Tell me the truth
James' pov
How is this possible? How would Juliana say I should first of all make peace with Stephanie before she will consider both of us meeting each other. How does she expect Stephanie to take things lightly with me? I have even tried to call Stephanie , the next thing I saw was a text message,
“In your entire life don't call me again.” As short as that message, it holds a barrier of me meeting Stephanie .
Today made it five days since I have been separated from Stephanie , and the only way to even hear her voice was through my mum.
I looked at the time and the time was 1pm and I hadn't had my breakfast. I don't even feel like I am hungry. All I want is Stephanie . I took my phone and dialed my mum's number.
“Hello mum…”
“If it's because of Stephanie you are calling me, please go and meet Juliana yourself. She has told me to tell you what to do. Make peace with Stephanie . Is that still too difficult?”
“Yes it is mom, Stephanie couldn't even pick up my call.”
“I don't want to talk about you because Juliana is almost recovering from the trauma you caused her. If you want me to mention your name to her, then you need to be patient. This is my advice. Give her some space to fully recover.”
“Okay mum,” I ended the call and threw my phone on top of my bed and I was very uncomfortable. I don't think I will survive today without hearing or seeing Juliana.
What can I do?” I moved around my room until a crazy idea came into my mind. At first, it was bizarre to me, but the more I thought of it, the more it started making sense to me. I quickly rushed to the bathroom and took my bath and it wasn't for up to six minutes. My heart has started beating even if I had not carried my plans out.
After dressing up in my finest navy blue suit, I entered my car and drove away. First, I went to a grocery store and bought two beautiful flowers and left there and I went to the waste management office to tell them I want to do some voluntary work. They gladly accepted and I parked my car there. Then I requested a mini truck and I was given. Before entering the truck, I demanded their uniform and hand gloves and also I wore a mask to cover my face. After I had fully hidden my identity, I entered the truck and drove down Juliana Street. To avoid any suspicion, I decided to stop at the first house and I started collecting their waste from their bins. Finally, I stopped my truck in front of Juliana's house and the moment I came out of the truck, my heart was racing. I went straight to the main door and knocked. A few minutes later, the woman after my very heart was the one who opened the door.
“Good afternoon ma’am. I am here to carry every waste.” Despite how hard I tried to change my voice, she stared at me for a while before saying,
“Okay, the waste bins are in the backyard.”
I immediately went to the backyard and carried the waste in the bins and carried them to the truck, but I didn't want to go without accomplishing my main purpose of carrying the waste truck in the first place. I went to the truck and took the two flowers tied together and came back to the house and knocked on the door. As I was waiting for her to come out again, my heart kept beating and my eyes were on the floor when suddenly the door opened. She looked at me and said,
“I guess you are done.”
“Yes!” And my hands were at my back holding the flowers. But my lips were as if it was sealed. I couldn't open them as I was afraid of immediate rejection. I saw the way she looked at me the first time I spoke to her. I saw her facial expressions as if she had recognized my voice somewhere, but she couldn't figure it out. The more I stood there, the more I thought the chance of having to say something was going away. Then she said,
“I hope there is no problem?” She adjusted herself in such a way that she was about to go inside, and there was this thought in my mind that was saying I should remove the mask covering my face. When I sensed she was about turning and opening the door, I quickly said,
“Wait Ma, we are offering you, our esteemed client, those flowers,” and I presented her with the lovely flowers. With an affectionate smile, she took the flowers from my hands and said,
“Thank you so much. You made my day.”
Still, I was afraid of outright rejection from her, so I couldn't take the mask off my face. I turned slowly and different thoughts were clashing in my busy and confused mind and were saying,
“This is the only chance you have… don't do it. Do it. Introduce yourself…tomorrow is another day…” All of these were clashing. It seemed that the fear in me became greater than the courage to show my true self.
Juliana held flowers and I noticed that she was looking at me as I took the first three steps away from the doorpost and my heart was pounding. Suddenly, she said,
“Excuse me, your voice seems familiar. Have we met before?”
Juliana's question froze me and it was at that moment, I needed to introduce myself. I turned and looked at her and she was the one who walked closer to me.
“Remove your mask!” Another thought hit me from behind.
“I came here for one purpose, to see your beautiful face,” and at the same time, I took away the mask from my face.
“Gabriel?” She shouted. “I knew it, the voice was very familiar.” She wanted to smile and suddenly, she changed her voice and said angrily,
“I told you never to come here again. What are you doing in my house? What's your happiness breaking my friendship with my best friend?”
“That wasn't my intention. Juliana, we one one life and this one life should be taken with great precision. I will never settle for less. You are the woman after my heart. I broke up with Stephanie because I love you and I never wanted to cheat on you. Juliana, I can't live without you. Because I wanted to see you, I needed to act as a waste officer. I said to myself before I left home that, if setting my eyes on you was the only achievement of coming here, so be it and I will be very satisfied. No woman has taken away my heart and the way I feel for you. I was a womanizer before I met you, but since I met you, I knew every man has a woman. Please, forgive me. I have never cheated on you the few times we have known each other.”
Juliana couldn't say a word even after I stopped talking. Then her countenance changed and I didn't wait to allow her tears to drop on the floor before I rushed to embrace her.
The moment we hugged ourselves changed everything for both of us. It was as if I was in hell all these days without her and we didn't know when our lips found themselves and we started kissing. I could see tears running down her cheeks and this made us more passionate.
“I am sorry for whatever pain I caused you. Please, forgive me,” I said. She pulled away herself from me and said,
“Tell me the truth. I want to have a clear conscience. How did you meet me? Was it through Stephanie or was it a coincidence?”
Will my sincere answer not be a blunder to this relationship? How can I tell her the truth that I fell in love with him when Stephanie told me about her? I was confused and all she wanted was for me to say something.
“I don't think you are in the right frame of mind to hear what I am about to say.”
“It is either you say it or we end this relationship so that all of us can go our separate ways.” She paused and waited for a few seconds for me to say something. When my lips were unable to move, she hissed and turned and I could see that this was my last chance.
“Wait, let me confess!”
She suddenly waited and turned and faced me again. Then I walked up to her and asked,
“Will you abandon me if I tell you the truth? I am afraid of losing you.”
“Gabriel, please tell me the truth so that I can know my standing.”
The entire place became quiet and Juliana's eyes were fixed on me.
“From the first day I saw you, I was lost in thought. I have never seen a woman as beautiful as you are. I was in Stephanie 's house when she showed me your picture. I thought that would be the last time I will see you. But coincidentally, you became the CEO of the company I got employment from and it was you who sent me away. My love for you was greater than the hatred I had for your actions. Your actions showed your integrity and your charisma. From the very first time I kissed you, I started to wonder why any man with his right senses let you out of his life. I know I have made numerous mistakes in life, but loving you has become my greatest achievement. Please, can I be your man?” I asked and as she was about to respond, the door opened and her daughter came out saying,
“What are you…” she stopped and raised her eyes and when she saw me, she continued. “Mum, is this not the man who broke your heart? What are you still doing with him?” She held her mum's right hand and dragged her inside.
I didn't know what to say at that moment. And in front of me, they both ended the house and the door was closed. I stood there like a lifeless being and I stared at the door. There was nothing I could do but to come another time. I got into the truck and my eyes were still at the door as I started the engine and drove away.
What will I do with my life without Juliana? I kept asking myself and as I was going, I noticed a car that was familiar was following me. I decided to look at my rear mirrors to properly see who was following me. Guess who was that.…?
Log in with Google Account
Chapters
Favorite
Settings
