Judytex_Stories
*EPISODE 5*
(MY SOULMATE)
The next day, Gloria woke up as early as 5am and huriedly carry out her morning chores. Her parents were surprised as to why she woke up that early. And when asked why, she lied saying she had plans with Comfort.
Meanwhile, Chris was restlessly waiting at the balcony for Gloria’s arrival.
“I’m only awaiting her arrival because she doesn’t have a phone. Nothing other than that” He said trying to convince himself that he wasn’t waiting for Gloria because he desperately wanted to see her.
Few moments later, Gloria showed up at the gate. When Chris saw the security man questioning someone at the gate, he quickly confirmed who it was from the balcony where he stood. And as soon as he sighted Gloria, he quickly ordered the security man to let her in. Then rushed downstairs to go pick her from the gate.
As soon as they climbed the staircase and got to the passage that led to Chris’s room, Chris mother stepped out of her room yawning helplessly.
“Good morning Mom.” Chris greeted.
“Good morning ma’am.” Gloria followed.
Looking at Gloria, she responded. “Goooood…. morning. And who is she?.” She asked using her eyes to scan Gloria from head to toe.
“Mom she is my new personal maid Or cleaner.” Chris replied.
“New personal maid?.” She asked looking at Gloria who quickly bowed her head in shame and discomfort. “What happened to all the maids and cleaners we have in this house?. Why get an extra maid?.” She asked.
“Come on mom, I’m not comfortable seeing different faces in my room. I just want to get familiar with one face. You know, someone that can be held responsible for anything that goes wrong in my room.” Chris said.
“Who will pay her?. Isn’t that like creating unnecessary expenses for us?.” She asked.
“Don’t worry about her pay mom. I will personally handle it.” Chris said.
“What about your father?. Have you told him about this new development?.” She asked.
“Not yet mom. But I will.” Chris said.
“Hmmmmm. Okay” she said turning to go downstairs then she stopped as if something struck her. Turning back to Chris, she said. “But this face looks a bit familiar to me.” She said racking her brain to recall where she had seen Gloria before.
Immediately Gloria heard this, she froze and almost peed on herself as she feared that she might get recognized by Chris mother and that would put her into more troubles. Cause it might look as if she was sent to poison her son during his welcome party. But Chris read her body reaction and quickly burst into laugher trying to confuse his mother.
“Hahahaha…..mom…you know you can be quite funny at times. I assure you that this is your first time of meeting this young lady.” Chris said.
“Hmmmm. Okay then Just make sure she doesn’t cause any trouble.” She said.
“Sure mom. You have nothing to worry about.” Chris assured.
Entering into Chris’s room, Gloria took a deep sigh of relief as she quickly sat on the couch that was beside Chris’s bed. Chris couldn’t help but laughed at her.
“So you can be this scared yet you fearlessly entered my room the other day?.” He asked laughing at Gloria who didn’t find it funny.
“For how long do you really intend to keep rubbing my mistakes on my face?. I’ve apologized for my actions and I expect you to stop bringing it up again.” She said looking pissed.
Chris had to stop laughing as it was his first time seeing her in that mood.
“So where do I begin from?.” Gloria asked with a serious face.
“Just make the entire room clean.” Chris said stealing a glance at her. Then he said to himself. “Is she even supposed to be mad at me?. What a weirdo.” He said within himself.
Gloria got up and began cleaning and rearranging the entire room. And so she continued coming over every morning.
The more she came close to Chris, the more Chris enjoyed spending time with her as well as teasing and frustrating her. It got to a point that Gloria wasn’t scared of Chris anymore. They two started becoming close in such a way that Gloria could now shout at him whenever she got angry. Chris on the other hand, woke up every morning to wait for her at the balcony. And whenever he saw her walking into the compound through the gate, he hurriedly goes back to his room, and lay on his bed, pretending to be asleep.
One morning, as Gloria finished arranging the room and went in to wash the restroom, Chris childishly scattered the room which she had finished arranging. Just so he could keep her around for long. But Gloria didn’t find it funny when she stepped back into the room. Cause she was in a hurry to rush back home before her parents started looking for her.
She angrily glared at Chris and said,
“Now this is no longer funny Chris. You are beginning to get on my nerves.”
