you still love her?”
shouted Nick approaching even closer with a raised gun. Jonathan looked down and then at Karolina before touching his heart.
“Yes! So! Do you still love her? Answer me damn it!”
“I loved her?”
“I didn’t hear you. I ask you again. Do... you... still... love... her?”
“No Nick don’t shoot him!” shouted Karolina. Nick looked agitated and the anger patterns were evident in his voice. Jonathan knew that the man was now angry.
“You never understood her. You loved her I understand that. But I know also that that was in the past. You touch her, and I swear I will kill you. You had years with her. But like I said all in the past. Move on or I will kill you myself.”
“I know the love you have is mine. My love which you stole from me?”
“Do you even know what you are talking about?”
“Don’t be a smart ass with me. You can never have what we had.”
Jonathan lowered his gun and looked at Karolina.
“Let’s get back together again? What we had was real. Real love.”
“That love also died last time I checked. You don’t remember walking away? Did you suffer an amnesia or what?” shouted Cali.
“You stay out of this.”
“Leave her alone. She moved on, you are a pathetic lunatic. You think you can walk out of someone and come back and expect everything to be okay? Are you crazy?”
“Karolina. I had love for you. Even though I can’t feel anything right now, I know in my heart that I love you. I have always loved you and I will love you forever.”
Californika laughed.
“Love her with what? Your heart is literally broken. You can never love again. You said it yourself.”
“Who asked for your opinion?”
Jonathan touched Karolina’s hand.
“Be careful or you will find yourself on the ground with a bullet hole in your forehead. Okay.”
“My love I am going to show you that somehow the love he has for you is mine.”
“What? Talk some sense Jonathan.”
“Just know that I love you.”
“Loved you. In the past. You lunatic,” shouted Cali.
“I am tired of your stupid games. I will count to ten. Leave my girlfriend alone. Okay. She is with child.”
Weeks later.
Jonathan entered the house he used to share with Karolina. He paced left and right before drawing a gun to his head.
“Why was he so sure that I don’t love her?”
He whispered to himself.
“Maybe I am losing it. If they met after I walked away surely, he has nothing to do with this. Maybe I just shoot myself.”
He slumped on the couch and cried for a while. He walked to the liquor cabinet and took out the whiskey. He poured some in a glass and downed a half-glass before putting on a squinted bitter face.
Nick arrived home from work and found Karolina slumped on the couch relaxing watching the television. He sat next to her before hugging her and kissing her all over. Nick was a very handsome man and less affectionate than Jonathan but a real man. He was not needy unlike Jonathan. Karolina was a very busy woman and any extra attention would have put a lot of strain on the relationship. Nick understood that, and that made their relationship unbreakable. Apart from having his own business and investments the couple were expecting a baby. Nick saw this as something to strengthen their relationship. They talked for a while before Nick started dosing off. Having slept for most of the day Karolina wasn’t feeling sleepy at all. She enjoyed watching the television before the couple went to sleep and tonight was no different. A shadow of a man crossed past the window and she knew exactly who that was. Jonathan. What was he after this time? Surely now there was a real danger her being pregnant. Nick was not the kind of man who will let anyone mess up with his pregnant girlfriend. She quickly reached for the phone handset but then again thought for a while. She knew she had to tell Jonathan in a language he understands to stay away before things went out of control. Her heart started beating up. She looked at Nick. He was sleeping peacefully. She saw that shadow again before she heard a faint knock at the window. That’s startled her even more.
“What the fuck does he think he is doing?” she thought out loud. She looked around. She knew where Nick kept his pistol. She also knew how Jonathan loved her. She cursed and swiftly got up and stealthily walked to the window and flipped the curtain. She was right. It was Jonathan standing outside the window. The sight of him gave her a turning stomach so bad that she felt sick. She thought out loud; was he out of his mind? Nick was determined to kill him if he is to find out that he was outside. She opened the door and walked outside to meet Jonathan.
“Are fucking crazy? What are you doing here? He will kill you if he sees you here. Do you want me to call the police or what? I told you never to come back here. Jonathan. What is going on?” she whispered.
Jonathan was very happy to see Karolina come outside. That brought some memories of the time they had together. The peak of their love. Karolina felt a warm nice feeling running down her spine. For a while she got lost as well. She felt Jonathan’s love for her the days they were together. That was such a romantic time. Instantly without thought Jonathan carried Karolina into the air and swung around carrying her.
“Put me down. What are you doing? Jonathan. Put me down.” She struggled at first before she started laughing secretly hanging onto him. She remembered the best times they had. She enjoyed that here and there especially now. Something Nick would never do. He was a gentleman not some crazy-in-love lunatic like Jonathan. She looked at Jonathan’s face. For the first time in a long time his face shone with much happiness. She also remembered how excited his face became every time he talked about having kids with her. She also remembered how she has done everything to stop having a family early. She wanted to enjoy a kid-free-life. Nick was just lucky. He came at the right time and took the opportunity.
“I have some good news.”
“What good news Jonathan?”
He looked at her while still lifting her up. She could still see the glittering in his eyes. The excitement and joy expressed on his face. She felt like she had just told him that she was pregnant. Somehow the pair found kissing and snogging each other.
“No! We can’t do this. Put me down now before Nick comes out and shoot you.
“We can be together again.”
She looked shocked and surprised at the same time. She wore a disbelieving face and looked at him.
“What? Are you fucking crazy? Where will Nick be? There can never be us again. The baby is not yours.”
“I know I will look after you and our baby.”
She could see the excitement in Jonathan’s eyes. She remembered the best times they had. This is the man she fell in love with. Jonathan was very passionate and very crazy-in-love. She knew and remembered so many times he had lifted her up high in the air. It was romantic and very wonderful. She got lost in the heat of things too. Soon after the couple found snogging each other.
“I will look after you and our baby. I found a way, so we can be together again.”
“What are you talking about there can never be you and me again? I am with Nick now. Okay?”
“You once loved me. We can be together again Karo my love.”
“Jonathan. I am with Nick.”
“Nick! Nick? You mean that heart-thief.”
Karolina