… by Ruth Aluko
Sarah smiled and waved as she entered the compound. She closed the gate and took deep breaths for a minute. She had decided to go through with this, and she would. Emerald walked out at that moment and led her into the house. It was late in the evening, so they decided to buy late-night food and watch a movie. They went to a spaghetti shop, and Emerald bought two packs of spaghetti before they returned to his house.
Upon arriving home, Emerald played a movie with sex scenes to set the mood for what might happen later as they ate. After they finished their meal, they cuddled together and watched the movie. Emerald gently touched her body as the sex scenes in the movie came up. But Sarah felt uncomfortable the whole time. The preacher’s words kept running through her mind, and she was scared. Emerald had lost interest in the movie and was touching her. Despite feeling desire, the fear in her mind kept her level-headed. She moved her face away as Emerald tried to kiss her.
“Emerald,” she called.
“Yes,” he answered roughly, his hands never leaving her body.
“Emerald, do you…” She looked at him, and as she thought of using the word “love,” she changed it. “Do you like me?”
Emerald stared at her for a moment, then replied, “Yes, I do, babe. If I didn’t, you wouldn’t be here with me. Remember, it was your decision to do this; don’t change your mind now.”
Emerald sounded a little desperate, and Sarah became scared of what might happen if he changed his mind. Would he break up with her? She didn’t want that, so she smiled and took the initiative to kiss him. Everything escalated from there, and they took their affection to the bedroom. As they got to the bedroom, all she knew was he was kissing her, touching her all over, and on the bed, it intensified. But as he pulled down the zipper to her gown, the words of the preacher flashed back in her mind.
“Sex is a mystery, and unfortunately, the majority of those who engage in it do not fully understand the mystery behind it.”
She tried to forget the words, but they kept flashing in her mind. And as Emerald touched her body, she knew she couldn’t do this.
“But Emerald…”
“Let go of the man who insists on sex before marriage else you will be added to the list of those he has slept with.”
These words flashed in her mind, and she found herself shouting at Emerald to stop. He stopped and stared at her in confusion. He had already taken off his top, his trousers were low at his hips, and she was left in her underwear.
“What?” Emerald gruffly asked. He was so lost in the moment, but her shout had to wake him.
Leaning on her elbows, she nervously looked at him and said, “Emerald, I’m sorry, but I can’t do this.”
He looked at her, disbelieving. “You can’t do what?”
Her voice broke. “I don’t want to do this.”
Emerald stared at her in anger. He was already aroused. How could he stop now? He tried to calm down and think of what to do.
“Babe, I know you’re nervous, but don’t worry,” he said, smiling. “I will make you feel good.”
“Yeah, maybe, but…” she trailed off.
He touched her body, and she went quiet. Her mind wanted to lose itself in this pleasure, but the words of the preacher flooded her mind again, and the way he looked at her after they crossed the road brought sobriety to her mind.
She pushed Emerald back. “Emerald, stop.”
Watch out for next episode on Saturday, 13 May, 2023 at 3pm