《My Mysterious Husband》 Chapter 1 - first encounter oh my God!!!! Sandra did you see that? what is it? replied Sandra. you didn''t see the hot guy that just stepped out of the shopping mall. Intrigue, seriously? where is he? over there beside the black limousine. oh wow. Sonia what do u think? should I go for him or you want to go first? Sandra why are u always like this I only called u so u could check him out for me not for you to grab his attention. OK OK have heard you, go speak with him will wait for u. Emmanuel was busy trying to call his mechanic cos he had a flat tire when he heard someone call him. "Hello", Emmanuel turned and said " Hi''''. my name is Sonia and u are, ...Emmanuel he responded. OK is like u are having issues with your car? yeah I have a flat tire he responded. I leave around the neighborhood maybe I could call one of the mechanics in this area for you. Emmanuel responded by saying no that it''s not necessary that he has already called his mechanic. oops just trying to help. thanks for d offer responded Emmanuel. Sorry since we already know ourselves can I have your number Sonia asked Emmanuel. " Sorry I don''t give my no to strangers ". "Have a nice day" "u too". Sonia went out to meet Sandra and she asked her "how did it go"? I have never been this embarrassed in my life before ". Chapter 2 - we meet again After Sonia and Sandra left the shopping mall Sonia told Sandra all that transpired between she and Emmanuel. The next day at about 10pm the next day Sonia heard a knock on her door but she was afraid of opening the door, but the knocking continue that she had no option than to check who was knocking by that time of the night, she opened her door and was surprised who she saw. The only words that came out of her mouth was "we meet again " though she was a bit skeptical about Emmanuel presence and a bit happy cos she had d chance of seeing Emmanuel again. Emmanuel was on his way home from work when he noticed he was being followed he continued driving but his mind was not at rest because he doesn''t know why he was being followed so he felt if he felt if he continues with the speed he was driving on he might end up killing himself. He got to a sharp corner, abandoned his car and ran as fast as his legs could carry him, he decided to try knocking on someone door to see if he could hide with them not knowing that the house he was knocking on was Sonia house. He was surprised when the door opened and he saw Sonia. So when she said "we meet again " he only replied "yeah". he quickly closed the door. Chapter 3 - Strange Sonia kept looking at Emmanuel because she doesn''t understand how he got her house address and what he was doing in her house closing the door like that, after much deliberation she managed to say something but before she could say it Emmanuel as if reading her mind told her what happened and how he landed in her house. Sonia became a little bit scared because for all she may know this guy can be a criminal but she managed to say " oh please make your self at home". she left d sitting room to her bedroom still in delima what to do, so she decided calling her friend " hi Sandra what''s up ?" " good but why do u sound tensed"?. She told her friend about the guy the met the other day and how he landed in her house " hmm, you have to be careful girl friend " "yeah I know " Sonia responded. Sonia returned back to the sitting room after speaking with her friend but she met Emmanuel already sleeping, she tapped him and told him " you can use d visitors room maybe by tomorrow you can go back" "thank you" " I was just about to ask you for same". Emmanuel entered the guest room and spank his head saying "how could he have slept off like that ". After having his bath he lay on the bed and slept off. Sonia woke up around 5:30am so she decided to check on her visitor but to her dismay, there was nobody in the visitors room. she searched everywhere but couldn''t find Emmanuel. " what a strange man appearing at my door last night and disappearing all of a sudden ". She looked around to make sure nothing was missing. Chapter 4 - flash back After Emmanuel left Sonia house he went to check his car to make sure it''s not stolen. when he got to the place he parked it, he saw the car but the tires were deflated so he called his mechanic and gave him the address where the car is and left for his house. As soon as he got home he sat on the chair in his sitting and started remembering how he met Sonia and how he ended up in her house last night. He just sighed to himself and said love or relationship is not for him that he has had enough, he started reflecting on his past relationsh.i.p.s, how he was heart broken twice by the women he truly loved and cared for, the last girl he dated was Miranda, she is from a wealthy home, Emmanuel met Miranda in their final year in the University they started dating but then Emmanuel wasn''t as rich as he is now. Miranda was the one who helped Emmanuel with all his expenses back then in final year. Emmanuel truly loved Miranda and Miranda also loved him but the issue was that after their national youth service, Miranda started disturbing Emmanuel about marriage but Emmanuel was not ready not because he doesn''t love her but because the financing is not their. Miranda told Emmanuel that she was ready to help him with the money but Emmanuel told her he wants to marry her with his money that she has done enough for him. Emmanuel asked Miranda to give him just 1year to hustle that he was going to marry her. They both agreed. In the middle of the year Emmanuel started hearing rumors that Miranda was getting married when he confronted her she lied about it. Because of the trust he had for Miranda he decided to believe her. The next thing he noticed was Miranda claiming busy whenever he calls her till he saw Miranda invitation card on facebook. He called her she picked and when he asked her about what he saw she said it''s true that she didn''t want to hurt him at first when he asked her that was why she lied about the whole thing. Emmanuel was so heartbroken after that incident that he decided not to have anything to do with any woman