When The Bully Falls in Love

ould remember. She jumped on him again like the child who had missed his dear Mummy. She perceived his cologne more stro

ad been longing to set her eyes on him. He kissed her forehead and cuddled her for a moment. When she was sure he had felt

t about you every time w

tant and sensual. She gently looked away and complimented his nice looks and gorgeou

learn. She knew Donald. He didn’t like giving a strai

om two lenses. African lens and Europea

ns are like this and why Europe

sh people. But this is not to say they have no

hing,

t “Trust me, they know the meaning of cont

from him and began to walk to her closet to keep them. But Donald called her back and told her

Someone she had not seen for four years. How could

asn’t going to mind so far they were not buzzing into his ears or distracting his attention. As

heat. England, of course, had too much cold but he had learned to live with it. He had numerous sweaters and heavy c

ouch. “I went to Manchester the other day with my Nigerian friend to a mall.

was enjoying the moment and wished he had

you are not very careful, you would mistake him for a beggar. But this man surprised us,” he paused and made up a look “He

lifestyle saves you from a l

, step by step in the direction of the Dad, imitating his simple lifestyle. And after that, t

ed living that way in this country. If the

We are more attracted to material life than we

f humour “And I am not excluded. Are you? Do you know I have more

humans and their need for water. The more you drink water, the more you cr

e, not only women. And they could do anything to keep g

heir appearance,” Donald said, and sudde

ith her both in the kitchen and in the other room or nothing else. She remembered how they had fun cooking together before he left for

nally?” she added ‘finally’ as if it ha

ad asked for it and he had no option but to give her the und

d it didn’t appear to be serious, either. Donald knew how to handle this and smiled: “A white girlfriend when I already h

rinned. She played with them while

onald jabbed his head to demonstrate

fault,” Emelda said, rest

e degree of madness. They take good

t sounds nice

t into her eyes. She sure maintained eye contact this time and she felt

r immediately I was born,” Emelda snapp

had been throwing them up and down in obvious excitemen

Emelda had her way of introducing marriage in her conversation with him; she had learned t

with a marriage talk in her subtle way of doing it. And he wasn’t just ready for such talk.

to spend the rest of his life with her, anxious he would forget her once he meets foreign lasses. He had

m the relationship. But he had remained adamant throu

e said,” she said with a flat tone and slightl

u hear that?” he pl

and so dearly, who made a tape to publicly defend and absolve him fro

re loved than I did my entire life. He loved, cared and cherished me. I was the air he breathed. Some days we retired to the hill, observing the poplars, wr

ned me to observe, alwa

rather selfless, a philanthropist for that matter, always caring for the next person in the bu

ned himself to be like a plant that needs soil, water, and sunlight to thrive. He was humble, so down to

the tape and

e of the English woman, ignoring the message. She cherished it

d of ad

wh

tance

he trying

cted and not jump into silly judgment. That contrary to popular opinion, people who love so dearly,

kind so heartily as they claim, they would have spared themselves from any form of ad

better or would have saved him from the cold hands of death. Self-destruction. It’s t

still hiding his sadness from everyo

head over heels in love with him but she was blind. She should have seen t

sy? When we hide our troubl

are in love, I mean, deeply in love, your partner becomes your second self and you can wake up and

Of course, he had never loved to that degree and

you hold…um” he put his hand

Next?” Emelda

act

ur knowledge about all this. Do

ch plus expe

instructing her to keep quiet. He leaned forward; his hands clasped

lf the light of hidden flowers; thanks to your love a certain

smiling, and throwing

n too and we will have us twice as much love and everything” he kissed her twice and said “Clasp me close in your warm young arms, while

in the euphoria and attributed the line to Shakespeare. “If equal affection cannot be,

could remember. The line dug deeper into her mind, taking up all parts