This story is all about the two young couple, who were in love with each other but it takes time for them to start dating but at the end their love was sweet like icing sugar.
Agu and morrow has been childhood friends and they were also neighbors at the same time.
They went to the same school even though morrow was smart, he keep on helping Agu and encouraging her, because he don't want them to be parted. Even though Agu was a lazy and worry less girl, when it comes to the exam she always try her best to be in top ten.
One day they went for a walk far away from home they were tired but they didn't give up trying to find a shield to rest. They come across with a place with a green and tall tree and a lot of flowers and they decided to name the tree "The beginning of joy", And they write their name on it. When ever they want to share something, either happiness or sadness that was their shield.
Whenever they are at that place the feelings for each other began, but they are both trying to show it to each other.
There was a boy named Tobby, he was also falling for Agu, but whenever he's trying to tell Agu, morrow stop them out of jealous.
Tobby waited until Agu's birthday, to prepare a surprise for her and confess his love to her. He berg one of Agu's friend named seci, to asked Agu if she can celebrate her birthday with them after school and she agreed. Tobby choose a place and decorate it nice. Agu and her classmates went there straight from school but morrow had no idea, he went earlier home to prepare a surprise for Agu. Agu was so excited when they reach the place, thinking that it was morrow's idea because he left the school a bit earlier but actually it was Tobby's idea.
They sing happy birthday for her and cut the cake, but at that time Agu began to wonder what's going on, when she couldn't find Morrow.
While they are eating Tobby stood up and go in front to play a piano and sang a nice song for her, after that he confess his love to her but she rejected him and tell her that she has someone else in her heart, and leave to their tree.
Morrow waited long for Agu to return home, but it was too long and he decided to go back to school thinking that something happened to her, he met two students from the way and ask them if they have seen her and they lied to him that "Tobby prepare a nice surprise for her and confess his feelings for her and asked her to be his girlfriend and she said yes".
Morrow was heart broken, crying and hopeless but at the same time, he couldn't believe it, he went straight to their tree and found Agu there, he was so excited even though he heard that she said yes to Tobby, he went there and clarify if it's true. He asked Agu what is she doing there on her birthday, and she told him that she just wanted fresh air because she was confused after Tobby's , confession. He asked her what was her answer and she said of course no. He was smiling after hearing that.
Morrow asked Agu to go home because he has a surprise for her, when they reach home Agu was was even more excited for his surprise than Tobby's one, it was actually simple, loving and enjoyable, they played and sing together the whole evening.
They went to school another day, morrow couldn't even bear without Agu in his sight, because he was afraid of losing her to another boy.
Agu found out that morrow was jealous and she decided to push him a bit, she lied to him that she found a boyfriend, morrow was confused because it was hard for him to express his feelings but that day, he made a move, he asked Agu to meet at their tree, because that tree give him courage in whatever he wants to do.
After school Agu do as he said and they meet up, and he told her this, "Agu I might seem boring and irrational, but when it comes to you I'm strong and fearless because you are my weakness, I don't know when this feeling comes into my heart, the feeling that I want you by my side always, either in love or friendship, and sadness I just don't want you to leave my sight, I know we have been friends for years but now I want us to develop something new, something meaningful rather than just friends, first I thought we are just friends, but now I know that you're my cup of tea, will you be my girlfriend for life? "
Agu jump out of excitement and shouted that" yes I'm willing to be your girlfriend! " and they hug and kiss each other.
They first decide to keep it low at school, just like their tree, which is tall, with bunch of flowers at the base.
Their love were green the leaves of the tree, colorful like red roses , strong like a baobab tree, deep as root of the thorn tree, hot as tea and sweet like icing sugar.
This tree shield them and moved their hearts until they fall in love with each other. They finished their school,graduated, employed and get married after their marriage, they traveled to Paris, and blessed with two kids a boy and a girl.
They lived happily ever after.
This story, is for the youth which love with their whole heart but find it hard to express their true feelings, and at the end it's actually have a sweet taste.
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