Chapter 98.A step into the mall.Adrian's POV.I had been stricken with shyness when I felt everyone's eyes on me like they were expecting me to say something to what Raphael just said, whereas I had nothing to say."Stop it, Rap, Michael; you're driving her shy." Karla bailed me out."Oh!" Raphael sat right before apologizing, "I'm sorry.""It's fine," I replied to him. "I'm hungry, I just want to eat right now, and I will fulfil my promise to Galton; we will be going for the shopping I promised him yesterday.""Yes!" Galton was jubilant. "Thanks sis.""My pleasure."Raphael helped me to dish out my food, and he volunteered to feed me, which I accepted.He was just being so sweet that morning and I was beginning to think that it was because of the presence of my Mom in the dining."So Galton and you, love birds, Karla and I will be going out to refill the kitchen with foodstuff, and we will leave you to it," Mom informed us, and she stood up with Karla."While I go to the room and
Chapter 99.An unwanted view.Adrian's POV.I poised my lips together and folded my hands as Millar kept on beckoning for her husband who seemed to be interacting with someone more important than her."Give up, Millar; your husband thinks that you're a second choice," Galton told her and pulled me closer, giving Millar more reasons to hate him."Shut up, boy! I bet you don't know her age, that's why you're busy with someone old enough to be your grandma." Millar spat bitterly.Galton busted into laughter, "Ad, who the fuck is this bitch? It's like she doesn't look at herself in the mirror.""Yeah, she just escaped from the juvenile," I told Galton."Obviously."Millar was speechless and she kept on gazing towards the man whose back was turned towards us.'That must be her husband.' I reasoned."Come on, Galt, let's get the shopping begin, I don't want a disturbance.""Yeah."He held me tighter and began to walk away with me.Millar yelled behind us, "You'll pay for each word you said
Chapter 100.A nightmare to remember.Adrian's POV."Lincoln?"The words slipped out heavily like a big rock in my throat."Sweet Adrian." He remembered me too.In the next second, I was in his arms. I don't know how I got in, but he was hugging me very tightly and passionately."Oh, Adrian!" He muttered.I didn't bother to hug him back; I just stood in his arms, looking like a statue.I don't know how to react to his presence.Maybe to be happy that he was in London or be sad and not like we were in agreement before we departed.Again, what transpired between the both of us was not his fault, it was Raphael's, so it shouldn't be held against him. I know.But with all the words in my head, I couldn't bring myself to return the hug he was sharing with me.I was still statue-stricken.He disengaged from the hug and held my shoulders."Where have you been? Have you been here? No wonder I couldn't find you with all the thorough searching of the state." Lincoln said to me.Still, I replied
Chapter 101.Lincoln is going too.Raphael's POV.The day broke, and I was still with my love. I spent hours with her, and that made my morning.We ate the food I cooked, which was mashed potatoes and fish, and what we did after was to see a movie collection together.I understood that she must have had a frightening dream, and that must have got her all shivered up, and seeing her like that moved a thing in me that I forgot how to return to sleep.My eyes became so dried up, and I knew this was fate, I had to do everything in my power to please my love, and I enjoyed each piece of it."Babe, I'm sorry, I took your sleep away from you, that's selfish of me." Adriana apologized to me.We were in the main sitting room, seeing a movie I was not concentrating on, my full focus was on her.She was my interesting movie, and each smile on her beautiful face radiated my heart and gave me a pleasing calmness.With her between my legs, folding her legs on the couch in a meditating post and me f
Chapter 102.Unplanned proposal.Raphael's POV.My eyes were fixed in the mirror as I adjusted my bowtie and gazed at my reflection in the mirror.My whole eyes bloomed with gladness as my brain processed everything that would be happening today. 'Adriana will be my fiancee. She will return home with a ring tucking her slender, beautiful finger. My ring.'My hand dropped to my pocket and the box felt like a treasure in a hidden and dark cave. The box was there.I felt the race of my heart when I imagined her tear-filled eyes as she stretched out her hand for me to clothe her finger with the metal.Her loud 'yes' and flushed cheeks combine with her trembling lips as I would claim them with mine. 'But what if she says no?' That doubtful mind questioned me, but I had no answer to give to it. I know my girl, I know who she wants and I have no reason to doubt. All I have to do is to get my butt out there, tell the world who the fuck I am and get on my knees to know my fate.I know there'
Chapter 103.She said yes!Adrian's POV.I had been watching the strange attitudes that were rising within Raphael, the ceased that squeezed up the flesh on his forehead, his thin lips that spoke of danger ahead and his clenched hands that told me that a battle was going on in his head.I wanted to comfort him, to stretch forward and pull his head on my shoulder for ease to whatever he was battling with.To tell him 'All is well.'I wanted to hold his hands and squeeze them to remind him that he was not alone, that I could be a knight too, but he caught himself before I could make a move.He pulled out something in his pocket and asked me to marry him.I chuckled. What think of a joke is that? Are we in the karaoke or the cinema? Are we clowns? Jokers? What kind of joke? And in the car to his interview?That was funny and it hurt at the same time, but who am I to blame him? It was Galton's fault, who wanted me to try on a different taste of makeover.Who was I to complain to him that
Chapter 104.His heart.Raphael's POV.My heart was bubbling, it felt like it went for a vacation of jolly filled with merriment and joy. It was dancing with its beats like steps tapping the dance floor as it got lost in the harmony of the song with the dance.It took me to the place I should be, in a crowd with smiling faces jiggling with words of congratulations.A longing wish came true yet again. The world was happy for me.The engagement with Gianna was nothing compared to this, it was done in a private restaurant which had just myself and Gianna as its customers.It was under a perfectly harmonious melody, and I asked her the question, which she replied with moist eyes. She cried, but I didn't, though I was happy then too.But right now, I felt like crying with how much happiness was occupying my heart like a balloon that was compressing air in it, just like that. My stomach was tightening like a fastened seatbelt and my lips quivered, unable to be able to explain what I was fe
Chapter 105.Being who I wanted her to be.Raphael's POV.As I spilt those words, I was expecting her shock and disagreement, but instead, she pushed herself into me more than she had and wrapped her hands around my shoulders.She leaned to my ears and whispered her reply, "I'll say let's get married tomorrow or two days."It was I that was stricken with the shock, "What?" It came out as a weak question."What?" Hers was sharp."You just display how eager you are to get me wrapped. I thought I was the eager one.""Not when all girls want you now. They were not there when we were suffering_" I cut into her words."I was never poor to suffer."She hit my chest, "Not that type of suffering. We both suffered mentally and psychologically and suffered some cold nights. Apart. Alone."They were not there when I was in a secret relationship with my lecturer when he got fired, and I was stricken with worries about how he would fend for himself."They were not there when we lost our baby. They