Drum roll, pls 🥁🥁🥁🥁 I present to you all, Anita Angel Tosin. That image above is of our female lead, Anita. What do you think? Is she pretty? You like what you see? Leave a comment. Thanks 😁😘

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"You bought ice cream?" I exclaimed and clasped my hands at my chest.

"Yes!"

"Really?" I smiled. "Oh, Prince! How in the world are you able to read my mind?"

"Since we are at the beach, I thought you would enjoy an ice cream"

"I will. So what flavor did you get?"

"All the flavor I could get?"

My mouth opened. "All?"

"Not every single one of them. No, not that. I mean, all the common flavors...like Vanilla, chocolate, banana, strawberry....And some flavors I don't remember," he disclosed and stared at the ocean.

"I love vanilla and strawberry. You should have asked me"

"It was meant to be a surprise," his lips curved into a charming smile. His face lit up as he gazed at me. "Anyways, you can take the remaining flavors home and give it to your friends".

"Yeah! I'll do that but also eat it. I still enjoy other ice cream flavor"

"They are the big size"

"Huh?"

"I bought the big size of ice cream"

My eyes widened. More ice cream for me. Awesome!

"Prince," I patted his back. "I like your style".

He smiled genuinely at me, revealing his dimples.

The sea was buzzing with its dormant strength. It had large, strong rolling waves that rose up and collapsed as they crashed into the shore. The waves were carelessly dribbling onto the sand. The crowd in the beach at that moment wasn't much. Just a few families with their kids, couples and youths. They all relaxed at the beach to enjoy the cool air. There were children squealing on the beach and the sun toasted our skin. The sea sky seemed threaded with silver and the sea bubbled. Trembling, its hissy fit over, it swelled once more, juddered and was still. It smacked and smashed, surging waves and expunging its awful rage.

The cool breeze caressed the world like a gentleman hand and it nipped on my skin. I was wearing a blue jeans short...more like a blue jeans I had cut into a short. Its end were frayed. Titi selected a yellow top for me and she had made me tie the end into a knot. My belly was kind of exposed. I summed it up with a blue sandal. As for Prince, he had arrived at my apartment dressed in a red button down that had designs of the tropical rainforest. He then wore a cream short that stopped at his knee. Definitely revealing his sexy legs. Just imagine me wiggling my brows. Hehe! I'm not a bad child. He decided to wear a black male beach sandals. When I saw him at my doorstep, he looked too formal and I insisted he undo the first few buttons on his shirt. He refused and I had to undo the buttons myself. He looked sexy that way. His broad chest was slightly exposed. I felt so proud when hmwe strutted into the beach the moment we arrived. Heads had turned to our directions. And they all looked impressed with our looks.

Wahala for who no fit make guy. I believe in living life to the fullest. Be happy.

"Do you want your ice cream now?" he asked.

"No! I want to go close to the ocean and feel the water and sand between my toes"

"Must you go close to the water?"

"Yes!"

"But..."

I cut him short. "No buts! I'll be fine. You can be my lifeguard".

He shook his head and his brows furrowed.

"I'm going," I insisted and pursed my lips.

He regarded me and sighed, "Be careful."

"I will," I exclaimed, rose to my feet and ran to the ocean shore. I stood firm and dug my feet into the wet soil. I glanced at Prince who wasn't comfortable with this. The ocean waves tumbled and rushed up the shore. The water splashed my legs and I smiled at the chilly sensation that ran through my body. I held myself as the water rolled back and I shivered when the wind blew past my exposed legs.

I turned and flashed a smile at Prince. He cocked a brow and I exclaimed, "You should come try this? It's refreshing you will enjoy it"

He shook his head and his brows drew down. The waves hit me and splashed water on my body. I moved, going a little closer to the water. The breeze blew and again the water tumbled to me. I felt a hand on my arm as the water rushed back into the ocean, slightly pulling me with it.

I'm such a daredevil. It's a stubborn trait in me.

I turned and saw Prince behind me. He didn't look please about this.

"I think that's enough. Let's go to our mat and relax," he said to me in a voice that begged me not to disagree.

"No, wait! I want you to join me. You'll see that it's refreshing"

He pursed his lips, giving me a look of disapproval.

I took hold of his hand and smirked when another wave rushed to us. It was stronger this time and it splashed water on our whole body. Prince gripped me as it flowed back into the water.

I squealed and looked at him. "What do you think? Did you like it?"

"Risky!" he replied nonchalantly. His hand came around my waist and he hoisted me up, my feet far away from the ground.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm taking you to the mat"

"What? No! Wait. No yet. I haven't enjoy the ocean enough. Trust me, Prince. I'll be fine. Just allow me to enjoy it a little. I haven't been to the beach for a long time"

He shrugged and moved to our mat. My hands were on his as he effortlessly took me there. When we got to the mat, he slowly let me down till my feet touched the mat. I turned to face him and crossed my arms over my chest.

"What's wrong with you?" I sneered.

"The ocean can't be trusted. Sea animals. It can pull you in. You can also drown in it"

"Like I said before," I hissed. "I'll be fine".

