immediately reached for the door.

"Morning mom" he said silently

"Morning" she answered and forced her way in. She look at the untidy room and felt sad. "Joseph, is this good?" She said and sat on the cushion adjacent to his bed "what time did you enter yesterday?"

"Ehn..hmn..mn. Well mom, I came back late" he said simply

"Joseph ,  what are you turning yourself into? Its been seven years now and you seem not to forget the past" she said looking so sad and disappointed

"Mom , it is not that easy to forget. I have tried to forget but just couldn't. Everything I do is always connected to her"

"Joseph, you are losing your humanity and your dad don't like it. Your sister is now married and already blessed with a child but you the oldest...." She stopped and looked at her only son " you are twenty eight for crying out loud. Heaven knows i've tried my best"

"Mom, when it is time I will bring a girl home but right now I need some space to think"

"Think?" She wondered "so you have been thinking for seven years? My boy, enough of the thinking"

"Mom , it is too early for this . let not start this morning's with nagging and argument" he said and went to the bathroom, he splashed water on his unkempt hair and wash his face.

"Well , I came to tell you that breakfast is ready. So you should be quick, because nobody will eat until the family is complete"

"Collins tradition" he whispered as he aimed for his brush .

They were fond of waiting for one another before they have their meal

In due time he was on the dinning table . he sat opposite his father , as the second in command and has the second man in the house. His mother sat right to her husband while his younger sister, Eva sat beside her.

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. The Collins family is a very lovely family. It was even more fun if Joseph immediate sister, Laura was around. She had got married last year. It was an elaborate one with so many big icon present.

They sat and ate quietly not until Joseph mom broke the silence.

"Joseph, I have organise a blind date for you today.... In less than four hours which you must attend" she said over a glass of water

"Oh No!" Joseph exclaimed and dropped his cutlery "mom, you shouldn't have done that"

"I can't just sit and watch you become a mess" she countered

"I am not going"

"Yes,you are" Mr Collins said with his husky voice. Eva giggled for she knew his order was final, nobody dares argue.

"But  dad......"

"No but!" He cuts in sharply "And this date won't be like your previous dates,which you narrate the story of your life"

"Dad, this is unfair" Joseph stood up and ready to leave the dinning room

"Where to?" His mother asked 

"My room"

"What about your food?" She asked

"I have lost my appetite" he said and left the dinning room

When Joseph got to his room, he thought of the whole issue. He hadn't dated any girl since the incident, he had watch his first love die in his arms. So he never thought he would love again. He still thought of her and her picture kept appearing in his head.

After a deep thought, he agreed to go. It was out of his free will but just to please his parent. He had never done any thing his own way since he was born except for when he met her, she had transformed him and he began to make decisions himself but now that she is gone,he now obey his parents and do their every will.