New development

New development
Kayla
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How can I have a part to play in his redemption? Definitely too late for me to have any role to play in this. 
Not like I even believe his words a hundred percent. 

He could be saying the truth, which to me seems absurd. 

However, this is all I amleft with. 

Myself once more. 

All alone, by myself and under no ordinary circumstances, but a replay of a decade ago. 

And for the same reason. 

“ Miriam!” 

I smiled and sucked my teeth. 

I threw myself on the bed, my hands on my chest. 

I could feel paranoia creeping in quietly. 

“ No! Not again!” 

I had a hell of a time the last time I fell into a similar situation. 

I survived drug addictions by a hair's width, and now I could feel my head spinning, and my pulse rate spiking. 

“ Not again please God!” 

I cried as I now lay on my chest. 

My tears slowly soaking the beddings. 

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Few days past, and I had cut myself off from everyone. 

No one had been able to reach me for the past two days

I now felt good and strong enough to tackle the new week. 

Then it struck me almost immediately. 

“ I would always see him at work. 

It would be harder than usual to cope in such a condition. 

Almost impossible. “

My heart sank almost immediately as I thought of it, and I sighed. 

“Man!” 

I walked to the mirror and I applied finishing touches to my makeup. 

“ Nothing much. 

The worst could happen and I would not get shaken. 

After all, it was all professional.”

I stared at the mirror after the statement, and chuckled. 

“ Exactly what a clown would say you know.” 

I smiled and walked out. 

I got to the office, and the whole place seemed chill, and professional. 

Not overly friendly, but not hostile either. 

“ Good morning Ma'am.” 

I nodded at Tyler with a smile,and dashed into my office. 

Focusing was not that easy at work, as I could not get my mind off the events of Friday. 

I stared into the blank. 

My chin on my hand. 

I noticed the frequent movement outside, and I got distracted. 

I dialled a few buttons on the desk, and soon enough, Tyler came in. 

“ Hello Ma'am I received your call. How may I help you?” 

I motioned for him to come closer with my hand, and he obliged.

In a calm manner, I asked, “ what is going on outside? 
I can't help but notice that there has been some frequent movement on the outside.

Like a construction or something. Am I missing anything?” 

I asked, and he turned to look in the direction I was talking about, before turning to me. 

“ Oh those. Uhm.. you mean, you are not aware of that?” 

He asked and I smirked at him.

“ If I had knowledge of what that was. Would I still call you in to know?”

I asked, and he squinted his eyes. 

“ Oh Ma'am, I'm really sorry. I thought you would be aware given that you are close to him in a way.”

I frowned at him, “ and what is that about?” 

He arranged his glasses, then said, “ that's the Rock’s quarters being moved from this building.”

My heart sank once more, and I sucked my teeth. 

He paused and looked at me briefly. 

“ I'm sorry if that caused any bad feelings inside.”

I remained still, forcing a smile. 

“ Nah.. it's all good. So tell me. 
Where is it headed to?”

He sighed, stared at me briefly, then spoke out. 

“ Apparently to another city. Miles to be exact.”

My eyes lit in shock as the words came off his mouth

“ No it cant be.” 

I muttered to myself. 

He stole side glances at me, each time unlucky enough to make eye contacts with me. 

“ Uhm.. I guess the news kind off brought some negative reactions. 

I would take my leave now, call me for anything else you will be needing.”

I smiled at him as he walked out of the office. 

He shut the door behind him, but my eyes still fixed at the door 

“ This is it? Yet another heartburn, and this is the end?” 

I asked myself as I realised I actually had love for him in my heart. 

It Just not possible to be professed that easily.

My heart now heavy, and I couldn't bear it anymore. 

I slid out a photo frame of Elgreen. 

And almost immediately, I could see Jonathan through the image.

I still had it in there for him. 

Even after all that had transpired.

“What if he was being truthful about it all?”

Even if he was, there is not anything to be done about it. 

The child is his, and according to the customs, he would have to be present actively from conception till delivery, and therein after. 

But.. Elgreen is his son. 

“Elgreen is his child for Fuck's sake!”

I cried out, banging my table hard, and soon raising my head in anger, meeting Tyler's face peeping into the glass. 

It was a see through on his side, but I could see through.

He had heard the table banging, and probably was trying to make sure I was not trying to hurt myself.

I sent him a quick telecom. 

“ Tyler relax, I'm allright” 

I watched him place the phone on his ear, and immediately adjust his position.

He raised his hands in apology.

I nodded and smiled. 

“ It can't go on like this can it? Definitely cannot. I need to make a case. 

I need to say something.

I need to stand for something.

Elgreen is his son.

Or should have just announced his son to him earlier on and saved us of all this?” 

I laughed hard, not genuine definitely. 

“ Crazy no. My plan was it. 

I couldn't just hand him the result of my decade long struggle that easily. 

He had to actually fight for it, and sweat it out. 

Not once will I regret any of my actions towards him. 

Not for anything.

I won't!”

I almost screamed, but got myself together, and walked up to the mirror.

A few words of affirmation and I walked back to my seat with a smile. 

I heard a knock on the door, and almost immediately my heart leaped for joy in expectation of receiving Jonathan.

It was a similar hasty knock whenever tyler had to inform me quickly About his arrival. 

I arranged myself, and took a quick look at the mirror.

“ Come in,”

Tyler opened the door, and I nodded at him “let him in.”

He stared at me, not convinced of my order, and seemed to want to say something else, but I was not interested.

“ Let him in already.”