The moment I put the finishing touches to dinner, I heard Ayita’s car drive into the compound and my heart skipped a beat. I didn’t know how I was supposed to react near her, how was she going to react near me? A lot was on my mind as one of the workers walked over to the door and flung it open.There she was, dressed in a pair of white gown that stopped below her knees. The gown hugged her hourglass figure perfectly and her hair was tinted in a white color this time. She looked like an angel straight out of heaven and the only thing I wanted to do at that point was just to hug her and not let go.“Good evening, father”A pain tugged at my heart when she called me father, I was so used to Ayita calling me zayn, father made me sound so distant.“You look gorgeous” I managed to say and she flashed me a fake smile. Her eyes traveled around me for a split second and I could see her gulping.“Sorry, please come in”“Thank you”I gestured to the workers to leave and led her to the dinner ta
~~~~~~~Ayita~~~~~~Call it my stupidity or something but i didn’t know how I was tell zayn off anymore. The fear in his eyes was enough to make me change my mind, i have seen this man crying and I don’t want to see him hurt again. I was leading him to sin again and it was not something I wanted to do again, even my mum warned me but here I was, my heart winning over my head.“Flower” zayn called out to me while cupping my face, “are we back together?”“What do you think?” I asked back, “you are not even giving me the chance to speak for myself”His lips curved into a smile, “I have missed you so much Ayita” his hands were caressing the small of my back, “I thought I was going to lose my mind and I even wanted to confess to the bishop and tell him to take me back”“It seems you are still feeling conflicted about leaving the priesthood right?” I questioned and he sighed.“The moment Dmitri hears that I quit, he would do everything humanly possible for me to take care of the family”“He
~~~~~~zayn~~~~~~Let’s just say my morning started on a fruitful note because I had the most beautiful woman on earth and I loved her to the moon and back. I just had to quit and move away with her to a safe place.Speaking of quitting, I knocked gently on the bishop’s door and I entered. He was engrossed in the book he was reading but when he saw him, a smile appeared on his face and my whole countenance changed. I knew he loved me like a son but our relationship ends here.“Zayn” the smile on his face continued to linger, “you are here earlier than I thought”I smiled and lowered myself on the sofa, “today is Tuesday and I know you have a lot to do today at the cathedral so I don’t want to waste your time more than necessary”My eyes hovered over the room and a feeling of nostalgia enveloped me. I could vividly remember seven years ago when I first entered this office by the time I was to be ordained a priest and I loved every ambiance of the room. Here I was, seven years later abo
The time was 7 pm and I was already dressed up for dinner when a call came through my phone. It was an unknown number and it made me crease my forehead into a frown, who would be calling me at such a time?Sighing to myself, I answered the call and it was the sad voice of a woman that I heard.“Father zayn” I could recognize that voice anywhere and anytime, she was Ayita’s mother.“Hello ma’am, what happened?” My heart was already beating faster than usual. Naturally when people called crying, it was always because of bad news.“Ayita…” her voice trailed off and my own world came to a halt for a few seconds. What the hell happened to my woman?“Calm down ma’am and talk to me”“She is gone,” the woman said after a while.“What do you mean she is gone?”“I can’t find her zayn, I looked everywhere and i can’t find her”I was already feeling frustrated, what the hell was she saying now? Ayita called me to come for dinner right so how the heck was she gone? Was the mother and daughter duo
One week later.I was finally discharged from the hospital and the church also sent their condolences alongside my termination letter. Even if Ayita was no longer around, I still wanted to quit and live my life the way I wanted. She said so many horrible things to me which kept playing in my head every single day like some kind of music but no matter how much I tried to deny it, she was right.I was a psychopath and a murderer but did she have the right to call me names and make me feel less of myself?“Welcome, father” my butler greeted as Alex helped me to sit down.I was no longer a priest and I didn't appreciate anyone calling me that which I made clear to all of them. I was just zayn now.“Did you find anything?” I asked Alex after a while and he nodded in the negative.This was a week after I told him to find Ayita but it was null and void, shs did a good job in hiding herself.“I don’t think she wants to be found zayn, you should forget about her” Alex advised, “ she is not wo
~~~~~~Ayita~~~~~~The soft knock on the door made me drop the plate I was holding and I briskly walked to the door. I had ordered some takeouts and I was certain it was the delivery guy by the door. The moment I opened the door, I was dumbfounded by who I saw. How did he know I was here in the first place?My breath hitched for a split second as I saw him standing with an expressionless look on his face. Those eyes that were filled with nothing but love for me now looked at me like I was some kind of stranger. Believe me when I said I wanted to hug him and tell him how much I loved him but I could not.“Ayita” my name rolled out of his lips and a kind of feeling enveloped me.“Zayn?” My voice trailed off, “how did……”“You thought I won’t find you?” He asked me, the sad look on his face made me want to hug him so bad but I had to take a hold on myself, I was not that weak right?“What are you doing here?” I finally asked.“You won’t invite me inside?” He questioned while raising a bro
~~~~~~Zayn~~~~~~I could literally feel the pain of the things she said to me in my chest, I felt like I was about to give up. Where was the woman I fell in love with? She used to be so sweet and nice but now it felt like i didn’t know her.I didn’t ever think that zayn Vander would ever cry over a woman but here I was, unable to stop myself from crying. I loved her so much and I was wondering how I was going to live without her.I didn’t know for how long I drove but I found myself in front of my gate and when I saw a familiar car, another kind of feeling enveloped me.I cleaned my eyes before making my way inside the house, and he had a bright smile on his face. This was the man who never judged me or made me feel like I came from an abominable family but I let him down and in the process I was let down.“Bishop” I forced myself to smile, “i didn’t know you were coming over, I would have prepared for your arrival” He smiled at me and stood up, “peace be upon you, zayn”“And you to
“Who do we have here?” Dmitri asked happily as his lips curled into a smile, “it is good to finally have you come home, son”I ignored him and studied the woman beside him and my face squeezed into a frown, I was hoping it was not what I was thinking.“Welcome home, zayn” my mother also greeted me but I ignored her.“This is Valerie, she will accompany you” Dmitri announced and that was when the lady stretched out her hand for a shake which I took before making my way inside the house, I didn’t want to be there.The house didn’t change much, just that it had several other extensions and it was less crowded than usual. It seems like Dmitri found a new space to hold his meetings.“I will show you to your room” a voice said behind me and I turned to see Valerie coming towards me, more like Ayita she also had dark skin but she looked dangerous.“You don’t have to, I can find my room all by myself”She scoffed, “this is my job sir and I have to do it”After talking she made her way up the