It's Him

Day 2 of the ritual was like any other day just that everyone taking the ritual must dress in white rappers so as to show off themselves and create awareness.

Ma kept sending me here and there so people can see me.

I literally walked to every corner of the village. According to the ritual we are to wear white rappers in any style. I tired my rapper so that it covered my body from my chest to my legs. I wore beats around my waist, neck, hair, hands and ears.

I just returned from the market. Immediately, I went to the back to meet ma.

"Eboti, how was the market, did anyone speak to you, were men looking at you" ma asked me curiously

"yes ma, so many men spoke to me, they asked if I was taking the ritual

plenty of them could not stop their eyes from looking at me. I even though that something was on my dress" I told her exactly what she wanted to hear though it wasn't a cooked up lie

So many men could not get their eyes off me. I was more shocked when Kala who is considered the strongest and most successful young man in the village came to ask if I was taking the ritual.

He said he had been admiring me and prayed that I should take the ritual so he can make me his. Not that I don't fine him attractive but I could only think of that strange man yesterday night, had it been all a dream but I was taking the moon ritual so I couldn't have been dreaming or maybe I was hallucinating because that man physically was my dream man.

I have never felt the way I felt when he looked at me with those eyes, yes those eyes I never in my hole life have seen such eyes before, they were soul searching and the way he looked at me my hole body heated up and I felt weakness in my legs.

My mind was all about that man and I didn't know ma had moved and was now standing before me and said "Child are you ok, what's in this head of yours that you won't stop thinking"

My mind hurried back to me "ma I am ok, sorry for getting you worried" I answered with a smile

"well hurry to the river and take your bath and on you way back" giving me a huge "fetch me water and do not stay long the sun is almost down" she said

Following her instructions I made my way to the river. I took my usual road through the semi forest and as usual the animals made beautiful sounds and they were even more louder than usual because night is coming and It's like they were telling their young ones 'hurry get inside it's late, don't let your father see you outside at this time of the day'.

I walk through the trees quietly as my mind took me to last night and I looked around and noticed that it was at this same spot he stood on yesterday night. I looked around and wished I could see him again, if it was not hallucination then I so wish to see him again.

I walked a while longer and arrived at the river. It was evening and places were getting dark and the mood already could be seen it the sky. I removed the beats from my neck and ears and walked into the river. I soaked myself inside the river then scrubbed my body. I looked up at the moon and prayed for favour.

But then I hear foot steps from behind. I looked and saw a pair of eyes intensely looking at me. My heart began throbbing hard inside my chest, it's him the guy from yesterday it.... it's him.