CHAPTER FOUR
SUMMER HOLIDAYS
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER, 29, 19:00 hrs
Back at Henry’s home, he paced up and down the room thinking about what he had seen earlier that day. Relating the incident to his brother worsened the situation.
“I should have known that Naomi was behind all this. I knew that girl was a just a flirt and a heartbreaker. I warned you big bro, but you were head over heels in love. Thank goodness you found out yourself.” Rooney quickly let out the venom shortly after Henry was done narrating his experience.
“But how could I have known that Naomi was cheating on me. I trusted her so much. Okay, even if she wanted to, she could have gone ahead cheating on me, but conniving with thugs to beat me up is what I can’t understand.” Henry complained as if giving in to Rooney’s speculations.
“Sheer wickedness, yes wickedness, Naomi is wicked. She is one deceptive, pretentious and iniquitous fellow.” Rooney continued in angry tone, using the same words he just checked up in the dictionary earlier that day.
“So what are you going to do now” Rooney asked to ascertain the state of his brother’s mind and intentions.
“Well, I’ll just go to New York
Henry had soon stopped picking Naomi’s calls and didn’t even tell her when he was leaving for New York , and where he would be staying in New York New York
“What could I have done to him, that he no longer answers my calls. He didn’t even tell me when he was leaving for New York
It was a hot afternoon at Barclay Street , New York city and Henry was shearing the flowers in his uncle’s garden when he heard a shrill cry from the building next to theirs. A girl had just tripped off a scaffold and suffered minor bruises. Henry quickly went there to find out what had happened.
“Are you alright” Henry asked as he offered to help.
“I can’t move my leg, it hurts” she complained with a grimace.
“Don’t worry, I’ll help you up” he said as he lifted her up, took her to his room and gave her a soothing massage. The excruciating pains she felt as Henry massaged her made her moan. Just then Naomi walked in. Hearing a girl moaning in Henry’s room sparked off mixed feelings. They were having sex she thought. Then they both walked out, the girl smiling. Eye contact made words needless as Henry immediately sensed Naomi’s suspicious thoughts.
“It’s not what you think baby, I was…” Henry was immediately interrupted.
“Don’t you ever call me that you Dog! I hate you” she yelled as she stomped out of the room, slamming the door behind her.
“Who’s she?” the girl asked.
“She is my girlfriend. She must have thought we were having sex” Henry responded.
“Having sex? God! How wild peoples’ thoughts get” she said looking surprised.
Shortly after Naomi walked into the house, she slumped before her aunt and was immediately taken to the hospital. Naomi has been suffering from Atherosclerosis, a life-threatening heart disease. Doctors say it’s genetic; it runs in her family. Henry called in immediately he heard the news, but was turned down, and Naomi requested he never be let into her room again. Naomi’s hospital room soon became the haunt of Jerry, Naomi’s neighbor, who’ secretly admires her beauty and feminine features. He would always speak of her to his friends. Apparently he viewed her as an object of sex appeal.
On this occasion he bought her a rose with a love poem attached it. He was more romantic than Henry, Naomi thought. But how misleading can our thoughts be.
“Thank you so much for the rose and poem. They are nice. Your words are very romantic and soothing” Naomi expressed her gratitude with a smile.
“Oh don’t mention. Anything for you, just wish you get better fast” he said solicitously. They both hugged and suddenly began getting on fine. But just how long is this going to continue. Naomi was soon going to find out Jerry was just an unscrupulous, opportunist with no respect for femininity.
TO BE CONTINUED
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