again. Chapter 5 - will you marry me The next week after the encounter at Sonia house the previous week , Emmanuel decided he knows what to do since Sonia is interested in him, he thought of something. So on a Saturday he came to Sonia house and knocked on the door. Sonia was busy with her laundry when she heard the knock on her door. She was looking so dishelved because she has not had her bath and she has been busy since morning. When she opened the door behold it was Emmanuel, the only word that could come out of her mouth was "Jesus "!!!!. she shut the door immediately without wasting time. She ran to her bathroom to look at herself and she was wondering what Emmanuel was doing at her house. Emmanuel was surprised with Sonia outburst because he expected a different welcome not as if he told her he was coming. He thought of going back but decided against it since he was already there it''s better he completes his mission. So he decided to knock on the door again to see if something is wrong because he has a mission to fulfill. Sonia ran from bathroom to her room to get a change of clothe before she stepped out to open the door. "hi" "good morning ". Emmanuel responded by saying "is something wrong ". she quickly gave a reply "no". Emmanuel entered the house and Sonia followed by closing the door. " would you like tea or coffee ?" Sonia asked , Emmanuel responded by saying " am ok". "I will like us to discuss something important ". Sonia was taken aback thinking what could it be that he wants to discuss with her. "OK go ahead am listening " Sonia replied. " thanks. " I would like you to marry me" " ". Sonia felt she didn''t hear him correctly she asked what he said and he repeated it. "Just like that? is it everyone you see on the road you ask them to marry you". "I thought you like me? ". Emmanuel asked. "I didn''t say anything like that but even if I do this is the wrong way to go about it proposing to someone you don''t even know " Sonia responded. Emmanuel thought "what is she feeling like"? " did you say something " Sonia asked. Emmanuel never knew he thought out loud. So he responded by saying "nothing ". "But what do u say about my proposal? ". " wait are you being serious about this your marriage thing ?".asked Sonia "yes of course ". Emmanuel responded. Chapter 6 - Rejected Sonia was still skeptical about the motives behind Emmanuel proposal, so she asked him "what do u want exactly ". Emmanuel surprised with her response, replied and said, "Just want us to get married but don''t expect me to love u because there is nothing like love in my dictionary " Sonia was angry with his statement and angrily replied him" why then do you want me to marry you? do you think I would marry someone I don''t love, no way, since there is nothing called love in your dictionary there is in mine" " OK is up to u" said Emmanuel " I have made my request ". "Please leave my house and never you come back" Sonia told Emmanuel . Emmanuel stood up and looked at her he smiled and responded " OK if that is how you want it suit yourself but if you change your mind, here is my card and home address ". So he quietly left. Sonia was still in shock of Emmanuel request and was now asking herself if she made herself so cheap that Emmanuel felt he can use marriage to trap her "no way" she said " to hell with him and his marriage proposal , who does he think he is". Emmanuel driving back to his house was thinking about all that happened at Sonia house and he couldn''t understand why Sonia rejected the marriage offer. "was it that she doesn''t like me or doesn''t find me attractive, but she gave me signs that shows that she is interested in me, how come she rejected the offer"? he was busy asking himself. " No no no I can''t be rejected, who does she think she is, it''s not like before when I heard nothing, now I have made money so what''s special about her accepting my marriage proposal ". " Alright I think I will get to the bottom of this and she will regret ever rejecting me, I know how to handle people like her that are claiming difficult to get" he laughed out loud after the thought. Chapter 7 - Tricks Early the next day as Sonia and Sandra were preparing to go to lunch, a delivery arrived, they were surprised because they never ordered for anything, so seeing the package got them thinking as to who might have sent it. So they hurriedly opened the package and behold it was snacks and soft drinks for Sonia. Sandra got curious and asked Sonia if she is seeing someone that she is not aware of as soon as Sonia wanted to respond another delivery entered this time it was flowers with some perfume. Sonia was still surprised her mind went back to Emmanuel, she said no that Emmanuel cannot be the person because she walked Emmanuel out of her house the other day ,and besides she remembered him telling her that he does not believe in love, and someone who doesn''t believe in love cannot do this. Sandra called Sonia of her thoughts and said " Soni you have not answered my question ". " oh that, I can''t tell who this gift came from, the only person I can remember was the guy I told you about the other time that showed up at my house ""Emmanuel? ". "Yes but the last encounter I had with him I don''t think he is the one. But anyways girl friend let''s enjoy ourselves ". " my plans are in progress let''s see what happens " Emmanuel thought to himself. " I know women cherish gift alot and I know she will soon oblige to marry me" Around 5pm that same day, Emmanuel sent pizza and some Ice cream to Sonia house through a delivery van. This tricks went on for a very long time that Sonia decided not to eat anything sent to her until the the person that have been sending it decides to make himself known. Sandra on the other hand was becoming envious of Sonia constant talk about surprise gift. She was already dreaming and asking God when her turn will be. Sometimes when Sonia is talking to her concerning the gift she behaves as if she didn''t hear her. After three months of the constant gifts to Sonia, Emmanuel decided to make himself known to Sonia. But even as he was giving those gift out he felt he was becoming attached to Sonia