Tropical fish : tales from Entebbe by Baingana Doreen

Author:Baingana, Doreen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: New York : Harlem Moon
Published: 2006-10-25T16:00:00+00:00

pie we would never know, we didn't want to know: we were the center of the universe. We were fully alive and knew it. The unspoken threat made the moment sharper.

Remember how we took over Lido like kids freed from school, like escaped prisoners? We dashed straight into the cold slap of blue water fully clothed, screaming crazily, splashing one another, ducking underneath, grabbing at legs, falling over, screaming some more, our mouths full of water. We madly chased one another out, over the sand and onto the dance floor, dripping water everywhere, hysterical. As if there was no tomorrow. We guzzled beer as we danced all together in a large circle, gyrating as though possessed; we were possessed. We showed off our wares: trembling hips, breasts in wet blouses, you boys with bared chests, muscled arms and shoulders, supple hips. Back and forth, from the red and black dance floor to cool blue water to hot yellow sand, until we collapsed, exhausted, as the day darkened indigo and the heat softened.

Later, the music was slower, a heavy reggae that silenced us, its deep bass directing us to concentrate harder on our bodies, churn our hips low, low, lower, then snake up against one another. We separated into couples, moving slow, giggling. Murmurs and wet kisses. We all had our favorites, didn't we? You wanted Dorcas that day, I know, I was watching, but she was with Robert, remember? How come Dorcas has escaped all this? Anyway, you turned to me, and I accepted, why not? That night, that moment, offered itself to us.

That was one of the very last times we were all together before we abandoned the group games. That brilliant day will never

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.