Sinmi and Adeife.....another love story (1)

'Don't you dare?!' she raises her voice in defiance and moves close to him such that her smaller frame against his obviously bigger one forms a silhouette of the letter 'k' He in turn glares dangerously at her. His left hand raised. With his right hand, he shoves her back and feints hitting her with the raised left hand. She braces her self for the hit by covering her head with her two hands, then advances to putting her head against his chest with her arms around him in an unconscious hug when the expected slap did not come. 'Oya, beat me. Shebi, that is what you want to do' she sobs into his chest. 'Well...its not me that will beat you; I can't be wasting my energy. Just let go of me and don't stain my shirt with your crocodile tears' He responds in a more calm voice. 'I should let you go, so you can land me a slap abi, I won't let you go. Continue to prove you are a man by beating me. In fact, if you don't beat me today, we will not leave this place' Her speech a bit muffled because of her head buried on his chest.

And then unexpectedly, he wraps his arms around her, plants a kiss on her hair, and begins to pat her gently on the back. She in turn relaxes against his body, repositions her head to the side of his neck while her ear is on his upper chest then slightly tilts her head up as if to look up to his face via his chin, except for her closed eyes. They both stay in that position a while, slightly swaying to some slow songs only the two of them could hear. 'Why is your heart beating like this, you sure you are ok?' she asks. 'I am fine, only that my heart is trying to tell you things, my mouth can't voice out and I am hoping your ear will take it straight to your heart and help your brain understand that I want only the best for you' he responds gently. 'Oh...Adeife, what am I going to do with you now?' She speaks in a voice as low as a whisper. 'Sinmi, just trust me and stop contending with me...I never want to hurt you' He responds sotto-voce.

They break the embrace and look into each others eyes. He puts his hands on her shoulders, looks into her eyes, smiles at her and kisses her forehead. She closed her eyes and relishes the moment, such that even after he let go of her and moves down the path to the bus station, she still stood there with her eyes closed and a dreamy smile on her face. She eventually breaks out of her revelry, turns round to see his fast disappearing form and scampers after him. when she got to about six feet from him, he looks back, smiles at her and makes to break into a run but she covers the ground swiftly and jumps at his back. He adjusts and supports her legs with his hand to make her comfortable on his back as she puts her hand under his arms for support even as they both break-out in gales of excited laughter to the chagrin, endearment, envy and scowl of passersby as applies.

 As Sinmi rests her cheek on Adeife's, she made eye contact with a beautiful young lady passing them by who had envy written all over her face. 'If only she knew....'

                                                                                                                                    To be continued...