CHAPTER NINETEEN

"Alma!!"

Alex called out while they were having breakfast.

" Hmm" she said jolting out of her trance.

" why haven't you touched your food....you've only been playing with

your fork".

" Nothing" she lied.

" Eat" he ordered.

Now whats with the ordering around. she thought. She ate as she was ordered to and finished the food on her plate.

" Done". She said playfully after elapsing the food on her Plate.

" Have more " he said putting more pasta on her plate.

" But have had enough fo..."

" Don't protest...just have it, you need it".

" Fine" She replied, giving up.

Anne didn't know what was going on in his mind she wished she knew. Then she thought he was probably going to read her mind so she kept staring at him so he could read her mind and tell her what was wrong.

" I don't read your mind alma..so stop staring" He told her when he noticed her eyes.

" You can read other peoples mind right"

" Yes".

" so why Can't you read mine."

" You're stopping me"

Anne looked confused, how on earth was she stopping him from doing that when she clearly wanted him to.

" Am not....okay fine, i want you to do that now".

" I won't".

" Why".

" i doesn't feel right to do that to you"

" But..". She was about to protest when mary brought her phone down to her saying that someone had called her earlier.

" Thank you" she said to her then she left.

" Its my dad.....i'll call him again". she said before dialling his number. He picked on the first ring.

" Dad....I'm sorry i didn't answer my phone was in the room while i was having breakfast downstairs".

" Its okay princess i just wanted to check up on you".

" I'm fine dad, how's Didi doing".

" She's ok, she wants to speak with you..i'll hand the phone over to her now."

Anne heard her granny's voice seconds later.

" How's my darling angel doing "

" You're angel's doing well didi".

" Darling, you know your birthday's in two days"

" Yes didi, i know....do you need anything".

" Uhmm...i was wondering if You can come over and celebrate your birthday with us"

Anne looked over at alex knowing fully well that he heard what didi said. He gave her a reassuring nod and she smiled back at him.

" Uhm sure, When should i come granny".

" Today if possible, so we can spend sometime together before the D- day."

" Sure.....…Take care of yourself and father okay"

" Yes darling"

" love you"

" Love you too angel". And the call got disconnected from anne's side. She looked over at alex.

" I want you to come with me".

" Huh" Alex said suddenly nervous.

" I'm going over to my parents home with you ". Anne thought it nice to be bossy as well.

" I can't" he replied.

" Why".

" I just can't"

Anne couldn't believe her ears, why didn't he want to follow her to her parents house, feeling upset now she said.

" Fine". And left him alone at the breakfast table.

" I really don't care of he decides to follow me or not gaby". Anne said to gaby on the phone while packing.

" Yeah, why won't he want to go with you".

" He's probably ashamed to be seen around me". she said stuffing more clothes in her suitcase.

" In fact, i don't give a damn anymore, he should just stay in his huge house alone." she continued.

" I know you're upset but you gonna realize that guy fucking loves you...And you don't need a fucking soothsayer to tell that babes..you don't".

gaby said.

" I'll call you when i get to the house gaby, i have to focus on packing my clothes." She said and hung up.

Frustrated as she was, she packed a few clothes and shoes as well as a handbag In which she kept other necessities. She felt no need to change the gown she was on looked good so she just put on a pair of black sandals and left the room with a little suitcase trotting behind her and her handbag on it.

She walked down the stairs and met alex in the living room sitting like he wasn't bothered about her leaving. She carried her things and left the door.

Alex felt bad for a while but smiled within himself when he realized they were in devin and to get to new york from here anne needed his help, so she was going to come back.

And just as he predicted, she came back but this time without her bags.

" It'll be nice of you to teleport me back to new york". she said sarcastically.

" Your bags??" he asked not even asking if she was angry or not."

" they are outside". she replied going out the door again.

She'll be upset for a while but not for long, he consoled himself. He teleported anne to her parents house instead, but didn't go in.

Without a word she went in but the eyes she had given to him before she went in was that of disappointment.

" Ronald son, our baby is here". Anne's grandma called outgo her son informing him of his daughter's arrival.

" Didi" anne called out laughing while rushing inside to hug her grandma and her dad.

" We missed you " Didi said.

" I missed you both too ". she replied.

" Come " Didi said as she walked her only grandchild to the small compatible living room.

" How's gaby doing " Ronald asked his daughter.

" She's doing great dad".

" That's good to hear...I'm pretty sure you're hungry right now so come lets eat".

That was better for me, Anne thought to herself. She had planned to tell her family about her relationship with Alex and that was she wanted him to come with her even though he had refused she was still going to tell her family about it. She was fully aware that they were going to question her about her decision to be in a relationship because she was not going to live for long.

Anne ate silently, waiting for the right time to tell her parents about it. She was so lost in thought that she let go of her spoon which dropped so hardly on the ground.

" Anne!!." didi called out.

" hhmm...oh.... i'm sorry Didi".

" What's going through your mind dear".

her father asked.

" Uhmmm... Dad, Grandma....i wanted to tell you about something...no...someone".

