The nock came again _soft but deliberate. Something told me not to open it . My stomach tightened with old fear, l pulled the curtains and l pepped. The breath l heard escaped with gasp. It was him, Dimeji.
Five years, and the man still have power to unsteady my heart beat but he looked different, tired, worn, but his clothes were clean his skin carried shadows not just the ones from the sun. But the kind of haunt from within l didn't open the door right away. I needed to breathe to remember who l was now l cracked the door. ' What do you want "
" Amara" said his voice gravel and shame ," l came to beg" l stepped out looking the door behind me. "You've got two minutes " he swallowed . I have been suffering, everything's _ gone my shop, my savings, my health and l have been into hospital , churches _ but nothing is working ," l stared, he linked, he liked his lips nervously.
The herbalist, the _ the one who did the covenant _ said if the bond is not been restored, l will die. He said only you can save me " l laughed. It sounded ugly bitter " you want me back to save your life. Not because you love me " l regret everything, Amara l didn't know what I had, l was foolish, proud ....cruel. l know that now".
" Good ' l said but you forgot something you swore. You forced me to swear, you made me to kneel in front of that shrine , you made me to bleed to seal a covenant l never wanted. Hello fell to his knees. On the dusty, dirty ground. ",, please l don't want to die. Come back even if for a short time . Break the curse . We can go back to the shrine _, reverse it. I'll do anything. I looked at the man once made me feel worthless. Now he was the one begging for worth. Was it enough ?.