**THE BETRAYAL** (Episode 34) .... Days later Darlinton saw me as i was returning from school, caught up with me at the staircase n held my right hand softly. I stopped n stared at him coldly while he returned my look with a calm smile. i’m very sorry” he apologized. I tried to snatch my hand from his grasp but he strongly held me. I stared at him speechlessly, tried again to snatch my hand but he still held it strongly. “just let me be Darlinton” i replied with a raised tone. He stared around, b4 facing me once again, “cyndii what i feel 4 u is no ordinary love, i swear i can pull down any building just to make you mine” he added quietly. I unhappily shook my head as i tried to calm myself down. A new plan instantly rushed in2 my mind, “okay let’s go to my room” i muttered coldly. He quietly sat on my bed, I sat beside him in a well composed manner n faced him with a fake smile, “i really do appreciate the gift, but i cannot accept it” I calmly said to him, while he silently stared at me, “i know u truly do love me Dar” i added n held his right hand which totally surprised him. “A great love, even if it be unfortunate, should ennoble a man, not make him desperate n heartless, pls let’s just be friends, i do believe with time i may learn to love u” i murmured gently. “but can’t u offer something much more than ordinary friendship?” he asked instantly. His anguish very real, not feigned in any way. “Darlnton frnship is all i can offer 4 now”, “here u are offering me love, n my hand does not tremble, my heart equally does not; ur words give me no pleasure, only pain; How else can i explain that i feel no love 4 u.” i poured out to him. “but with time, could u learn to lov me?” he eagerly asked, “ yes i’m very sure i will, please don’t think i speak out of pride or to pain u” i lied sweetly. All i wanted that moment was my freedom which i prayed our little discussion would grant me. I saw a sudden shadow of despair come into his eyes. I swallowed hard n muttered quick silent prayers to my creator. “u have unmanned me, but i think u are right, i can’t force out love 4rm u, lets be friends like you said” he muttered while his cheeks flushed with embarrassment. I heaved a sigh of relief, my eyes instantly lit up with joy. I felt like hugging him in appreciation, but i held myself, “thanks alot 4” i murmured with delight. He stood for some moments in silence; a dim perception of his own unworthiness came over him, with a smile, he tapped my left shoulder and left my room quietly. “is this the end?” i asked myself happily, Only time will tell.... Darlinton never did disturb me again which i very much loved, even though it really was very surprising to Benj who couldn’t believe that “Dar easily swallowed his pride n gave me up_ ONE_YEAR_LATER Time flies. I was soon in the second semester of my 3rd year while Ben in his final semester as a student. Our relationship blossomed n matured into something so solid n sweet. It just looked as if i was created 4 him. His family accepted n treated me as if i was their daughter. They really couldn’t wait for us to finish school n get married. I transformed Ben 4rm a quiet, cool headed introvert into an artistic, charming, noble young man whose greatest hobby was to love me. He so totally spoilt me, that i hardly ever touched the monthly allowance my parents do give me. My ego and pride were so high. I was envied by many. “oh what else could i have asked my creator 4?” LOVE_SURELY_WORKS_WONDERS But sometimes no matter how hard we struggle to shape our future, challenges do come to test our courage and zeal, always appearing when least expected n only a little misdeed that moment could rewrite everything. Some folks do say that ‘whatever will be, will surely be no matter how hard we plan’, n some holy books do say ‘our destiny already has been written by our creator before birth’. Whatever the case, life is so full of mysteries. The future i so much struggled to build with Ben was completely jeopardized weeks into my 300level second semester. I never knew my fate could take such a dramatic twist nor my past showing up to haunt me. Not only did it return to haunt me, it equally came to steal my soul, pride, heart n all i laboured 4, without even a mask to hide its face. My past came pertinaciously 4 me when i least expected, and i truly can’t explain how lost or petrified i was when it came knocking on my door. The shock, pain n anger i felt when i answered my door n saw Mike {my ex-boyfriend} smiling nervously with hands clasped behind him, was so immense that i couldn’t breathe 4 a while. The look of relief in his eyes when they rested on me really was undeniable. 4 some seconds i stared at him speechlessly, lost in thought n clueless on what to do. He truly wasn’t looking bad, though a bit darker than when i last saw him. His features perfectly constructed and matured….. How fast i noticed… STORY CONTINUES !!!
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