through those gift because there are days he will decide not to send those things to her his mind will not b at rest, he will be disturbed till he has sent them. On a very good Friday he sent his gift to Sonia and also asked her to meet him up at Kolade hotels by 4pm on a Sunday. That his room no is 254. Chapter 8 - Disappointed On that faithful Sunday evening Sonia was still not sure if she should honour the invitation or not but she was still curious as to who might have been sending those gift to her for the past three months. She decided to call her friend to seek her opinion on the matter " Babes how are u, what''s up? ". "nothing much " Sonia responded " I just want to seek your opinion on something ". "Go ahead "Sandra responded. Sonia told Sandra everything and how she is not sure if she should go or not. "oh girl I will advice you to go, because if u don''t u might end up regretting why you didn''t go". " thanks dear " Sonia said. Emmanuel got himself ready and headed to the hotel before 4:00pm. As soon as he got inside the room he decided to take a nap before Sonia arrive. He slept off when he finally woke up it was past 6:00pm and Sonia wasn''t there yet, so he decided to call the reception to see if maybe someone came looking for him. when he called he was informed that no one came looking for him. Emmanuel couldn''t believe it that Sonia didn''t honour his invitation. He decided to wait a little more thinking that maybe it''s traffic that was holding Sonia. Sonia after the call she made to her friend decided to get ready to go and see Emmanuel, after dressing up she started having double mind about going. finally she decided she wasn''t going "if he wants to see me he should come to my house since this mysterious admirer knows my house I can''t go to the hotel to look for someone I don''t know ". With that she removed her clothes and sat on her bed. Emmanuel waited for another one hour but she didn''t show up. He decided to go back home since she has disappointed him. Emmanuel the next day sent Sonia gift and attached a letter asking Sonia why she didn''t make it to the hotel on Sunday. He told her he was so much disappointed in her. Chapter 9 - mistaken Sonia not knowing how she can send her reply to this mysterious man that have been sending gifts to her decided to ignore the gift and message. After a week Sonia didn''t receive anything from the stranger that have been sending things to her, she felt maybe he has given up. On a faithful Tuesday evening around 6:00pm ,Sonia just came back from work and was about to go and shower when she heard a knock on the door. She was wondering who it is that followed her back from work and will not allow her rest. when she opened the door she met a handsome gentleman on the door, she looked at him and asked him if he is lost or looking for someone, " sorry to disturb you my name is Peter and I followed you all the way from your office down to this place " " so how may I help you"? asked Sonia " I saw you and I wanted to talk to you but because you were with your friend I couldn''t summon up the courage to meet you because I felt you would embarrass me". " maybe this is the secret admirer that have been sending those gifts to me". She thought to herself. " please come in and have a sit". Sonia told Peter " oh thank you very much" he responded. " please what can I offer you "? " don''t worry am ok". Peter responded. " I want to ask you out for a date with me on Friday " " OK I will be there ". Sonia responded still thinking he was the one that have been sending those gifts for her. Emmanuel was very busy all through the week that he forgot all about his plans of sending Sonia gift. when he realized it he ordered for a gift and sent it to Sonia Friday early morning. Before Peter left Sonia house that day, he collected her number, so that Friday he called her to know if there arrangements still stands but the first thing she said was "thank you for the gift" Peter was surprised and couldn''t respond. Chapter 10 - Clarification " what do u mean by the gift"? Peter asked "are u not the one that have been sending those gifts to me"? Sonia responded "no I have not sent any gifts to you, do u want me to be sending gifts to you"? Peter said " no it''s not like that " Sonia answered . "so what time should I come and pick u up "? asked Peter "let''s say around 5:00pm." responded Sonia, "OK till then". Emmanuel got ready and went to Sonia house but as soon as he got there, Sonia was about leaving with Peter. So when he knocked on the door Peter opened the door. Emmanuel was surprised and asked who he was. "am Soni boyfriend " "Sonia boyfriend? I don''t understand " Emmanuel said. " Emmanuel what are you doing here, I thought I asked you out of my life for good, so why are you back again "? Sonia questioned " oh I see" responded Emmanuel "I thought you liked my gift and would want to know who have been sending them" "Soni what gift is he talking about "? Peter asked Sonia. " so it''s you all along, I thought you said you don''t believe in love how come you started sending those gifts to me "? Sonia asked. Emmanuel thought about what he was going to say and responded by saying "I changed because of you because I have fallen in love with you? " . " in love with me"? Sonia asked surprised. Peter got irritated with what was going on and asked Sonia " what is going on here"? Sonia looked at him and said " sorry I think we should cancel the date" Peter shocked with her response and said " is this because of him"? Emmanuel turned his face and smiled to himself, when he turned he regained his composure. Peter angrily left the house . " why didn''t you show up last Sunday "? Emmanuel asked Sonia. "I wasnt certain and I was confused about whom must have been sending those gifts to me " Sonia responded . " ok now you know I have been the one sending those gifts and I have told you how I feel, "So what is your response concerning my request "? " I will have to think about it " Sonia responded. Emmanuel was a bit disappointed because he was expecting an immediate answer. " OK am giving you one week to think about it ". " I believe you still have my contact