Sofia POV
What!"
"I am sorry Gabrielle. I didn't mean to deceive you." She cried.
"But you did right? You have so many times to tell me the truth but you never did. You know how desperately I wished to see my siblings or my parents. To ask them why or at least to see if they regret their actions or want me back. But you never said a word. It has been Seven years. God Stella. Seven years since we have been friends. Were you truly my friend or am I so desperate for a friend or being chosen that's why I thought you were my friend. Were you ever going to tell me the truth if not for your son persistence of wanting me to visit your House. Is that why Steve look so much like me and I thought it was just the fact that doing your pregnancy you hated my obsession for chocolate? I thought that was the reason but it seems like I was too dumb to realized and saw things as it wasn't."
I was hurt. No I don't think hurt is the word to describe the way I feel right now. How could she do this. I understand at first it was hard but how could she hide it for seven years. Almost a decade. Was she ever going to tell me if not for her son.
"I am sorry. I am so sorry Sofia Gabrielle. And you are not dumb. You are a great person with a big heart. I am so sorry Sofia. Please forgive me " she cried.
"You know what I dislike about us humans at times. Is saying sorry. We feel like the words sorry can shift every pain, every heartbreaking in those waking moment, every reject or hurt that we have cost. So when we wrong people we throw sorry at them because it's too easy for us. I don't want sorry from you Saydai.
Sometimes words can be meaningless. I learn that in my early age of childhood whenever I was bullied by Beatrice Coleman the nuns will always make her apologize the next few hours later she was hurting me ten times more. I need more than your sorry . I don't think I can't bare being in your present at the moment. I need to think. It's suffocating being with you at the moment. If you will excuse me I will see you tomorrow and please don't bring this conversation up again until I am ready. Let's both pretend like it never happened."
I told her as I stepped pass her and got out. I didn't care about the look on her face of how she felt. You don't do that to someone who was always honest with you from the start of you friendship and expect them to clap for you, bring out a class of red wine and chocolate and chill with you for what you said.
Today my driver Coleman didn't come pick me up because Antonio decided to do that.
I got outside of the company and walked down to where Antonio sliver Genesis was packing.
I felt like I could breath when I saw him I tired to smile but I couldn't bring myself to. He opened the door for me as we got in the back seat
He knew something was wrong as he kissed my cheeks and hands and I didn't reply with the normal shy and happy smile.
He tried to cheer me up but I couldn't.
I felt hurt by her betrayed.
That night I couldn't sleep I kept on thinking about how many peace around me who I have grown to trust and might be deceiving me. I thought about all I went through over the past years.
I thought about my reaction to Stella revelation. I thought about the pain I felt when I didn't get the experience of a normal childhood.
The next day it was awakard Stella couldn't look me in the eyes and the entire office felt suffocating. Good thing I had a project out of town as we were going Nimba. Antonio bought a property around the mountains and our engineer and geologist were going to check the ground to see if it was suitable to build a hotel on the top of the mountain.
Three months later
Today I return to my office in Sinkor I have made up my mind to talk to Stella about what she said in my office three months ago.
I told Antonio about it and he told me I should give her a chance as everyone make mistakes. Some people don't deserve second chance and some times life don't present others the second chance but I was bless with it. I should take advantage of every moment and if the people I am willing to give the season chance to don't appreciate it then it's on them not me. I can live my life freely without any regret.
That's what I decided to do. Over those moments we were busy with other projects. I was traveling to the other countries near Liberia to observe the projects we were doing for Mr. Haywood. Basically it were about accessments, ground breaking, setting of profiles as we had all of the designs ready.
Over those months I talked to Steve on the phone whenever I could. I won't lie and say my schedule had been the same since this project my morning schedule was disrupted, I tried to pray three times whenever I could. But it wasn't done religiously as I did before all this. I wasn't complaining I was happy for the change.
Since knowing Steve was my nephew my approach to him have changed. Stella didn't bother me as I told her. It was straightly business.
Before my return from Ivory Coast I told her to arrange a meeting with my brothers Ethan and Stanzas. And I wanted it be done doing lunch time in my office.
From what Saydai said they were happy about it . They have been nervously waiting for my reply over the past three months.
I was sitting on the couch in my office. Today I decided to wear white from head to toe. White dress with a blazer with a gold zipper and a white angle length boots with gold zippers on it. I held my hair in a high ponytail it really reveal my cat eyes. This morning I applied the darkest shade of black eyeshadow around my eyes .
Antonio stood my me this morning as he said and I quote "I am bracing you for what you will face" as he held me in his chest and ran kissing on my face which caused me to giggle.
Author's Note:
I felt sad writing this chapter.
Imagine we live in a world where we have some people who are two faces near us.
Sometimes for good reasons - other times for their own selfish benefits.
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