Another shot at love (part 6)

“Shall we?” Kunbi beckoned her.

We shall” she replied smiling as she took his outstretched hand, allowing him lead her out of the car.
Right from the moment he picked her up, Kunbi acted so ” gentlemanly”, opening the door for her, holding her hands, casting intense yet sweet looks at her, kemi was enjoying every bit of the date or “catching up outing” as they decided to call it.
The garden Kunbi picked out was beautiful, very green and colourful with beautiful flowers. The grasses were trimmed and as they approached a tree, she saw the lovely picnic he had set up underneath it.
A beautiful pink and blue mat was spread out and had a basket on it, a bottle of wine and two glass cup sat beside the basket.
” This is beautiful” kemi blurted out in awe.
“You think?” Wait till you see what’s in the basket kunbi replied as he took a spot on the mat and opened the basket.
In that moment, kemi realised that  he was remaking one of their picnics as children. Usually his mum and her’s  will  be discussing somewhere leaving them to play scrabble or monopoly.

“Remember how I use to beat you at monopoly?” Kemi  teased him.

“You mean this game?” He said bringing out the set from the basket.

“Kunbi!” Kemi said laughing I can’t believe you did all these.

“It was worth it you know” he looked at her with a stare that was filled with emotions.

“So you haven’t told me about yourself and what has changed” she said breaking the moment as they started playing the game and sipping wine.

Kemi listened intently as kunbi told her  all about leaving the company he worked with to head his father’s company , about law school with Tracey and all the hilarious incidence.  Finally he spoke About his girl friend.

“How is she ?” She asked very interested.

“She is beautiful, working with Nestle, sweet, very supportive, she can cook, and can be very religious you know”

“Wow! Kemi said laughing” I think we have got ourselves the best woman. Yippy!!

” yeah” he said not sharing in her  excitement.

” so what is the but Kunbi?” She asked observing his mood.

Kunbi looked at kemi blankly for a minute before speaking ” she is not you Kemi”

“Kunbi please don’t!”

” kemi look at me ” he insisted and when she did, he continued.
” I have been in love  with you since we were in school and I wanted to tell you during lunch, when we went for that easter trip, when we almost kissed and on prom  night.. Kemi I wanted to tell you”

Her heart was racing now “you wanted too, why didn’t you? Instead you asked Trisha out! Do you know how hurt I felt?” She blurted ignoring the restraint she felt within.

” I didn’t know you felt the same way Kemi” Kunbi sat up and tried to touch her hand ” the fact is, I am still in love with you kemi after all these years.

Kemi moved her hand just before Kunbi could touch her because she knew if he did she would melt at his touch especially with the way she felt.

  ” I am engaged kunbi” kemi snapped.
Kunbi blinked gingerly and for a minute he was completely quiet as  if trying to process what she said. He opened his mouth to say something but the words didn’t come out.

“Please can you take me home” kemi said rising to her feet. “It’s getting late”

Kunbi followed behind her after he had quickly packed up the basket.

The rest of the drive was quiet. Just the light sound of the engine filled up the space between them.
Kemi was deep in thought and confused.

‘He didn’t even say anything. At least he should have commented.” She thought, the silence was killing her.
Kunbi on the other hand was thrown of balance by kemi’s admission however he was not shaken.
‘I have lost her before and I am not going to let that happen again. Engaged or not I love Kemi” Kunbi thought just before he pulled up at her house and stepped out to open the door for her.

The night was cool and dark except for little stars shining above.
He pulled the basket from the back sit and handed it to her
” I prepared a meal for you and since we didn’t get to eat it I guess you can microwave it and eat it later.

