Springs of fire - Season 2 - Episode 16

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Springs of fire - Season 2 - Episode 16

‘What did you say?’ Her eyes glittered with unshed tears as she marched towards him.

Gavin drew in a deep breath, ‘I stopped by at the station. The Holy Spirit instructed me to forgive Oye for trying to kill me, because it wasn’t her fault. She was a helpless little girl who was brainwashed and manipulated to carry out the wishes of a group of selfish old men.

The Spirit wants us to draw her near to him. He said she will be an invaluable vessel to his course. I am sorry I sounded upset while telling you the truth about your sister, Ore.

I never meant to hurt you, I am being honest…’ he advanced towards her, and held her slender hands in his’. They fit perfectly.

Ore’s eyes gleamed with tears, how could he even apologize for her sister’s wrongdoings? She had been the one to apologize for reacting wrongly after he had showed her five passports as evidence that her sister was a child of the Phoenix.

It wasn’t that she disbelieved him.

She was just upset that her sister had been forced to live that sort of life. And she had channeled this anger towards Gavin.

‘No, stop apologizing. I am wrong here. I shouldn’t have spoken to you that way. Oye tried to kill you, and she would have succeeded if God had not sent his angel to warn you. I am sorry for what she put you through…but she is still my sister and even though she also tortured me, I forgive her.’ Ore let the tears glide down her face.

Gavin felt relieved that they had found a common ground.

‘I forgive her too, everything she did was on instructions. I spoke to her today…’ Gavin sq££zed Ore’s hands.

Her face brightened at the mention of her sister, ‘How is she? I miss her so much.’
‘I know you do. Oye really loves you. She wants you to stop by and see her sometime.’ Gavin said.

Ore’s heart fluttered at the knowledge of being loved by someone who had held her in captivity for some days.

‘Did you tell my sister about Christ? How did she take it?’ Ore knew about Julia’s lifestyle of drugs and women. She had began to pray to the Spirit about her.

Gavin nodded, ‘I did, but she remains adamant. It is going to be a long walk, considering what she passed through in the hands of those men. But we musnt give up. We must help her climb the ladder of righteousness with love and faith.’ He reassured her that everything would be fine.

A crooked smile twitched at the corner of her lips.

‘Oye has always been very stubborn. I am just happy she is alive and safe, and I feel worried too.’

Gavin knew what disturbed her, ‘I have gotten a good lawyer for your sister. Her time can be reduced to five years, if she complies with the Danian and Caridan Government to expose the members of the Phoenix. Do not worry about Oye, God is interested in her.’
Still Ore was not satisfied, she knew how stubborn her sister could be.

‘What if she refuses to take the offer, what would happen then?’ Ore swallowed.
‘She could get twenty years imprisonment or even a lifetime there, considering the number of people they made her assassinate.’ He replied.

He searched her brown eyes, and discovered she was very worried and he didn’t like that.
‘When you were taken from me, I was lost and empty. I was so afraid of what would befall you there. I was very worried, but Jesus assured me that you will be fine.’ Gavin sensed she was afraid for Oye.

Ore shrugged, her eyes radiated happiness as she listened to Gavin.

‘Enough about my sister then, Jesus got her back.’

Yay! His insides screamed, he couldn’t wait to tell her about the way that he felt.
‘Can we go inside my house?’ Ore’s tummy rumbled. She suddenly became shy and nervous around Gavin.

‘Sure, if you invite me in.’ Gavin loved this.
‘And why wouldn’t I invite you in?’ She pulled her hands from his’ and trudged towards her apartment.

‘I don’t know, you are always running from me.’ This time, he was speaking about the night she had been kidnapped. Ore had just snapped at him, and before he could tell what was happening, she had jumped out of his car into the dark and eerie street.

It was a night he would never forget.

Ore didn’t respond. She knew exactly what he was thinking, and this was the reason she had invited him in.

Now she was totally healed, she didn’t want any barriers between them. She was ready to love again, to open her heart to new things. She had to tell him everything about her past.
She had to let him into the cavern of her secrets, as she had found freedom and wings to soar in the atmosphere of long living joy, and nothing would stop her..

Gavin smiled as he scanned the interior décor of her two bedroom apartment. It was warm and cozy, and the pictures on the wall looked very appealing.

‘I don’t have much, I just have orange juice. I hope you will manage this.’ Ore sauntered into the dining with a tray containing two glasses.

‘You have a beautiful house.’ He turned around and faced her.

‘Thank you.’ A shy smile curled her lips as she dropped the tray on the table, waiting for him to take a glass first.

Ore couldn’t help but noticed how good he looked in his jean trousers and deep blue shirt.
For the first time, she realized just how much attractive Gavin was; his arm muscles were taut, and were highlighted from the way the shirt clung to his slender body.

She quickly pulled her eyes away from his body to avoid any impure thoughts.
‘Are you alright?’ Gavin caught her eyes on his chest, but she quickly averted her eyes and pinned it on the marble floor instead.

Her heart was pounding fast as he came closer, the scent of cologne flirted with her nostrils but she ignored it. It was a very masculine scent.

Gavin felt she was uncomfortable with his visit as she had grown very quiet since he stepped into her house.

‘Ore, I am talking you.’ He stopped, just a breath apart from her.

She licked her lips nervously, knowing she had no other option but to stare into his eyes.
‘Yes?’ She looked him in the eye.
A spark of electricity consumed his being as he stood face to face to the woman he loved.
‘You are so beautiful.’ He touched the little locks of her dark hair, that were falling to the side of her face.

Ore shuddered at the feel of his strong fingers on her face, ‘Thank you,’ which was immediately followed by a dry and throaty laughter from Gavin, who knew she was tensed because they were alone.
‘You are not comfortable with us being alone, are you?’ He asked.

‘I don’t know what you’re talking about.’ Her demeanor remained neutral. To buttress her point, that he was a poor observer, she quickly rushed to the table and grabbed a glass of orange juice for herself.
‘See? I am comfortable.’ She lied smoothly. If only, he knew what she was thinking. She rolled her eyes and focused on the sour taste of the drink.

Gavin wasn’t the type of man who ran in circles. He favored straightforwardness and that, he would apply in this case.

‘I love you Ore Martins.’ Gavin blurted out.
At once, the glass she’d held fell from her hands and shattered into tiny pieces.

‘What did you say?’ Ore’s eyes dilated in surprise.

Gavin didn’t offer a response, he began to stroll steadily towards her as she had deliberately moved away from him.

‘You heard me.’ He replied coolly.