CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE: YOU
"Big sis where is Drew" Tyndall asked when she saw her sister run inside.
"How did you know I'm with him?" She asked panting.
"Because you ran inside. Where is he?"
"I locked him up in the garage" she said smiling.
"Ahh!" She exclaimed.
Melissa ran to her room while Tyndall went to the garage to release Drew.
'Why did you allow big sis to lock you up?" She asked.
"You know she hates me" he said with a smile as they work inside.
Today is Drew's mother's death anniversary so they went to console Mayfield on getting there, Mayfield wasn't super fine. He even cooked himself a meal. Melissa and Drew ate the food promising him that they will cool another while he went out but they didn't. Not long, Mayfield came back seeing that they didn't keep to their promise, he decided to go teach them a lesson.
"Why enter my room without knocking?" Melissa frowned as she put her hair in ponytail.
"Why did you lock me in the garage?" He smirked.
"What if I'm off clothes" she asked sternly.
"Beneficiary" he said.
"And what is that suppose to mean?"
"You are going down with me to pay for your sins" he said pilli her hand.
"No I'm not" she struggled.
Drew picked her up as if she is a light container and heads put. Melissa was shouting for him to put her down but he didn't listen. What made them both was the figure of Mayfield that they sighted at the living room. Too late for them he saw them.
"You two just come straight way" he commanded.
Drew put Melissa down and they walked to him. Melissa was filled with a guilty loom while Drew looked his normal.
"Dad what have they done?" Somaria who came out when she heard Mayfield's voice.
"Let them get here so I will say it to their face" he said.
As they got closer, Mayfield got up and haul the two's ears to their seat.
"Dad it hurts" Drew said groaning.
Melissa gritted her teeth to show her pains while Tyndall and Somaria burst into laughter.
"Back to your question dear. This two came to my house crying hunger..."
"We never cried" Drew said with pride and he got a hit on his head.
Mayfield intentionally made them sit beside him so he could hit them. Drew tried to stand up but he was dragged back.
"As I was saying, they came crying of hunger. I volunteered to give them food on the condition that they get me another food prepared by them but they finished my food and didn't prepare me another" he finished his short narration.
"I told chef Jo to prepare another" he said insouciantly.
Mayfield dashed him a stern look.
"Dad, the food was too delicious that I filled myself to the brim" Melissa said smiling like a Charlie.
"Can you imagine" he tapped her head.
She held her head. "I was commending your cooking skills" she said with a pouting expression.
"I don't need it" he snapped. "What exactly do you think I can do to them?" He asked Somaria and Tyndall.
"Hmmm" Somaria touched her jaw with a finger as if she is thinking. "If you tell them to pay aa hundred fold for the meal, it is too easy because Drew's got lot of money. Why not let's think about a chores to give to them" she suggested.
The two glared at Somaria and she grinned.
"That would be easy" Tyndall agreed. "Why not let your chefs go on two weeks vacation and let them take the duty. It will be enough to pay back for your food" Tyndall said with a wicked smile.
"Tyndall" they shouted.
"Hmm that's a nice one. It will teach the two a lesson that laziness is a bad thing" he agreed.
"Dad, that's not possible. We have a trip to go" Drew said with a frown.
"Then I'll wait your return" .
"Dad, their trip is still in three weeks time" Tyndall said impishly.
"Do you want to die?" Melissa asked in threat.
"Do you want a knock?" Mayfield asked her eyeing her.
"Dad, we have to cook you meals for two weeks just for a plate of food?" Drew snorts.
"Yes boy. Anything wrong with that?"
"Yes dad. Everything is wrong" he snapped.
"A second option can be inserted" Somaria said calmly.
They looked at her. Even Drew and Melissa felt calm since Somaria seems more kind than Tyndall.
"Why don't they do the dishes then" she said like she was truely helping out.
Drew dashed her a stern look. "That can never happen" he snapped. "I doing your dishes when your home engineers are there" .
"That option won't be good for Drew" Tyndall said with a smile.
"Says who. He does it well" Mayfield said.
"I can't believe this. Almighty Drew doing dishes" Tyndall said laughing and looked at him which she received a glare.
"Although it was a punishment which he hates so much" Mayfield said with a sly smile.
"Dad don't" he said firmly.
"Dad don't mind him" Tyndall said anxious to here Drew's childhood. Even Melissa focused.
