My
Days
At
crown School?
✒(Yewande Joseph)✔
#EPISODE_22
The day was as bright as every other day. Cool and peaceful like every blessed day. Everyone taking their breakfast together as usual. I didn’t know how they noticed something was wrong that day. The breeze was different that day. It was not like every other day for me. Victor was leaving.
“Hey, what’s wrong? You’re not taking your breakfast.” Victoria asked and I just smiled.
“You know you can’t deceive me with that smile. Now take this food and eat.”
I was f0rç£d to laugh. She was acting like my Mom, trying to f0rç£ me to eat. The look she was giving me gave me no choice to pick up my spoon and eat. But to be candid, I knew I wouldn’t have appetite to eat today.
But Suzy, how come? Are you a prophetess?
I laughed. Someone should get this thing out of my br@in. I know I’m a prophetess and not a prophet. We all got to school, and work starts. I decided to go to libr@ry during the free period. Every chance I get, I re-ad.
With my phone placed closely beside me, I checked on it every minute, if may be his call c@m£ in and I had no idea. As I waited patiently for Victor to call, I write my little good bye message.
I will miss him.
A message c@m£ in, and instantly, I gr@bb£d my phone.
“About to leave.”✔✔
quic-kly, I wra-pped up my little letter, dropping it in my pocket. I knew he would be at the little gathering school has organized for the ss3 students leaving because like I heard, some never comes back on the graduation day. I increa-sed my steps, but later chose to run, heading towards the hall. The hall was given a little decoration. Students moving in and out. hvgging one another, and some were even crying. Searching slowly with my eyes for my silly s£nior. I’ve got to say goodbye no matter what. And of course, my band. I nee-ded to see what he wrote on my band.
Our eyes met the moment I found him. Guess he had been watching me when I was busy searching for him all long. He smiled at me from afar, and that made me smile a little. As I was walking down to him, someone hit me on my shoulder, ma-king me look away from Victor.
“Sorry,” he quic-kly said.
“It’s okay.” I quic-kly replied, so as to continue heading towards Victor. But I couldn’t find him at that sp©t anymore. “This silly boy where are you? Show yourself or I leave forever?” I was muttering loud enough for people to hear.
“Calling your s£nior silly? Do you know you deserve a punishment girl,” he whispered slowly, closed to my ears, that every p@rt of my b©dy began to melt at his sweet voice. I tried to st©p blu-shing, turning around with a little frown.
“See you forming fine girl, and looking stunning.”
Haha..
Come and see my cheeks turning red. Now my teeth was clearly shown, laughing like no one was watching.
“You are not putting on your sister’s cloth today, and you look breathe taken. I’m wondering if I can steal you to my little world. And besides, I like that watch.”
Laughing silly. I just couldn’t st©p. See his mouth. Steal me to your house, and that very day, you will know what Suzy’s Dad is made of.
“You’re admitting I’m more beautiful than you?” I tea-sed, and he gave me a look.
“See. I know you will start dreaming of too many beautiful dreams. Let me help your life, so that you won’t see me today, and see that ugly guy tomorrow at your door step. You’re beautiful in a small way.”
“Whatever you say. I know I’m wonderfully made. And this watch actually belongs to my sister.”
He shrugged. “I said it. I was sure you’re putting on something of your sister. You just look too beautiful today.”
I couldn’t help laughing. Who is he teasing? I jabbe-d him on his stomach, showing him my ton-gue. He held onto his stomach pretending he was hurt, before he win-ked at me. “Beautiful you,” he said. I pout myl-ips and smile. You finally received your
br@in.
“Thank you,” I said.
“What,” he laughed. “I’m asking if you’ve watched the Ko-rean film. It’s very interesting.”
I shook my head, with a smile tugged on myl-ips. I ignored him, and just looked down at the package I brou-ght. I handed it over to him. “Take,” I stretched my hand forward.
“Suzy for me?”
Jamb question!
“You can give it to your Dad when you get home.”
He collected it with a smile. Down, down, I’ve dropped the letter. When he check his gifts, he would see it. I saw Festus and Yomi heading to our direction. I slowly moved back to leave.
“Is that how you’re going to tell me good bye?” His voice st©pped me. Why is he not helping matter?
I gave a sly smile and just walked away. Can you see how happy he looks. Happy to leave and have fun. Happy to be back to his group of girls at home I guess.
Suzy don’t cry..
Yes. I’m not going to cry.
but… I can’t help it.
You love him?
What! Love?
I just like him. He’s silly, funny, n@ûghty, pla-yful,
handsome. with nice eyes. prettiest smile. crazy wi-de laugh. sweetl-ips.
Oh.. God! Suzy what are you thinking?
“Don’t tell me you’re crying?” It was him. How come I didn’t know he was behind me.
Suzy you were busy thinking.
I blu-shed a little about what I thought about him, and quic-kly wiped away my tears. “Why would I cry? But it seems you won’t miss me at all.” I turned around, facing him.
