Part 2

 “So you still don’t want to give me your numbers? You know I would bring you this coffee the minute I see you walking in the building” he says to me. He has been hitting on me since the beginning of this month which made me doubt him because it is winter after all and they want us this time only, “you know I don’t usually use my phone so it will be a waste to give you my numbers when you won’t get a hold of me, how about you tell me what you want during lunch today,” I say as I grab the coffee and walk out because I saw my boss’s car getting in the parking lot, “saved by the car” I chuckled as I sit on my desk outside his office.

“Coffee” he says as he marches towards me, no greetings, nothing! At this point I am used to it “Morning Melissa, how are you this morning?” I say to myself every time I see him walking towards me, “Make sure you have copied everything I need for the Bradley case, We are going to meet with him during lunch” he says as he takes the coffee, walks in his office and closing the door behind him. Well I guess I am not meeting the barista during my lunch break. Come to think of it I never check or even asked his name, well let me do what I get paid for.

During lunch my boss comes out and tell me it’s time to go to our meeting. I have never been to this kind of restaurants before so ordering is going to be a challenge, I hope they have burgers here so I can order that. The meeting goes on swiftly with me writing the notes down, after lunch we get back to the office and I do my job and by 4 o’clock I am packing up my things and headed to my empty apartment, I call it empty because I stay alone so it gets lonely sometimes but getting a roommate is out of the picture, imagine getting a roommate who has a boyfriend and I hear them all night long that will be torture.

The walk home is not the same as the one in the morning because when I go home one comes out to walk with me and it has been the same one ever since I started working 1 and a half year ago, which I find interesting because ever since he started walking me home and professing his love for me I haven’t seen him with any lady but I know he will be married back home or dealing with one when I go to work or come back home because I hardly go out after work. “You know I love You mama, I don’t know why you are doing this to me, but trust me one day you will love me back,

I won’t give up on you Melissa” he says to me every time when we reach the gate and he is about to turn back “Can I hug you?” he says today which caught me by surprise “why?” I ask “Because I am going home for a while and I will miss you” he says “oh you are leaving? when? and for how long?” I ask. “It will depend on the situation at home, but I will be back mama don’t worry I won’t leave you here alone for too long” he says “Oh was your wife pregnant? Is she about to give birth? is that why you are going home?” I ask.

He chuckles before saying “I told you I will marry and have children with you, I got a call saying my mother is not well so I have to go back I don’t want anything to happen to her before she meets you” he says. Oh God I put a foot in it, should have just given him a hug and tell him safe journey but no, I had to keep talking “Oh I’m sorry, I will be praying for her” I say and give him a hug, “wow” he smells so nice. The hug is longer than I thought and his hand didn’t move which I find attractive.

“My friend will walk you home everyday so that you don’t miss me too much and if anyone gives you trouble tell him” he says “You know I can walk home alone right? It’s not like 4 o’clock is so dark, people are still walking around, I only get home late when you are walking me because you want us to walk slowly” I say. ‘Well this is the only time I get to walk with you so I have to make it count” he says and winks at me which made me blush but I don’t show him, thank God I am not light or else my cheeks would have been red. “Ok let me get in so I can eat and sleep” I say trying to walk away, “ain’t you cooking today?” he asks.

“No I didn’t eat my Lunch box today so I will eat it now and make something to eat for lunch tomorrow morning” I reply “Why didn’t you eat? Are you starving yourself? I love you the way you are you know, even if you gain more weight I will still love you mama, Please don’t starve yourself” he says with a firm look on his face. Ah cute he really thinks this will melt my heart and make me fall for him, I chuckle to myself “We went out for lunch that’s why I didn’t eat my lunch” I say. “We?” he asks with a weird look on his face, “My boss and I” I say, “Your boss? why?” he asks with the same look “We were meeting a client so I had to be there, I am his personal assistant remember?” I say.

“Oh ya ya” he says with a smile this time “Ok bye now I’m tired of standing, see you when I see you and I will be praying for both of you” I say walking in the gate “I will call you when I arrive please answer your phone, I love you” he says and I wave at him and he walks away.

I get in the apartment and switch on all the lights, I hate darkness. I take a shower and go sit in the lounge scrolling through my phone. I eat when I finish eating I walk to my room to lay out my clothes for the following day, wash my plate and prep meals for tomorrow before going to bed and scroll through the phone again until I fall asleep.