” Thank you” kemi whispered just before taking the basket from Kunbi

“Kunbi please can you just tell me what’s on your mind. You were quiet all through the journey. ”

” and so were you” he said defensively and sighed. “kemi I lost you before and I won’t loose you again. I made a lot of excuse before  and now I am not taking  any. I will wait or fight but I wont loose you” he looked intently at her while taking both her hands in his.
” please kemi don’t leave me” he whispered into her ears. His breath caressing her neck.
The chills immediately overwhelmed her.
” Kunbi..” She began but he cut her off.
“Shhh! ” Kunbi  said under his breath his face very close to hers.
“I  love you Kemi” was the last thing she heard him say as his lips touched hers.
So soft and warm. She kissed him back and he tasted like honey or sweeter.
Slowly, she dropped the basket she was holding and wrapped her arms around his neck as the kiss became intense.
Kunbi wrapped her waist with both hands and kissed her passionately enough to cover for all the years that separated them.
They were so connected like iron is to magnet, she never wanted the moment to fade.
Gently,he broke the kiss and pecked her lightly on her lips, then the tip of her nose and finally her forehead.
“Good night beautiful” he said.
” Good night” kemi said smiling as she made her way into the house with the picnic basket.
As she stepped in she heard laughters and happy chatters.
“Who could be around?” She thought as she walked to the dinning room and was caught in her track.
Right before her was Jack with her mum and dad talking and laughing. His white skin a sharp contrast with her parents dark complexion.
“Cherry cake” Jack called out to her as he covered the distance between them and pick her up in an embrace.

“I expected to see you at the airport but that’s not a problem your mum told me you went out with your friends”

” Jack you are here” she blurted out trying to hide her shock.

“Yes I am honey” he said smiling like a child “Remember  I was coming a week after you?”

“Yes baby! I could never forget that” kemi forged a smile. ” let me keep this is the kitchen” she said referring to the basket but as she walked away,  It dawned on her that not only did she forget Jack was coming in today, she didn’t want him to come again.

To be continued …

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ANOTHER SHOT AT LOVE PART 2

“Congratulations man!” Bill smacked Kunbi at the back.

“Thanks”  Kunbi  gave a weary smile and headed upstairs to his office while holding this glass of wine as he left the rest of the promotion celebration. His father had just officially announced that he was the next CEO  of the company  after he resigned.
He was very happy but felt it was wrongly timed. He was just promoted at the company he worked for. He knew he was going to head his dad’s company some day, however he wanted to make a name for himself outside his father’s wealth and connection.

Kunbi settled in his new office chair and twirled in it before he flipped open his Samsung note. He clicked his email and re-read the message he got from kemi four years ago.

” Hello, Kunbi!
I got your mail and I appreciate your concern however I am not angry with you. Common! you are my friend any day and anytime.  I am trying to get settled in here so I might not be able to reply your messages. Cheers!

That was all she said and since that mail he had sent a thousand others to her which  she never replied.
“How long will it take her to settle in?” he asked himself every time and will feel  the anger in him rise.  Even now he felt himself getting angry.

But it was all his fault.. He opened Facebook and clicked kemi’s profile.
She had not uploaded a new picture in a while but he still found himself looking at her last post. She was smiling ear to ear with a couple of friends at a concert.

“Ow kemi” Kunbi said gritting his teeth.  “it’s been 5 years.. please talk to me” he sighed before his phone began ringing.

He looked at it and looked away immediately he discovered it was only Chioma his girlfriend.
The phone rang a little more before he picked up the call..

‘Yeah?” Kunbi said

“Baby will I see you today?”

” No I will be working late” he replied even if he knew he wasn’t.

“I was hoping we would go for dinner you know, to celebrate  your promotion”

Kunbi shut his eyes in remose. Chioma was a nice girl trying to win his heart. He shouldn’t be hard on her because she wasn’t kemi

“How about tomorrow? I will take you to that restaurant you like okay.”

” alright baby” she replied happily. ” Love you”

” Love you too” Kunbi replied and hung up.

He was going to try and make his relationship this time work. Despite  others he had totally destroyed simply because none of them came close to Kemi. He was running crazy!

“Common man let’s head out” Bill said peeping through the door.

Kunbi  got gulped the rest of his wine and grabbed his suit jacket. But before he shot the door he did the only thing that kept him going all these years.  He prayed!

