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Soon they fell into a particular rhythm. They would have lunch together at the office, go on dates on friday nights and go to church together on Sundays. Six months had already passed been since their first date and Crystal never regretted going on that date with him.
She was crazily in love with him and she believed he loved her too. He was the best boyfriend anyone could ask for and her life couldn't be more perfect.
What exactly did I do to deserve him... She wondered as her eyes landed on the recent bouquet of roses he got her. He knew she loved flowers so he sent them regularly.
Work had even started to get more interesting due to a certain someone. Glancing at the clock, she realized it was already noon. She had better be on her way.
"Hi babe" she entered his office
Michael smiled. He immediately dropped the file he was holding and came around his desk to pec
*******The intruder walked inside proudly and settled down on a chair before answering him "isn't it obvious? I'm here to introduce you to your son" she pointed at the two years old boy that held her hand"What?" they both shouted but the lady was not done with them"Most importantly I'm here to claim what is mine" she looked pointedly at MichealCrystal snorted loudly. This lady was really crazy to think that Micheal belong to her. Crystal knew she could handle a crazy woman but a child was a whole new scenario that she wasn't sure she could handle. How could he do this to her?"You have a son?" she glared at himMicheal felt his heart squeeze at the pain in her voice. He didn't want to be the reason for her pain "baby please... I don't know what she's talking about" he pleaded"But you know her?" she asked hoping he would say no
*******After Micheal left Crystal's office, he rushed to the hospital were he had earlier dropped Lillian off for the DNA test. He was surprised to see that they were already done with the test."Where is the test result?" he demandedInstead of handing over the result Lillian walked up to him and pressed her body to his while trailing her hand over his chest "easy handsome... don't get all worked up for nothing" she said in what she thought was a seductive tone.Micheal shoved her hard and she almost fellto the floor "the result" he demanded again, this time with a dangerous look on his face.Lillian frowned frustrated. What was even wrong with this man? Did he think his girlfriend was better than her?. She handed him the result and walked towards her chair with confidence.As Micheal skimmed through the papers, he felt his world crumble. The little chance he thoug
*******Micheal rushed back to the office to see Crystal. When he got there her office was locked and her boss told him she had taken leave for the next three weeks. He was scared. What if she had travelled? So many things had been left unsaid between them. Now that he had the real result he needed to talk to her.As soon as he stepped out of the office building he raced to his car. He had to check her house. He was even surprised that the road traffic officials had not apprehended him by now.When he arrived, Much to his despair, her house was also locked and the kind security man told him that she travelled just that morning.The pain in Micheal's heart increased. Why did she travel? Couldn't she have waited a little longer? Why didn't I found out about Lillian's scheme earlier? All this questions weighed heavily on his mind as he sat in his car tears threatening to fall down his face. He couldn't wait for her to
*******"Aren't we there yet?" Michael asked again. He was restless. Being away from Crystal had turned him into a mess. He even snapped at his workers daily for no single reason at all. He was sure Crystal wasn't as half affected as he was.The journey he had embarked on couldn't be put off anymore, lest he did something he would regret. He vowed to do anything humanly and morally possible to get the love of his life back."This is the place sir" his driver parked in front of a well fenced bungalow."That will be all for now. I will call you when I am done" Michael told him as he alighted the carThe house was really beautiful. The fence hid a lot of its beauty. As he rang the doorbell, he prayed for Gods Favour.Mrs Jason was busy baking Crystal's favourite cake when the doorbell rang. She was about to wash her hands and answer the door when she heard Crystals voice
*******"Michael am so sorry. I know I should have been beside you in such a trying moment but I wasn't. I acted foolishly without thinking. I was blinded by anger. I know that is not enough reason but please forgive me" she spoke through her tears"Baby there's nothing to forgive you for. You did what anyone in your shoes would do. If I didn't live such a rotten life in the past we wouldn't have been in this situation now""Michael the past is past. It shouldn't have determined my actions towards you" she protested"How about we forget what has happened and forgive each other?" Michael suggested smiling"Sounds nice to me" she kissed him briefly "I love you.... don't ever forget that" she told him after she broke the kiss"I love you too Crystal... So so much" he hesitated and the put his hands into his pocket to retrieve a small red box"Babe I k
Crystal felt a little fluttering in her stomach and tried to she keep her face as neutral as possible "good afternoon sir, how can I help you?""Please drop the formality. Its just Michael to you and I brought you lunch" he was still smilingWhat's with this man? dosen't he ever give up or was he too blind to see the handwriting on the wall. "oh thanks but am not hungry. Am too busy right now" she kept her eyes on the screen in front of her."I appreciate your zeal. But I am the boss and I'm saying we take off sometime to eat. Just 30 minutes" he tried to convince her"I'm really sorry but as you can see I have a lot of work to do. I'm actually behind schedule" Crystal focused intently on her laptop, she didn't want to feel guilty. Looking at him will make feel like she was doing something wrong by saying no"Is it so bad that I want to
The alarm gave a loud shrilling sound. Crystal groaned and burrowed further under the covers grumbling something about getting her morning sleep only for her to sit up straight some minutes later..Oh crap!She had forgotten that today was the day of her project defence. She suddenly felt very nervous. After saying a short prayer, she scrambled out of the bed and hopped into the bathroom for a quick shower.She hurriedly dressed in a light purple suit with black flats, her braids were held up in the middle of her head and her make up lightly done. Satisfiedwith her appearance, she hurried out and hailed a taxi giving him directions to the campus.Her palms were already sweaty by the time she got to school and she tried very hard to get herself together as she made her way over to the waiting room besides the hall that was to be used for the defence.As soon as her best friend kel
******Crystal felt a pang of sadness as she packed the stuffs in her room into the box she will be travelling with. She was going home today and although she was happy to finally become a graduate, she was still sad at leaving because she would really miss her room and the people around her but she consoled herself at the thought that it was part of life to move from one stage to another.She was to be travelling with Kelly that morning as they were both going to Lagos although they lived in different parts of the city. She lived in Ikoyi Lagos while her best friend lived in Victoria Island Lagos which means they will still get to see each other often.The two months following her defence had come and gone, results were out and certificates had been issued. Crystal made a CGPA of 4.31 a bit higher than her best friend who made a CGPA of 4.0. As she entered the bathroom she couldn't help but feel that so far things had gone really well