The Changing Tides - Season 1 - Episode 57

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The Changing Tides - Season 1 - Episode 57

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She wondered what was keeping her from answering her calls as the phone rung until it cut.

Trying again, Maria heard Paul’s voice on the other side.
“Helo!” He responded.
Maria was quite for a while, she had not yet heard from Paul since the last time she saw him over
3 years past. According to her, Paul never knew she always called and sometimes talked to her
son.
“Helo,” She answered finally.
“How are you?” she asked just to find a starting point.
“Am okey” Paul sighed.
“Is Chanda around, am just wondering why you have picked her phone instead” she asked him.

“She went by the road side to get something.”
“Okay then, I just called to ask about the baby she told me he’s not well and am so worried. Is he
out of the hospital?” She asked without giving Paul a chance to say another word.
“We came back this evening he’s better now. He had a fever but he’s doing fine after the
injection” Paul told her.

“Okay thank you” Maria sighed quickly hanging up.

She went to sit down on her bed holding her mouth, the sound of his voice echoing in her mind.

” Oh my God!” She whispered.
“That man really got me, how can talking to him after all these months feel so good and scaring?”
She wondered
Paul looked at the phone in his hands, the voice of the woman he had fought to forget over the
years leaving his body feeling weak. He had come to know that Maria used to call Chanda his
maid.

He had come home one day, and found Chanda talking on the phone. What drew his attention
was the voice of baby Paul who he heard answering the phone when Chanda gave him the phone.
“Am fine mommy, when are you coming” The boy asked as Paul listened.
“Yes, a cake, okey!” The boy went on and Paul had called him afterwards.
“Paul, who did you talk to on the phone,?” He asked the boy who was busy smiling.
“Mommy!” The boy jumped excited.. Paul later on confirmed the issue with Chanda and she was
made to tell him that Maria had been calling since she went away. .
“What does she say when she calls and where is she?” He asked
“Sir she only asks about the baby and nothing else I promise,” Chanda answered scared her
boss would be upset with her.

“It’s alright Chanda, go back to your work” he told her and sat back wondering where Maria was. .
After she left Paul had taken some time to go round the clubs hoping he would see her even at a
distance , even when he knew it would hurt him. he thought seeing her drunk or with another man
would get him to have the more reason to move on and forget her.

However Paul was surprised she was no where to be seen, it’s like she had disappeared from
Lusaka. He felt the urge to go and ask her friend Doro but later on changed his mind.

Unfortunately even Chanda had no idea where Maria was as she told Paul, that she only talked
about the baby and Chanda had never bothered to ask where Maria was .

Chanda followed Maria’s plea to not tell Paul anything if he ever asked and so she denied knowing
her whereabouts.

Paul was faced with the past after talking to Maria, recalling every detail about the happy moments
they had in the past.