SILENCE
Chapter 19

Elisha woke up to a fresh scent of baked food in the house, for a moment he felt like his life was back to normal but looking at his environment he knew that he had lost and this was his life now. He lazily got up and went to take a shower, he didn’t care much for looking good so he settled for the same clothes he was wearing the previous day even though they smelt of sweat.

Walking into the kitchen, he was shocked to replace the table already set and Larna removing something from the oven.

‘Good morning.’ She said with a smile

‘What are you doing?’

‘Guess that means you are fine.’ She said putting the fresh bread on the table

‘Breakfast is served.’ She told him getting the coffee maker into position

He took a seat that was going to make him directly face her and sat there.

‘What is your plan? Because the last time I checked you didn’t want to have anything to do with me.’

She took in a deep breath before speaking

‘Elisha I don’t remember the kind of life I had before this but all I have now is you and no matter how much I try to run away from it, it will still bring me back to these walls.’ She told him

‘I know I was angry and I decided I didn’t want to know anything about my old life; that hasn’t changed. If at all I ever regain my memory let it happen at its own pace, as at now I just want to start a new life. As Larna, let me rediscover myself and all I am asking is that you help me with that journey.’ She added

Elisha looked at her before he began to speak.

‘You know I love you right? Or is it my wife that I love.’ He said looking at her but she didn’t respond

‘Which is more reason I am going to support you and whatever decision you make, I know it isn’t going to be easy on my part but whatever piece of you; you give I will take.’ He said holding out his hand

‘Friends?’ he asked

‘Friends.’ She responded shaking his hand

She had not let go of it when her head began to pound, she felt like her brains were going to explode and so she held her head tightly

‘Are you okay?’ he asked but the tears that were falling from her eyes scared him

‘Larna talk to me.’ He begged but she was still crying

He got up from where he was and grabbed a glass of water which he helped her with. After a few minutes she was back to her normal state.

‘Should I call the doctor?’ he asked concerned but it looked like she was gaining composure

‘I am okay, it has been happening the past few days but this time it got worse.’ She said drinking some water

‘But don’t you think you need to see a doctor?’

‘I am okay Elisha, my past is coming back to me except it is all about my childhood. Reliving it now I guess I know why I shut my parents off.’ She said

He swallowed hard remembering everything the lady had told them the previous day and now he was battling between telling her that their accident was no accident at all or to be silent about it.

Ben had just walked into his apartment when he found his cousin seated on the couch comfortably.

‘What the hell?’ he asked kicking off his boots from the glass table.’

‘Stop being so rigid, don’t you have maids to clean up?’

‘I have maids and I pay them with my money so if anything I should be the one putting my legs on the table.’ He said going to his mini bar

His cousin looked at him for a while before laughing

‘Spending time with that Elisha is making you a weakling.’

‘A weakling because I want to be clean huh?’ he asked

Ben shot him an evil stare

‘I give up.’ He said lifting his hands in surrender

‘Good.’ Ben responded throwing a chilled bottle of miller at him.

‘That wasn’t difficult.’

The two men sat down and chatted about random stuff as they watched a show on national geographic channel.

‘So how is it going with your friend and his wife?’ his cousin asked

‘Well they are broken, I doubt things will ever be the same for them again.’

‘You can repeat that dude, this is a cruel world but those two had it coming.’

‘And you saying that because?’

‘It is a cruel world man, those two were just perfect for each other. Both you and I knew that this would happen to them soon.’ He said with a grin

‘And I bet you are rejoicing right?’ Ben asked with an irritated look

‘Don’t look at me like that, you can’t tell me that you are falling for Elisha.’

‘Gross man, can’t you use another term other than falling for him?’

‘That was the best way to get at you.’ He said laughing

Ben stood up and walked to the mini bar again.

‘There is a problem though.’ He said starring at his phone

‘What is it?’

‘Elisha just sent a text, seems Larna is regaining her memory because she can remember some of the things from her childhood.’

‘That is not good.’

Ben walked over to the living room again this time with a six pack of the same alcohol.

‘Now this is my cousin.’

They both laughed as they opened their second bottles

‘By the way, mum tells me you were home yesterday.’

‘Yes the second plan was executed, now we need to get into the third one.’

‘And he didn’t suspect anything?’

‘Who Elisha? Oh please, he is crowded by too many emotions to see what is happening around him.’

‘And mum didn’t sell you out right?’

‘That old hag? We are paying her a lot of money to go through with this, though she did cry genuinely when she talked about Sasha.’

‘Sasha and Ferbian are gone all because of Mr. Chishala, now his daughter will never know happiness.’

‘So are you ready for the next plan?’

‘What? Of course I am.’ Fernando responded with a smirk on his face