Dont cry for me......when a loss becomes a plus Part 4 (THE END)

 

The next few weeks for me was very   demanding, I spent three weeks in Abuja and two weeks in Kano, shooting the second season of Danladi Iman tv series ‘Unfaithful’. However I was in touch with Zara until last week, she told me she wanted to attend a program in Kigali, and promised to call when she gets there. I have not heard from her, and there was no way I was going to call G

eorge, I simply hoped she was fine.  When finally I landed at the Muritala Mohammed Airport,  the first person I wanted to see what zara.  I wasn’t sure she was back, but I might just be lucky enough to get her contact.

  I took a cab from the airport to Beckley's Estate and as we drove into George blacks compound, I couldn’t but notice an uneasy aura. I l sighted blessing, Zara’s personal maid, I wondered why she did not go to Kigali with her, her eyes were blood shot red, she tried to look away from me.

‘Where is Zara’?  that was all I could manage to say.

‘I will take you to her room’

I followed her, lost in my thoughts I could not think of what to say.

I walked into Zara’s dark room, George sat beside her, expressionless, Zara looked pale and very lean.

She didn’t talk, she just stared,

George stood behind me hugging me tightly, now I was very afraid.

‘Zara is  going to die’

George managed to say those words, tears rushed down his face.

I fell flat on the floor, I never realized it but Zara was my world. I thought of a world without Zara.

George picked me off the floor, and all he did was hug me, we both cried for a very long time,

Zara had leukemia. She was in her final days and only wished to die in her room.

I sat beside Zara rubbing my hand on her dry skin,

Zara looked at me for a very long time and then she managed to say.

‘Don’t cry for me, for you my loss is a plus.’

George smiled and although he still had tears all over, I noticed he felt calmer

He pulled me to himself, ‘ in Zara’s presence , ‘please marry me.’

Zara smiled, I noticed she was in so much pain, but she was very happy.

I was very confused,   ‘the many women?

‘There are no many women, all I see is you, I played with women then, just to take away the pain of Zara’s illness.

I sighed, Zara looked at me, as if to say,’ just say yes’.

I smiled affirmatively, George hugged me and planted a kiss, Zara smiled and for the last time, she closed her eyes.