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CHAPTER 48
MERCY'S POV
The atmosphere of Lagos on Saturday morning filled the air.
Everywhere was filled with different colors of aso-ebi, judge, Ankara, lace and so on.
It was quite obvious that they were all going to various parties. If not wedding, then burial, if not that, then it is probably birthday party.
Abi which other party remain?
I watched as two old women stood by the bus stop asking any bus that passed what their bus fare was?
Lagos and party.
I turned away and faced my phone.
I was going back home inside the car with Mr. Wale driving me.
Thankfully when they asked Mr. Henry if I could go, he said yes but I should finish my medications.
Dad also helped in the matter saying it would be bad if I missed out today.
I stayed up all night with him, chatting and just checking my Instagram page.
Immediately it was twelve, I sent an epistle to him and posted his pictures on my status.
Let me flaunt my hot boyfriend jare.
I also added Halima's own and she quickly replied with a love emoji and lots of thank you.
While I posted pictures of them, they both posted picture of each other instead.
Twins goal.
I opened my WhatsApp and my status was literally filled with birthday wishes from Trisha, Mide, Gori even wrote an extremely cute and lovely epistle and it was very long for Halima.
I figured out they have been together for three years now, close to four years.
Wow!
I wish Hakeem and I could also be like that.
I remembered what happened yesterday, when my dad gave me that tempting document.
I could not open it.
If anything was wrong with him or if his past was filled with bad stuffs, I would rather much he tells me by himself than read it on a sheet of paper.
I just wished he would open up to me, cause the way my dad said it, the expression on his face, it was quite serious.
I sighed and rubbed my face.
The curiosity was killing me, and I did not want to do anything to break his trust because what else can that do than to break his trust.
The only thing that I noticed was the fact that he hardly slept and ate and let's not forget his mood swings which was reducing now adays, especially since we started dating.
"we are here."
Mr. Wale said bringing me out of my thoughts.
I looked around and he was right, the car was parked in front of the building.
"thank you, sir."
I said with a smile and stepped out of the car. Once I was out, I closed the car door and walked towards the gate.
I opened the gate and walked inside.
I pushed down my former thoughts as I opened the door to our apartment.
"birthday boy!"
I called out with a chuckle.
No one was in the sitting room, but I heard footsteps.
The door of his room opened, and I turned to the direction of his room.
He walked out with a surprised look on his face.
"what are you..."
I cut him off and hugged him tight.
"happy birthday babe."
I said softly.
"thanks."
I pulled back about to ask him what he was doing when he placed his lips on mine.
I quickly responded and make him take the lead with my hands buried in his head making it look rougher than before.
"I missed you."
A blush found it's way to me and my heart got warmer.
I know I was falling for him, not falling sef, I was already in love.
"I know, I am really missable."
He shook his head and chuckled.
"is that even a word?"
He asked rubbing his chin.
I traced his hairline,
"I don't know oo, if it is not then it is mercy's word."
"chai."
"what were you doing?"
I asked walking towards his room. My head was still aching but just a little bit.
Once I entered his usual scent which filled the room engulfed me and I laid on that soft bed secretly sniffing in my favorite smell.
He laid beside me and I snuggled closer placing my head on his chest while his hand was just playing with my natural hair.
If it was me that was doing that, he would have started teasing me.
"my mum suggested since you were not around, I should join Halima at the party, so I was just trying to pick an outfit."
His chest vibrated as he talked in that his husky voice.
"wow, so are you still going?"
"no, you are here now."
I looked up and leaned closer kissing him on his lips again.
When I pulled back, we both grinned at each other like lovestruck couple.
'are you not?'
'for once, you said the right thing.'
'shut up.'
"babe, in your love letter to me you said you loved me, but you have not said it to me before."
I groaned and covered my face which was betraying me because it was still blushing.
"you have not said it too."
I accused, removing my hands and smirking at him.
"okay, okay."
I raised an eyebrow, telling him to either go on or we should forget the topic.
