Episode 4
I couldn’t help but wonder why my thoughts
were on Nicholas as i hurried to pick Kelvin
at the close of school.
“Oh that kiss, i thought it would never end.
Why him? Why is he the first man to write
me a love letter and the first to kiss me? Why
do i hate him this much, when he is just a
nice guy? Nice guy? Please don’t deceive
yourself, he is not worthy of that title. Infact
i hate everything about you, Nicholas” I was
so lost in my thoughts that i didn’t know
Kelvin was talking to me until he tapped me.
“You seem to be in another world full of
chocolates” Kelvin teased.
“Why do you say so?” i asked
“You never uttered a word or answered my
questions. I thought maybe you were
thinking about senior Nicholas. Ehen sister
Lara, tell me why were you crying when you
went to see the head boy” he enquired.
“Me, ke! Omolara? Which head boy? I
pretended.
“Senior Nicholas, your worst enemy” he
answered.
“Who? What connection do i have with him?
I frowned.
“Sister Lara, i was with my friend Victor in
the library when the labour prefect drove us
out, well we hung around, then i saw the
head boy and the games prefect enter
inside the library and later came out without
the head boy. Minutes later, i saw the game
prefect talking with you before you went
into the library and came out later wiping ur
face. It was after you went to your class, that
the head boy got surrounded by the labour
and games prefect when he came out. At
first he looked sad but later brightened up
after chatting with his friends. So sister,
there is no denying this” Kelvin explained.
“Story teller, must you know everything?” i
asked grinning.
“That’s my proffession”
“Okay, he wanted us to be friends. He
apologised for all the evil he has done to
me.” i said.
“Why does he want your forgiveness now?”
kelvin asked
“Well that’s because he doesn’t want to go
and face the bigger world without making
peace and the ss3 student just finished their
waec exam so they would be leaving soon. I
told him i wasn’t interested and he knelt
down crying and begging me that was why
i was crying when i came out” i lied.
“Ok, senior Nicholas is a nice guy. Who
knows he might even be the one to marry
you” he said
“Shut up” i said abruptly.
“Hahahahahaha, i was only joking” Kelvin
said.
On getting home, we met mum home from
work early preparing jollof rice. We greeted
her in our yoruba dialect and went to
freshen up.
TO BE CONTINUED