Under Her Shadow – Episode 31

Under Her Shadow – Episode 31

© Bunmi B. Gabriel

#Elroy’s POV

I walked into my living room tiredly. I hate attending interviews. I turned on the lights and gasped at the banners on the walls

“I’m sorry I hurt you love, please forgive me”

“I promise I’ll only listen to you from now on”

“Elroy you know I’m just scared of getting hurt”

“I don’t want to hurt you or get hurt”

“Please let’s try this one more time and I promise to trust you from now”

“Elroy please forgive me”

“I’ll do anything you say”

“I love you Gomez”

I smiled and walked to the dinning room. She prepared all my favourites with the candle lights. I saw a note on the table

“If you forgive me, come upstairs after you’re done eating”

I ran upstairs to my room. I tugged the door open and smile at the paintings of me everywhere. I forgot she was good at it

‘Hey Mr Cutie

It’s me your darling

I’ve come to see you

I’ve come to say hi

I know I hurt you but please forgive me

Sorry if I suck at writing a lyric

But this is how I feel

I want to be happy with you

I want you to be happy with me

So give us another chance

I know this is cheesy because we didn’t break up

But I don’t care

I want you to forgive and love me again

To hug me again

To kiss me again

And do whatever you want with me

I will comply as long as you forgive me

I love you Mr Cutie

And I please don’t cry’ she sang. I laughed tearfully. ‘I’m sorry Elroy, please don’t be mad at me’

‘You know this is suppose to be my job right? I feel awkward by this’ I said chuckling.

‘It’s not bad for a girl to do something sweet for her man’

‘Her man’ I snorted

‘Yes. You are mine remember’ she said as a matter of factly. I grinned

‘Come here’ I shrieked. She ran into my arms and I hugged her tightly. ‘Don’t ever do that again’

‘I won’t’ she whispered. She raised her head and wiped my tears. ‘I love you’

‘I love you too’ I kissed her and she kissed me back. She walked backwards until she hit the bedframe. I broke the kiss and smiled at her pouting face ‘don’t force it Izzy, until you are really ready’

‘Thank you’ she hugged me tight. ‘Your dinner is going to get cold’

‘You mean my feast’ I laughed. She blushed

I will never hurt you Izzy. I promise

#AJ ‘s POV

#New_York

Life can never be more better for me than it already have. My dad is an amazing man. He wept when he knew he had a daughter and now he treats me like an angel. I love him so much, almost as much as I love Lucien although it’s an entirely different case. Talking about Lucien, he’s really becoming stubborn

He attended series of his business partners children’s birthday parties, some dedications and some baby showers and viola! He’s disturbing me that he wants a child too. I mean we aren’t married and I’m not ready. I want my mom to wake up first so she can witness everything but he won’t listen

We’re currently not talking to each other because Mr Stubborn Head still insist on having a baby or getting married. I hate him

‘Lancy baby’ dad said softly kissing my forehead. ‘You’re crying again’ I looked at my mom who was still in a coma and sighed. Just wake up so I can make Lucien happy

‘I’m fine dad’ I smiled. He smiled sadly

‘Is she ever gonna wake up?’

‘It’s okay dad. She w….’ I paused when I saw mom turned a little. ‘Dad! She moved!’ I exclaimed

‘What?’ Mom sighed and opened her eyes. We both gasped. Dad hurriedly press the red button while I remove the oxygen mask.

‘Mom’ I whispered. She looked at me confusedly and winced. Yes!

Red confirmed mom to be okay. She recognized dad and they cried in each others arms before she finally turned to me

‘Delancy’ she sobbed. She recognized me? ‘You look so much like me’ she sobbed more. I hugged her tightly smiling at the fact that she was okay and I can make Lucien happy

#Fast_forward

I ran into Lucien’s home office happily shouting his name. He looked at me and smiled

‘Someone’s happy’ he said teasingly. ‘What’s new?’

‘Mom woke up’ I squealed. His eyes widened

‘Really!’

‘Yes!’ He stood up and walked to me. I hugged him tightly while jumping and squealing

‘Hey baby. I’m sorry about the way I behaved these past weeks. I don’t know what came over me’

‘Baby cuteness’ I smiled. ‘It’s okay tho. I’m ready to carry your baby now if that will make you happy’ I said grinningly

‘Really! Oh thank you so much Softie, you just made me the happiest man on earth but I won’t let you get pregnant like that’

‘Why? I thought you wanted it?’ He went on one knee and held my hands

‘Delancy I know I don’t have a ring yet and this isn’t romantic enough but will you complete my joy and save me from my dad by becoming my wife?’

‘No. I won’t marry you until I see the ring’ I said playfully and pushed him. He fell flat on the floor and broke into a fake sob

‘Softie have killed me. My heart!’

‘Die there’

‘Okay I’ll buy the ring tomorrow’ he pleaded

‘When I see it then’ I shrugged and walked away thinking of how to deal with Helen. I yelped when he hoist me over his shoulders. ‘Lucien drop down!’

‘No’

‘Where are you taking me?’

‘To pregnant island’

‘Not until I see the ring so drop me!’

‘Make me’ he said defiantly. I screamed with frustration and crossed my arms huffily. Annoying fiancé

Wait! I have to tell my tweeny!

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To be continued

 

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