||chapter ten||

They are having fun, what’s the occasion?I guess Hania and Eli are getting engaged. I don’t get to see Hania, where she is then. Yes, I am watching my family from afar, I Can't meet with them . How long this hide and seek gameI need to play I don’t know. But where is Hania? Some bride is walking around the tea table, maybe Hania. Wait, she is Elena. Why is Elena here? She shouldn’t be here. Elena is my brother’s former wife but they are not officially divorced yet. Elena by her choice leaves Eli, my brother. She doesn't even bother to think about her daughter Liz. God knows where she has been this long time? But she is here now, why? Enzo told me to not come to see my family but I really want to see them. At Least seeing them from a distance makes me sane. This Enzo is gone for years now. How can I know why Elena is here ?I need to talk with Enzo. I took a cab to come back to Emily's apartment.

“How are you today?”Emily asked me and opened the door for me to enter home. “Fine .Emily, can you tell Enzo Ineed to talk with him. It’s urgent” , I pleaded to her. “I am going to tell him your message,” she replied. “ Yes, plese”I finished and went to my room to freshen up. I was attending an online meeting with my professor , and someone knocked at my door. Who is now , I muted my microphone and turned off my camera to see who was causing the disturbance. I opened my room door. Ah!AAAAAAAAh! Enzo but I signed him to talk with you later. He replied with an annoyingly affirmative nod. I suppressed my smile to see a brat Enzo, this site is rare. I joined the meeting again. I need to give one more presentation, then my thesis paper will be over. How time flies, this is going to be two years of our marriage but in this time we are barely living together. We even barely see each other , here I am talking about living stupid me. Last time we met was three months ago. What a boring life I deserve that I am just surviving actually. I finished my meeting. Then , go to the living room but Enzo isn’t there . I first checked his mother’s room , but he was not there. Maybe in Emily’s room but he is not there either. I found him on the balcony. In this apartment we have a large and open balcony which is decorated by our interior designer Emily. Yes, Emily is an interior designer. “Enzo, Iwas in a meeting with professors?”I started a conversation. “How is your Thesis?”He continued our conversation. Giving him the answer to his question, I asked him “ Enzo, why is Elena back with my family? Why not Hania? You informed me that my family life is good and they are happy. They can't ever be happy with Elena.” Elena left them without noticing what was wrong with my brother. She just left one morning. “ How did you know?” he questioned me. “ I went there but they didn’t notice me. I was just observing them from outside” I hesitantly replied. He can be angry, despite telling me not to go with them. Enzo settled me in his arms and replied , “ Listen to me silently and don’t contempt”. What he is going to tell me . More secrets, what with my life there are millions of secrets. Can this secret have an end?I frustradely thought this in my mind.

With a long sigh Enzo finished his speech , kissed my crook of neck and hid his face in there. I felt tingling with his little beard. I am shocked after hearing about Elena's secret . I don’t know what reaction I should give him. I remain silent. I misunderstood Elena but in all this Hania is innocent . What decision Eli will take about his life ? I don’t know. Only I can pray , may Providence bless them. I can't take this tingle any more . So, I turned over and called him, “ Enzo”. He hummed in reply with his tired eyes as he looked at me. I connect our lips. He seemed shocked but repocrite my kiss with equal passion.