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CHAPTER 55
MERCY'S POV
I sighed and turned to my pillow, snuggling closer. The scent alone drew me closer to the pillow and I know I made a contented sigh only to hear a chuckle in response.
I opened my eyes a little and the sight I saw, if it was a dream, I did not want to wake up but hopefully and thankfully it was not a dream but reality.
To all those wondering the sight I saw,
Well it was Hakeem chuckling at me with his hair falling over his face and as if the sun was in accordance with him it shined on his face, I swear I had to squint my eyes.
How did I get him?
I smiled lazily and shifted closer to him, I was technically on his body right now and he was not complaining. I am sure he cannot even complain.
I chuckled at my thoughts,
"did you dream of me?"
He asked in that husky voice, everyday with him was like falling over again.
But his question made me chuckle.
I shifted and sat straight on his laps looking at him even though I was sure I was not a good sight right now.
"it is not only dream."
I replied sarcastically still chuckling making him fake a groan as his hands went to my exposed thighs since I was in his t-shirt which reached my midthigh.
"well I dreamt of you."
He said like a fact.
I raised an eyebrow,
"ehehn."
I said in disbelief.
He chuckled running his cold and warm fingers down my thighs and if that action was not driving me crazy, I don't know which would.
"yeah, we were together kissing and doing stuffs."
He added a wink making me laugh out.
"you were having wet dreams about me?"
I raised an eyebrow and a big grin was on my face.
"something like that. Should we make it reality?"
He asked with a smirk. I ask again, how can someone be as handsome as this?
I hit his chest and stepped down from the bed and laps making him groan and his hands fall back to his side stopping that torturing motion.
"I am hungry."
I announced looking at him, he was staring back his eyes on my legs instead.
"you just woke up."
He replied with an eye roll. I chuckled back at him before leaving to the bathroom.
"I did not eat much last night."
I replied from the bathroom only to hear a groan in reply.
It has been a month since the incident that almost changed our lives. Sometimes my mind drift back to that time and I could not even imagine the pain I would have felt if anything happened. How I would have felt if he was not here now. It was a terrifying thought to be honest.
Ever since them, we became closer, it was easier for him to talk about everything and his friends. His former school, former life, memories he had with his best friend.
he sounded so cool and the way Hakeem talked about him, it was clear that they were best friends or more like as close as brothers. He even went on to show me his pictures on his phone and that day I could not help but cry.
The three of them did not deserve that, in face no one does.
Talking about the three of them, Atami was still here.
Atami and I still greet one another but like we both know the tight relationship between us was over. Things were different. Even though I understood the reasons for her actions, I still could not help but feel somehow about what she did.
Since she was the reason it all happened, but I should have trusted him instead.
Wait, what is with all these thoughts, it is in the past now. I should move on and now think about what to do to help him instead of sulking about what I did and did not do.
Thank God this semester was over, all we were waiting for was the results, some were already leaving campus already.
I turned on my phone and played call by joeboy. Still in the shower, I danced and sang along with the song. I head Hakeem's laugh from outside but kept on with my bathroom concert.
Is it just me or when you are singing in the bathroom, there is this magical voice that just descends on you and you start feeling on top of the world? Because, the way this song is going, I think I have voice more than joeboy himself.
After another thirty minutes of singing in my personal studio, I stepped out of the bathroom with my towel wrapped around me.
"thank you for almost blocking our ears."
Hakeem called out from probably the kitchen. I felt my hear break. Me that thought my voice even passed the musicians' own.
"you are not good."
I replied with a pout I know that he cannot see and walked to my room.
After creaming and everything, I dressed up in one of his hoodies and a bumper short since I was not going out.
I dropped my braid and let it fall before walking out of the room.
The scent of fried egg filled the room and I literally ran to the kitchen. He was standing there in front of the cooker and serving the egg into the plates, shirtless!
"I heard you running. Babe ooo."
He teased.
I chuckled and hugged him from behind, placing my head on his bare back and my hands wrapped round his torso.
"the scent made me run ni oo."
"you and food."
"the love of my life."
I said chuckling.
"ehn, what about me?"
he asked slowly turning back to look at me,
I placed my hand on my chin, itching it as if I was thinking. He raised an eyebrow and huffed making me laugh out.
"Hakeem do not tell me you are jealous about my love for food."
He pouted,
"when you called it love of your life nko?"
