11 moments. Moment 4

“Uncle Naet,pass the ball,please”Naeto’s niece,a 5 year old girl shouted.She and Naeto were with his elder sister,Mary, her husband,Chinedu and two children;Chidinma and David. “Catch!”Naeto shouted throwing the ball in the air.Chidinma chased after him and they both ran around,laughing louldly. She stood there,a smile on her face watching them,watching him,lost in the moment.Watched as he ran,his shirt billowing in the wind;the creases on his forehead that showed as he laughed;him running a hand through his afro;the way he ran his tongue over his lips and smiled whenever he looked at her.She was entranced.Someone was dragging her legs,she looked down to see David.She squatted down to his level and carried him in her arms. “Dave,Dave.What is it?”she cooed,dragging his cheek.He pointed towards the direction of his mother and she stood up heading towards her direction. “You’ve been staring for too long,he was starting to notice”Mary said smiling. “What?”she asked confused. “Naeto”Mary winked.