I marched to the ocean but he stood me in my way, wrapped his arm around my waist, hoisted me up and took me to the mat. The moment he freed me, I ran to the ocean. He got there fast and carried me bridal style to the mat.

"You are stubborn. Do you know that Anita?"

I rolled my eyes. "I know!"

"Can't you just do something else?"

"Please, Prince. The last one. Let me just feel the cool water rushing around my feet. It tickles but I love it. Please"

"Fine! But I must do it with you"

"Because you like it?"

"No! To protect you"

"Whatever."

We strolled to the shore together and the crashing waves hit us when we got to it. I felt my adrenaline pounding through my viens and my heart was beginning to race. I took a deep breath, filling my lungs with the salty air. I gazed out over the horizon. The sandy shoreline, the sea, its waves, crashing onto the beach. I could feel the grainy sand that are rubbing underneath my feet, the wet water cooling down. While the water rushed back to the sea, Prince was laughing. His chest rose as he let out a heart laughter.

"You enjoyed it, didn't you?" I teased and then, noticed our entwined hands.

Later, we sat on our mat as we devoured our ice cream. I was so elated to have a big bucket of ice cream on my thigh. It was freezing cold but I loved it. The vanilla and strawberry flavour blended perfectly on my tongue. With the medium-sized plastic spoon Prince gave to me, I scooped a big spoonful into my mouth and shrieked when I had a brain freeze.

Prince glanced at me with a worried look. He swallowed the ice cream in his mouth and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Brain freeze," I replied and grinned like a weirdo.

"Why would you rush you ice cream like that?"

"I just wanted to feel that...you know...the brain freeze"

"Weirdo!" he teased.

"Do you even know anything about brain freeze?" I quizzed.

"Nope!"

"You see yourself! Lemme enlighten ya! Brain freeze occurs when  something extremely cold touches the upper palate that is the roof of the mouth. It typically happens when the weather is very hot, and the individual cosumes something cold too fast. The ice-cream headache is also known as a cold-stimulus head. It is thought to be caused by rapid construction of the blood vessels in the roof of the mouth (palate)," I explained.

"Do you know you are a nerd?" Prince asked and lifted a brow.

"What? Me? A nerd? No way. If anything, I should and would be the QueenBee in any highschool movie," I exclaimed with an air of confidence.

"You speak like a nerd. You know so much about the science field that it can be intimidating or impressive"

"You are intimidated by my knowledge?"

"I'm intrigued and impressed. I like listening to you. It makes me know more about the department I feared in the past"

"You were scared of the science class?" Now it was my turn to send a questioning look at him.

He shrugged. "My mom wanted me to be a doctor and shebgot me to join the science Department and almost made me to be a doctor. She wished to have a child that would be a doctor and I thought it was my duty to fulfil her wish and dream"

"I call this emotional blackmail. Your mom is taking advantage of your emotions to control your life," I said blankly.

Prince was offended. His brows knitted and his lips formed into a thin line.

"What?" I snapped. "It's the truth".

"My mom is not like that"

"Oh, really? So why did she threaten to kill herself if you don't marry Amarachi?"

He fell silent and I could see him try to keep his emotions in control but he failed woefully. I saw the hurt and confused expression on his face.

"Whatever! It's not your fault. You just love your mom so much. It's adorable"

He cringed. "Don't say that. It's weird"

"Aargh! What's so weird about being called adorable"

"So you won't mind if I called you my Adorable Angel?"

I snapped my lips together.

"You see?"

"It doesn't change anything. I think you being a mama's boy and loving her so much is ADORABLE!" I yelled into his ear and he flinched.

"Crazy woman!" he chuckled.

"Crazy man"

He narrowed his eyes at me and I mimicked his look by also glaring. "Wait! What was I even saying before you interrupted me?"

"Um...Science? You were..."

He cut me short and exclaimed, "As I was saying before the crazy woman interrupted...." He winked at me. "I joined the science department and my life began frustrating. I realized my real passion when I was in SS2. I wanted to study Business Administration. I changed my department and had to start from the beginning".

"You repeated class?"

"Nah! I just continued from my SS2. That's how I grew into a workaholic. I had sleepless night trying to study and catch up with my mates. It made me diligent. I liked that".

"So why are you scared of science?"

"My mom just made me that way!" he shrugged.

"Are you still scared?"

"Not really. I admire the fact that doctors save life. Scientist has helped the world to develop. That's amazing"

"Yeah! While you count naira notes, we deal with human body".

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What's up, my lovely readers! How are you? I hope all is well. Stay safe, okay! 😘

Thanks for reading. What do you think of today's chapter? Any comments?

Do you like the beach? When last did you visit the beach? Was it fun? Did you play in the water?

What are your opinion on Anita and Prince's friendship?

Do you like a mama's boy? Is Prince a mama's boy? Do you think is mother emotionally blackmails?

I really appreciate your opinion so can you pls tell me, Is this book enjoyable or intriguing? I just need a little comment to boost my confidence so I can write more.

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