Chapter 16

Babe! Are you home? Sewa said opening the front

door to his house, she dropped her bag on the sofa,

Xav, Xavier, she called,in the kitchen, he shouted.

What are you cooking? Fried rice and chicken with

coleslaw, he said smiling, yummy smells nice, she

giggled, how's work? she asked, I didn't go today, why?

had to sort somethings out today, oh okay.

Our wedding is in 2 weeks and we haven't picked an

hall and it's your fault you've been saying no to all

the ones I suggested, you didn't suggest them the

wedding planner did tell her to look for a better one

there so many, I can get a better wedding planner if

you don't mind, she's my sister's friend I don't want

her to feel bad and she's very good with what she

does, tell her to get a better hall before next week or

we're changing her, we can't change her it's too late,

then she better find a better hall, she will.

I've always wanted to ask you about Belinda, his heart

skipped a bit, he looked at her, what about her?

Your mom told me she's your first, did you ever try to

find her? Of course, I needed closure I didn't know if

she's dead or alive it was really hard moving on, I'm

so sorry about that, it's alright she's dead and I don't

want to talk about her again, dead? You just said you

don't know if she's dead or alive, I mean she's dead to

me, let's talk about something else, how far have you

gone with your wedding dress?

I'm done with the dress it remains the veil, Blessing

will do that, I'm tired I'm going upstairs to lie down,

alright babe I'll call you when the food is ready.

She saw a photo album on the cabinet in his room, she

opened it, I guess this is the Belinda, she said to

herself, she saw nasty pictures of them together, why

would he keep pictures like these, she said, she sat on

the bed still going through the album.

What are you doing with that? Xavier said snatching

the album, I thought it was your photo album just

your pictures I didn't know it was for both of you

sorry, stop going through my stuffs, I didn't go through

your stuffs you didn't hide it, it was on the cabinet

anyone could have walked in and saw it don't blame

me for checking, you miss her don't you? I don't miss I

was going to burn it, why? I'm moving on with my life

keeping this won't help, you looked good together,

Sewa said, dinner is ready, he said and left the room.

Babe I need another space to put my clothes the closet

is full already and I still have so many clothes, Sewa I

gave you a whole room for your clothes, bags and

shoes you still have clothes in the closet are you

planning to open a boutique here, babe I need a room

I work from home sometimes in that room I'll have a

sewing machine, few mannequins and clothes stand

nothing much, don't you plan to have children where

will you put them if you take all the rooms in the

house I'm not giving you any room.

There are still 3 rooms left I can have one of them, 2 to

be precise, what about the room I asked you to

renovate, not that room you can pick another one.

Xavier I don't understand you anymore, why not that

room, this is going to be our house remember I should

be able to take decisions in this house without asking

for your permission, that's the room I want, I said you

can't have it, why? It's just a room or is there

something you're not telling me, Sewa please don't

start, there's nothing special in that room I just don't

want you to have it, as long as I'm going to be leaving

here I'm having that room, why that room? I like it's

location in the house, not just anybody can walk in

and I like what you did with the room it's so beautiful,

Sewa you can't have that room, tell me why and I stop

asking? Please don't lie to me.

It use to be Belinda's study room she use to be a

writer, she moved in with me when we were dating,

anytime I enter that room it's reminds me of her, I still

smell her there, I don't want you to have cause you're

not her and if you use that room you'll make think

you're her I'm really sorry Sewa but please don't use

that room.

This is a lot Xav are you sure you want this marriage,

do you even think getting married is the next thing on

your agenda, it very obvious you still like and not over

her yet I get that she's your first but you have to let her

go for this relationship to work and by letting go you

have to let go of that room, I'm over her Sewa I don't

want to remember her again that's why I don't want

you to use that room I don't use it either let's just leave

it the way it is, if that's what you want, she said and

pecked him on the lips.

I want to have a cold bath do you want to join me, she

said, I can't have my bath yet i still have to rush out,

where are you going to? I want to see my brother, this

late can't it wait till tomorrow, it can't wait it's very

important the time is just 8pm I'll be back before

10pm, okay.

Your secrets can't be hidden for long, Belinda said

startling him, why do you like doing this, he

whispered, doing what? What I'm I doing? Scaring

me, do I have to knock on your door, she giggled.

What do you want this time? I miss you, you haven't

checked up on me in a while, my wedding is in 2

weeks I've been busy, you can come over now, I can't

I'm going out, going to do the normal right? It's non of

your business

Who are you talking to? Sewa asked coming out of the

bathroom, I was on a call, oh I just heard you

whispering somethings, who would I be talking to, I

don't know you once told me you talk to yourself

when you're bothered, I was on a call I'm heading out

now come lock the door.