I got back home with a heart full of burden. Not a burden of sorrow but of disappointment. What could have happened? Why do i blow away the chance? I am a fool, i am not man enough. I can't help heaping all unthinkable blame on myself. Yes, she is the hottest girl in my faculty, as a matter of fact she is the face of the whole school but does that makes me to get sacred of professing my love for her?
I am totally dejected.
A dejected face
I wish for another golden opportunity. Days rolled by then comes another unexpected chance. I and Adetola were together in the same committee. I was happy and sad at the same time. I was happy i could hangout with her but sad i am not up to her standard to ask her out. After two weeks of working together i noticed her attitude towards me was inviting. I took my time and even told Tobi about my plan, oh sorry I didn't tell you who Tobi was, he was my closet friend. Though tobi made me a laughing stock because he knows Adetola is not my type but i summon the courage.
It was on a saturday evening precisely around 5pm when i took up my phone to ask about her welfare, she was not sounding good so i quickly ask if she will take a walk and i was surprise to got a yes for that. I look at my cloth and could only found one random cloth to wear. I am not forming a rich man son, i said to myself. I called her on getting her hostel and she came out trying a smile on, all looking radiant. I suggest a walk to a riverbank at my school. We sat by the river bank and chat happily. Her mood was lighten as the communication becomes deeper.
At the riverbank
This is my only chance i said, i hesitate a bit but later spit out the word.
Adetola, looking at you each day brighten my days,
thinking about you each moment put the smile on my face,
i sang of your love at my solitary, i want to end my story with you,
though you might dream higher but i walk in the shadoaw of your dreams
my love for you knows no bound
Eventually, i said
I LOVE YOU...
I got the surprising answer, she said Yes. I could hid it, i jump up in the sky like the one that just won a lottery, of course, i just won a love lottery.
Smile of victory
We continue with our love story, on different occasion i was caught unaware smiling to myself. It was unclear to them i had got intoxicated in love with Adetola. Gradually, the whole world start to know am the guys dating the hottest lady in school. My friends were surprised at it but i was proud i eventually got my nightmare over.
Eventually, we finish our Bsc programme, then come the service year, i got the shock of going to sokoto while she was posted to lagos. We were both unhappy, the distance is too far, we can't do without each other. I console her that we will always be in each others heart. We kept on communicating.
convocation and service year
Some few month (less than 2month) to our passing out, i got another mixed feeling. I was happy i will see my love back will the other feeling was that of recent her response has been skeptical and most time she refuses to pick my call or even returned the missed call. I get worried over this recent happening, i confronted her on the phone but she assured me that all is well
Back from the field
I got back from the pitch of football one friday evening (one week to my NYSC passing out parade), weak and tired. I have met fifteen missed call on my phone. My childhood friend had call ten times while the remaining was my mum call. I freshen up and decide to return the call back at night...
...ring! ring!! ring!!!, my call rings on the other side...
Segun, how far... We get on discussion. In a short while, there was a dead silent , everything seems to be black. It seems there was a big bang of earthquake, my world seems to just crumbled. The last i remember was congratulations, it is a boy
Admitted to the hospital bed
Tears tickle down my cheek as i was confined to the hospital bed. I saw my friend pacifying up and down in the hospital ward. I had passes out for 48hours. They all rushed to my side after seeing my eyes blinking. With joy in there eyes they were all thankful am back to life. They all heard the news, they have all know what happened.
She went to a party where she met an old friend, she got deceived and ended up in bed with him.
Though i still love her but i can't live with her with the fact that she had a son for someone else while she i was keeping her love close to my heart.
My heart was broken, my mum can't hold back, she travel 20hours to stay by me.
The sad days are over and now is the time to rebuild
Thanks for this opportunity @mimy @ehiboss @infvoreand other sponsors of the contest. Most of the picture are gotten from my personal archive.
These are just fictions looking real.