so call me ". Chapter 11 - jealousy Sonia stayed for a whole week and didn''t call Emmanuel because she felt she is not sure how Emmanuel feels about her. She decided to get him Jealous and ask Peter on a date to make up for the last time and also to know Emmanuel reaction. She called Peter on the first ring he picked " Hello" claiming he doesn''t know who is speaking because he is still angry about the humiliation "please who is speaking " surprised Sonia responded "Peter is it because of what happened the other day at my house am sorry please " OK " is me Sonia". Emmanuel has been waiting for Sonai call but it was not coming fort and he feels maybe Sonia doesn''t feel anything for him because if she does she would have called him. " I know she is waiting for me to beg her but I won''t do that let her be the one to call". Emmanuel thought to himself but he couldn''t concentrate on what he was doing so he left what he was doing and went out for a ride. Sonia asked Peter out on a date when they went for the the date they were enjoying their self and drinking all of a sudden arrived Emmanuel who was surprised to see them Peter was the first to see a Emmanuel so all of a sudden he now started touching Sonia all over her body just to get Emmanuel jealous along the line sonia was not feeling comfortable because she felt that how can this Peter be touching her that is not part of her plans and she doesn''t want to encourage him she turned around to see those that we are paying attention to them and her eyes met with that of a Emmanual she was shocked at first but she decided to play along with Peter so that she can get Emmanuel jealous. Emmanuel was on his way out when he decided to go and drink to cool off, he never knew that it was in the same spot he was going to meet Sonia. As soon as he spotted Sonia and Peter he was very angry adding to the fact that Peter was touching Sonia anyhow, so he decided to leave the fast food immediately. "all women are the same, I was busy waiting for her and she was busy with another guy" he continued talking to himself while driving " why do I even feel jealous she has not acceptted to marry ". he was trying to console himself but he couldn''t because his mind keeps going back to the scene he saw at the bar. Chapter 12 - falling into his own trap Emmanuel could not contain his anger any more he was mad at himself for having started developing feelings for Sonia, his plans was to make Sonia fall in love with him and marry him but at the end his trap caught him because he has made a promise to himself not to fall in love again and here he is always thinking about Sonia and already developing feelings for her. He doesn''t know what to do because he feels that what Sonia did was a slap on his face. He decided to forget all about Sonia and move on. After Emmanuel left Sonia returned back to her senses and pushes Peter away from herself "stop this is not part of the arrangement " Peter forming innocence asked her " I thought you were enjoying it" Sonia not wanting to offend Peter said " I was carried away but I don''t want this romance things not now" " OK if u say so". After hanging out for a while, Peter drove Sonia back to her house and left, on his way back home he started reflecting on what happened earlier on at the fast food " does she think am a fool, that I didn''t notice that the only reason she oblige to my touching her was because she wanted to make Emmanuel jealous, alright if that is what she wants no problem, two can play the game ". He continued thinking of what next to do. As soon as Sonia stepped into her house she bolted the door and fell on top her cushion, feeling tired and exhausted. she wanted to sleep but the days event would not allow her sleep she was feeling happy and at the same time sad because she didn''t know she was going to run into Emmanuel so soon and Peter worsened the case by being too romantic but she wanted to push him away because she felt disgusted but for the fact that Emmanuel was present and the fact that she wants to get him jealous, she had to play along. She was hoping that Emmanuel will come and confront them but he just left, she felt disappointed and at the same time relieved. After two weeks that incident happened, she didn''t hear from Emmanuel she started becoming bothered on why he has not come to confront her on what happened or even the gift he normally sends nothing. She decided to call him remembering he gave her his card the day he proposed marriage to her though she doesn''t remember where she kept the card because she was angry that day. She searched the whole house and finally she saw it in her kitchen cabinet. when she saw the card she became skeptical about what to say to Emmanuel when she calls him. Chapter 13 - The schemer Sonia finally made up her mind to call. when she called, it rang severally but the person at end of the receiver did not pick. she continued calling but to no avail. it continued for two weeks but no response from the receiver side. Sonia decided there and then to visit Emmanuel because his office address is written on the card he gave her. Emmanuel saw Sonia calls but refused to pick because he was still angry with her. " excuse me sir, someone is here to see you by the name Sonia". Emmanuel secretary told him. " I don''t know any Sonia as you can see am a very busy person you may go" responded Emmanuel Sarcastically " OK sir". The secretary excused herself and went back to the reception area where she met Sonia waiting " sorry MA my boss said he doesn''t know you". "what!!!! is that what he said " asked Sonia looking surprised " yes ma". "Go back and tell him that I insist on seeing him" " sorry MA my boss is in a meeting and wouldn''t want to be disturbed ". " I will wait for him here" "no ma is not allowed you can wait for him outside the office building ". Sonia angrily left the office back to her office because it was during lunch she went to visit Emmanuel hoping that he wouldn''t be busy. Sonia couldn''t contain the anger she was feeling for being humiliated by Emmanuel. As soon as she got to her office she decided to distract or reduce her anger by working but