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wim so

f out of the water and walked towards the

spoke in good English, but I didn't expect him to be so heart stopping handsome! He was wearing nothing but thigh hugging shorts and some kind of weird tight cap, the kind city people wore when they went to swim. He was smiling at me and my heart stopped

nderstanding it. Yet, at that moment, I couldn't comprehend what he was saying. I heard the words, I knew them well, but I couldn't

es

our school swimming team?"

he was asking me if my school had one, I knew we didn't. But I

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hink he figured out at that momen

on't understand me."

ffed. His eyes lit with j

hook my head in response. He didn't seem

he holiday, you live here?

m with keen attention so that I wouldn't miss anything he said. His English sounded very polished, he must have bee

invisible and irrelevant. But I love swimming and some highschools and colleges actually appreciate swimming. It's only a matter of time." He said. I wasn't g

polo team, we'll be sure to get two gold meda

ealized I was supposed to

disdain, frustration or irritation. He actually seeme

hing I have been saying?" He aske

dded. He la

to reply correctly." He smiled.

iah." He said, hol

" I said, tak

e said, squeezing my hand gently. It felt so pleasant, I didn't want to let go. And I didn'

r her because she thought we shared an uncanny resemblance. I never knew my

nd, then he went towards the water and did some kind of fancy dip, the kind that city people did, only with more flare and style. I stood there for a moment, forgetting everything as

d been standing fixed to the spot he left me. I turned around and

ell you?" Uju

" I a

. What did you people talk about?" Uloma said, she too was c

?" I asked

the son of Dede Maduka. You know, the doctor that lives in Baltimore, U

t Peters, that big white house. The biggest house in Uruala. Maduka ro

y mouth in the community was full of his praise for his chivalrous act of singl

w!" I said. "That'

my Maduka.

er seen him b

n America. This is his first time of com

and I didn't want it to end. But now that I knew who he was, the son of one of one of the most powerful men in our community, Paul Maduka, that road w

wo talk about for s

st asking me about

s?" Uju asked

ou people ready to go home? I want to g

g off to." Uloma aske

t of the water and heading towards shore. I knew

n ache." I said, gathering the last of my belongings, and wi

look back, I didn't wait. I just kept walking. I heard her racing towards me a few momen