“I knew it.” He saw my red eye ba-lls. “Suzy I’m a guy. You can’t expect me to cry until you know I will miss you.”
“Okay, bye.” I rolled my eyes.
“But before you leave, my band.”
I saw him moved closer, until he started to tickle me.
“Victor st©p.” I was laughing so loud. “St©p jhoor.” I could hear his laughter too. This is crazy.
He was giving me so much to remember. Suddenly he k!$$£d me, but I intentionally opened my eyes as we stared at each other. “You k!$$£d me without my permission.”
“And you t©uçhed my che-st without my permission too.” He smiled at his silly excuse.
I hit his che-st. “What’s there? This is a flat table s£nior Victor.”
“Let me see if you something on your table,” he said, and I quic-kly pu-ll-ed away before he could try something crazy.
“You nee-d Jesus in your life,” I said.
He laughed. “Who do you think I’m serving at God’s glory church my family and I go to?”
Another jamb question.
I laughed so ha-rd . Crazy boy. “How do you expect me know. Before I forget, my band,” I reminded him.
“Hmm..” I saw Victoria cleared her throat. “Victor, Mr Ben is around. Can’t find Yomi. It’s time for you guys to leave.”
“Gosh! Who said I’m re-ady?” He looked at my face after saying it.
“Have you seen Temi?” It was Yomi’s voice we heard behind us.
“And I’ve been searching nooks and crannies for him too.” With that pretty voice, and that grammar behind it, I knew it was Temi.
“You better don’t let me say, heaven will search nooks and crannies for you,” Yomi said, and we all bur-st into laughter. I never prayed to miss Temi and Yomi’s drama when it’s going on. They will always make you laugh.
“Your Problem,” Temi replied, turning to Victor. “I only c@m£ for you. This is the shoe Big Mom promised you.”
Victor collected it, and that made Yomi wondered why his own was not given to him.
“Wait.. Temiloluwa Bashua.” Yomi called.
“Yes, that’s my name.”
“Just hand over my shoes before it gets crazy here.”
She laughed. “You think you’re normal?”
Seriously, no one was expecting that. We all bur-st into laughter. Actually, Yomi doesn’t care about what she said. He just threw her a smile, and something we were not expecting happened. Yomi picked up one of the shoe packs sitting on the floor, and ran away. Temi ran after him thinking it was the pack with the real shoes. Gently, Victor picked up the second pack with the real shoes. He win-ked at me, k!$$£d my cheeks, and whisper slowly into my ear.
“I will miss you.” Guiding his hand to my pocket. I alre-ady knew what he dropped. I hvgged him ti-ghtly, and whispered back to him. “I will miss you more.”
Tears has alre-ady filled my eyes. He pu-ll-ed back, and wiped them away, k!ss!ngmy forehead. And with a last k!sson myl-ips, he left.
Victoria sh0t me a look. “I saw that,” she said.
“Yes, he k!$$£d me.” I slightly blu-shed.
She smiled. “I hope he hasn’t done anything more than that. I know my brother, and I won’t let that happen to you.”
I laughed, before I could finally gain the strength to talk.
“He’s as gentle as all the Angels have met.”
Victoria laughed. “You just said that.”
Temi c@m£ back breathing heavily. “I actually thought he picked the new shoes. Very good for him. He took the tattered shoes.”
Victoria and I were laughing at what would happen in the next one minute. She looked at us wondering why we were smiling. Until she looked down, and found nothing. She screamed and our laughter increa-sed. I would definitely miss Yomi and Temi’s drama. They were just too good at ma-king you laugh.
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Finally back to my room, I comfortably sat on my be-d, and brou-ght out that little package Victor dropped in my pocket.
I opened it, and the first thing my hand went straight to was the band. Outside the band, it was b©dy written.
✒’ Victor loves Suzy.’ ✔
A smile graced myl-ips.
And when I check inside, which is the other side of the band. It was tiny written.
✒’He loved you from the very first day. And he will
always love you.’
✅Victor Stephen.
Something switched inside of me. Why has it taken him so long. That feeling I felt inside of me was different. I wish he was there as he used to. I wish my phone would just beep at the moment with his crazy messages. I wish I could I could tell him how much he mean to me. His smile makes me laugh, makes me blus-h like a child given ice cream to. How I wish Victor had told me earlier.
I would have got to be his girlfriend.
I would have hope for something between us in
future.
But this was where it ends. No hope for the future. Now I wish I get a chance to be with him forever. That would be my wish if I was asked to make one.
I brou-ght out a very beautiful and stunning Gold chain. Without anyone telling me, I knew it was one expensive chain because it was a lot different from the chains my sister wears. Searching the pack again, I found a letter.
???
✏’I’m going to miss you like a mother misses his
baby. So when I see you, I can reign many k!sses
and hvgs for my baby. I see you always on my wall
paper. Don’t forget, I’m the only nice guy.
✏I love you.’
✏Victor Stephens.
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