BEHIND OUR LOVE...

BEHIND OUR LOVE... CHAPTER 25
BY MIEMIEBEE


JAMES' POV;

I don't know why am always like this, anytime I talk with Mer. I blush, I feel like am the most happiest man on earth. I rise up from my bed in order to meet mom, i'm kind of bored I've been on phone call with Mer for morethan an hour let me meet mom so she can excite me with her not ending funny jokes.

"Honeyyyyy!" She screams in delight I had to cover my ears. "Common mom you sure don't want to give me a headache"

"Come here!" She beckoned me over. "Look there" she points out at somewhere with her index finger. Just as I followed the direction of her finger my eyes stopped at nowhere but that stupid picture, it again! yeah is the picture again. This is the main reason I prefer to remain in my room all day long than to come out because mom has developed the habit of starring at that stupid picture of Izzy and I all day long, just starring at it gives her pleasure. Lord help me.

I hissed, "what about that now?"

She punched me by the arm. I shrieked a little. "Did you just hissed?" She asked in a I-am-yout-mother-so-for-once-lets-be-serious tone. "Uh..uhmm no I mean mom you're making it a habit."

"Making what a habit?" she questioned.

"Making that" I point out with my finger 'cuz I don't even want to glare at it. If only I can break that enlargement and bring out the picture in it and set it on fire, I would have been the happiest James on earth.

"Sure that picture defines the word happiness to me. You guys are such a great match" Just as I was about to say something her phone started ringing by the centre table.

"Pass me my phone baby." I narrowed my hand and carried her ringing phone and before giving it to her I glare at the screen its 'Alice calling' oh no please, Izzy's mom. Mom snatched her phone from my hold in a bizarre manner.

"Go I'll call you back when am done" and without objecting I went back to my room. I just hope that Izzy isn't upto something now 'cuz I can't recall when last I put her in my eyes, maybe since the engagement.

Some minutes afterwards I heard the sound of knocking on my door. "Come" I gesture. Mom gently opened the door and before I could get to say a word, she pounced herself on my bed. "You aiint going to believe this son."

Please don't make me cry now, I know its about that Izzy.

"Oh so you're not even going to ask me whats it?" She states wrinkling her forehead.

I retaliate, "god no! I was about to." I faked a smile.

"Izzy's mom called just now and its about your wedding!" She screamed and exclaimed delightedly. She's so thrilled.

What? My wedding?

My eyes popped out of their sockets and jaw dropped. I raised an eyebrow and questioned her strangely.

"What? What did you just say?"

"Oh my boy is so excited too that he's even sounding deaf upon hearing this, I can't wait for your dad to come back."

"Gosh mom don't make me throw up please. Who said am getting married?"

"Baby haven't we talked about this already? Your marriage won't affect your studies. Don't you trust mamma?"

"Not that I don't trust you" I protest. "Its just that am not ready to get married now."

"But you are enga..."

I blurt at her. "I said not now, take it or leave it." I picked up my car key and left the house, I stopped at nowhere but Mer's residence.

I didn't return home untill later that evening, as our gate opened I saw dad's parked car for sure I know am in a very big trouble, mom must have narrated the whole thing to him. I parked my car and made my way inside. I didn't finish closing the door back when dad roared my name. "James!" "Yy..yyes dad" I stammered.

"Come here!" he oredered in an authoritative voice. I went over and sat on the floor, mom was sitted beside him, even when our eyes met she shook her head disappointedly, I know i'm an ass to shout at my mom ealier today, I shouldn't have done that.

Dad thundering voice interrupted my reasoning.

"What did you tell your mom ealier about your forthcoming wedding?"
A moment of total silence...

"Don't mess with me young man, what did you say?"

"I... I.. Am sorry" I said stammering.

"Thats not what I asked you. Are you trying to make me look like a fool in the eyes of everyone? If you know you didn't like the girl then why did you have to engage her in the first place? Am talking to you!" He yells.

"Its not that..." He cuts me off.

"I've heard enough. Prepare or vanish your wedding will take place in 4weeks time, you can go now."

I stood up and walked to my room very slowly as if I had a rotten egg in my stomach. On reaching to my room I slammed the door and laid flat on my bed, I never once imagined that I'll someday wake up and witness a day as bad as this. Why Izzy? What wrong have I done to you to make my life miserable like this? Why?

I didn't know the time when tears started rolling down my cheeks. I wiped them off instantly. I can't be the arrogant James anymore if it will take me kneeling and pleading infront of Izzy I will, I will do it as long as doing that will make her cut off the wedding because the faith of our marriage rests on her shoulders.

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"Hello Izzy, afternoon." I kept the arrongant me aside now and try behaving in my best gentleman behaviour.
Total moment of silence

"Izzy you there?"

"Uh...ye..yeas...afternoon" she greets back voice aroused in suprise.

"Are you free today? I will love to come over." I say in my best gentleman manner.

"Sure, definately, yes please." She states without breathing.

"Okay, expect me in 30mins time." I hung up.

After putting on a simple jean trouser together with a black T shirt I wore on a blazer on top and combed my hair before showering myself with designated perfumes.

Just as I was about going out someone knocked on my door.
"Come in" I gestured. Mom peeped through the door with a sour expression on her face. As she tried to close the door back I hurriedly held her hand and brought her in.

"I'm sorry" I say sounding sincere. "I shouldn't have blurted at you ealier am an ass to do that to you I'm so so..." My last word was crushed on my lips as she laid her two fingers on it.

She shook her head smiling. "Its okay you don't have to be sorry."

"Really?" I grinned

"Yes" she smiled. "Are you heading somehwere?"

"Yes, am going to Izzy's, wants me to deliver you a message?" I ask smiling at her.

"Noo just send her my love." She said while putting my hair in place for me.

"Okay I need to get going" I placed a kiss on her forhead.

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On reaching to Izzy's house I honked and the gate opened in just a bit I parked and came out. I stared at their house for a moment before making it to the entrance door. I knocked twice before her mom opened the door, gesturing me in with a huge smile spread on her lips.

"You're welcome dear, its been long since you've visited come on have a seat."

I smiled in a backward direction. "Not that I haven't been visiting, its just that anytime I come over you're always not around." I lied.

"Yeah.. You're right" she states while pouring a juice inside a cup for me. She handed it over. "Thanks" I say. "Is Izzy aware you're here? She didn't tell me you were coming."

"I bet she is." I smiled

"Okay lemmi call her, sorry I won't be staying long I have an emergency at the office."

"No harm done Mrs Stewards thank you." I watched her as she disappears from the living room.