David and Easter are drawn to each other but they try to ignore what they feel.Will they finally give in to their desires?

CHAPTER 1 Esther , a young woman in her early twenties stood near a bus in the crowded bus terminal with a confused expression on her face. People pushed her out of the way. It was so chaotic and she looked around hopelessly. The sun was blazing. She could have moved to look for a cooler place under the shops but she didn't want to miss the person who was supposed to pick her up. Esther was medium height, dark complexion, slender with long black hair tied backwards and she was wearing an office trouser suit. It had been 5 years since she had been in Lusaka. When she was young she visited her uncle's house every holiday but when her mother died ,the visits abruptly stopped. David watched Esther with amusement for a while and then he approached her. 'Esther?' David murmured. David was a tall, chocolate and fit man with short black hair .He was wearing cargo shorts and a t-shirt. Esther turned and when she saw David she just stood still. He looked so much older than she remembered him, his face was harder and his eyes were aloof.He looked unkempt. She didn’t understand why her heart had skipped a beat when he stood close to her. She instinctively moved away from him. Maybe she knew why but she would never admit that she thought he was attractive. 'You have grown up.' David continued. Esther frowned. He was only five years older than she was but he always treated her like a baby. 'You are late… here are my bags.' She said handing him her big suitcase. David smiled and picked up two large suitcases. 'Carry the small one.' He said walking away. Esther wasn't happy that her father had insisted that she visit her uncle and his family. It was so strange because she had not seen any of his kids in over five years. She was tired of sitting on the bus for four hours. 'Didn’t you come with someone to help you? ' She complained. 'I think we will manage. David walked on. Esther hesitated and then carried a bag and rushed after him. David opened an old jeep car and put the bags. Esther looked annoyed as she almost threw the bag into the car. Before she could get into the car, David started the engine. She ran and opened the passenger door and by the time she sat next to him the car started moving. She banged the door shut and glared at the unbothered cousin. 'You have not changed much from when I last Saw you, you are still skinny.' David mocked her. ' ' You haven’t changed either, you are just as rude as you were ten years ago.' Esther snapped, ' I told uncle not to send you to pick me up!' She spat. David giggled and drove on. They were silent for more than twenty minutes. Esther couldn't help but glance at David. He was so comfortable with the silence and she felt stupid for thinking of something say. 'How is everyone at the farm?' She asked. 'They are fine'. David answered. ' Its been such a long time...' 'Don’t bother with small talk. I know your father forced you to come.' David remarked looking straight at the road ahead of them. 'He didn't...' ' Don’t pretend. Ndola isn't America. It's only four hours away, if you cared how we all were you would have come or called. ' His countenance suddenly changed from nonchalant to annoyed. 'Don’t you dare make me feel guilty, you could have come to Ndola too!' Esther snapped and immediately felt silly because she knew she was overreacting. 'I didn't want to see you that is why I have never come.' His words went through her heart and she felt a tear fall down her face. ' You are still playing a victim! '. David parked the car off the road. 'What are you doing?' Esther couldn't help but cry. 'Why are you here?' David grasped her hand. His moist hand in hers made her body shiver. She felt her limbs go weak. 'My father asked me to come, he says I need a break from home.' Esther murmured. David looked disappointed. He quickly let go of the hand. 'That is the truth, so stop pretending you care how I feel.'He muttered. David started the engine and drove the car. Esther sighed loudly. She couldn't let herself remember how close she and David had been. If she lived all those years without him she knew she would just have to endure the one month she promised her father that she would stay at her uncle's house. The farm was huge; Esther got her head out of the window and watched the cows and goats grazing on the vast grass area and there were people minding the crops and others on tractors. She was troubled by her father's behaviour and seeing David again unsettled her. David parked in front of the old house that looked as if it had not been painted in years. 'Home, sweet home.' David came out of the car and removed the bags while Esther just sat in the car. David finished unloading and went to Esther’s window. ' We are here.' He said. ' I want to go back home.' She said without thinking. ' I can’t hear you, what did you say?' David laughed. ' What are you laughing at! I never wanted to come here !' Esther snapped. She noticed Sally, Cindy and Sunday watching her with disappointment and she felt embarrassed. David smirked and moved away from the car. ' ' Please come in the house, you must be Tired.' uncle Sunday said calmly. He was an overweight man in his late fifties. ' Hello uncle.' Esther came out of the car quickly. Cindy immediately hugged her. ' Hey.’ She said. Cindy was a simple looking woman wearing a flowery red dress and her hair was tied neatly backwards. She was much pretty now,Esther thought she looked like a boy when she last saw her. ‘Hey.’Esther smiled. Cindy looked so different from the fat jovial girl she had been close to. 'Hey, am…your aunt.' Sally said . She was a tall, thin woman with too much make up on her face and she had a long red wig on her head; she was wearing tight pants and a tight blouse. 'She is our new step mother, there has been at least three since you were last here.' David remarked. Sally snorted and gave David a look of disapproval. Sunday and Cindy seemed unbothered. ' David, take the bags inside the house.' Sunday ordered. David complied and carried some bags inside the house. Sunday carried the last bag and Esther followed everyone into the house. Esther walked in the small sitting room with clean white walls and cheap furnishings hesitantly. ' Please sit. ' Sally smiled. Esther sat . Her mind wasn't there with them. something was happening with her father and she was heartbroken that he couldn't confide in her. ' Cindy, take your cousin to her room. You look tired dear.' Sunday said. ' Am very tired.' Esther got up and followed her cousin out of the room.