" tell us angel" her grandma urged.

" Uhmm...i met a guy almost a month ago and we.....we...."

" Tell us princess" her father urged.

" we are in a relationship now and i wanted to introduce him to you so i asked him to come but he couldn't."

" You finally accepted Steven?? " Didi asked.

" No didi, his name is Alex and steven is just a friend".

" But he has once asked for you ".

" Yes dad that's true but i declined it and we agreed to be friends."

" Okay....but why accept the relationship with Alex ". he father questioned

" i think its okay if she just wants to be in love before....." her grandma said.

" Yes father i really want to how it feels to be in love first.".

" Okay....so you are in lobe with him already??.".

" Yes dad."

" Is he in love with you as well." her father asked making anne a little uncomfortable, she knew he loved her so much but why was her dad going that far with the questions.

" Yes father...he does".

" Fine....Now i want you to think about what will happen to him when you die".

" Dear thats to far" didi told her son.

" No mom. She has to think about it. she has agreed that he loves her so what does she expect him to do or what does she expect him to feel like when she dies, tell me anne".Her father persisted

" But, he's just in a relationship with me, am pretty sure we won't get married".

Anne said.

" But he loves you??" he asked again.

Anne was silent this time even though she knew what the answer was. The way alex cared for her was because he loved her so much and wanted to keep her for himself. Anne didn't want to believe that he would want to marry her.

" Anne, am talking to you" her father said in a serious tone.

" Thats enough Ronald, enough. Don't question her anymore...Anne please go your room and relax okay." Didi said.

aռռɛ ɖɨɖ as she աas ɨռstʀʊċtɛɖ. aռɖ աɛռt tօ ɦɛʀ ʀօօʍ tօ ʀɛst ʟɛaʋɨռɢ tɦɛ

ʍօtɦɛʀ aռɖ sօռ tօ taʟҡ.

" աɦʏ aʟʟ tɦɛ զʊɛstɨօռɨռɢ ʀօռaʟɖ " sɦɛ asҡɛɖ ɦɛʀ sօռ.

" ʍօtɦɛʀ...." ɦɛ ċaʟʟɛɖ ɦɛʀ sաɛɛtʟʏ ɮɛʄօʀɛ sքɛaҡɨռɢ.

" աօʊʟɖ ʏօʊ ʟɨҡɛ ɨt ɨʄ sօʍɛօռɛ ɛʟsɛ's sօռ քassɛs tɦʀօʊɢɦ աɦat ɨ'ʋɛ ɮɛɛռ tɦʀօʊɢɦ...ʟɨstɛռ ʍօʍ..ɨ ҡռօա ʏօʊ ċaʀɛ sօ ʍʊċɦ ʄօʀ aռռɛ ɮʊt ɖօռ't ʏօʊ tɦɨռҡ tɦat ɨռ tɦɛ քʀօċɛss օʄ tʀʏɨռɢ tօ ʄɨռɖ ɦaքքɨռɛss sɦɛ's ʀʊɨռɨռɢ sօʍɛօռɛ ɛʟsɛ's ɦaքքɨռɛss".

" ɮʊt աɛ ɖօռ't ҡռօա ʄօʀ sʊʀɛ ɨʄ ɦɛ tʀʊʟʏ ʟօʋɛs ɦɛʀ օʀ ռօt."

" ɨ ɢʊɛss ʏօʊʀ ʀɨɢɦt ʍօtɦɛʀ,".

" աɛ ʝʊst ɦaʋɛ tօ աaɨt aռɖ աatċɦ....քʟɛasɛ ɖօռ't զʊɛstɨօռ ɦɛʀ ʟɨҡɛ tɦat aɢaɨռ"

" ɨ աօռ't ʍօtɦɛʀ.".

" ɨ'ʟʟ taҡɛ ɦɛʀ ʄօօɖ tօ ɦɛʀ ɨռ ɦɛʀ ʀօօʍ". ɖɨɖɨ saɨɖ ċaʀʀʏɨռɢ aռռɛ's քʟatɛ օʄ ʄօօɖ.

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օɦ ɢօɖ, ռօա ɨ ɖօռ't ҡռօա աɦat tօ ɖօ aռʏʍօʀɛ. tɦaռҡ ɢօօɖռɛss aʟɛx ɖɨɖռ't ʄօʟʟօա ʍɛ ɖօառ ɦɛʀɛ, aռռɛ tɦօʊɢɦt tօ ɦɛʀ sɛʟʄ.

ɦɛʀ ʄatɦɛʀ աas զʊɛstɨօռɨռɢ ɦɛʀ աaʏ tօօ ʍʊċɦ aռɖ sɦɛ ҡɨռɖa ҡռɛա աɦʏ.

