Chapter 3 She never wanted to see him again (cries)

• " Leave me , let me go ,please " Mary cried and pleaded but he didn't listen ,she opened her eyes and tried to move but the pain that rushed through her was unbearable so she had to fall back to the ground and hit her head against a stone .
• She opened her eyes few hours later and she was in the hospital , she knows it wasn't a good thing but at least she was finally clothed ,that was it , her dignity was stolen by some middle aged mam that had no future and she was gonna make sure he paid dearly for it .
• The man walked right into her ward ,she had never seen him before and who knew , if he was here to kill her or defile her so the fear on her was visible "I'm not here to hurt you ,I will never hurt you " he said assuring her but the fear was still there .
• "I'm a prosecutor ,I want to help you and make sure the person who did this to you pay dearly for it " he said and she loosened up "am I going to die ?" She asked the man "I'll never allow you to die " he said "My mother " she called .
• He looked away from her and she might be young but she was smart enough to catch up on that reaction "where's my mother ?" She shouted with tears rolling down her eyes ,where was her mother , her mother couldn't have died , can she ?.
• Her mother was all she had , she had no one else , it has always been her mother and she might have been suffering from epilepsy but she was going to get better , the pharmacist promised her that .
• It was all a lie because her mother was dead .
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• A knock came on her door and she jerked back to reality "come in " she said and cleaned the tears that was on her face ,almost ruining her make up , her personal assistant, Theo, walked in and stood in front of her.
• "Ma ,it's almost time for your appointment " he said and she checked her watch ,that's true "Thank you , you can go " she said and he left , he must have felt proud of himself because she almost forgot about the appointment , now you understand why she needed him .
• She didn't know time had been that far spent , hours in her usual day dream , she just couldn't't get a hold of herself and forget about the past ,any small trigger brings the whole situation to her again ,she had thought she had outgrown it but who was she kidding.
• She folded the paper in a rough manner and threw it into the trash ,she doesn't want to have any thing that'll bring back old pains , she carried her bag and she walked out of her office in her usual way of walking , heads up.
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• She walked into the big restaurant , it's a popular place that was always occupied but right now ,it was almost empty ,she spotted Mr Downey at the table he was , whispering something to one of his bodyguards .
• " Miss. Mary !" He called and stood up to pull her into an hug ,he was that close to her , she hugged him back and he released her , she sat down and he sat beside her .
• " Heard you wouldn't say what you want to advertise " she said and he smiled " Yes , it's a secret " he said "Let me guess ,you just wanted to drag me out on an outing " she said and he chuckled a little loudly .
• Mr Downey is in his 50's and he doesn't have any child but he's very successful , I've praised him already ." Yeah , all you do is work , figured that you needed some fun too " he said and the waiter brought food to the table .
• "Yeah " she said and he took a sip from his wine "You can't argue that fact with me " he said "i wasn't intending to do that " she said and he smiled . "Better " he said and they both laughed .
• "Care to tell me what we're advertising" he said "i just commented about that , rest , will ya " he said "i cane here for a purpose ,I need to satisfy my curiosity " she said and he sighed and cleaned his hands with a small handkerchief ,he dropped it on the table and looked up at her .
• "Okay ,if you insist " he paused "I'm organizing a tour company " he said "All of a sudden ?" She asked and drank water "Yeah , it's almost Christmas so I wondered what I could do to celebrate it and yeah ,I decided a tour company was the beat but it's not an ordinary company " he said and she stared at him , wondering what was added again because he is a wise man ,no doubt .
• "it's for free ,we'll distribute the tickets to both genders and a couple is to meet " he said "so you're preparing a meecue" she said "don't say that plainly ,it's romantic , they'll meet and spend two weeks together and hopefully fall in love " he said .
• "So it's for single people" she asked "Yeah , we're giving a chance to those who thought they'll never find love " he said and she stared at him "i just hope I wasn't in consideration " she said and he reached into his pocket and brought out a ticket .
