Tales Of My Fatherland

River Of Love

The high sunlit clouds drifted across a clear blue sky that was full of tumultuous, dark and ragged clouds. It was like that of a mackerel with crimson and amber tinted ; probably a grey afternoon with a dull sky threatening with a promising rain.

I sat on a piece of rock that laid on the side of the river. Despite sitting beside the lady my heart yearns for, I was still wearing a glum all over my face. We watched as the water babbles as it traveled along its bed bubbling over little rocks and branches like a brook.

Finally the silence was over, I had been facing downwards all day, she raised my face up; touching my chin with her right hand as she requested what the problem was.

I complained bitterly on the situation of our land and how the king has not been fair in his decisions. On the second thought I wondered why she seemed so free like she was less concerned or wasn't affected by the shortcomings and afflictions that have befallen our land, obviously she must be from a very wealthy family but also I knew almost everyone of that kind in Ebeni.

"I wish to strangle the king if i could", I muttered. "You will do no such thing" she interrupted, although the king has not been fair with his ruling but eliminating him wouldn't be the best decision; as she continued.

I noticed you are educated, intelligent and different from the other guys in the community, why don't you try together with the elders and chiefs, change the kings mind, make him see things right and change his decision or better still write a petition to the state government explaining the situation of our land, am sure if you do that severally, the matter would be looked into or you will gain attention.

Her words melted my heart, I wasn't really paying attention to the message she was trying to convey, rather it became a tale like she was giving me reasons why she likes me or would want me instead of others; saturated my mind. Suddenly with a smug I looked up to her, my gaze directly into her eyes; as I nodded in agreement.

It's good to see you smile, she muttered.

After some random talks about what brings her to the river and why it seemed so special to her, she asked me to describe my type of lady or the woman in my life. It sounded like a finishing touch to conclude that she was into me or she obviously likes me.

Well I don't have anyone in my life; I replied, and there is no perfect way of describing my type of lady than using her reflections itself; as I picked a little rock and threw it towards her reflection that could be seen in the river.

She looked at it for some seconds and smirked at me, then she said I should stop the joke; I responded that I am serious almost immediately.

"Wow" she uttered staring at me without boldness and she went into silence.

For few minutes, total silence was observed as both of us avoided making contact with our eyes. It was already in the early hours of the evening, she stood up and requested we leave that its getting late already. I agreed, climbed up the other side that would lead us to the exit, I stretched my hand to help her climb up, she accepted.

After she did; I intentionally did not want to leave her hand, she released her hand and interlocked our fingers as we walked through the pig run along the little grasslands.

It keeps getting better as I thought in my mind; the odds between us is definitely in my favour and I would do anything to keep it that way.