young love

chapter five

Annabelle was now free to go around pineapple highland whenever she felt like,but only with her grandma's consent.Mrs Jennifer was now convinced that the place was safe for her granddaughter unlike before.

Insecurity was high before and little girls and women were vulnerable due to cases of rape.Their were lots of bad ravenous drunk men who waited for little girls or women that walked alone during the evenings in order to attack them.And the sad part was that those men wandered freely because no action was taken against them.

Pineapple highland was a huge mess before due to insecurity reasons,rape was not the only case but also theft.The rich people were attacked at night by Jobless youth.Survival was only meant for the fittest,all you needed to do was pray,try finding safety elsewhere or stay and fight back.

That is the reason why Mrs Jennifer and Melissa were not in support of Annabelle walking alone around pineapple.They both know how life is in pineapple because they have lived all their lives.Nonetheless,alot has changed over the years,rape and theft cases has reduced because people now leave closely together.Security personnel people have also been installed in the area.

That made Jennifer happier because her granddaughter was safe,she even let her run errands for her a couple of times.And that made Annabelle lively because she hated staying in the house the whole day.Moreover,she couldn't paint all the time or browse in the internet through her phone whenever she was free of house chores.

Their was also no electricity at her grandma's,and her phone needed to be charged.She couldn't blame her grandma for not having electricity because it needed payment in order to be established.And her grandmother didn't have enough money for that, talk less of paying the electricity bills.So,she preferred solar energy because it needed sunlight to recharge itself.

Mrs Jennifer wasn't complaining because basic needs were her priority. She didn't care to know if she was the last person in the place to acquire electricity.Annabelle had come to terms with her grandma's way of living,she didn't care if she had no TV or  electricity because she was lucky to charge her phone with the solar energy.However,the solar energy depended on sunlight and it was a disadvantage to them when it rained.

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One afternoon on the fifth of December 2015, Annabelle was walking home with Sam from the market.Her grandma had sent her to buy a variety of fruits apart from pineapple which was monotonous.She wanted to teach her granddaughter to prepare Juices from it.Annabelle was thrilled and she was quick to go to the market.

She had her earphones on enjoying some good music from her phone.She was walking along the path where rich cool kids in the neighborhood cycled their bicycles.The path was also safe for pedestrians but one had to be keen.And Annabelle wasn't at the time because, she was busy with her phone listening to her music that she didn't hear Brian beeping his bicycle for her to pave way.

Annabelle was startled when she bumped into his bicycle that she nearly fell for lack of balance.luckily, Brian was quick to hold her by the waist before she fell.Annabelle hit on his chest that they faced each other and she got hold of his shirt firmly for support but hadn't seen his face because her hair was all over her face.

When she regained her balance,she tucked the hair that was all over her face behind her ears in order to see the person who held her.They both stared into each others eyes for long without saying anything.They were also inches closer,that they could hear each other's heartbeat.

Brian was supposed to be mad at her or even scold her for being careless on the road but he didn't because he was lost in her eyes. Annabelle on the other hand, was still shocked and even more confused that she didn't realize that her phone and the fruits in a nylon bag were on the ground. They were still staring at each other, but came back to their senses when Annabelle's phone rang and the caller ID was  her grandma.