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as the title says this is the last chapter of part i.
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CHAPTER 58
MERCY'S POV
I looked at myself in the mirror . I did a little makeup to make my face look better since I have been crying since morning. My red tight dress which reached my mid thigh made all my curves visible and how the hell did my waist look even more tiny. Even though it was surprising I loved it.
I grabbed my clutch purse and walked out of the room.
Hakeem was already seated on the couch, his phones in his hand. My boyfriend looked hot in a matching maroon colored trousers and white shirt, he even opened the first two buttons.
I stared for a long time not even bothering if he will catch me. He is my boyfriend and I know I have the right to stare especially if he would not be here for long again.
"hey, see my babe oo."
He said making me chuckle, he stood up and placed his hands on my waist and looking deep in my eyes. He leaned closer, placing his lips on mine. I responded immediately placing my hand on his neck and pulling him closer. He bit my lower lips making me moan and he used this opportunity to place his tongue in mine. His hands were all around my body making me feel hot,
"Hakeem."
I moaned out not really thinking straight, how could I possibly be when he was doing things to me.
When we were both out of breath he placed his lips on my neck, slowly nibbling it while my hands were in his hair pulling him closer.
"if not because of our date..."
He said dropping another kiss on my neck before pulling back. We were both breathing heavily,
"you look sexy."
He said with a boyish grin on his face slowly rubbing my face, my heart fluttered and thank God I have brown skin if not I would have looked like a freaking tomato.
"you do not look bad yourself."
I said back slowly arranging his collars back. He watched me do that following my every movement.
"you were busy eye raping me."
"Hakeem."
I groaned and tap his chest which just vibrated as he chuckled.
"what? I am just saying the truth."
"whatever, you scattered my hair now."
I whined arranging it and trying to pack it back together like I did earlier. He helped me pick some strands too.
"you scattered my hair too."
"yeye."
I chuckled and finally packed the hair back.
"so how do I look now?"
I asked striking a pose,
"hot as hell."
We both laughed out. He held my hand and stared at the bracelet on it, the one he bought last week. It has been a really great month, we went to countless of dates, tried to build more memories and also avoid knowing that he was going in just three days-time now. Tomorrow he has to go home and I guess the next time I would see him after today will be at the airport.
"Babe, why are you so quiet suddenly?"
He was shutting the door while I just stared as he did. I shrugged in response to his question.
"just thinking about stuffs."
"what stuffs?"
"you know, stuffs like how we will have to do our video calls and how you will meet new people, how you are leaving in just three days from now."
I said truthfully, he pulled by the waist and gave me a hug,
"new people or not, you are everything to me Mercy. Now and forever."
I smiled at his words, sniffling a little.
"you are everything to me too."
he pulled back and dropped a kiss on my forehead before leading us to the car.
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"wow this is amazing."
I said clearly amazed at the sight in front of me. We were inside a big aquarium, the whole walls was the aquarium yeah fishes everywhere. Anywhere I stared had a fish staring back at me.
Hakeem was beside me looking glad he made me impressed, I did not even know a place like this actually existed in Nigeria and not just that, it just looked too good to be true.
"I know right."
"this is crazy, see a shark."
I said pointing like a little kid, excitement coursing through my blood.
"it is so beautiful."
I added, different people were also standing beside us watching the shark.
"but dangerous."
Hakeem chirped in.
I nodded and continued to stare at the shark which a remora fish was following around. I opened my bag and brought out my camera. I quickly took a shot of it and it came out nice, too nice. A little goldfish was busy peeping at the shark from behind a rock and it just made the photo more unique.
"see, look at it."
I said and showed Hakeem the photo.
"wow, this picture is dope."
"I know right."
I said with a grin, I collected the camera from him and placed the rope round my neck, taking shots of some of the aqua animals.
I took some of Hakeem to when he was not looking and we even took more with his phones and even did a snapchat video. WhatsApp status will hear tonight.
After touring the whole aquarium and taking lots of pictures, we left there. A little kid which I later made friends with since we always seemed to be at the same place, hugged me when I was leaving while her mum just watched the both of us probably surprised her daughter dd that. I was too but the small talks we had about those fishes caused us to bond. I sat in the car with a happy grin on my face.
I pulled Hakeem's hand from his laps and held it tight. My eyes caught the digital clock and was quite surprised at how fast the time was flying while I was hoping it won't end, Mr time had another plan.
Hakeem folded our hands together and placed it on my laps.
"did you watch that movie finish yesterday night?"
He was talking about charm city kings. Recently, he looked like our situations has been inter-switched. Anytime we lay on the bed, he will be the first to cuddle and sleep off while I would be up awake watching movies and I know he was getting worried.
"yep."
I replied,
"it was already late before I slept Mercy, how could you watch if finish? Do you want to injure yourself?"
"I am fine."
"you are scaring me. You do not sleep well, you ..."
"I am just in denial stage."
I defended myself.
"it is not like I am dying; I will still be here."
"you would be away, not here. Who would be at home with me? Listen to me rant all day? Drop kisses every second, start rough play?"
"Mercy."
