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"I should take my leave"

"OK,bye,but come later soon"

"OK" I carry my bag and walk out of his house.

"I wonder where Josie would be" I tell myself.

*****

I knock at the door of my house but I get no response. I knock again and still no response which makes me annoyed as I carry a stone and use it to knock the door then Josie opens it.

"Josie why didn't you open it the first time I knocked?" I ask her walking inside the house as she closes the door and follows me then I drop my bag on the bed and lie on the bed.

"Where were you?" She asks me as I sit down on the bed looking at her.

"Where were you?" She asks me again looking angry.

"I was with Clemy, any problem with that?"

"Yes,why would you not tell me? Do you know how worried I was?" She pauses then goes to the kitchen connected to our parlor as she takes a cup and a jug full of water,she pours a little water from the jug to the cup and drops the jug as she drinks the water in the cup and drops the cup.

She comes inside the room then continues.

"I went everywhere to look for you but I did not see you,what were you doing?,you were just having a date with Clement"she says the last eight words calmly.

"KEEP SHUT!"I shout quickly "I am not in love with Clemy did you hear that and we are not getting married.

"You're the one who always told me not to ever keep anything from you and I don't care if you love Clement,i have my own boyfriend,Kelvin,but,all I'm angry at is you did not tell me that you're going to meet Clement "

"KEEP QUIET!,do not say a word" I did not know when a lot of rage of anger fell into me as I stand up then continue.

"Do you think I love Clemy?" I ask her as she nods her head.

"Clement is a friend to me" I tell her already Calming down.

"OK I'm sorry,forgive me" Josie pleads holding her two ears with her thumb and index finger.

"I forgive you,but I want you to know something" I look at my shoe then look back at her.

"What?" She asks as she sits on the bed and I sit close to her.

"Kelvin is never coming to you" I tell her as she stands up.

"Why did you say that?" She looks at me annoyed.

"Because he does not know you,he does not even know if you exist."

"HEY,ARE YOU CRAZY!" Josie shouts at me as I stand up already afraid.

"What happened?" I ask her as she looks at me like she was disgusted.

"Kelvin is coming to meet me and there's nothing you can do" she pause like she wants to cry and like she's thinking of what to say.

"When you went to meet to meet Clement, you had a date with him"

"KEEP SHUT!" I shout with a lot of anger in me,I did not know when my right hand rose up and landed on her left cheek before I came to my senses.

"You you slapped me" she tells me reminding me that I slapped her.

"Josie,I did not mean to slap you, I was not going to slap you,I did not know when I slapped you,I am so sorry"

I touch her but she removes my hand.

"You slapped me,OK" she lies on the bed then closes her eyes.

"I am sorry,please forgive me" I plead with her still crying.

"You better come sleep" she tells me which makes me annoyed, I'm pleading with her and that's making her feel mighty.

"I'm not feeling sleepy and it's just four p:m I do not feel sleepy.

I carry my bag and walk out of the house but before I could walk further.

"Where are you going?" Josie's voice stops me.

"For a stroll" I walk away still annoyed.

******

Josie p.o.v

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"Was I too harsh on her?" I ask myself in my mind trying to identify my mistake.

But why would she say such a thing that Kelvin would never come to me,oh my gosh,she annoys me. Kelvin is my life,my heart and he loves me which I'm one hundred percent sure of that.

I stand up from the bed and check the time in the wall clock. it's been ten minutes she went for a stroll and she's not back.

I know she likes Clement, she is just lying to me,I can not forgive her for what she did to me,she said Kelvin will never fall in love with me,lier.

I look at the door and see her come in as she drops her bag on the bed then lie on the bed.

I go to the parlor and turn on the TV expecting her to come and apologize to me but she does not come out and just close her eyes.

I look at her and become more annoyed at why she did not even come to apologise as I go inside the room to meet her.

"Babe" I call her as she opens her eyes to look at me.

"What?" She sits on the bed"why did you call me?" She asks me which makes me annoyed.

"You can't even come to apologise for slapping me" I tell her already feeling stupid.

"I apologized to you and you rejected which makes me angry and so I am not apologizing to you again for this matter,get it so leave me alone I would like to sleep"

I become more annoyed and sit on the bed as she lie on the bed.

"I am annoyed with you and I will never forgive you in my life"

I stand up from the bed and walk a few steps then stop.

"I love Kelvin and he loves me to,we are getting married soon" I walk out of the room to the parlor as I sit on the couch watching an American show.

******

"I feel so sleepy" I look into the room and see Babe already asleep.

I yawn and check the time on the wall clock in the parlor.

I stand up, What? The time is 11:41 pm and I am still awake,I should go and sleep.

I go inside the room and see Babe still asleep.

She thinks Kelvin doesn't like me she even said he doesn't know me,I would show her.

I walk out of the room then yawn again with water in my eyes.

Maybe tomorrow, I go back to the room and lie on the bed as I close my eyes.