The story of my young life episode 3

Sequence 3
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Writer: OBILE GLORIA
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As I walked back I sighted my bestie standing in front of the class, i moved closer and gave him a hug.
“good morning the bestest bestie” he gave me a quick peck on my check.
“YOU’VE been crying again for that fool abi, I’ve told you to move on and forget about him, see what he’s making you go through, you failed all your tests”
“You saw my test scripts!! ” ” I was the one that gave them to Anita I made sure no one else saw it”
“Ooh, thanks bestie, I owe you one” “What are friends for, but please I don’t like what I saw” “Don’t worry Val it will never repeat itself, I promise” “I hope so ooh, so what did Mrs Kalu say to you” “We just had a mother and daughter conversation and I feel very relived” “Mother and daughter kee, you didn’t tell me anything ooh”
I sighted our biology teacher coming, ” Bestie abeg that one na story for another day, I think *Osmosis* is coming to our class” “We will catch up during break na” “Na for your head oh” “I’m always the gentle man”
I quickly ran to take her books and bags. I’m the captain of my class and that was my duty.
*****later that day****
After a hectic day, I sat on my bed and checked my phone, I saw a message from Eric, usually I’ll just delete it without reading but this time was different, I was ready to face him so I opened the message. It read ******Leah, I’m so sorry, please give me a chance to see you on Saturday*******
I wanted to reply but I called instead, it rang once and he picked.
“Hello……. Hello, Leah baby….”
My heart melted at the sound of his voice, I could feel those butterfly in my stomach, he voice so sweet and calm, so suiting to my heart, then the scene of that girl riding him hard and him moaning, came, flashed through my mind, me, I could feel my Anger building but I fought it, I had to overcome this if I must move forward.
He was still online. “hello Eric, good evening, I forgive you and you can come visit me on Saturday”
“My love thank you so much, this means a lot to me”
“so Saturday then, I gat to go now, I want to read my books” “OK dear, good night” “Bye” I ended the call and a gave a heavy sigh.
Anita came over to my bunk. “I’m glad you finally settled things with him” “Yeah, I feel relived, I can’t keep holding the grudge against him” “You really love him don’t you” “Yes I do but I don’t know if I can still trust him after what happened” “I understand, just open your heart and put yourself first before anything else”
“OK ooh, relationship advicer, oya go to your bunk I have books to catch up with” “Heeey, I’m happy to hear that ooh, my friend is back again, who knows what Mrs Kalu did to you because you changed immediately you came out from her office ” ” Well let’s just say she just made me realize something I never knew existed”
“God bless her for me because I thought I was losing my friend to depression” “Oya ooh, tatafo come and go to your bunk you too like gist” “I’m going me I also have books to read”
I brought out my Maths books, it was my best subject, so I decided to start with it. After solving some problems and satisfied with my achievement for the night, I said a prayer, thanking God for sending me help through my form mistress, also asking him to help me achieve my dreams, I also asked God to bless her and also my Dad too and all my friends. I slept that night with smiles on my face dreaming where I was already a pediatrician and taking care of children.
****next day***
Saturday mornings are always stressful because its inspection day, we had, to sweep, weed, mop and tidy every nook and crany of the hostel, all the house in *dorm* competed to be the neatest house of the week because the house with the highest number of winnings gets and award annually and a cash price of 200k. So it was a serious deal, house mistress are everywhere making sure their house Comes out the best and my house is no exception. My house mistress is a no nonsense woman and she makes sure we leave no stone unturned. It’s not a surprise that we’ve won that award for three years back-to-back and it doesn’t seem like she’s willing to give up that title.
As expected we won again this week but all my house mates were exhausted as usual but today was exception because it’s a visiting day. Parents are allowed to visit their children every last Saturday of the month and most students always looked forward to it, but for me it’s not special. At first it used to be a bad day for me because I’ll watch other parents come to visit their children, especially their mum, but no one will come to visit me, my dad is always busy or he will not be around, sometimes he even forgets. But those sad days are over, at least I grew up. My dad sends his driver instead the following Monday to bring me provisions and spicy take out foods.
I guess I’m used to it now. Also Anita’s mum also makes me feel I have a second mum, that woman is God sent, I envy my friend a lot, and if one could steal a mum I’d have done that a long time ago.
I was lying on my bunk reading Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus when Ayo, my school sister started pulling my legs
“senior Gloria, your brother is waiting for you downstairs ” They all thought Eric was my brother except Anita.
“Ok let’s go and see him” Ayo and I were so fond of each other, she will officially become my school daughter when our school mother passes out”
ERIC POV
Finally I was going to see the love of my life today, I decided to shop for her, buying everything I know she likes, I also but a card and a flower, I was ready to make up for my mess..
As soon as I got to her hostel I sighted one little girl I always see her with, I believe is her school daughter, I couldn’t remember her name so I just signaled her to come. The way she ran to me shows she recognized me.
“Hello little angel how are you ” ” I’m fine, you are my school sister’s brother Uncle Eric right” “Yes and what’s that your pretty name again” “My name is Ayo” “OK Ayo, can you please call Leah for me” “OK” She ran immediately.
I wiped the sweat from my face as my heart started to beat, I became nervous as if I was going for Exam, I didn’t know what to expect.
I saw her coming, looking as beautiful and adorable as ever, this was the first girl I feel in love with, I couldn’t see myself loving another. She smiled as she saw me, displaying her gap dentition and deep dimples, I swear this girl dey burst my brain.
“Good afternoon Eric ” ” Afternoon dear”
She immediately instructed Ayo and one other girl to carry the things I got her inside and we walked to our usual hidden spot under a tree.
I knelt in front of her and poured out all the feelings I’ve been bolting for the last 1 month
“Leah, I messed up, I don’t even have an excuse for what I did, I’m so sorry, please give me another chance and I swear to you, ill never hurt you again”
By the time I finished she was already crying
“Eric you really hurt me, can you believe I failed my last test, but I forgive you, promise me it will never happen again”
“I swear on my life my love, it will never happen again”
I stood up and embraced her tightly I looked at her face, I cleaned the stray tears still lingering in her chicks, and swore to my heart a million times never to hurt her again, I had missed this moment for so long, staring into her eyes as if searching for a diamond in it and caressing her soft face, her lips so tempting, I planted a kiss on them and she responded hurriedly , we kissed passionately as my hands started romancing all over from her boost to her hips…..
“What’s going on here”
We quickly separated to find someone one staring at us with a very mean look
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Who caught them?