Mine: Feelings or Family?

re." I said pa

re's no tim

thes under the rock

rock, only to find out t

d, "have you tak

clothes there. Forget about it. We are runn

t's

ver to the other end. We both stopped, breathing loudly

o Nwanba. My uncle lives there. His name is Boko. Find him and live

there. I didn't come wi

ke

d her good bye. "Tell Nana, I will

cave. I had to rely on my eyes now. I couldn't see properly in the dark, but I can't afford to go back. I had to move on not matter what it takes. I found it very difficult to move swiftly in the cave. I took a step at a time, walked on slowly. As I moved on, I heard whispers a few meters away from me. It's supposed to be a sec

make any noise, w

dragged me till we got o

oing here at th

am here?" I said and tried to go b

word in your hand, you ca

before dawn. I can't

to die" he said and

sword, placed it on his neck

o look at m

want t

n one c

cond

iden

tell you. But if you don

osoever's leg moves out of the

agr

we both assumed high guard, and threw an overhand cut. He parried quickly and reflexively. I threw another cut from another angle and he swiftly parried away again. We both moved back and forth and, in the circle, without letting our guards down

ed. "You fought well.

from all angles. He looked at me, and asked

kno

s,

e king of the forest because he knew all the routes and hide outs. We ran into a canopy, ran past

u escaping?

nt to marry

ccepted hi

ad no oth

ty is, for accepting a decr

ath, imprisonme

ld you, you were getting married to

id you

t matters now, is how to escape

should l

can go right now? Can't you se

do I d

till with his face

ou. Follow me" he sai

meters away from the hide out, got to a very big tree and pushed slightly the tree bark only to reveal a hole. We walked through the hole and to a dead e

end of the tunnel. It will lead y

ed to you. Let me know

. I will let a messenger

at him,

stick in your hands. It will be safe to t

hole and crawled nonstop till I got to the end of the tunnel. I placed the lighted