Only You

chapter 9

NOTE This chapter is written in SEYI'S POV

Seyi's POV

"So where are we going " I said genuinely curious

"You'll know when we get there" Ese said looking puzzled

"Why do you look like that" I said amused

"How do I look" She said looking worried

"Chill,you look beautiful,I meant you look like you have to make the worlds hardest decision" I said teasing

"How do you know the look of someone who has the worlds hardest decision to make" She said looking amused

"Hey,I'm just saying" I laughed

" Well if you must know,I'm having a hard time choosing were we should visit,I have been to almost all the best places Lagos has to offer and we obviously can't visit them all" She said still looking puzzled

"Okay maybe..." I was interrupted by her saying "i got it!! and fortunately for us it's not far from where we are now"

"Okay then"I said

She gave me directions and then in less than 10 minutes we were there.

It was a building with fine fabric looking art works,animals and even plants with different colours,sizes and shapes lacing the walls,it showed just how much time,effort and skill that was put in it,at the top of the building it was boldly written Adesola Art Center.

I was more than amazed at how much skill the person's who did this have,for someone who wasn't big on Art this place had me feeling all kinds of things and I wasn't even inside yet,as we walked towards the entrance I finally removed my eyes from the building and fixed it on the compound,it had different statues at every conner,from big to small, animals to man looking ones,to still life,there was one that particularly got my interest,it looked like wood carvings but it looked so smooth that I wasn't so sure,it was a woman with a bowl on her head and a baby on her back,i was still admiring it when I heard Ese talking to a man in front of me,this was the second person we had seen since we got here,the first being the security guard who we bought tickets from before he opened the gates.

I walked closer to them and I heard what seemed like the end of their conversation
"You're welcome to Adesola Art Center" The man said

"Thank you" ESE and I said in unison

"Since you don't want a guide, you don't have to wait, you can go right in" The man said

"Thank you"Ese said again

We got in and I sincerely didn't know where to look, there were pictures all around me,the walls were all decorated with beautiful pictures, they were all placed so nicely,the distance between the pictures we're just right,the lighten made the pictures even clearer,that was probably just me but that's how I felt , I looked from picture to picture,I saw different colors and images all coming together to form something so beautiful,some had this darkness to it that got me feeling gloomy, one that particularly got me feeling that way was an image of black men in chains and at the bottom was written we got our freedom and that made me smile .

I finally turned my attention to Ese who was looking at me with an amused face "well someone seems to love Art"she said

"Well I didn't think I did considering I have always been surrounded by it and never been interested.My mom was an archaeologist and I think that made her love Art,as a result I was always around it and I never showed interest like i said all up till now,and I don't why" I said