Married Twice – Episode 30

Chapter Thirty

 

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SHARUNA slowly walked away, then she turned back only to see the guy that had been staring at her by the pool, trailing her

 

 

 

What the hell!

 

 

She instantly increased her pace, the guy did same

 

 

Okay now, what does he want?

 

 

She needed to escape him

 

 

So, she saw some group of girls by a spot and she rushed in to mix with them

 

 

Thank God, it worked

 

 

From her hiding vintage, she saw him; ‘clumsy guy’, stopped and looked round like trying to look out for her

 

 

After standing that way for some seconds, some young girls ran up to him, pouring him water and flowers, and cheering

 

 

Perfect!

 

 

But then it dawned on her, he must be the celebrant

 

 

She took a last look at him, and when she found at his attention had been taken away by the girls, she walked out, to a more peaceful serene.

 

 

Meanwhile, ‘Clumsy guy’ hadn’t given up the search for the beauty he just saw, few minutes ago

 

 

No, he can’t give up

 

He continued searching for her

 

 

After the girls cheering him up had all gone, he walked down to where he last saw her entered

 

 

He looked round, but she was no where to be seen

 

 

With regrets, he abruptly turned to go back, when the corner of his eyes caught someone, sitting on the deck chair by the fountain

 

 

He decided to go check out

 

 

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Sharuna found a deck chair by the fountain still in the compound, and thank goodness, the environment was peaceful

 

 

Exactly what she wanted

 

 

She flopped herself down on the chair and took out her headphone from her bag

 

 

Then she connected it to her phone, placed it on her ears and sat back comfortably to listen to cool music

 

 

After that, she took out her specks and put it on as she closed her eyes

 

 

Someone’s footsteps on the interlocked floor made her open her eyes

 

 

Who could that be again?

 

In the secluded corner she had gotten for herself

 

 

She groaned and looked up to see ‘Clumsy guy’ smiling at her

 

Huh?

 

 

“Hey”, he said shortly waving at her

 

 

She looked him over, head to toe and said nothing

 

 

“Hi”, ‘Clumsy guy’ said, “you….. been looking for you”, he said happily

 

 

Now, she was hot angry

 

 

“What do you want!”, she snapped

 

 

He was laughing, just like the fool he is

 

 

“Woah! You got sweet voice bar”, he complimented

 

 

“Sweet voice? Is that what you want?”, and before he knew it, she picked up her bag and walked away

 

 

‘Clumsy guy’ stood in shock as he watched her leave

 

 

Then he realized his senses and ran after her

 

 

“Hey….. please stop. Please”, he shouted

 

 

But it was too late, she had already hidden again

 

 

He sighed and walked back dejectedly to his friends

 

 

As the party ended, and everyone going towards their cars to leave for home, he saw her again

 

He had nicknamed her ‘Snoby’

 

 

He saw ‘Snoby’ again, but this time, he saw her with Dr Sujit

 

 

“Woah!”, he exclaimed to himself, “so Dr Sujit has such a beautiful daughter, and I don’t even know”, he paused “Well, she’s mine already”, he smirked

 

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Sharuna got home tired and unhappy

 

 

Who was that guy??

 

He might be the celebrant

 

 

The way those girls were pouring water and flowers in him already said it

 

 

She sighed

 

 

Then her face brightened up, she recalled she hadn’t yet told Dr Sujit about Kes

 

 

She had to do that

 

Yes, he might help out

 

 

Oh God, please bring him back

 

She prayed

 

 

#Next_Day

 

 

Sharuna yawned as she got up from bed

 

She remembered something

 

 

The Arts Crafts and Painting institution Ohh God

 

 

Why all these

 

She frowned

 

 

She reluctantly dragged herself to the shower and freshened up

 

 

Then she went to the dining for breakfast

 

 

She met Dr Sujit already at table and all dressed

 

 

“Good morning Dad”, she greeted and took her seat opposite him, dishing out food for herself

 

 

Dr Sujit looked at her and nodded

 

“Morning, how was night?”, he sipped some tea

 

 

“Fine and yours?”

 

 

“Okay. I hope you remember…..”, Sharuna interrupted

 

 

“Oh yes dad. I do”

 

 

He shrugged

 

“Okay. I will drop you off, before going to the hospital”

 

 

She nodded, smearing her bread with jam “Okay”

 

 

Soon they were done, and Dr Sujit as he had said, first drove Sharuna to the institution before going to the hospital, where he worked

 

 

“Here we are”, he announced as he screeched to a halt at the front of a big three storey building

 

 

On the very top was bodly written in upper case letters; KESLEY ARTS, CRAFTS AND PAINTING INSTITUTION

 

 

Hmm

 

“The name sounds somehow”, Sharuna said looking at the building

 

 

“Kesley?”, Dr Sujit said and laughed, “well, the owner named it after his sons. He was the one who hosted the birthday party of his son yesterday, one of them”, he explained

 

 

She shrugged

 

“Well, am I going in there alone?”, she asked

 

 

“Of course. I’ve done all the necessary things, just take the stairs. I think your department should be on the first floor”, he explained

 

 

“Okay”, she nodded and came down from the car

 

 

“I will come pick you up when you close. Take care”, he said

 

 

She smiled

 

“Okay dad. Bye”, she waved as the car zoomed away

 

 

Then she turned to take another look at the building

 

 

 

Then she started walking towards it

 

 

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‘Clumsy guy’ finished his morning training at the tennis court behind his father’s arts institution

 

 

Then he realized it was time to go and start the work for the day

 

 

He walked towards the front of the building, drinking some water from his water can and drying sweat from his face with his face napkin

 

 

Then he suddenly stopped

 

 

He couldn’t believe his eyes, infact he used his face napkin to clean them should in case they were playing tricks on him

 

 

But no, they’re saying the reality

 

 

Right in front of him was ‘Snoby’, the girl he had met at his birthday party, yesterday

 

 

Oh my God

 

You could have imagined his happiness at the moment

 

 

He walked up to her

 

“Hey”, he smiled, “you again? Oh my God, I can’t believe it”

 

 

Sharuna just looked at him, head to toe, hissed and made to walk away

 

 

He held her left hand, trying to hold her back “I’m talking……”

 

A very defeaning slap arrested his remaining words

 

 

His cheek flushed and he left her hand instantly

 

 

Sharuna looked at him for a second fuming, and then she walked away.

 

 

 

 

Ndozi Nuellitta

 

 

To Be Continued

 

 

Are you guys getting anything at all??

 

Same birthday date with Kes?

 

The owner of the institution is the father of the birthday celebrant??

 

He named it after his two sons; KESLEY

 

 

Are you getting what I’m getting??

 

 

Lol… but I felt the hot slap for the guy

 

 

Love y’all

 

 

 

 

Married

 

Twice