The Forbidden

Part 2

We never exchanged numbers but I knew that could not have stopped him from finding me. Two days to my graduation I received a face book request from Kevin. "Hi, long time no see. Is graduation still on?" He sends me a text. I was beyond joy but I decided to play it cool, so I text back "yeah, not thinking of bailing, are you?" He quickly types back "and miss the history making moment? I have to work a double shift to make it but I will definitely see you there." I then remember of the photos we took at the beach and tag him in one where he was caught by camera checking me out while scratching his head. I caption it "The million dollar question?" I smile to myself and book tickets for me and my nephew Salim.

Salim and I arrive in Nairobi and head straight to the graduation ceremony along Thika Road in Ruaraka. I say high to my classmates and introduces my nephew to them. We chit chat while patiently wait for Kevin to arrive. We had not travelled together with him since he was still at work. He was travelling immediately after his shift. The ceremony was coming to an end when Kevin arrived, but I was happy that he was here. I was only celebrating with my nephew Salim, my family could not make it and the fact that he took his time to come was beyond appreciated. We hugged, took photos with my classmates and friends and since we were all alone, we were invited to Kitengela by my classmate for a post-graduation party. We end up having a good time with my friend's family till late in the evening and had to excuse ourselves to leave since we were all travelling back to Mombasa the same night.

We make it on time to catch our bus. I sit with Kevin while Salim sits behind us. As we were waiting for the bus to leave, Salim receives a call and goes outside the bus. Few minutes later, Salim calls me and says "Brian is here and wants to see you". I was speechless for a minute before I told him "As far as I am concerned, he is dead to me". Kevin looks at me with bewilderment and asks "Who is Brian?"