You are no longer in high school, my son, Gudugbe. You are now in college, and the environment and the relationship with people there will be different from that of your experience, said Mr Michaels.
We all know that you are now a lone wolf, but I wonder how you are going to cope with Mrs. Michaels affirming Mr. Michaels's statement, knowing that their son all of a Sudden kept to himself the last year before graduation.
What is the problem? My son and his parents chorused but Gudugbe said nothing. They left him and went out.
The day that followed was the resumption day, and he left for school; the environment was weird, as his father said, and it was extremely crowded. Gudugbe Michaels entered his classroom, was introduced to the class, and sat, having it in his mind that he would not associate.
My name is Jude, a classmate sitting behind him said, and Gudugbe looked back and said thanks for meeting you, Jude. Can I be your friend, Jude said? And Gudugbe answered why not? That is how Gudugbe and Jude became friends, and after school hours, they went home together even though they did not live around each other.
Jude was an extroverted person who liked to explore with any given opportunity, but Gudugbe, a partly extrovert and introvert, had a breakdown in a traumatic experience that affected his personality.
Gudugbe Michaels was the life of the party at the beginning of his resumption school days all of a sudden, and he lost it all... He was brilliant and full of life but declined as he couldn't meet up and graduated with a personal disappointment. It was this that had made him a lone wolf all of a sudden that his parents complained earlier about.
Jude also noticed this every time he tried to talk to him and took it to heart to untangle his friend's problem so he would intentionally tease and introduce him to other people willingly on the other side, Gudugbe who still embodies the life of a party will go scared, Shy away and get intimidated most time but from the little he speaks, people notice something lively about him and that attracted more people towards him and Jude daily.
The class representative, Felix, named Gudugbe Mr. Savage, saying that his replies to saucy questions from the teasy girls in the class were top-notch and counter-reactive answers, so everyone adopted that name, and Gudugbe Michaels tagged Mr. Savage in class.
One day, Jude paid Gudugbe a visit and his parents begged him to help them talk to their son who refused to open up to them on the issues he was ruminating and Jude said, no problem then Jude entered with Gudugbe to his room and really conversational talk started when he saw all the individually trophies he won in his high school days and Jude was surprised and impressed too.
Jude says jokingly, Mr. Savage, I believe that you can do all this sort of thing perfectly, and that is why you won all these medals on them so what is the problem with you? I won't lie to you: the first day you entered the classroom, I don't know, but I saw pains in you, and that was what first attracted me to you.
If you don't want to tell your parents, at least tell me Jude said and Gudugbe replied saying I was there once living the "life of the party," which gives out a lot of energy; jokes, smiles, attention, and care but all that, going home and feeling unseen or unconnected on a deeper level hits hard, Gudugbe said nodding his head sideways and continues, It is like being surrounded by a crowd but still feeling alone inside and over time, that gap between "everyone loves the fun me" and "no one really knows the real me" grows, It makes me feel isolated, empty and misunderstood and Keeps going without a real emotional connection, it is exhausting pretending that everything is fine when it is not and the louder the laughs were, the heavier the silence feels afterward, Gudugbe outburst bitterly.
I understand your plight as I left where you are years ago friend, Jude said but Mr. Savage my friend, you are here at this present time and you have learned and know yourself better, you are doing well with your communicative way and better in managing yourself so friend, let us take up our personalities and should be done run away from It, Jude stated and this pulled Gudugbe out of the past to the present and Gudugbe’s life changed for better, he welcomes his given name Mr. Savage and keep up with his life of the party, stay in present and uplifted himself, he graduated among the best, dated the most beautiful girl in college and later he was selected as the Prom King.
He couldn't forget his friend Jude Jason for the eye-opener and the positive way he impacted his life.
The family Michaels appreciate Jude Jason, Gudugbe's best man, and best friend, and he was missioned on his wedding speech with Gina, the most beautiful girl he dated in college days, and Jude was given a standing ovation.
What a friend you are, Gudugbe Michaels Said while clapping for Jude.
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