With this, Akweley looked away and knew that it was about to turn to a
heated argument but surprisingly Adjeley became quiet and looked rather sad.
She had been hit at the right spot and was wounded. She gulped down her drink
and started out to the beach. Adoley screamed at her to stop because she was
not going to save her this time.
Adjeley didn’t look back. She just walked on
quickening her steps. For the first time in Adoley’s life, she had been
approached by a man who didn’t see her two lovely friends; just her and this
had to happen. She became sad and asked the man who was still holding onto her
hands to let go of her.
Adoley chased after her not knowing what to say but she knew she just
had to catch up with her before she did something silly. She yelled out her
name but Adjeley still walked on and choked but controlled it.
She hadn’t felt
like that since she left her husband, didn’t want to weep but the heartache was
too much for her to bear and shuddered. She knelt down for several minutes
before Adoley caught up with her.
Adoley also knelt before her; she had tears in her eyes. Adjeley looked
straight into her face but she didn’t say anything and began to sob. Adoley
hugged her tight but she remained rigid. After some time she rubbed her eyes
again and again as if she had not wanted Adoley to see her cry.
They just knelt
down facing each other like two kids praying as she tried hard to force down
the tears .Akweley walked slowly towards them. She turned and caught the eye of
the gentleman that was in the middle of the spat. He looked intently at them.
He didn’t seem pleased with the turn of events but filled with awe, he
gazed as Akweley joined and the women hugged .he didn’t want to leave without
talking to Adoley so he sat down watching and hoped that he would get a second
chance with her. He thought that she was the most beautiful woman that he had
seen. The other ladies were equally beautiful but one look at her and his heart
began to beat.
They said nothing. Akweley got up and helped both of them up. Adjeley
who was no longer crying took in a deep breath, looked at Adoley and smiled.
She began to say something but Adoley cut in and said
‘I’m very sorry, I shouldn’t have uttered those hurtful words…..I didn’t
mean them’.
Adjeley smiled at her again which indicated that she was ok. She held
Adoley’s hand and beckoned her to go back to the man. She hugged her once more
and left and the two followed her. Akweley was glad that the issue didn’t blow
out of proportion.
They had settled it quite easily. As they got back to their
seats, Adjeley still was all smiles and she wondered what could possibly make
her behave like the way she was now.
She was tempted to ask her why but then again she didn’t want to drag
the matter so stayed quite. When it was evident that Akweley was not going to
say anything to her, Adjeley cleared her throat and said
‘You know what…after all these years, It was Adoley who had to remind me
of who I really was and not you’ she laughed but Akweley just looked at her
with blank expression then she continued
‘Why did you have to be so perfect?’ she asked
Akweley was taken aback and she raised an eyebrow. Her initial reaction
to the question was ‘huh…what the fuck are you talking about?’ she was shocked
at this pronouncement and instead she also asked Adjeley another question
almost immediately
‘Ha…So you think that I am perfect...do you know how long I have
suffered?
Adjeley was quick to reply. She said ‘you think having rich parents,
good education, great job and a very bright future is suffering? Oh how I wish
I could be suffering the same fate as you. I would be suffering right now in
your beautiful house on that hill….I would be suffering driving that very
expensive car and walking into my office and have people obey my every wish. If
that is your definition for suffering..Oh my God please let me suffer!!’
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