she ended up messing her work up. Her friend Sandra came to check up on her and saw the mood she was in. " Soni baby what''s with the face" "nothing " replied Sonia " you can''t say is nothing your mood isn''t good at all " Sonia burst into tears " tell me what is going on" Sandra feeling concerned for her friend asked " you can''t believe what I have been through these past weeks ". She decided to tell friend everything that has happened. "but why did you decide to play such games with Emmanuel " Sandra asked her " I wanted to confirm his feelings for me". " but that is so childish you shouldn''t have done that, ok give me his no so I can call him on your behalf ". " thanks very much this is the number". She gave the complimentary card to Sandra so she could take the number. As soon as Sandra left Sonia office she began to scheme of how to get Emmanuel to fall for her. She thought of paying him a visit but later decided against that. She finally optioned to call him up........ " hello is this Mr Emmanuel ". Chapter 14 - The schemer 2 "hello Emmanuel speaking who is this? ". Sandra was excited so she composed herself and replied " My name is Sandra " "so how may I help u"? Emmanuel asked. " Am Sonia friend , she told me what happened between the two of you", "so how does that concern you? " Sandra didn''t expect this response so she decided to continue "I just wanted to warn you about her she is only trying to use you, I know you already know about Peter, Sonia is madly in love with Peter " " is that why you called no need because am no longer interested in her have a nice day " he ended the call without even waiting for Sandra response. Sandra felt angry because that''s not the reason she called, she had wanted to get Emmanuel attention towards her and now she was not given the chance she decided to call back but there was no response the fourth attempt didn''t even connect that means Emmanuel have turned off his phone. Sandra decided to check on Sonia the next day but when she saw her, her mood have not improved she decided to tell her about her call to Emmanuel " hello girlfriend I tried calling your Emmanuel but he did not pick but don''t worry I will keep trying " said Sandra "thanks very much" Sonia said. "welcome honey don''t think about it much everything will fall in place ". After Emmanuel dropped the call he didn''t know why his mind is not accepting that Sonia is in love with Peter even though he told Sandra he was not interested in Sonia anymore, but he knew he was deceiving himself because his heart is saying something else. He decided to call to invite Sonia to his house and ask her for the last time what her response is concerning his proposal if she finally agree, he would make her pay for trying to deceive him but if she doesn''t, he would let her be. Peter on the other hand was planning to propose to Sonia because he felt that was what every woman wants. He decided to shower her with gifts before he can propose marriage to her. Sonia started receiving gifts and her trouble mind settled because she felt Emmanuel was trying to make up for everything. She was so happy that she called Sandra to her office to gist her about the latest development. when Sandra came in she was surprised with what she saw on Sonia table she ten asked her " Soni who is behind this do you have another suitor that I didn''t know about "? "Sonia smiled and told her that the gifts are from Emmanuel " Emmanuel it cant be after everything I told Him" Sonia surprised asked" what did you tell him I thought you said he didn''t pick the call" "no that is not what I meant it was a sleep of tongue I was very happy that I didn''t know when I started talking rubbish" " OK so how do you see it, the gifts have been coming for two days now maybe I should call him, what do you think " Sandra was not happy with the turn of events she had hoped Emmanuel will lose interest and after he has gotten over the break up she will make her move. "don''t call him let it not look as if you are forcing yourself on him". Chapter 15 - surprised package As soon as Sandra left, Sonia continued with her work but her mind was not at peace she wanted Emmanuel to know she appreciates his kind gestures so she thought of calling Emmanuel again so she picked her phone and gave him a call. As soon as it rang Emmanuel answered the call Sonia felt so happy that she quickly said " thanks very much for everything I love u, you can never imagine what you mean to me sorry for the stunt I pulled the other time I was only trying to make you jealous ". Emmanuel was just nodding when Sonia was saying those things as if Sonia was there to see him nod, he was just thinking "you succeeded in making me jealous but u will pay for it. who do you want to decisive me impossible I have always said all women are the same look at the kind of lies she is cooking up after her friend told me about how she loves Peter anyway I will play along". He was still in thought when he heard Sonia voice on the phone saying " hello hello hello" " sorry I was a bit distracted I will forward the address of my house to you so you could come I want us to discuss something " "OK I will be there just give me an hour thirty minutes ", he ended the call and quickly went out to buy something before Sonia arrive. Sonia drove from the office to her house and had a quick shower and a change of clothes because she wanted to impress Emmanuel after that, she drove off with her car to Emmanuel house using the address he gave her as soon as she got there, she was surprised at what she saw. Emmanuel went to get an engagement ring for Sonia it''s not quite long he came back when he heard the sound of a car and he quickly guessed it was Sonia car so he quickly opened the door and knelt down in front of his house with the ring on his palm and his hand out stretched. " will you marry me"? He could see the excitement and surprise on Sonia face but he was skeptical if it was real or she was putting on an act. "oh Emmanuel I will marry you" Emmanuel got up and put the ring on her ring finger and hugged her as he was hugging her his mind was still in doubt if what he was doing was actually right