Ms Wilson's Replacement

39: Keep you waiting

"I was always holding onto people,
and they were always leaving."
~Lili St. Crow

A lot has changed between Anna and me in the last couple of days she was able to come out of the shell she was in and back to her old self.

On Saturday, we stayed in bed almost all day, getting off to bathe and take a walk in the garden and on Sunday she agreed to come with me and grandma to church and then back to Grandma's place after the service was over, she also helped grandma out with gardening and the two women talked and laughed about God knows what. We returned home and she finally allowed me to see some of the sketches she'd made for gowns she would want to someday design. They all looked amazing and the more she let me in the more amazed I got at who she was.

With my suggestion, she took the week off from work so she could stay home and Rosalina seemed to be getting along with her as well, to the point she offered to show her some of her amazing recipes. Anna seemed excited and accepted Rosalina's offer. I couldn't be happier and I only wish Mom could get along with her too.

Although I went to work yesterday being Monday, I could not stop thinking about her and I felt complete and happy when the day ended because I knew I was getting home to meet her, the woman I loved.

I asked Rosalina and Nneka to keep an eye on Anna and report to me if anything happened or if she was leaving the house. I will not deny that I am scared that she would try to run away again and I do not want to lose her and if keeping an extra eye on her would help me do that, then I'll do it.

Today is still the same at work and Amade wouldn't stop teasing me about it because according to him, I was glowing with love like never before. I wanted to hit him, but I know he would definitely hit back and it would be harder. I am no coward, I just choose my battles wisely.

"Yogi said she got a boyfriend." Amade suddenly begins to speak, breaking me out of the thoughts running through my head and I see him toying with the globe on my shelf.

I pick up the document on the desk and open it, "Yes, I heard his name his Rooney or something." I reply absentmindedly, reading the name of the documents.

I see him quickly turn to look at me, "How long have you known."

"It's is not the 50s, she told me at the fundraiser."

"She never told me a thing, I thought we were friends?" She asks with a somewhat sad tone.

"She's our friend, besides why do you care?" I ask then slowly recollect what we are talking about and I slowly drop the document in my hand, "You like her, you like Yogi, don't you?"

"Don't be absurd, like you said we are friends." He tries to cover up and look away from me.

I get up from my seat and approach him, my eyes not breaking from him, "All these years I couldn't see it. You were always weird around her, I had no idea why, it makes sense now."

"You're being ridiculous, Eli, Yogi is my friend and if I was weird around her, it was because I liked teasing her."

"So you wouldn't be jealous if she walked in here, hand in hand with Rooney or if you see her kissing him and being held by him."

"Stop, Eli, you're not helping! Fine! I do like her, I always have." He rubs his hand over his face. "I just thought the time will be right one day and I would get to ask her to be mine."

"The time was right for years, you just loved the life of the party, fucking around with girls and not committing to them and hoping Yogi would be waiting for you to come around. You're my best friend and I love you but if I had a daughter, I wouldn't want her anywhere near a guy like you."