Friday, 10 March 2017

Suddenly this...


Her heart pounded in a rhythm 
Her eyes were blinking like flashlights
Her mouth opened, steam coming out like a boiling pot
She could not believe what she had seen
Neither could she understand what had just happened
Her whole life, she had never felt anything like this
A rash of goosebumbs stroke her shoulders and stomach
She did not know if it was a good or bad feeling
This, she had not anticipated
This, had never crossed her mind
But, it had happened and reality had to be faced

It was her dream to get married by 24 and have children before 35
All hope was lost for a moment
How could this be happening
Why at such a time
He had proposed, but things got out of hand
Having run away like this how were they going to solve this?
She felt like she was in the middle of a huge spotlight
She stopped running and took small and slow steps
Her legs felt heavy

She looked for her phone then remembered that she forgot it at Tinashe's place
How was she going to get help
Her contacts were all in her phone
She needed to call someone at least, tell them what had happened

Life had taken a twisted turn, an unexpected situation
She stopped and looked at herself, looking and feeling miserable
Then a car suddenly stopped ,the sound of its squeaking wheels shacking her body with great fear
The window slid down and ,a head followed by a voice popped out
"Are you lost? Can we help?"