Married Single - Season 1 - Episode 32

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Married Single - Season 1 - Episode 32

After I was done I slowly stood up head held high as other ladies complemented my looks. I smiled and said thank you.
I saw Mwenya look up at me and her face dropped when she realised who I was. Without a word to her I walked out feeling eyes on me.

I was just turning to the bus station in Kulima Tower from East park were i had gone to the saloon, when I saw Lucas walking towards his car.

One instinct told me to go ahead and greet him but I changed my mind.
I wanted to stay away from anything that would make me act in a way I wouldn’t want to at the moment. Besides I wanted to give Lucas the space that he derseved. I had not bothered to call him for over the period I last told him everything and his silence to me meant he had moved on.
” Stella!” I heard a familiar voice as I walked dodging Chris.

Turning to the direction of the voice, I almost melted. The last person I had expected to see, Lucas’ mother.

She greated me cheerfully telling me she was with Lucas who brought her to get some things in town.
” it’s been a while my dear. I was just asking Lucas about you and he told me you are okey. Come on let’s go and see him he parked this way” she pulled my hand before I could say a thing. I wondered if Lucas had told her about us. Her innocence proved otherwise.

I so much wanted to tell her I couldnt see her son but there was no escape now as we came in full view of Lucas who looked at me with surprise.
” Hey!” I composed myself greeting him
Instead of answering he moved towards me and pulled me in a tight hug. ” Hey! What a surprise ” he sighed hugging me.
” yeah it is right? I bumped into mom and..”
” she was heading to the station I just told her you brought me here” his mother cut me short.
” you two do your catch up let me get some food from hungry lion am starving ” she smiled putting the plastics which she had in her hands in the back of the car.
” sure mom” I smiled at her and watched her go to Hungry lion.
” so” Lucas shrugged looking at me.
” yeah” I sighed not knowing what to tell him. He looked good in his slippers and dark cargo pants going with a pure white v neck t-shirt.
” how are you ?” He asked leaning on the car.

I looked at him and realised I had actually missed him. But I wasn’t going to say it anyway so I told him I was okey.
” I missed you even though i know I shouldn’t ” he started..
” am sorry I…”
” it’s Okey, I understand.” He talked in.
” how is your husband?” He asked calmly
” honestly I dont know. I have not heard from him in almost 3 weeks now. But am sure he’s okey, I could have heard if anything bad had happened to him you know” I chuckled looking down.
” what’s that? You mean you two are not staying together?” He asked
” Lucas, am sorry but I have to go now. I need to see some one before I go home.” I excused myself feeling the tears in my eyes. I feared I would cry before him. Lucas had a way of bringing out the weak part in me and I knew staying their would make me start telling him all my problems of which I had not planned on doing.
” stella!” He stopped me holding my hand.
” Please, please, don’t shut me out. Talk to me” he whispered his voice as calm and pure as ever.

“What’s going on with you? You have lost weight and you don’t look okey even if you pretending otherwise. Talk to me am your friend remember?” He looked at me.
” am sorry Lucas, I have to go now. I can’t do this right now,” I said tears now falling.
” you are crying” he whispered sadly.
” am sorry” i sniffed and walked away quickly avoiding to stand any more minute before him.
Without looking back I matched quickly to the bus station and direct to the busses going to Chilenge.
I sat in the back seat sighing and wiping my face. ” oh my God, I cant cry right now. I am being strong for myself and crying is not good for me” I told myself inside.