Chapter 56

Triffany turned to Carlos who was staring at her. "It's okay if you don't give me a ride, there are tons of taxi here." She opened her purse but the money she had in it was not enough to pay for a taxi.



She closed her purse and look up at Carlos who still has his eyes on her. "I will take the bus." She smiled and turned to leave.



"The bus stop is a bit far from here." He looked down at the high heels she was wearing. "You know, if you ask politely, I'm generous to offer you a ride."



Triffany turned to look at him as she scoffed. "Polite my butt." She wonders if a real couple has to ask for a ride from themselves. "I've got legs to walk." She told him and was about to turn.



"Don't draw attention to me." He looked around. "You know I'm a very popular man."



Triffany looked around and saw few people staring, she turned to him and flashed him a smile that doesn't reach her eyes. "Okay fine, please give me a ride." She said through gritted teeth.



Carlos smirked as Shanne opened the door for them and they entered the car, he drove off.



Carlos phone rang, he recognised the caller and answered. "Hello, Abbey."



"Carlos, It's Kelsey." Abbey's panicked voice came from the other side of the line. "Something happened to Kelsey."



Carlos's eyes widened. "What happened to Kelsey?" Hearing Kelsey's name Triffany turned to look at him. "I'm on my way. Where is she now?"



"At the hospital."



"Text me the address, I'm on my way." Carlos hanged up. "Shanne stop the car." Shanne pulled over.



Carlos turned to Triffany. "Get down, I have to go somewhere."



Triffany looked out of the window. "We are at the highway, Carlos." She looked at him.



"Get out immediately!" He shouted.



"I can't stop a taxi and we have passed the bus stop. It's the highway." She tried to reason with him.



Carlos got down from the car and turned over to her side of the door and pulled her out without another word he got into the car. "Shanne take me to the hospital." He ordered.



Shanne hesitated for a moment but had to follow the order he drove of to the said address.



Triffany watched the car leave and tears rolled down her cheek. "I should have expected this." She looked around, there was nothing she could do at this point but to walk home alone, so she began the long journey back home.



Carlos got to the hospital and rushed into the VIP room Kelsey lay. He moved close to her bed and sits down next to her. "Kelsey are you Okay?" He asked with concern all over his face as he reached and touched her hands.



Kelsey heard his voice and sat up with a smile on her lips. "I knew you would come to see me if I pretend to be at the hospital."



Carlos halts and took his hands off her. "All this was a pretence?" He asked as he looked at the monitor and her, his brow knitted.



"You were avoiding my calls and not replying to my text messages and I had to see you." She looked at him and reached out to touch his face but he pushed her hands away and stood up.



"I should have known all this. How did you change to this Kelsey?" He looked at her like she was a horrible person.



Kelsey bites down her lower lips. "I wanted you to know that you can't get everything you wanted."



"That's nonsense Kelsey, I loved you sincerely." Carlos looked at her eyes.



"Your love was a pretence too!" Kelsey raised her voice almost in tears.



"Unbelievable!" Carlos looked at the lady he had a love for almost his life, everything he did was all genuine but here she was saying it was a pretence.



"I shouldn't have loved you at first, I shouldn't have seen you, how did I get to love someone like you?" Tears clustered in his eyes as he spoke



"You think I pretended to love you." He scoffed and runs his hands through his hair. "I now know all this was one-sided. Kelsey from today I stop my unrequited love. You're not worth it."



"And I came running over here like a fool." He closed his eyes and pictures Triffany alone on the highway. He turned and rushed out of the hospital.



"Shanne start the car, head to the highway at once." He got in and Shanne speeds off.



Triffany got home with sore feet after the long walk back, she took her bath and puts her feet in a warm bowl of rose water as she started editing the file.



She read three paragraphs and edits them, she looked at her feet that were in the bowl. "Ouch! It's red." She touched it as Carlos came into the room and saw her feet in the water.



She looked up when she noticed he came in. "You're back so soon." She closed her laptop. "How is Kelsey? Is she badly hurt? Is she doing okay?"



Carlos was just staring at her. "I understand why you have to leave in a hurry, I would have done the same if it's my family." She smiled. "I hope she is not badly hurt."



She noticed Carlos was staring at her feet that was in the bowl of warm water. "My feet will be fine, I've not walked that long-distance before with heels." She smiled. "I'm glad I had to do some exercise.



"Stop it!" Carlos shouted and Triffany looked up at him. "Can't you just get angry at me? Why are you such a moron, huh!"



"How am I such a moron!" Triffany screams. "Your lover got hurt and you have to leave the one you don't love for her. How then am I a moron?"



Tears filled Triffany's eyes as she looked at him. "You had to do what you have to do, sorry I got in your way all the time."



Carlos furrowed his brow. "What do I do with you?" He rubs his forehead.



"Yes, don't think of doing anything," Triffany said without hesitation.



Carlos rinses his hands through his hair as his eyes stare down at her. "My Gosh! Where did you come from?"



He walked over to where she was and sat close to her. "The trouble I went through searching for you."



Triffany looked at his face. "Searching for me? How?" Her eyes widened in realization. "You searched for me on the highway?"



"Forget it." Carlos looked down at her feet. "Let me see it." He removed her feet from the water and wiped them with a towel to her surprise.



He examined her feet. "It's red." He got up and brought a foot massage oil, he puts her feet on his laps and started massaging it.



"You..." Triffany looked at Carlos with wide eyes. "You're acting strange."



"Stay still." He told her and she did, when he was done with the massage he looked at her. "It will be better by tomorrow." He puts it down gently.



Triffany looked at her feet. "Why?" Carlos looked up at her and their eyes met. "Aren't you going back to work?"



Carlos shook his head. "No. I'm exhausted. Just thinking of how much trouble you must have caused this time or if you had fainted somewhere on the road."



"Who have you see faint from a walk." She looked at his face. "Were you really worried about me?" She asked him almost smiling.



"In movies, the husband is really worried and rushes back in a hurry, he hugs his wife and says, I thought I lost you, I'm sorry for leaving you at the highway, I promise never to do it again and please forgive me." She told him cause it was what she was expecting him to do.



Carlos shoots her forehead with his finger lightly as she rubs her forehead with her palm. “Wake up, you’re in reality, and I wasn’t worried.”



Triffany signed. “I know.” She looked away. “You don’t care.” Carlos got up and took off his tie and coat as Triffany puts the bowl away. “Carlos.” He looked at her. “Come over here.” She waved him over, opening her laptop. “Come and read this.”



He sat on the sofa next to her. “What is that?”



“I’ve edited three chapters, check it out.” She hands him her system as he went through it. “How is it?” She asked expectantly.



“Just this?” He looked at her.



“That’s how far I’ve gone.” She looked at him.



Carlos signed. “You still have a lot of Chapters to edit and there are still few errors in this.” He circled few lines she made mistakes in, then he put the laptop down and stand up.



Triffany looked at him. “Where are you going?”



“Mind your business. Focus on what you were doing.” He pointed at her laptop. “And stop acting like a typical wife.”



Triffany scoffed. “When did I?”



Carlos shook his head with a thin smile on his lips. “Just continue editing.” He walked out of the room.