I sat there watching him for a few moments. He had gone right back to sleep and was breathing deeply and steadily. I watched as his chest rose and fell with each breath and sighed softly. Why was I sitting watching him sleep, I asked myself, was I waiting for him to say something else, to back up what he had just said with further declarations? I got up. What did it matter what he said in the grip of sleep, I thought, as I switched off the lights and left the room, He would probably not remember any of those words in the morning.
I spent some time working in the living room, curled up on the couch, with my computer on my lap, and the sound of the TV as background noise to keep me company. After a while the sounds of the rain outside stopped, and then the standby power generators went silent as the power from the grid came back on. I worked until long after midnight, finishing the rough draft of an article based on the interviews I had done during the day. Finally I fell asleep, or I think I did, the last thing I remember was deciding to close my eyes for a moment
I don’t know what woke me. It may have been the flash of lightning, the sound of the rain starting again, a sound from the TV I hadn’t bothered to switch off, or it may have been Michael, standing at the end of the couch, watching me sleep. I sat up, my brain still very fuzzy as I wondered groggily why morning had come so quickly. Michael watched me as I stretched and yawned. “Hey.” I said, mid yawn. “Good morning.”
“It’s not morning yet.” He said…. Read more
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Somi Ekhasomhi lives in Lagos and has been devouring books for as long as she can remember. In 2012, she started publishing the story that became Always Yours, as a blog serial at www.lagosromanceseries.com. It was later published as a novel. Her other books include Hidden Currents, the standalone sequel to Always Yours, as well as a short story, Jungle Justice.
Yes, and it gets more intense. Ohh, i want more. Somi, this is easily a Nora Robert novel. Sophie is going to be so mad and happy with Micheal. CANNOT WAIT FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER. Yuuup!!!!
flame on…actually in suspense rite now
i dont get ,he isnt engaged ?*dancing * awwwwwwwww dis is just going the way i want,yippy am weepy…………….8niffs* lol, pla somi we am waiting o pls dont take too long to before the next episode,……lovely writeup
Thanks peeps, I'm glad you like it. Planning to publish the next, and last chapter this weekend. Enjoy.
This is so cool, I am entralled somi …kudos make it a book I will buy
This is so cool, I am entralled somi …kudos make it a book I will buy
Wow, it gets interesting!!! Can't wait for d last chapter, Kudos girl! @rashydah_dr
This is interesting. I too, dislike the word 'lovers'. Hmmmnnn. *continues reading*
Hiiiiaaaaaaannnnnn! Mike is not engaged again kwa? Hiiiaanaannnnn! O di egwu oh. This Somi will not kill somebody with all this suspense sha *sigh*
Somi this ur book is a best seller already. Any finished work I can lay my hands on?
Your style is evolving. Especially the use of conceptual metaphors, I especially liked the "dirty bathwater" analogy, very creative. Great work.
Wow….this is the point I close a book and pray that it never finishes. Beautiful Series Somi….I want a copy once it's published or put together pls.
Please o! don't delay the last chapter. I'm seriously waiting for it.
Hi Karo,
I'm only posting the chapter previews here. If you want the whole story you have to buy the book at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009CMFR5U