Beneath chp 13 II

What I saw left me frozen, it couldn't be.

Song 🎧 for this chapter -Lana Dey Rey

young and beautiful -Lana Dey Rey

keside

Just confirming the events of Kainene's whereabouts caused me to spit out my coffee, and it left a bitter taste in my mouth. Kai was interesting, if it was other women they would ask why and how it started, but even though she was curious, she thought better of it, she kept her mouth shut. Turns out she knew me better than she thought.

kainene

I closed my eyes for a bit when I stepped into the carpark in Landmark, distracted by the message on my iPhone, I flipped to see the message, rolling my eyes when I saw it was Olisa Madueke. I decided to accept the invitation to Dani restaurant, it wouldn't hurt to hear what he thought he had to say. So I got in the car with Oby, who wouldn't ask questions.

Once I got there, I spotted the reserved seat, "sorry I am late," got hooked in my mouth, How did Kes get here? How did he know I was coming?

my eyes trailing to Oby, who was preoccupied with admiring the ceiling. I asked her, "finding the ceiling interesting, I guess, Oby," I cut through the pleasantries, "why are you on Olisa's seat, what seems to be the problem, Kes, you act like the last thing you want is a wife, then when I decide to entertain other men, you are right there acting like a jealous husband, what exactly do you want, you can do whatever you want, the few beats of sanity I have in my life, you won't be ruining it for me, I am done here." He gripped my hand, adjusted his tie, he pulled me down, "sit, the dessert has not even arrived," he said, with a brow raised. I pulled my hand away from his hand, took my seat back, looking around to notice that we were alone, everything was saying reserved, but other than the waiter and the soft caress of the live band enveloping you with its warmth, the floral seats and roof, this place was exotic.

keside

I was no stranger to feelings and the emotions that came with it, however I was too scared to feel, too scared to react, but something about Kainene dismembered my thinking circuit, I could not make two coherent speeches when she was meeting another man, or she was in danger, my body acted before my brain. I have been monitoring her comings and whereabouts with Oby, I was by far a busy man, but Kainene crashed my busy schedule like ocean waves, unwavering in the relentless crash, barging into any and everything, making it succumb to her, no matter how you run. Her beauty was the sun, it was blinding.

Without thinking I walked behind her for a bit, battling with my thoughts, then I placed her on my shoulders, when she tried to move I hit her butt, she squealed, I didn't let go till we got to the car, then on getting to the house I got a call from Duke.

Torn between talking to Kainene or heading to Duke, I couldn't decide, shutting my eyes, I told Kainene, "I have to attend to this," she looked hurt but didn't argue, the disappointment etched into her features.

I couldn't hold her eyes, I saw so much pain that gnawed at me.

Kainene

The whole situation was jarring, I didn't know what to make of Kes, who exactly did I get married to? The man who acted like a caveman in front of other guys? The jealous Kes? The man who was strange, washing away blood in the middle of the night like it was nothing?

I needed answers.

Walking into the house absentmindedly, a breeze with an unreal speed gushed across me, leaving goosebumps in its wake, I heard that song again, the song I heard in the restaurant, following the beat of the song, the door was half closed, closing my eyes, knowing it is now or never.

I pushed it open. For a second, nothing made sense, my mind trying to fit the shapes in front of me into something I could understand, something that wasn't this.

What I saw left me frozen, it couldn't be.

My hand found the doorframe, holding myself up, my breath caught somewhere between my chest and my throat, refusing to move either way.

Barbie as narrator

Paints nails pink while stopping to stare.

I hate Kes's whiplash behavior, one minute he is calm? The next minute he is mysterious, the next minute he is crazy, unhinged? You know what's interesting, how Kainene has brought out more emotions out of him than his family would have seen in the last ten years?

Kainene, I feel you, it's jarring, true true, but hold up, why did you go to the forbidden floor 😭😭😭

What have you seen? Jesus, does it get creepier?