When A Man Wants - Episode 21

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ANIKA’S POV

“Why do you like doing that?”

I asked him as he kept moving probing  the center of my palm with his index finger.

He smiled, looking into my eyes affectionately…

“It means I will never stop loving you. Any..ny time…I..i do that….wi..with any of my..my fingers….it means….my love for you is forever….”

I Smiled….

“I love you Fred.”

“I love you too Anika”

Then we were kissing…..my eyes were closed but i could see his face changing until he became Vincent.

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“Same nightmare?”

I smiled weakly as Tommy asked while straightening his tie in front of the mirror. I have been having this dream lately and each time Tommy was always there, it made me feel exposed. As if I was doing something terrible and afraid of being caught.

“You have been so uptight ever since we got back to Nigeria

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. Is there something you are not telling me love?” He asked, now moving close to me on the bed and kissing me on my ear lobe.

What could I possible say? That I was dreaming about kissing my dead fiancé and seeing him change into the face of someone that I may be having feelings for…..no! Did I just say feelings?

“Baby, everything is okay. Maybe I m just having some difficult times to adjust here.” I quickly responded.

He stood up and moved closer to the stool to pick his hand bag.

“Don’t worry love. You know I will do anything for you. By the end of the month, you and Freddie will go back to the UK. This place is not good for you.”

I was surprised I couldn’t even say anything.

“By the way, did you see what you were searching for in the midnight?”

That startled me once again….I had been looking for the drawing that Loreta had given me and I had no idea that he was awake during that time.

“Urm..n..yes..i mean no…” I stammered.

He shrugged. “What was it? It must be so important for you to be looking for it in the midnight. Maybe I have seen it?”

‘Well, I didn’t want to wake you. It’snothing interesting. Just ..just one of my necklaces…..”

He frowned. “In the midnight?”

I knew that sounded so stupid.

Well, you know how I get when looking for something. “I replied with a smile.

“Like I said. This place is turning my wife into a stranger. You are leaving soon. Take care love.” Then he closed the door behind him and I finally exhaled. It was like I hadn’t been breathing the entire time.

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I couldn’t stop thinking about that dream throughout the day. I was so confused. That scene was a memory, some weeks after I and Fred started our relationship. But that Vincent part scared me the most.

How is that even possible?

I kept tossing on the bed…my head ached terribly as I began to recall how Vincent and I had met and the connection between him and my son. Then we kept meeting and what happened yesterday. The way he had moved his finger in my palm was so familiar…it awakened some emotions in me that I thought was long dead and I felt all the urges to kiss him..anytime Fred did that….we always kissed. That was just our cue…and he was looking at me…that way…in that manner….

Oh my God! My head aches seriously!

My thoughts drifted to the picture…that Loreta had given me. I still couldn’t believe how I had misplaced it. I had kept it so well so how come I misplaced it. I have been trying to reach Loreta also but it kept saying not reachable. I am so worried right now!

I stood up and went to my mirror. I was still wearing my night gown and my eyes were puffy. I had cried the entire night as I remembered Fred. I don’t know why Vincent was stirring this feeling in me. Those feelings are for Fred only and sharing with Vincent seemed as if I was cheating on Fred for some reason. I hated it and I loved it and I wanted it but I dreaded it! How could someone feel the same thing for some guy. A guy that cannot talk!

Fred had a problem with his speech too.

What am I even saying? I am definitely not thinking that Fred is Vincent or vice versa. It is not possible! Even though I really wished it were!

I sat down again as everywhere began to spin….thank God Tommy was not around…I don’t know how I would have handled myself. Maybe I should go see Loreta. I needed to ask her if she remembered anything at all about the man and woman that came to the restaurant.  I tried to push the possibility of Lisa and Vincent being the two, at the back of my mind.

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“I’m sorry, I met this lady here about some days back in this place. She couldn’t have just left without telling me.”

The other waiter which I didn’t recognized shook her head. “I am sorry madam but the next day after you left here, nobody heard from Loreta again. All her lines were off and it was like she just disappeared.”

I was confused. I was at THE FLINT and what I just heard was like a nightmare. There was no way she could have just vanished with no reason.

“Do you know any of her friends?”

“The lady shook her head. “I am sorry.

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. I have customers waiting.” Then she left.

I was confused.  What was this again for God’s sake? How would Loreta just leave just like that? Now, not only have I lost my picture, now I have lost Loreta too! Something Is happening and for some reason, It is beginning to scare the hell out of me!

VINCENT

I looked at Lisa again for the third time, she was still looking worried. So I went to sit beside her. Then I placed my hand below her chin and stared at her steadily in a way to question her what was wrong.

She smiled and held my hand.

“Vince. How much do you think I care about you?”

I was surprised so I took my tab and replied. “A lot”

“And how much do you care about me?”

“A lot.”

“You sure about that?”

I nodded.

“So if you have your memory back now and you remember that you have a family somewhere, what’s gonna become of me?”

I thought I didn’t hear that well.  So I typed. “What type of family? My parents? If that is the case you know it doesn’t affect us.”

She swallowed. “What if you know you have a wife and kid somewhere?”

That was not possible. I thought and I typed it out.

“Let’s imagine you do. Will you still care about me?”

I had no reason why she was feeling depressed and asking me all these. I wanted to make her feel better so I nodded.

That seemed to brighten her up a little. I needed that too because I have been feeling so depressed about the whole moment with Anika……

“So if that is the case…I hope you it’s okay when  I do this…”

I was beginning to type to ask ‘to do what?” when she moved closer and pressed her lips on mine……

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WHATAGWAN! oKAY I THINK I ALSO NEED TO RE-READ THIS! TOBI WHAT THE HECK! LMAO