Chapter Six

Please read the A/N at the end of the chapter.

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Since I didn't have much time left, I just picked a few clothes I liked and the essentials and I was good to go with one suitcase.

Adrian helped me place my suitcase inside the trunk of my car and he pulled me to a bone crushing hug. "God I'll miss you."

"Me too," I accepted his hug even though I was feeling squeezed.

"A hug without me, sheesh," Funke joined the hug and we all laughed.

"Take care of yourself okay?" Funke held my face as if she was my mother. "I'll send you a bunch of tips for pregnant women."

I rolled my eyes, "thank you."

"I love you," she pointed and hugged me again.

"I love you too," I could feel the tears pricking at the corners of my eyes.

This wasn't the first time we were parting ways but this time felt different, like we were really parting ways for good.

"Take care of her okay?" I looked at Adrian and he saluted.

"Aye aye captain," he nodded.

James, Maya, Jo, Ayo and the twins had left earlier because it was getting late so we had said our goodbyes then.

Miles was driving me to the airport so we both got into the car and as he drove us out if the compound, I didn't turn to wave at Funke and Adrian again.

I just wish that Andrew was here. I miss him so much and the possibility that I'm never going to see him again, even if I do it'll be when we've both found a way to move on with our lives, is killing me.

I don't want a life without him, I don't even want to imagine how I'd live without him. What is going to kill me more is if the child is for him.

One thing is for sure, if the child is for him, I'd do everything in my power to let him know. Even though he may be tearing a child from the father, let it be that he knows what he's doing.

"Are you okay?" Miles placed a hand on my knee as he drove.

I nodded, "yes."

"You know you can always turn back and make it look like you left," she sighed and I shook my head.

"No, I really need to get out of here. Staying would just be like killing myself. I wouldn't stop thinking about Andrew," I sighed.

He nodded, "I understand."

When we go to the airport, he helped me roll in my suitcase. My flight was already loading so I joined the line.

"Victoria," he called making me look at him. "If you ever need anything, just call me, I'll be on the next flight to Canada."

I nodded and smiled. He cupped my face and slowly planted a kiss on my forehead. He whispered, "I love you." Not loud enough but I heard it and I didn't say anything.

"Take care of yourself okay? And as fast as you can, call me when you get there okay?" He stepped back.

"Definitely," I nodded. "Bye," I waved at him as he began to back away.

"No, see you soon because we're definitely seeing each other soon," he smiled.

"See you soon," I said and he nodded before turning around and walking away.

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Going through security and all of that, through the crowd of people I noticed a mop of brown curly hair and a familiar pair of grey eyes. He was dragging his suitcase and he was still wearing his clothes of earlier.

He saw me and he stopped walking. Because of the security I didn't stop moving but my eyes remained on him. I forced the urge to wave at him, to call his name and to smile at him.

If he wasn't going to make a move I won't. No matter how much every inch of my body and every cell longs and aches for him, I refused to give in. I just wanted to run into his arms and beg him irrespective of if he said he was done with me. All I needed was to feel his body warmth, that was all I needed.

He was so close and yet so far away and I've never felt more heartbroken. I fought the tears threatening to spill from my eyes as I kept my gaze on him.

I love you  I mouthed to him.

He still didn't move from his position as his eyes remained on me. I could only imagine what was going on in his head.

Does he hate me that much now? That much for him to abandon me and not even care if the baby I carry is for him?

Then if it's mine I don't want it.  Those words have been on repeat in my head since he spoke them to me and I can't get them out.

Am I really a bad person? I know I fucked up, big time but do I deserve all these from him?

Maybe I should just get an abortion, maybe he'd come back to me, just maybe.

I had gotten to the point where I needed to be focused and as I looked away for more than a minute to do something, I looked back and he wasn't there, like he was never there. My eyes kept dashing back and forth, looking for him but I never found him. I gave up when we had crossed the gate.

