Chapter 57 MARIA'S VISIT

I heard a knock on the door one Tuesday evening six months after I left the hospital. I looked at the time and knew mom was at the door; it was the time she got home from work every working day except some emergencies kept her. I opened the door and mom walked into the house with Maria trailing behind her. I gaped at Maria for many seconds while my heart ran a hundred meters race.

‘Hello, Paul,’ Maria said, standing by the door, a big bag strapped around her shoulder. She wore a tighter Jeans than the ones I had seen her in and the T shirt hugged her closer and tighter, as if it was another layer of her skin. I opened my mouth to speak, but the thoughts of all the things that happened in Lagos flooded my mind and cut off the words from my throat.

‘Do you know her?’ mom asked. She stood in the middle of the living room, her eyes searching my face.

I nodded.

‘Well, ask her to come in and sit down.’

I moved away from the door.

‘Come in,’ I said.

‘Thank you,’ Maria said and walked into
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