Roseline

"I've been sleeping with another woman." Emeka finally said. His voice was so low, it was barely audible and his words came out so fast, they bumped into each other, the last ones beginning before the first words finished. So his statement came out like one long word "I'vebeensleepingwithanotherwoman." But she heard, because he spoke in his sleep, and they had been married long enough that she could decipher the meanings or at least the words of his mindless mumbles. So she heard.
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The number 19 was reflecting the light that spilled in form the big arched window in the hallway. It was sparkling and the familiarity of the place startled her. She had not been back in so long, after she got married and moved out she had come to visit Anu a few times, but not recently. She looked around the hallway while she waited for Anu to open the door, she had rung the door bell twice but... she turned to face the window, the glass was spotless and she could see the palm trees across the road, swaying, swaying. She began to move her head slowly from side to side, mimicking the movement of the trees. She imagined that there was a soft breeze rushing past her ears, her eyes, bidding her head to sway like the trees. She was a palm tree, tall, untouchable...well except by palm wine tappers. Palm wine tappers could touch her and they did and lizards too, lizards and birds. So she was not untouchable. She was fooli-

"Rose?" Anu asked, shattering Roseline's reverie. Roseline faced her sister slowly and saw the puzzled expression on her face. Something must have been wrong with her face, because Anu nearly jumped when she looked at her, her eyes moved down to the suitcase and up again to Roseline's face and she moved closer to cover her sister with herself and she embraced her and comforted her until Mr.Manesh from flat 18 walked out, the smell of incense wafted out behind him. He walked to the lift with his head turned the opposite way, towards them, staring, he nearly walked into the wall.

5 comments:

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the .no time to fall. girl said...

yessssssss!!! a post!!! leme go read

Nee Fe Mi said...

it only took you forever to post - not cool, but i like it - well done, please increase the font, and try to post soon thanks

Myne said...

This is so short!!

But yayyy, it's an update. Pity about Roseline, lwt's see what happens.

Dragonfly said...

Mes amies, je suis tres desolee. No more long hiatus'. Promise.

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