"He can't bamboozle me with his looks" Mayfield said. "I do punish him mostly when he spends his most time at the club"
"Wow! I thought the greatest Dr is a everly serious one. Didn't know you went to club" Somaria mocked.
"He would cry out his eyes".
"Just to do dishes?" Melissa looked at him.
"Yes. He hates dipping his in soapy water".
"What a dandy" she whispered to his ears since she was beside him.
Drew looked at his father chatting with the ladies. It's unlike him to talk to anyone on such days since it is his wife remembrance.
"Why are you looking at me?" Mayfield queried.
He is a good looker dad" Melissa said and he looked at her. Then she widen her eyes at him. "Am I lying? Dad, I hope your clothes are thick enough to incure is looks because if care is not taken, soon they will begin to discover holes in them" she said with a serious look.
"Is that so?" Mayfield asked as if be is truely scared.
Drew didn't say anything he just kept on looking at them.
"I'm damn serious" she said raising a finger. "Let !e give you instances. There was a day we were in a meeting. I could feel his eyes on me but I never cared until suddenly I begin to discover that I was catching serious cold. It surprised me because I had a sweat shirt on, then I saw him still staring. I decided to pull me sweat shirt and to my greatest surprise I could see him through it. Amazingly, his eyes just turned my very thick sweat shirt transparent" she falsified.
The whole house laughed at her words. Drew only smiled, shook his head at how they laughed.
"This girl is really cracking me up" Mayfield said amist laughter.
"It's the truth. The clothe could have turned if I didn't see him. Thank God that's not the only clothe I had on. I would have walked home naked" she added with a serious look and they laughed.
"Melly stop. My stomach is aching me " Somaria said laughing hold her tommy.
"That's pretty much better than what he did to me with that eyes" Mayfield said after their laughter resided.
"I hope it didn't pull your trouser when addressing your workers?" Tyndall asked as she adjusted to hear more.
"No, my case worse more" Mayfield said and Drew stood to leave. "Where to?" He asked sternly.
"To have some fresh air" he replied with a grudging look.
"Take the pew" he ordered.
"Dad".
"I said sit" he said firmly.
Then he sat reluctantly rested his bad and closed his eyes pretending to sleep si his legs crossed.
"Like I was saying. When he was five, he is extremely stubborn and wicked. We lost his mum as at the time. He he does anything bad and I correct him, he must revenge".
The ladies looked at Drew and then back to Mayfield.
"He won't breathe a word. He will just be looking at me with those devilish eyes and after some time he would strike" he said with so much intense.
"What will he do?" Somaria asked.
"Lot of things. There was a day like that, I scolded him for refusing to go to school. He did his looking things as usual, then the next day when I wanted to leave for work and wore my shoes, I felt something inside..."
"Is it a nail?" Tyndall quickly guesses.
Mayfield shook his head. "A glue".
"What a wicked boy" Somaria said laughing.
"That's just a tip or an iceberg. This time he was already age ten. He presented to me a life frog to eat as breakfast" he said and the where shocked.
"Eeewwww" they grimaced.
"I couldn't eat anything throughout that day" he said in grimace as if he still saw the frog.
Even Drew couldn't help but smiled.
"How will you? The memory alone is enough to give nausea" Melissa said as she grimaced too.
"The most surprising thing there is that he would never deny doing any. He would rather give unreasonable reasons for doing them. He said he didn't want my shoes to fall of that why he added glue"
"Did you complain to him that your shoes was falling off?" Tyndall smirked.
"Why would I? The frog was the worse. He said since he is aspiring to be a doctor, he has a feeling that it would give more nutrients to eat life frogs. Can you imagine?" He asked twisting the edge of his lips.
"Pollock!" Melissa said.
"Sir what did you do to him afterwards?" Somaria asked.
"I couldn't know what to do. I just left him" he replied with a stiff smile.
"No wonder he is spoilt" Melissa invect. "I would have AIT him down and allow him to eat the frog since he knows that it has lot of nutrients" she said eyeing him.
"Drew you really trouble your dad" Tyndall said smiling.
"Yes he did. He started going clubbing at age twelve..."
"I come he is allowed?" Tyndall cuts in.
"He was building fine. His physique was quite deceiving" Mayfield said.
"That's not true dad. No matter the physique of a twelve year old, it can't be compared to eighteen" she disagreed.
"That means someone is behind his entry" Somaria said to affirm what she was meaning.
"Yes. He must have paid someone to do it" she added.
