CHAPTER SIXTY TWO
Silence
I closed my eyes and held my breath as I tried to withstand the sharp and twisting pain in my stomach. While I wait for the pain to lesser, a wave nausea surged and I almost lost my balance as I walked down the private plane boarding stairs. Composing myself, as a metallic taste creep into my mouth, thick and sour. I rubbed my chest with my hand hoping that will help disperse the heaviness in my gut
It started right after we board the plane back to France after my first electrifying BTS concert. It was a dull sensation in my stomach at first, which I pushed off, blaming the pepper-less oyster I had after the concert, even though I might I had too much of it because it was my first time of having it and it also tasted heavenly. But the dull sensation turned throbbing, heavier and persistent with every passing minute
I could hardly take a breath without the back of my throat tingling and threatening to send out what I ate out though my mouth. The rhythmic, intense pounding in my head is not helping matter at all. I put up the water bottles from the car tray and gulped it as I pushed down another gut vomit
“I think I should come home with you" My husband stated as the car moved out of the airport
“No, you have an appointment" I disagreed
“You are not feeling okay, It is just a birthday party, he will be fine"
“But you made a promise, bonding with your team is important"
“Maybe but your life is much more important than any bonding or promise made to someone else"
“But I insist" I argued
Because you want to see Marcus
“It is not like I am dying, it is just a stomach flu, I will be fine. Moreover, Lola will be waiting for me at home. I will be fine"
Soon enough, the car stopped in front of a club house and Kylian looked at me
“Are you sure about this?" He asked me again
“Go, I will be fine" I let out as I struggled to breath
“Okay" Kylian tapped the driver and said to him in french “Ramene-la directement a la masion et va aussi vite que tu peux (Take her home straight and go as fast as you can)"
“Yes, sir" The driver responded
“I will try to get out as fast as I can" he assured
“You don’t have to, take your time. I have Alice remember, she will be on me like a mother hawk"
He opened the door and waved to me “See you soon, love you"
“Love you too" I said back. And the driver moved the car
“J’ai prends besoin que tu me conduises au numero cinq, rue ring, quartier compass (I need you to take me to number 5, ring street, compass district)"
The driver looked at me from the front mirror in suprise
“Mais, Le chef a dit que je devais te remener a la maison (But the boss said, I should take you home)"
“Et, je te dis que tu dois me conduire a un autre endroit (and I am saying that you should take me to another place)"
“Desolee, je ne peux pas faire ca, on m’a donne une consigne et je dois la suivre (Sorry, I can’t do that, I was given an insitruction and that is what I will do)"
“ J’ai trop mal pour me disputer avec toi. Si tu ne me conduis pas la ou je veux aller, je vais me jeter la voiture (I am in too much pain to argument with you. If you don’t take me to where I want to go, I will throw myself out of this car)”
“Quoi? (what)?"
“Tu sais que je le ferai (You know I will do it)" I threatened confidently hoping he remembers my past tantrums and from the way the way he brinks his eyelids excessively, I say he does
So what? You are bullying people now, when you know for a fact that this is his livelihood. What you are asking him to do can make him jobless if it blows back
And it won’t, I just need to see Marcus and clear his misunderstanding. I will be back home in an hour at most, easy peasy
Alice was right, when did you become this obsessed with Marcus that you would risk a man’s livelihood and your life for him. I hope you know people die from stomach flu sometimes
“Madame (Ma’am)" he called out to me in a low voice
“Le chef n’a pas besoin de le savoir (The boss does not even have to know)"
Are you serious?
“Quelle est l’adresse deja (What is the address again?)"
“Numero cinq, rue ring, quartier compass (Number 5, ring street, compass district)” and I pushed my inner voice out
He turned the car in that direction and drove. Few mintues later, I was in front of Marcus’s house
“I will be back” I said and came out of the car. I walked toward the car and press the bell. The door was opened and I walked in.
Walking to the front door was war for me, at this stage, every part of my body hurts, it was difficult to even carry my legs. They felt like water underneath, I was drowning in my sweat and my heart raced like I was ran in marathon
The front door opened and Marcus walked out. I gave him a weak smile as we met each other halfway. I tried to move past him to enter his house like I usually do but he blocked my path. I looked up at him in surprise
“What are you doing here, Bewaji”
Are you happy now? He does not even want to see you
“You won’t even let me in, are you that mad?”I said weakly
“My folks are around, I don’t want my mom reading meanings into your visitation” he looked at me closely “Are you okay, Bewaji?”
At that point, I felt a sharp pain in my tummy and I rubbed my chest again to disperse discomfort that built up in my stomach and throat. I tried to will my body to endure the next bout of nausea like I have been doing but this time around, my stomach muscles tightened up and in a deep heaving motion, I gagged. I hunched forward and the content in my stomach forced its way out
With his fast reflex action, Marcus was able to dodge my downpour and at the next second, he was on me with one hand on my head and another on my back
“Shit! You are burning up” he exclaimed “You are supposed to be in an hospital and not here”
“I am fine” I blurted out in discomfort, I looked up at him “I just….” and all of a sudden, I was seeing four of Marcus and then, I was looking up the black sky. Breathing became so difficult as I saw Marcus's terrified face looking down to me. He was talking but I couldn’t make out what he was saying
I told you, this would blow up in your face
Soon enough, I heard nothing
Just silence
TO BE CONTINUED NEXT SATURDAY 9.00 PM WAT
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