29– If not forever

In the evening we sat around the table as Gamu dished out for us.

“Did you tell her Furah?” The chief asked Furah.

Furah smiled. “I thought you would be the one to make such a beautiful announcement.”

The chief shook his head.

“Okay, I’ll do it.” Furah kept her smile although the chief was not returning it.

I already knew what it was they wanted me to know. I didn’t want to hear it again.

“Rena,” Furah said with a huge grin on her face. “A wonderful thing happened yesterday. You know when we came to find the people in the hut? It was Abu, his father and grandfather. They came to ask to marry you. Abu is going to marry you!”

I looked down at the food before me, it was kasava leaves and pap. Gamu finished dishing and gave the chief a bowl to wash his hands.

“We agreed to their proposal,” Furah continued. “they said they will pray to the Gods and request a suitable date for the marriage to take place. Once they get it they will come back to us and let us know.”

“You agreed?” I asked her a