
Episode 1
The sun set. That was the actual time at Obinto the local fringes of Kin town when clamoring of children and bleating of goats could be heard from a distance. Resident of that area were regarded poor and had nothing to offer to the society, but when God wonna bless someone, the locality of the very person doesnât matter. There were more of young beautiful and handsome people with their grandparents there. Either they have no parents or the parents had gone to the main city to cater for them.
Sarah, a girl in her 20th with a very delicate body sat in front of their local house listening to the nearby bleating goats and clamoring of children. She wore a skirt that stopped at her knees thus making her close her legs properly as she sat quietly on a small stool. Her body complexion was totally fair but due to the environment she found herself, the fairness faded. Sheâs quite humble but can be stubborn at times. Her parents had died years ago leaving her with her elder sister, Lora. Both lived with their grandfather in the local house.
Just as Sarah wallowed in thought, her grandfather came out from the house staring at her with pitying eyes. He moved closer. âSarah..â
âYes, grandpaâ she looked up at him with a strange smile.
âWhat troubles you my daughter?â
âNothing, Iâm just waiting for my sister to come back from her trip. Sheâs on her way nowâ
âAre you sure you arenât thinking over a man?â
Sarah giggled. âA man is not my problem now, grandpaâ
Eric, the grandfather sat on a big wood before him thus making Sarah wonder what he wanted to say. Already, she had not come out from the thought why the grandfather would bring up the issue of a man when she didnât expect it. Therefore her sitting posture changed along side with her face showing great enthusiasm. âGrandpa, any problem?â
âSarah,â Eric began handling his staff in between his legs and being more enthusiastic too. âyou may not know the reason why i asked whether you are thinking about a man. The reason is because you are special to meâ
âI donât understandâ
âYes, you will not understandâ
âThen make me to understandâ
Eric cleared his throat. âThere are things that a man as old as i am cannot not explain. Your father once told me that the first words you made as a baby was âBlue Riverâ and that has not erased from my memoryâ
âBlue riverâ Sarah repeated thoughtfully. She looked at her grandfather with a heart beating faster than initial. âGrandpa, do you know that i always think of a blue river without knowing why? And whenever i think of myself standing beside the river, i start shedding tearsâ she dragged her stool closer to Eric. âWhat does that mean? Please, explain to me grandpaâ
âIt can mean several things coz a river represent so many things too but the colour of the river can only represent one thingâ
âWhat?â
âDestinyâ
âWhat destiny?â
âA destiny i donât knowâ Eric stood up to leave but turned slightly to see Sarah staring at him in confusion. âPlease, be careful my daughter. A river gives life and can also take lifeâ he concluded moving into the house again..
At Ututu, a town a bit far from Kin town, there was a young boy, Benlo strolling on the road with his friend, Jasper. Both had the same hairstyle looking as if there came from the same family. They branched at a supermarket where Jasper wanted to get something leaving Benlo outside. Suddenly, a girl came out from the market and mistakenly fell her items in front of Benlo.
âOh, my God! Sorry, missâ he bent to help her pick the items up but a piece of paper fell from his shirt pocket without knowing.
âThank youâ the girl replied as both finally picked all the items into the bag even with the paper.
âSo sorryâ Benlo repeated smiling.
âIs okay thanksâ the girl smiled back at him.
âIâm Benlo. This is my townâ
âAnd Iâm Lora. Iâm on a journey to my town. My bus is over there waitingâ
âWhich town?â
âKin town, Obinto preciselyâ
âThat isnât far from hereâ
âYeahâ
Both remained quiet until Lora excused herself going to her bus. Already, Benloâs handsomeness had bewitched her thus making her not to think straight again. She wished he calls her back for more formalities but he didnât. God answered her prayer when she found the paper inside her bag. Therefore she turned. âHey!â
Benlo also turned to her voice. âAny problem miss Lora?â
âI guess this is yoursâ Lora flagged the paper before him with a smile.
âOh, yes!â Benlo took it but gave it back to her. âYou can keep itâ
âReally?â Lora looked at the paper to see the drawing of a blue river. âWhatâs it for?â
âItâs just my inspiration. I canât help it but to think about a blue riverâ
âWowâ Lora looked at the drawing again. âItâs nice, thanksâ
âYouâre welcomeâ
âWe might see some other time coz i do come here for businessâ
âProbablyâ Benlo watched her as she entered inside her bus..
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