Chapter One
The Reunion,
by Ife Ayodele
It was nearly night in the city they both loved.
He stood at the window of the luxurious hotel
room she'd arranged for in celebration of his
return, the curtains drawn back, open to the
sight of the lighted Capitol dome.
Over two years had passed since they last made
love. I can't believe that I'm home and that she
waited for me, he thought. He was so lost in his
thoughts of deep joy and anticipation that he
was unaware the woman he had loved for so long
stood silently behind him. Two years ago he
would have bet any amount of money that this day
would never come.
In 1995, Carrie had no time in her life for a
relationship. Work - designing her line of
hand-painted scarves - and small business
development classes occupied most of her time.
There was little energy left, even for her love
of reading. On many nights, a book would slide
from her hand to the floor with a thud,
startling her awake with just enough energy to
turn off the light and pull the covers closer.
"How you doing this morning?" Nasir smiled. He
was a recent regular passenger at the Metrobus
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