EMPTY PROMISES. (By Amah’s Heart)
EPISODE 3
“ Hey, you again. If not that is a supermarket I could have asked “ why are you stalking me?” I said to him with a bu-mming smile on my face. He smiled back at me and moved closer to where I stood.
“ I can become your lifetime stalker if you will let me. You are so beautiful and I was a little shy to say hello on the first and second day that I set my eyes on you”…
I blu-shed and looked away before I will faint un-der his gaze.
He was good with words and definitely knows how to use it.
He swept me off my feet with his every word and actions.
I looked away and tries to control my tumbling heart.
“ You are an epitome of beauty, endowed with so much finnest. You can be mistaken for a goddess. I think I’m the luckiest man alive to behold your elegance. Your mother must be the Queen of her kingdom to have birthed a fine wine as you…”
I was enjoying the moment and did not want him to st©p showering me with praises. I was melting gently un-der his strong ro-mantic voice and his overdose cuteness.
“…I wish to know you more princess. My name is Tony and I’m single looking for who to mingle with. What is your beautiful name…?”
“ Avala. That’s my name.”
He smiled at me, expressing his fine set of teeth.
“ What a beautiful princess with a beautiful name. I feel so lucky to meet you.” He said with his hands stretched out dramatically.
“ is a plea-sure to meet you too Tony.
We spoke for sometime, exchange contacts and went on our way.
That was how Tony stepped into my life like a prince in a shining armour.
We both agreed to go on our first d@t£. I was so excited and took enough time to select my clothes and makeup.
He was around just in time and had to wait for me to round up.
When I stepped out he couldn’t look away as he marvels at my beautiful appearance.
He took me to one of the best and expensive restaurant in Jalingo.
He ordered for wine and all sort of dish.
We ate to our satisfaction and when the waiter brou-ght our total bills to us.
It was quiet hvge, he fumble in his pockets as if he was searching for something.
I silently looked on, wondering what he was searching for.
I ended up asking
“ is everything okay… did you misplaced anything?”
He looked up at me wearing a shock face. I was almost worried and wondered what could be the problem not until he said.
“ Baby…I just misplaced my credit card. The only card i planned to pay with. I…don’t know how it disappear from me. $h!t…this is really terrible. How am i going to pay for all this now?. What we ate and the wine we took…how do I pay now that my card is missing…”
It was quiet sad but it was not a big deal like he was ma-king it seem.
“ Maybe it fell into the car. It probably dropped in the car without you knowing. Why not go and check for it there…I mean later. Don’t worry about the bills, I got it covered.
He looks at me with shock as I brou-ght out my Mastercard and pay up the bill.
We left and as he got into the car he checked round, I even joined him to search for his missing credit card but we found nothing.
We relaxed back and just believed that the card is probably lost. He said he will call his account officer to block the card and issue him another one.
Tony later took my hands into his and said.
“ Baby…I don’t know what I will do without you. You compliment me in everything. Thank you for taking care of the bills…I will make it up to you. Is quiet embarras-sing that my card got missing at the wrong time but I’m so relieved to have someone like you. I adore you Avala….I love you from my inside out and I promised to always make you smile. I promised you that baby….
I smile while listening to him.
As he speaks, all I wanted to do was to bury myself in his strong arms. Tony was handsome and I was seriously tripping for his cuteness.
“ Hey Tony…that’s nothing. Really! I know if not for your missing card you would have paid up…I don’t really count it as anything. Believe me when I say that is absolutely nothing.
He gave a satisfying smile before bending over to k!ssme on thel-ips.
I enjoyed the k!ssand even wish is more.
He took me to many other sight seeing places and I paid for all the entry fees, bought many other things we had.
We both had a great time before he drove me back home. I asked him to come in but he said he will do that next time. He promised to come over by the following weekend and we will have a great time together. And by then we will also get to know each other better.
I looked forward to having him again, Tony makes me happy. I know his level is far higher than Isreal.
Isreal called me that night after me and Tony’s outing. I felt irritated seeing his calls again.
He was calling earlier when I was out with Tony during the day but I silent his call and turn my phone into silent mood. And seeing his call again that night disgust me.
