Chapter 7

The man standing in front of me didn't look like someone I've met before, from his outfit you could tell he was wealthy, nice watch, nice shoes, clean shaven.

I repeated my question again..."who are you?"

"Excuse my manners, my name is Coal," he brought his hand towards me for a hand shake, Coal? I go through my brain to think of anywhere I've heard that name before, he still had his hand stretch before me, I come out of my thought taking his hand as I introduced myself..."Odessa," I said as I gave him a smile that didn't quite reach my eyes, he was a stranger standing in front of my door, or rather someone standing in front of my door who I didn't want to accept I was seeing.

Am sure he knew I already figured out who he was, because the look in his eyes was proof enough.

"We need to talk Odessa," he said indicating that I let him in because I still left him standing outside, I already knew what my answer would be to whatever he says, I won't marry him and that was final, I opened