KAMARA

Rob watched Kamara’s silky, brown hair dance to the sound of the evening breeze. At that point, it all seemed irrelevant that he was running late for a meeting. He couldn’t remember why he ever considered calling to reschedule. The time he had spent waiting for his fiancée Julie and her friend Kamara was all worth it. She was trouble and he knew it. He also knew she was a trouble he didn't mind getting into. He lost himself to the disarming way she smiled with her brown and bright eyes, pulling him in, holding him very close to herself; the sun, and slowly melting his whole existence into a sweet catastrophe. He should be looking at his fiancée. He wanted to, he had wished he could see Julie the way he saw Kamara, but he couldn’t help it. He only hoped to God that she had not noticed the uncontrollable surge of emotion that Kamara Ignited in him with her presence, like a vampire seeing fresh blood for the first time, like a dog rushing to a stack of bones. He also hoped Kamara had not noticed how he had perfected the solemn art of staring at her or rather- studying her when she wasn’t looking. Once he suspected she had caught his leering eyes. He wanted to tell her that he wasn’t a weirdo. That she deserved to be stared at, and not because she looked like a living angel, not because the world would not pass on a chance to mount her statue on the streets of Port Harcourt for the mere sake of admiring her; but because she came with her a kind of light and fresh air he had never felt before. She was a breath of fresh air to Rob and for some reason, he seemed to believe every word that came out  from her mouth. He trusted her. He was thorn between following his heart by giving it all up for the unknown, breaking hearts, while making a few enemies for himself in the process and staying still, forever wondering 'what could have been' and most importantly not completely happy.

"I’m so sorry for taking so much time B, Kamara and I had to stop for some ice cream" 

Jules said reaching to hug him.

''It's okay" Rob said,hugging her. 

 Except, it was not, it was definitely not okay. She was not the one he wanted in his arms.