He chuckled and sat down straight on the bed holding my hands like it was the most delicate thing ever.
Wait he wanted to talk?
He looked at me eye to eye and started,
"Peters Mercy, my one and only love, when we met for the first time, I just thought I meet people everyday so at most we would sit like this during lunch because of Trisha.
I did not know that you would still be one of the most important people in my life. I did not know that you would find your way to my heart.
I did not know we would end up as best roommates.
I did not know you would make my heart beat faster than never before.
I did not know that I would fall in love with you. That your lips would drive me crazy, that your smile would make my day, that your laugh would also make me happy. That I would go crazy if I can't be with you.
But now, I know because we are in the moment.
And I want to let you know that
I love you too."
He added a wink making me chuckle since he was saying it like a reply to what I sent to him.
My eyes were even feeling moisty because I .... I can't even explain it. He was saying it with lots of sincerity in his eyes.
"I love you so much that it is driving me crazy.
I love you babe."
He ended and a drop of tear finally fell from my eyes,
"why are you crying?" he asked confused making me laugh again.
I hugged him.
"it is happy tears."
"Oh."
He chuckled, yeye boy laughing at me after causing it.
"I love you too."
I whispered in his ears.
..................................
Another series of knock on the door made me stand up from the bed. But something or someone pulled me back.
"come on, don't go."
"I have too. It might be the delivery man bringing your cake."
"ugh."
I laughed and walked out of his room.
"who's there?"
"delivery."
I quickly opened the door, signed as an evidence of collecting the delivered package and collected the cake from him.
I took it straight to the room.
"your cake is here!"
"see who's excited." He said teasing me.
"should I be sad?"
I asked back playfully glaring at him.
I dropped the cake on his table and carefully removed the cake from its box.
I dropped the cake on the table, and it looked even more beautiful than in the picture.
I felt an arm wrap around me,
"thanks for the cake."
He whispered in my ear doing weird things to me.
"my pleasure."
We both laughed knowing that I borrowed his response to a thank you.
The cake was a little bit high, probably a three-layer cake and was in a sea blue color. At the top, different chocolate and sweets were sprinkled on it with a card which happy birthday Hakeem was written on.
I pulled my phone from my pocket and took a shot of it.
"my photographer."
Hakeem said still behind me watching how I was busy trying to find the best angle for the shot.
"my engineer."
I simply said back, and he laughed.
He was really laughing a lot today; well it was his birthday. And I was glad I did not miss it.
His phone rang disrupting the mood.
He pulled back making me miss the warmth of his body.
He picked the call with a grin,
"hello mum.... Thank you again..... really? Wow...okay I am on my way."
He walked out of the room mouthing 'he will be back' since he was still on the phone. And seconds later I heard the main door shut.
I picked a chocolate from the pile of chocolates on the cake and walked back to my bed.
I laid down and stared at the ceiling my mind drifting back to what my dad said.
Psychological problem?
It can't be that bad right?
"babe, guess what just happened?"
He asked entering the room bringing me out of my thoughts.
I blinked and sat straight to look at him.
He was holding a package with a big smile on his face.
"what's that?"
He joined me on the bed,
"a package filled with my favorite food by my mum."
"wow."
I exclaimed and stood up to meet him,
Thank God there was even light too. That we could watch a movie.
I peeped over his shoulders to see different takeaways filled with different delicacies.
"close your mouth before flies enter."
"shut up." I chuckled and it his arm.
I carried the cake and walked out of the room.
I placed it on the table and placed a candle on it.
"what are you doing?"
I did not answer just pulled him to the seat and turned on the candle, while he was busy laughing.
I put my phone on video mode and sang a happy birthday song to him.
"blow the candle."
I whispered yell,
He nodded and stretched his neck to blow it before looking up with an accusing look,
"where's the chocolate?"
I placed my phone down and sat next to him,
"shut up and blow the candle."
He chuckled and finally blew it.
