DREAM WAKE

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a thin line betwe

ry line as I pen m

d strangely ---- blowing hot and cold. It was always one cr

m - he turned into

a series of meetings. Raising tired fingers to my lips

ticed the time. I hadn't

d be furio

ds, hoping not for the first time I ha

man who wooed me a

ay your bed is how you

of relief as I did so. My whole body was stiff from

note to have i

ned that I could always explain the obvious -- m

the bag my food flask and flats were in. Removing my heels and changing t

p my things, I made my way quietly to it, opened and walked out

wa!" We both exclai

our office, I'm on my way home now," Grace, my secretary announ

st bus top?" I smiled, trying to reassure he

uch." She smiled, her voi

to the lift, all the w

t and it sounded familiar, so I asked what song i

n Kenoly's songs. I wasn't big on gospel songs so had

whistle as we got closer and I turned to look at Grace, who obviously had also heard it

reported at the car park at this tim

making his nightly rounds," Grace

me skittish, but I willed it away and kept moving, making sure to call out to Grace every other second so as not

ng on the only lone car in the garage -- mine. Silently thanking Grace fo

fter several trials and a million accelerated heart beats later, I got the hang of it and the

nfidence and assuredness. He gave a small salute and Grace and I looked at each other, mo

familiar. I couldn't quite place it, until he got closer. Grace let out a

e security guard and why

y window and I began fumbling with t

d. His hand shot out, lightening fast, twist

that voice, even if I were woken up from the deepes

llo to your long lost love? I wai

lievingly at me. "

ver my shoulder as I got down from the car. I walked o

ven't you done enough damage, why did you come back, C

a twist, can't I say hello to an old love?

ou?" It was more a statement as the realisation dawned on me. "Now listen to me," I rai

a notch as he moved close to me. "You

Memories spilled unbidden, into my mind and familiar tingles began their r

emember?" I snapped out of my stupor an

here near me. I'll have you know that I have a husband who if

er to me and whispered. "I'm back, Osa and this time, I'm here to stay. Get used to it." Pullin

ind cloudy. I touched my lips and roughly wiped them against my sleeve, furious with myself tha

ave gotten scared and run off. I would have t

was bombarded with differe

rk, take me out for dinner and make me

im again -- this

that if I didn't see him at the en

drinks two weeks later and while sipping on som

iend, you look ravishing. Eyare

me that flashed across my screen, smiled and put

oon. Okay, tomorrow at 7pm, Lagoon restaurant, deal. I won't miss it for the world, . .

ying to catch my attention. "I'm guessing th

ed right."

that was a man yo

I replied, a smile playin

married and that this friendship," she enun

Onari, shouldn't you be happ

first time you fell in love was to a creep named Geoffrey. Thank Go

name isn't important, what you need to kno

told you? Osa I'm surprised at you. Why do you treat Eyare so sha

so I went on more quietly. "I'm going to the ladies to fr

feel her eyes burning holes in my back as I walked off. As I got to the toilet

ight thing by allowing G

t, the father of my aborted child, owner

myself happiness. Truth be told I didn't really know what I was doing with him. But w

ct powder and put it back in my bag. Tucking back an errant strand of

nd looked up into the accusing eyes of Onari. "It's Geof

e phone on the table and I groaned. I had forgotten to take my phone with

u had become wiser." She we

in my hands. "I couldn't tell you, don't you see, it was t

into your life?" She leaned for

I gazed at her. "There's this magnetism about him t

t he's using against you. You've got to fight it Osa, dont gi

ng down my eyes as I

feeding off on that, don't let him. Please help

o late for that now." I l

hope you haven't do

to make up for what he did, for all the lost time apart. He wants us to run away together. I wa

uldn't agree, of course you won't because you're som

, I just gazed, hea

ccept this phony proposal of

means it this time. You should see him Onari, he's

to work. I wouldn't be so cruel as to leave Eyare immediately, it will take some time. Maybe a month or tw

tly happy when I saw you two last week holding hands. But girl, you blow my mind with your meanness and arrant stupidity and I wouldn't be a party to such nonsense," and taking her bag, sh

moment more and shaking

my compact mirror from my bag to check my reflection, thinki

wait!" I squeal