Chapter 100: Cynthia The Liar

                   ***CYNTHIA THE LIAR***

"Aunty, we were actually celebrating because we are starting our WAEC exams next two weeks, next week is the revision week. So you see aunty, before a short period we will be done with the secondary school, so, aunty, you are looking at the almost University students."

So Cynthia said. Wow! What a relief, I felt she was going to write me out when I saw her trying to say something without my permission, but she turned out saying everything the way any professional will say it. Of a fact Cynthia was a very good liar I really give her kudos, I do not know how she could just construct this kind of a great lie, a lie that is so identical to true, I even almost believed her, I can't believe that she almost got me, even though it was both of us that was in the same ill act together. 

"Oh, that's a nice one. You people should flex on, there are more drinks in the fridge if you want more you can go get some. And it's not just about the celebrating, you must also read."

So she said as she walked into the room for a wash.

"That was a close one... Thanks sweet for this hot lie of yours... Hahaha, you are officially the award winner of the lie for Africa contest."

So I said as mom went in, now, Cynthia sat on her own focused on the TV. ignoring me or should I say that she was avoiding any eye contact with me. She just sat looking so serious as she munched on the snacks before her. 

"Hahaha... Bushman, hahaha... That is your name henceforth"

So she said as she mocked me following what mom said when she came in because of the sound of them

Cynthia was a mystery girl, the way she easy swing moods is fascinating, now she is happy and sweet, the next minute she is one serious and annoying fellow, one could hardly tell that she was the same girl I almost made out with. Well, maybe she chose to keep the mood to deceive mom, well, I wished that was the case because I recalled that the next day she also ignored me, in fact, the entire members of the Super Cee started ignoring me, no one cooked to me throughout the week except for Charity who comes once a while to shoo the girls off my side. I became more like a celebrity in the school. Every student wanted to be my friend, many girls wanted to roll with me, I noticed how that made Cynthia jealous, I actually believed that the jealousy could lead to her coming to confront me, and then ill get the chance to talk to her, but no, she never came, she only send her aggressive Charity to do her dirty job. We even stopped walking home together. It was later that I had to force Chinwe into telling me what the problem really was, I realized that Cynthia was never mad at me, she was only ashamed of what transpired between the both of us the day I won the Merman title. Chinwe also said that Cynthia had also pleaded with them never to talk about that with me, that she feels so embarrassed at her behavior. 

When I realized this truth. I waited till closing time and I quickly rushed up to her so we could go home together. As usual, she said no word to me and took the other way which I also blocked her too.

"What is it, Damian? She asked looking furious."

"Well, I'll like to start by apologizing to you about what happened the other day, I'm sorry I was selfish and that I tried, in fact, I took advantage of you. Please forgive me, your anger towards me has been killing me gradually. I love you, Cynthia, you know I do, even my mom knows that I do, and she had even noticed that we are having issues."

So I said, I was still speaking when she interrupted me.

"What? Did you tell her? Oh my God! Why did you do that?"

She shouted.

"No! Who said I told her? I only said that she has noticed that we are not as friendly as we used to be, yes, she asked me if there is anything wrong, and why u haven't come to wait for me so we can go to school together anymore, I only told her that there is nothing wrong with our friendship, though I know she didn't buy that, you know im not good at lying, especially when it has to do with lying to my mom."

"Oh, ok..."

"Yeah, so as I was saying, please forgive me for my lustful exhibition the other day, I promise that I won't do it again."

So I said as I pleaded.

"Hmm, well you know what? I was never mad at you, the truth be told, I was only ashamed of my behavior, I was scared of how you may see me, you have seen everything about me, you have known everything there is about me. I fear that you might not need me again, so, I had to act the way I was acting, so you won't have to get the satisfaction of dumping me."

She said in the most sluggish manner, exposing the typical childish character left in her. But how could she even think this far, why could she even think of this? And what does she mean that I've known everything and seen everything in her? We never truly have sex, there was literally no penetration. I was only rubbing around the labia, she was too tight and I was a novice in the act of sex not to say desecrate a virgin girl.

"Hmm... So are we good?"

So I asked, I asked her this question even though I felt like clarifying the fact that we never did the read do, but I wisely chose to let the sleeping dog lie, maybe later in the near future, we will have this clarified, but for now, I just need her to be my girl again.

"I'll think about that."

So she said hilariously and ran away heading to the park and I ran after her as we both laughed. So this was how we both settled our differences. You know that Cynthia never stuck me like a shy girl, neither like a naive girl, but this interaction has just exposed to me that though some people might appear hard and rigid on the outside, yet, within they are as soft as an over riped Banana. And I also learned to never judge a book by the cover. This same lesson I had learned from almost all of my bullies, many of them only feel inferior around me, so the only way they felt they could boost the self-esteem is by bullying me, but now I have learned to look withing to see their weaknesses scattered all over the boulevards of their mind.