Chapter 5 Feelings Conveyed

" I haven't seen you around which is unusual, what exactly is the problem?", Thomas asked, cornering her with nowhere to escape.

" Well, it's just that I want to get my affairs in order!", replied as she avoided eye contact and still tried to move back. That's noticed she was frightened so he took steps back before he finally went to another machine to give her space to breathe.

"what do you mean getting your affairs in order?", Thomas asked already aware of the answer to his question, he knew what she meant by getting her affairs in order, it hurt him deeply after he recognized his feelings for her.

" it's just that I'm leaving sir!", Makayla said gathering the courage to look into his beautiful orbs, she was stunned by the view she was met with. She always thought he was eye candy before, but now, she was sure, she was henpecked, he looked even more beautiful with his shirt sticking to his body, revealing his abs and sweat dripping like water from a tap.

"Why do you want to leave then, aren't you getting paid, you aren't starved and you aren't maltreated, so why are you saying you are getting your affairs in order?", Thomas asked, trying to convince her to stay.

" I need to leave sir, my education depends on it!", "Who said you can't finish school while you're here with me? all you just have to do is ask me, and ill cover everything.

" It's le sir, it'll be best if I left the mansion!", Makayla said leaving the gym room, Thomas watched her leave, liked because he couldn't get her to stay.

Somehow, he was able to get through the gym session, his thoughts filled with whatever he could do to get Makayla to Stay. He had never really loved someone genuinely ad he did with Makayla. It was always casual flings for him, and that was till she came into his life, stealing his heart and leaving him with nothing but her thoughts.

No matter how much work he wanted to do at the office, he just couldn't do anything because Makayla filled his thoughts, he tried so hard to think of anything he could possible for her to stay at the mansion. He couldn't take it anymore after he messed up an important meeting, so he rushed home, he realized something then and there, He loved her, a lot.

Makayla was already packing when Pearl came to get the things she left behind when he slot over the last time. It felt empty when she arrived, normally there would have been Makayla waiting for her to alight the car and tell her about the condition of the mansion, a cup of juice in her hand, as she led her to the sitting room where the Tv was already on.

She asked around and was informed that Audrey was packing, she sighed because she knew Audrey was leaving soon, but she just didn't know when. She met Audrey Packing her bags and clearing out the room assigned to her when she got to the mansion.

"So you're leaving huh?", Pearl asked, " welcome ma, yes I'm packing, the taxi is going to be here in an hour?", Makayla said before continuing with the inaudible monologue, 'it's okay, he doesn't love you anyways.

Pearl sighed thinking how the two needed a proper conversation, her brother loved her and she loved him on the same frequency, but both were unaware because of the lack of proper communication.

She decided to help out a little, "so what are you running away from, your feelings, of the pursuit of hour future!", Pearl asked grabbing Makayla's attention. Makayla's eyes widened hearing pearl's statement.

" How, how do you know about my feelings?", Makayla asked confused, "well, it's really obvious that you're head over heels for him!", Pearl said, " it's that obvious?!", Makayla asked throwing all formalities out the window.

"it's really obvious, to be honest!", Pearl admitted, " so, wanna talk about it?", Pearl said before she continued, "you wanna talk about yeh overwhelming feelings that drive you crazy!?", Pearl asked lending Makayla a listening ear.

Makayla nodded in response before sitting beside Pearl, she was someone who never had experience with love. The highest she had was the platonic relationship between brother and sister, the love her adoptive father showered on her, and a father's love.

" It's like you're intoxicated, entranced even by their every reaction. You want them around all the time, yet you feel so shy when they are around, that you feel like you're going to burst from the overwhelming desire for that special person. It's never a bore when you're in their presence, you feel whole and content just being in their embrace for even the slightest bit!". Pearl said, looking like she was daydreaming about someone.

"How do you know so much about love?", Makayla asked weirdly relating to everything Pearl said, "my dear, this is what I felt for my husband before we got married", Pearl answered.

"Well, it would have been nice if it were mutual!", Makayla said with a downcast expression. " Both of you have really bad communication skills!", Pearl said slapping her forehead.

"What do you mean we have poor communication skills?", Makayla asked confused, " what you feel, the overwhelming feeling, it's mutual!", "What, really?!", Makayla asked just to be sure.

" Yes really! so what's your decision?", Pearl asked giving Makayla the time she needed to digest the facts.

"I'm staying!", Makayla said.