Chapter 26
Alex was told to dress in suit as he will be meeting his wife to be.
When he got there he thought the wedding is taking place because the crowd that came was too much for just an introduction.
“Come, sit here” his father called him and he went to sit at the seat reserve for him.
Alex was not interested in anyone in the whole gathering, he needed this to end so he can go home.
His father starts introducing him to lots of people, and all Alex do is shake hands with lots of people, bowing as he shakes them. Some of them nodding their head while some raise their glasses at him.
“Yea, he’s ok” “of course he will make a fine leader” “I think he is going to marry the lord’s daughter” “that means they will be a more powerful force” Alex could hear all the people whispering about him and it made him sick.
“Excuse me dad” Alex told his dad and excuse himself to go outside.
“No problem”
“What a relief” he said looking round him.
“Bunch of old people”. he murmured . But just then a girl walk up to him, she was so beautiful and looking like the morning sun.
“Hi”
“Hi” Alex reply.
“Do you mind” she ask.
Alex kept quiet, because nothing here interest him.
She smile at him and stood beside him.
“Am Sandra” she said.
“What!” Alex turned in a flash to look at her.
“I said my name is Sandra”.
“No, your are not Sandra!” Alex shouted without knowing.
“What do you mean?”
“Oh.. I’m sorry, Alex.., am Alex” he stretch
forth his hand and she took it.
“Nice to meet you Alex.”
“Yea, but I think I’ve seen you before”
“Yea, in our house yesterday” she said.
“Oh..” Alex start getting the gist, she is the one they want him to marry.
“hmmm, I see” he said aloud.
“Excuse me”
“Oh.. sorry about that”
“Do you care for a drink?” she ask him.
“No, am good”
“I notice something about you” she said making Alex turned to look at her.
“What is that?”
“You refuse to eat nor drink why?”
“That is because I’m not hungry”
“Hmmm, I see”
“Excuse me, I want to check something down there” Alex pointed in front of him.
“Ok, she said letting him go”
“How is he?” Her father emerge from the corner.
“Cool”
“I think he’s going to be a hard nut to crack”
“Don’t worry father, you can leave him to me”
“I trust you” he pat his daughter’s shoulder and walk away.
She sip her drink, looking at Alex’s direction.
Alex brought out his phone and read Sandra’s text message over and over again, he wish she could send him a sweet text that don’t contain an apology.
"What are you looking at?” The girl came behind Alex.
He turned to see who. “I just needed to be alone.” He told her.
“You can’t be alone among so much crowd?”
He turned around looking at everyone. “yea, this is not my kind of crowd” he thought.