The Lady

I looked up at the sky, the sun is blazing hot and I an sweating, now I really regret not buying that cold drink but I was sure that by now I would be back home, but no I just had to make that one last stop to the art museum.

There is something about seeing art all around you, the trip was not planned but so is everything that I do lately.

I stop at one of the painting where a black woman is painted covering her naked body with her arms looking up with all the different colours.

“What do you think?” A voice said besides me, “It’s beautiful.” I said and when I turned to my right my breath caught on my throat, it was that annoying guy from the mall.

It had been a week and I never thought I would ever see him again, but he is here. How did he even find me “Are you stalking me?”

He shrugged “Or maybe you are stalking me.” He nods to the painting “Do you like it?”

I turn to look at it and back at him “As a matter of fact I do.”

He nods, before he can speak a lady taps her wine glass so that everyone can focus and look at her. “Welcome, I am not a woman of many words so I would like to welcome the person behind these work of arts that you see here. Help me to welcome Thobane Hlatshwayo.”

And the annoying guy from the mall went up to the lady, if I was not surprised now I am. He talks and makes a couple of jokes here and there and he turns to me and smiles before looking at the audience again “Feel free to spend your money.” and everyone laughed before they all dispensed to different directions.

“Allow me to introduce myself properly.” He said with his hands stuffed deep in his pockets “I’m Thobane.”

I cleared my throat now suddenly nervous, everytime he looks at me it is like he is looking at my naked body. “Khanyisile.” I said.

“Beautiful name.” He said looking at me.

“So,” I say looking at all the art pieces hanging around “This is all you?”

He takes his eyes away from me and nods. “They are beautiful.” I say.

“Not as beautiful as you.” He said as he grazed my side of my arm with his hand making my body to go frenzy.

I roll my eyes trying to ignore the feeling that I just got. “Can I take you for lunch?” I look at Thobane, I barely know the guy just yesterday he was the annoying guy that I met at the grocery store and now be is asking me out fir lunch.

“It’s just lunch, I don’t bite.” He said looking at me, making me to feel hot in an instant.

I swallowed the lump that had formed on my throat and licked my dry lips making his eyes to land on my lips “Okay.” I don’t know why I agreed but there is no going back now.