FATED BOND

I slept for two hours after leaving Nina’s room before getting prepared to go and pick Daisy up from school.

I couldn’t believe Nina and Amar had sex. To say I was happy was an understatement. I knew it was good news to have another beautiful thing springing up between them. I hoped Danny wouldn’t take it bad. I was already feeling bad for him.

I tried as much as I could to cheer Nina up. It wasn’t the end of the world. She shouldn’t feel sorry for something that wasn’t her fault. I told her not to let go of Amar for the second time, so she doesn’t end up regretting it.

I wore a white turtleneck and a black leather skirt and was about to leave my room when my phone rang. It was Stanley.

“Hey babe”, Stanley called.

“Hi, Stanley, I was just about to call you”, I lied. “How are you feeling now?”

“I wasn’t sick”, I imagined him rolling his eyes.

“You had a broken nose”, I reminded him.

“I took care of that already, so I’m fine.”

“Now you’re talking. I hope you aren’t feeling any pain.”

“Not at all. I’m good.”

“Ok. Well…. I’m really sorry about last night. I guess it was just a coincidence that we ran into Sidney.”

“It’s fine. I’m sorry too.”

“So what are you doing?”

“I’m going over to my daughter’s school to pick her up. Nadia is sick so I need to help.” I blurted out unconsciously.

He was silent for a while and I wondered why he kept mute. “Daughter?”

Then reality dawned on me.

“Ellah is your daughter?”He asked again.

I didn’t know how to answer him but I felt there was no need to lie about Ellah to anyone or any man. “Yes, she is.”

******

Damien’s POV

I groaned as the doorbell rang for the upteempth time. I looked at the wall clock as I got out of bed, wondering who was at the door at that time. It was just 8 am. I got to the door and flung it open.

I couldn’t believe the sight before me. Vivian was standing there, smiling at me.

“What the hell are you doing here?” I barked at her in anger. She disgust me.

“I came to see you. Can I come in?” She asked.

“No”, I replied sharply, using my feet to restrict her from forcefully entering.

“Damien”, she tried to touch me. I flinched and hit her hands off. “We don’t have to fight all the time. I’m here for a good reason.”

“I don’t fucking care”, I groaned. “Get out”, I said and made to close the door.

“Damien, wait. I came here for something important.”

“Do I look like someone who is ready to listen to whatever trash you have to say?” I retorted.

She sighed and I took the door handle from her. I was about to close the door in her face when she blurted out. “I’m pregnant.”

I couldn’t believe my ears as I stared at her expressionless face. Then I hissed loudly and slammed the door shut.

*****

Daisy’s POV

“I’ve been meaning to talk to you for a while now, Miss Daisy”, Kareem smiled at me. I was sitting opposite him in his office. Despite how handsome he was, I didn’t find him or his smile attractive.

I kept a straight face, thinking of how to put Nadia’s feelings to him. I already knew what he wanted to say but I didn’t want him to say it until I talked to him about Nadia. I tried to think of a way to make him delay talking to me when an idea jumped into my head.

“I have been meaning to talk to you about something too, Mr Kareem”, I finally smile.

“Oh really?”

“Yes.” I beamed.

“I’ll prefer you call me by my name”, he uttered, fidgeting with his hand nervously like a high school boy, trying to express his feelings to his crush.Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

“You want us to be formal with each other?” I questioned with a smile. “Well… I’d prefer you call me Daisy too.”

“Alright”, he put his hands forward. “What do you want to tell me?”

“It’s about Nadia”, I announced. I could see the confusion on his face. I realized he doesn’t even know the name of the person that takes Ellah to school everyday, yet he knows my name. Then it means Nadia was right all along. He didn’t notice her.

“Who is that?” He confirmed my suspicions.

I gasped. “You don’t know your number one fan?”

He chuckled and shook his head.

“She’s your secret admirer. She usually brings Ellah to school every morning and comes to take her from school too. Don’t tell me you don’t know her.”

Recognition flashed across his face. “Oh! The black lady?”

“Yes.”

“My secret admirer?” He laughed.

“You don’t know she is head over heels with you?” He shook his head, shyly.

“Everyone knows”, I exaggerated. “She comes here everyday because of you. You should ask her out one of these days, you know? She is a nice girl.” He only smiled.

‘What a feeble man’, I thought. When was the last time I came across a shy man like this?’

I stood up as if that was all that was there to say. “Oh, sorry. You wanted to tell me something. What is it?” I smiled inwardly.

‘You will make a good actress, Daisy’, my subconscious screamed.

“I…. It’s no… nothing really”, he stuttered.

“Come on. Tell me what it is.”

He scratched his head as an awkward silence lingered between us. “I wanted to tell you that I like you.” He finally said.

I gasped dramatically and laughed. “You don’t know I’m married”, I raised up my left finger with a fake wedding ring in my index finger.

His face flushed with embarrassment. “Oh Goodness! I’m so sorry. I thought you were a single mother.”

“No, I’m not. My husband is out of the country and he will soon be back.”

“Alright, thanks for letting me know”, he said as I stood up.

“So are you going to ask her out on a date? Maybe that will make her strong enough to stand up from her sick bed.”

“Hmmm…. Actually.. I’m thinking…..” He stammered.

“What’s there to think about, Kareem? Come on.”

“Alright”, he gave in and I jumped up in excitement. “I’ll be expecting to see you in the house later then”, I said and went off to Ellah’s classroom. I felt like flying home to share the good news with Nadia.

When I got home, I placed Ellah in my room to take a nap while I went to the kitchen to cook. I met Nadia there and I couldn’t believe it. She was actually looking better.

“What the hell are you doing in here? Aren’t you supposed to be in bed, resting?” I stood at the entrance with arms akimbo, looking at her as she rolled her white eyes. There were flours all over her and I wondered what she was cooking.

“I’m better now, Daisy”, she responded softly and turned back to what she was doing.

“Give me that”, I grabbed the knife from her. I removed the apron above her head and wore it before turning to the dough.

“Why? You don’t even know what I want to make.”

“Go upstairs and get dressed. I’ll make whatever I can make with the things I see. Don’t worry.”

“No. I want to do it, Daisy.” She insisted.

“Are you telling me you would rather stay here and sweat it out instead of going on a date with your sweetheart?” I asked innocently and with a serious face.

She looked confused. “Sweetheart?”

“Yes, Kareem is coming over to take you out today.”

“What?”

“What!”

“You’re kidding, right?” She said more like a whisper.

“I’ve never been this serious in my entire life, Nadia.”

“Daisy, what did you do?” She screamed.

I furrowed my brows innocently. “What do you mean?” I asked in the same tone.

“You told him?”

“Of course not.”

“Then what happened?”

I shrugged. “When I went there this morning, he said he would like to see me but we couldn’t talk because my dress wasn’t good enough and I stayed in the car while Richard took Ellah to the class. So we met when I went back this afternoon and he asked about you.”

“Then what happened?” She asked again. It was obvious she was doubting me.

“Then, he asked me to talk to you. That he would like to take you out. But I told him it’s not a problem, he can come.” I finished and went back to what I was doing. “You can go and ask Richard to be sure.”

I watched her from my peripheral view and saw her smiling a few minutes later. Then she jumped up in excitement and rushed to hug me. I smirked and thought with a smug smile on my face.

“I’ll make a good matchmaker.”