15: I FINALLY FOUND HER

ETHAN

“I’ll be in the office in ten minutes”

“Yes Ryan, tell them to wait for me”

“Yes yes, i know how this meeting is very important, and it is going to help our company, so I don’t have to miss it for anything in the world. Yea i know”

“I’ll be there soon, i am on my way as we speak” i said as i patted the driver’s shoulder to drive as fast as he could.

I currently have a meeting with very important investors that I have to attend.

I’ve been trying to get their attention for about a month now and it is finally happening.

I took a deep breath, trying to recall the speech i was about to deliver to the investors, hoping to persuade them to support my project.

“How long before we get to the office?” i asked the driver growing worried.

This was a chance i should never even think about missing, because it is going to change everything.

“Less than five minutes sir” he said speeding up.

I leaned back into the sit, closing my eyes and taking a deep breath.

My mind drifted to what happened two months ago and the wonderful moment i had.

Her eyes.

Her beautiful, beautiful eyes, that was smeared with mascara and tears.

Her voice, it was heavenly.

I’ve searched everywhere for her.

I couldn’t find her.

I would do anything, anything at all to see her right now.

I want to apologize and be there for her, because I know I deeply hurt her.

I was still in my thoughts, when all of a sudden i was thrown by a sudden force, my body hitting the back of the passenger seat.

I groaned in pain, as i felt a sharp pain in my head.

What had just happened?

“What the h*ll? What happened?” I asked the driver as i tried to sit back up.

“I’m so sorry sir, i had to brake on impact, there was a woman on the road” he said to me as he apologized.

I ignored him as i stepped out of the car to see what exactly made him stop abruptly.

My legs stopped at that moment.

My heart stopped.

My breath.

Everything just stopped, even time.

I didn’t know how I should feel, if i was to be happy or sad, but all i knew was that i was shocked.

The woman in front of the car, was the woman i had been looking for, for the past two months. I had searched everywhere and here she was, right in front of me.

I finally found her.

I began to walk closer to her, but stopped when she looked at me.

Her face was smeared with tears.

Immediately, i felt a sharp pain in my chest.

What had she been going through this past months?

What could have possibly made her cry?

I walked closer to her, my eyes holding pain. I didn’t even know what so say, or what to do when i approached her, but I couldn’t just stand still doing nothing.

“What are you doing here? You almost got hit by my car” i asked as i held her hand.

She looked up at me, and released her hand from my grip. I could see tears beginning to flow down her eyes.

I couldn’t quite understand what was wrong and why she was crying.

I looked at her, took my hand closer to her face and wiped her tears.

“Let’s get out of here, we’re causing a traffic” i said as i walked her out of the road.

She followed me.

I looked over at the driver and signaled for him to pull over and park, and he gave me a nod.

I took a look around and found a public bench.

“Let’s go seat over there” i said.

She took a seat, taking a look around while trying to wipe her tears.

“Hold on I’m coming” i said as i walked away from her.

I walked over to the driver signaling him to come closer.

“Get a bottle of water”

He gave me a nod as he left.

I walked back to where she was and sat down beside her.

She looked up at me, her eyes, her eyes flashing with a mix of pain and hurt. “Why are you here?” She said me, her eyelids swimming in tears.

How could someone who was crying so much be this beautiful? She was breathtaking, her eyes, her almond coloured eyes. Oh what I would do to have her look at me with those eyes for as long as she could.

I took a deep breath, trying to gather my thoughts. This wasn’t about me now, it was about her. So i had to put every thought i had about her at the back of my mind.

“What’s wrong? Why were you in the middle of the road?” I asked.

She brought her face down, and after a while i began to hear muffled sound.

Was she crying?

I grabbed her chin lightly, making her look at me. She was crying, her whole face wet and covered in tears.

“What’s wrong? Did anything happen?” I asked as i looked at her, my eyes searching for answers.

“I…i…I don’t w..want to talk about it” she said, her voice soothing in my ears.

“Why did y…you stop the car? I was ready to die” she screamed at me, as she forcefully released my grip from her chin.

“I… don’t want to live. How am I supposed to take care of it” she said as she started crying again.

Take care of what? Did she have something to take care of and it is going to be a burden for her?

“What do you me__”

Just as i was about to ask her what she meant, i got a call from Ryan.

“Yes Ryan I’ll be there in five minutes, something came up” i said as i picked up the phone.

“Ethan where the freaking h*ll are you right now? Everyone’s here, you know how important this is for us and the company” he said to me over the phone.

“Yes I’ll be there in some minutes” i said as i ended the call.

I looked back at her, taking in her features.

“What do you mean by take care of it?” I asked, curiosity laced in my tone.

The words i heard next, made me freeze on the spot.

“I’m pregnant”.