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wewe walk along the pier with her, hand in hand, as the wind blows softly. wewe look over at her and notice how beautiful she looks in the setting sun. wewe pause briefly and push a stray hair behind her ear and she pulls wewe in for a kiss. wewe still can’t believe how undeniably attracted wewe are to her. If you’d been asked a mwezi zamani if you’d ever hook up with a girl, it would have been an emphatic ‘no.’ But then again, a mwezi ago, wewe didn’t know her as anything other than Seth’s boss and sometime girlfriend.

“Hey, Maris,” she says, breaking your thoughts. wewe smile at her...

wewe walk into the club, standing at the juu of the spiral staircase, watching her give instructions to the few other employees that occupy the floor. wewe reach up and touch the moyo mkufu she gave you, unsure of what you’re about to do. Your moyo hurts just thinking about it, but it’s the right thing to do, isn’t it? No one is going to accept wewe two and wewe can’t take the stress of being rejected kwa everyone wewe know and love. wewe slowly make your way down the stairs, steadying yourself on the handrail. wewe stop at the bar, waiting for her to turn around.

“Hey you,” she says,...

wewe walk in the front door and before wewe can close it, she’s standing in front of you.

“Traffic on the way nyumbani from school,” she says.

“Yeah, mom,” wewe say, rolling your eyes and walking past her into the kitchen. wewe weren’t in the mood for her games, wewe just wanted to onyesha up long enough for her to get off your case and let wewe go see Alex again.

“I know wewe weren’t at Summer’s last night,” she calls from the foyer as she comes to meet wewe in the kitchen.

“Oh really now,” wewe say, pulling out the machungwa, chungwa juisi and taking a drink, not even bothering with a glass.

“Marissa,...