CHAPTER 2(The feelings)

I had just begun a new session with new subjects I've never been introduced to. I promised myself that I would remain focused on my studies with no form of distraction.

My story began to change gradually when I had a male friend named Dave who I would say was trying to get closer to me.He would most times tell me to explain a topic to him and I was willing to do so.

Dave is one of the brilliant boys I've ever known in class but things suddenly changed when he was in class 3 of the junior secondary schools.He relented in his studies and I felt really bad about it but I was also happy 'cos he was ready to improve more in the next session.He needed my help and I was willingly ready to help him out.He was already a close person to me and I had a different feeling for him which I couldn't explain.I would have butterflies in my belly when I'm around him or with him.I didn't like seeing him hurt or pained,my eyes would always search for him whenever he's not in the class.I just couldn't explain the feelings.I didn't like seeing other girls around him,you should already know what I mean but I didn't know.

In spite of all these,I was still my normal self.I remained focused on my studies without any distraction but I had a question to answer myself:"does he really feel the same way I do?"

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There was a day in the class, I wanted to collect my ruler from him during a class but I found him looking at me and I eyes met each others',his lips then curved into a smile I didn't understand.I couldn't even remember what I wanted to collect from him, I just felt d earth should open up and swallow me. I had to continue writing the note without ruling a straight line.

Soon, I heard him call my name but I pretended not to hear him until someone tapped me.I knew he wanted to return my ruler,so I told the person who tapped me to help me collect it but Dave refused to give him,saying I should collect it myself.I bent my head to avoid his looks while collecting the ruler from him.

Several times, our eyes met each others' and most times he's caught stealing a glance of me.I didn't know what all these meant,not even my simile and metaphor could describe all these happenings.

I find myself blushing whenever I'm with him, I never felt comfortable whenever a girl is trying to mingle or get closer to him.Whatever this meant, I never knew.

We had just finished the last lecture for the day.After some minutes, I heard Dave's voice calling me then I turned back to answer him but he was already coming to my seat.Not sure of what he was coming to do on my seat with his bag, I continued packing my books into my bag.

"It's closing time,so let's go home",he said.

" Oh ok,just a moment", I answered with my head bent.

I wondered why he was waiting for me"after all, it's just today", I thought to myself but it turned out to be like that every day so I took it to be normal for him and probably me also.

That same evening at home,we chatted online:

I:Hello, good evening

Dave: Evening,how are you?

Fyn,you?

Same.

" So...,why do like looking at me in class always", I asked.

"Hmm, I guess that's because your face alone looks more beautiful in class",he replied.

I must admit it that I blushed when I saw his last text.I replied him and we ended our conversation there 'cause I wasn't ready to go into a deep conversation that evening.

I dropped the phone and began to think of how I caught him looking at me.We were in the Physics lab writing the note on the board, suddenly, I heard someone call my name silently which seemed to be Dave 'cause it sounded exactly like him.I wasn't sure he was the one but I looked at him and I found him looking seriously at me,not even a glance.I felt a cold shiver run down my spine.As usual,his lips curved into a smile I didn't understand and he also gave a smirk when he found out I knew he was looking at me.

I wondered what he was thinking about me for him to look at me so serious like that when everyone was writing.I had to ask my friends in class if anyone of them called me but they all said 'no' then I was so certain that it was Dave that called me.I checked the time and it was already 9pm.Oh, I was so deep and engaged in my thoughts that I forgot I had homeworks and I also had to sleep soon.I quickly stood up from the bed to do my homeworks.

I went to my shelf,took two textbooks to help me with some of my homeworks and when I finished them, I rushed back to my bed,did the necessaries and slept.