The storm in my life
Chapter 28
Katherine’s POV
“Get out, Now!!” He yelled and I ran out of his office in tears.
I ran straight to the elevator but it was still at the ground floor and I couldn’t wait, so I took the stairs. It was a long flight of stairs but at this moment, I couldn’t care about it. I took off my shoes and ran down the stairs.
I ran out of the building and didn’t care where I was going to or the work I had left behind. I finally came to a stop at the bridge and couldn’t stop myself from crying. I screamed and yelled in pain not caring about the people passing by.
“God, Why is this happening to me? I can’t take it anymore. I’ve served you and loved you with all my heart, I’ve been faithful to you but you keep making me go through all these troubles. What did I do to deserve this?”, I yelled.
I threw myself on the floor and groaned in pain. I sat there for a long time and thought about what I could do with my life now.
“In just a few seconds of lies from that devil’s mouth, I just lost my job and the love of my life. My family depends on me right now and I’ve just failed them. I’m back to square one again. My life is just useless at this point”.
What made things worse was that it started raining and I just couldn’t bring myself to move. I just sat there and let myself get drenched.
I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn’t notice that a car had stopped in front of me.
A gentleman stepped out and I just hoped that it was Noah but it wasn’t him.
“Hey, are you okay?” He asked me and I ignored him.
“You’re going to get really sick, sitting there. Please get into my car and let me drop you off”, he said, stretching out his hands to me and I ignored him. I just sat there, crying and thinking about my worthless life.
“Please let me help you”, he said and I got really angry.
“Just leave me alone!!”, I yelled.
He was quiet for a while and then he pulled me up and lifted me.
I yelled and struggled to get out of his arms, but he was so strong.
“Put me down”! I yelled, but he ignored me.
He opened the door and put me in. I quickly tried to get out, but he sat by me and closed the door.
I tried to open the other side but the driver drove off quickly.
“Just let me go”, I said, crying helplessly.
“Please stop crying and let me help you out”.
“I don’t want your help”, I said to him.
“Okay, let me have your house address and then I can take you home”, he said and I ignored him.
I kept on crying and I don’t know how it happened but I drifted off to sleep.
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I tried to open my eyes but I felt a sharp pain, and couldn’t open it. I forced it open and felt the sharp pain again and it was really hurting me.
I looked around but couldn’t see a thing because the room was dark. I sat up and saw the light switch which was close to the bed. I turned on the light and it flashed in my face and affected my eyes. “Ughh”, I said, groaning.
I sat in bed for a while and remembered everything that went down today. It made me sad and hurt again.
As I sat there, pondering on the things that happened, I set my eyes on the clock which was hung up on the wall and my eyes widened when I saw the time. It was already 6!! Oh my God, how did I sleep this much?!
I quickly got out of bed, took my coat which was hanging at the door side and stepped out of the room.
I didn’t really know where I was going to, but I heard the sound of people’s voices, so I walked towards that direction.
I arrived in the kitchen and saw the man who picked me up, with a woman and a little girl. The man was seated at the dining table with the little girl and the woman was dishing out their food.
“Dad, look”, the little girl said, pointing towards my direction.
“She’s awake”, the lady said, smiling and she quickly approached me.
“Hi. I can see you’re tired, please have a seat”, she said, pulling me towards the dining table.
“Who is she daddy?” The little girl asked.
“She’s our friend”, he said to her.
I took my seat and was really amused at how I was being treated.
“My name is Sharon and this is my husband, Joseph. You remember him right? He’s the one who picked you up”, she said and I nodded.
“This is our little girl, Mary. Mary say hello to aunty”.
“Hello”, the little girl said. “What’s your name aunty?” She asked.
I tried to talk but my throat was really dry and voice wasn’t clear. I cleared it and responded.
“My name is Katherine”, I said, smiling at her.
“Okay, Aunty Katherine”, she said, smiling.
Sharon placed a plate in front of me and was about to dish the food out but I stopped her.
“You don’t have to do this”, I said to her.
“Oh, you look really tired and I can tell that you’re really hungry. Please let me serve you”, she said.
“I would love to eat but it’s already late and my family would be worried”, I said.
“C’mon Katherine. Just eat a little and then I can drop you off at home”, her husband said.
When he spoke, I remembered how I embarrassed myself earlier on when he asked me to get into his car. Oh God, he’ll think I’m a messed up person.
“Okay, but can I use the washroom?” I asked.
“Yeah sure”, she said and she took me to the washroom.
I washed my face and stared at myself in the mirror for a while and then, I went back to the kitchen.
We all said the grace and then ate our food. After eating, Joseph left the kitchen with his daughter and I stayed back with Sharon as she washed the dishes and cleared the table.
“You know, uhm, I don’t really know what happened to you or what you’re going through, but I do know that you should trust God. He never promised that we won’t go through storms, but he promised that we’ll overcome them. So, whatever you’re going through right now, just know that it’s a phase and you’ll pass through it and come out stronger”, Sharon said, smiling.
“Thank you so much Sharon. I really appreciate what you and your family did for me. I pray that God blesses you and your family for the generosity and kindness shown to me”.
“Amen. You’ll be fine okay. Just keep praying and fighting. Things will work out”.
“Thank you”. I was really amazed that people like this still exist. If they really do exist then God is still indeed alive.
“Can we go now?” Joseph asked walking into the kitchen.
“Yeah”, I said.
“Thank you so much Sharon. I will definitely not forget your words”, I said to her.
“You’re welcome”, she said, handing over a card to me. “That’s our contact. Please feel free to give us a call anytime”, she said and I nodded.
“Bye love. I’ll be back soon”, Joseph said, pecking her on the cheek.
“Be safe”, she said to him and we both left.
I made Joseph drop me off at my workplace because I left all my stuff there.
“Thank you so much Joseph. I really do appreciate what you and your family did for me”, I said as I stepped out of his car.
“You’re welcome Katherine and please don’t let any thing or situation put you in a position to harm yourself. You’re beautiful and too precious to your family and everyone around you. You’re still young and there’s a lot for you to achieve”, he said and I smiled.
“Alright, be safe and feel free to call us anytime”.
“Okay, goodbye Joseph”, I said and he waved and drove off.
Hopefully, the building was still open, so I walked in and took the elevator to my floor.
I walked into my office and was surprised when I saw Noah sitting in my chair.
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