16

After 20 minutes they arrived and immediately spotted the girls sitting down and together they walked over to them; men and women filled the place, it was a fine peaceful environment

“Hello babes” Yvonne looked excited and sat down; it was a table for six

“Hello Baby girl” they greeted

“Oh no” Audrey said as she looked away

“What” Maria said

“Why did you bring him?” Audrey said and of cause referring to Arnold who stood boldly there with hands in his pocket and watching them

“Excuse me?” Yvonne said

“He’s a psychic” Audrey said

“Don’t call him that” Yvonne looked pissed

“I don’t like him. Simple” Audrey said rudely

“And how the fuck does that concern me” Yvonne said– she was the daring one

“This guy is something else he’s a freak and he freaks me out I must confess” Audrey said loudly without caring and drawing attention of people

“Don’t say that… shut up Audrey” Yvonne looked visibly angered by Audrey’s resentment over Arnold

“Oh yeah? You wanna shut me up?” Audrey said

“Enough… What is wrong with the both of you? You are embarrassing us and you Audrey are embarrassing him” Maria said

“You are drawing attention” Rachael said

“He is crazy hot, I like him” Rachael said smiling, Maria looked at him and he looked at her

“Errm… Metatron right?” Maria said

“Yvonne calls me Arnold” he said, Maria looked at Yvonne and smiled

“Arnold join us please” Maria said

“I could leave to avoid any conflict” he said

“No it’s Fine” Maria smiled and he sat

“Listen ladies, we are here to chill and not fight” Rachael said, Maria ordered some tea then later they had other meal and chatted from an hour to an hour, topic to topic, they went on and on. Arnold just listened to them in silence, his fingers drumming lightly on the table, Audrey constantly glanced at him and noticed a slight smile on his face and he didn’t seem to look troubled or anxious.

At about 1pm, they headed for a cinema and at about 3pm they came back to the previous place – ladies never get tired of fun and chatting and to sum it all up, they were rich and independent, each person a CEO.

They moved on to another location and stayed comfortably there till it was dark, Arnold was enjoying their company, he stared at their mouths moving, noticed their beautiful set of teeth, their beautiful eyes, skin, voice and everything beautiful about them, just then he caught Audrey staring and she quickly looked away

“Hey Arnold, right?” Rachael called his attention, he turned his eyes to the right where she sat

“Yvonne likes to call me that” he replied

“It’s a beautiful name” Maria smiled

“She said so” he replied as he relaxed onto the chair

“You’ve been really quiet all the while, why don’t you tell us about yourself” Maria requested

“I’m a leviathan” he said

“I hate hearing that” Audrey replied immediately then looked away, like she was expecting him to say it

“Audrey stop it” Rachael cautioned her, Arnold stared at Audrey

“Is that it?”Maria asked

“That is all you need to know” he said with a soft smile playing at the corner of his lips as he looked away from Audrey

“Okay so what brings a cute creature like you into our world” Rachael asked and Maria laughed – and of cause they still didn’t believe he was from heaven or space and he saw through that.

“You still don’t believe me” he smiled

“No… no I do” Maria tried to pretend but it was a failed attempt to Arnold, he adjusted his sitting position and putting his right hand on the table, his fingers drummed lightly again, the ladies glanced at his moving fingers and his left arm hanging on the back of the chair, his fingers stopped drumming then he picked up a tea spoon on the table as the ladies watched him; and in the restaurant played a song by Emily Sande ‘Read all about it'

“Maria let me tell you something” he paused—he was about to shock them and change their moods

“I’m listening” she said, he then continued

“Your husband is not the reason you are not pregnant” there was a suddenly awkward silence amongst the ladies as Maria’s smile slowly disappeared from view

“Oh Arnold” Yvonne said

“Don’t interrupt me” he shunned her, Maria looked at Yvonne with surprise

“Yvonne you've been talking to this guy about my marriage?” Maria asked

“No way, I swear to God I didn’t” Yvonne said; she was right, she didn’t

“Listen Maria, your infertility was caused by your refusal to listen to the old lady who warned you girls not to go into that house that day and today the spirit of that house affects you all in different ways” they all stared at him surprised and speechless

“Your bad attitude to your husband has put him far away from you, you blame him innocently for nothing. It might be difficult to bring him back except you humbly go on your knees and ask his forgiveness or nothing can be done” he said and tears ran down Maria’s eyes as she stared at him with surprise

“I… I begged him but he ignored me” she said and he shook his head

“That’s not it… Do as I have said and watch things change… Humility” he turned to Rachael

“Rachael the curse extends to you differently and has shattered your self esteem and has made you make wrong choices in your life. You ladies are endowed with excess beauty but you Rachael are blinded to it… David is a wrong choice and you let your sister torment you because you fear critics which wouldn’t be” he said

“David is lying with your sister right now as we speak… (Rachael’s mouth opened) you have to stand up for yourself before they kill you and take away your possessions, all you have worked for” Rachael cried, he then turned to Audrey

“Audrey” he called her name and she was obviously a little frightened of what he would say

“The truth is all you need to hear… Maybe you will change” he said

“I know you don’t like me but just as you don’t like me you don’t Like your lifestyle. You are 30 and you are in a relationship with a 20years old boy, it’s not the age though but it’s the waste of years because that relationship is a complete waste of your destiny. And just as he is destroying yours you are destroying his. Men are out there who are ready to do whatever it takes to make you happy but you are mysteriously blinded to it… Girl your life is too short to play hard to get, you are too beautiful for bullshit” Audrey doesn’t cry but reflected, he finally turned to Yvonne

“Yvonne you are lovely, fun and exciting… and a sweet girl. Loving a lady like you isn’t difficult but your emotional control is weary. Your marriage to that man is wrong, you and I know his dirty secrets” Yvonne had never discussed that with Arnold so she was shocked he mentioned it

“You seek a better life and I can help you with that but you have to let me” he concluded – there was an awkward silence of reflecting and clearly Arnold had brought today’s outing to a close. He adjusted his seating again

“I really enjoyed this outing with you ladies… I loved the way you talked and laughed about things… watching some of my father’s beautiful creation enjoy so much happiness and swimming in joy despite your weaknesses, limitations, and vulnerability is just priceless… where I come from it’s not something I gets to see… thank you” he gave a closing speech then got up and left

There was silence and after about 10secs

“I..I have to go” Rachael said sniffing her nose as she stood up and left

“Me too” Maria stood up and left

Yvonne and Audrey sat there looking at the food but couldn’t eat. Audrey wasn’t crying but thinking, everyone had lost appetite for food

“I’ll be on my way” Audrey said in a low voice and left. Yvonne was so calm then slowly she stood up quietly and walked out to her car, she got into the car and heard it Arnold humming the song which was playing inside – it was 8 pm already she turned her to look at him, he was looking outside the window into the night

“I like that song” he said without looking at her, referring to the song playing inside the building

“But nothing compares to the ones in heaven?” she said trying to predict his next words, he looked at her with a smile

“I wasn’t going to say that” he said “I think heaven needs it on its playlist” he said and she smiled

“That’s the sweetest thing I have ever heard” she said