Ride Her Shoes

ona's absence. She hasn't even found it in her to read the let

here is every possibility of her calling one of th

fered wasn't physical but deep in her heart. She fell ill because

her body and folded her arm. She was trying to warm up herself by the fire

etting up from the seat with the wrapper still covering head down to her waist, she took some

es on which she would dish hers. She hasn't tasted anything all day and

t straight to her hut. She made sure there was no one in there

ps most of her expensive and new jewelry and wrappers. It was quite h

d the paper she had hid under it

probably give him a reply. It has been days since he le

on it with her eyes glued on the paper

,' Sh

and an image of him penning down the word flashed in her memory as she re

lling that I would be leaving today when we met yesterday. I didn't know that

initely going to miss you, your smile, your bod

restricting her air flow. Then after a while, she opened the letter but didn't continue f

an through her, leaving her confused on whether to smile or cry and alas, she did the both. The

g the letter again and this time

the school I'm at but just in case, it's the Federal University o

ecting your

ffectio

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weeping mess but one thing struck her

ice." She soliloquized and immediately folded the paper i

plain sheet of paper. She held her pen in h

be not because she didn't know how to write a letter but

es. Taking in a long breath, she exhal

ezo

but it shocked me how you didn't tell me that you would be leaving. I w

meet sadly whispers your name whenever I pass by. It's like they miss having

ike a last tribute when you read i

ope you achieve all that took you t

rls and how they throw themselves at m

the other half. I just hope that whenever you're back or we meet, you'd sti

day you saw me without clothes and how y

ding the rest of my life with you but

come and see you in your school

pecially on how you're doing and

Fait

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d herself for her well articulated words and

ook at her dress just to make sure they we

ls, irritating her. Without hesitating for another second, she took off the dre

hut, she heard someone clap in fr

and her parents are not going to need pe

raid of the worse, she gradually began to walk

ng on the wall to prevent people outside from seeing t

g permission to come in?" Nmachi

peaking,"This one you're dressed like this. Where ar

ed in excitement before turning around to where she left the letter. She pic

rom Ukokwe who was smiling as she read the

ng it." Ukokwe complained

Nmachi sled her and walked out of

led out to her and d

love Echezona o. Look at how you poured out

th a bright smile on her face