Chapter 08

*** RICK ***

Mr. Gabin had decided to go and see who it was by leaving Gideon and me and the latter had taken advantage of Mr. Gabin's absence and started again with his love at first sight affair. I was just laughing because I didn't know what to tell him anymore, simply because I told myself that he wasn't saying anything to the contrary. I can admit that since I met this girl, I can no longer control myself, it was just as if he had something I need to be aware of to feel better.

But the problem is that I couldn't do anything or, simply because apart from the name of the latter I have no other information about her and it was just as if, I let myself be plunged into something of which I don't even know the beginning.

I was in front of Gideon, but I was traveling through my thoughts. I was asking myself questions that I couldn't find an answer to when Gideon started talking to me. It seems that he was reading in my thoughts because the subject he had addressed had brought me down clouds. « Rick, why are you asking yourself questions when we are in the twentieth century? » On this question that Gideon asked me, I had come down to earth, to better listen to what he was about to tell me.

*** BRENDA ***

We were finally where my father wanted to lead us. I couldn't always understand what my father was preparing. Because the house we are in is not familiar to me. It looks like a large newly built company. I kept asking myself questions. I was not sure. Because my father has still not told me the reason for our presence in Ghana.

We were in the car, still inside the house when a gentleman came to see us. My father had already gone out when he saw the gentleman coming. My mother, brother, and sister also went out as they were in my father's car.

My girlfriend Julia and I too had come out of my car. We were standing next to my car and my father had started by talking with the man in question. My girlfriend had taken advantage and started by talking to me again about this love at first sight affair, this guy who helped me.

I'm just smiling at him, the only thing I can do. Because I don't know what to say for her to stop telling me that I fell in love and like me too I didn't understand anything anymore, it was as if that.

—My girlfriend if it's true what your mother and I are telling you, how are you going to do it knowing that you have no other information about this guy?

- My girlfriend, I don't know if I fell in love or not, because I never fell in love with a man in my life. But it looks like you're telling the truth. Because without lying to you, I no longer understand what is happening to me, it was just as if I miss something, but I don't know that thing. You can't understand how I felt when you asked me this question, I feel like the heat of fear invaded me. If I fell in love with this guy, according to what I said to myself, I will do my best to find him.

—What did you think will push you to do such a thing?

- The man I will fall in love with is the one I am going to marry. And this guy is my kind of man with his golden heart. My girlfriend, if only you can see him, he is old but we could read in his eyes that he is pure with his Innocent face. I will give everything to see him again, if he mines, we'll see you again. Because it's love and not a love story.

– How beautiful it is love!!!!

My girlfriend and I started by laughing.

*** RICK ***

Gideon after realizing that I was ready and attentive to listen to what he is about to tell me, started by laughing and I thought he was making fun of me. I wanted to focus again on my work when it had continued with what he was telling me.

I had turned my head again to listen to it, it seems that I had more control over myself and the only thing that crossed my head was how to find a solution to what is happening to me.

—Rick, do you at least know that you have a solution to your concern? That we are no longer in the time of our parents?

It is in the time of our parents that it is if it is difficult to find a person about whom we do not have much information. But nowadays, it's very easy, I know you're wondering how you'll get in touch with this girl. What's her name first? Did you tell me that she gave you her name or am I wrong?

—No, she gave me her number, but...

—Oh the one!!! So do you confirm that you fell in love with this girl?

—Brother, you know very well that it's impossible to fall in love like that, she indeed gave birth to something in me and I even wonder why it happens to me. Because it's not my first time to meet or chat with a beautiful lady like her, except that I've never felt such a thing. It was as if I had known her for a very long time, when we had just seen each other it hasn't even been seven hours yet. My brother, I can no longer understand anything and with what I see, it's as if I couldn't endure a single second without seeing it over time.

- My brother is called love at first sight and without lying to you something tells me that she is the woman of your life. Only God knows if she too doesn't ask herself questions like you don't stop asking yourself. But well, by the way, you know you can see on social networks, to see if she's on one of them. There, you can try to try your luck.

- Okay, it's understood. Now I want you to do something for me.

—Yes, I'm listening to you, my brother.

- I want you to stop addressing this subject, even if I will try to see if I can get in touch with her, I know in advance that I will have no chance with her. It wouldn't be fair because I did to her what any man like me can do, even more than that she will give me the chance to approach her. Do you forget that I am not the child of a poor woman and that I came to Ghana to seek to realize my dreams? So I don't want to get carried away by this business, nowadays this world of romantic relationships, love, and everything that goes with it is not made for a guy like me. So please, I ask you, stop addressing this subject.

– OK Rick I understood and I understand you too. But what I want you to know is that a romantic man, a man who is under the spell of love cannot see love as you see it. Do you know why?

- Yes, I know this song, love has nothing to have wealth, it is more precious than anything that exists in this whole world. That there is the power we must seek to have in this life. That he can overcome everything and with a love nothing is impossible to achieve. I know all this and I also believe in all these things, but what you too need to know is that nowadays this love that is so precious that everything, wealth above all riches has lost its value to material goods, social ranks, and class. So I hope you understand? I'm Beninese and I'm not sure this girl is a Beninese. And I don't think I'm getting into trouble, while I came here for another reason.

- OK, it's good, because I see that you're rich in the subject of love. So excuse me, brother, I don't want to confuse you with my ideas.

—No, don't worry my brother, we're together and I never said you did any harm. I will always need your valuable advice, at least because of you, I remembered that I am on social networks and that I can do some research to see if I can find it. Even if I can't get in touch with her, I can settle for her photos and publications if possible. In any case, if our destiny is really what is said here, we will meet again to give birth to this love.

With these words, Gideon and I had continued our work. We were there when two children and a great lady, who had entered the room in which we were working. It looks like the boss's children and wife.

We greeted them, they answered us well and start by contemplating the room.

*** WILLIAMS AND SANDRA (Brother and Sister of BRENDA ****

- Williams, do you know that with what you write, you can't apply for this poet competition?

—Why do you say that Sandra? You know very well that I am capable of everything. It's the only thing you know how to do, you like to discourage me too much.

—I'm just telling the truth.

- You know you need to know, self-confidence is more important than anything and I trust myself.

*** RICK ***

I'm working but my ears were focused on what the children were saying and as they were discussing something I like, I approached them to cheer Williams up a little if I'm not mistaken.

I approached him and we started by talking.

*** BRENDA ***

My father was still talking with the man who had come to see him and as my mother, my brother and sister had entered inside, my girlfriend and I too had decided to join them.

We entered the big room when I saw my brothers and sisters talking with a young man. They were laughing and I had decided to approach them.

To be continued...