Anytime he happened to be away on a
business engagement, she would sit alone and
reminisce on the times they had shared
together, and the perfectness of these
moments would gladden her heart and set her
mind at peace. She loved him. And she was
very sure he loved her back then. Eight
months later, Brenda and Jane had graduated
and Jane had immediately secured a job in a
new generation bank. She had asked Brenda to
come and stay with her while on job hunt, and
Brenda had gratefully accepted since she
didn‟t want to stay at home with her poor
parents in her jobless state. Her desire was to
go for her masters immediately after her
degree, but the circumstances surrounding her
made it necessary that she secured a job first
so that she could sponsor herself all through
her masters‟ program.
Doing this with just her degree wasn‟t easy for
Brenda. After writing a series of job
application letters and submitting her
curriculum vitae to various organizations, she
had accepted a teaching job in a nearby
primary school while she waited to be called
for interview. Brenda knew she deserved better
and given her qualification, she was confident
she would soon be called for an interview.
Therefore, she had patiently waited.
Adam also contributed to Brenda‟s confidence,
because he made her feel secure. She was
also hoping that he would come up with the
idea of marriage since the look of love in his
eyes always told her that she would soon be
his partner. Now though, Adam was acting
strange when she thought the relationship
should be at its peak. For no reason that she
could remember, his love for her seem to be
declining, and she couldn‟t seem to figure out
the problem.
Therefore, she had been living in fear of losing
him all this while. Of course, she had
complained to Jane, but her friend seemed
not to have any solutions for her problem.
Jane had only encouraged her to be patient
with him. That he would soon change, with
time. Therefore, she thought the best thing to
do was to pray, pray and pray, for she won‟t
be able to withstand heartbreak an umpteenth
time. Something she‟d done for a long time
now and for no fault of hers.
The bathroom was elegant in an economic
way and she involuntarily admired its white,
oriental, marble-like tiles before slipping out
of her bathrobe and turning on the hot water
faucet. A mirror stood to the door‟s right and
she stopped before it to admire her stature
and nude figure. Were those slight creases
below her lower eyelids? Of course, she hadn‟t
been sleeping so well of late due to the state
her life was in, but she also knew this was not
good for her health. She prided herself in
keeping fit always and she wasn‟t ready to let
go due to some relationship difficulties. Even
if she‟d never faced a tougher situation than
this in the past, she wasn‟t going to lose her
fitness as well as Adam if it comes to that.
Unconsciously, she laughed at her joke and
turned away from the mirror. With the bathtub
half-filled, she stopped the running water and
tested its warmth with a quick right-handed
swipe down and into the white tub, and this
was when it happened . . . .
Episode 4
Adam Walter was fed up with his relationship
with Brenda and he certainly knew why he felt
this way. It was very glaring that Brenda was
a nice and beautiful girl; most men would do
anything to have her as a wife or girlfriend,
but he was fed up. He didn‟t want her
anymore.
He knew he was doing the right thing and was
sure she deserved the decision he was about
to take. Right now, he wasn‟t feeling guilty at
all, since there came a time in a man‟s life
when he just had to do what he had to do
without caring about the consequence of his
action or even how others concerned would
feel about it. It was time for him to lay her off
and stop wasting her time, as well as his,
since there was no hope for the future
between them. Of course, he could still
remember that day. The day he realized
himself. The day he finally decided to let go of
her.
And it still chilled him, like it‟d happened a
few minutes ago. An involuntary shrug swept
through him and he chided himself for
remembering. Besides, he‟d had enough of
her; and there was a new girl in his life. A girl
he met a couple of months ago at his
workplace. He smiled as he remembered her
beautiful name. Tracy. He didn‟t want to start
comparing her to Brenda, though. It was just
that he anticipated a brighter future with her.
And he even thought Tracy was prettier than
Brenda, but he couldn‟t deny that Brenda had
lots of qualities that would make her a better
choice for a wife, although Tracy was hotter,
and every man desired a hot girl . . . .
