A SECOND CHANCE TO YOUR HEART - CHAPTER 27&28
[ They met ]
“Where we close Mrs Joelle?”he asked again.
“No Mr Jeffrey”she said.
“But the words sound like you knew me or something cause I can’t….”
“I’m sorry but I’ve got to go”she cut in and got in the car as the driver drove off.
**
JEFFERY’S PLACE, NIGHT.
“I really expected more…. she definitely knows you”Anna said.
“And she looks like the lady I saw four years ago, but she said she isn’t the one”Jeffrey said.
“The only one you can ask is your mom”Kingston said. They’re sleeping over.
“And you think she’d say a thing, you should know his mom better, she’s a witch”Anna scoffed.
“Jeffrey is right here”Kingston said.
“You know I’ll always say the truth no matter what”she said.
“What are we gonna do though, Erica isn’t here yet”Kingston stood up.
“She’s coming?”Anna asked, more not as a question.
“Yeah, I reminded her”Jeffrey followed Kingston.
“I still can’t like her”Anna said.
“Stop talking about her and come help, we should make something instead of ordering!”Kingston said.
“My boyfriend would be a chef, I can’t do that $h|t you know!”she shouted from the living room, not wanting to get up.
“No guy would marry a girl who can’t cook!”Kingston shouted.
“He doesn’t have to be like you! He’s gonna be the cook and not like he’d always cook, we could order!”
“You know, he might wanna eat your food at least once or so, you should learn how to boil water at least!”Jeffrey said this time and she stood up, rushing to the kitchen.
“Who told you I can’t boil water!”
“Do it then, prove you can”they laughed and just then, Erica joined them.
“What’s going on?”
“Anna wanna boil water”Kingston replied.
“Oh”she muttered, going for the onions Jeffrey already set to slice.
“Watch me!”she bragged, going for a cup, a glass cup filled with water.
“Are you gonna place that on the gas?”Erica said instantly but she glared at her.
“Oh sorry”
“Dumb Anna! It’d break”Kingston laughed but she took steps to the gas relentless but Jeffery was quick to grab the glass cup from her.
“Try it in your house not mine!”he scoffed.
“Then what am I to use to boil water?”she muttered.
“Just get out of the kitchen!”Kingston pushed her out.
“Why can’t a glass cup boil water!”she snapped, standing by the entrance as the rest continued.
“She’s seriously asking that”Erica chuckled.
“I heard that!”
“Sorry….”Erica said.
“Can you both talk about your differences, it has been years and I think it’s childish”Jeffrey said.
“I don’t know why she doesn’t like me”Erica said.
“Why should one like you though”Anna scoffed.
“We like her, right Jeffrey”Kingston said.
“Listen, I never liked Jeffery’s mom when we became friends newly and it was without a reason but now, we’ve gotten a reason and of hers, there’d be a reason soon so let’s just be like this for now”Anna said.
“A prophetess”Jeffrey said and they laughed.
“Stop calling me that!”she shouted but they laughed more.
**
ISLAND, JESSE’S ROOM.
“Young master, your bath is ready”a maid said, coming from his bathroom.
“Thanks, you may leave”he said from his reading table. He’s studying.
The maid left but Clara came in.
“Everywhere is dull and you’re studying!”she scoffed.
“You can do same”he said without raising his head.
“Thank goodness I wasn’t given a brain of a smarty cause I’d be dead by now, you study too much!”she groaned, falling on his bed and that was when he raised his head.
“You entered without my permission and now, you’re on my bed?”
“So?”she sat up.
“Get up!”
“Every siblings on the earth love themselves but you’re just different, if you act like a brother for a minute, it won’t ki|| instead you’d see it’s cool”she scoffed.
“Now listen, not every siblings on the earth love each other and I’m not gonna act like what you want me to be, so leave!”he snapped and she stood up but stylishly brought out a book behind her.
“I’m not doing that”he scoffed, facing back his book.
“Bribe? Anything you want”she said behind him.
“No!”
“Anything at all”
“No!”
“You’re wicked!”she scoffed and started walking out when he…..
“You would stop coming in my room uninvited and I can tutor you”he said.
“Yes! But….I meant you do it yourself”she said.
“And you keep bringing more daily?”he scoffed.
“At school, teach and home…. come on, just help me keep doing it!”
“You were leaving”he said, pointing to the door.
“Fine, but can you just do this for today”she pouted but he looked away with a scoff.
“Drop it”he said.
“Yes! You’re the half best!”she pecked his check and ran out.
“Only mom and dad can do that and there’s nothing like half best!”he shouted.
*
ISLAND, POOL AREA.