To be continued…

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Darkness Without

My eyelids lifted to the reality of more darkness.
How, did I get Here?  So many questions running to and fro the corridor of my mind.
I tried to think, tried to remember but a failed attempt.
Pain and hurt mixed up to my emotional despair.
I tried to scream, I tried to call for help
I was lost, never to be found. The enclosement entrapping me with every passing second.
Sweat beads  dripping down the curve of my face.
All I had was the comforting hope that love will find me and pull me back into its embrace and light.
Then it hit me! My memories flooding back to my consciousness.
It was love that got me here in the first place.
Sweet words, electrifying touch, enticing kiss and romance.
The promise of an unending love, I was a fool for.
He never loved me enough, never really loved me, maybe not at all.
The thorny darkness, is now a comfortable bed on which I relish the taste of the painful truth.

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LOVE STRUCK WEDNESDAY: Fire flies of Love

Billy,

The fire flies are out tonight.  They play in circles like little children around the night burn fire. thinking about burn fires,  we met right in front of one during the local celebration.  I thought you were very local however very cute that night. You made me laugh and just before I blew out  the candle light, I found my self blushing at the corner of my grand mothers hut.
That is one distinct thing about you.. you make me blush, laugh and forget about the troubles of the day..

Who are You?  A Saviour?  My Saviour? You are more.. my Hero!

Hmm! Hero you are indeed.  I remember when you helped me carry my pot of water when some troublesome girls poured the first one on my way back from the stream. And the day you carried Me? I felt like a distressed princess who had finally found her prince in a shiny amour.

Companion! whenever you were beside me, I felt like a castle standing strong.  Even when the world turned against me and everyone I loved were Gone, knowing you were there was comfort.

Ow! how you whispered sweet romance in my ear as dawn approached every morning. I still hear your voice you know, and I still smell the sweet pancakes you make every morning for me.

My love and life. You have been gone for 25 years but I still wake up feeling it was yesterday.. don’t worry I am not sad or broken, the 45 years we lived together is more than eternity. Our great grand children are around. ow they look so beautiful.. I can see your eyes in theirs.
   I love you.. endlessly

A short story of an 85 year old woman who goes to her husband’s grave to talk about her day.

True love never dies, true love gives no excuse, it doesn’t betray, it doesn’t hurt.
#EndlessLove

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MY LAST FIRST LOVE (PART 9)

Kemi couldn’t get a hold of Kunbi to tell him she was leaving and probably that she loved him all along. Since she was leaving, there was nothing to loose if she told him she was madly in love with him and he didn’t feel the same way.
      She called him several times to no avail, he was caught up with so many activities, she wondered how one person could be involved in such.
Or was he lying ?

“Kunbi I need to talk to you about something. It is really important.” She said when she dialed his number one last time.

“Okay, am all ears”

“Not on phone, I need to see you.”

“Ow… ” He sounded unsure.

“What’s wrong Kunbi? ”

“I don’t know this week has been so busy and…”

“Kunbi its 2 days to graduation what are you doing?” She said cutting him off.

“We have parties kemi, you should attend one! maybe Thursday night?”

“I can’t ..”

“That’s my problem with you kemi, you are uptight. ”

“I am upright? Since when?” She was surprised at Kunbi.Why was he trying to pick a fight with her?

” Kunbi is there a problem?”

“I don’t know you tell me. Is there a problem?”
Kemi was quiet. She didn’t know what to say or do about him.

“Kunbi please could we meet up and talk?” She finally said
“Am sorry kemi. But we could talk on friday?”

” its okay! ” she said with disappointment and hung the phone. She couldn’t place what was wrong with Kunbi… What happened to the irreplaceable Kemi in his life?

“It’s like he is someone else” she told Tracey.

” kemi I think it is time to move on from Kunbi. I mean you said it for yourself, he is someone else.”

” you know we had big plans for our graduation, I always thought he would take me to prom and we would dance together all night”

“Kemi…” Tracey tried to embrace her but she shifted the embrace and got to her feet.

