Nomatter found out about her boyfriend, Abraham, who wanted to marry her but was cheating. She became vulnerable to an older man. She knew he was married but still stayed in the relationship. She didn’t care anymore about being married but only wanted to feel a man’s love.

She met Kelvin in a clothing shop. He approached her while she was looking for her card to pay for her new denim jeans and summer tops. He insisted on paying for her. They introduced each other after he paid for her purchases. Kelvin was 45-years-old and Nomatter was 28. He looked older and even had grey hairs but he dressed in expensive suits. He was genuinely smart, that’s what Nomatter was attracted to, he was so intelligent.

They had lunches, dinners and sometimes sleep overs at her place. He would give her a lot of money and buy her expensive things. Nomatter hadn’t seen her family for five months after Abraham’s saga. She felt secured and at peace that someone loved her presence and also missed it.

One day after work Nomatter Kelvin chest nakedly touching his hair chest. She enjoyed being with him even if he didn’t spend the whole night with her. He quickly would leave before midnight and always told her that he would be at meetings till late. Today was different, he slept with Nomatter till morning.

“You and I are not really in a relationship,” Kelvin said.

“Don’t worry, I am your play thing,” she said, pulling the sheets and wrapping herself.

She went to shower. It took ten minutes and she wore a fleece gown when she was done. She found Kelvin getting dressed. She hated to see him go and enjoyed the fun but Kelvin would never leave his wife. It was OK with her because she didn’t want to be anyone’s wife.

“Aren’t you going to bath?” she asked.

“No, I have to go home,” he answered, zipping his trouser and tucking his shirt in.

Nomatter walked towards him and kissed him.

“What about food?” she asked with her hands on his neck.

“Baby, remember we are playing. I make you happy and you do the same,” he said, removing her hands.

“Fine,” she said annoyed.

He grabbed his tie and jacket and walked to the door. He looked back at her, Nomatter sat on the bed and threw her body on the bed.

“Will call you,” he said, walking out the door and closing it slowly.

She grabbed the pillow and covered her face. She checked the time, it was only after six. She smiled when she saw a picture of her and Abraham in her wardrobe by the wall. Her sister destroyed everything, fury and anger clouded her that she smacked the door harshly. She quickly tore it up and dropped the papers on the floor. All this time the picture hung on the wardrobe’s wall and she never saw it.

She dressed into her black formal trousers and white blouse. She grabbed her bag and went to the surgery. It wasn’t far from Abraham’s dentistry. She moved after she didn’t want to be close to him and to see him every day, it irritated her that she wanted to punish him and smack him.

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