AFTER

CHAPTER ELEVEN:

After

Recap/ hi, I am boma hart, there are a few things you know or maybe forget, after a lovely dinner date with Brandon, Scott called me the following morning and dragged me out of bed to the music fest, the same music fest that changed our lives years past.

(Still at the music fest)

Scott and I danced just like old times, he did his moonwalked and swiftly made his way to me, I couldn't stop laughing and wandered off to the food stand.

"Can I get two hot dogs please?". I sis to the man, inside the food stand. Scotts walks up to me and sneaks past a plate of hot dogs over to himself.

"Thank you, my love?" 

Within a split second, he devours them and ordered a bottle of,  smoking cold beer. 

"Scott?" I called

"Yes" he turns to me

"Do you still drink alcohol, because I know how much I pushed you to stop"? I inquired and met him smiling.

He opens the beer, eyes linked to mine, and without giving me any answers, gulped it down, later added his words to me.

"Now do you have your answer? Because the day we broke up, I had no one with me but a cold bottle of beer". 

Seeing Scott in such a way, made me think to myself, did our break-up affect him, or he's just saying this just to buy my sympathy.

"It's okay Scott, let's just enjoy the fest and after all, I ain't your wife to be, so I believe she will handle you".  I aired out my words and left him looking at me.

Scott's statement kept on running through my head,  I was so oblivious to my surroundings, that I accidentally bumped into a  man, who tossed the bottle he held onto the floor.

"I am so sorry, please forgive me" 

My apologies seemed to not have worked, the man vents out his anger and raises his hand on me, just in time, Scott walked in and stopped him.

"Seriously, are you going to hit a woman?". Scott dragged me away from his reach.

"Excuse me, do you know who I am?" The man staggered back and tried to get a hold of me, rather Scott nudged him off and punched him down to the ground.

"Next time, don't hit a lady" he holds me and walked away from the scene.

I kept a look at him, while he took me further, "sit down". He drops me to a bench close to the river bank and seats next to me.

"Thank you" 

After a while, I broke the silence and met him whiling his face to me, "why are you telling me to thank you?". ( Waits for my response)

"Why shouldn't I, I almost got slapped today, by a drunk man".  

I answered

"Hmm, It's okay, I will always protect you, Boma Hart, no matter how much you still hate me for breaking up with you".

Now there was something beyond our human control, and yes, I do hate the fact that he left me but deep down in my heart, I still feel the same love for Scott, even though in three months, he's going to be someone else's husband.

"Scott!! I don't hate you okay, it's just that, I cannot possibly erase my thoughts from that they you broke up with me". 

"I do know and I promise to always keep you out of harm's away and can I tell you something? ( He says)

"Yes, tell me what?" I pushed for a response.

"I still love you, Boma Hart and I don't think, I can marry Yulan anymore". ( Scott donned a frown)