Rosa was sobbing like a child. Theresa held her trying to calm her. It hurts when you know you cannot live without a person and yet get separated from him or her.
Lanre loves her and she loves him too. No matter what happens, they should be able to mend their differences and go ahead with their relationship.
Lanre had said he was planning on proposing to Rosa before things fell apart between them.
What is she going to do now? They both are her friends. She can’t sit back and watch them stray away from each other and do nothing.
She needs to involve Junxie, if that’s the only option she has left. She would ask him to help out.
” It’s Ok Rosa. I will have a talk with Lanre. But before then, clean your tears and return to the happy girl you used to be” Theresa coaxed.
Like medicine, it worked. Rosa cleaned her tears and held Theresa’s hand. “Tell him I am sorry. I just want him to give me an audience and I will apologise to him…”
” I will see him first and then create an opportunity for you two to meet and sort out your differences. But you have to put your ego aside.
You and I know that Lanre is a good guy. He wouldn’t have taken such drastic measures as breaking up with you if you hadn’t crossed your limits with him” Theresa Mo advocated.
Rosa said what Theresa Mo said was right. It was all her fault and now she is ready to make the relationship work if Lanre would give her a chance.
What Rosa said made Theresa’s belly sweet. She smiled and said everything will be fine.
While Theresa and her friend were having their feminine talk in the sitting room Junxie Li called Lanre.
The latter was on his way to see the director of the orphanage he was adopted from at the time his mother came around.
He slowly parked his car by the road side and answered his phone ” Junxie” he called as soon as he answered his phone.
“How do you do, doctor?” Junxie asked. He hadn’t spoken to the latter in a while. He wants to ask him if the venue for the engagement is ready.
Julia had told him that Lanre was handling it. He wants to ensure that everything for his engagement party with Theresa was put in place.
“You want to know if the engagement venue is in order right?” Lanre asked, he is as happy as Junxie himself. His friend Theresa is officially going to be hooked up by her lover.
She’s fortunate that the father of her kids loves her and wants to make her his wife. Not many were lucky as she is.
“You just spoke my mind. Julia said everything is done by you” Junxie stated. He wants to be double sure that everything is fine and alright.
“Well, I have it done and settled. By 6pm tomorrow the party begins” Lanre assured him. Junxie thanked him and said he appreciates all he was doing for Theresa, the kids and himself.
He would be able to pay him a token of the love and sacrifices shown. Lanre said not after he helped him get a double promotion at work.
Junxie said that was a tip of the iceberg. He would see more favours when he finally settled down with his family.
” One more thing Lanre, what is happening between you and Rosa?” Junxie suddenly asked when the latter thought the call was going to end.
Lanre paused briefly. Rosa again. Why is the issue of Rosa always resurfacing when he thought he was overcoming the pain of the break up?
It is like poking a healing wound and making it bleed again. First Theresa and now Junxie. What is the big deal about his and Rosa’s separation?
“We are no longer together. But please I don’t want to talk about it” Lanre declared. If someone asks him what led to the breakup, is it that flimsy reason that he would give?
” I am not asking you to talk about it. I only want you to tell me what happened” Junxie Li demanded.
He is not interested in his opinion of not wanting to talk about it. How can the two people who supported Theresa and his kids and helped them live happy and welcome be separated?
He had looked forward to sponsoring their wedding as his way of saying thank you to all they did for his kids and their mother.
And now he said they were not together anymore and doesn’t want to talk about it. That doesn’t make sense to him at all.
Lanre felt his forehead blank. He said he doesn’t want to talk about it and Junxie Li said he should tell him What happened. What is the difference?
“She broke up with me after a little disagreement. But what sealed my heart was that she talked to me arrogantly and insulting” Lanre replied.
Junxie Li squinted. That’s too much to believe about the calm Rosa. He would see him and talk with him and then ask Theresa Mo to have a word with Rosa as well.
“We will see when the engagement is over” Junxie Li declared and said a goodbye to Lanre before hanging up.
Lanre massaged his temple and sighed. He started the car and zoomed off. He had an appointment with someone.
He had to pull all the strings pullable before he could get the woman to agree to keep an appointment with him when he called her. In Fact he had to tell her he was on research.
It’s when he arrives that she would know who he is. But he must ensure he appears as a gentleman when she first sees him.
He Arrived at the beach. Several people were there and he looked around. At a corner, close to the swimming pool, he saw a woman in a hat and sat under an umbrella.
She wore a shade on an armless gown. She was sipping in wine from a small table beside her. She looked at the picture on her phone and looked at the cute dude who just walked out of a car a few distance away.
He is definitely the one she was expecting. She waved a hand at him and Lanre saw her from a short distance away from him.
There were several lovers and some romantic scenes were being displayed. The sea would roar and the waves would sweep water to the bank.
Some people are sitting at the edge and their feet down into the sand by the sea shore. Some splashing water on others and many on a date.
It was a large area and everyone can get a niche for themselves. Kids run around and their parents or keeper watch over them.
Lanre walked past the fun catching people and came before the woman who waved and beckoned at him.