Just Friends

He doesn't turn to look at me. He kept on his side but remained silent for a few seconds. "By the end of this month, you'll be free of the marriage act." 

"What is supposed to happen by then?" I echoed my concern. 

"The shipment is going to leave South African port with Samuel in charge." 

Samuel is going to leave? 

"That's just a week later." My heart started to hammer against my chest. The mere thought that I would be left alone with no one to watch over me was frightening. 

William suddenly sits up straight and turns to look at me from his side. "If I were you, I would have taken a few seconds to recall the name Samuel but you quickly responded without thinking much."