Episode 19
Martin frantically waved his hands about. âHell no itâs nothing like that! Why would you evenâŠoooh,â he said as realization dawned on him. âI guess I kind of deserve that. But I have always been carefulâŠ.â
She threw him a look that immediately made him change the direction of his speech. âThat night with you was the only time I was reckless.â He explained. âI swear!â He added in response to her intense gaze. âAnd just to be sure I get tested every now and then but you canât be 100% sure even with protection. If you donât believe me, we can go together for a test and you can see for yourself. I havenât been with anyone else except you since the last test I took.â
âYou are assuming that I am negative,â Sibu said.
That seemed to shake Martin up.
She laughed as she looked at the expression on his face. âI am kidding, relax. I had a test done just after discovering I was pregnant and just to make sure, I had another one done just recently.â
âI think itâs gonna take a while for you to trust me, you have no idea how much that hurts.â He said in a very low voice.
âSo you are not going to tell me whatâs going on with you?â Sibu asked, getting back to their previous topic.
âJust like you never wanted to talk to me about your relationship with your auntâŠI wish we would not talk about itâŠfor nowâŠbut I will tell you everything when Iâm ready.â
His bit about her aunt really got to her and so she conceded. âI wont askâŠI will wait for you to tell me.â
âThanks,â Martin responded before starting the engine and getting back on the road.
Martin took her to his familyâs doctor in Longacres and had her undergo a thorough check up, sticking to her side to every room she entered except to the bathroom where she had to supply samples for tests to be done.
After being told to come back the next day for some of the results, the two of them were about to leave before the doctor stopped Martin.
âYou and I still need to talk,â the doctor had said to him. âI got the report fromâŠ.â
âI know doc, I know, I will call you to make a plan.â Martin deliberately cut her off and continued leading Sibu away.
He drove them to his secret hideaway which was no longer a secret any more. This time instead of looking at nature, they entered the cabin to relax in the expensively furnished but small living room.
Martin threw himself on the sofa the moment they entered and patted the space next to him for Sibu to join him. Instead, she threw him a look and took up space on the single seater right opposite him.
Not one to be so easily discouraged, Martin got up and went to sqÂŁÂŁze himself right next to her on the small couch, holding to to her to keep her in position as she desperately tried to get away from him.
âKeep rubbing your body against mine like this and we will be talking baby number two very soon,â he warned her, looking into her eyes and forcing her to blush profusely as the meaning of his words sunk in.
Like a switch being turned off, she stopped writhing against him and sat up straight but only to have Martin scope her up, fill up the whole seat with his body and then lay her onto his laps, tightly wrapping his arms around her waist from the behind so she could make no movement.
âWowâŠI think we could have twins in this position,â he commented deliberately and himself a new bout of protest from an embarrassed Sibu.
âThere you go again,â he admonished her. âYou really have no idea the kind of fire you are starting with your seductive moves Ms Hangaala.â
âYou have such a dirty mind Martin. Canât for once take your mind off the gutter?â Sibu said, putting her movements to another immediate stop.
âLetâs make a deal,â he said. âI will stop being a jerk if you promise not to say anything bad about me todayâŠhow about that?â
She contemplated his suggestion for a moment and then said, âSounds doable.â
Martin then reached out to the tiny tea table right next to the couch and grabbed the remote control, turned on the tele and settled for a music channel.
âThey play old music here,â Sibu commented. âFirst it was classical music and now itâs thisâŠI think there is an old man living inside you.â
âSince you made a promise, I will choose to take your comment lightly and say that I am actually wiser than most fellas my age,â he proudly said. âBut I find this kind of music more meaningful than the rubbish they sing these days.â
âI kind of agree,â she said and with that they went on to talk about many other things and before they knew it, it was dark outside.
Somewhere during their long chat, Sibu had dozed off and Martin had carried her to the guest bedroom on the ground floor, scared he might wake her up if he tried to carry her upstairs to his room.
Sibusiswe woke up hours later and jolted up in bed. The room was dark and she had no idea for a second where she was. She searched around her for her phone and found it on the bedside table, flipped it to check the time.
It was 9PM.
What the hell? She thought as she rushed out of bed towards the door. She stopped when she reached the door because she could hear Martinâs voice, sounded like he had company. Not wanting to come out and reveal herself, she stood by the door and waited.
âI heard what you said last time doc and I wont have it. Thatâs like a death sentence on itâs own and I might as well settle for something I have control over. I wonât the surgery, I wonât look for a donor and I certainly wonât be subjecting myself to all those medicines. Give them to someone else who doesnât mind being a prisoner for life. I just need two years tops, you told me I can have thatâŠyou promised meâŠno, no, noâŠlisten docâŠI know what you mean quite alright butâŠno, I never agreed with your suggestions, you said a transplant was the best option and I just kept quite. That doesnât mean I agreed with youâŠ.â
A transplant? Sibu froze. What kind of disease required him to get a transplant?
âYour threats donât work with me doc,â Martin continued after a long pause. By now Sibu was aware he was talking to someone on the phone and she sufficed it was the doctor that had attended to her a few hours ago, the one he had promised to call back.
âIf you even dare as much as tell my mother I will sue that goddamn place for billions of money and then get your licence.â She heard him say from the other side of the door. âI am sure you donât want that to happen. I will come to your home tomorrow but only to talk about what I need to do in the meantimeâŠnot about that transplant thing. Have a good night doc.â
âHow sick are you?â
Martin quickly turned around to find Sibusiswe standing behind him. He had not heard her come out of the bedroom and he didnât like the look on her face.
Pity.
That was the last thing he needed from her.
âWhen did youâŠhow long were youâŠ.â he fumbled for words, completely taken aback by her presence in the room.
âI think I heard all the important bits,â Sibu supplied. âI just want to know what disease you have thatâs so bad itâs requires a transplantâŠand why you are refusing it.â
âSibu,â Martin said her name pleadingly.
Sibu put her hand out. âIf you are not going to tell me then I am leaving.â She walked passed him and grabbed her hand bag which was now lying on the arm of the sofa they had been siting on.
She was about to open the door when Martinâs voice made her pause.
âIf I tell you, will you agree to marry me then?â he said.
Sibu turned back around and gaped at him. âIs this some kind of joke to you? Do you think marriage is something you can talk about in this situation?â
âSpending the rest of my life with me means everything to me Sibu,â he remarked.
âAnd how long is the rest of your life Martin, two years?â She asked austerely. âAll the way to the end you think of only yourself. I am going.â She opened the door and walked out but Martin was quick behind her and he held on to her hand.
âYou think I havenât thought about you?â He asked her. âI have seen you suffer at the hands of your aunt and I thought marriage with me would free you from her clutches and allow you to live your life how ever you wantâŠeven if I am not here.â
âMarrying you is not enough to buy me the kind of freedom I desire in this world Martin,â she lamented. âYou have absolutely no ideaâŠ.â
âThen let me know what I need to know Sibu, let me know!â he tagged at her hand.
For a moment Sibu just stood there starring at him.
Never before had she seen such desperate in his ever confident eyes.
But her truth was not the kind a man like him could handle, especially now given his circumstances.
âSo you still wonât tell me?â Martin could see the firm decision in her eyes.
Sibu nodded her head slowly. âI canât,â she said.
For the first time in his life, Martin felt defeated.
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