agedy of an allergic reaction to cauliflower,

aken to have forgotten about my allergy. I could have an attack for all he

lower. I know Mrs. Carter loved to use vegetables in her desserts. It was quite unusual, but I had known it since I was a

time with her African heartthrob. He was called Cheg

had winked at me when Chege's bachelor friends had come over. I wanted to a

was hot and not lazily bright, the people were free-spirited. They often didn't wear their worries on their faces, and their civilization alter

m the sting of a Safari ant u

Sofia had skipped out to play wh

for the first time. Over time, I learned a few things about Kenyan culture and practices, a

sitting prettily on my plate. I repeated after him. He chuckled, most probably because I didn't pronounce the word

uji... it's local porridge. I bet y

" I sm

of both..." He nodded. "Good." "Lastly, this is called chai. Ever heard of it? It's a popular beverage in the Indian subcontinen

front of Chege, I found out that Georgina had told Ch

y lives very far aw

ege twitched

ou seen what he looks like?"

has told me about hi

Sofia

ed I have to talk to Charlene on the

s to know what Georgina had told her boyfr

d nonchalantly. I was shocked at the lie; Georgina was clever at the game she was playing. I felt Chege was

y. I wondered if the truth woul

hat could he be doing at the moment? Did he miss

I wanted to call him and ask how he was faring, so I dialed his number, but I was red

ruthfully, handling the general affairs of a company wa

oing through a tough phase in her life, the untimely loss of my father had shaken everyone. She had been quite dependent on my father, but I had never thought she'd be

lking about how she was loving

e black children...ever seen a cultural troupe? Mommy

following day while we ate breakfast. She had told her mother she wanted

I swal

nd I could play with Barbie in my tr

ister, right?" He

She aff

our mum and I will make it happ

and folded her a

t a baby sister?"

e to make my wish come true. Y

could sense the disap

her stared unbel

se don't be mean and just go g

gina gritted, but Sofia kept on

cided to take her a

, honey." I heard Geo

allow me to surprise and reconcile with Ethan. He'd never expected I'd be back earlier than planned. I bought a couple of bracelets the first time I went to

tes, we stopped by a rest

t until we got home, she'd create an awful scene, as she was already annoyed at her mother because of the sudden expulsio

e cab pulled over in front of our house, I alighted and hastily walked in. I glanced at the time, it was just a few minutes past lunch hour. I felt Ethan must have skipped lunch, as he usually did, so I chose to prepare a quick l

room door; I was in shock, wondering how on Earth my lingerie was lying carelessly on the floor. Did Ethan rummage through my stocki

om the bathroom, and it wasn't a man's it was a woman'

nging the bathroom door open. Ethan was unasham

't seeing right, I was hallucinating, no, not Ethan and Chloe, no, this wasn't happenin

th to stand on my feet by leaning on the wall. Ethan was staring unaffectedly at me

d wickedly. Tears had begun to spill down my cheeks. I flung her

nk you are?" Sh

I became so weak, I couldn't move a limb. I was unable to talk, I just let them do all the talking, to my detriment. In all of my wildest imaginations, this scene

ment, but I just couldn't. I didn't understand why, but I couldn't, I felt handicapped like I had always felt all my life. Not only that, but I felt like I was being thrust

y ass out now while I go

really did

is a file. I need you to sign those divorce

urse l

said. Had they pla

nger of use to him. You shouldn't waste your time he

all of these hurtful words were coming

; I felt like throwing up. Grabbing my purse and car key, I hurried out of the house and barfed all the pasta I had taken a while ago. When I was calm, I burst into fresh tears. But I couldn't stay ther

cre