I AM HIS ONLY LOVE

Weeks passed and my life was still the same as it was before Enoch's last visit. Waking up, going to work, getting back home from work, and spending the remaining hours in my room, either reading a book or watching a movie. No social life nor visitors at all.

The only thing that changed in my life was the fact that within the passed weeks, Enoch kept calling me, he could call like ten times in a day, asking me how I was doing every now and then.

He showed me how much he cared about me and wanted me to be okay all the time. But in all, not even once did he tell me he loves me, nor did I let him know that I love him too.

The meeting with his parents and siblings was scheduled for the coming weekend, and I was looking forward to it. Not just that, I was also looking forward to seeing Enoch again and being in the dress that he bought for me.

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It was Friday and I was on morning shift. I kept looking at the time on my phone, wishing the remaining three hours left for my shift to be over comes fast so I can go home and prepare for the next day.

I'll be going with Enoch to his family house and I didn't want anything to go wrong, I had to leave a good impression. l sat under the big tiger nut tree beside the office, pressing my phone to pass time quick, when the phone started ringing.

I decided not to answer because the person was calling with an unknown number, but the phone rang again with a different number on the screen. Seeing the caller ID was the same as the one that sent me insults some weeks ago, I decided to answer my phone.

"Hello good afternoon, please who is this?" I asked calmly, not knowing who was on the phone.

"Don't think because you are a police officer, you can just go around snatching others fiancee okay." A hash lady's voice shouted at me from the other side of the phone, not responding to my greetings nor answering my question.

"Please who are you, and what are you talking about?" Even though I replied calming, I knew what she said had effect on me.

"Am the wife to be of the rich guy you've been going out with, and if you don't stay away from him, am going to do something crazy to you, I bet you wouldn't want to get me angry." The voice of the lady rang loudly in my ears again. I had to take the phone off my ears so she doesn't destroy my ear drums.

" See woman, I know nothing about what you are accusing me of okay, in fact am not going out with any rich guy so why don't you leave me alone." I said softly thinking it was a wrong number.

"Are you not Abigail? And are you not going out with a guy called Enoch?" The lady asked again with an accusing voice.

"Yes am Abigail, but the Enoch I know is not a rich guy as you say, and more over we are not going out, we are just friends." I said angrily, trying to defend myself.

" Yes he's the one am talking about, and don't say you are just friends, I know you are going out with him. I can see you don't even know him that well. You've been with him for over six months and you don't even know his work." The mocking tone of the lady upset me even more, and I couldn't let it slide.

" And who told you I don't know what he does? He's a prison service personal, and just like me, he graduated from training recently, so I don't see why you are calling him a rich guy." I said proudly.

" Oh really, that even shows you don't know him at all. He's an officer yes, but it just a cover up, he's the son of the owner of Sorphnaf Oil Company. Not just that, he's half owner of his father's company and my husband to be so stay away from him." The lady said again.

I couldn't believe what she was saying, not even when she sounded so confidently. what if she was talking about another person and not the one I know? I can't just accept everything she says, I don't even know who she is.

" How can I believe you, I don't even know you?" I asked, not knowing what next to expect.

"There is no need for you to believe me, I don't think I have to prove myself to you, ask him if you want. Am Abigail just like you but he calls me Efua, my local name. His family knows me and we are getting married soon, so stay away from my fiancee." The lady said, screaming in my ears.

" You don't need to keep giving me warning or threatening me. He's not my guy or anything, infact I also have a fiancee, so don't think I want yours. You can ask him if you want too." I said and ended the call without delay.

My heart sank into my stomach, and I could feel tears gathering at the ream of my eyes. I didn't know what to feel or how to handle what the lady said on the phone. My mind wasn't stable enough to even allow me think. The remaining three hours became longer for me than ever, all I wanted was to go back home.

"How can Enoch lie to me about who he really is, and I stupidly gave myself to him when ever he needed me." The tears I've been holding in finally escaped my eyes and I could not control it anymore.

I took my phone and typed in a message to send to Enoch, but on second thought, I deleted it and decided to call him instead. I selected his number to call him, but my emotions kept running up. I didn't even know what I was going to say to him.

Unknowingly, the three pretentious friends were looking at me from the corridor in front of the office. They walked to me when they got to know that I've noticed them looking at me.

"What is wrong with you? Your skin looks so pale and terrible." Gina, the out spoken one of them asked.

Thank God they didn't see nor heard me making a call, I wouldn't have any way to lie to them then. " Am just not feeling well, I think I have to go home for some medicine but it's not time yet." I lied.

" Don't worry you can go home, I'll cover up for you." Rosey, the reserved one among the three friends said, giving me a reason to go home.

" Thank you Rosey, I'll remember this." I said and got up to leave for the house. And the three did me a favor of being the ones to get me a cab.

" Tomorrow is your off day so you should rest more to gain you strength." Vicky spoke out loudly as the driver drove of, reminding me of the reason why I chose the weekend to be my off days.

" I'll do that." I replied simply and asked the driver to speed up, I needed to get home as soon as possible.

I got to the house and out of habit, lock myself in my room and sat in a sofa at the living room after changing. I played music on my Alexa and sing along as I cried my heart out, I had no idea why I felt so heart broken.

Few minutes into my solo moment, I felt like someone was watching me. Wiping my tears off with the back of my hand, I got up and looked around to see if someone was indeed watching me.

I heard a low voice behind my window and when I checked, a man in an all black pants and long sleeve shirt with shades, speaking on phone was going away from my window. " I think she's been crying sir" I heard him say to the person on the phone as he was leaving.

Many thoughts started raining through my mind, and I had no clue what to make out of what I just saw. Could it be that he was sent by someone to keep an eye on me? What if it was the lady that called me at work, or could it be Enoch who sent him. I kept thinking.

I peep through my windows again and as expected, the man was not far from my house, even though he was at a safe distance away from my window. "That means am right, he's keeping an eye on me, but who sent him?" I said to myself.

Half an hour after I saw the man, Enoch started calling me on my phone which I didn't answer. He called severally but I chose to ignore his calls, knowing he might be the one who sent the guy behind my window, and if am right, he's calling because the guy told him something about me.

I opened the door to make sure no one was there. I left my phone in the living room and went to the bathroom to take my shower, but not before parking back everything I had selected to use the next day for the visit to Enoch's family house. I didn't feel like going anymore.

I stayed in the bathroom for a while, not wishing to come out and cry again, but I knew I had to go out no matter what. I had not eaten since afternoon and I had medicine to take.