Age final episode

AGE( it is just a number)

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Epilogue

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Hazel Castillo

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One year later

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A loud piercing shrill jo-lted me up from sleep and I sat up on the be-d huffing as I called a name ha-rd ina

Looking around , she wasn’t in the room.

My baby! where the hell is she?

quic-kly, I got off the be-d and rushed into the bathroom to see my baby literally swimming in the bathtub

Thankfully! It wasn’t filled up with water or else … hmmmh…her father would have chased me out of his house

ha-rd ina was his Joy and everything , as for me I was just his wife!!

I heaved a sigh

“ha-rd ina!do you wanna give momma a high pressure?” I rasped as I moved closer to pu-ll her out

“Momma!” She cackled ex-posing her countable teeth as she tried to wriggle her tiny out of my grip

She wasn’t even bothered about her we-t clothes , she wanted to get back into the bathtub ….

“No baby! you can’t do that!” I said , holding her on my shoulders as I returned to the room

“Eaaaaaaiiiirrrrr!” she screamed loudly and I chuckled softly

She is so funny!

but how did she get to the bathroom? Did she totter or crawl? how did she even get inside the bathtub?

Jeez! she is so pla-yful, always tottering around the house…

Placing her gently on the be-d , I pu-ll-ed off her we-t clothes along with her diapers then went over to her diapers box, pu-ll-ed out a diaper and on returning to the be-d , I wore it on her….

“Momma!” She screamed , stretching and kicking her legs and I sat on the be-d , lifting her up as I placed her on my l@ps

She is just too stubborn!

“ha-rd ina! momma also have her worries so can you plea-se be quiet?” I pleaded and to my surprise she bec@m£ calm

her green eyes bored into mine as she searched throu-gh my gaze and then she smiled wi-dely ma-king a tiny dimple appear at the corner of her mouth….

“Good girl!” I remarked as I placed her gently on her floor ..

She tottered a little and then went on all four as she crawled all the way to the big teddy bear laying at the corner of the room ….

I sighed softly as I reached for my phone and on unlocking it , I was disappointed

There was still no message , oh God! Does this mean I won’t get into college this year again?

ha-rd in was about entering his second year and look at me, still an aspirant ….Damn! why am I so dull!

Just then, my br@in cli-cked and I remembered my husband was having a live interview today by 10:am

I glanced at the wall clock, it was 12:00pm

fuc-k!Two hours late!

quic-kly, I reached for the remote, switched on the television and as expected , the interview was over but the headline of the news being shown caught my attention

“International best selling novel HARZEL sets to hit studio”

Wow!my husband is doing great …. but come to think of it , I haven’t even re-ad the novel , I don’t even know what it is all about …..

The sound of a car honking disrupted my thoughts and standing up , I looked out of the window to see ha-rd in’s car drive in

“Da da!” ha-rd ina screamed loudly, as she held onto the wall to stand up

I laughed , like father like daughter!

Moving close to her , I lifted her up in my arms , unbolted the door , dashed out of the room, scurried down the stairs and got to the compound just to see him alight from the car

Welcoming him this way has become a habit of mine!

“Da da!” ha-rd ina cackled , stretching for her tiny arm and ha-rd in reached for her , placing a big book on t©p of his car

He lifted her up , giving her a thousand k!sses as she laughed and then he faced me

“how are you?” he asked softly, from the sweat on his forehead I could tell he was tired

“Fine!” I answered

“Good! help me with my book”. he pleaded as he walked into the house still k!ss!nghis daughter..

Oh right! ha-rd ina has successfully stolen my husband from me!!

Picking up the book, I scanned throu-gh it as I walked into the house

It wasn’t a book , it was the original man-uscript of the novel “Harzel”

Curious, I fli-pped throu-gh the pages and the name Hazel caught my attention

Hazel! Did he write about me ? about us?

I st©pped on my track , about to re-ad the line but was st©pped by his voice

“baby! I nee-d my man-uscript”. he called from upstairs and on closing it , I ran all the way to the room …..

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Entering the room , I found him pla-ying with ha-rd ina and seeing me , he jumped to his feet , dragged the man-uscript out of my hands , went throu-gh it and then placed it on the be-d..

“Perfect!” he mumbled but I heard him clearly …..

