Chapter 3 THREE

The time was 7 pm and I was already dressed up for dinner when a call came through my phone. It was an unknown number and it made me crease my forehead into a frown, who would be calling me at such a time? Sighing to myself, I answered the call and it was the sad voice of a woman that I heard. "Father zayn" I could recognize that voice anywhere and anytime, she was Ayita's mother. "Hello ma'am, what happened?" My heart was already beating faster than usual. Naturally when people called crying, it was always because of bad news.

"Ayita..." her voice trailed off and my own world came to a halt for a few seconds. What the hell happened to my woman? "Calm down ma'am and talk to me" "She is gone," the woman said after a while. "What do you mean she is gone?" "I can't find her zayn, I looked everywhere and i can't find her" I was already feeling frustrated, what the hell was she saying now? Ayita called me to come for dinner right so how the heck was she gone? Was the mother and daughter duo trying to tease me now? "I am on my way okay?" I didn't bother to wait for her response and ended the call before grabbing my car keys and I rushed out of the room. I kept calling and calling her but her line was not going through. I was already feeling apprehensive as I climbed out of the car and rushed to the front door which was immediately opened. I could see how sad the woman looked and I was wondering why Ayita would leave and make her mother cry like this. "Did you try calling any of her friends?" I asked her. "She left with Asher, her clothes are not here and I can't find anything" she paused for a while, "I have called her a hundred times but her number hasn't been reachable" I didn't know what to do or say, this was like a dream to me. She invited me for dinner and was not here? What kind of a play was that? I was still in my reverie of thoughts when the old lady outstretched her hand and handed me a piece of paper. "I saw this lying on the bed in her room, it is for you" A look of confusion flashed across my face as I collected it and immediately opened it. I wanted to know what exactly was happening. "My beloved, I know by the time you are reading this letter now, you must have come home for dinner and discovered that I am no longer here right? You must be wondering what is going on and why I left without seeing or even telling you anything but this was for the best. I don't see myself spending the rest of my life with a murderer and a man who is capable of doing anything because of love zayn. I thought I could turn a blind eye to what you were doing and love you wholeheartedly but the fact that I have to live in constant fear of you and what you are capable of doing makes me so scared. Don't get me wrong, I loved you and I still love you with the whole of my being but I just can't be with a dangerous psychopath like you who can't control his jealousy or his anger. A man like you is bad for me and that is why I left without saying anything to you or my mum. I am leaving forever and I hope I never get to see you again. You are too big a sinner to remain in the house of God, when you finally quit being a priest you should go back home and join your family. That will be best. I love you but can't be with a man like you" This was where the letter ended and for a while I couldn't understand what she was saying. She invited me for dinner to break my heart? Was this her plan all along? To tell me horrible things and leave me at the crossroad of life? Was shs this heartless to do a thing like this? I loved her so much and this is what she did? I didn't know how to wrap my head around everything and in no time, tears already escaped my eyes. "Where did she go?" I asked the woman in front of me but the look in her eyes showed that she didn't even know where her daughter was. My whole world came crashing down and I could feel an immense amount of pain in my chest. "I am so sorry zayn" I didn't hear her because I was already out of the house, it felt like even the heavens had pity on me because the rain began to fall in torrents and the only thing I wanted to do at that moment was just stand inside for the rest of my life. The woman I loved and was doing everything for betrayed me in the worst way ever, she called me names and to her maybe I was the devil. This was too much for me to bear and I just didn't know what to do. I stood in the rain for what seemed like ages and by the time I looked up, the sky was already clear but I was dripping with water and sorrow. There and then, I kept asking myself one question. "Why?" With one last glance at the house, I entered into my car and zoomed off, my eyes were blurry and teary. I wasn't seeing the road ahead and the next thing my car and I were leaping high in the air while I watched my life flash before my eyes. ***** I opened my eyes slowly and for a moment I didn't know where I was. Everything was white and the smell of medicines greeted me. I was in the hospital. So I was alive? I thought if I had died in that accident, it would have been better. "You are finally awake" a voice filtered into my ear and I turned to see Alex beside me. He had a grim look on his face and I knew he was scared when I was unconscious. "How long have I been here?" I managed to ask. "A month" he then stood up from the sofa and came to me, "what the hell happened zayn?" His voice was laced with so much worry, "everyone was worried about you and I almost lost my senses" "Aren't you supposed to call the doctor when a patient wake up?" "Oh" a look of realization hit him, "I will do just that" As I watched him walk out through the door, the thoughts of a certain someone filled my head. If I have been in the hospital for a month that means it was real and she didn't come to see me. My heart broke again and I could feel my eyes sting with tears. How did she expect me to live without her? Wasn't she being inconsiderate right now? The door creaked open again and I was hoping to see the doctor but Dmitri and his wife entered and for the first time I saw the look of fear in her eyes. "Thank goodness you are awake zayn" she walked up to me and threw herself in my embrace but i didn't feel any kind of empathy towards her. "Please stay away from me woman, you are inconveniencing me" I said to her she quietly disengaged from me. "What the hell happened to you, zayn?" Dmitri asked. He didn't look worried but I know somewhere inside of him, he was. Thankfully the door opened and this time, the doctor entered with Alex. "How are you feeling now, Mr Vander?" He asked with a bright smile on his lips which I hated. "You should be the one to tell me if I am all better" "Of course you are, it's a miracle but seeing you still talking and all that, you are better" "Thank you so much doctor" I said and he nodded. "You will be under observation for a while then you can go home" "Sure" He turned around to leave but I halted him. "Can you take these two with you? I want to have some quiet time" Dmitri gave a smile but he didn't say anything but I knew he was boiling with rage. "Should I also leave?" Alex asked when they were gone and I rolled my eyes at him. "Find someone for me" I said. "Who?" He inquired. "Ayita" "Why?" A look of confusion was hovering over his face, "did she leave?" I didn't answer him and realization dawned on him. "Is she responsible for what happened to you, zayn?" Alex was already getting hyper, " is she?" "She broke up with me, called me all manner of names and left" The guy beside me scoffed, "you got into that accident because of her and you still want me to find her? "Find her Alex" I ordered, "i really need to speak to her" He sighed, "sure but I won't allow her to hurt you again" I didn't answer but I was on the same page with him, I won't allow her to hurt me again but I still loved her like I did before. I just wanted to ask her a question, "Why?"