On a friday morning i woke up to a sound ranging at the front of my house and it seems a new person packed in obviously could be a new neighbour, i took up my coffee and stir it as i drink gently moving to the courtyard of my house to see what was going on. right in front of me it was austin with shock on my face i spilled the hot coffee from my mouth... Damn it him, nervous but he waved and said a little pantomimic with his mouth movement.
I quickly went in to think about what was going on, my new neighbour Austin charles damn, it crazy, oh! I mean it massive maybe i should call someone to talk to maybe sister in the church, Aurellia or just stay on my own.
I moved to my shelve as i picked up a book by a nigerian authour Dream count by chimamanda ngozi, i began reading but there i was imagining austin in my head, what if he has a wife, A family, kids or even a baby mama who knows? Maybe am just over thinking i slide in some music to play as i danced to them singing loud on top my voice and trying hard to stop my over thinking. My phone rang and it was proff nicke on the phone "Hello miss kuti" How anf is it going with your project hope your preparing? Hope to see your performance level soon. End call.
Oh yes my project trying to be a creative director focussing on the youth section and trying to create something out of it for my project and had to work extreemely hard because it part of my course and since Father mark had given me full support to carry out this project in the church, i need to work as fast as possible and make sure i don't sleep on it maybe i should try visiting Austin, the thought of Austin made my stomach ache but i had to shove it off, it doesn't matter, all that matters is my project and i had to put my head down for this.
At dawn i decided to visit austin trying to be a good neighbour and welcoming him to the yard, i knocked and in no minute he was out. Hey! Hey he responded and let me in, well it such a coincident that we met again, it an honour though, you still have alot to do in here(staring at the house)
Oh yes that true miss kuti it indeed a coincidence, can i offer you anything if you don't mind, i responded with a swift no, it fine, i smiled.
Well my house is still a mess can we take a walk for a minute? I noded in acceptance to his offer and in no minute we were out of the house as we take a stroll he asked alot of questions, ms kuti where are you from, your black so i guess it difficult to know your race. Well am from nigeria, lagos precisely, i came to egypt to run my masters degree in art culture and i am single( i didn't know when this last word came out from me) oh that nice ms kuti well am egyptian born and raised here i work as an architect and also deal on software programing and tech, well that nice i responded and lastly am single he said at that point we both laughed and kept the chit chart till we where back to my door step, he steped closer to me so close that i could feel his breath underneat me , it nice talking to you ms kuti, have a lovely night expecting to see you again, i noded and smiled and wispered a good night as i went in banging the door off with a big smile on my face, if i was white i would have said my cheek was getting red but well am black.
I lay on my bed counting on my next day with austin, truely it was a reality in disguise.