ɦɛ ɦaɖ ɢօռɛ tɦʀօʊɢɦ a sɨʍɨʟaʀ sɨtʊatɨօռ ɮɛʄօʀɛ. ɦɛ ҡռɛա aɮօʊt ʍʏ ʍօtɦɛʀs ċօռɖɨtɨօռ ɮɛʄօʀɛ ʍaʀʀʏɨռɢ ɦɛʀ aɢaɨռst a ʟօt քɛօքʟɛ's աɨsɦɛs ɨռċʟʊɖɨռɢ ʍʏ ɢʀaռɖʍa. ɦɛ ɛռɖɛɖ ʊք sʊʄʄɛʀɨռɢ ʄօʀ ɦɨs ɖɛċɨsɨօռ aʍɖ ɦɛ աas ɖօռɛ sʊʄʄɛʀɨռɢ as ɦɛ աas ɢօɨռɢ tօ ʟօsɛ ʍɛ as աɛʟʟ.

tɦɛ օռʟʏ ɖɨʄʄɛʀɛռċɛ ɮɛtաɛɛռ ɦɛʀ ċasɛ aռɖ tɦat օʄ ɦɛʀ ʍօtɦɛʀ's աas tɦat sɦɛ ɦaɖ ɮaʀɛʟʏ sɨx ʍօռtɦs tօ ʟɨʋɛ sօ ɛʋɛռ ɨʄ tɦɛʏ աɛʀɛ tք ɢɛt ʍaʀʀɨɛɖ ɨt աas ɨʍքօssɨɮʟɛ ʄօʀ ɦɛʀ tօ ɦaʋɛ a ɮaɮʏ աɨtɦɨռ tɦօsɛ ʄɛա ʍօռtɦs օʄ ʍaʀʀɨaɢɛ.

tɦɛ ҡռքċҡ օռ tɦɛ ɖօօʀ ɨռtɛʀʀʊքtɛɖ ɦɛʀ tʀaɨռ օʄ tɦօʊɢɦts.

" ċօʍɛ ɨռ" sɦɛ saɨɖ aռɖ աatċɦɛɖ ɦɛʀ ɢʀaռɖʍa աaʟҡ tɦʀօʊɢɦ tɦɛ ɖօօʀ աɨtɦ a քʟatɛ քʄ ʄօօɖ ɨռ ɦɛʀ ɦaռɖs ʀɛʍɨռɖɨռɢ ɦɛʀ օʄ tɦɛ ʄaċt tɦat sɢɛ ɦaɖռ't ɛatɛռ ɖʊʀɨռɢ ɖɨռռɛʀ.

" ʏօʊ ɖɨɖռ't ɦaʋɛ tօ ɮʀɨռɢ tɦɛ ʄօօɖ ɦɛʀɛ ɢʀaռռʏ."

" ɨ'ʍ ռօt ċօʍքʟaռɨռɢ" . saɨɖ ɖɨɖɨ ɖʀaաɨռɢ քʊt tɦɛ ċɦaɨʀ օռ aռռɛx ʀօօʍ tօ sɨt քռ sօ sɦɛ ċօʊʟɖ ʄɛɛɖ ɦɛʀ ɢʀaռɖċɦɨʟɖ.

aռռɛ aʟաaʏs ɛռʝօʏɛɖ ɨt աɦɛռ ɦɛʀ ɢʀaռɖʍa ʄɛɛɖ ɦɛʀ sօ աɨtɦօʊt ʀɛsɨstaռċɛ sɦɛ atɛ tɦɛ ʄօօɖ.

" ɨ'ʟʟ taҡɛ tɦɛ քʟatɛs tօ tɦɛ ҡɨtċɦɛռ aʍɖ աasɦ tɦɛʍ ʊք.....ʏօʊ ɢօ tօ ʏօʊʀ ʀօօʍ aռɖ ʀɛst օҡaʏ ". aռռɛ saɨɖ.

" ʏɛs ɖaʀʟɨռɢ ɨ աɨʟʟ." ɖɨɖɨ saɨɖ ɢɛttɨռɢ ʊք.

" ɨ'ʟʟ ɢɛt ʏօʊʀ ʍɛɖɨċɨռɛs sօ ʊ ċaռ taҡɛ tɦɛʍ ɮɛċօʀɛ ʏօʊ sʟɛɛք". aռռɛ tօʟɖ ɦɛʀ ɢʀaռռʏ աɦօ աas ʟɛaʋɨռɢ tɦɛ ʀօօʍ aʟʀɛaɖʏ.

aռռɛ ɖɨɖ as sɦɛ ɦaɖ քʟaռռɛɖ tɦat ɛʋɛռɨռɢ aռɖ աɛռt tօ ɦɛʀ ʀօօʍ aʄtɛʀ ʍaҡɨռɢ sʊʀɛ ɦaɖ ɢʀaռɖʍa ɦaɖ taҡɛռ aʟʟ ɦɛʀ ɖʀʊɢs.

sɦɛ ċօʟʟaքsɛɖ օռ ɦɛʀ ɮɛɖ as sɦɛ աas ʋɛʀʏ ɛxɦaʊstɛɖ aռɖ sɦɛ aʟʟօաɛɖ ɖaʀҡռɛss tօ sաɛɛք օʋɛʀ ɦɛʀ.