” I better start packing, my dad has finalized everything and I will be staying with my aunt that lives at Minnesota”

“Awwnnn kemi, I can’t believe you are leaving so soon. you are going to miss the prom you helped plan.”

“Yeah! Kemi shrugged. “I didn’t even have a date so I am glad am leaving..”

“And what about Kunbi? Tracey asked.

“By the time he needs me, I will be long gone.”

Watch out for the last part… Thank you!

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MY LAST FIRST LOVE (PART 8)

Graduation was in 5 days..

All kemi wanted at the moment was to  shop with Tracey. They had spent their weekend looking for the perfect gowns shoes, purses, suits…

“Its our graduation Kemi! Could you believe it? ”

” I know!” Kemi chirped in happily.

They had finally made their pick and had both ordered for their graduation suits and prom dresses after 5hours of surfing the internet and celebrity blogs.  Kemi was lying on the bed, legs In the air, while Tracey was sitting on the couch in Kemi’s room.

“So have you decided who you will be going to prom with?” Tracey asked before taking a sip of orange juice.

“Well it is not so important to go with someone, by the way I have you”

” ermm about that…” Tracey said as she left the couch and joined Kemi on the bed.

” Luke finally asked me” Tracey concluded excitedly.

“Oh my God! Kemi joined in her excitement.

She was happy for her friend but could not say the same for herself, since she turned out to be the only one going alone to prom. She was on the planning committee and she was fully aware how messed up the event will be for someone who went alone.
       How the hell did she end up alone? Kunbi was with Trisha, Tracey wit Luke? She couldn’t think of any other person who she could hang with since she could count her friends on one hand.

” Kemi I dont want you to be alone that day okay?”

” Awwnnn, thanks for your concern” she said “I will be fine okay?”
“I am always fine”

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Kemi was lying on her bed listening to music when her mum returned home and was screaming her name excitedly.
  She wanted to answer the call but again she wasn’t sure it was her name above the loud music she was playing. She had Say something by great big world playing on repeat. It was the song she listened to with Kunbi on the plane, She fell in love with the song instantly and downloaded it on her phone.

“Say something Kunbi! I am giving up on you she thought!”

He was already dating Tracey and everyone thought they were the cutest couple. Yeah right! They barely saw and they talked even less. He had a girl friend now and he could not maintain two ladies at the same time! One relationship had to suffer and she couldn’t let him suffer his relationship with Trisha so she chose to be at the loosing end.

Sometimes he tried to spend the break with her but just when the conversation was getting interesting, Trisha would show up or bill his friend will. It was as if the forces of nature were against them or something. But that didn’t stop Kunbi from calling. He tried to call and each time he did, he would tell her she was irreplaceable. Right now she felt replaced!

“Kemi we have been calling you!” She heard her dad’s strong voice and she quickly removed the headset and set it bedside her on her bed.

“Sir? Ma?” She responded to both her parents who had just entered her room.

” guess what?” She could see her mum could no longer bottle up her excitement!

” what ma?”

” your mum went to pick up the mail today and she received a mail from university of Minnesota.

“Okay?” Kemi’s heart was pounding. She always wanted to school there even now, she wanted out of Nigeria as soon as possible since her life here was complicated. When they were picking out colleges for her after her SAT results were out with flying colours, she jumped at any university that wasnt in Nigeria because she saw it as an escape from Kunbi.

“I thought you and Kunbi both wanted to school at Covenant University?” Her mum had asked.

” well I want Minnesota” was her reply.

“So?” She was eager now! Oh God please…

“You got in honey! ” her mum screamed with Joy!
Oh my God she jumped on her bed and then ran to embrace her parents.. Thank you Jesus ! Kemi repeated over and over again.

“They have an orientation program for all newly admitted students”

“Yes! yes daddy! Yes! I want to go please!”

” okay, I will call my friend at the embassy and see how we could renew your Visa.”

Her parents had shared in her joy and were about to leave the room when she asked

“When is the orientation starting dad?”

“Next week Monday!”

Next week Monday? She couldn’t believe her ears.