He hated the burden of guilt he‟d earlier felt
about his decision to leave Brenda. It was
surprising how guilt could make one feel so
heavy and uncomfortable, how it kept
haunting one, and funny enough, how one
couldn‟t stop doing those things that made
one feel guilty in the first place. So the best
thing to do, Adam had thought, was to go with
his conscience. He must make himself believe
that he was not the right man for her, that
she deserved someone better, or just as weird!
She must go before she ruined his life. He was
not going to miss her for sure. Even his
internal tap, which used to overflow with
feelings for her, had stopped flowing, and no
matter how wonderful, pretty and perfect she
was, he did not want her anymore.
She would be there any moment from now. It
was almost 6:00 p.m. and he knew she was
probably on her way to his house. Adam lived
in a beautifully furnished, three-bedroom flat
on Stream Street. Brenda had been there the
day he rented it. She had even assisted him in
decorating the house to such a satisfactory
state. A nice young woman she had been, and
a nice companion, too. He sometimes even
wondered whether she would ever realize in
the days ahead why he‟d decided to end this
relationship, because he still doubted her
presently knowing his main reason. Of course,
she was a wonderful girl, and . . . oh, hell . . .
he wasn‟t going to start regretting what he
was about to do now that it was almost too
late.
He was trying to slot a DVD plate into his DVD
player when he heard a knock on the door. He
knew she was the one. “I am coming!” he
called out. He gave himself some time by
carefully switching on the television and
allowing the DVD to play for some seconds.
He knew that it wasn‟t going to be an easy
task. He opened the door and was looking
directly into Brenda‟s beautiful and innocent
face. She looked wonderful in her body-
hugging white top and sky-blue jeans. Her hair
was neatly parked, giving her face a perfect
shape. She was trying to force a smile but
that didn‟t stop him from noticing a trace of
worry on her beautiful face. He instantly felt
more guilt, wondering if he would ever be able
to tell her what he wanted to tell her. “Come
in,” he said, and left the door open while he
walked back to the seat that was directly
opposite the television. Brenda gently walked
in and closed the door behind her.
She didn‟t like the look on his face. Something
was definitely wrong. “Adam, I hope it is
nothing serious, I didn‟t like the way you
sounded on the phone,” she said as she sat
on the seat very close to him.
business engagement, she would sit alone and
reminisce on the times they had shared
together, and the perfectness of these
moments would gladden her heart and set her
mind at peace. She loved him. And she was
very sure he loved her back then. Eight
months later, Brenda and Jane had graduated
and Jane had immediately secured a job in a
new generation bank. She had asked Brenda to
come and stay with her while on job hunt, and
Brenda had gratefully accepted since she
didn‟t want to stay at home with her poor
parents in her jobless state. Her desire was to
go for her masters immediately after her
degree, but the circumstances surrounding her
made it necessary that she secured a job first
so that she could sponsor herself all through
her masters‟ program.
Doing this with just her degree wasn‟t easy for
Brenda. After writing a series of job
application letters and submitting her
curriculum vitae to various organizations, she
had accepted a teaching job in a nearby
primary school while she waited to be called
for interview. Brenda knew she deserved better
and given her qualification, she was confident
she would soon be called for an interview.
Therefore, she had patiently waited.
Adam also contributed to Brenda‟s confidence,
because he made her feel secure. She was
also hoping that he would come up with the
idea of marriage since the look of love in his
eyes always told her that she would soon be
his partner. Now though, Adam was acting
strange when she thought the relationship
should be at its peak. For no reason that she
could remember, his love for her seem to be
declining, and she couldn‟t seem to figure out
the problem.
Therefore, she had been living in fear of losing
him all this while. Of course, she had
complained to Jane, but her friend seemed
not to have any solutions for her problem.
Jane had only encouraged her to be patient
with him. That he would soon change, with
time. Therefore, she thought the best thing to
do was to pray, pray and pray, for she won‟t
be able to withstand heartbreak an umpteenth
time. Something she‟d done for a long time
now and for no fault of hers.