As I sat on my seat all I could think about was him. His grey eyes that I've always loved, his one feature among many that allured me.

We had something good, something I cherished so fucking much and I just broke it all in a flash. I'm never going to forgive myself if Andrew never comes back. I will carry the guilt and shame for the rest of my life.

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The first thing I noticed was the cold and I realized that I wasn't prepared for the cold at the moment. I pulled my jacket to my body as we stepped out of the plane.

All the way into the airport, I was shivering and every single person I walked past gave me funny looks.

I saw my name written on a cardboard and I recognized the face holding the cardboard. Ayo's sister, Abiola. She smiled at me and waved.

I managed to force a smile as I made my way to her. She draped a thick coat over my shoulders and I lost hold of my suitcase as I wore the coat properly.

She laughed, her soft voice mocking me. I rubbed my arms to get myself warm.

"How was your flight?" She asked and held my suitcase, dragging it with her.

"Was okay," I met up with her as we walked out of the airport and to her car.

"I should have given you a heads-up about the weather, I just assumed you knew." She unlocked the car and I got in as she placed my suitcase in her trunk.

"I knew, I just completely forgot, I've had a rough day." I said when she got into the car. The warmth of her car engulfed me and I relaxed a little.

"I heard, sorry about all of it," she started the car.

I nodded, "life happens."

She turned up the heater and she waited for me to be warm enough before she drove off.

"Thank you so much for letting me stay with you," I thanked her again even though I've done it so many other times.

"I've told you it's fine, any friend of Ayo is a friend of mine," she smiled as she drove, not taking her eyes off the road. "So how's Nigeria, it's been a while I visited?"

"Nigeria is fine, things are still not so good, as usual," I answered with a light chuckle. "When was the last time you visited?"

"Like five years ago, when Ayo just got into the university." She answered and hit the brake as we got to a red light. She now turned to me. "I've been wanting to visit since but I just haven't had the time."

Looking at her now in real life, all I can see is the older female version of Ayo, they look so much alike. Her hair is short and curly just like Ayo's own is now and that just brings out their resemblance even more.

"What do you do?" I dared to ask. I don't really know much about her apart from the fact that she's Ayo's elder sister and she's seven years older than him and that she's been in Canada since her university days.

"I'm a nurse, today's my off day." She put the car in motion again as the light had turned green.

"Wow, that's cool." I relaxed even more.

She had this really light energy around her and I could see both of us becoming friends.

Ten minutes after we were at her house. A duplex that looked fairly big from outside. I'm not surprised, her parents swim in wealth.

Does she live alone is the question.

"I actually forgot to tell you, my boyfriend stays with me, not full time but once he's in town every week. He lives in the next town but he recently got a job here so he's currently working on getting his house here too. But for now, he stays with me during the week and goes back during the weekends, I hope you don't mind." She took down my suitcase from the trunk and I followed her into the house.

"No it's fine," I took off my coat immediately we stepped into the house. It was way warmer in here.

"My free days are Saturdays and Tuesdays. My boyfriend leaves by eight every morning and he's usually back in by five. He's an accountant in a publishing company." She took the coat and hung it in the closet in the foyer.

I once again followed her into the house. The living room was as expected big and beautifully decorated. We went up the stairs and went down the hall on the right. She stopped at the third white door and pushed it open.

"This is your room," she set the suitcase close to the edge of the bed.

"Thank you," I smiled at her and watched her walk away.

The room was nice. A fairly large room that reminded me so much of my room at my house. The major difference being that this closet wasn't a walk in closet like mine at home.

I sat on the bed and slowly rested my back on it. Once again I have to get used to something different but it's without Andrew this time.

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Hey guys!

So first, I realized that I made a mistake at the chapter Thirty Nine of Forever Yours. It's actually Adrian's mum that is a nurse not Funke's mum so please forgive me for that error, I've corrected it now so please don't be confused in the future.

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