Choices by Nsinem Ukpoho

Author:Nsinem Ukpoho
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Love, desire, nsinem, passion, choices, suspense, african
Publisher: PEN LIBRARY
Published: 2020-01-01T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Valerie woke up and checked her watch. She had been asleep for an hour. The meeting Valentine was in took longer than she expected. One thing was sure; she will not step out of this room without her bag. Valerie thought about where life had taken her, all the plans she and Valentine had made were dashed to pieces by fate. Before she met Valentine again, she often wondered if she made a good decision by marrying Alfred. Her mother's caution that day often rang in her ears; the advice she gave her to think about the future implication of marrying Alfred. Even now, she often wonders what the quality of their life would have been had she not chosen Alfred as a safety net. Who would have been a father figure to Zeal? Alfred had kept his word and showered her and her family with love and affection. Her brother was now a well-to-do civil engineer, needless to say, his contracts are from Alfred's contacts.

Barr. Richardson, Alfred's mother had made it clear to her son and to Valerie that she was not in support of their marriage. She told her once to her face that she thinks she is an angelic-faced gold digger. Over the years, her opinion of her hadn't changed but at least she had become less hostile towards her. But she did try to contact Valentine. She wasn't certain if Valentine was aware of the incident that made her resolve to marry Alfred. She hoped for his sake that he never finds out. Her train of thoughts was halted by a knock on the door. It clicked and he stepped in. She quickly got to her feet, their eyes locked and for a few seconds, neither of them spoke.

“It is time you heard my own side of the story, please sit down. I sent the phone to you, I wrote letters. One of the letters contained my address and phone number, but you never called or replied to my letters. I sent everything through Patrick since where you stayed would be difficult to locate by a postman. I trusted Patrick to deliver the letter; I had confidence in him because he knew the depth of my feelings for you. One year into my course I became very worried. I had not heard from Patrick and when we finally communicated each time I asked about you, he would become evasive of the question. I was really worried. Immediately we were given a break from school, I decided to come home. I was so shocked at what I found out.

Most of these apartments, what most people call, face me, I face you compounds have addresses but the entry points are usually covered with stalls making it very hard to locate using an address. That was why I decided to send the letters and parcels through my friend, Patrick. When I arrived, I immediately dropped my luggage at home. I went to your house. The whole area is

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