Her Christmas desire - Season 1 - Episode 10

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Her Christmas desire - Season 1 - Episode 10

Thanks, you too,’ Eno replied, this was the first time she was taking a closer look at her siblings since her return from the States. They looked healthy and happy, even more beautiful than what they appeared in pictures.

Tamar was about to move away quietly when Eno called her back, ‘Mother?’

She halted on shaky feet, wondering if Eno would chastise her like her sisters did.

‘I am so sorry for what I did. Believe me, I am deeply ashamed. I thought what I was doing then was best. I had no right to treat you like some property. It pains me that…I cannot fix it and you’ll have to marry the King.’ Tamar lowered her eyes to the floor in embarrassment.

But Eno had already forgiven her mother. She missed her family and even though Tamar was a difficult mother to please, she still loved her.

‘I will repay the King for his kindness. I will give him back all of his money, every penny that was spent on my head, I shall return. I came back here to celebrate Christmas with my family and no one would stop that.’

Tamar scoffed, ‘It is not as easy as it looks. Yemi would want to marry you at all cost. Money means nothing to him at the moment.’

Eno agreed, but maintained that she wouldn’t get married to such a vile man.

‘Besides…’ her cheeks pinked as she remembered the guy that had kissed her just before the plane touched the ground. Even in her weeping, her heart had strayed to the mysterious stranger who had vanished after the kiss.

She had spent her night thinking of him, a nameless man that had found a spot in her mind.

‘What is it?’ Cassie wondered.
‘I don’t know how this sounds, but I met this guy in a plane and I have a feeling we are meant to be together.’ Eno replied.

The faces before her lit with excitement and curiosity, everyone was now asking for more details about the guy except for her mother who still held the view that she couldn’t wriggle through Yemi’s powerful fingers.
‘Wait…you got a man?’ Cassie’s chubby face split into two, giving way to a smile.

‘That’s all I am saying for now, I have to run, and I’ll be back.’

‘I can’t believe she has a man after all these years!’ Elena was as shocked as everyone else in the room.

She couldn’t push the thoughts of the stranger out of her mind. With each breath and each step that she took, his face appeared in her mind and she wondered just for a second, if he had bewitched her with that kiss.

It wasn’t a s£nsu@l kiss. But it held deep meaning, it clung tightly to her memory box and she wished she could see him again.
She scanned the empty street as she jogged, it was lonely and quiet except for the Christmas carols that hummed from people’s homes.

Eno wondered how he had known her name. There were many questions in her mind, and she wished she could set eyes on him just one more time. The man had been right, she was running away from something deep. She was running from all of her fears.

‘I tried…’ she stopped at an electric pole to rest after thirty minutes of jogging. Tiredly, she decided to move underneath the shade of a tall tree as the sun grew hotter.

“Why do I have a feeling that you are running away from love?”

She closed her eyes, and listened to the echoing of his manly voice. Those words that he had spoken to her were the truth. She had been single for thirty five years because she was scared of giving out her heart.

Her parents had a very unhappy marriage, and that gave her a wrong perspective of love. She didn’t want to end up like her father, a broken and unhappy man. She had dreams of getting hooked with the right person, and making beautiful babies and living happily ever after.

He was right. She had found him attractive from the moment he had walked into the waiting arena, and even more, when he had tried to take the cigarette out of her hands.

Not many men had that courage to act that way towards a stranger. She liked that he was fearless, and caring. She exhaled sharply as she remembered the strange way he had looked at her while she was smoking.

Eno had picked the bad habit during her first days of working in the theatre. Being around human blood, and all sorts of bodily fluids nauseated her, smoking was the only way to quench that feeling.

Now her system had gotten used it. She smoked when she was stressed, or afraid. Maybe it was time to consider breaking her addiction.

She quickly unplugged the earphones and stared at her phone screen. She felt foolish for attempting a search of a stranger whose identity she didn’t know about.

She regretted giving him a cold shoulder, but it was too late for regrets now. She believed that if they were truly meant to be, they would find each other again. Satisfied with the little rest she had taken, Eno rose to her feet and continued her morning jog.

Unknown to her, she was being watched. When her alarm blew off, signaling an end to the morning session, she spun on her feel and made ready to return home. She could feel her heart beating fast against her chest, and her blood rushing through her veins after the jog.

‘Perfect,’ she took deep breaths as she strolled back.

From the corner of her eyes, she noticed something new about her environment. It was a black Honda Civic, and it was similar to one of the cars she had met outside on the night of her return.

An eerie feeling crept up her spine as she spotted two hefty looking men glaring at her from within. She had a feeling that these men had been waiting for her.

‘No,’ she s----d in enough air to last her as she began to run. As if reading her thoughts, the thugs signaled the other men that had been waiting upfront for her, so she wouldn’t escape.

Shockingly, a maroon BMW out of nowhere pulled over, and a stout man with aggressive beards grabbed her from behind into the car. Even her loud screams couldn’t save her.
Cassie, Elena and their mother were all deliberating on the best way to save Eno from getting married to King Yemi. Cassie had suggested that they calculate how much money had been spent on her education, and if it were possible repay them.

Elena had suggested their sister return to Iowa, never to visit Nigeria again. But Tamar maintained that once someone made a covenant with the Royal family, that there wasn’t any going back on the promise.
‘You just want Eno to marry the King for your selfish desires.’ Cassie snapped at her mother. She knew the woman wasn’t interested in what Eno had to say in this, if she were, why would she still be bent on going ahead with the marriage plans?

Tamar regretted her actions, but it was too late to turn the hands of time. Eno rightfully belonged to King Yemi, and there was nothing anyone could do about it.

‘Mum, how do you sleep at night? Even the Bible has made us to understand that the wicked shall not have peace. You sold your daughter off to man whom she doesn’t love. You were here when she announced that she had fallen in love with someone. Don’t you care about her happiness?’ Elena hissed.
Tamar shrugged, ‘Eno made it very clear that she just met the man. It isn’t like she has been in a long term relationship. I know your girls hate my decision, but in time you’ll come to appreciate it.’ She rose to her feet and made ready to retire for her room when the entrance door flew wide open and one of their neighbors rushed in looking terrified.

Just then, Elena whispered to Cassie while pointing to the clock that Eno was taking too long.

‘I don’t know if this is an American thing, but can someone jog for three hours?’
Cassie’s eyes followed her sister’s gaze, it was approximately 12 P.M.