Awele got her pot from the roof of the goat house, and made up her mind. For the first time in her life, she's leaving the hut without her mother's consent.
She hurried out of the fence and started her one mile walk to Kudaisi's hut, the hut from which she had hoped to be accompanied by her second closest friend to the river..
As she walked down the sandy slope pebbled with stones, a feeling began to engulf her from the insides. She'd been trying to ignore it for about 2 weeks now, but she thought it only happened in her sleep.
For the past week, she’d woken out of a deep, almost drugged sleep, sweat-soaked and achy as if eaten by a fever, and oddly, aroused.
It was disconcerting and a bit embarrassing considering that she was a virgin and shied away from discussion of sex when other girls mention it.
She feels undeniably uncomfortable and although she knows what sex is; she doesn't really know what it involves or entails.
Right now, that empty feeling is sweeping up her nether regions and it's making her think of something filling it up. She slowed her steps for a bit and tried to gather her thoughts.
Whats happening? "I need to gather my courage and ask mother what is happening to me! And this time, i want answers"..
The reminder of her mum made her rush and soon enough, she arrived at kudaisi's hut. Another wave of heat slammed through her core and she tried hard to ignore it.
"where in the name of the dreaded Ileegbona have you been? We waited and stalled, hoping you would catch us by the road going to the stream!" Kudaisi exclaimed.
The awe and shock that consumed Awele's expression all at once was so strong, had a third part been present, it would have been assumed that Awele just lost a loved one.
"Mother had to run out to Oru market to get locust beans and some other roots she needed for her concoction, she left a humongous heap of melon seeds for me to shed, I have been at it all day" awele muttered.
"No wonder we missed you awele.. sorry.." kudaisi turned and poured her pot of water into a large clay bath. "That is my last pot for the day, i feel so tired" she muttered.
Disappointment filled awele.."Now I have to leave for the river all alone right? And I'm so late!" She said stricken.
"Awe, I'm so sorry, I'd have gone with you, but you know how my father can be.. i need to start dinner now.." she trailed off sadly..
"It's ok, let me leave before it gets too late." "Bye awe.." "bye, kudaisi.." She rushed off and regretted coming. Had it been she knew, she'd have gone to the river directly. Now, a lot of time is wasted!
The sun finally sank into the horizon and awele rushed down the path of the river. Oddly enough, she met nobody on the way and that is quite wierd.
She fetched her pot of water and balanced it firmly on her head.. she hastened towards the direction home and she couldn’t escape the feeling she was being watched.
A shiver of apprehension crawled up her spine and rattled her skull as she hurriedly walked home.
That didn't stop another wave of lust that slammed hard into her and almost made her lose her balance; while some of the water poured on her.
This time, the feeling was almost on the edge of agony!
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