In The Hollow Of His Hand

In The Hollow Of His Hand

Episode 95

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“Uhun” He mumbled.

“How’s Jane?” I asked.

“You remember her name…” he replied.

“Duh! Of course; you know I am good with names.” I said with pride.

“Yeah right. She’s good.” He answered.

“Does she know you’re here?” I asked.

“Yeah…” He replied.

“How so?” I interrupted.

“I got to tell her about you two weeks ago.” He answered.

“And?” I asked.

“She’s cool with it; she’s cool with you.” He responded.

“Phew” I sighed.

“What was that for?” He asked.

“I don’t want any girl feeling unsafe with her man around me; cos I’m not a boyfriend snatcher.” I answered.

“I see. Pop was…” He began.

“…No, don’t go there. He had high hopes.” I interrupted.

“Yeah, you wouldn’t blame him. We were pretty, pretty pretty close.” He stressed.

“I get it; you didn’t need to stress the ‘pretty’ word.” I challenged.

“Do you remember when we used to talk about getting married and raising kids?” he asked.

I laughed long and hard for some seconds.

“Yeah and how we would have two children; a boy and a girl. That was then; we were young and naïve. That’s water under the bridge. This is now. You’ve got Jane and I have Jake. Plus our relationships are sailing well.” I answered.

“Hmmm… Jane… Jake…” he said.

In the Hollow of His Hand continues…

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