Agent Jeff And The Governor's Daughter Part 8

 ...she begged desperately, surprising me with her question. I swallowed hard as I returned her gaze.

‘’Blessed, I’m only here to do my job and romance isn’t part of it. This assignment will soon be over before you know it and no one in this house will remember me again. I have no special romantic feelings for anyone’’ I

guardedly answered. She dropped her eyes, saying nothing more.

The last thing I wanted was hurting Blessed with my words but she always had a way of asking the most difficult questions.

Early the next day, Lydia and I left the house for Abuja. We covered the first few kilometers in silence until I asked her the question that had been bugging me since the previous day. ‘’are you in love with Harry? I’m sorry for being inquisitive’’ I nervously asked. She smiled and gave me a quick look.

‘’actually we...

have been friends for so long and it kind of looks as if we are dating even though I’m yet to say yes to him. I like him but he is so unpredictable. He switches mood faster than a chameleon changes color. This minute he will be happy and jovial, the next minute, he becomes so annoying and rude.

It’s just as if he takes drugs. I can’t be with such a man’’ she confessed while I drove on silently as I pondered over her words. I wasn’t really supposed to ask her the question but I never knew how I got the courage to ask. Perhaps I cared for her much more than I thought. Maybe what I was feeling for her deep inside was love. Yes maybe or maybe not.

To be continued