I stood on pointy toes and placed a kiss on his lips and before I could pull back, he pulled me closer, placing his hand round my waist with his tongue taking me to cloud eleven.
"I like you in my clothes."
He said with a large grin on his face making him look like a baby.
I winked at him before grabbing the plate on the counter.
"you even left my compliment for egg."
"see accusation o."
I laughed while he rolled his eyes and grabbed his.
"thanks for the food and for the compliment."
I said once we took a seat in the sitting room. he groaned in response and that made me chuckle.
"what happen?"
He ignored me and kept on eating his bread and egg.
"okay you are the number one on the list of the love of my life, first person to pass food and snacks on that list."
I announced after clearing my throat.
He finally turned to me holding his laugh in but not for long because he busted out laughing. After saying what he wanted to hear all he could do was laugh?
I huffed and turned to my food back.
"I cannot believe it. I am blushing."
He said after laughing, not only blushing.
I hissed and kept on eating.
"wait, are you angry?"
See question,
"babe, really?"
He asked again and this time he shifted closer still shirtless. Even though I was tempted to turn my head, I did not. We would see who would win this game.
"babe."
He called one last time and I could feel his eyes following all my moves. After finishing the five slices of bread, I took a sip of my tea.
I finally turned to him and he was still staring with a grin on his face, is there something on my face?
I rolled my eyes and turned back, cleaning my face.
He chuckled from beside me before placing his hands on me tinkling me.
I could not hold my laugh anymore.
"Hakeem... stop."
I pleaded in between chuckles. The room was filled with our laughs and I did not know how I ended up on my back with his in between my legs.
"God.... Stop... Hakeem I am serious."
I cried in between laughter again and this time he placed his lips on mine shutting me up.
I wrapped my hands behind his neck, my fingers going to his hair pulling it lightly making him groan.
"you are the love of my life too."
He whispered in my ear before placing a bite on a sensitive part around my ear lobes.
A light moan left my lips as hi teeth came into contact with my skin.
He pulled back with a satisfied grin, placing a braid away from my face.
"my parents invited us for dinner."
He announced,
"when?"
I asked a little out of breath.
"today."
He replied back slowly biting his lower lip. I followed that action and my eyes landed on those lips.
Wait, I feel like I am missing something.
What does he mean by today?
Today, today?
His gaze fell to my neck were a little hickey would surely be visible and winked.
He, freaking winked.
I pushed him away making him laugh.
"Hakeem!"
I cried out annoyed at him before running to my room to look at the hickey on my mirror.
I turned to the side and stared at it; I did not even know that there was a smile on my face as I gently touched it.
The still tingling sensation coursed through my veins.
But I have one question,
What would his parents say!
.~.~.~.~.~.~.
"babe calm down."
He said in a soothing voice.
I did not know why I felt nervous, maybe the fact that he said his dad had an announcement caused it or being in front of his parents did. I do not know.
"I am trying to."
I said back turning away from the window.
"what do you think your dad wants to say?"
"that is like the fourth time you are asking me. I don't know to be honest."
He replied and placed his free hand on mine which was on my lap.
"why did you not tell me this earlier."
"they told me this morning. Sorry."
"it is alright."
He turned to me briefly with a smile.
"Hakeem eyes on the road."
I announced making him chuckle as he turned back to face the road.
"is my gown okay?"
"for the tenth time you look beautiful."
I looked down at the flower pattern gown I put on. It was a short flare one, it reached a little above my knee ad after much contemplation on which shoe to wear with it, Hakeem chose one of the matching sneakers he bought for both of us.
I did a simple make up and also tried my best to cover the hickey someone's son placed on my neck.
My hands subconsciously went to the area and I slowly rubbed it.
"should we make another?"
I heard Hakeem ask from beside me making me hit his hand that was on mine. I would have loved to say yes but I do not want to make a bad impression on his parents even though we have met before.
"can you not the situation you put me in?"
"what?"
He whined making me groan and shift into the soft leather chair the more.
"I have a bad feeling about the announcement."
"it cannot be that bad. He is my dad after all. Maybe he wants me to go to another therapy."
I rubbed my thumb in a circular motion on his palm and I could feel him relax back.
"it Is going to be fine. I am here with you, remember?"
"I know, you make everything easier and I know I need it."
"that is my boyfriend."
I announced making him chuckle.
"I just want to be better."
"I know."
He turned to me briefly again, guy face the road.
