Chapter 1 Stranger

Love stepped out of her apartment. She felt a sense of relief as the breeze moved through her clothes. She has big brown beautiful eyes, long natural lashes adored her eyes, small pointed nose. A small lips, the upper lip brown, the lower lip pink. As she walked, the bright sun shone on her beautiful brown skin. Her hands moved through her long brown curly hair. She has always been admired for her hair. As a Nigerian not many people have curly or long hair. Her hair has not been always curly, when she turned sixteen she started using hair products that made her hair curly and long, and she kept using them over the years. Now she is twenty two and her hair is extremely curly, even when combed out, it will bounce back to its curls.

She walked to a nearby Cafe. One that she always goes to when she needs a place to get relief. She stepped in, closing the door behind her. She walked in and went up to her regular seat beside the window. She let out a sigh as tears welled in her eyes. For the past two weeks she has been home, her boyfriend of six years broke up with her and it has been extremely devastating. She even took three weeks leave from work, claiming to be ill because she knows she can not work in such a depressed state.

*Flashback *

Love leaned her head against Colin's chest. She smiled and kissed his hand.

"I love you", she said. A minute passed.She did not get a response from him, which is quite odd. As he would usually always respond to her. She sat up and turned to look at him. "Colin I said I love you"

"I know", he said. "I heard you".

"And?" She asked. "Why didn't you respond?

"Love, I.. my heart doesn't feel the same way anymore ", Colin said looking into her eyes.

Love felt her heart stop for a moment. Then an ache followed after, it felt like her heart was been ripped out. Her body shook and her brown eyes welled up with tears.

"W..hat?"she stuttered as a tear spilled from her eyes. "You are saying you do not love me anymore?"

"Yes", Colin said. "I tried to pretend that I do, but I just can't anymore"

"You said nothing could change the way you feel about me", Love said

"Baby I know, its j...

"Don't fucking baby me", Love yelled. "Have you been cheating on me? Is there someone else? Is she the reason you don't love me anymore?"

"I did not cheat on you", Colin said. "I just don't love you anymore, I'm sorry"

"You fucking bastard", Love cried. "We just had sex for the first time last week. So that's what you were waiting for uh? To use me, and then leave"

"Love you were the one who wanted to", Colin said. "I said we should wait a little longer".

"What?" Love said. Her face filled with anger and pain. "I was the one who wanted to? Like you didn't smile with joy when you were thrusting inside of me, now you're saying you didn't want to".

"It doesn't matter what happened ", Colin said. "I do not love you anymore, okay. I'm done".

"You're done?"

"Yes", Colin said and got up from the couch. "I'll leave you to have some time alone, I'll come back next week to get my things".

She watched Colin walk away from her and walk out the door. She heard the door shut and her tears spilled.

*Flashback over*

Love wiped the tears that spilled from her eyes. She raised her head up to see a man sitting infront of her. She raised her brows confused. He smiled at her. She had to admit, he had a beautiful smile. It was quite charming. The sun reflecting from the window shone on him, and his brown skin looked so beautiful. He had long lashes, which she found to be quite cute. He winked at her indicating he knew she was checking him out. She shut her eyes and opened them.

"Why are you sitting at my table?" Love asked. "I did not invite you over?"

"Well i walked in and i saw a beautiful lady ", he said. "I figured i should help myself "

"Help yourself?" She asked

"Yes", he said with a smile

"Help yourself how?" Love asked

"By having coffee with you", He said. " I usually take black coffee, it's quite awful, but I need it. And sitting with a beautiful lady while having it will make it sweet"

"How so?" Love asked with a blank expression

"Well", he leaned in. "Staring at those beautiful tasty lips while I take such an awful liquid will make me feel like I am tasting them instead of the coffee"

Love eyes widen.

What the hell? Why was he flirting with her?

Her cheeks burned. She cleared her throat and scoffed.

"You haven't even tasted them", She said. "How do you know they are tasty?"

"I can tell just by staring", He said. "But if you think I am wrong, I can taste them to prove I am right"

Love rolled her eyes

"What's your name?" She asked.