A BLAST FROM THE PAST.
Destiny Omerenma@destinyomerenma869330
11 months ago
She thought he was gone for good...
No matter how people move on, there is always someone that is never forgettable, and no matter how they claim they have moved on, they are always left wallowing in thoughts whenever they get a glimpse or a memory about the person they claim to have forgotten. Jane chukwuma, a very young, beautiful and outstanding lady, a phenomenal writer, has become the talk of the town because of her books that are touching the life of so many people, especially women, she has just released her very recent book “the independent woman” which is becoming a huge success in the large market, just a month after the book launch, the book has sold over fifty thousand copies, she was invited to different interviews, because of the massive sale of the book, she was asked a lot of questions about how it felt to be an independent woman, in which she replied. “ it feels great, knowing that you are very powerful in the society at large, by being able to depend on just yourself alone and not wanting a man to do everything for you, or needing his love to feel strong or wanted.” And it was indeed evident that, Jane was independent, so she basically practiced what she wrote, she’ll always tell her best friend, Kate. That being independent makes one focus in life, but she’ll never tell anyone how lonely it was for her at the top.
After a month of releasing her new book she was invited to do a public speaking in a very big event, and also talk more about her book, the event went well as she gave one of the best speech on stage, just as she got down from the stage, and was going to join Kate at their table, a voice called her name. For a slight second Jane freezed, she prayed that her instinct was going to be wrong and it wasn’t who she thought it is. But her instinct wasn’t wrong, it was Mike.
Five years ago, after Jane and Kate graduated from the university, Jane had a lover, his name was Mike, he was one of the best things that ever happened in her life, they met each other in school, they both became inseparable since then, their love grew so strong and unbreakable but one day something happened. Mike parents had told him he’ll have to study his masters abroad so as to acquire a good living and a job, and thus was going to leave Jane behind, it was a heart-breaking moment for the both of them, but they had no choice. Mike promised to keep in touch with her till he was done and then would come back for her.
After months of Mike being abroad, they both lost communication, how or why it happened, was unknown to Jane, she felt so heart-broken, and that was the last time she ever heard from him. Until now.
Jane was critically shocked to her bone marrow, she just stood there stiff like she had seen a ghost, she never believed she’ll ever be shocked by someone again after so many years of her journey of being a hardworking and independent lady, she couldn’t stand for much long before she ran off to the rest room, trying to recover from the shock she had just seen. Kate was surprised but stood her ground to face Mike, she was very furious and almost pounced on him, but she remembered she was in an important event, Mike tried explaining himself but Kate didn’t let him, after much persuasion, Kate couldn’t handle it any longer she walked away and went in search for her friend in the restroom. When she got there she was surprised, she had just found her friend crying, something she hasn’t done in ages, at this point Kate knew it was going to be a disaster.
Jane got home feeling so shattered, the one person who knew how to coordinate herself was in a state of restlessness, her friend tried talking her out of her thinking, all to no avail, the whole week was a messy and sad one for Jane, she didn’t go out, she stayed in her room all day long, she lost the energy to do anything. But why ?, she had forgotten him long ago and all of a sudden he’s back to her life again, was he using her to catch fun, or was he back to destroy the career she had been building for years, she thought he was gone for good and even if he wasn’t, why couldn’t she take off her mind from a mere sight of him. Kate had convinced her to get back on her feet and forget everything about Mike, she told her not to ever take a chance of letting him into her life again, because that would mean she was throwing away the career she had fought so hard to build after all these years. Not like those words Kate had said solved any of the issue Jane was facing but she had to start going about her business again, she couldn’t just sit at home all day feeling sad about her ex lover.
Jane had finished in the office and was heading home when she saw a male figure standing by her car. “Hi.” The voice struck her like lightening. It was Mike, she couldn’t utter a word she just stood there trying to decipher if she should turn back or push him aside. “ let me explain Jane, am so sorry for everything I’ve made you pass through” he pleaded. She tried walking away but he held her hands, not that he held her tight that she wasn’t able to release herself, but she felt weak knowing that she was still in love with this man and was still sensitive to his touches. She broke down in tears. “ how could you do this to me ?” she sobbed. He held her and hugged her tightly whispering to her am sorry. Am sorry.
Mike took her to a fancy eatery and explained everything to her, how he had being accused of stealing in the office and was sent into prison to serve for a year, and when he was out he had to gather himself together and recover all he had lost. Jane felt pity on him and realised that it wasn’t his fault after all, but the question was this, could this bring a damage to her career If she let him back into her life?
She got home and explained everything to Kate, who didn’t take it in pleasantly, she was pissed that her friend let him get into her head again. “ this could destroy the image of your new book, am sure you know that, what do you expect your fans to say? A role model who isn’t practicing what she preaches.” Kate said. Jane had never been so confused in her life like she was now, she had to choose between her career and a partner to spend the rest of her life with. But she was ready to give him a try again, Jane started seeing Mike again and soon it got on the news, Jane was everywhere on the headlines, her manager immediately called her and told her to stop every public relationship she was having, unless it was going to bring down the sale of her book, on the other hand Jane couldn’t afford to lose the sales and a milestone she was going to hit with this her book, she aimed for a million sale before the year ran out. She met Mike and told him that they should stop every public meeting and should just meet only in private for the mean time, Mike understood what her career meant to her and decided to give her time before he would propose to her. Months passed but it seems Jane wasn’t ready to give him full access to her life, Mike told her he would be going back abroad for some business that might take up to a year before he returns and he would love her to come with him, she told Kate and her manager who bluntly refused the idea, Mike had no choice but to leave, Jane was furious and sad at the same time, she wasn’t going to let Mike slip away from her hands again, she went back to her office and told her manager that she was going with Mike and didn’t care of the consequences, even Kate couldn’t talk her out of it, Jane was going to get her man, she ran home and packed up few clothes and ran straight to the airport, on reaching there she couldn’t find him, she called his line but it wasn’t reachable, but luck was on her side, she caught a glimpse of his boxes, and she immediately shouted his name so loudly that everyone’s attention was fixed on her, she ran straight to him. “am going with you.” She said. Mike was surprised, he didn’t know what could have changed her mind after he had persuaded her so much. Like their destiny was tied together he told her that he cancelled the trip and was ready to stay with her here, Jane kissed him passionately with tears flowing down her cheeks. Mike immediately proposed to her right there and she accepted, the crowed cheered them. Finally the missing piece in her life was found.
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