"But on his eighteenth year birthday, he just became suddenly calm. I was even scared of it but later I realised that he just wanted to be a good boy" he said smiling.
"No wonder he wanted to run" Melissa said scornfully.
"Looking at him no one would ever thing he was so troublesome" Somaria joked and laughed.
"I know he isn't the good boy from Adam he do portray" Melissa said with pride.
"And you a good girl from Adam?" Drew said softly.
"Hey don't try to cajole me with that cool voice. It is a camouflage" she said eyeing him and then laughed. "This is so interesting" she laughed again. "I wonder what Joan will do or say if she listens to all these. Maybe she will still be thinking you a god or human" she cackled so loud that Drew covered his ears.
"Joan?" Tyndall and Somaria asked.
"Yes Joanna" she called rhythmically.
"Is there any news of the two recently?" Mayfield asked blankly like he never cared.
"Of course there is always a news" she said with happiness dancing in her eyes. "There's even one that I've been dying to tell you but my tight schedules couldn't let me" she said bouncing on her seat.
Drew opened his eyes and sit up knowing what she wanted to say.
They all gave her a curious look.
"It happened last week. She...." She paused and !looked at Drew who wore a stern look. "Dad, I'll kill me if I say it" she said as if she's scared.
"Don't worry we are four in number. He can't overpower us" Mayfield assured.
"Even if you are hundred, you are still no match for me" Drew boasted
"This issue I'm about to tell you is a serious one that is still baffling me till now" she said seriously and Drew chuckled. "He found her ..."
Drew covered her mouth restricting her from speaking but she bit his hand.
"Aish" he said looking at her.
"She found her naked in his closet" she rushed out intentionally stressing the naked and he glared at her.
"What!" They shouted.
"That lady went to the extreme this time" Tyndall said in disgust.
"Don't tell me he went to bed with her" Mayfield asked even though he knew such can't happen.
"Did she say she found me in bed with her?" He asked rudely
"He was with his normal face but I think that's not normal" Melissa said softly.
"Don't get you?" Somaria asked.
"How could he resist that kind of seduction without any expression. He wasn't even moved" she explained.
"That's doesn't explain why it is not normal?" Somaria argued while the rest listened to where the conversation is heading.
"It simply means that he isn't responding to opposite sex and anyone that doesn't respond to opposite sex, they are either impotent or homosexual" she said with enthusiasm.
"Homosexual" the ladies chorused.
"Had it been you were there, you would have thought the same especially when he..."
Drew stood up swiftly and dragged her along.
"Leave me!! Leave me!!!" She shouted as they went.
"Where is he taking her to?" Mayfield asked
"Maybe to lock her in her room for been a blabbermouth" Somaria replied. "What do you think she wanted to say?"
"Howdo you expect us to know Ria" Tyndall said like she is not as curious as she is.
"Leave me alone Drew" she shouted as they enter her room.
"Sit" he ordered.
"Are you detaining me to my room now?" She asked cussedly.
Drew never replied but kept staring.
Melissa who didn't feel guilty shouted. "What!"
"You are asking me" He said and giggled.
"Yes I am. Why the devilish look?" She asked crudely.
"You still have the gut to talk to me in that manner" he asked smiling.
"Why won't I? It's not as if I'm lying against you" she said with pride.
"Are you jealous of Joan?" He asked in mockery.
Melissa laughed. "Why would I be jealous of a lady that is forcing herself on you?" She asked.
"So if I want her you will be jealous?" He asked moving closer to her.
"Melissa moved back. "No" she snapped.
"Are you sure?" He grabbed her and drew her closer.
"What are you doing?" She said with a quivering voice. Now she begin to regret been a blabbermouth.
"Do you want to know why I've always been uninterested in any woman?" He asked bending his mouth closer to hers.
Melissa couldn't dare talk. She was seriously shaking at his sudden reaction.
"Don't you want to know?" He asked and she shook her head.
Melissa could hear her heartbeat racing.
"You" he said like a whisper.
That moment to Melissa all the world stopped.
Drew smiled as she froze.
"I couldn't believe it myself that I had to deny the feelings for so long. When you hooked up with Chris I thought the feeling will grow cold but my heart didn't listen to its owner" he said as he traced her lips.
Melissa just looked at him with wide eyes. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. It this truely reality or dream.
"If it had been you that did what Joanna is doing, I wouldn't have think twice before concurring to every bit of it" he said smiling.
