Chapter 34

"So this is why you have not been responding to my texts" said an angry voice that I knew too well.

Shit! I felt like I had something to hide. Like I was doing something wrong. He made meeting Kev into something that I should be ashamed of. Something I should not be doing. What the hell was he doing here? And most importantly, how did he know of this place or where to find me?

We both looked at each other confused and then looked at him. He was seated on the table behind me. He came after we had already settled in our seats ,so I wouldn't have noticed him sitting behind us. Kev was looking directly at him but the problem was he had no idea how Marcus looked like. He only knew that Marcus was white.

Was he spying on me? Dammit! He has obviously been spying on me or paid someone else to do it for him. How much of our conversation did he hear? I was scared to ask even though I did nothing wrong. What confused me the most was how he knew where to find us. I knew he had some resources to his disposal but this was some next level shit. How long has he been stalking me?

He dragged his chair to sit at my right side. Kevin was confused as to whom this guy was, that interrupted our lunch. He kept looking at me waiting for an explanation. My tongue felt heavy in my mouth as I panicked. I just wanted a quiet lunch but God forbid I get what I ask for with Marcus around.

Marcus saw that I won't say anything so instead he decided to talk.

" Who are you?" He asked looking at Kev.

" Am Kevin and you are?"

" They call me Marcus" he answered proudly. Too proudly if you asked me.

" So you are the son of a bitch who left her stranded in Mara"

Kevin was angry, his breaths coming as deep pants. His hands clenched forming a fist ready to strike Marcus.

" It was not intentional" he tried defending himself. " I was angry and in turn I did a stupid thing"

Was he trying to apologize? Was Marcus apologizing? My ears must be playing tricks on me. I was confused and the confusion could be seen all over my face.

" Not according to Zawadi. You left her there all alone. Who the fuck does that? I'll tell you who a coward" spat Kevin.

I was caught between the two. They say when two bulls start fighting it's the grass that gets hurt. And I was not about to get hurt. Marcus laughs at Kevin's concerns quietly. That made kelvin angrier, if that was even possible. He started clenching and unclenching his fists.

Suddenly Kevin throws a punch right on Marcus's face. I gasped in shock and moved back away from the fight.

Marcus was taken by surprise by the punch but he was not confused for long before he hit Kevin back. They started fighting each other getting a few punches on the other. I didn't want to interfere yet I wanted this fight to stop. I couldn't tell who was winning between the two.

They were on the floor now, Marcus on top of Kevin punching him on the face. Kevin retaliated by kicking him in the balls. Marcus fell on his side with a groan. Ouch! That must have hurt really bad.

Kevin rose to his feet, dusted his clothes to get rid of the dust and walked to stand next to me like a bodyguard. He made himself look bigger to scare Marcus away. Marcus took his sweet time to get on his feet. When he saw Kevin near me he charged towards us aiming at Kevin.

As I didn't want any more fighting ,I took a step forward from Kevin and stood between the two raging bulls.

" Stop it you two!" I commanded.

" He should have treated you better" spurt Kevin.

" And you would have?" Asked Marcus raising an eyebrow.

" What! What the hell are you talking about? " Asked a confused Kevin.

I was also confused. What was Marcus trying to insinuate?

"That you are in love with my girlfriend"

" Are you insane asshole. I am married!"

Marcus was taking this too far . Why would he say something like that? Kevin was basically married to Maria. As always he jumped into conclusions.

" Marcus, Kevin is married to a friend of mine. But he is like a brother to me" I insisted.

" Are you sure?" asked Marcus having none of it.

" The fuck! Dude what is wrong with you? " asked a frustrated Kevin.

He frustrated me too. As usual he was looking for another explanation other than the one that was given to him. Always looking for a different angle when their was none.

" I have to be sure. "

" Kevin, thank you for standing up for me. Can you give me some time alone with Marcus? We have to talk" I pleaded.

" Sure Zee, my shift actually starts in a few minutes, I had to leave anywhere. Text me if anything happens. Anything at all and I will come running " he hugs me and goes to Marcus.

I held my breath as I expected them to start another fight. He leaned his head forward and whispered something in Marcus's ear. Marcus's jaw clenched from whatever he was being told .

Kevin waved to me one last time before he left us alone. Looking around I don't see anyone around not even other customers or the waiters. Where was everybody? Marcus definitely had something to do with this.

He motioned for us to have a seat and we took seats opposite each other . I watched him wondering what he wanted.

" Why are you here?" My voice sounded colder than usual.

Frankly I was sick and tired of his tactics and of him. I just wanted him to be honest with me.

" I came to see you"

" Why?"

" Because I have something important to say"

I leaned on my chair waiting for him to talk.

" Am sorry" he whispered.

" What did you say?" I asked in disbelief.

" I said am sorry Zawadi"

" Sorry for what Marcus?"

" I am sorry for not trusting you. I am sorry for accusing you of cheating and most importantly I am sorry for abandoning you at Masai Mara"

Did he just apologize to me? Marcus? The great Marcus? I pinched myself to confirm that I was indeed awake and not dreaming. I have been waiting for this apology for a long time and now that he finally did it I felt better. Like a heavy weight had been lifted from my small shoulders.

My heart felt lighter and my face felt brighter. I couldn't believe that he apologized. I was skeptical about this sudden apology but he sounded and looked sincere to me. He was staring at me, waiting for me to respond. Shit! I forgot to respond.

" I am so glad that you apologized and I forgive you. But gaining my trust back will be the hustle"

" I understand. Your forgiveness means everything to me. I will earn your trust little by little" he said with a small smile on his face.

Believe it or not I was happy. I was still in love with him no matter how much I tried to bury those feelings. Now that he apologized those feelings came rushing back. He seemed different today. More humble and less arrogant.

" I know you have to get back to work. I should leave you to get back" he stated

" Yea it starts in 15 minutes"

" Can I walk you to work?"

" Okay," I hesitated.

We walked in silence for 5 minutes. We stopped at the gate and he gave me a long hug before he got in his car that was following us closely. Putting everything at the back of my mind, I went in prepared to face the rest of my shift.