He groaned out obviously pained too about what is happening. I closed my eyes and placed my head on the comfortable head rest,
"wake me when we get there."
I simply said before falling asleep.
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"Mercy, babe wake up."
He nudged his hand that was on my lap. I slowly opened my eyes and quietly sat as he parked his car again when we reached our second destination for today. We stepped out and I stared mouth agape at the restaurant. Where did he find all these unique places?
The restaurant was built to look like a ship or something.
"this is crazy."
I said,
"you can say that again."
He replied and placed his hands on my lower back as we stepped inside the building.
"a reservation under Hakeem."
"this way sir."
The young lady said, her eyes running through Hakeem's body. Can she not see that his girlfriend was right beside him? Some women ehn, they would just want to spoil someone's mood.
"here sir."
She said pointing at a table and a pair of chair with a wine bottle at the middle of the table. The whole setting just looked so romantic and I had a huge grin on my face until she winked at Hakeem.
Abi, this one is mad ni?
"do not be the start of a scene, please respect yourself."
I said in a calm tone and a smile even though my eyes was shooting daggers at her. She quickly looked down and turned to the other side. Another proof that my eyes looked really bad whenever I am angry.
"were you jealous?"
Hakeem asked pulling out a chair, I sat down on it with a graceful smile.
"thanks. And no just pissed off that she winked at you when you were beside me. Why would she do that?"
"because I am hot."
He said like it was the most obvious thing.
"chai, do not deceive yourself."
"stop lying."
"ehhh, you don't know I am just managing you."
I said with a chuckle.
"if rapture happen now, you will know."
"what are you trying to say?"
I asked with a raised eyebrow, he just carried the menu to cover the grin on his face.
"nothing oo."
"better."
He busted out laughing,
"what do you want to order jare?"
He asked making me pick the menu from the table. I opened it and was confused with the names of food in it.
"I don't know. What about you?"
"I will have my usual."
"fine whatever you want."
I said not really knowing what to order.
"okay."
"how did you find this place anyway?"
"when I was young my mum, dad , Halima and I went to somewhere like this abroad, mum loved it and decided that when she gets back she will also start something like that, maybe it was her career that made her love it to that extent but she still did it. It is a restaurant for only VVVIPs."
They owned this place, I looked around my jaw almost touching the floor. The whole area was like in floors reaching to the top floor and the space around a particular set of table and chair has enough space that even the person next to you won't be able to hear anything.
"wow."
"yep, so order to your heart fill."
I grinned and looked around again. It was truly beautiful.
"I got something for you."
I announced dropping the glass of wine in my hands at the same moment, the waiters started arranging different dishes in front of us, the one that caught my eyes was the roasted full chicken. I stopped what I was doing and just watched them arrange everything. Once they were done they curtsied and left.
The food on this table has power, big power!
Hakeem does not eat much, if this is the usual he was talking about, how does he manage to finish it? I turned to him and asked,
"is this the usual you were talking about?"
"I kind of went extra."
He said with a boyish grin, does he want to make me burst today. I know I love food but this is on another level.
"why? this food is too much."
He looked down a little, I wonder what I said because the whole mood just depleted.
"this would be our last time out, maybe we will meet in the next few months or after a year, but I just wanted to see you eat as usual. Ever since you heard I was leaving, you stopped eating as much as before..."
He grabbed my hands which was on the table and intertwined our hand together placing it on the free space that was remaining on the table. He is obviously not done with what he wants to say.
"you are even starting to get thinner..."
That Sexplains my waist,
"I just wanted you to gain your appetite babe. I know it is hard, everything with me is hard and I do not think I deserve you, all I do is cause you pain."
"Hakeem."
I said cutting him off,
"No, let me talk. Hear me out."
I nodded not really having another choice,
"I know this next few months will not be easy, especially for you and I am sorry Mercy. Every time I walk into your room only to see you cry into your pillow breaks my heart. All I do is give you a reason to cry. But I want you to know that no matter what, I will try my best to be there when ever you need me either as a boyfriend, or roommate or best friend, I will just be a phone call away."
"but a continent away."
I muttered out, the taste of something salty made me know that I was actually crying. I quickly cleaned my face and turned to him back waiting for him to continue.
"you know, the offer still stands."
We both knew the offer he was talking about but it cannot work.
"I told you I can't, it would be an insult to my parents."
"fine."
He said facing his plate, not taking it well. He was trying to make the night better but all I have being doing is trying to stop it or rather make it worse.
"I got something for you."
I repeated and opened my bag. I brought out a case and passed it to him. He looked surprised as he grabbed it and opened it slowly shifting his gaze to me before dropping it back on the case.
Inside was a wristwatch and not just any wristwatch, a real Gucci wristwatch. I watched him silently look at the wristwatch inside the case,
"thanks."
He said after a while, his full smile on his face. I dropped my fork,
"instead promise that it will be only me, forever."
He looked surprised at what I said. He picked my hand again and dropped a kiss at the back of it. I cleaned a drop that managed to fall again as he said those six words with passion in his eyes.
"only you Mercy, I promise."
this is sad
*sighs*
this is the end of part i as i said.
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