Wing Of Change
Chapter 48

The moment Henry walked out the door. Aria turned to her friend with a knowing look as if to say ‘start talking’

“What?” Asked Lizzy faking ignorance

“You know what Lizzy. Do you want me to ask or you will just save me the stress and just tell me?”

“I should be the one asking the questions Ari, not you” she countered back.

“And why is that?” Asked Aria with a raised brow.

“How come you didn’t tell me you have a real life Idris Elba for a neighbour huh” she snapped back.

“An Idris what?”

“You know, the movie star with a body to die for?”

“Yes I do actually but how is he my neighbor?” Still confused.

Lizzy couldn’t help but shake her head at her best friend clueless act.

“Are you blind Ari? Didn’t you notice that chunk of a man that just left your apartment?”

Aria looked over her shoulder and shrugged.

“I saw no one but if you are talking about Henry? Then you have to tell me why you practically chased him away with your eyes”

“I was only appreciating the man beauty but gosh_did he notice?_no because he was too busy with his eyes glued on my best friend”

Lizzy practically rolled her eyes and the realization of what she was implying finally hit Aria as she quickly sort to clear her friend misconception.

“Oh no, Henry doesn’t like me in that way. At least not anymore and besides you know I have eyes only for one man” said Aria sounding confident.

Lizzy’s eyes only grew wide at her comment.

“So you are saying he used to like you?” Her both brows raised in suspicion

“Yes but I made it clear enough that am already taken so we are just friends”

“I hate to break it to you girl but that dude has love for you and it’s not as friendly as you might think so you better be careful”

“Wait! How did you turn the topic around on me though. You were the one crushing on him not me” said Aria pointing her index at her friend who only shrugged in reply.

“You are right but I just shoot my shot at a dead heart and you know what that means”

Lizzy went back to eating while Aria just sat there with a deep scowl on her face. Her eyes light up as a thought crossed her mind and she turned her attention to Lizzy again.

“I can talk to him if you want”

“And look more desperate than I already am? No way”

“So you won’t even try to reach out to the guy again?”

“I don’t know alright but we will see”

They both continued to eat in silent but some thing else was still ringing in Aria head

Henry is in love with her?

***

Days ran into weeks and it’s been a month since Sandra showed up in their lives with a kid claiming to be Frank’s and having to prove he was actually his, Frank was determined to be the father he was deprived of as he began to make out time to bond with Daniel.

Frank would make sure to take him out to wherever he wanted. He even made sure to attend some of the boy’s school functions and bought him toys.

Everything was looking bright and beautiful but his relationship with Aria was starting to grow dim as it usual bright light that was always filled with laughter and love began to fade out like a memory from long ago.

Gone were the days when she was all that mattered to him. He barely came over to visit her and whenever she went calling at his house, he was either out or making excuses why he forgot to return her calls.

Aria couldn’t help but feel neglected and not wanting to seem like she was trying to come in between his fun time with his son, she rather spend her time focusing on her work while having lunch with Henry occasionally just like she promised she would.

This particular day was just like the few days in her life that have gone by.

With Frank promising to spend time with her but failed to show up yet again.

Aria was left to sulk all by herself like a dejected child as she sat there staring at her phone hoping he would call her at least since he wasn’t picking up his calls.

Lizzy had traveled yet again after hitting on henry severally and failing just as awfully which only proved Lizzy’s theory of Henry having eyes only for Aria.

She was still coiled up into a ball and lying in her cushion at the living room while looking at her phone when she heard a knock on her door and quickly went to unlock it.

She pulled her front door open only to have Henry smiling back at her with a bag in one hand.

“Hey you” he smiled.

“Hey” she said in returned while trying to hide her disappointment.

“Can I come in?”

“Yeah sure”

He walked right in and dropped the bag on her dinning and turned to face her.

“Have you eaten?”

“No I haven’t. But…” She began to explain but Henry’s next comment had her swallowing the rest of her word.

“….Good because I brought these for us”

He unwrapped two disposable plate of roasted plantain and smoked fish as he beckoned on Aria to come seat and eat with him.

“You got all these?” Shock was clearly evident on her face as she stared down at the food placed before her.

“Yup. Now seat down before it get cold”

“Oh, okay”

**

Meanwhile……

Frank was back at his house searching for his cellphone which have suddenly developed wings and flew away.

He looked somewhat desperate and frantic in his search as he continued to pace around the living room.

Sandra had showed up with Daniel right when he was about leaving the house to go meet Aria and was forced to seat with the boy for a couple of hours while his mother rushed off to God knows where.

He kept looking at his wrist watch while he await her return. Frank needed to make up for all the time he had lost not being there for Aria while he was trying to be a good father to his son and another failure to show up again would be unforgivable.

His ability to disappoint her was becoming one of his numerous new trait of late and he couldn’t afford for that to happen again.

Even though Aria hasn’t complaint about most of his short comings, he knew her too well to realize that she was far from being happy with the way things were turning out.

It’s like he can’t seemed to have alone time with her anymore without anything interfering in his plans.

Picking up his car keys, he hurried out the door with one destination in mind.

Aria’s apartment.