• "Here , it's a ticket to New York " he said and she collected it "Wait , I'm to meet a guy and fall in love , it's impossible " she said and he smiled "Don't think about this emotionally , see it as work , how are you going to advertise something you have no idea about , so I'm simply helping your business and if it becomes well known , think about how famous you can get since the trip is scattered all around the world" he said .
• Yeah ,it's true ,her company could climb up to the top with this event "I have a daughter " she reminded him "Take her along , that lucky guy should know you very well " he said "hope we're not staying together in an hotel room ?" He asked .
• "For you , you'll get two rooms at the best hotel there " he said and she smiled , he always do what's best for her "Okay ,I'll do it , when is the departure ?" She asked "On Saturday " he said and her eyes widened. " this Saturday! " she said with surprise "yeah ,and it's two edition ,if this one works out , the next edition will happen in December" he said and she sighed "Give heads up before you throw bombs like this " she said and he chuckled.
• "So ..how's Mrs Downey ?" She asked "She's fine and she asked me to greet you " he said "I'm guessing she sent you on this dangerous mission " she said "I'm not denying " he said and they laughed ..
• " When are you visiting again ?" He asked and she had never really thought about that because she had been too occupied "When I get back from your arranged trip ,I'll get back to her " she responded "What about me ?" He asked "You're in front of me ,you gained your visit already " she said and they laughed together.
• "i really hope this trip work for you " he confessed " I doubt it though " she said and they continued chatting and smiling.
• She met Mr Downey 5 years ago when she was to advertise something for him and it was successful , very successful but it was personal , like it involved a lot of home visits which explains how close she got to his wife because she met her most times .
• They're a very wonderful couple even if they weren't privileged to have their child ,they've met Diane and they treated her well and they made her feel special and she feels safe with them .
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• " Diane honey, get me a glass of water " Mary called and her daughter stood up to get her a glass of water and brought it to her , she gulped it down and dropped it on the table , she pulled her to sit on her leg and she played with her long brown hair .
• "Diane , what would you think of a Vacation ?" She asked "A vacation will be totally nice ma" she said with obvious excitement " i got tickets to go on a vacation to New York " she said and she smiled "i can't wait , we've never been on a vacation together " she said and Mary just realized it , they've never been on a vacation together before .
• "You don't care even if it lasts for 14 days " she asked for more clarity "i don't , okay ,I'll not kind of it lasts for 14 months as far as we're there together " she said and hugged her mother and Mary smiled at her daughter.
• "So when are we leaving ?" She asked eagerly "On Saturday " Mary said and she jumped down "i better pack my bags " she said and ran to her room and Mary smiled , her daughter can be funny at times but she weirdly finds it exciting and amusing.
• She got up on her feet and headed to Diane room , she better help her to pack before she sees her daughter dressed like what she'll not like "Diane , I'm coming" she said and she got no response , she must really be into it .
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• " I'm on my way " Mike said carrying his box into the trunk of the cab he ordered , his boss won't stop disturbing him , asking him when he was leaving ,if he was on his way , it's beginning to freak him out .
• "I feel like you're pushing me away " He confessed to him "I'll never do that to you Mike , you're the best in my company ,I treasure you more than you can imagine " he responded and he sighed .
• "Well then ,I'll call you when I get to New York" he said and he entered the car and he took off , people around him have bidded him farewell and his mother almost made him purchase another ticket , but he assured her that he'll be back after two weeks , not like he was relocating anywhere .
• Surprising that the ticket is even for a first class ,the whole Vacation thing is just suspicious to him ,maybe it was or his lawyer instinct was just getting to him .
• He got down at the airport and he entered ,heading towards his destination , he sighted a small girl from afar , she was running around more like viewing the whole place , she'll get lost , he noticed someone calling for her , that can't be her mother ,maybe her sister.
• She was running after her but the girl continued touring around the airport ,she almost bumped into a man and to move elsewhere ,she lost her balance , Mike moved close and caught her and surprisingly, another pair of hands caught her too .
