Emotionally Detached β Episode 8
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It had been months since the confrontation with Marvin and I must say he had woken up some emotions in me, I had been treating Camy like trash and now I knew that I had to man up or I would lose her.
So here I was, standing in Jewels of Africa deciding on which watch to get her as it was her birthday.
βGood morning Sir?β a lady dressed in peach greeted βGood morning.β I said without even looking at her
I was so engrossed in the watch that I was looking at that I had no time to look at anything or anyone else.
βThat one is a beautiful piece, made with the finest diamonds and a touch of love to it.β She said
βWow, so much for marketing.β I said now looking at her
I was star struck, she had the most beautiful dental formula that I had ever looked at. Her beautiful dark eyes were behind spectacles. She had a nose ring and her lips only had a little to nothing lip gloss.
βHoly cow.β I said much to my surprise
βIs there a problem Sir?β she asked
βNot yet.β I responded before slapping my forehead a bit
βPlease give me this one.β I said trying to serve myself from more embarrassment βWonβt you at least look at the other options?β she asked
βYou said itβs made out of the finest diamonds and a touch of love right?β I asked βYes Sir.β
βOkay if it were up to you, which other one would you suggest?β
She moved to the end of the room and came back with a rusty watch.β βThis one?β I asked with shock
βYes this one, it has a rusty touch to it and it is one of the most genuine pieces we have. It has a lot of history behind it hence itβs price.β She said showing me the price tag.
βSo much for that?β
βYes for this.β
βI will take both but wrap them separately.β I said
I made the payments to the cashier as she wrapped them for me, once done I got a paper and wrote down something then gave the cashier the rusty watch to give to the girl with the nose ring.
I didnβt wait to see her reaction afraid that she might turn it down after spending almost five thousand kwacha on it.
I went to Woolworths where I picked out a dress and some shoes before heading out of the mall and now the only thing I needed to do was to make dinner reservations at Taj Pamodzi Hotel for dinner.
I drove straight to see Camy because I was sure that she was locked inside but that was before I got her a triple deck pizza and a bouquet of flowers. I was really trying to be the man that she deserved and I was willing to go out of my way for her.
βHey beautiful.β I said when she opened the door
βHey baby.β She responded pecking my cheeks as she stood on her toes
βYou really need to grow tall you know.β I teased as I grabbed her by the waist βLet me go or you might as well drop the things you have.β
I shook my head and got in.
βI am not staying, I brought you these.β I said handing her the bouquet of flowers and pizza plus the gift bag which had the dress and shoes.
βThank you so much.β She said with a huge smile βWill see you for dinner right?β I asked βYes babe, I will see you for dinner.β
I kissed her one more time then drove to the office to check on things.
The sound of my ringing phone disturbed my thoughts, it was 27th calling. I donβt know how she got my number but I had been cutting her calls since.
She said she had something important to tell me but I cared less because I was pretty sure it was to tell me that she missed me and all that nonsense.
I walked into my office leaving a trail of command behind me, I was the boss and my workers knew that. I immediately got into work because I had been contracted to build the latest Cancer hospital at Levy Mwanawasa general hospital and I knew it would bring in billions for the company.
My alarm had been set for 5pm and when it went on I stopped what I was doing because I didnβt want to let Camy down.
I drove straight home where I took a quick bath and changed into a navy blue suit with a ruby red shirt, I knew I looked perfect and would obviously make a head or two turn.
I called her to tell her I was on my way and then started off. Lucky for me the congestion was less and in less than an hour I was standing at her door step. βHai.β She greeted nervously when she opened the door βHey.β I said taking in her beauty
She looked splendid in her dress which was hugging all her curves, her hair was nicely done and even though she wasnβt a makeup person, tonight she over did herself.
βI am ready.β She said bringing me back from my dreams βYou look beautiful.β I complimented
βThank you.β
We walked to the vehicle with her hand in mine, for once it felt like home and like the only place where I ever wanted to be.
I opened the car door for her and she jumped in, then closed it behind her. The drive to the hotel was spent with us talking about random stuff, I kept stealing glances at her whenever I could and she must have noticed because she locked her fingers with mine.
When we got there, we walked in and were ushered to a table that I had reserved. It was decorated in gold and burgundy; her favorite colors. On the wall was a big note with the words βHappy Birthday Camy.β She kissed the life out of me when she saw it and I was just glad that I could have done something like that for her. We were half way through the dinner when I noticed someone.
βBabe are you okay?β she asked when I shifted uneasily βI guess I am just paranoid.β I responded
I checked around but the person was not there anymore but just when I thought I had forgotten, she showed up.
βYou are a hard man to find Steph.β She said
I could see the look on Camyβs face, she wanted answers.
βWhat do you want here?β
βSince you havenβt been taking my calls, I thought I should follow you.β She said putting five pregnancy testers on the table which were all positive.
βWhat the hell is this?β I asked
βCongratulations daddy, our baby is on the way.β She said
I looked at Camy who had disappointment written all over her face. βHow could you?β she whispered softly
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