Broken-Broken - Episode 19

“Kenya is really a beautiful place.” I said to myself but loud enough for Dafina to hear as I put my bag on the bed.

“Well , thanks for the compliment dear fiancé, that is why we have beautiful people.” She replied, busy chatting on her phone.

I yanked off my shoes and collapsed into the king-sized bed. “Wow! This bed is heavenly!”

“Hello, yea, we are here, are you around already? Okay, please let’s meet at the lounge. Okay see you.”

I watched as Dafina put the phone back into her purse.

“I will be right back love.” She blew me some kisses before leaving the room.

I sighed, finally happy to be on my own and I sat upright. The room was exotic, glassy, transparent walls, a TV big enough to fit the whole room, marble floor and a beautiful scenery. You can see the whole compound from  just lying on the bed, thanks to the see-through wall. I could see the large swimming pool as people came in and out.

I focused my attention to the CNN which was displaying on the big TV screen…it worked with voice command and I was filled with the urge to shout “Fashion Channel” but for some reason, I changed my mind.

I was in Kenya, what were the odds of running into my childhood crush? Definetly Zero. I still had so much to ask

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. How did she get here , how was she able to become so famous in such a little time?

My mind wandered to the night I had allowed her to escape, i took the blame ofcourse, I had lied that I set the house on fire mistakenly and I was taken back to the facility, punished …and later brought back. I kept watching the fashion channel, it was the only thing that kept her memory alive in me. She was like the closest person I have ever been with.

We were survivors together and I was happy doing all the things I did for her. I just loved seeing that beautiful smile on her face.

I remembered while we were still at FADBAS, while she was watching the fashion show as always..it was a wedding of one of her ‘mentors’ like she had said and when I saw the way her eyes lit up watching the wedding gown….i had asked.

“You like the gown?”

She smiled shylily.

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. “It’s so divine. I will wear it oneday.”

“Will you wear it for me?” I had stupidly asked and that moment was the most awkward moment we had ever had together….later that night while we slept. She had called my name, thinking I was sleeping, she had said ‘yes I will wear it if you want me to.”

It was stupid, we were both stupid. We were still kids so, it was okay to be stupid and stupidly that night,  I kept grinning to myself like a stupid boy that was inlove!

There was a knock on the door.

“Room service.”

“Come on in.” I shouted and the doopr opened, a young lady in her twenties came in, wheeling in towels and other things I wasn’t patient enough to check.

“Well, do your thing, I will take a look around.” I said to her, she nodded and smiled respectfully while I wore my shoe and left the room.

SCARLETT

“What’s taking her so long?” I asked Franca who shrugged. We ‘ve been waiting at the lounge for several minutes. This was one reason why I hated holding a meeting at the hotel, she must have been caught up by the splendor of the whole place and lost her way.

“Should I call her again?” Franca asked.

“No, let me quickly change into my swimming outfits, I will check out the pool, it’s just close by, once she gets here, just signal.”

Franca nodded. “Alright.”

LAWRENCE

I should have changed into a casual outfit, I said to myself.  Coming out all suited up was just a mistake, especially when the water looked so inviting from afar.

I nodded to several people as I walked towards the swimming pool and somehow for a split second, I had the urge to look upwards for no reason and  I stopped in my tracks.

Again, what were the odds of running into scarlett-----100 percent odds….

Her hair was straight black, falling over shoulders, so smooth and silky as if tailored from the finest fabric. she kept blinking from time to time, allowing her eyelashes to flutter like the wings of a butterfly. She was beautiful while we were younger and exquisite on the magazine and on the screen but my God! Right here in real life and few feet away from me, she was spellbinding. She walked on with an effortless saunter…she kept smiling, as if the water was calling to her and she kept looking and in a minute I thought she was going to look at me but right then, I felt a cold wash all over me and I immediately snapped out of the spell I was caught under. I had just walked straight into the pool with my cloths on.