DREAM WAKE

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o believe them too. In a crowd of

females, why, I've even broken a fe

I saw her; she was what you call 'the girl

up of giggly girls and I watched as they chose some seats,

s, may I

oing and looked up to see who had

s spinning furiously. It seeme

nd with a smile. "Join us."

orus of 'hi's were re

versity, if a girl says hi to y

with me always mai

She became my gift. You know what? We hit it right of

would get married. So on a clear

ny children. We decided since we were starting a family, we needed to be frugal, s

hecked into a beautiful rustic hotel overlooking the sea. It was so peaceful -- water lapping ag

wife. No words were necessary as our hearts did the t

f the special moment. "This is the beginning of forever with m

if tasting the words on her tongu

the feel of that in your mouth,

e me some time, still f

se I'm already envisaging us having beautiful children.

ing married to you. I'm loving it already. Tonight is our

off the feeling that a turn of events were soon to unfold and I wasn't

round us we were newly wedded, for we never let go of each other'

night is a city with flashing lights, where workers shed their day garbs and ch

that attracted me to her, and tonight, it attracted men to her like bees

rning, tired, but strangely refreshed

with her usual boundless energy. Passing the mirror on he

al of women to get fussy about t

te sure there's a range of fine one's, though if you ask

for you, my husband, and we a

s fine. I've got eyes for no other

and different, you wait and see," and with that, she went to the bathroom to take

de kept her lingerie - it was shiny. I gave it a cursory glance thinking it w

g me snooping through her things, so I was quiet as I walked to the chest of drawers, but I needn't have bothered

off her body but when it came to s

second look. So holding it, I battled on whether to read

about curiosity kil

new wife's diary, I would be opening a Pandora's b

always do so with a serious bang. So with another

Y

ent out with him to the movies and thereafter to the beach. I

ra mile by impressing her with jokes. I thought I had goofed, not knowing I had made quite an

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ement ring today and asked me to marry him and of course, you can only imagine my reply - A million yes's.

e had clung to me with such fervor that it had taken my breath away. Readin

more. Glancing at the bathroom and still hearing the

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t I've been dealing with some personal demons

as I came upon th

e was pregnant, what

d to calm myself and read f

so much, because he was over the moon about it. We decided to go shopping for

t,

rey? They both went sh

was scared of what I would see next but I steeled my

for buying some baby clothes in pink and some in bl

. I had turned into stone. I couldn't think. I fe

eat on me while

same time I had s

other, but Osagiede was a great temptation. Those pink succulent lips smiling at me all the time and be

baby have

appene

wasn't pr

ed, each one fighting for dominance, yet I

, I barely heard the

d to close the drawer an

o

been proud at the speed

ill sleeping. I even

he was

ets of water cascaded down her arms and legs --- she looked like a sea nymphet.

oned. "You lo

s for and why she two-timed me. These thoughts must have reflected the worry and strain I fe

eyes bulged with surprise and fear as she choked to death. It was so strong, the temptation was so damn strong, but as qui

ething and it must have sounded like; "I'm fine just tired." This mu

I'll try and be as quiet as po

do that with the

bed and stared at her

of her diary, so I got up quickly and walked towards her. "Let me choose your

you've never d

ng - There's always a fi

other time, I would have been seriously distracted by what she was doing and pulled h

, for I was only too impatient for her t

t finally with a kiss on my lips and

without her knowledge but I was already

shook and I became instantly sweaty. I had to go on

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he promised he would be there for me, but he ran

o me? You promised you would be t

blinded by love to recognise the ha

e him, yet, I must marry him to save face. Where are you

you, Geoffrey, to convince myself that with time, I will forget you. Tomorrow

y eyes and fell, unh

ption, a plan B, a

of the room, for where it had seemed a s

the room, not knowing where I was headed, but just

ble, I couldn't erase th

d, only that I found myself i

the more I felt li

married, I whi

d what do I do about these

de felt towards the Geoffrey character; I loved her

she was going to pay