But Chris laid back on the bed like he wasn’t responsible for the act.
“Chris I’m talking to you. Why did you do this?. Why acting like a child?. You are purposely stressing my life by scattering where I’ve already arranged. And please can you get up from that bed?. I would like to dress it this instant.” She said.
But Chris remained where he was.
Then out of anger, Gloria walked up to him and kept tapping, dragging and pulling him to get him off the bed. But Chris turned and pulled her hand. Thereby, pulling her to himself. Gloria’s b***s landed on Chris’s chest with her eyes gazing deeply into his eyes.
“Do you know how pretty you look when you gaze into my eyes like that?. At this point I might be tempted to kiss you.” Chris teased or so he thought.
Hearing this, Gloria quickly stood up and threw a pillow at him.
“You better stop talking nonsense and get up from there.” Gloria said.
But Chris threw the pillow back at her and then the play started. Chris laughed so hard while having a pillow fight with Gloria. It was his first time being himself around a woman. It was his first time having fun to his Satisfaction. And on a serious tone, he grabbed Gloria by the wrist and placed her back on the wall. Then looking into her eyes, he asked.
“What exactly have you done to me Gloria?. Why do I wake up each day wanting to see your face?. Why do I find peace within myself whenever I’m with you?. Why do spending time with you relieves me of my burdens and worries?. I don’t know what to call this feeling. But at this point, I just know that I want to be by your side always.” He said.
“Stop it Chris. Whatever you are feeling would only get me into trouble. So please come off it.” She said pushing him aside.
“What if my feelings towards you are sincere? What if I’ve really fallen for you?. Would you feel thesame way for me?.” Chris asked.
“Chris please….” Gloria tried to talk him out of his feelings but he quickly said.
“I’m not a child Gloria. I know what I feel. And I ask you to please take your time to think about it.” He said.
“Chris honestly, I don’t think there is anything to think about. I mean, you and I are from different worlds. I’m a nobody compared to you. So why do you want to make life miserable for me?.” Gloria asked completely losing her mind.
“How about you go home and think things through?. I believe you feel something for me too.” Chris said
Through out that night, Gloria couldn’t help but reminisced on Chris’s words. Her heart was beginning to fluter as she flashed back to their different moments together. But then, she was scared of getting into trouble. And as such, she refused going to Chris house the next morning. Instead, she wrote a letter and sent it to Chris through the security man.
Chris was restlessly waiting for her arrival so he could hear her response when he heard a knock on the door.
Thinking it was Gloria, he quickly said, “Come in.”
He watched the door open but instead of Gloria, he saw his security man stepping in with a letter in his hand.
“Good morning sir. Your personal maid gave me this to give to you.” He said handing the letter to Chris, who collected it and quickly opened it.
“You can go now.” He said to the security man who turned and left the room shutting the door behind him.
Chris took a deep breath and read through the letter which said,
“Hi Chris. It’s me Gloria. I have decided to stop coming to work as your cleaner or maid as you’ve started mixing work with personal pleasure. I believe I’ve done enough cleaning that can make up for the things I did. Believe me, whatever feelings you have for me would automatically fade away when you stop having me around. And I hope you wake up to accept and face your reality cause I’ve already accepted mine. And I’m not ready to deceive myself into believing that any good will come out from falling in love with a rich man’s son. I hope you find happiness within yourself. Thank you so much.”
Chris heart exploded as soon as he finished reading the letter. He quickly wore his clothes and was about dashing out of the house to go meet with Gloria when his mother called him.
“Son, get ready. We are going to meet with your wife’s family.” She said.
“What wife are you talking about?.” He asked.
“Vanessa of course. We’ve already begun the process of getting you both married.” She said.
“Mom??. Why will you do a thing like that without my permission?. What if I really do not have any intention or desire to marry Vanessa?. What if I have someone else on my mind?.” He questioned.
“I’m sorry son. The decision is not yours to make. We your parents knows what’s best for you. And our decision is final. Love doesn’t grow in a day. But with time, you will come to love and appreciate our choice for you.” She said.
Chris couldn’t help but stood there helpless and frustrated.
Some parents and their attitude hmmm