Chapter 66: The palm wine tapper

Ije opened her eyes and found out it was morning already. Nwife sat beside her and was admiring her. She caressed her eyes and stared at Nwife. He smiled as he held her eyes for some seconds.

"Your beauty is beyond description," Ije dropped her face immediately. Nwife held her by hand and helped her up. "You need to bathe just like we have done. I can go away if you want."

Ije looked around the thick forest. It was morning but she was still scared.

"Are you scared?" Nwife asked and she nodded.

"I'll wait here then."

Ije walked into the river and began to bathe. Nwife looked away. He felt a strong urge to look at her, but he controlled himself. Ije on the other hand was throwing occasional glances at him to make sure he was not looking at her. She came out of the water when she had finished bathing.

"I made some breakfast for us," Nwife said.

"What did you make?" Ije asked.

"I roasted some plantains."

Nwife and Ije began to munch down the full plate of plantain. They stack the