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
The moment we alighted from the flight, a black Bentley was waiting for us and we boarded before driving off.I just left this town like two weeks ago and now I am here again. What were the odds that I would bump into her? Well I guess not, I was not sure of seeing her again and I didn’t even want to see her. She was dead to me, this was how much I hated her now.“Sir” Valerie’s voice filtered into my ears and I turned my head to her direction without saying anything. Over the past few days, she has proved to be a good worker and I was glad to have her by my side. I didn’t have to ask Dmitri anything.“The hotel I booked is just around the corner, the meeting with the president is by 5pm. You can take some rest before that”I nodded and turned my attention to the road ahead again. I wanted to ask her why she didn’t tell the driver to take me to my house but I just didn’t. That house was filled with memories of Ayita and I didn’t want to think about her again. She was my past and my pa
~~~~~Ayita~~~~~The moment I saw him, i just didn’t know how to feel. All the feelings I had for him just came rushing back and I wanted to pounce into his embrace and tell him how much I love and miss him but how can I do that? First we already broke up and there was a beautiful lady beside him. She has dark skin just like me and it made me realize how zayn loved the dark skin. She also looked like she was a member of the mafia which made them a good match. Aside that, we already broke up for a long time now and I don’t see myself going back to him. He was a murderer and a psychopath, i just couldn’t deal with him but I was still hurt. All those months when we broke up, it was like the worst days of my life and i swear i didn’t know how I got through those days. Asher kept asking me about him and even my mother will not stop bugging me coupled with the fact that I kept tabs on him and i knew when he left the church. When I got to know he had an accident and almost lost his life, I
~~~~~zayn~~~~My eyes darkened when I saw a trace of blood on her lips and the fear in her eyes.I was supposed to be on my way to the meeting I had with the president but the thought of Ayita with that blonde kept lingering in my head and I just couldn’t get it out. The fact that she chose that man over me scared me and made me want to do all the bad things to her but the moment I saw her, all the anger and hate that I had in me vanished and all I could see was the woman I fell in love with.“Zayn” I heard my name from her and I turned my attention to the mother and son duo, “why are you here and how did you find my house?” I could feel the fear from her voice and the way she kept glancing at the blonde man.“What happened to your lips, Ayita?” I asked while making my way towards her, I didn't even bother to look at the man who was by the door because to me, he was insignificant.“How dare you come into my house?” The blonde yelled but I didn't bother to answer him as I inspected the