You're awake!" Jody squeals with delight when she opens her front door and sees Michael standing there. "Come in, all of you." She opened her door wider for all of them to step in. "I need to mek a few calls, so I'll be outside," Evan says, stepping away from them.
"I was so worried about you. How are you feeling?" She asked with great concern. "Much better, thank you. These are my best friends and personal bodyguards." He indicated to Keshan and Lee.
"Oh, I've heard there were strangers in town. Nice to meet you both." She smiles, hugging them, but then she steps back and slaps both of them on their upper arms.
"You're his close bodyguards, how could you two allow something like this to happen to him?" She ask narrowing her eyes at them. "Don't be too hard on them, it's not their fault, they were assisting with the search for my missing mother and fiancée," Mathayus answered before they could.
"You are engaged? And your mother is missing?" she asks, her eyes wide. "Yes, my mother is confirmed dead, and I'm afraid so is my fiancée." "Oh my god, I'm so sorry, Michael." She says softly, hugging him
"We apologize greatly, and we'll do everything in our power to ensure nothing of this nature ever happens to our prince again," Keshan says with a bow. "You had better keep your word." She narrows her eyes at them again.
"I stop by to say goodbye. I need to return home as quickly as possible. "Finally got your memory back, huh?" "Yep." "So what is your real name?" She asks eagerly. "Mathayus." "Ooh, just rolls off the tongue, doesn't it? Mathayus, wait, Mathayus, what?" She asks again.
"Mathayus Draygon Josiah Khan, future king of Saudi Arabia." He finished in a proud tone. "Ho-holy shit! Unbelievable, I already knew that you were Prince Charming, but an actual prince, wow...
I'm sorry about your mother and fiancée, but I'm glad you finally got your memory back. I'm going to miss you, though." She pouts. "I'll miss you as well." He hugs her again.
"This is to say thank you for everything you and Joseph did for me. Speaking of which, where is Joseph?" he asked, looking around.
"Sorry, he's at work; he's going to be so sad that he didn't get to say goodbye." "No, he won't, I'll stop by his place of work before going to the airport. Thank you for believing in me, you've no idea how much it means to me to have you on my side. Please take care of yourself. I wish you and Joseph a lifetime of happiness." He squeeze her hands gently, then stepping back he bows slightly before her, Keshan and Lee bows also.
"Goodbye, my friend." "Goodbye, Michael. I know your real name now, but you'll always be Michael to me." "I can live with that." He turns to leave but she stops him by grabbing his wrist.
"Thank you for this." She smiles, shaking the envelope. "You didn't have to, but thank you." She squeezes his wrist gently as tears form in her eyes.
"So, um, what about the situation with Zoey?" She asks, wiping her eyes. "I've never touched Zoey sexually, so that situation is none of my concern." He snorts. "Okay, that settles that, but um...remember you don't know who attacked you or why, so be very careful, okay, watch your back." She advised.
"Actually, I do remember who attacked me, it was someone very close to me, he was giving me what I thought at the time to be a sincere sympathtetic hug, then while hugging me one of his assistant shot a needle in my neck, then once the drug took effect they took great pleasure in beating me within inches of my life...
And I'm guessing the why is because he wanted to take my position, which he isn't even qualified for, but he made a fatal mistake when he attacked me." his tone was so cold it sent shivers through everyone in the room.
"Back stabbers, right?" Jody laughed nervously to break the deadly tension in the room. "There's a saying I heard a lot in my country and even on this Island, that what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger...
That drug was designed to kill me, but instead it made me stronger, and they're about to find out just how strong." He snorts coldly.
He winked at her and was about to leave again, but again she grabbed his wrist. "What about Liah? Shouldn't you at least try talking to her before you leave?" "I tried calling her on my way over here, but she didn't answer."
"Could you please wait a few minutes, let me call her, you two can't leave things like this, you both need closure." Jody dials Liah's number, and David answers on the third ring.
"Hello, Liah?" Jody asks. "No, this is David. Is everything alright?" He asks. "David, why do you have Liah's phone?" At the mention of David's name, Mathayus's body stiffens. She was really with him; the thought of her in that man's arms sends excruciating pain coursing through his heart.
"Where is Liah? Let me talk to her, it's urgent." "Sorry, Jody, but my fiancée is in a prayer session at the moment. What is this about?" he asked, sounding annoyed.
"Fiancee?" Jody asks in disbelief. Mathayus's fingers clench in a fist as the pain in his heart intensified. "Yes, Jody, my fiancée, we got engaged last night, actually, her mother just called to congratulate us, so I know that she's okay, so what is so urgent?" David asks.
"Did something happen? Are you and Joseph alright?" he asked, sounding concerned. "I just need to talk to her, alright." "Okay, okay, fine, must be girl talk, I'll have her call you as soon as the prayer session is over, okay?"
"No, that's not going to work, I need to talk to her now, like right now, David I...." Jody gasps as Mathayus grabs the phone from her and ends the call. "Michael...what...?" she began, but stopped as she saw tears running down his face.
"Don't." He says, his voice shaking. "Liah has made her choice, and as badly as it hurt, I need to respect it...Thank you for trying, though, but I really need to leave. After hugging her again, he left with Keshan and Lee tailing behind him
Thank you for reading
words of encouragement
I don't have to be able to see how God will do it
or why God will do it
I just have to believe that God will do it
Riddle from the last ch: How can I help fight air pollution?
Ans: Take a bath,
Ha, D W L
alright try this one: what do you get if you put your hand in a pot?
Good luck