HIM
By Kim B
Date: November 19, 2024
Ch. 28Distance


Blessing never stops going to school with the strange girl's books hoping he will find her and return the girl's books to her. Finding the girl in the school hasn’t been easy for Blessing, even though he went on showing their schoolmates the books and asking if they were the owner or knows who owns them.

Some of their schoolmates wondered if Blessing had gone crazy because he was looking for the owner of books, which everyone that does the course already had but Blessing never relented.

The news of what Blessing had been doing in school got to Victoria, so Victoria sat down with Blessing in their room and had a private conversation with him. Victoria asked Blessing about the girl Blessing was going on about looking for in school to give back her books.

Blessing didn’t say anything to Victoria concerning the girl, but he said to Victoria that she shouldn’t worry about that, and that when he has fully sorted out things he will tell her about everything.

Victoria was confused by Blessing's words and wondered what was truly going on which made it seem like Blessing was keeping the girl and whatever else was going on from her. Victoria tried to get Blessing to talk so he could tell her everything, but she couldn’t because Blessing ran off.

Blessing knew Victoria's pestering was going to make him talk since Victoria knew how to make him do things so he ran off because he didn't want to talk. Blessing doesn’t know why he doesn’t feel like telling Victoria about the girl or maybe he just doesn’t want to tell her everything for now, judging by the fact that he knows nothing about the girl.

It was starting to get weird and more confusing to Victoria when Victoria realized that Blessing was now avoiding her ever since she sat him down and tried to get him to tell her about the girl and what was going on.

Blessing always comes home late in the night by the time Victoria would have been sound asleep. Even when Victoria decides to wait up for Blessing till he gets back so she can see and talk to him, Victoria always still finds herself dozing off while she waits for him.

There were even times Victoria waited for Blessing at night outside the house, and she always found her fall asleep outside the house while she waited for him. However, Victoria would always wake up the next day to find herself in the room on her bed, and that can only mean it was Blessing who took her back inside while she was sound asleepbeaitig for him.

Blessing also always wakes up before Victoria wakes up, so he can leave the house before she wakes to avoid her, and that has made Victoria worried wondering if Blessing even gets enough and proper sleep all because of her who he is avoiding.

Blessing and Victoria studied different courses in school so there was no way she could see him in classes. Even in the classes they studied together, Blessing doesn’t show up which is what he wasn’t doing before, and that made Victoria realize it was because of her he is even missing classes.

Victoria also always tried to find Blessing in school and talk to him but she wasn’t able to. Victoria went to places Blessing could always be found in the school if one was looking for him but he wasn’t there and no longer comes there. However, there was a time when Victoria saw Blessing in school and tried to stop him so she could talk to him, but he ran off without hearing what Victoria had to say to him.

Victoria hated the distance that was brewing between her and Blessing all because she asked him about a girl. Victoria also hated the fact that Blessing was neglecting his studies all because he wanted to avoid her. Victoria also wondered why Blessing was suddenly being private about a thing which is something he had never done with her.

Victoria wondered who the girl could truly be if Blessing was keeping the girl from her. However, Victoria had a thought of who the girl might be to Blessing in her mind, but she doesn’t want to jump to a conclusion with just a mere thought that might not be true. Victoria also didn’t know if she could believe her thought to be true judging by the fact that she knows everything there is to know about Blessing.

However, Victoria wants to make things up with Blessing, so they can return to being who they used to be even if Blessing refuses to tell her anything concerning the girl, instead of who they have become now because of a strange and unknown girl who had made them distance from each other.

Even though Victoria wishes to make up with Blessing, getting to meet and see Blessing is the problem because Blessing is doing everything he can to avoid her. Victoria also tried to set up their friends to help her get hold of Blessing, but they all couldn’t because they hardly saw Blessing.

On the other hand, while Blessing was trying as much as possible to avoid Victoria so he wouldn’t have to tell her about the unknown girl, Blessing continued to look for the girl. Blessing had promised himself that he was never going to let go not until he found the girl and gave her back her books.

Blessing could have also found the girl by now if he had seen her face the very first day he met her, but not being able to identify her or know her name is why he was still unable to find her. Blessing has also looked through pages of the girl’s books and all over the girl's books thinking he could find any name he could use to find the girl, but there was no name written in any of the books.

Blessing stayed out very late at night because of Victoria, since he had to make sure Victoria would have already fallen asleep before he got back home. He also made sure to leave the house before Victoria woke up to avoid communication with her. Blessing had also found himself a spot to hang out to pass time alone before he went back home.

Blessing returned home and met Victoria seated in front of the house as her head and back rested on the wall and she was asleep. Blessing took a sigh seeing Victoria in that state since he knew she was there because she was waiting for him. Blessing didn’t wake her up so he carried her in his arms.

As Blessing walked to their room with Victoria in his arms, Blessing heard Victoria say “I missed you. I hate the distance between us. Come back to me, and let's forget about every other thing”.

Blessing looked at Victoria thinking she said that to him, but Blessing saw that Victoria's eyes were still closed and she was still asleep, so Blessing thought she must said that from her sleep due to the dream she was having. However, Blessing thought to himself that even if Victoria was having a dream at the moment she said that, he would be the one she was dreaming about.

Blessing also didn’t like the distance between him and Victoria, and he started to think that their distance would make Victoria have negative thoughts concerning who the girl might be. However, the thing is that Blessing has nothing to tell Victoria since he doesn’t even know anything about the girl except the books with him, which is why Blessing tells Victoria that he will tell her everything when he sorts it all out.

Blessing also misses Victoria because he feels incomplete without her but he has to stay away from her so she doesn’t keep pestering him about the unknown girl, which he knows Victoria would not believe if he told her that he knows nothing about the girl.

Blessing got to their room with Victoria and then laid Victoria on her bed before covering her with the blanket. Blessing sat down on the bed next to Victoria and stared at her face since he hardly saw her and had missed her.

While Blessing stared at Victoria's face like it was a diamond, Blessing thought to himself that he had to find the girl as soon as possible to give her back her books so he could get back to the love of his life. Blessing also feels that the girl still goes to their school which is the reason why he is not going to give up until he finds her.

After staring at Victoria's face for a while, Blessing kissed Victoria's forehead and decided to stand up to go to his bed. Blessing was about to stand up from Victoria's bed when he felt Victoria's hand hold his arm which made Blessing look back at Victoria to see she was still asleep. Then Blessing heard Victoria say from her sleep “don’t leave me”

Hearing that, Blessing held Victoria's hand and lay next to her, facing her. Blessing continued to stare at Victoria's face as he lay next to her, just then Blessing saw Victoria suddenly open her eyes.

Blessing's eyes and Victoria's eyes locked immediately Victoria their eyes. However, the both of them never looked away from each other and their eyes remained locked to each other eyes. Their eyes were locked for a few seconds before Victoria said “is this real or a dream?”.

“It is whatever you want it to be” said Blessing calmy.

Victoria moved closer to Blessing on the bed and placed her head on his chest, crossing her arm around his belly, before saying to Blessing “if this is a dream, I don’t want to wake up since here is the only place I can have you to myself”.

“I will always be yours wherever it is. Nothing can take me away from you” said Blessing softly.

“Is that a promise?” asked Victoria curiously.

“Have you forgotten? We are stuck with each other till eternity” said Blessing.

“Then I guess all these are just bad dreams” said Victoria.

“It will all pass by. You are mine, just like I am yours” said Blessing.

“Till eternity it is then” said Victoria.

That was the last word they both shared in the room before they both drifted off to the dream world.



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