“Yes! So you will have to leave Nigeria latest on Saturday. Let me call and get things running” with that her dad n mum shut the door.

“Latest Saturday? That was their prom night wasn’t it?

To be continued…

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MY LAST FIRST LOVE (PART 7)

“Kemi i want to ask Trisha out when we resume… What do you think?”

  ” sorry? ” kemi almost tripped off the boat in shock! Yesterday they almost shared a kiss and today he was asking for her permission to date another girl?

She could feel blood rush to her head, she felt woozy as if she was drunk with the  strong wind at the river.

” I mean, I have liked her for a while but I don’t want to do anything without your permission.

“Oh!” Was the only word that escaped from kemi’s gaped mouth.

She was over looking the water now and watched as a white bird escaped from a branch far off into the wind. She wished she could fly off too. At least off this boat where Kunbi was, maybe to her parent’s boat or his parents’ which was sailing ahead of theirs- Anywhere but beside him. Her skin was hot, numb she could feel the tears swell fast to her eyes but she tried hard not to blink so they won’t fall free on her cheeks.

“So? ” Kunbi pressed for an answer.

“Kemi be strong” she encouraged herself.

” wow! I think that’s really nice, you shouldnt go for it” she tried to sound excited for him, but it sounded sarcastic.

” I shouldn’t go for it? Kunbi was shocked at her answer.

” is that what I said? Kemi was surprised that her lips betrayed her and she just said how she really felt.

” ow nooooo! I said you should go for it.”

Kunbi was mesmerized

” I mean she is beautiful, smart and…”
‘I am totally jealous of her right now” but that last part she thought it and didn’t say it out.

” and?” Kunbi said waiting on her to finish her statement.

“And you both will be great together” she finally said.

She couldn’t believe she said that. The realization of what she said hit her so hard.

“No you both will be terrible together but  you and I will be great together” she wanted to scream out.

Kunbi hugged her excitedly…
But as he hugged her and held on to the hug, the tears came tumbling out. She had lost him.

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Kunbi blurted out his intention without thinking it through again,  Because if he had, he wouldn’t have followed through with the plan. Last night while his parents slept away, he was awake playing the last minute with kemi over and over again in his head.
   She was so beautiful! Her hair was packed up loosely and he couldn’t help but brush it aside as he tried to kiss her.

“Oh God I tried to kiss her” he wanted to scream.

“She was without make up yet her face shone with so much grace. Her big brown eyes were deep and intense, and her long eyelashes fluttered like butterflies against her dark ebony skin. She was a true definition of a black beauty. A true African queen! Her lips? They were naturally pink..like ripe apples ready to be plucked” He thought, as he tossed and turned in bed.
Kunbi you are doomed he finally resolved. He was crazy for her but again what if he hurt her? She meant too much to him.

“Then simply don’t ever hurt her” he thought again.

“No! Relationships complicate everything! we start dating, I don’t call her one day and everything changes, maybe I am not even the kind of guy she deserves. Maybe I am not half as romantic as the man she really deserves. ”
  So many thoughts jumped in and out his mind he felt his head would explode before morning.

“Kemi! What have you done to me.” Kunbi was hysterical

He thought of how soft and small she was whenever he hugged her.
She smelt like rose or was it lavender? No it was rose and lavender.

It was 5am when he decided to go with his first plan. He intended to tell Kemi that he was going to date another girl. Trisha was beautiful smart and less risky!  Kemi? He couldn’t risk their friendship.”

So he told kemi at their boat ride that he liked Trisha and was going to take it to the next level. 

He thought she took the news pretty well until he saw her wet eyes when he released her from the embrace.

” Kemi are you okay?” He was surprised! Was she crying?

” yes.. Yes! I am fine. I think I got something in my eye.

It was a lie and Kunbi knew so! Then it dawned on him, he had already hurt her…

To be continued…

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MY LAST FIRST LOVE (PART 6)

They had just taken off from Abuja airport and the air hostesses were carrying about the normal routine, explaining the safety precautions.
Kemi had been so quiet from the moment they stepped into the airport. While her parents immediately engaged in a discussion with Kunbi’s, she simply said hi to kunbi and dragged her box to the check in line.

