Chapter 19

"Oh, my goodness, what happened to her leg Gael, you did not even show me when you brought her in", his mother yelled out but Gael too had forgotten that she had a sprain. It was swollen and visible.

" Let me carry you so that you can have a seat", Gael spoke out but Yvonne not being able to contain her anger for him, slapped his hand off while saying that it was his fault because if not for his senseless girlfriend who had pushed her down on the beach, her leg will still be fine.

His mother standing by the fireside to boil some water to press her leg asked what she meant by that, and only then did Yvonne come back to her senses as she realized that his mother was there. Covered with shame, she apologized to his mom and thanked her so much for taking care of her. Her heart was filled with joy to know that there were still some good people around but she had to go to her house.

"No way, you are not going to your house with that swollen leg and you cannot even walk talk less of driving with that", she cit her short and with a curious stare, she did not want to ask her son who the lady Yvonne was referring to was.

" Ma'am, I am so sorry that we had to meet under such terrible circumstances and I also want to apologize for being so harsh to your son in front of you, the truth is that, his heart nerves me so much so I have to go".

Gael not knowing what to do, saw a sign from his mother, as she used her eyes to tell him not to let her go. Feeling embarrassed by the situation, Yvonne struggled to walk to her car but the pain was just too much for her to bear, and feeling a hand tap her from behind, Gael apologized to her for being such a pain in the butt.

He told her not to leave in such a situation and admitting that his house might not be as beautiful as the castle that she was used to living in, he concluded with words like, they live happily as a family. Yvonne was touched by his sincere words that she pulled herself from the pillars that were supporting his house and sitting down on the little bench that was by the side, she let out a deep sigh.

"I do not know you Yvonne and I know that you are not used to our way of living here, but it is getting too late and besides your leg is swollen and needs to be massaged. Let me make a delicious soup for you okay?", his mother spoke out.

Gael could not understand the reason why his mother was so attached to Yvonne but he was aware that, his mother was a very selective person whose instincts were very strong, so if she was attached to someone, that only meant that the person is a nice somebody.

Tasha had been ringing Yvonne's phone for a long, but she could not be reached because her phone was inside the car. Insisting on the calls, she had no other option but to ring Gaels' phone. His phone thumped in his pocket and he had to accuse himself to pick it up when he noticed that Tasha was the person calling.

" Hello", he answered.

"Gael, what is happening to my friend, why is she not picking up her calls?", she asked concerned but telling her not to worry as she was sound and safe, Tasha demanded to talk to her immediately so Gael had to get away so that she will talk to Tasha without looking suspicious.

" Okay, I will get her to talk to you, let me just get a plan", he told.

Tasha felt a bit relieved knowing that Yvonne was okay, but she had to make sure that she was very fine. Gael walked towards her car with the phone in his ear, and turning to Yvonne, he mumbled that her phone was ringing inside the car.

"Oh, really?", she asked trying to get to but his mother asked her not to and instead instructed Gael to get her phone from her car. Yvonne had forgotten that she was having a phone and the stress and all that had completely taken over her reasoning.

Unlocking the doors and getting her bag, Gael closed them back and brought her bag to her. She showed him appreciation while taking out her phone from one of the corner pockets.

" She is really beautiful and lively don't you think?", his mother spoke out making Gael look at Yvonne otherwise. Not wanting to get out of his mission, he nodded to his mother's question with a smile on his face.

"Here you are", she said seeing her charger. She thought that she had forgotten it at home, so she decided to call Tasha first after noticing all the missed calls that she had left on her phone.

Listening to the call going through, she finally heard the connecting sound and Tasha screaming out in joy from the other side of the call.

Hey friend, how are you doing? u was worried sick about you", she spoke out and Yvonne feeling happy to hear from her again, told her that she was fine. Asking where her friend was, Yvonne turned to the side and looked at Gael and his mother, telling Tasha that she was in a farm settlement with a very nice woman.

"Farm settlement?" Tasha asked standing up from her seat with a concerned tone. Yvonne told her to calm down and not to bother because she was fine. Asking Tasha whether she wanted to talk with Gael's mother in order to know that she was fine, Tasha denied and told her to hurry and get back home before it gets cold outside for her and she gets sick.