The bathroom was elegant in an economic
way and she involuntarily admired its white,
oriental, marble-like tiles before slipping out
of her bathrobe and turning on the hot water
faucet. A mirror stood to the door‟s right and
she stopped before it to admire her stature
and nude figure. Were those slight creases
below her lower eyelids? Of course, she hadn‟t
been sleeping so well of late due to the state
her life was in, but she also knew this was not
good for her health. She prided herself in
keeping fit always and she wasn‟t ready to let
go due to some relationship difficulties. Even
if she‟d never faced a tougher situation than
this in the past, she wasn‟t going to lose her
fitness as well as Adam if it comes to that.
Unconsciously, she laughed at her joke and
turned away from the mirror. With the bathtub
half-filled, she stopped the running water and
tested its warmth with a quick right-handed
swipe down and into the white tub, and this
was when it happened . . . .
Episode 4
Adam Walter was fed up with his relationship
with Brenda and he certainly knew why he felt
this way. It was very glaring that Brenda was
a nice and beautiful girl; most men would do
anything to have her as a wife or girlfriend,
but he was fed up. He didn‟t want her
anymore.
He knew he was doing the right thing and was
sure she deserved the decision he was about
to take. Right now, he wasn‟t feeling guilty at
all, since there came a time in a man‟s life
when he just had to do what he had to do
without caring about the consequence of his
action or even how others concerned would
feel about it. It was time for him to lay her off
and stop wasting her time, as well as his,
since there was no hope for the future
between them. Of course, he could still
remember that day. The day he realized
himself. The day he finally decided to let go of
her.
And it still chilled him, like it‟d happened a
few minutes ago. An involuntary shrug swept
through him and he chided himself for
remembering. Besides, he‟d had enough of
her; and there was a new girl in his life. A girl
he met a couple of months ago at his
workplace. He smiled as he remembered her
beautiful name. Tracy. He didn‟t want to start
comparing her to Brenda, though. It was just
that he anticipated a brighter future with her.
And he even thought Tracy was prettier than
Brenda, but he couldn‟t deny that Brenda had
lots of qualities that would make her a better
choice for a wife, although Tracy was hotter,
and every man desired a hot girl . . . .
He hated the burden of guilt he‟d earlier felt
about his decision to leave Brenda. It was
surprising how guilt could make one feel so
heavy and uncomfortable, how it kept
haunting one, and funny enough, how one
couldn‟t stop doing those things that made
one feel guilty in the first place. So the best
thing to do, Adam had thought, was to go with
his conscience. He must make himself believe
that he was not the right man for her, that
she deserved someone better, or just as weird!
She must go before she ruined his life. He was
not going to miss her for sure. Even his
internal tap, which used to overflow with
feelings for her, had stopped flowing, and no
matter how wonderful, pretty and perfect she
was, he did not want her anymore.
She would be there any moment from now. It
was almost 6:00 p.m. and he knew she was
probably on her way to his house. Adam lived
in a beautifully furnished, three-bedroom flat
on Stream Street. Brenda had been there the
day he rented it. She had even assisted him in
decorating the house to such a satisfactory
state. A nice young woman she had been, and
a nice companion, too. He sometimes even
wondered whether she would ever realize in
the days ahead why he‟d decided to end this
relationship, because he still doubted her
presently knowing his main reason. Of course,
she was a wonderful girl, and . . . oh, hell . . .
he wasn‟t going to start regretting what he
was about to do now that it was almost too
late.
He was trying to slot a DVD plate into his DVD
player when he heard a knock on the door. He
knew she was the one. “I am coming!” he
called out. He gave himself some time by
carefully switching on the television and
allowing the DVD to play for some seconds.
He knew that it wasn‟t going to be an easy
task. He opened the door and was looking
directly into Brenda‟s beautiful and innocent
face. She looked wonderful in her body-
hugging white top and sky-blue jeans. Her hair
was neatly parked, giving her face a perfect
shape. She was trying to force a smile but
that didn‟t stop him from noticing a trace of
worry on her beautiful face. He instantly felt
more guilt, wondering if he would ever be able
to tell her what he wanted to tell her. “Come
in,” he said, and left the door open while he
walked back to the seat that was directly
opposite the television. Brenda gently walked
in and closed the door behind her.
She didn‟t like the look on his face. Something
was definitely wrong. “Adam, I hope it is
nothing serious, I didn‟t like the way you
sounded on the phone,” she said as she sat
on the seat very close to him.
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