Parting Ways

 Emmanuel and Rebecca where currently still on their way home. They had already passed through the express way and were close to the spot where they would have to separate, so they could go to their various homes.

 Both of them currently had a stick of ice cream each on their hands. They leaked the ice scream as slowly as they could, just so that it won't finish until they got to their home.

 Emmanuel who was currently walking sluggishly beside Rebecca seemed carried away by some sort of thought. He was currently staring ahead, but if one should look into his eyes at this moment, they could easily tell that though his eyesight directed his gaze on the way, he wasn't really focused on it and instead was lost in thought.

 " Emmanuel, What is it ", Rebecca who had being yapping uncontrollably like a water pumping machine with no auto stopper finally noticed that Emmanuel wasn't really paying attention to her and so she asked. At first she was furious when she noticed it, but when she saw his expression she knew it would be something serious and so she decided to show a bit of concern.

 " Noo..., Nothiinngg, just some miscellaneous thought " A startled Emmanuel who seemed to have been unexpectedly awakened from his fantasy thought replied. Rebecca after hearing him just gave him a glare, at which in response Emmanuel just shrugged his shoulders. Rebecca, seeing he wasn't willing to talk just ignored it and was about to continue with her chattering when suddenly, " Becca ".

 Emmanuel had cut her off. Rebecca immediately returned to her furious state and immediately stretched out her hands toward Emmanuel ears and then grabbed hold of it. Emmanuel ears has always being Rebecca favourite spot of grabbing anytime she wanted to punish Emmanuel, as she thought it was the most painful spot in Emmanuel's body. Unknown to her that the pain wasn't even that serious to Emmanuel and that he was just faking it to satisfy her thirst for big-sister treatment.

 " Aiiiissshhhhh, ouch ouch ouch, please am sorry " Emmanuel immediately started with his drama again as soon as her hands grabbed his ears. Rebecca continued with her action for a while until Emmanuel said something that finally made her stop. " stop, stopppp, stoppp, look people would start staring at us again ". As soon as Rebecca heard that, she immediately removed her hands. Though immediately her hands were unplugged from Emmanuel's ears, she made sure to leave a by a light knock on his head before pulling her hands away.

 Seeing Emmanuel expression after withdrawing her hands, she nodded her head in dominion. She felt like a king who just reconfirmed that he was a king. 

 " So what did you want to say " She asked, seriousness had already returned to her face. " Noth... " Emmanuel who was about to give a negative answer immediately paused as soon as he saw her hands being raised up again. " Okay okay okay, I would talk " He immediately spat out as if afraid of it being late.

 He paused for a while, while his face had gradually developed a calm expression. Seeing his expression, Rebecca ears rose up. She felt it was going to be a good topic and as a degree certified gossip, it would be a shame to her carefully laid experience if she missed it.

 " What do you want to be " Emmanuel asked. Rebecca immediately felt down once she heard it. Here she was thinking it was going to be an interesting topic, but now it was this. " What do you mean by that though, don't you know what I am studying " She replied, throwing out a question at the end. 

 " No, like I mean, where do you see your self in a few more years " He said again. Before she could say a word, he continued " Not just about studying. Apart from working in the bank, isn't there any other thing you plan on doing, don't tell me you plan on living such a boring life " Emmanuel asked.

 " Yes, any problem with that " She relied. Emmanuel was about to talk when the interrupted him. " Look, I know you have a lot of aspirations and ambitions, and also about the prophecy. But then isn't it burdening, so many expectations being thrown at you, even from yourself. I did rather live a quiet life with my husband and my kids and then preached the gospel to the little amount of people I could meet, than to live with so much burden. I think it is very tiring " .

 Emmanuel was at a lost of words, he didn't know how to reply. Almost everything, if not everything she said right now were actually right. " But then, should I kill my dreams and leave behind my destiny because of burdens " He asked, but this time the question didn't seem to be directed at Rebecca but was actually to himself. " No I wont, I would chase my dreams and fulfil my destiny " He muttered. 

 Rebecca on the other hand just shook her head and said " I guess our path are different ". " Yes, they are " Emmanuel replied.

 Rebecca just stared at him for a short while and then smiled before suddenly speaking " Be sincere, it was because of the JAMB stuff that you started thinking again ". " No " Emmanuel replied with a straight face, he was obviously not lying. " hmmmm, Are you sure " She taunted , at which in response Emmanuel just shrugged his shoulders and picked up his pace leaving her behind. 

 Rebecca immediately ran after him an started pleading " Am sorry ", but he still ignored her. " Hey I said I am sorry " She said again while still trying to keep up with his fastened pace.