CLARA THE GOVERNOR'S DAUGHTER EPISODE 6

Episode 6

 Val’s side of the story continues —- one week later 11am, Tuesday.

 I was busy checking out some news sites with
my computer when I heard loud shouts coming
out from the sitting room. I quickly grabbed my
jacket, tucked in my small pistol and rushed to
the sitting room. With great speed I ran into the
sitting room as if I was being pursed only to see Clara facing a huge guy who was holding her by
the shoulder.
I kind of felt embarrassed, freezing with shock
as they stared at me with surprise. ‘’oh I’m sorry. I’m sorry, I heard noises
and I thought you were in danger’’ I
nervously explained while the huge guy scoffed.
It was very obvious he was very angry but what
I didn’t know was if it was my interruption that
made him angry or something else. ‘’like seriously you barged in on us just
because you heard noises? Who the hell are you?
He fired at me. ‘’calm down Charles what is wrong with
you?’’ Clara shouted at him. ‘’oh I see you are now defending what he
did?’’ he asked Clara who shook her head in
anger. ‘’you know what, you can leave now. I’m
tired of talking to you, we will see on
Thursday’’ she said to him angrily while he
stared at her with disbelief. I simply watched the
drama with a little smile on my face. I couldn’t
help but wonder who the huge guy was. Of course he looked very wealthy and saucy. And
with the way he was acting I figured he was
very close to Clara. ‘’I said you can leave now’’ she shouted
at him again before leaving the sitting room for
him. The young man scornfully stared at me for
some seconds, breathed deeply and walked
away without another word. I calmly returned to
my room to continue with what I was doing (before the noise that got my attention) and had
barely settled down when Clara walked in .
She hesitantly stood at the door post, smiling
faintly as she probably tried to act cool. ‘’I’m sorry for the embarrassment. The guy
is just a nut-head but unfortunately he is a very
close friend and we have known each other for
long. His name is Charles’’ she softly
explained while I smiled as I tried hard to come
up with something good to say. ‘’his birthday is on Thursday and I will be
heading to Abuja for it. I will leave tomorrow. Do
you wish to accompany me?’’ she offered. ‘’yes of course, I will gladly do that’’ I
answered quickly. ‘’you will do the driving. I love road trips’’
she added, smiled and left the room while my
heart sank as I thought of the long distance and
stress. Moreover it was going to be my first time
of driving all the way to the federal capital city. ————————- Hours later Vivian walked into my room with her usual
charming smile. Yes after that evening she
kissed me at the backyard, she became a little
more careful with me. She tried to be as friendly
as possible while being cautious.
She sat on the bed, crossed her legs and stared at me. ‘’I can’t believe Clara is taking you to Abuja
while dropping me. I can’t believe she
accepted you into her life so easily. There is
more to it you know. A lady can’t accept a guy
so easily without having intentions, without
having a little romantic feelings for him’’ she muttered, carefully watching my reaction. ‘’so what are you trying to say?’’ I asked. ‘’I think she’s very fond of you’’ she
added carefully. ‘’yes and it’s making my job very easy. So
far the girl has been nothing but good to me. The
only problem I have now is preparing and
getting myself ready for the long drive to Abuja. I
have never done that before and I’m a bit
nervous’’ I confessed with a frown while she laughed out loud. ‘’but on a serious note, Who the hell is
Charles?, do you know him?’’ I asked. ‘’yes he is the first son of Senator Adolphus,
the man who was very instrumental in helping
Clara’s father win the governorship election.
Charles and Clara have been friends for long and
I believe the young man considers himself her
boyfriend. I don’t like him though. He is too rude and arrogant’’ she replied quietly. ‘’hmmmm that’s deep’’ I breathed. ‘’yes and that’s the truth’’ she
muttered. ‘’I believe we will be back by Saturday’’ I
added, changing the topic while she drew closer
to me. ‘’do you like Clara, are you interested in her?
Tell me please I’m dying to know?’’ she
begged desperately, surprising me with her
question. I swallowed hard as I returned her
gaze. ‘’Vivian, I’m only here to do my job and
romance isn’t part of it. This assignment will
soon be over before you know it and no one in
this house will remember me again. I have no
special romantic feelings for anyone’’ I
guardedly answered. She dropped her eyes, saying nothing more. The last thing I wanted was hurting Vivian with
my words but she always had a way of asking
the most difficult questions. ———————————– Early the next day, Clara and I left the house for
Abuja. We covered the first few kilometers in
silence until I asked her the question that had
been bugging me since the previous day. ‘’are you in love with Charles? I’m sorry for
being inquisitive’’ I nervously asked. She
smiled and gave me a quick look. ‘’actually we have been friends for so long
and it kind of looks as if we are dating even
though I’m yet to say yes to him. I like him but
he is so unpredictable. He switches mood faster
than a chameleon changes color. This minute he
will be happy and jovial, the next minute, he becomes so annoying and rude. It’s just as if he
takes drugs. I can’t be with such a man’’
she confessed while I drove on silently as I
pondered over her words. I wasn’t really supposed to ask her the
question but I never knew how I got the courage
to ask. Perhaps I cared for her much more than I
thought. Maybe what I was feeling for her deep
inside was love.
Yes maybe or maybe not.

To be continued on episode 7


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