• He looked at the lady that he presumed earlier to be her sister and her eye glass fell off in an attempt to get a good hold of the girl and , surprise , shock , happiness , excitement , rushed through him and he didn't understand what he was feeling anymore ,whether he was happy to see her or the other side .
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• " Diane ,let's go , we'll miss our flight if you continue like this " Mary called put to her daughter who was still contemplating on wearing the red gown or the blue one "Mom ,I love both dress and I'm confused " she confessed .
• She sighed and approached her "Honey , why not wear the red one now and when we get there and settle , wear the blue one in the evening , how about that ?" She asked and she smiled "it's good , I'll do just that " she threw the blue one in her bag and went to the dressing room to change .
• Mary arranged her bag very well and she Carried it out with her ,placing all their bags in front of the door , her phone rang and she picked it up immediately , it was Mr . Downey "Hello sir " she called with excitement , she enjoyed talking to him , the old man was fun .
• "I'm on my way " she said "Diane is delaying me " she replied and she laughed "I'll calm you when I get there " she said "Okay ,bye " she said and hung up ,she stared towards the entrance of Diane room and thete was no sign that she was coming out of the room.
• She entered her room. " Diane ,you can do all these when we get there " she said and Diane finally wire her shoes and walked out , she entered the cab she had ordered minutes earlier and he drove towards the airport.
• Immediately they arrived at the airport , Diane took off , admiring the place "Diane ,come back !" She called but there was no reply "Diane ,this place is big , don't get lost " she said hoping she'll come back but she didn't , she just kept on going .
• "Diane ,get back here honey " she said but she just kept on walking till she lost her balance , Mary ran , abandoning her bags , towards her to catch her but thankfully ,a man already caught her , he was dressed in a white shirt ,with the first two buttons were loose .
• With a black Jean trouser and the shirt were threatening to rip off ,he was built up and she really got no time to admire someone but the man was handsome , he looked up at her and memories flashed through her .
• Feelings from the past came back , rushing to her , feelings she had tried to bury for over 15 years and they all cane back when she meets him , she don't know if she's supposed to be happy to meet him or sad but one thing was sure ..he was one of the people she never wanted to meet or pray to meet .
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• " Mary , open the door " He called out standing in front of the closed door , she had shut herself in that room for days ,refusing to speak to anybody and he had hoped she'll exempt him but she's not even talking to him .
• "Mary , please don't hurt yourself " he begged but there was no reply , it was like he was talking to the door and she made him wonder if he was really talking to himself .
• Ever since she came back from the court , she had pushed everyone away "Mary , please , I'm begging you " he said with tears rolling down his eyes but she didn't seem to care because all he got was a shatter of glass .
• He got up and pushed the door several times , banging it so hard with the determination of 'if she didn't open the door , he'll break it down ' and it worked because she opened the door and the person that appeared in front of him was almost lifeless .
• Her flesh was turning to bones , she was food deprived or she refused to eat "Mary , let's go to my house " he offered "I'm not !" She said with so much force "Mary please , mom will give us good " he said "I'm not leaving to anywhere , leave me alone " she shouted at him .
• He wiped the tears that was in his face "Mary , please ,don't push me away " He begged and she looked at him sternly "I don't need any ones pity or food for survival , leave me alone Mike " she said and she entered back and closed the door.
• "Mary !" He called but she didn't reply , instead she fell in the floor with her back laid on the floor and she wept like a baby ,if only he knew the news she had received , she doesn't want anyone's pity , she can take care of herself .
• Mike knew there was no way out anymore ,he didn't want her to suffer all alone , she never deserved a life like this , his family could help her but for some odd reason ,she really doesn't want his help .
• There was really nothing he could do any longer , he cleaned his eyes and turned away and he never returned again , that was the last time he banged on her door .
• She doesn't want to see him or she doesn't want him to see her this way , she was confused but she do know one thing which was that ,she doesn't want anyone to pity her or feel sorry for her even if she has to lose someone that's close to her ,she really doesn't care , she doesn't want to see him ever again .