The rest of the drive home was a quiet one, Mark had
left her to her thoughts because he also had some thinking to do. He was
wondering if he could live with David's constant interruptions if he decides to
marry Iye. He had no problem with becoming a father to her daughter but the
David he knew was always troublesome. He was no longer the kid that was messed
up by his peers, he was a grown man that could pull his own weight but the
question is: can he pull hers too?
Iye appreciated the silence. She savored the warmth coming from him and the fact that someone really cared was good enough for her at this point. Moreover, it was not just any one but Mark. She had kept dialing David's number but he was picking the call. She tried to be brave but there was this sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach that something was very wrong. She did not want to bother Mark any further. He had done more than enough for her in one day. They were gradually pulling closer to her apartment and she wished he would stay but she could not ask that of him.
" So where is the house?" He asked interrupting her thoughts.
" Oh! It’s the third house to the left." She answered coldly.
" Okay." He said and passed a quick glance her way.
" You know you can always call on me right? I will be here as fast as I can and please stop worrying; I know God is in control. He will do only what is best for us."
She looked at him as she struggled seriously to stop the tears that threatened to drop down her cheek. "Where were you all my life? Why were you not as persistent as David? Why did you not fight Harder huh?" She thought in her heart but she knew she had pushed him away and made him feel like trash back then but he still keeps saying the sweetest things that warm her heart. A God fearing man is reliable and she needed such assurance; not the unstableness of David.
" Thanks a lot Mark. I wish things had turned out differently but then I’m glad you met me and helped me today. I only wish I had your type of confidence; I’m really scared something has happened to my child and I don't know if I can breathe well knowing she is in potential danger. That girl is the only thing that makes me want to keep living because my life has been a total wreck and...and..." she sniffed to hold back the torrent of tears that would soon burst forth and wiped her cheeks with the back of her hand.
" Oh Mark am sorry I have been such a bother, let me get out if your way so you can get back to your life. Thanks for everything." She said as she gathered herself and placed her hand on the door to open the car and save herself from further embarrassment but just as she made that move, Mark held her arm before she could escape and she held her breath.
"Iye you have never and will never be a burden to me, I don't know the mess you are in but if you think you can walk in and out of my life the way you want then you lie. I won't go running because you have plenty baggage, everyone has got their own mess, so please let me help you." He said in the gentlest tone.
" Oh Mark this is overwhelming; I don't know what to say. You really don't mean what you are saying do you, I...” her phone started ringing and she searched for it in a hurry and was surprised it was David calling after several missed calls from her.
" Yeah hello, David where is my daughter?" She yelled.
" She what? Oh my God, where is she now? Okay I will be there and David if anything goes wrong with my daughter, you will regret it." She threatened and the phone dropped from her hand.
All Mark could see now was an angry woman who would let nothing stand in her way. "So where are we going?" He asked.
" Prince and Princess Hospital." She said numbly as tears ran down her cheeks rapidly.
" Oh God! Can this day get any worse?"
Iye appreciated the silence. She savored the warmth coming from him and the fact that someone really cared was good enough for her at this point. Moreover, it was not just any one but Mark. She had kept dialing David's number but he was picking the call. She tried to be brave but there was this sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach that something was very wrong. She did not want to bother Mark any further. He had done more than enough for her in one day. They were gradually pulling closer to her apartment and she wished he would stay but she could not ask that of him.
" So where is the house?" He asked interrupting her thoughts.
" Oh! It’s the third house to the left." She answered coldly.
" Okay." He said and passed a quick glance her way.
" You know you can always call on me right? I will be here as fast as I can and please stop worrying; I know God is in control. He will do only what is best for us."
She looked at him as she struggled seriously to stop the tears that threatened to drop down her cheek. "Where were you all my life? Why were you not as persistent as David? Why did you not fight Harder huh?" She thought in her heart but she knew she had pushed him away and made him feel like trash back then but he still keeps saying the sweetest things that warm her heart. A God fearing man is reliable and she needed such assurance; not the unstableness of David.
" Thanks a lot Mark. I wish things had turned out differently but then I’m glad you met me and helped me today. I only wish I had your type of confidence; I’m really scared something has happened to my child and I don't know if I can breathe well knowing she is in potential danger. That girl is the only thing that makes me want to keep living because my life has been a total wreck and...and..." she sniffed to hold back the torrent of tears that would soon burst forth and wiped her cheeks with the back of her hand.
" Oh Mark am sorry I have been such a bother, let me get out if your way so you can get back to your life. Thanks for everything." She said as she gathered herself and placed her hand on the door to open the car and save herself from further embarrassment but just as she made that move, Mark held her arm before she could escape and she held her breath.
"Iye you have never and will never be a burden to me, I don't know the mess you are in but if you think you can walk in and out of my life the way you want then you lie. I won't go running because you have plenty baggage, everyone has got their own mess, so please let me help you." He said in the gentlest tone.
" Oh Mark this is overwhelming; I don't know what to say. You really don't mean what you are saying do you, I...” her phone started ringing and she searched for it in a hurry and was surprised it was David calling after several missed calls from her.
" Yeah hello, David where is my daughter?" She yelled.
" She what? Oh my God, where is she now? Okay I will be there and David if anything goes wrong with my daughter, you will regret it." She threatened and the phone dropped from her hand.
All Mark could see now was an angry woman who would let nothing stand in her way. "So where are we going?" He asked.
" Prince and Princess Hospital." She said numbly as tears ran down her cheeks rapidly.
" Oh God! Can this day get any worse?"
To be continued....
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