or wrong. " lets go inside" he told her welcome to my paradise still looking at Sonia. Sonia was over joyed because she thought Emmanuel have changed his mind about marrying her she never knew he was still interested. " wow your house is so beautiful, it is actually a paradise, thanks for this". pointing at the ring on her finger. Chapter 16 - Caught Emmanuel still hatching his plans said " you are welcome, I will leave all the wedding plans to you just contact me if you need money, you know am a busy person ". " But when do I get to meet your parents "? Sonia asked him, Emmanuel was not expecting that so he quickly told her "my parents are in London so they wouldn''t be opportuned to come for the wedding " "OK but when are you going to see my parents " Sonia asked him "that is why I said you should make the preparations when you fix the date for me to meet your parents tell me two days to the day so I could get myself ready". " OK " she replied. Sonia wasn''t happy with the response she was getting from Emmanuel he is sounding as if am the one pushing him into this marriage she thought to herself. Not willing to offend Emmanuel she decided to corporate with everything Emmanuel said after all she can always get help from Sandra so she thought. That day Emmanuel and Sonia spent some time together though Emmanuel was acting up but Sonia choose to ignore him and enjoy the moment with him. Peter got into his car and drove down to Sonia apartment when he got there, he didn''t meet anyone at home. He was wondering where Sonia went because he is sure is past their closing hour at the office. He decided to call her but the phone rang and there was no response from her. He waited a while but no sign of Sonia so he drove back home. Sonia was in the kitchen cooking for Emmanuel when she noticed her phone ring on getting to where her phone was she saw who was calling and became skeptical about picking the call because she doesn''t want anything that will bring problems between she and Emmanuel so she put her phone on silent and went back to what she was cooking. Peter got to his house and continued calling Sonia but there was no response from her so he decided to send her a text. " SONI BABY HOW ARE YOU I HAVE BEEN CALLING BUT YOU ARE NOT PICKING YOUR CALLS HOPE YOU RECEIVED THE GIFTS I HAVE BEEN SENDING TO YOU. I LOVE YOU ". Sonia went to use the rest room when Emmanuel noticed that Sonia phone light was coming on and off he decided to check what it was that was causing the problem when he saw the name Peter he became curious and he quickly opened her phone and he saw the missed calls and read the text message Peter sent. Chapter 17 - break up After Emmanuel read the text message on Sonia phone he quickly deleted the message and kept back Sonia phone pretending as if nothing happened he decided he wasn''t going to ask her about it for now and he is going to watch how things unfold. Sonia came back went straight to her house after she left Emmanuel place, and she decided to call Peter back after she saw his missed calls on her phone. As soon as she called, she waited for a while before Peter picked the call "hello Soni baby how are you, I have been trying to call you but it''s like you are busy because you didn''t pick, I even sent you a text but you didn''t reply" " so sorry about that I was busy with something so what''s up and you said you sent me a text I didn''t receive the text" " how come I sent it and it delivered " asked Peter " I didn''t get your text" Sonia replied. " OK how do you like my gifts "? " what gifts are you talking about I didn''t receive anything " " are you saying you didn''t receive any gifts last week like" he started mentioning what he had sent to her. That was when Sonia realized that the gifts she thought Emmanuel sent was actually sent to her by Peter " oh that I didn''t know it came from you they wrote Annonymous so I thought it came from someone I know " " Emmanuel right? you thought it came from him"? " yes" Sonia replied " tell me do you have any feelings for me"? Peter asked her " am sorry if I have been leading you on but I don''t think this relationship will work out between the both of us " Sonia answered . "why? did I do anything wrong "? Peter asked " no am in love with another ". " I know you are because I saw the way you behaved when you saw him at the eatery " " you saw him that day"? Sonia asked because she didn''t know he would recognize him talk more of understanding her reaction that day. " yeah I saw him but let me ask you? are you sure of him? I mean are you sure he loves you "? " yes very sure" "OK take care of yourself but am here whenever you need me" " bye". As soon as Sonia ended the call she felt relieved that she was able to settle things amicable with Peter but her mind still went back to what Peter had said about sending her a text and she is wondering how come she didn''t receive the text and another thing is she is thankful she didn''t ask Emmanuel about the gift she received, she tried to recall how she spoke to Emmanuel that day she called him and remembered she only said thank you for everything but didn''t mention what it was. " at least Peter chapter in my life is closed and ended for good, I have a wedding to prepare for" she thought happily. Chapter 18 - the plan Sandra has been planning on how to get Emmanuel so she decided to trick Emmanuel to come to her house so she could seduce him, so she decided on calling him " hello is me Sandra Sonia friend " " oh Sandra how are you, hope all is well this one you are calling me " " yeah all is well and all is not well my friend Sandra has been running temperature since morning and have been calling out for you, I don''t know what to do" " is that so take her to the hospital I will be right there" Emmanuel said while clearing his table to rush off to see Sonia " she is in my house and she asked me to call you" Sandra said " OK I will be right there but wait I don''t have your house address " " I will forward it to you right away " " ok". As soon as Sandra dropped the call she quickly arranged her apartment and settled herself on the bed waiting for Emmanuel. Emmanuel was about to