Sunday we went to church as usual. Came back from church; mom prepared a meal for us. We had a guest coming over or she had a guest coming. Dr. Eddy was 30 minutes late. That didn’t matter because he made it. When he arrived Roy and Hope raced to give him a warm Roy and Hope’s hug. They were so happy to see him. This past 30 minutes felt like 4 hours as they constantly asked if he has come yet. My brother and sister are not so fond of people but Eddy was an exception. He apologized for being late.

We could all see that he wasn’t happy. None of us was brave enough to ask him. Mom finally asked him. Apparently he had lost a patient today that was the reason why he couldn’t make it on time. He loves his patients and this broke his heart after every attempt to save him he failed. It doesn’t matter how good the doctor is when it’s time there’s nothing we could do. I remember when I young I blamed the doctor for not saving my twin brother Alex. With that said I started missing him instantly. I loved him a lot; he was my bestie. If he was here he would tell jokes just like how Roy does. Roy resembles Alex a lot. Looking at Roy just reminds me of him. Sometimes I would call him Alex instead of Roy.

Time pass by so quickly such that it was already my father’s wedding day. Christopher is supposed to come back a week after. I thought about him now and then. I yearned to hear his voice. The reason as to why I think about him was unknown. We were happy about the wedding. Mom told us if we love our father we would want to see him happy and Lerato was his happiness. We dressed up and went to the wedding venue. It was beautifully decorated. Everything was perfect. After the wedding I saw an unfamiliar car parked outside of the venue probably belonging to one of the guest.

Dad knows people who are affluent. He meets them from time to time. Simply because he represents most of them if not all of them. My mom is just a cleaner but she makes ends meet. The car was eye catching but I don’t know the model. I’m not a car person but know was that it was Mercedes Benz. I just left the venue because I started feeling uneasy. People were looking at me differently like I’m a celebrity with a scandal. Leaving the venue felt peaceful no people gossiping no screaming and shouting just me and some of people passing by.

Some of the people passing by were looking at me in an unusual way. I looked beautiful in the red dress and black heels; maybe that’s why they were so eager to look at me. The car then drove to me it nearly hit me. I wanted to shout but I wouldn’t want to cause a scene. I just went to the driver’s window and peeked in. Christopher was in that car. I mean he was supposed to come next week; why is he here. He got out of the car. He asked if I’m okay. Surprised as I was I couldn’t answer. I mean why wouldn’t I be okay. He softly asked me to get in the car. I refused.

There were people taking pictures of us. I didn’t know what that was about. I asked Christopher why there were people taking pictures of us. He said the very same reason why asked me to get in the car. I got inside. Then he drove off. I asked him where we were going. He said he don’t know where we should go. I said we should go home so he can explain to me exactly what was going on. He asked for directions. Nicole then called me. Christopher asked me not to answer the call it could be the journalists. I assured it was Nicole. Then I took the call.

The first thing Nicole did was to ask me if I’m okay. I told her I’m okay and that I’m with Christopher. She was relieved and asked me what to say to journalists who have been harassing her. I didn’t know what to tell her. I just told her I don’t know anything Christopher was about to brief me about what is going on. As it is I don’t know why the journalist were harassing her. She asked me to brief her after that. We arrived home.

I texted my mom telling her that I’m home she shouldn’t worry about me. She texted back saying she’s taking Roy and Hope out and they’ll be back late. Perfect this gave us enough time to talk. I offered Christopher water. We sat down silently without saying a word. I decided to break the silence. I then ordered that he tells what’s going on. He showed me an article on his phone about him and Angelica entitled “Childhood lovers break up”. I then asked him if broke up with Angelica and what does the break up have to do with me.

He asked me if I could read the article before asking questions. I read the article; it said that the reason for the brake up is unknown. Christopher decided to end the relationship in public after returning from South Africa. So this was the personal reasons he was talking about. So I was right he went there because of Angelica. He then showed another article this one had a picture of us on our first encounter. It was titled “Milkshake broke a famous relationship”. The third article was about that night when I was drunk. Apparently I kissed Christopher that day inside the elevator.

Now I was embarrassed. The article said I seduced Christopher Shelton in order to get a spot on the learnership programme. And as proof they had a picture of me handing over the envelope. That’s not the truth. I mean I applied just like everyone and I missed the interview anyway. I didn’t bother reading the rest of the article. I just asked him to leave. At this point I didn’t want to be with anyone especially him. He didn’t say a word he just left.