I looked hard at him. I knew what he was trying to do, he was trying to make me look like the aggressor, the one that was harassing him and pushing him away from me. He wants to play the victim now. He wants me to look like the bad person. But what he didn’t realise is that, I couldn’t give a hoot what he wants me to look like, I didn’t care about anything anymore!
“Listen, MD, it’s a free world, if you want to leave, then you can leave, I won’t try to stop you,” I said to him coldly, my heart pounding heavily with every word I uttered.
The man was shell shocked. He froze. His eyes lit up, first, with shock, and then, anger. I had never spoken to him that way before and it hurt him to the very core of his soul.
“Anita….Anita….I would advise that you be careful of the words you say to me…be very careful what comes out of your mouth, and I mean it” he said slowly, his eyes turning crimson red, his chest beating so loud that I could clearly hear his heart beating hard against it. He was hurt and it showed on his face.
“Did I just hear you ask me to leave your house… the same house I pay the rent?” he asked me, his voice heavy with suppressed rage and pain.
I shook my head slowly. “Let’s not misunderstand ourselves, MD, I never asked you to leave, you were the one who wanted to know if you could leave, and I said I couldn’t stop you if that’s what you wanted. After all, you didn’t stop me when I left your house in anger the last time.”
MD was not finding this the least amusing. He took a good look at me and smiled wryly. Then, he asked me a question that jolted me.
“I want to ask you something, Anita, and I want you to tell me the truth…” he began.
“Go on, I’m listening, what’s the question?” I’d thrown back at him, confident he couldn’t rattle me, no matter what he threw at me.
“Promise me you will give me an honest answer?” he asked again.
“What is the question, ask me, I’m listening,” I shot back, looking straight into his eyes.
“Who is the guy?” he dropped it. That was the last thing I expected him to ask me. I was stunned. Speechless.
“Who is who?” I returned, trying to gather my wits together. I hoped for my own sake that I didn’t give too much away by my reaction. “I have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about!” I shot back at him.