I allowed my phone to ring and st©p. after three missed calls, on the fourth one I picked up.
“ yes Isreal. What is it. Why do you keep calling me none st©p…
“Ava, what is my offence this time. What did I do wrong. I’m sorry honey, whatever it maybe that is annoying you plea-se forgive me as always. I was so worried about you. I haven’t been myself ever since I couldn’t reach you. You know that you are my happiness, hearing from you and knowing that you are alright makes me very happy.”
I gave a heavy sigh, rolled my eyes at his long talk before saying.
“ Isreal, you have to learn how to respect my privacy. I don’t enjoy this continues calls from you. I’m a very busy person you should know that. I nee-d to go to be-d now.”
He later said with a broken voice.
“ I’m so sorry honey. Alright goodnight my Love. Sleep well…you are always in my prayers and I love you dearly.”
I could have reply but I chose to ignore. I ended the call and went to be-d.
All I wanted that night was to dream of Tony. Israel is not a problem to me. I know how to handle him. Tony is all that matters and he is begining to occu-py every p@rt of my heart.
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All single ladies in this house, hope you are learning something here? All that glitters is not gold. This is just the beginning.
EMPTY PROMISES. (By Amah’s Heart)
EPISODE 4
Tony was at my place the following weekend. I wasn’t a great cook so I decided to order from the expensive restaurant. I turned the food into pots and make it looks like I prepared it by myself.
“ wow, this is so delicious. Did you make it…you made this food?”
I looked at him and pretend to be surprised.
“ You like it? C’mon this is the smallest of my cooking. I make food that are more than this. I’m glad you like it.”
He smiled and exclaimed.
“ wow, baby you are good. Ap@rt from been beautiful you are also a great cook. I feel so lucky to have your kind of woman.
“ thank you Tony. I will give you different African delicacies when next you visit me.
He was very happy as we continued with the food.
After the food we decided to relax and gist.
“ we haven’t really gotten enough time to discuss de-ep things about us. I only know that you relocated here due to your kind of job. We share almost the same story…I was transfered to Jalingo and I’m a regional manager and also in charge of logistics in my br@nch here. I’m MSC holder. I work ha-rd to get to the level that I am today…
I said why relaxing on Tony’s che-st as he stro-ke my hair gently while listening to me.
He breathed de-eply before saying
“very interesting. I love ha-rd working ladies. I don’t like an idle woman. Well, I finished from Havard business school in Boston…that’s Mas-sachusetts USA. It was after I returned I decided to joined my company and right now I have alot of business ideas crowding my head and like I told you before I’m in Jalingo because my Company s£nt me down to supervise a construction site but I found a new business for myself which will keep me here for a very long time. I’m enjoying Jalingo and I hope you are too…
In my mind thoughts crowded it up. All I wanted to say is that I wasn’t enjoying anything here until I met Tony who added some colour to my life.
Tony fit into my dream man. He was in my clas-s and league and it was a dream come true for me.
I thought I was in fairy land but the fact remains that it was all happening in reality.
I can’t wait to become his woman for life.
I was alre-ady loving him de-ep within. I moved closer to his che-st, enjoying the stro-ke of his gentle hand on my hair.
I wish to k!sshim and declare my whole love for him
I did not say any of the things that was in my head, instead I ended up saying.
“ yeah, Jalingo is a cool place to be unlike Lagos. Despite I miss Lagos but I’m equally enjoying my stay here and with you in it…there will be loads of fun waiting to be discovered.
He bent over again and placed a k!$$£d onl-ips before saying.
“ I wish I will marry you right away. i keep wondering where you have been all my life. I wish I have discovered you earlier we would have been married by now. You make me happy baby and I’m not after what you got. I’m after your heart and I promise to bring more colours to your life. I will be your rainbow filling you everyday with beautiful colours. I promise to love you forever if you will just be mine. Together we will conquer the world, Having beautiful children and growing old together….I will treasure you all the days of my life…I promise.
He promised and kept promising to make me his world and i believed him.
