Chapter 207

I was extremely and kept smiling at every little thing, she would look at the reaction on my face and kept help but laugh too. It was so nice seeing her so carefree and happy, there was no need for her to have her boundaries up at all times now, we knew our wrongs from the onset and have admitted to it all. We have also asked each other for forgiveness on our behavior, I also wished Itoh was around, I would have introduced Girl to her, they could have also hit it off once they get past her shield and also introduce her to Maman and Italula too. These were the people that were close to me and I regarded them as my family, it was only nice that they all knew her too. It was just then that I realized that I still do not know her real name up till this point but kept referring to her as Girl. She was already packing her things into her bundle and burying the left over so it would not attract any wild animal to this spot as there was every possibility we would rendezvous back here when we were done,

" You know my name but I still do not know your up till this point"  I told her casually, I stood up and arranged my belongings too

The water in my jar was almost exhausted, so I need to be very careful to ensure it gets me through this place before it runs out. There was also all possibility that we may not be able to check the last path before the day ends, because we were still being cautious and hiding away from the strangers that were also here. I picked up a leaf from the ground and started to twist it into as many shapes as I can, as I waited for the next instruction from her,

" You do not know my name because you never cared to ask" she replied me finally,

" I do not remember telling you mine either, then how do you know it?" I asked her,

" Are you sure you did not say it while trying to befriend me at all costs?" She retorted,

I opened my mouth to reply her but had to pause for a while, although I did not remember such happening, they was every possibility that I could have told her then. All she wanted was for me to outrightly ask her for her name, I decided to humor her, as we have enough time to kill now,

" So what is your name? Will you tell me?" I really wanted to know as I was tired of referring to her as Girl in my head, sometimes I also shout it out loud when I want to get her attention,

" My name is Naki, there is nothing special special about it" she turned her back away from me as she said it. Was she not proud or fond of her own name?