“Are you okay kemi” Kunbi asked. He was sitting right next to her and even though she was starring at the air hostesses at their routine she was completely lost.

“Yes.. Of course! Why won’t I be”

” you have barely said a word since we got here”

“No! I.. I’am fine,”

Kunbi peered at her for a while before tearing off his gaze.

” you better be fine, because I have been looking forward to this trip. It will be mega fun… ” He looked at her again this time more intense.

” I mean you are here after all”

Her mood lightened immediately. He was looking forward to the trip because of her?

“Maybe I was taking this too far” kemi thought!

“Here listen to this song” she heard Kunbi as he offered her an ear of his earpiece.

” Maybe I should just be myself and have fun.. Have fun this easter with Kunbi” she resolved and collected the ear he offered.

The ear piece was short, so she nozzled closer, leaning her head on his shoulder and plugged in.
Say something- by great big world ft christina aguilera was playing softy, the plane was up in the sky and Kunbi was right beside her… What could ever go wrong?
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The trip was going great! They arrived and had a car waiting to take them to the resort which was totally beautiful. Kemi thought it was also romantic since she walked in, hand in hand with Kunbi. They had a lot of activities planned out: games, golfing, swimming… and they took their time in participating in everyone of them, that no one realised how fast the time was flying by. They had family games, where they teamed up against themselves and with her very competitive parents, they won at almost every game.

“My family is way cooler than yours” Kemi said teasingly.

” now that’s so not true” Kunbi defended

” really? Says the family that lost 7 out of 10 games that we played since we got here?”
“Okay,  that is so true”

They both laughed. Kunbi came to her room that night and they chatted away for hours since both their parents were out on a couples treat at the hotel . They had one day left for the trip to be over with the  final activity been a boat ride.

” I am looking forward to the boat ride kemi” Kunbi said lying on his back, face up to the ceiling.

“Really? Why?” Kemi said as she turned on her side to face him.

“Well I don’t know, nature…the wind In my hair…” He turned to his side so that he was looking directly at her ” you know like a rock star”

“You are silly” she smacked his arm lightly and giggled.

“I love that smile” Kunbi said looking intently at her.

Which smile? She said blushing

” yes.. You just did it again!”

“Kunbi!!” She pitched

“I mean it! I love your smile, and the way your ears twitches when you are thinking”

“No they do not!” Kemi defended.

” I like the way you beat me lightly when you know I am right ”

Kemi was quiet, although she could not stop the smile from breaking free.
” you are so beautiful kemi” Kunbi finally said, each word lingering at his lips like cream on strawberry.

  She held his gaze and studied his face intently. The birth mark he had above his left brow, the way his dark hair curled on his fair skin, his slightly pointed nose, the way he breathed, the deep intensity of his eyes, his light pink lips…. “Oh God his lips”  she thought, her heart pounding in her chest. He had beautiful lips and before she knew what was happening they were coming for hers.

His hand found its way to her face as he brushed a few strands of hair away. she melted like ice at his touch. His face was so close to hers she thought they breathed the same air. and  his perfume? it  was strong yet so sweet.
Their lips almost touched when they heard the door knob turn. Their parents were back, so Kunbi opened his eyes and looked at her briefly before he got off the bed.

” hope you both didn’t miss us” kemi heard her mum as they all paraded into the room.

“Errmm no! I mean yes! ” kemi wasn’t sure which answer to give. She was still lost at the sea of kunbi’s presence beside her.

“Okay’ Kunbi lets get to our lodge” his father said tapping him at the back.  “We have a long day ahead of us tomorrow.”

“The boat ride!” Kemi said aloud, finally regaining consciousness.