“Did you watch the interview?” he suddenly asked and I sighed, moving closer to him

“No”

“Why! You still worried about your admission?”he continued

“Yes”.i answered truthfully and he exhaled de-eply, turning to face me

“You shouldn’t let that bother you baby , college isn’t everything… I mean you can learn a trade or something else ”

“hell no! I want to go to college and nothing else”. I blurted out

He stared at me for a while and then nodded slowly

“Fine! Fine! then you will nee-d a lot of patience”. he said softly, brushing the hair off my face …

“I know!” I muttered softly as I helped him un-bu-tton the cloth …..

“So tell me more about Harzel?” I asked , changing the subject and his eyes lit up

“Harzel is about us”. he simply said and instantly, my curiosity increa-sed

I wanted to know what was written in the man-uscript and just then ha-rd ina tottered toward us screaming “poo! Poo!

“Jeez! not again! I muttered, taking few steps to her when ha-rd in caught my hand drawing me back

“I will take care of her”

And with that , he lifted ha-rd ina in a bridal style and then went into the bathroom.

Immediately, I rushed to the be-d , picked up the man-uscript and then fl!pthrou-gh the pages

The pages were much and being the lazy type , I re-ad only the s£ntences which were boldly written ……

“ON THE FIRST DAY WE MET, SHE BOLDLY TENDED TO MY WOUND NOT MINDING IF I WOULD HURT HER AND THAT WAS WHEN I un-derSTOOD THE MEANING OF CARING”

“He is talking about me”. I muttered as I re-ad the next four s£ntences

“SHE IS THREE YEARS OLDER, NO WONDER SHE GIVES ME HAPPINESS IN TRIPLE FOLD”

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“I HURT HER REAL BAD BUT AT THE END SHE STILL un-derSTOOD ME , STOOD BY ME AND FORGAVE ME

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SHE CHANGED MY THOUGHTS ON LOVE WHEN WE FIRST k!ssAND CHANGED MY THOUGHTS ON KIDS WHEN SHE GAVE ME ha-rd INA

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SHE BEWITCHED ME WITH HER BEAUTY AND CHARMS, SHE IS MY EVERYTHING, SHE IS MY LIFE

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Tears welled up in my eyes , I could not go on any further so I closed the man-uscript

So Harzel is all about me!

I was speechless, I never knew I meant this much to him….

“Darling! ha-rd ina is such a n@ûghty girl !” he remarked, coming out of the bathroom and on seeing my tears , he froze on the sp©t

“What is wrong?” he asked, looking at the man-uscript and then back at me

“Why didn’t you tell me?” I asked softly, ignoring his question and he sh0t me a confused look

“Tell you what”

“Tell me Harzel is all about me”. I stated and he sm-irked, moving closer to the be-d and then placed ha-rd ina gently on it

“You re-ad it?” he asked and I nodded slowly

“Oh! Then you should know how much you mean to me , I love you Hazel very much”. he said softly and I blu-shed

“awwww! I love you too baby”

My phone suddenly beeped signifying a text message

Reaching for it , I unlocked it to see the wordings WSU boldly written on the screen …..

“Oh my gawd!” I exclaimed softly as I cli-cked on it with shaky hands and on re-ading it , i screamed loudly

“I have been accepted, I have been accepted into WSU business school”( Washington state university)

“Really?” ha-rd in asked , gr-abbing the phone to look into it and then he smiled

“Congratulations baby!” he greeted

I felt a sudden flare of joy that I can’t even explain

I was relieved, I won’t be tagged as a high school drop out again …..

“Come here baby”. ha-rd in said softly , opening his hands wi-der and I moved closer to hvg him as tears of joy rolled down my eyes….

I was happy! I felt so complete! I felt so blessed and yes I am blessed to have a loving husband like ha-rd in …..

I know there is a difference in our ages but who cares ? My heart has no idea how old his heart his ….

” I love you baby “. I blurted out and he pu-ll-ed out of the hvg to stare at my face …….

“I love you too”. he said and just as we were about to k!ss, ha-rd ina screamed loudly reminding us that she was watching…..

I shifted my gaze to her and smiled

She is mine! he is mine! they are both mine …………

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AGE (it is just a number) has finally come to an end