enter his car when he saw Sandra text, so he quickly entered the car and drove off on his way he passed by a car that looks like Sonia car, he whined down and behold it was Sonia. He was shocked" but I thought her friend said she was terribly sick how come she can drive by herself and she is also out buying something and she doesn''t even look sick" he thought. So he decided to wait and see what game Sonia is playing. After Sonia finished buying she drove off and Emmanuel decided to trail her to find out what game she and her friend is playing. He continued trailing her till he saw her enter her house not even Sandra house. He began asking himself what is going on. So he decided to call Sonia to find out from her where she is and see if she will say the truth. Sonia was searching for channels on her TV because there is this particular program she loves watching that was why she quickly bought those items and didn''t waste time at d groceries store because she doesn''t want to miss her program when she heard her phone ringing, she quickly looked at the caller and saw it was from Emmanuel so she picked the call immediately and said " hello Honey good afternoon " " afternoon dear how are you? " " am fine and you "? " am fine so tell me where are you "? "am at home I just came back from the grocery store so am trying to catch up on my favorite TV program?" " OK have you eaten " " no not yet" " OK just checking up on u take care of yourself bye". Sandra waited for Emmanuel and didn''t see him, she started wondering what could have gone wrong. She started calling Emmanuel number but there was no response from him, he didn''t pick her calls. "what is happening, he is supposed to be here by now how come he has not come and he is not even picking his call " Sandra thought. " Sandra heard her phone ring she felt it was Emmanuel, she didn''t bother looking at the caller when she picked and behold it was Sonia calling not Emmanuel, she felt disappointed. Chapter 19 - Preparing for wedding "hello girlfriend guess what? he proposed to me again and I accepted and right now I have a wedding to plan" Sonia feeling so excited told her friend. " wow that''s great news, so what are u going to do about Peter " "am talking about Emmanuel and u are talking about Peter my dear I have spoken to Peter and I have told him how I feel about Emmanuel and he understands " " but why did you even rush to say yes you were too fast". Sandra said. "my dear leave that thing I know what I want and Emmanuel is my choice ", " OK if you say so". "So are you coming to help me or should we meet at the office to discuss my wedding preparations "? "we would meet at the office am busy right now ". A soon as Sandra dropped the call she felt like smashing the phone because she was not expecting this. Emmanuel still confused about Sandra call and lies and couldn''t place his hand on anything that could have brought about such lies, he started thinking if what Sandra told him about Sonia was actually true. So he decided maybe he should go to the address Sandra sent him and see her, to find out what she was up to. Sonia called her parents up to inform them about her marriage. She dialed her mum no but the person that picked up was her father "hello mum how are u? I really miss you and dad" "hello baby girl is not your mum is me, your mum is in the kitchen and I happen to be around when her phone rang and I saw you were the one I decided to pick the call" " oh dad I miss you so very much hope you all are OK"? " yes we are darling and you "? " am fine too dad", " OK just hang on let me give your mum the phone because I know this one you called by this time you must want to tell your mum something, so how is work hope is not too tedious "? "no dad it''s not, work is going on well". Sonia dad got to the kitchen and handed the phone to the wife " your daughter is on the line and wants to speak with you " " oh my baby how are you "? "mummy am fine I really really miss you and dad" " I know dear, how is work and hope you have been eating right? " "ah ah mummy am no longer a kid, yes I am". "mummy I have something important I want to tell you " " what is it dear am listening hope all is well with you and you are not into any kind of trouble "? "no mum why would you think that". " nothing just showing concern ". "OK mum I called to inform you that someone is coming to see you and dad and I just want to know when it will be convenient for him to come " " did I hear you say him, who is this him that wants to come and see your dad and i" " his name is Emmanuel and he wants to marry me " " wow this is great news my daughter when is he coming, tell him any day he chooses is OK by us and I know your dad will agree " "OK mum you are the best we will be there come next weekend" " OK my daughter but remember marriage is not something you rush into, are you convince that when you wake up next 10years in your sleep, you will be happy you married this kind of man" " yes mum am sure of what I want " " OK my dear it is your decision to make if you gave already made up your mind who are we to object, OK bring him next weekend for us to see him". Chapter 20 - Devastated Emmanuel on his way to see Sandra met an old school mate whom he lost his contact and couldn''t contact, when he saw him on his way to Sandra place he forgot all about going to see Sandra and quickly stopped his car to greet his friend and after that he took his friend to his house. After Sonia spoke with her parents she called Emmanuel and told him what her parents said. So Emmanuel told her the day he will chanced, so they agreed to go on d agreed date. On the agreed date Emmanuel went and met with Sonia parents and the wedding date was fixed. As soon as they came back from meeting Sonia parents, Emmanuel attitude changed, he stopped picking Sonia call, even when Sonia tried going to his house ,he is not always available, she went to his office and she was told he is on vacation. Sonia became bothered and decided to call her friend Sandra to share what she is going through with her. When Sandra came to Sonia house she narrated everything to her. Sandra was so over joyed with what she was