"I want to be better for you. Be a better man, one who does not have lots of cross on his back, someone who does not have lots of problems. I want to be better."
I was not expecting that and even though my heart warmed at the statement, it also ached.
"you are already the best for me Hakeem."
I said back in all honesty.
He raised our intertwined hands and placed a kiss on my hand.
I chuckled or more like blushed.
I was right, he is the best for me.
"we are here."
He said. I quickly took in the familiar environment. We were in front of a gate and the gate opened immediately his car was sighted.
He drove in and the magnificent view of his mansion came to view.
He parked his car beside a black Ferrari.
"it is going to be fine."
He said once we parked and placed a quick kiss on my lips. As if he put charm in his mouth, everything seemed better.
We both stepped down and I used more than two minutes to take in all the cars parked beside me, ranging from Ferrari to Bugatti, was all these cars theirs? Or do they have lots of visitors.
I shifted my gaze from the cars and to the place where they were parked.
The fountain was still there, and everywhere seemed different than the day I came here during the party.
This time the whole house looked more welcoming, the garden and a hint of what seemed to be a pool at the back.
Hakeem held my hand as he led us inside with my eyes roaming everywhere and everything.
Different portraits of all of them and paintings were arranged on the walls, making me remember when he told me his mum was an interior designer.
That time we did not even know we would end up together.
"remember when we met here?"
"I do."
He said with a knowing grin as if knowing what was on mind.
(PS: awwwwn, I cannot believe this. I am going back to the beginning to read how it all began again.)
"you looked hot and sexy in that red gown."
He even remembered the gown I wore.
"and you looked sexy in that suit."
I said back and he stopped on his track, stopping me too.
We were both grinning at each other like fools at the middle of the hallway.
"you too should stop being so cheesy every time."
A familiar voice teased obviously spoiling our moments.
We both turned and glared at Halima and she immediately raised both of her hands in mock surrender.
She looked pretty like always and even more sexy in a short fitted yellow gown and her very comfortable looking slippers.
She came closer after dropping her hands and hugged us both.
"hey you two."
She greeted cheerfully making me chuckle.
"Halima what do you think the announcement is?"
Hakeem asked, the three of us walking somewhere, well a place they obviously know.
And so much for Hakeem after saying it would be better. He looked more curious now.
"I don't know, the mystery that might be behind the sentence brought me here. They kept it a secret."
"I know it would be about me."
Halima nodded in agreement and is it just me or did they just have a twin moment and forgot me?
I walked silently beside the both of them as they kept on talking and we finally got to a large room. it had a wide tv which filled the wall making it look like a cinema with lots of comfortable sofas. A coffee table at the side and center table at the center. Different game stands were also at the side, a bar too was also visible and the whole room smelt rich and looked beautiful.
"good afternoon dad, mum."
Hakeem greeted. I quickly turned my gaze to the lovely couple in front of me. Beauty is in their blood.
"good afternoon sir, ma."
I greeted politely but their mum was not having that because she practically threw me into her arms hugging me and that kind of reminded me of Aunt Lucy and her hugs too.
"Mercy. How are you?"
She asked once she pulled back.
"fine, thanks for asking ma. What about you?"
"I am fine too."
Everyone went one with greeting and after everything we sat on the comfortable couches.
Gori was not here, and I guessed the relationship between he and Halima still has not gotten any better since last month making me have a feeling that if Daniel was around, he would have shot his goal and won.
Hakeem sat beside me holding my hands in his, he obviously cannot keep his curiosity again, but his parents were still busy asking me questions about how my parents were and other stuff.
They seemed so nice and I felt like a fool for being nervous and bothered about if they would like me or not.
"Dad, what do you want to announce?"
He asked suddenly cutting his dad off. His mum and dad have been telling me embarrassing stories of the twins when they were kids and I was really enjoying the tales. But I guess the twins in question were not really enjoying it seeing that Halima's head was buried in her phone and Hakeem's leg was busy shaking.
After he asked the question his dad looked serious at once and their mum placed her hand on his arm slowly running it up and down as if trying to comfort him.
Okay, what was happening?
"Hakeem, after what happened, the thought of losing you again, we decided to take you back to the rehabilitation center abroad."
"what?"
Hakeem asked the question which was threatening to fall from my mouth.
What do they mean by abroad?
"you are moving to the States, Hakeem."
what's happening?
abroad?
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