Matty joined Joelle on the edge of the pool, her legs in.
“Here”he handed her a drink before sitting.
“Thanks”
“How’s things going?”he asked.
“Great, we just need Genevieve to act first”she said.
“We got a call from her”he said and she beeped in excitement.
“Really?!”
“Yeah”
“She’s gonna fall deep for it”
“You haven’t talked about Jeffrey”he said, not looking at her but she did.
“There’s nothing to talk about”she looked away.
“You think so?”
“He keeps acting like he doesn’t know me and no matter how hard I try to pinpoint what is wrong, nothing keeps coming but the idea that he lost his memory but it has been years”she said.
“It might be a memory loss”he said.
“For how long? Long enough not to remember anything about me? We spent enough time together, enough for him to remember something at least….it sad when I think of it”
“Then don’t, for the main time”he said.
“You brought it up”she said and he chuckled.
“I thought about our wedding anniversary”he said.
“Yeah, we’ve got to do it this year”she smiled.
“How many years though?”he asked and she laughed.
“Yeah, how many year?”
“Four? Five?”
“No, I think it’s two”she said and they laughed again.
“Four, Genevieve would be at the limit of losing everything by then”she said.
“Not swimming?”he changed the topic.
“No”
“Why?”he dropped his drink before diving in.
“Seriously!”she laughed.
“You can just watch!”he said.
“I’ll do just that!”
______
“See, they’re having fun, we should do same”Clara said from the spot they’re watching.
“Which means we should be sleeping”Jesse said.
“Boring”she scoffed.
**
NEXT DAY, ON THE ROAD.
“Traffic, something happened?”Clara asked the driver. The driver is the one taking them to school.
“Yes, an accident”he said, coming out. “Don’t get down”he added before shutting the door. All through, Jesse was on his headset, listening to a teaching from the tap he’s holding. He doesn’t have an idea of what’s going on.
“Boring”Clara scoffed as she looked at him. She looked out, before opening the door as she stepped out.
“Blood….”she muffled, walking to the scene.
“Clara?”Jesse raised his head only to see her out. A moving bike coming towards her made him rush out. He wasn’t fast but a man was quick to drag her off the road.
“Why did you leave the car?”Jesse shouted.
“I was…. you were too busy to talk to”she muttered.
“And the bike, you think you can just do wh@??ver you like!”
“Stop shouting at me”she muffled.
“Thanks Mr”he held her other hand while Jeffery who saver her held the other.
“Sir!”he called since he isn’t letting go of Clara, instead he’s staring at him, (Jesse).
“Sir!”
“Oh, I’m sorry”he muttered, letting go of her.
“Thanks for saving her”Jesse said.
“Hold on!”
“Yes..”
“What’s your name?”he asked.
“Jesse”
“Jesse?….”
“Something wrong?”
“No, you should be careful little girl”he said to Clara before walking away.
“He was staring at…..”
“Worry about yourself and we aren’t talking”he cut in as they got on the car.
“Oh, I don’t you both came down, just my assumption”the driver said, getting in as he drove off.
*
GENEVIEVE’S RESIDENCE.
Jeffrey walked in, meeting her having breakfast.
“Mom!”
“Son! You came at the right time”she smiled and he returned it, joining her.
“When is Dad planning on coming? We spoke last night but he kept diverting whenever I ask when he’s coming”he said.
“Soon”
“Hm, I have something to ask”he said.
“Same”
“You can go first”
“You skipped your injection this weekend, something wrong?”
“I totally forget, had a busy time”he replied.
“Well, you don’t have to anymore, the doctor said you’re over it. You should try remembering your memory yourself since the doses aren’t helping”she said.
“Oh”
“What do you wanna talk about?”she asked.
“I met someone, JJ’S modeling agency, the ceo, we both had dinner….”
“Nice”
“Wasn’t much like a dinner though, she said something that got me thinking. ‘i expected more from you’ what could that be cause I don’t remember anything about her”he said.
“Maybe trying to remember your memory might help, I don’t think I remember you both knowing each other”she said.
“Okay”
Her phone rang, creating a smirk on her phone as she stood up.
“Private”she smiled at him, walking away.
*I don’t understand the message you sent” the caller said.
“He won’t be needing the doses anymore, change of plan I want his memories back”she said.
*But we had been giving him the doses the past years for him not to remember his memories, I thought it’d be forever”
“Like I said change of plan”
*It would hurt if he tries to remember now, it might lead to death”
“Death? I can take care of the pain my heart did bring if it happens, just keep your mouth shut forever”she said, holding a devilish smirk as the call disconnected.
“Let’s play”she muffled, chuckling evilly.
TBC