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From the bathroom, I sat on my bed still in tears, I was so confused, just didn’t know the way forward. I needed a backup plan, do I confess? Will Ben forgive me? He left his girl friend for me and he is every girl’s dream. I changed my phone mode to silent, my mind was blank, and who do I open up to, my girl friends? I had so many unanswered questions.

I had to do something to stop me from going crazy, I decided to clean everywhere in my apartment, in no time I was done, in addition, I changed the living room setup by  rearranging the position of the furniture and some other things, it still didn’t look perfect. I finally gave up, sat on the floor and cried my eyes out. If crying could in anyway solve problems mine would have been solved that day.

I picked my phone and I saw 20 missed calls from Ben, he was the last person I wanted to talk to. I asked myself “what will be the worst thing he will do? Leave me; I wasn’t ready to let him go. Besides loving him deeply, he was a package: a perfect gentleman, great cook, romantic, God fearing and above all magical in bed. I finally made up my mind to tell him the truth but will only confess after a good night with him.

I returned his call and invited him over for dinner that evening; my apartment has a great view, I set the table on the balcony. I wanted the night to be perfect so I ordered food from a Chinese restaurant instead of cooking; Ben is a great cook and I’m no match when it comes to the Chef himself.

I picked the perfect dress which will even tempt a pope, I was on a mission to either convince or confuse Ben. Everything was ready; I received a call from Ben cancelling the dinner to attend to an emergency at the office.

I waited for hours, I really wanted to clear my conscience that evening, since I had his spare key I decided to go to his apartment and wait for him. It wasn’t locked so I entered. I freaked out, the lights were dim but you could still see two people making out. What goes around surely comes around, what I did to Jane had happened to me. I turned and an inner voice told me to switch on the light and check out the other lady.

I switched it on and lo and behold it was his brother, such a relief, I inhaled and exhaled at the same time and smiled from within. The lovebirds excused themselves and went inside, I sat in the living room for quiet sometime and Michael saw his visitor off. He sat by me and I asked him if he will tell Ben about our little affair. He smiled and said “Yes”, if only something had happened, so nothing happened between us that night

I felt as if I had won a lottery; I jumped up high and hugged him. I tormented myself all this time for nothing. Michael received a call; he excused himself and came back with a worried and confused look.  He looked at me and said Ben had been involved in a fatal motor accident enroute to the office. We had to go and identify his body, I asked him why his body, he looked straight at me in tears and words couldn’t come out. It didn’t make sense to me at all, I screamed out loud, I was shocked, I couldn’t feel my legs, I was shaking, I couldn’t cry. I sat on the floor and the only words that came out was “GOD WHY”.

By: Newlyn Dei-Tutu

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