To be continued…

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MY LAST FIRST LOVE (PART 5)

Everything seemed to be back to normal. Their relationship was building steadily like it did Over the years. Weeks had past since their last conversation and they both seem to have ignored the elephant in the room.
      As the days slipped by, they could not deny the awkward moments.
Kemi thought avoiding Kunbi was best so she tried as much as possible to stay clear of him until it was completely avoidable.
That was Tracey’s advice:

“Maybe he will figure out how much you mean to him, if he feels he is loosing you”

” that’s ridiculous! Kemi said brushing the suggestion aside but later she found herself embracing it, even more executing it.

  Pretending to be just friends was torture to her when she knew she wanted more and the more time they spent together doing home work, going to school and  going for family picnics, the more she wanted more of him.

“Avoiding him was the best option here” she thought to herself. And she did a good job at it until her mum came home one day and announced the one week easter camping trip she and kunbi’s mum had organised.

  “It will be at a resort in calabar”

“Wait! That’s tomorrow mum” her voice sounded higher than she had intended.

“Yes honey ” her mum said as she dropped the freshly drycleaned clothes on the cushion in kemi’s room.

” but…”

” no buts. We are going and I know you are excited about it. After all you will be with Kunbi”

” MUM! ” she screamed as she tried hard to hide the sudden blush.

” yes I know you like him baby”

” no I don’t!”

“Okay I won’t argue with you. ”

” tomorrow ??” she whined again

” if I were you I would start packing” with that her mum pecked her on her forehead and walked out of the door”

“Our flight is at 8am” her mum called out to her before closing the door.

“NO!”

Now she was not going to sleep. A whole week? With Kunbi? Just when she was grateful for the 2weeks holiday from school which also meant away from Kunbi.

The whole thing played out in her head. Her mum and his mum in the kitchen, his dad and hers out hiking or whatever they did together… She and Kunbi? Now she wished she wasn’t the only child and he the only child as well.
  As she stood up to pack, she felt her legs buckle… There was no way she was going to survive the week!

To be continued …..

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MY LAST FIRST LOVE ( Part 3)

He knew something was off. Kemi was quiet all through the ride home and when he asked what was wrong, she forced a smile and said nothing. He knew something was wrong with her, even so he knew something was wrong with him.
He had never felt such rush , such surge of adrenaline within. The guys were pushing him, jesting at him and he freaked.

“Well not necessarily, its not like I am dating kemi now” he thought while he microwaved the packed food his mum left on the kitchen pavement.

” I mean we have known each other for years, she is practically family…. She is my best friend” he said aloud at the same time the timer of the machine went off.

As he settled in to eat, he couldn’t shake the way kemi’s face lit when they tried to match make them.. Or was it disgust?
Even if he felt that way for her he wasn’t sure the feeling was mutual.

“What am I thinking?”  Kemi is my sister! This time he said it as if he was trying to convince himself.

” I know practically everything about her, I know she likes chocolate ice cream best, I know her ears twitches when she is in deep thoughts, I know I love the way she laughs and the fact that she laughs at all my jokes…
This time, Kunbi found himself smiling…
He knew she meant a lot to him and if what he did back at the studio hurt her or caused the change in her countenance, then he had to explain.
  He immediately dropped his spoon, took a gulp of juice and grabbed his phone.

” Hello!” He heard kemi’s calm voice from the other end of the line which made him nervous.
” kemi?”

“Yeah?”

“How are you” he was stalling and he knew it

” fine? Are you okay Kunbi?”

“Yes! Sure I am. Why won’t I be?”

“Okay, because you sound weird.”

“About today, at the studio…ermm I am sorry about the way I reacted…”
He paused and waited for a response but Kemi was quiet so he continued.

” we need to talk.. If it is okay by you?”

” yeah Sure!”

“Long break tomorrow?”

“Okay, tomorrow”

With that she ended the call, which left him wondering, he felt something he didn’t know was ever there. Maybe it was but he did a good job hiding  it, which ever way tomorrow he was going to find out.

He wasn’t sure what he felt at the moment, but all he knew was Kemi made him feel stronger, better and invincible.. He was certainly more  happy with her, than he was with anybody else.

To be continued…

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