Day four

We were in the car with mom and dad as he drove us to church. Ada decided to bring up my third date and suddenly everyone was interested even dad.

"I think he has a point about the weaves, I know how much the three of you spend on your hair. It could buy me so many things if I started saving it"dad said laughing

Mom rolled her eyes at him
"So he let you come back by yourself, what are young men of these days turning to? They have no ounce of chivalry left in them"

"I agree with that"

Ada could not hold her laughter and it annoyed me that she found what happened amusing.

"What are you doing? "I questioned her as she reached out into her handbag

"Chatting with Laura, she says you should pray well in church so that God would bring you better dates from now on"

Tell her that I hate her sooo much"

"Maybe she has a point, Amaka make. Sure you put your dates into God's hands" mother taunted

"Mother! It's not even fair, I'm only going on these dates because of what you and dad told me"

"So do you have another date today? "Dad suddenly asked out of the blues

" Yes I do, I just hope this one turns out to be nice" I replied with so much hope

Service was very quick and during prayers I asked for a good man which was amusing,

Inner thoughts :He has better things to do than to fix up a good man for you! 🙄🙄There are matters of urgency like war, sickness, yours is the least of the world's problems

Just let me pray please" I replied coldly

By the time we got home I had missed three calls from David
So I called back and when I spoke with him, he sounded distraught. He wanted me to come to his house .

He texted his address and I left immediately but not before informing Ada and my patents.

When I got to the address he texted me I was stunned. It was as big an estate , how could this be his house? The money David has should have probably him rude and away from the country but he was just like a scared little puppy when it came to relating with people. Life has a way of teaching me lessons

As soon as I made way into the house I was greeted by three servants, One of the servants directed me to where David was and when I got there he was smoking.

He quickly threw the sticks into a plate and stood up. He took the plate out and came back
I wanted to hug him, but I couldn't stand the stench of cigarettes.

"What happened? I asked, assessing the state of his abode, still amazed by the interior decoration." if only I could borrow some things"

"My parents came to see me"He stated coldly

"That's hardly an emergency, so why did you make me rush down here? "With the way he sounded I had thought am avalanche came knocking at his door

" You won't understand, my parents are the emergency. It's bad enough that they wanted to force me to study another course in school, this time they're telling me to get married "

I sat very close to him, but my nose would scrunch up randomly whenever he spoke.

Inner thoughts:He smells worse than an exhaust pipe 😏😏
I see
"You are the only son, I take it"

"Yeah, yes is, is uh, is, is that a crime? can't they just let me live my life"

"It's difficult, but look at things from their own point of view, You are basically the one with your family name. Imagine if something happened to you, how do you think they'll cope. They're only trying to secure their future generations "Which made me wonder why my parents were practically giving me a quit notice from spinster hood so quickly

"Well I, uh, I, ummm if you say so, what can I get you? I'm really sorry you caught me like this"

Inner thoughts :A stick of cigarette🙄, get us food please

What is wrong with you? "My mouth fell open as soon as I realized what I had said out loud

Excuse me"? He asked

"Sorry I wasn't talking to you "

" you seem to do that a lot, you say something but then it's always difficult to find out who you are referring to'

My self" I replied slightly embarrassed

He laughed and repeated what I had said

Inner thoughts :you couldn't even keep our secret, now he'll think your crazy 🤦‍♀️

"well I think it's cute that at least you have someone to talk to,I find it difficult to talk to people without sounding ridiculous "He ended with a smile which was breathtaking and the ooze of the cigarette did in fact take my breath away

"Ummm David, do you think you could brush your teeth or something, it's really. Your breath is quite bad" I finally got myself to say

"Sorry, I'm so sorry, I'll fix myself up, I told the cook to get you something "
he left and he came back the food was already served, he was shirtless this time, he decided to have a bath all together. He scrambled to his feet and started clearing the place

I dove into the food as a means to distract myself from looking at him, I stared everywhere else but him
"Do you want to maybe, grab a snack later? "

Me? " I replied absent mindedly still lost in the sweet taste of the delicacy

Inner thoughts : No he's talking to the wall🙄, get yourself in order please, you're embarrassing me

"I would love to, but I have something important to do, could you please put something on"

Inner thoughts : Just when I started to enjoy the view, how wicked!

When i finished eating we played games and before I left I decided to make a small request, courtesy of all the years of morals being driven into me by my parents and the information from school and cigarette packets.

