"How did you know I wanted to go on a drive? I have been feeling so down throughout today" She tells me with her face still glued to the window "The weather is so hot the AC feels like a warm breeze" she says then relaxes her back on the seat then proceeds to hang her leg on the dashboard. She always does that, i have no idea why but she always does it and it happens unconsciously that it makes me laugh sometimes.
"Where are we going?" she asks me
"The beach" i say and just like that her face lights up. God, she is so beautiful
"Which Beach?" she asks further
"Have patience, you'll see when we get there" i tell her
"Tell me na, please?"
"Nope, just enjoy the warm AC" i say laughing at her as she sulks. Too cute.
"I know this route, it's Barracuda Beach shebi? it is right?" she asks shaking giddily on her seat but i don't say a word, i just laugh at her actions "Answer me or not, i know it is" she adds and i reply "it is"
"Babe! I love you" she squeals and i smile, falling deeper for the adult child sitting beside me
We pull into the parking lot and she jumps out of the car with so much excitement.
"Babe, we have to get the stuff in the car first" i yell to get her attention before she vanishes into the beach
"you bought things? when?"
"Before coming to get you from the office, i did" i say
"How did you know i've been craving the space for a while" she asks
"I watch your status a lot" i explained. I know she loves the beach, especially when she's having a tough time at work, the thought of the beach calms her so i felt a weekend getaway at the beach would ease her a little.
"Babe, is this not my travelling bag - I nod - what is inside?"
"your clothes"
"For?"
"won't you change? I'm sure you won't be comfortable with wearing those clothes throughout the weekend"
"you packed my clothes? babe" She hugs me and i hold her and leave a kiss on her forehead. I love it when she hugs me, it feels like our bodies were meant for each other, it's like her 5ft7 body melts into my 6ft1 frame. It gives me a sense of peace that i love.
I smile reminiscing on the beautiful memories that we created at this beach, it's so stupid to say but i think i can smell her perfume through the memory, it's like it lingers in the air, just only in the one i'm breathing in. It's been almost a year but i still cannot get over her, I don't even know how we ended up breaking up, i guess long distance isn't everyone's best friend.
We're in November already, the rain is letting up little by little, i guess it's fall where she is now. My heart is filled with longing as i remember yet again another beautiful memory that was birthed on this beach. Wherever you are, whenever a leaf falls i hope it brings you sweet memories of us, i hope it makes you think of me, i pray it brings you back to me.
"Want to hear something cheesy?" he asks me
"What?" I turn to face him removing my attention from the beach sand that has currently become my canvas
"how many seasons do we have?" I raise my brow confused
"Seasons? like dry and rainy season?" he nods "What does that have to do with anything" I add
"How many seasons do we have?" he asks again ignoring my question as if telling me to just go with it, I sigh "Two seasons, why?"
"what about in the Western countries, how many seasons?"
"Four" I reply
"what season is it currently there?"
"I don't know, I don't live there," I say nonchalantly not understanding where he is driving to
"It is the perfect season to be in love," he says smiling and looking at me
"How so?"
"The season reminds me to "fall" in love with you over again" he says with a wide smile putting emphasis on the word fall
"God abeg" was all I could as I laughed at the cringe rizz but heaven knows my heart smiled so wide it skipped a beat.
I smile longingly trying to recover the tightness in my chest as a leaf falls on my palm.
"I think it's my turn to throw some cheesy rizz, the seasons remind me that I may never fall out of love with you Ovye" I whisper to myself
"Are you okay?" someone asks me and i turn startled "sorry" i say
"Sorry to startle you but you're crying so I'm a little concerned", It's a cute little boy, maybe 12 years give or take
"I am, thank you for asking" i answer him
"Okay, take care" he says smiling at me before running to catch up with his friends. I smile watching the boy run and let out a sigh as i see another leaf fall to the ground.
I know it's dry season there, but since it's fall here, let me be cheesy one more time. As the leaves start to fall, my thoughts drift to you. Memories of what might have been continually replay in my mind. Wherever you are, i hope you think of me too.
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Romance"Want to hear something cheesy?" he asks me "What?" I turn to face him removing my attention from the beach sand that has currently become my canvas "how many seasons do we have?" I raise my brow confused "Seasons? like dry and rainy season?" he nod...
