Angel SELUBA

CHAPTER 3

CHAPTER 3

Nura, Seluba and their mothers together with their grand mother are seated in the house, you can see mat on the ground and little children playing all over the house. Nura is seated by a corner looking at Seluba and obviously carried away by her beauty.

"In September 1974, my heart begin to nurse a new born love that bloom out deep inside of me. My life clings to that of Seluba. We went to see our maternal grand mother. The is the bigining of all that happened to us"

Nura coming out from a room in grand's mother place, he hears the voice of a girl singing from a far, he traces the voice gradually until he got close to her.
He peeps over to see who is singing and they almost made eye contact, it was Seluba. He stands still melting away like ice; he looks at her with surprise and shock and mutters a meaningless word. She continues with her song not knowing that someone is watching, she washes and rinses the plates in her hand. Nura adjust his standing position and leans on the wall looking and listening to her.

**A day after**

Seluba is singing the song she was sing a day earlier, Nura walks into the House and saw her washing plates and items used in those days. She is washing and singing Nura stand still listening to her song, she raises her head up and saw him, she is shy and stopped singing, he approaches her with a smile, he squat close to her
"It is not right for you to stoop these sweet song. You are suppose to continue."
She gives a shyly smile
"Why do you want me to continue, I prayed it not making any sense to you"

"I deem I am the only one who understand the sweetness in it and no one else does"
She smile and continue washing
"Its like you said something i wouldn't want to believe. Do you know if i enjoyed it more than you do?"
Nura stretches his hand picks a plate from the ones she is washing
"One will not know the important of what he is doing than the one who is close to him. I am enjoying the song more than you thought."
Seluba gives him a surprise look
"Why did you put your hand? Don't stain you hand, the plates are very dirty"
Nura smile, tries to adjust the hand of his cloth, he is full of energy as always
"I hope you are not stopping me?"

"That is the normal thing to do
It is not everything that has a norm, you didn't call me to come and wash the plates, I did that at will. All I want from you is just this one thing..."
She asked
"And what is that?"
"Continue singing that sweet song"
She is shy, tries to hide her face, he is looking at her laughing, trying to see her face. She wears a shyly laugh. They both continue washing the plates like friends who had know each other for long
***
Seluba is walking towards the store, she is holding a bucket of water. Nura walks into the house and sees her and they both smiled at each other
"You should have called me to help you take the water there, you don't need to have stressed yourself"
She smiles
"It is our duty, this task is for women not men"
"Are you saying you will help me take it there if I asked you to?"
"I can more than that if that will make you believe I can do anything for you"

He smiles as he work towards her
"Those words you spoke is here underneath my tongues. They are words that I long to speak to you always"
Seluba stares at him
"These words are underneath your tongue?"
Nura looks away

"I find it difficult to put the words together in my heart. I Have not been able to comprehend it when they come let alone letting it out to you"
She looks down and smiles
"But you said it sounds like the ones I spoke to you, when you are not able to comprehend it?"

"All I long to see is your smile, I want to ensure you are happy. I want to make you feel like a princess"
She smiles and wants to leave
"Its like you have something else to say"
"Yes, plenty!"
"Go and put your words together and let me know when you are set"
She carries and bucket and leaves
***
Nura mothers and grand mother were sitting in the house peeling sweet potatoes. Seluba is seated by the side collecting the peeled potatoes cutting and putting them inside water. Nura comes in and sits at an extreme as he plays with a stick of broom in his hands. From time to time Seluba and Nura keep looking at each other smiling to each other. He whisper something to her and she just shakes her head. Nura gives her signal to meet him outside and she responded. He steps out and she stands up after a while
"Let me fetch some wood outside"
The grandma looked at her
"Leave the woods, the children will get them. "
Nura's mother smiles
"Just allow her to go. You can go and get them but don't stay long"
Seluba is happy, Nura's mum smiles because she knows her intentions
***
Nura is standing and facing a different direction when she walks in, she greeted him and he turns looking at her and smiling
"So you also understand sign language?"
She smiles
"Even if I don't use to understand, today you have made me to understand it"
"I am happy with this development, it is a good sign you will understand what I am about to tell you."
Seluba shakes her head gently
"I hope that what you want to say is not above my understanding?"
he laugh
"Don't worry, it is what you can understand"
"okay, I am listening."
Nura sighs and looks at her
"Of a truth, you have taking my breath away in this few days that we have stayed together. Your smiles and beauty are irresistible."
Seluba looks at him with and I don't get it look
"That is why I said you need to explain to me explicitly"
Nura cloesed his eyes, and finally opened looked to seluba
"I mean you have taking my brain away and when I look deep I saw that it is love"
She is surprise, even in her look
"Love?"
He nod a yes
"I pray there is a place I can pour out my Love into in your heart."
She looks at him, she is shy she bows her head and face another side but smiles is still on her face. Nura turns to the side she turns her head, she turns to another side
"I can read it from your face I know what is on your mind."
Seluba raises up her head and look at him, she runs away laughing, Nura stands there smiling as he watches her disappear from his sight.

It will not go happily...

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