After escorting the girls back and making sure they arrived home safely, Akilah and Adara went on their way back home. Adara couldn’t stop herself from make fun of Akilah who had seemingly made a young girl fall in love with her

“Oh my Aki, I didn’t know you could be such a romantic.”

“Ugh stop Adara”

“I leave you alone for five minutes and you go and fall in love.” Adara said and exaggeratedly put her hand on her heard.

“Not funny”

“Well this is not a joke Aki, I almost prepared you wedding, you sly fox” Adara stopped abruptly “Wait…”

“What” Akilah asked with genuine concern.

“What if…”

“What!” Akilah asked increasingly more concerned and agitated.

Adara puts her hands on Akilah’s shoulders “What if the older sister also fell for you” Adara says

Akilah looks at Adara with a stone cold face, any ounce of concern now gone and replaced with annoyance. Removing her hands of her shoulders and walking away.

“Ugh…I can’t with you”

“No but I’m serious, Aki who will you choose?” Adara said as she walked to catch up with Akilah

“I mean you have the option of an older and more mature wife or a younger and livelier wife, or don’t tell me…” Adara said and gasped “Don’t tell me your going to have both. Two wives?!”

“I swear…You’re really getting on my nerves Adara!”

“If this is getting on your nerves, you will not be able to handle two wives Aki!”

Akilah sighed “That’s it, I’m putting a spell on you to keep you quiet”

Adara raised both her hands above her head “Okay, okay I surrender. I’ll stop now”

Akilah raised her brow “Really?” she asked skeptical

“Yes really” Adara answered with a laugh.

Adara took a heavy breath “It’s just that nowadays very mature. At times it make me wonder who actually the older one of us. And sometimes I miss the naïve young Akilah that was a bright eyed kid, that I could easily fool.”

Adaras words stung Akilah not because she was offended by them, but because she was speaking the truth. Akilah had changed tremendously; she was no longer the same lively little girl that saw everything through rose colored glasses. She had lived through a lot; she was a young girl in body only; in actuality she was a haggard old cynical soul that lived in a body that once belonged to her. Therefore she could not bring herself to say anything back.

Adara ruffled Akilah’s hair “So that’s why, when I get these chances to tease you, I make you to use them to hearts content”

Adara not intending much with her rambling, looked at Akilah and noticed that her words had really affected her. Adara then desperately tried to change the situation.

“B-But that’s not to say that this new you is bad or anything. I still love you the same, nothing has changed about that-””

“I know…” Akilah interrupted “I’ve changed I know that”

“I-I didn’t mean to sound insensitive-”

“Yes, I know” Akilah interrupted again “It’s okay to reminisce once in a while. I know that you’re just feeling nostalgic about the past. I understand, I feel that way too sometimes.” Akilah said and clasped Adara’s hand

“But what’s most important it that we’re here now together, so let’s make new memories to reminisce about when were old grannies okay” Akilah said with a smile.

Adara looked at Akilah and smiled “Yes, you right”