My Past My Future - Episode 14

I searched my bag frantically trying to prove to myself that he is lying

I usually go everywhere with my diary stuck in my bag

How Austin got hold of it I can't understand

The thought of him burning the book made me to reply back immediately

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I barged into his office with his secretary trailing behind trying to stop me

Austin stood up immediately on seeing us

"Sir I tried to stop her but she wouldn't listen" 

The secretary said in a bid to defend herself

"Don't worry, I invited her. You can go" 
He says and dismissed the secretary

When the secretary left

I sat down on a chair in front of his desk

I looked around the office and noticed something. It is richly decorated with matching colors. He has a sense for colors

The deep red curtain matched perfectly well with the wine red settee 

The one I am sitting on is very soft that you can sleep comfortably on it

The rug he used to decorate the centre of the office will make you want to walk barefooted on it

His voice interrupted my thinking

"I know you will come at the mention of your diary but before I give it back you have to answer some questions" 

I kept mute

He smirked and walked round to where I am and sat on the table looking at me

I crossed my leg, kept my bag on the table and looked up to meet his gaze

"MR CEO CRUZ RECORDS" is this how you treat people that you meet
By stealing their belongings and mandate them to meet you??

I asked with every ounce of bravery in me than anything that is written in the diary

I guided the diary so jealousy cus I know that it bores many things about me that no one knows 

My life with Sam, I pray that he has not read up to that part

"I am here just to collect my diary, nothing more"

"So can you please give it to me let me go"

He kept quiet for some minutes still maintaining eye contacts with me as if searching for something

The silence lingered for some minutes and he finally talked
That's good cus am getting irritated already

"I have read everything in this diary but I am not going to judge you"

"I never judge my friends"

"Friends !!!!! I shouted angrily not allowing him to finish

I can't even understood what's happening to me, I came here with anger in my heart and ready to devour him but surprisingly I am just here listening to his sermons

I stood up to go but he held me back

"Wait wait wait, I am not asking you out okay"

"I am only interested in the talent wasting in you"

I did not read only about your life I also read the songs that you wrote

His talks made me weak and I sat down weakly on the chair

"I know that whatever Sam did to you is bad, I know is is hard to move on 

It hurts badly but why don't you move on.
Why don't you venture into singing

I know you loved him and trusted him with your songs but he ended up selling your songs off and raping you but don't give him the feeling that he has won

"You are wasting your talent baby girl"

"Wake up" he said shaking me vigorously
Wake up and face your future

Allowing everything to die just because of one mistake is of no good.

Stand and show him the kind of girl you are and the lady you have become 

You are more that you think, you have potentials

Show the world the real you

He picked up my diary, glanced through it and shoved it to my face

"This can take you places, Chioma you are a star, stop living in the past

I sniffed

I know I am supposed to be mad at him for reading my personal diary but I felt calm and happy that someone at least understands my pains

His words made me realize what I have been missing. I loved singing when I was small, I developed it into writing
Sam convinced me to write songs and document them for future but he ended up stealing them from me and raped me when I refused him sleeping with me
That killed my passion for music and guys but that doesn't stop me from writing and listening to music

All these thoughts made me to start crying

He engulfed me in a hug

I hugged him tightly and allowed tears to flow freely

I have sacrificed my happiness because of one single mistake

I couldn't listen to music and be happy like before, I can't even date a guy without thinking of Sam but that is going to stop......

"Its okay dear, it's enough thinking of the things you did not do

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. There is still time for change"

He said and hugged me tightly but he loosened his grip on me immediately when the door to his office opened.

"Hey brother" he said

Here is my advice friends....  
Never allow one mistake of your last to determine your future. You are greater than your past and there is more to your future
Then who is this brother that interrupted out moment.....
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