He wasn’t after what I got he was after my heart and that alone is a strong as-surance that I was re-ady to bank on.
And that was how our relationsh!pkicks up.
I spend some weekend at his place and he sometimes comes to spend over at mine.
I enjoyed his pres£nce and wish he can just propose to me right away.
Isreal kept on calling and I continued to ignore him. I acted as if he doesn’t exist.
Tony even noticed the continuous calls from Isreal and decided to ask me who he was.
And at that moment, I didn’t know that I mistakenly t©uçhed the answer bu-tton. I started talking without knowing that I have alre-ady picked Isreal’s call.
“he is an old haggard friend who tries to fit into where he doesn’t belong. He use to be a friend anyway but he’s not in my clas-s and I have been searching for a way to throw him off. His name is Isreal and he stays in Lagos. He’s just a common guy with nothing much to his Academy and name.
Then Tony said.
“Instead of the continues calls you can block him. I don’t like sharing my woman with anyb©dy. Is either me and me alone…nothing more, nothing less. And I shouldn’t be in any sort of competition with a broke as-s boy. I’m a jealous lover and want my woman to respect that fact. Baby, you know that I really love you and I want you to dedicate your love and time for me. I don’t want you to be distracted. I nee-d your full attentions.
I as-sured Tony that I’m all his. Isreal is too small to come between my relationsh!pwith Tony. I will not allow any b©dy to come between me and the man I love so much.
I did not think of Isreal until the following day.
I got his message that morning and he sound so pained and broken in his messages.
He told me that he overheard everything that I and my new man discussed.
He even accused me of answering the phone before leaving it so that he can hear our conversation.
But that wasn’t true, I didn’t even know that he was listening, if I knew that my hand t©uçhed the answer bu-tton I could have ended the call right away.
But is unfortunate and saddening that he heard what me and Tony were discussing. I wish he never did because I un-derstand how sad and broken he will be but life goes on.
I deleted his message and moved on with the man that got my happiness. That alone was very important to me.
I knew Isreal will still call once he is calm enough because I know he can’t moved on without me.
I’m his happiness, he also told me that I mean the world to him but the truth is I don’t value him as much as I should because he is not in my league.
When he called me after a day of getting his troubling message.
I answered thinking he wants to insult me for dumping him the way I did but he didn’t.
I was re-ady to give him my own dose of insult too but instead he began to plead and cry over the phone.
Begging me not to Leave him. Isreal said he can’t cope throu-gh life if I Leave him.
He was crying seriously but I was tired of hearing his heart wrenching cry in my ear.
I quic-kly ended the call.
I blocked him from reaching me.
I can’t afford to loose Tony because of him.
And that was the end of Isreal.
I continued my life with my prince charming.
Tony means everything to me and he is all that matters not Isreal.
I’m glad I’m finally over with Isreal.
EMPTY PROMISES. (By Amah’s Heart)
EPISODE 5
When I say Tony means everything to me I meant every word of it. He finished from Harvard and drives the latest car. He was sound and very loving.
Tony was always showering me with praises and makes my shoulder rise with pride.
Diane, my girlfriend called me one day asking me why I break up with Israel.
“Israel loves you sincerely, he had not been himself ever since you told him that it was over. He try reaching you severally but I guess you have alre-ady blocked him because of your new guy. Ava, think about what you are doing… even if you want to leave Israel do it in a matured way, not the way you are going about it. He has never hurt you in anyway, never demand from you rather he was willing to give you all his salary just to make you happy. You treat him like a houseboy, you make him cook for you and do your laundries when you were still in Lagos. But Israel never complains…he does everything without a frown. He is very special and not many men will tolerate such from their woman. Try and talk to him Ava, he is losing mind and has been begging me to plead with you to have a rethink…
Diane went on talking over Israel and how heartbroken he was. But I did not care. I have moved on with the man that I truly love. Tony is in my league and clas-s. I have always wanted to as-sociate with a man in my caliber and Tony falls into it and even more. But Israel is just a common guy with nothing to his name except his HND result and works in a commercial bank. He can’t boast with anything. I have been managing him because of all the benefits of him cooking and doing many other domestic work for me but not again. I even hate his mare t©uçh, my whole b©dy feels cold at his t©uçh and I love the fact he doesn’t ask to get inti-mate with me, I only do when I want it. But with Tony I feel so warm and even ask for more of his t©uçh.
