Chapter 4

I wake the way Queens wake, just the same. We are all blessed with the same time, the same experience of consciousness. My eyes greet the dayshine, my heart and lungs expand. There are times that I feel that I must have been so blessed to live the same day over and over, even though I age, not like I was that old.

For those first few moments are so identical. At first there are the dreams, then the sense of welcoming a new day, the anticipation of whatever comes.

Slowly and reluctantly, I uncover my face. I blink, close my eyes, and blink again. Streaks of sunlight penetrate the window and blind me. I sat up, dragged my feet off the bed, I noticed the bed was lighter behind me.

Where the hell did you go so early?.

Rub my knuckles onto my eyes. I stretch my arms above my head and yawn. I watch my legs dangle above the off-white polyester carpet.

"Good morning, ma'am" Canada, the maid walking in with a cup of milk said.

"Thanks Can" talking to the smiling maid in front of me.

"Ahmm, have you seen Ethan?" I asked immediately but before she could open her mouth to say a word.

"Grreee!.. Grreee!..." My phone on the dim light of my bed drawer rings.

"Give me a moment to shed the sleep from my brain" I said to myself, shhing Canada away with my hands.

I watched Canada hurry to leave, I took the phone to see who it was. "Sarah❤️" was saved on my phone.

Ohh how I miss that lady but why was she calling me,she only did when she had the latest gist in town or she is sleeping with another man she thinks she's in love with.

I was still feeling so sleepy, I wanted to allow the visions of the night to give way to the day, to move from that which I create on a whim to things more fixed and real.

In a few minutes I will be able to greet the sunlight, to see the colours as bright as the backlit images of cinema screens; I will adjust. For now let it come with the subtleness of a gentle dawn and let me doze underwing. I'll be there soon, I'll wake up,my mind playing with my Eyes.

Almost falling back asleep as I dropped the cup of milk on the drawer next to me and filling the eyes with what it needed.

"Grreee!..Greee!.." my eyes went wide open.

Jeezz!!... somebody can't get some sleep in this house.

I picked up the call....

Sarah❤️: Hey Miss.

Me: What's up Sarah ( sounding so weak).

Sarah❤️: How are you doing babe...

Me: Am ok sweetie, are you ok?.

Sarah❤️:Hell yes! I am not okay!! What kind of a friend forgets her best friend,well if I am still one.

Me: C'mon Sarah, okay.. okay, am sorry for not being in touch with you all this while.( sitting up to listen to her).

Sarah❤️: Alright.. alright, I already forgive you, anyways am back in town and am close to the house.

Me: Welcome back!... Wait! What!? You're close to the house...?.

Sarah❤️: Yeah! see you in a couple of minutes babe. Bye....

Me: Sarah...

Before I could say anything else the line went dead, oh am definitely going to kill her for not telling me she's coming over to the house.

I stood up from my bed, fitting into my slippers to reach the door of the room, I walked down the stairs, the aroma of the macaroni grill and salad embraced my face.

"Uhmmmm.." the water in my mouth is already having a meeting.

But I needed to know where Ethan was.

I had asked Canada but she said she hadn't seen him since yesterday, and the other maid had less information to give me.

Where are you? My mind wondered, today is Saturday and I knew he didn't go out until evening when his stuff got to ground, was there an emergency I didn't know of.

Two years of knowing Ethan,I know he would always call me to keep me less worry over anything in the world.

Mark! I had to call Mark, if anyone except me could know the whereabouts of Ethan,it was definitely going to be Mark.

"Pimp.. pimp.." the phone was ringing but there was no answer. I left a couple voicemails hoping he would call back but he didn't.

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After having my breakfast and lunch without Ethan, Sarah had already arrived and I was more than happy to see her.

She was resting in the room. I had one of the maids prepare a room for her.

Gosh!! I was worried sick, why wasn't anyone picking my calls, Ethan line was dead, and the fucking bastard didn't think he will have someone worried about him.

Mark wasn't helping matters, when he didn't pick up or return my calls, I really hope everything is ok with them, letting out a sigh, I noticed Sarah walking towards me in the sitting room.

"Are you ok babe?, Is anything the matter?" she asked with some much concern in her voice, sitting right next to me on the couch.

"Yeah! I am ok Sarah, it's just..." I hold back the tears that were beginning to form in my eyes.

"Awwwwn.. what happened babe, you know you can always talk to me" she said, wrapping me up into her arms.

Before I could control my emotions, I was tearing up like a baby and telling my best friend how the man I long to see was nowhere to be found.

"C'mon babe, cheer up! He probably was going to be busy and didn't want distraction" she suggested.

"You think so, he always tells me everything,he hasn't done such a thing before." I hugged her tightly, I was scared something bad had happened to Ethan.

"Mtchewww... Take a chill pill babe" she said, cupping my jaw to look at my wet eyelashes.

"He probably doesn't want to bother you or think of it this way, what if he wants to surprise you huh?" She sounded like she had made plans with Ethan before coming here.

"Surprise me? Oh he knows how much I hate surprises, and this, this particular one is already giving me a headache" rolling my eyes and rubbing my temples.

"Hahahahaha, girl, you've got some real issues, get your fat ass up and let's go eat some dinner, am starving" I watched her stand up and pulled me up.

I wipe the tears up my face.

"Big baby" she said, she knew how much I hate being called that, before I could reach her, her fast legs were already at the dinner table, I gave up.

We had our dinner and it was fun, it was always fun with Sarah,we talked about her parents and how they kept telling her to settle down with one of the men she had introduced to them.

Sarah was a woman whore, she said it herself and how one man wasn't just enough,well.. maybe for her.

I loved Ethan and he was more than enough for me, he was my all and am grateful for the day he walked into my life, maybe not the way he did, but I thank God for bringing him into my empty soul.

"Good night babe" Sarah yawned as she walked closer to me and pressed a soft kiss on my forehead.

"Good night Sarah, do have a nice rest" I told her,I watched her turn her back to face me, but turned to face me before going into her room.

"Ain't you going to bed?" She asked.

"I will, I just don't feel sleepy yet" I lied.

"Ummmm..ok, if you say so, just don't stay up too late" she said and walked into her room.

The room became so silent,I turned off all the lights and sat on the soft couch, my pulse began to race again, I don't why but I was scared.

"Where are you Ethan?". My heart raced.

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