Chapter 16
Derrick’s POV
“Fack, Derrick!” 1 murmured as I looked at my reflection through the mirror. The suit I was wearing was sharp and made with perfection, and my watch shed under the light in my room. I sighed again, wondering if maybe 1 had ovenressed
Maya has finally given me the greenlight to take her out, and I had made all the necessary arrangements for tonight, but what I didn’t want to do was to scare her off with the extravagant things
ock interrupted the small fight I was having with
“Fucking hell” I whispered again, moving sideways to get a clearer picture. Just then, a soft knock inir
“Dad!” Emelta’s voice rang through
I turned around and saw her standing there, her eyes glittering with cunosity. I turned to fare her fully giving her a welcoming smile in response. She walked towards me, still smiling. Her presenor miraculously put me at ease
“Hello, darling.” I said, trying to hide my nervousness. I couldn’t remember the last time a woman made me feel this way, maybe her mother, but it was never really like this
What’s up?” asked again, aming around to face the mirror. “Why are you dressed so fancy!” She asked, riking her head to the side and ending weindly
I kept my smile, feeling slightly embarrassed. “I’s not a serious occasion, I just want to look my best, you know, as always”
She smiled and nodded. “I can see the look on your face, dad, I know it’s a woman. You haven’t been able to get the smile off your face since
“Ughhhh, you got me the process
I laughed. “Yeah, it’s a date, I feel bad that you’re so grown up and I can’t lie to you.” I said playfully, and rubbed her hair in
She held my hand and removed it from her head. “Like you said, Dad. I’m no longer a child, I’m all grown up.”
“Okay. If you say so.” I replied, moving away from her slightly.
She moved towards me a smug look on her face and then her eyes went up and down, tanning my outfit. “You look great Dad, but you might just be a little soo formal”
Before I could respond, she started in remove my jacket. “Hey, what are you doing?” I asked, smiling widely.
“Just trust me.” She said plainly, her eyes fixed on my dress. She unbuttoned my shirt and took a step back to see what she had done. “Now you look Eke a killer.” She said, smiling mischievously
I turned and faced the mirror again, and she was right. Without the jacket and with a few buttons undone, I looked more relaxed and more in
control
Thank you, darling.” I said burning to her. She waved it off like she has been a professional ullaining, there was silence for a moment and then we both burst out laughing.
“Her name is Maya, by the way.” I said, breaking the silence. “It’s not that serious, even though I hope it becomes
She didn’t say anything, instead she nodded and played with her fingers. I rolled my eyes and walked towards her.
ou sure you’re okay with this, honey?” I asked her genuinely.
“Are you sure
She looked up at me and smiled. “Why wouldn’t I be? I could see the nervousness in her eyes.
“If you don’t want me to, (L*
“No, Dad” She said, cutting me off her hand was gently placed in my chest and she stood on her toes and kissed me on my check.
“I’m happy for you, Dad. Make sure you have a good time” She said, almost in a whisper. Her voice was suddenly emotional
“will,” I replied.
ir nodded and walked out of the room. “Don’t keep her waiting women don’t like that.” She shouted and disappeared.
1 smiled and turned around to face the mirror one more time. “Okay!” I exclaimed and took a deep breath. It was time to blow her away.
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10:51 PM d
Chapter 16
Trapped on the steering wheel rhythmically as I drove through the streets which were surprisingly still busy. Tonight I had chosen not to drive the other car, instead 1 rook my black jeep, I couldn’t afford to draw unnecessary attention.
Maya had insisted on me picking her up from the bus stop rather than giving me her address so I could pick her up from home. It was strange, but there was nothing mach that I could do except to respect her deckin
I got there finally and spotted her almost immediately. She was standing there by herself, looking more beautiful than ever in a very simple dress. I could hear the sound of my heartbeat increasing as I stopped the car.
“Hey” I said, smiting as 1 walked towards where she was standing
“Hi,” She replied nervously, her eyes glowing through the night.
1–opened the car door and she stepped in, I walked back to the driver’s seat and sat down. There was a brief silence as I started the engine, I turned
to face her and noticed that she was cold.
I reached out to the back seat and grabbed my jacket and gently placed it over her shoulders. “That’s better” I muttered, more in myself than to her.
be said shyly, her voice almost drowned by the hum of the engine
“Thank you,” she
We drove for a few minutes in silence and I casually glanced towards her almost every second. “You didn’t have to go through all of the trouble, I could have met you somewhere, you know” She said, finally breaking the silence.
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I turned my head to her and smiled. “You don’t have to worry about that, I wanted to pick you up anyways, besides it gives us more time to talk”
She nodded and nurmed her face away, staring at the road in front of u
“You look beautiful by the way. Very beautiful,” I whispered and turned to her once again.
“I know.” She responded, as softly as I
I did.
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