TALES OF THE SIDE CHIC LIFE-5

DISCOVERY

Elo was having fun with his friends while I was busy prying into his business. I looked through his Samsung S5 and I only saw random messages from his boss and emails from the company.

It’s probably just an office phone, I hissed not pleased that I didn’t find anything implicating.

I started looking through his Iphone6 and then I started seeing messages from a certain Matilda. They appeared to text each other every day.

One of the chats I read;

Matilda: I miss you so much Elo
Elo: I know I really miss you too but there’s so much work here. There’s no escape for me

My heart literally froze as I read some of the other messages between Elo and Matilda.

Okay stop.I told myself.

Then I went to gallery and started flipping through pictures and after flipping through almost 2 dozens of pictures of the construction site I finally started seeing pictures of 2 very cute little boys who were a spitting image of Elo. You could see my heart beating through my top.

Oh my days! He is really married! But then again I recalled, his friend at the parking lot asked of Lade and the kids.

So who the hell is Matilda? I screamed in my head.

Lade, Matilda. Is it possible it was just the same person with different names?

I was preoccupied with my thoughts and didn’t even notice Elo was already behind me.

Jeez! He almost got me there.

Thankfully I had closed everything and was just holding his phone when he startled me.

‘Hi darling, you didn’t even come to say hi to my friends’, he said cupping my face with his hands.

‘I’m sorry but my mood is just kinda off today’, I replied trying to release his grip on my face.

‘C’mon love, we came here to have Fun’, he was looking into my eyes like he could see stars in them

‘I know but I’m just not in the mood’ I retorted.

He could see that I was a little perturbed, he was used to my off and on mood swings so he just tried to calm me down, he pulled me into an embrace but as I hugged him I could feel the rage rising in me. I gritted my teeth to avoid saying anything nasty to him.

It was hard to hate him when he was being so sweet, but why! Why did he choose to deceive me? I thought what we had was legit. I had told my friends about him, I even told my naughty younger brother too. What was I to do now?

‘Let’s take a walk’ he said pulling out of the embrace to look at my face again.

I like this guy so much, not because he is cute and rich but he was just a gentleman. He didn't pressure me to tell him what was bothering me like guys I had dated in the past.He never did! He was patient, he always allowed me take my time, to tell him when i felt ready and he would just listen quietly but there's no way I'm letting him in on what I just discovered. NO! Not now...not anytime soon. I thought to myself.
I still need to find out everything and drop a full bombshell on his head. I haven't even seen the picture of his wife yet eerm Lade or is it Matilda?

I didn’t say anything I just nodded as he held my hand leading us to the beach side.

He never left my hand as we walked, he kept quiet. He understood me, you know when someone really gets you. Oh!that feeling

After about 20 minutes of walking in silence, I decided to say something. The sound of lapping waves in the water and the playful dance of the wind with the trees had helped calm my nerves a bit.

‘It’s a really nice beach’, I said out of the blues

His eyes widened in surprise. He wasn’t expecting me to talk.

‘It really is’, he replied cheerfully.

And then he removed my hat and started running, I forgot everything I just discovered and chased after him. I successfully got my hat back and I was able to steal his sun-glasses and he started chasing me too. We ran after each other like two school children playing Police and thief.

I could see people staring at us but I didn’t care, I just wanted to have fun this moment with the man I have come to love.

Even though he is a married man at least he is mine for now, I thought in my head.
That’s so wrong, my gut was telling me but who cares? Just let me enjoy this moment I told my inner voice.

I was in between those thoughts when Elo finally caught up with me.

We fell into the sand, laughing like two children who didn’t have a care in the world.

It was these moments, this kind of moment! That made me love him. He knew how to bring out the fun part of me. To everyone Awele is this tough lady that takes no nonsense but no one understood that just like everyone else I just needed a good lover to bring out the fun side of me.

‘You see I’m the cure to all your problems honey, your ‘off’ mood has fast disappeared’, Elo beamed.

He started tickling me and I had always been very ticklish. I was laughing my eyes out,trying to stop him from the playful torture but then his phone rang.

Oh Crap! The ringing of the phone took my mind back to my discovery earlier.
He pulled out his phone from his pocket and I eagerly stretched my neck to see who it was.

I could literally hear the loud sound of my heart ripping into two.

It was her, it was MATILDA!

Author's Note; Hi Loves, hope you are still following Awele's story. Who do you think Matilda is? Have you ever secretly pried into your lover's phone? Be honest now, will you?

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Thanks a lot...muah!

STORY CONTINUES NEXT WEEK...I promise.