hearing that she didn''t know when she said " wonderful". "what do you mean by wonderful?are you happy that things are not going on well with me"? "oh no Soni you misunderstood me that is not what I meant what I was trying to say is thank God it happened now not after wedding, at least he has shown you he doesn''t care or love you". Sonia replied and said "I don''t think so, maybe there was an emergency remember he said his parents are not in the country, maybe he traveled out to visit them and didn''t have the chance to call" Sandra replied . "my friend if that was the case he would have still called you from that place". Sonia after thinking of what Sandra said was devastated and started crying "if he knew he wasn''t interested, why did he raise my hopes giving me false hopes and to the extent of going to see my parents , what will I tell them when they ask of him " she continued crying Sandra tried consoling her even though she was extremely happy and already hatching a plan. she said to herself plan A failed but plan B must succeed. Sandra took excuse at her working place two weeks after she went to Sonia place, she decided that she must achieve her plan that day. So she went to Emmanuel office around 9.00am and waited for him outside the office building till 4.30pm when Emmanuel finally closed for the day. As soon as she saw Emmanuel driving out, she followed him, along the way Emmanuel noticed that a car has been trailing him so he decided to confirm his suspicion by diverting to a sharp corner as soon as he did, the same car diverted and continued following him. Sandra was surprised to see that Emmanuel has stopped his car. she stopped the driver too and stepped out of the car as soon as she came out Emmanuel was already walking towards her car then he Asked "Excuse me I noticed you have been trailing my me, what can I do for you? " Chapter 21 - That is what you wanted " I presume you don''t remember me am Sandra ,Sonia friend". Emmanuel was still at a loss why she was following him so he asked " is that why you were trailing me? did Sandra send you? " Sandra seeing that she is in a tight spot because she didn''t expect Emmanuel to start interrogating her quickly replied and said " no I just knew you were around and didn''t travel and I have been looking for a way for us to talk but it has not been fort coming " " am here now what is it? " Emmanuel asked her. " I just wanted to know why you left my friend after going for introduction at her parents house and also you never bothered calling or contacting her " Emmanuel responded and said " I thought that is what you wanted because I can still remember the discussion we had the other time". Sandra responded "that is true but I thought you would not listen to me after Sonia told me about the wedding preparations ". " let''s just say I later realized you were right so I decided to stay away". Sandra was so over joyed when she heard what Emmanuel said that she couldn''t hold herself back and instantly went and hugged Emmanuel. Emmanuel didn''t see that coming so he was surprised. Sonia was on her way going home when she decided to go check on Emmanuel again at his house, on her way going she spotted a car that looks like Emmanuel car to confirm her suspicion she decided to drive closer , when she went closer she saw him standing with a lady but couldn''t make out the ladies face, so she decided to go confront Emmanuel with whoever he was shamelessly chatting with. she got there, she was shocked to see her friend Sandra as soon as she opened her mouth to speak Emmanuel just entered his car and drove off. She kept on starring at the fading light of Emmanuel car till she could not see him again. she then turned to her friend and said " Do u mind telling me what is going on here and why you were hugging and chatting with Emmanuel in the middle of the road? ". Chapter 22 - The confrontation Sandra was shocked to see Sonia that she didn''t know what to say so she began to stammer "I I I was on my way home when when when I saw Emmanuel so I decided to ask him why he has not been in contact with you" " is that all?" Sonia asked Sandra "yes" she responded. "But I thought I saw you hugging Emmanuel and Smiling " Sonia asked Sandra " Erm Erm I think I was over joyed to see him because atleast I can be able to report his whereabouts to you". After much thought, Sandra said to Sonia "let''s go to your house so I can give you the details of my discussion with Emmanuel " "no need because am going to confront him myself" Sonia responded "but do u think he will talk to you because based on what he told me, he said u are a cheat that was why he decided to stay away from u". "me a cheat? but how? I dont understand " Sonia asked. " that is the reason why you are not even supposed to meet him because I know his type I think he is having a cold feet towards this marriage and instead of him to say so he is looking for an excuse " Sandra replied. Emmanuel drove down to his friends house because he felt Sonia might come looking for him at home and for now he doesn''t have an answer for why he did what he did. On getting to his friends place the door was locked because there was nobody at home so he decided to call his friend and ask where he is "hello Collins where are you? am in front of your house but your door is locked " " Emma you didn''t tell me you were coming I went down to the grocery store to get something I will be there in the next 15mins" " "OK get some food if u don''t have any at home because I will be spending the night at your place " "OK ". Collins replied and ended the call. Emmanuel decided to sit inside d car and wait for Collins arrival. "no matter what he said to u I will go and meet with him to clear up this misunderstanding because I don''t understand this after all this marriage proposal, he came up with it not me so why is he behaving as if am forcing him " " OK if u insist don''t say I didn''t warn you , Take care I will call u later to know how it went " "OK " Sonia said and entered her car and drove off . Sandra was scared because she doesn''t know if Emmanuel went home and what he is going to tell Sonia when she confront him.