Amaka My Sweet Colleague................... 1

 

They left the cinema together, a seemingly unlikely couple, almost nervous of each other. They didn't hold hands or link arms, though they remained closely side by side as they walked, their breath condensing into puffy clouds of steam in the cool night air in Jos.

Ogbonna stood at six-two with broad shoulders and narrow hips, his body lean and hard beneath tight fitting jeans, a polo-shirt and a fleece jacket that wasn't quite enough to keep the chill of the night out. His soft-soled trainers barely made a sound on the pavement as he shortened his natural gait in time with hers.