TOO FAR TO REACH 19

 TOO FAR TO REACH

CHAPTER 19

“Yes cape town… I have an apartment there… nobody knows about it… as a matter of fact it is a housing complex… there are a couple of flats in the same area and you will be in charge..” he said 

“In charge? In charge as what?” I asked in shock

“As my wife” he said.

This was so much to take in that I asked Jeff to think through all this that he was saying. Whatever I had said, I said out of frustration and just hoping he would say that he would fight for our love but this was more than I could imagine… cape town?”

“Jeff… Jeff what are you saying?” I asked in shock again

“I am saying.. let’s go home… I will explain to your aunty everything and then if she is willing we can arrange for a civic centre marriage as soon as possible… this will be a private wedding but I will have some people attending on my side.. Then you can leave for south Africa…”

He saw the confusion on my face and insisted..

“It is the only way that you will be allowed to be administrator to my property… our marriage certificate” he said.

I wanted to be happy but this was all too much to take in… Jeff looked very serious and nothing was going to make him change his mind so I begun to inquire what he would remain doing in Zambia.

“I will be concluding everything, I still have not got my inheritance… my parents left us wealth and my sister has been in charge… according to her I needed to be groomed before she could release everything to me but now I think it’s time…’

Jeff was saying so many things and I was having a hard time comprehending everything so I asked him to slow down a little.

“Let’s go home.. we do not have time, my sister cannot obviously do anything that harmful to you but I just want to ensure you leave like you just fled… there she will be left with no other option but to give up her pursuit, here I will remain pretending I am content with your absence.

“How?” I asked.

“You will leave a note saying I am not the father of your children… well obviously my sister will not be convinced and she will know you are doing it just to protect the babies but that won’t matter to her as her business will be to get me well… I will appear broken.. her worry will be to save me from the heart break. You on the other hand will be safe in cape town… I will be coming as often as I can and I will not miss the delivery. So please honey… do me this one favor… do not ask me any more questions I know what I am doing…” he said.

Jeff stood and stretched his hands to help me up… he then hugged me really tight before planting a huge kiss on my lips.

“Let’s go honey” he said.

“But… how about”

“No more buts and questions… lets go…” he said.

There was a long silence as Jeff drove the vehicle… I wanted to ask more but I just somehow trusted him so much that whatever he said to me was convincing enough… however, aunty… what would she say?

“Can you allow me enough time to talk to aunty?” I asked.

Jeff focused on the wheel that he did not look at me as he responded.

“We do not have the luxury of time but I can let you talk to her tonight… however, you will need to vacate your house tomorrow… I will book you into a hotel where you will stay until after the wedding. I am hoping I can manage to get us a marriage certificate in at least a week” 

I looked at Jeff like a man who was willing to do anything to fight but I did not know exactly what he was fighting for. All my life I was used to being second best that it was very hard to believe somebody believed in me so m much… that someone loved me enough to want to marry me… at this point I no longer cared to know if this was about the babies… I just wanted to get home and tell aunty and the whole way I rehearsed how I would start talking.