Arranged To Marry The Enemy (a Mafia story) by Zainab Ajike (snow like ashes txt) 📖

I  looked around the pool to see Roman doing the same. I waved at him to let him know where I am. Probably, he was looking around for me. He walked us to where I was with a frown on his face.

"Who is that?" Mallow asked as he also watched my husband as he is walking towards us.

"That's my husband." I smiled as I said it with pride.

"Oh!" He exclaimed. Roman has a deep frown on his face as he walks towards me. He eyes continuously switched to Mallow and me. He looks like he is trying to control his anger.

"Hello." I said to him as got here.

"Hey." He said as he stared at Mallow.

"Hello young man. I happen to be your wife's new friends so don't kill me with your eyes." Mallow joked.

"No offense." He lied as she said on my bench. I sat up for him to sit down.

"So what have you been to?" He asked me.

"Nothing much, I just discovered that there is a pool here so I came over here to enjoy the air." I replied him.

I am annoyed at him for leaving me alone in the morning. I am annoyed that he was no place to he found in the morning. I am annoyed at everything and at him.

"Okay." 

Mallow and I continued our discussion, Roman didn't interfere. He was speechless the whole time. It was like they threatened him not to talk but I am used to him being quiet around me.

"We should go, the sun is setting and I need to rest." He said as he stood up.

"Okay." I agreed with him as I also prepared to get up.

"I should walk you to your doorstep." Mallow said.

"There is no need, I can walk her." Roman said angrily but in a calm way. I know he is not used to this. He is just trying to be cool.

He looked at me waiting for me to decline his offer but I accepted totally.

"It's no problem, dear. He is just trying to be nice. He is my friend and I don't see what's wrong with it. Let's go, Mallow." I said to him as I stood up.

"Thank you darling." Mallow said and  Roman scoffed at that.

Mallow and I walk at the front while Roman trails behind us for the sake of my security.

Mallow truly did walk me to my door step.

"Thank you so much." I said to him.

"It is nothing. I will see you around." He smiled at me.

"Have a nice day."

"And you too." He said and he left.

I walked inside the room with Roman behind me. He closed the door behind him and walked in.

"What was that about?" He asked me.

"About what?" I asked him back.

"You know yourself, you know the world you find yourself. You know it is dangerous out there but still you didn't care about it. You started talking to a stranger? You went out without telling where you went." He said with anger. The veins on his face are so much visible right now as he boils in anger.

"And so? What's wrong in making friends and talking to a stranger especially where there are so much people?" I asked nonchalantly.

"There is nothing wrong?" He asked.

"He is just a good guy. Maybe if I had seen my husband beside me in the bed early this morning as I woke up, I wouldn't have met him or if I was lonely." I fired back at him.

"Do you even know where I went... Forget it, you don't deserve to know." He said as he sat on the back and ran his hand through his long hair.

"He is a good guy. He even asked me on a date." I said trying to convince him.

"What?" He asked you on a date?" Are you that ignorant? Do you even know what a date means?" He asked me.

"I haven't gone to one so why would I know?" I shrugged.

He was silent for some time then he spoke.

"Then let's go to one. Let's have a date." He said.

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I am so sorry for the late, late, late update. I hope you read my blog post. I am so sorry.

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