"I know that you will surely take one that's why I counted it."
"mumu."
I laughed out and carried my phone from where I placed it.
I played the video and he rested his head on my shoulders to watch it.
"my girlfriend can sing oo."
"you dey whine me ni."
"I am serious."
"you are the one with voice here. And remove your heavy head."
"ahhh, you are calling birthday boy's head heavy."
I laughed out and he joined me.
"thanks, you made today special. How's your head by the way?"
"still aching just a little bit."
"shit! You should rest."
"I am not working."
I said like it was obvious and uploaded the video on my WhatsApp status immediately receiving couples of 'awwwwwns' from different people.
"what should we watch?"
"let us continue with the originals."
"you are obsessed with that series I swear."
"is it your obsession?"
"you and that hybrid guy."
He stood up to connect the TV to his laptop even though he was criticizing the series.
"he has a name o, Niklaus."
"pelee."
I chuckled and dropped my phone, I was finally in the last episode and I did not want anything to distract me while watching.
I stood up and paused it,
Hakeem looked at me confused,
"we need snacks and food. I am hungry."
I explained.
After five minutes of arranging all the takeaways on the table and cutting a part of the cake too I played it back.
"this jollof is the best." I said a moan leaving my mouth in satisfaction.
"I know right. You should try the fried rice."
I used my spoon to scoop fried rice from his plate making him glare at me,
"what?"
"don't worry."
I chuckled and faced the TV back.
...................................
A drop of tear left my eyes,
And another one,
And another one.
Like how can Niklaus and Elijah die?
And is it only me that feels sad when an actor says goodbye to his loved ones when he's about to die?
I sniffled quietly not wanting the annoying person beside me to know that I was crying.
I shifted my gaze to his and he was just eating and watching blankly,
How can he not cry or frown while watching this scene?
"this is sad sha, I hate endings li....."
He was cut off when I busted out crying
"are you crying for real?"
"how... ca..n he..... just... die like that?"
"Babe. It's just a film na, the guy is still alive real life."
He explained with amusement in his eyes.
"Klaus is not alive. This is sad."
I exclaimed,
"why are you now crying on my birthday?"
I slowly cleaned my face and stood up.
"it is just sad na."
I cut another slice of the sweet cake and lied down back my head on his laps.
"what will you do if I die?"
"what type of question is that?"
"just asking."
He shrugged like it was an everyday question.
"I don't want to think about it."
I could not even think about it.
He held my hand and I looked down at our hands,
There was a fine line on his wrist, like a scar of some sort. How I have not seen it?
"what's this?"
I asked tracing it, he looked down and for a minute didn't answer.
"uh."
I said looking up at him,
"I fell down and my wrist hit one sharp edgy point object like that."
"it must have hurt."
"a lot. I thought I was going to die."
"why?"
"because I lost a lot of blood and then suddenly everything turned black, I thought I was dead."
"that's scary."
I said, I could not even imagine that.
"yeah."
He seemed to be free tonight, maybe I should ask him.
I sat down straight and faced him,
"hakeem, can I ask you a question?"
"sure."
He said looking confused.
"what happened?"
"when?"
"the incident everyone talks about, what happened?"
I could see his body tense at the sudden question and his smile turn back to that blank expression.
Shit!
"why are you asking?"
"I just want to know."
I said, I did not want him to know about my latest discovery.
"did Halima tell you something?"
He asked again, his eyes piercing through me,
"no, she didn't."
"then who?"
I was surprised.
"what?"
"someone must have told you something for you to be curious."
I looked down seeing that he has caught up to the truth.
"what did you hear?"
"why are you talking like this? I am just asking my boyfriend a simple question. What happened? That doesn't me you can go all detective on me."
He looked down
"I'm sorry."
"so, are you going to tell me?"
"no."
why is he not telling her anything like this?
what will Mercy do now?
and is Hakeem right by nit talking or is he just putting their relationship at stake?
or should Mercy just forget the past
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