I don’t un-derstand why Diane is campaigning for Israel. Her life is exactly where she wants it to be with the man of her dream who is very famous but there she was asking me to reconsider a man who is not even my type.
I can only conclude that Diane is enemy of my progress. She does not wish me well at all. For asking me to settle with a man like Israel, I’m going to cut her off if she continue with this.
Many of my friends do not even like the fact I was in a relationsh!pwith Israel. They said I was a high clas-s babe, a Lekki big girl and I deserve better.
I knew that I deserved better but Diane will always want to talk me out of it. She will constantly say that Israel is a nice man and I believed her but not again. I’m done with him and I’m going to call it quit with Diane too.
I later said to Diane.
“Since you care so much for Israel why not go ahead and d@t£ him. Leave your famous b©yfri£ndand d@t£ a broke low clas-s like Israel. Whatever you want to do plea-se do but make sure you leave me out of it. Go ahead with him since you don’t want to see him sad. I’m in a great relationsh!p. My pres£nt man is all I have always wanted. Handsome, outspoken, caring, finish from Harvard, rich and drives the latest car. What more can I ask than what I have been given alre-ady. It was as if God saw my heart and decided to bless me with a man like Tony. Light and darkness are placed before me and I chose light. Nothing can make me return to darkness. I’m done for good. plea-se don’t call me again over Israel issue or I will trash you aside just like I did with him. Enjoy your life and let me enjoy mine. Don’t be an enemy of my happiness.
I hang up the phone call. Diane was really pissing me off with her constant talk on Israel but that will be the final time I will tolerate such.
Tony said his bank card was still in the process, he has not been able to collect a new one so he will be nee-ding some money from me until he is able to collect his card.
I did not think twice and gave him what he asked for.
My colleagues at work brou-ght different maids for me but I did not like any of them. I finally settled with one of them that looks a little appealing to me.
Tony c@m£ to the house one day and saw the girl, he complained that he doesn’t like her and I should dismiss her immediately.
I try to argue.
“Baby, she is the best among the three that my colleagues brou-ght to me. Her name is Sulia and she un-derstand English even though she can’t speak fluently. Sulia can clean and also cook and that is all I nee-d, if I s£nd her away I don’t know if I will ever be able to get a better maid in this p@rt again.
That was all I said to Tony and he was provoked.
“Avala, I hate when you argue with me. Whenever I say something do it exactly the way I want it done. Women that argues are never submissive they always want to be in authority and do as they plea-ses. Don’t try that $h!t with me. I hate it when I say something and you try to do another…
I had no choice than to agree to dismiss Sulia just as Tony wanted. He told me he has a girl that he will like to bring for me.
I asked him to go ahead.
After two days he c@m£ with the girl whose name was Halima.
She was learned and can speak good English. Halima was beautiful and has a fine shape. She looks posh to me and far from been a maid.
Halima can cook and also clean but I wasn’t satisfied with those qualities.
I noticed the way Tony looks at her and I was not comfortable with that.
I complained to Tony that Halima looks like she has everything, she can get any kind of job she wants why will she want to be a common maid. Cleaning and cooking for me.
I wanted Tony to dismiss her but we got into an argument and he raised his hand and sl@pped me.
I was shock as I held my cheek because it was unexpected. I never expected such from Tony. Why will Tony raise his hand on me because of a common maid?
He quic-kly apologies and promised never to repeat that again. I have to let go and for peace to reign I allowed Halima to stay.
Maybe I was acting too childish and insecure like Tony once said. I loos£ned up and make sure I did not allow my insecurity to get the best of me.
I accepted whatever Tony said, I give him money anytime he asked. I try not to argue all the time.
I love Tony and I know once he retrieve his bank card he will st©p asking me to give him money all the time and I believed him when he said he will never raise a hand on me again.
Oooooooh my Tony……My prince charming….
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