“Semi Aloye, would you do me the honors of being my wife?” Neil asked Semi, her eyes widened in shock.
Semi dreamt of a day like this one but on many occasions, she had ridden herself of such thoughts. Neil’s mother had made it clear that she and Neil were from different worlds and a relationship between the both of them was impossible.
Of all the things that Mrs. Droviski had told her, this was definitely the one where Semi knew was right.
“No” Semi answered. She had not realized that she had rejected Neil’s proposal until she had heard her own voice and seen the disappointment in Neil’s eyes. Semi stood up from the floor, tried touching Semi but she pulled away from him.
“Why not Semi, I’ve seen the way you look at me and the way you react to me when I touch?” Neil asked, trying to
