Surprise

Present day………

21st July, 2027

“Honey. When are you going to return tonight?”

“Why do you ask?” Aiden questioned.

“I have a surprise for you. It will be no fun if you return late.” His girlfriend answered.

Aiden has been in a relationship with his current girlfriend for six years and nine months. They began dating in her first year of university in 2020, till now. In the next three month, on the fifth of October, their relationship will be seven whole years.

Macaria Jacques, is the name of his girlfriend, the only daughter of the Jacques family and heiress of the company. Sadly, she lost her parents after her 25th birthday two years ago due to failed brake. Right now, her maternal aunt, Marliene Iverson is in charge of overseeing the company until she gets married as stated in her parents will.

“Alright. I promise to get back early.” Aiden promised. She was elated.

Soon, like he promised, Aiden returned home earlier than usual. Macaria was not in his house though she asked him to come home early. He texted her to find out her whereabouts. She replied immediately.

“I’m at my house. Come over.” He sent a text back to her responding with a “okay.” He drove to her house, it was 30 minutes away from his house, he arrived in no time.

He walked into the house. It was dark. He could barely see. He heard footsteps coming before him, just like that, he seemed unfazed. Due to the darkness, he began to hear those screams again. They were deafening. He was losing his sense of reasoning. His lips began to curl into a wicked smile. The sound of laughter, ready to escape his mouth when Macaria turned on the light with a shout.

“Surprise!!!” She screamed. “You were not scared?” She frowned. Aiden let out a sigh before pulling her into a hug.

“Don’t ever do that again.” He warned her.

“Whatever.” She turned around to sit on the couch. “Come here.” He obediently walked to her side and sat down.

Before he could say anything, she blindfolded him with a white cloth. Though he was not surprised by her scare, he decided to find out what other tricks she had under her sleeve.

“Give me your hand.”

He was not sure what that was about yet he still gave out his hand. “Both of them,” she says while holding a small piece in her hand.

He felt a small solid object in his right hand while he held a weightless object in his left hand. “What are these?” He curiously asked. She whispered in his ear to guess.

“This, refers to his left hand, is a paper; a file or document.” He wasn’t sure of his answer. “But on here, I know what it is. A key.” He smiled.

“A key to what?”

“Car? No! Wait…..is it a motorcycle?”

“Yes.”

“What?” He was shocked and his jaw dropped. She released the blindfold from his eyes and found him in the weirdest expression. Was he about to cry?

“Why?” She mocked him. He pulled her into an embrace and expressed how grateful he was for such a surprise.

“It’s fine. You always told me how you would prefer to ride a motorcycle at night especially for our late night getaway,” a smile appears on her lips as she was pleased he loves the surprise.

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