The Protagonists’ Fusion
Leaving Victoria Island was never going to be easy for me, it’s a place where memories had been recreated not only for me but for the entire family.
Talking about me would make it sound simpler but for Jiao Pinto! It was a place like no other. Many of the lads didn’t want to leave the Island but we had to leave either way irrespective of the developed attachments to the Island, travelling to the Island was the longest boat ride for many lads but coming from the Island was the shortest ride to many. But as the legend goes … beautiful tales, stories, and things seem to be short-lived.
For me coming back to Pakington village posed a future of mixed feelings not knowing Russell’s take on my new projective journey to California. Truthfully outside Pakington, I had only known only Victoria Island and now here I had to follow my longtime dream but not knowing what the future had in store for me, after a few days at Pakington village I decided to go fishing for this one last time before my departure to California and somehow, I called Maria Russell to have our future sorted.
Maria Russell Speaks out:
At exactly 5:20 pm while at my favourite fishing spot Maria Russell appeared from afar, she ran towards me with her arms wide open and in amazement, I responded likewise. We embraced each other for close to 3 minutes and no one was saying a word but just felt safe in each other’s hands. After a while, she said Millan over to the tree. This tree was her favoured place and she always wanted to meet up there to talk.
While leaning against the tree Maria Russell held my hands looked straight into my eyes and said Milan you are my creation and my discovery you are my innocent country fisher boy, I have learned a lot from you and if I had my own way I would suggest otherwise to your California trip but It would be evil of me to suggest such a thing, she continued my innocent Kalasko you are the most talented person I have ever met who doesn’t know how much talented you are.
We have come a long way and gone through a lot but with you, I have learned to stand by the values of love, and I have learned the power of forgiveness. I don’t want to be the one who stands in your journey to stardom but while on the Island I made up my mind that no matter what and irrespective of what comes my way I will stand with Kalasko.
Sorry for not telling you this at the very first but I wanted to be sure about what I was feeling and what I was about to tell you, Kalasko I have known you to be a guy who stands by his word no matter what and that’s something I want to add to my life. I want to be Russell your Maria and I want to be sure that I make the right decision whereby no matter what happens or comes our way I will never back down or walk away from you Kalasko Millan.
Millan I have fifty thousand dollars, I really don’t know how much you have and I care less if you have any money or not but with this we can start our new life in California, Millan one thing I know you will never leave me and I also promise never to give anyone a chance in my life other Kalasko Millan.
With our legs intertwined I didn’t know what to say to Maria Russell but to promise her that I will always be the person I have always been, she said you don’t have to mention that again because you have proved it time and time again that you are a rare breed Kalasko I have already spoken to my parents and for some reason, they told me never to leave your side, that alone left me asking what they saw in you but all being said my bags are already packed and if you don’t mind I would like you to pick me up tonight and am proposing dinner at my house.
I told Maria Russell that all has been said but I haven’t mentioned to you when am leaving for California, she told me, Millan, I was at your home when a call came in from California which I picked up. I told the guy on the other side this was Maria Russell Millan’s fiancée. He replied well tell him we are expecting him Monday morning. Millan, I am here to tell you to follow your dream and I will always be by your side all-time that’s the least I can promise and do for you.
After that, I forgot I was fishing and before I knew it, we were kissing. I told her to get home I had to call the lads and share the good news; home was a one kilometre drive from the lake.
This today counts as one of the sweetest memories of my life, while on the road listening to Livi’n on love she told me am safe with you I also told Maria Russell I feel safe with you by my side.
The moment I reached home I immediately called my mother who lived over in Afriville in Canada, from the other side I could hear her voice telling me Kalasko go on and be what you want to be go and make me proud but if you ever find a girl please make her a queen treat her and treasure her the way I have treasured you forgive her for everything, never count her mistakes but always tell her how you are proud of her to build her the way I have built you Kalasko and if you don’t mind can I please speak to her, please hand over the phone to her.
I had never told her about Russell but while phone Russell asked her if I had told her if had a girlfriend, my mother told her young girl I knew the day he will discover his talent it will be with a help of a lady as simple as that now take care of each other.
Shortly after, we left for Russell’s house for what looked to be our last dinner in Pakington.
Her house was just 2 minutes’ drive from my house, it was 9 pm when we drove into her compound with her father seated outside in his rocking chair. The old man called us, sat us down, and said we have lived on love, and with that, we have been able to overcome all the storms and valleys of life together as a unit.
Not forgetting the pledges, we made to each other even before marriage brought us this far, so I ask you to be patient with each amidst the strongest and unbearable and unreasonable storms now Russell, can I have a minute with Kalasko?
The old man told me to never let stardom consume my mind he told me that as a man I can tell you that my wife is the most annoying person I know but my father-in-law always told me never to let my commitments and vows be empty or fade one day.
I give the same words to my dear son well knowing the kind of person you are and knowing my daughter more than anyone, keep together at all times irrespective of what, and now we can go in for dinner.
At that dinner table, I kept on looking at Russell’s thoughts running through my mind, she was my girlfriend, but it looked as though we were already married and at some point, tears came from my eyes. Her mother said nothing wrong, Millan! I told her I can’t stop thinking about your daughter, I am grateful for entrusting her with such a huge responsibility of taking care of her and accepting me as a son in this house.
Russell smiled ….as we were rounding up with dinner my cell phone rang……………