We met on an island of cream-white sand and swam in the warm swells of the Indian Ocean. Our connection belonged to some long-ago time and arrived in a moment too fast for words.
After a ricochet of love and sex; in a seedy, green Nairobi hotel room, on a camping safari across the wild Masai Mara, and on a hotel rooftop lost in ancient Islamic alleyways, we separated.
This story was first published on Medium on Feb. 16, 2024. ©Beth Riungu
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