"David, I know it's not easy to handle things and I know you get tensed easily but ummm do you maybe think it's possible to quit smoking? You can always talk to me when you're not feeling okay, plus if you had become a doctor, you'd know the danger those things would cause you"

"I'm really sorry if that makes you uncomfortable, you are my one true friend . I'll try to stop doing that but promise me that you'll always have time to hangout with me. I love the idea of having a friend "

I promise"

I hugged him before leaving, of course I had to prepare for my fourth date. This time hugging David felt different, it felt soothing and comfortable but I also had to wiggle out of his grip.

Inner thoughts : he needs to learn to hug and withdraw, holding on too long makes him look sad and lonely

"He was sad and lonely "I retorted

Inner thoughts : easy there, sheesh, you're now defending him how cute

"Friends defend each other"

Inner thoughts :😂😂😂what a poor excuse, careful there amaka the smoker is getting under your skin

"Don't call him that, please "

On getting home Ada told me that mom and dad went out, it was funny how the two of them made being married so sweet.
I got ready for my date and left the house, Ada told me she'd be praying that this time i wouldn't
get disappointed

I needed to be at another place for a change, so I texted the man to meet me at another restaurant.
When he arrived at the table where he was sitting, I was speechless. He was handsome, tall and fair.

Inner thoughts :damn girl!!! ☺youve finally hit the jackpot
He shook my hand and sat down.
I didn't know why but I found it really hard to talk and breathe, I was just staring at him like he was a piece of meat waiting to be devoured.

"It's really nice to meet you in person, miss amaka. You look absolutely stunning "

I chuckled nervously "I uh, its ummm, "
Inner thoughts : Jesus lady, please speak up
"You look beautiful, I mean stunning sorry fine, ummm handsome too"
He laughed at the words I let out and displayed a set of well placed white dentition and a dimple too

inner thoughts :You are an embarrassment!!!

Just shut up you're not helping me out here

" excuse me? "

I'm sorry I wasn't talking to you, don't mind me

"What can I get you? I would have preferred we ate at "Danny's" was quite surprised you changed your mind, their food is amazing "

"I have actually eaten, I just wanted snacks that's why I chose here, I hope you don't mind "

He smiled and stood up to get what we would eat" it's quite selfish of you, I had to starve myself just to eat with you" he flashed me another smile before leaving. "I wonder what Clay God used in molding this specimen" I thought to myself

When he came back I got more comfortable, though I found myself staring at his face most of the time,and didn't catch some words he let out because I was focused on his face.

we talked about so many things, the government, his job (he was a pediatrician), movies, games, football even.

I enjoyed the whole time I spent with him.

When we finally walked out of the restaurant, I felt a bit disappointed that we were leaving.He offered me a ride home but I refused. I felt the the need to take a cab. The aftermath of enjoying a good date makes you keep the man from stressing himself.

I was walking with him while we looked for a cab and just as I bent to pick one of my ear rings that fell off I saw him fall on the ground.

I didn't understand what happened and he was shaking like someone who was possessed. I was so scared and started calling out for help.

He was rolling on the ground and vibrating, I tried tapping him but it seemed like he grew worse.
A lot of people gathered around us and when I asked what was wrong with him, they told me he was convulsing.

Inner thoughts : 😲😲i thought for a minute that he was possessed

"You're not helping, this is very scary "

I managed to pick the things he threw on the floor, while he was convulsing his car keys, his phone and wallet. The men helped me move him into a car and we drove to the hospital after one of them had inserted a spoon into his mouth, apparently it was to prevent him from biting his lips

By the time he woke up he had bruises on his body and I was beyond scared. I had a lot of questions to ask him but I wanted him to rest. I asked for a relative's number and when his sister came I was relieved from watching him.

Inner thoughts : you deserve a big hug

For once you are nice to me, how sweet"

My body was messed up, my hair, there was so much dirt on me, and there blood stains on my clothes.When Ada saw me she was shocked, I didn't even have the energy to talk to her I just walked in to my room and graded him 65%. He was good company after all

Inner thoughts :So good that he got you to the hospital

A part of me felt concerned about him, his sister had mentioned that it was something that happened to him occasionally and he has been that way since birth. He was an epileptic
This was a huge burden to deal with, I picked my phone and texted him. "Thanks for the wonderful date, would love to do this again, be sure to leave the convulsion at home next time 😉"

He shouldn't be made to feel bad about what he can't control.
I got a text from David that read

"operation clean slate started # no to cigarettes 🙅" and it got me laughing. I took my bath and texted back, we texted each other the whole night before I became engulfed by sleep

Author's note

Hey everyone!
Sorry it took this long to continue our dates!

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