Richard called her when he got there. It was a safe and a successful trip. He briefed her about few things he observed and experienced.
"Here we are not permitted to always make calls for some period of time. I may not call again for sometimes so don't worry about me. Only pray that everything goes well for me. Take care of yourself, my mom and sister. I love you"
"I love you too" The call ended. she felt like a wife who's husband is away.
                 Life continued in another dimension - Opposite of what it was. It was fun and free but now she faces the reality where she could now think of her self, future and responsibilities. initially she gave little or no time to her studies and career but now she's compelled to focus on them. She goes to school everyday, study, read and goes to Amanda place to help out. Amanda was such a friend every serious person would want to have. She was almost faultless, more like a sister than a friend. She's the first friend that always advice her about her future, being serious, careful and hardworking, but still she can't replace Richard. He made a different nobody can match. She misses him every minutes and It affects her daily mirth. 
"Your friends are birds, they fly to any party in town and outside. I see them literally wherever I go to deliver packages"
"It's their time to enjoy life" Roselyn replied not wanting to mix that with her thoughts.
"Though I don't often see the slim one but wherever i see her she's with her boyfriend"
"Boyfriend" Roselyn chuckled. "Good luck to them"
"But you see that busty one that remains a baby all the time. She's more than MTN. I wish she comes to her senses and focus on her life. She's still a student right?"
"So she said"
               Her response made Amanda laugh. it means she also does not see her as a student but has to assume she is based on her claims. 
"What course actually?"
"mass com. same with her friend" 
"If you want to see carefree students that is where to find most. Mass com, business admin, theater art and more"
"You are saying the truth. I have observed it myself too"
                 As they discussed some guys were outside. There was a beer parlor next to Amanda's shop, sometimes some of the customers sits at her place. There were talking about cult guys who fought and killed someone and so police are on the case.
"Killed? Rosy did you here that?"
"Students he said?"
"So he said"
"I didn't hear of it. I'm sure it happened far from the school. I think my neighbors will know better. when I go I will ask"
"This world has turned to something else. Everyday new stories most of which are unspeakable. Go to social media wonders and surprises on daily basis. My dear I don't know where this world is leading to, I just pray God sees us through. I always pray for protection on whoever I know. Very important, I believe it's effective"
"Me too. I often pray for Richard as he's not around. He really needs God's protection"
"Of course he does. That reminds me, did you do what I told you?"
"What is that?"
"About creating memories and memento"
"Sure I took heed to that. I gave him photos we took together at different occasions in hard copies, I bought him gifts I can afford and our time together was awesome too"
"I hope your good bye intimacy was different from the others?"
               Roselyn never wanted to go that dimension, she doesn't have the courage to voice out what she did with her boyfriend behind doors that night - she can't stand that feeling. She could imagine what people would thinks of her for such act. And from the way Amanda said it, she really believed they have been having intercourse before then. 
"It was my first time"
"First time to do what?"
"Sex, he's the first person" She said eventually finding it difficult to relax. 
"Are you serious? You mean you have been a virgin all these while, even as beautiful as you look? Don't you have feelings as a normal person?"
"I do but.... I don't let that cloud my thoughts. I keep it beneath"
"You are something else. Your type is very rare. As for me, I can't live that way. if having sex is what makes me abnormal then I rather remain abnormal, I don't mind. Do you know that feelings? do you know how if feels? when it's pushing in and out and you can't explain how you feel yet you know you are out of the world. My dear I rather be adulterous feeling good than decent with desires lurking inside of me. What is sweet is sweet besides if doing it out of relationship or marriage is wrong why do that feeling get activated when we are still single? it should activate when we marry just as a mother's breast starts flowing as soon as she conceives. 
                Even though I have no boyfriend I can't stay a week without getting touched. I have a friend, we are very close, for a long time but I don't want to date him, for a reason I can't disclose. There should be benefit as friends, if you must keep them around. I need something and you does same, so why always pretend? we both deprive ourselves of what we want because of what we think and believe. See I got deflowered at fourteen and since then I have never regretted it"
"Jesus! stop! You are making me imagine dirty things. This is not you Amanda"
"My dear everyone has his or her dirty side. nobody is perfect. I'm glad to be telling you this so that if you discover it yourself or hear from someone you won't be shocked. I'm not telling you to be like me, no. you are better than me in that aspect, it's not easy. I respect your ability to control yourself this much. I can't do it, frankly"
                 At home Flesh was washing close to the tap arguing with the girls about who benefit more in a relationship. Everyone defending his or her gender.
"Flesh you are back" Roselyn asked. 
"In flesh and blood"
"You didn't tell me when you were leaving, I just woke up one morning and saw that your door was locked"
"Rosy It was very urgent I didn't even have time to tell anyone"
"hope it was for good?"
"It's burial"
"Someone you know?"
"A family member. my father's younger sister. So being the first son of my parent I was needed urgently"
"First children with issues. Too many loads to bear. I don't know whether to call it a blessing or curse, so sorry. I hope it went well?"
"At least we did the major ones, the remaining one is not much. Burial is something I would suggest should be canceled. a dead person should be laid in the ground once confirmed dead, No buying of this no buying of that. Expenses are too much, If you attend a funeral and you see people crying so much don't think they are grieving just for losing the person but mostly for what that situation would demand of them. People cry for their money and inconveniences and not for the dead. Evil uncles now don't kill anyhow because they know that if one eventually dies they will also have a share of what will be spent. Therefore to avoid that, they only frustrate and make one's life miserable"
                  Roselyn chuckled. Flesh has a way of making someone laugh even in a worse or serious situation. 
"Tradition and religion, doing worse than better"