Cherry Long loved food so much, he believed forks should have an “auto-refill” button. Exercise? He once got tired watching someone jog. His personal philosophy was simple—“If you can sit, sit. If you can lie down, even better.” however, he would sometimes go to the gym due to peer pressure from the “Juba Gym Boys”
Then he started dating Lady Kola.
Lady Kola didn’t believe in rest. She thought sleeping was for people who hadn’t discovered push-ups. On their first date, Cherry thought they’d eat nyama choma. Instead, he found himself running alongside goats that were still alive.
Within two weeks, Cherry lost so much weight that his shadow stopped following him—it couldn’t keep up. His clothes fit like they belonged to his great-grandfather, and when he smiled, his cheekbones had cheekbones.
At one point, Cherry tried to sneak a nap, but Lady Kola told him to plank while he dreamed.
Cherry missed his old life, but deep down, he knew the truth—sometimes love doesn’t just sweep you off your feet. It makes you run laps around them first.