Melissa was receiving the shock of her life has he begin to wake up every sensitive part of her body with just his finger and his lust filled eyes. He legs felt like jello that she thinks she is going to fall off any moment front now. The hungry look he had was making her feel so weak.
"I daydream of this day everyday. Your lips always on my mind minute by minute"
Melissa opened her mouth to talk but nothing came out. She lost her ability to speak. Drew then help close the mouth with a deep short kiss which rubbed her off her brain. She didn't even know if she was still alive or dead.
He pulled her to himself. "I love you Melissa" he said in his richest and rhythmic voice.
It was as if someone ranged a big Church bell in her ears. She was more than dazed that she had to pinch her cheek hard to know if this is really happening to her. She would drop dead if it is a dream.
Drew smiled at her reaction. She closed her eyes to shake the scene away and opened it hoping to see Drew gone but he was there vividly.
Drew clai!ex her mouth again and this time, she responded well with her arms round his neck. The more they kissed the more they wanted more. This went on for a while before Drew broke it.
"I need to get out of this place before I get to the point I'm not gonna stop" he whispered under breath. "Later sweet" he said and left without looking back.
Melissa basked on the bed. She got distraught with what just happened. She thought she's got enough from God but this again? Her heart couldn't contain it. She just stared at the ceiling to settle her vibrating body.
Drew came out and they all looked at him.
"Where is Melissa?" Mayfield asked noticing that there's something wrong with him.
"Upstairs" he replied weakly.
"Why didn't she follow you?"
"Are you thinking I've beaten her to death?"
"What's that" Mayfield glared at him.
"Dad, I'm leaving" he said softly.
"What's wrong?" He asked with concern.
"Nothing much" he replied. " ladies I'll see you later".
Then his face swivelled up and he saw Melissa on the stairs looking at him. He gave her a stiff smile and this drew their attention to her. Drew left.
"Children I'll see you later" Mayfield said and followed Drew.
"Alright sir" they Bowes at his back.
Immediately they left Melissa's sisters rushed at her. She was standing there like a statue. They dragged her down and she followed like a simpleton.
"What's wrong big sis?" Tyndall asked as they sat her down.
"What did Drew say to you?" Somaria asked.
Melissa didn't even know how to start. She was still in her world of amazement. It's as if she never heard the word love before in her entire life.
"You know you have to talk to us right?" Somaria said looking calmly at her.
Melissa's eyes glistened with tears and this got her sisters more anxious.
She closed her eyes and said softly. "Drew said I love you Melissa" she swallowed hard.
The two ladies screamed so loud and dragged her up hugging her and jumpi at the same time. Melissa that didn't know what to do was crying and laughing at the same time. She looked at how happy her sisters were.
"I knew it" Tyndall said dancing.
"I've been waiting for this news like forever. Now it is finally come" Somaria said smiling.
"Wow! I'm so happy for you big sis" Tyndall grinned.
"I'm so shaked" Melissa said softly looking at her shaky hands.
"Don't worry it will wear off" Somaria assured.
"No wonder Drew wasn't himself he couldn't contend it too" Tyndall said smiling.
"Wow" was all Melissa could say.
"Take this will ease you a bit" Mayfield said handing him a glass of water.
All through their journey back home none said a word to each other. Mayfield knew something transpired between him and Melissa but he couldn't fix the thing.
"Dad I love Melissa" he said. His voice barely a whisper.
"Tell me a news I don't know" Mayfield said not moved by his confession.
Drew looked at him.
"Why the look? I've known for quite sometime now" he said smiling.
"How?" He didn't seem to believe his father.
"I got my confirmation from many things. Aren't my little Drew anymore?" He smiled.
"Dad" he called knowing he knew something.
"Ok I saw the poetry you wrote for her" he confessed.
Drew was so surprised. "How did you get the code to that safe?" He asked flabbergasted.
"I got it because you used her name".
"Wait how come you have this information" he was looking queerly at him thinking his PA spilled the bean.
"I figured out the day you came complaining to me that Melissa's got a boyfriend and you don't like him. I feel so uneasy because I know you too well. You don't concern yourself with other people's private matter but why Melly? This made me go to your room to get my confirmation and I got it" he explained.
"Dad, that's my privacy you invaded" he said with a stern look.
"I know and I'm not sorry. Just start planning your wedding" he said and stood up walking out.
Drew smiled. He felt peace escalate in his body. He could remember her face and how shocked she was. That beautiful face that charmed him.