Obiechina Rossi Onyeka

Tonight as others slept
I sat on the beach of elegushi and gazed at the sea
The sea started where the sky drifted
Unfolding the hills of thick moist
The water run wild, dancing like an excited child
I felt this vibration, Which for me was like 
The pulse, the current, the flowing of stream, wild dreams of freedom
And the caress of love on my skin
These are secrets only love knows
The wave was close enough that as they broke
Drops of spray ran down my face
I said to the sea
"go ahead. Show me now the things u wish to show me"
Low and behold
I saw this creature
A creature formed out of love and beauty
She was the same with the waters
Her eyes were as blue as the sea
As She crawls out of the sea
She starred at me and gave out a sharp whisper
For that moment I felt hypnotized

Damian The Merman

***The Dance***

"Let me go dear, try and have fun o, and take care of these young people for me, and if you need anything please dont hesitate to ask me."

So he said as she left. As she left, I looked at mom as if to say something, and all she said was.

"Please keep it to yourself, I dont want to know."

Now, these are the things that make me believe that she has also had the same gift like me. So as she said that I should keep it to myself, I believed that she also heard the thought of her evil friend.

Not too long after the shameless celebrant left that the DJ started playing a song that can relate to the atmosphere. Before we could know it, many people started dancing. On seeing this, mom said to Cynthia.

"Let me borrow him for a little minute.

So she said as she held me by the hand dragged me up. I joined her on the dance floor. We dance for a little while before she asked me to go and dance with Cynthia. I actually made her know that Cynthia will not agree to dance with me because she is too stubborn. So, mom said to me:

So she said and left me to Cynthia's seat, when she got there she said to Cynthia:

"You see that young cute man over? He will like to dance with you, now you should go and dance with him."

So my mom said looking very serious. Cynthia now stood up came to me, we were in the middle of people who were all dancing, the music that was played at the moment was of a blues genre, so the dance was quite a slow one. So when she came to me, I used my right hand to hold her left hand and my left I placed it on her waist and we started dancing. Our dance caused quite a stare, I truly did not know what we were doing wrong during the dance, but I just notice that everyone stopped dancing and started looking at us, at first I felt shy, just like Cynthia also did, but when I looked at mom she smiled and made a gesture that signifies continue, dont stop, please.

This was when I know that my mom had no issue with the and that she definitely endorsed the dance. Now Cynthia had laid her body on mine, she buried her face in my suit and held me like she was hugging me. I loved this position of dancing, we danced like this for quite a while before the DJ changed the song to a piece of dancehall music. This was when I notice that a man had already sat with mom on our seat. I noticed that mom was quite unhappy to have him sit with her, so I had to focus on them in other for me to hear what they are discussing about.

Chapter 79: The Dance