đź’‡SOMETHING ABOUT USđź’–
(When A Tomboy Loves…)
✍️Written by Nuri .F. Chisom Pearl✍️
🥀Chapter 34🥀.
“Alexa?” Eric called with a wave. Alexa inhaled de-eply,dropped the vacuum cleaner and went to him.
“You shouldn’t call me Alexa.. What if someone hears you” She whispered looking around.
“Oh. Sorry” Eric replied with a calm voice.
“What’s it?” She asked
“Can we… uh talk?” He asked pointing at the other corner.
“Okay. plea-se, Make it brief” She replied walking to the corner while Eric followed.
“So, What’s it?” She asked folding herl-ips while she rested her back against the wall.
“You still hate me right?” He asked
“What? Why would I hate you? You did nothing wrong” She spoke out.
“But why don’t we cli-ck like before. You have refused to talk to me since I disappointed you. You rarely give me eye contact either”
“Huh? To be sincere, I felt sad. I thought you were pushing me away–
“No. Never–Eric cut in bulging his eyes shocked. He wanted to hold her arm for a better explanation but Alexa dodged her arm away. She was surprised why she did that.
“I’m sorry, Alexa” He said
“It’s not a big deal anymore”
“So, Are we cool now?”
“Certainly” She smiled. Eric smiled back and quic-kly hvgged her ti-ghtly.
“Thank you! Thank you Alexa!” He said joyously.
Alexa wi-de-ned her eyes shocked. She wondered why her heart wasn’t beating fas-ter for him anymore. She wondered where the feelings she had for Eric went to. She quic-kly pushed him with a gentle f0rç£, from her b©dy thereby breaking the hvg.
“What are you doing? What if the others see us?” She asked
“Sorry, I was just too excited..But I’m glad now. It’s a relief we are now close again. We’ve made a compromise”
“Yeah. We have… Uhh, I nee-d to get back to work”
“Okay. Later, I’m gonna call you for lunch”
“I’m expecting that” Alexa responded with a warm smile.
“Softball!!!” Ken exclaimed rushing in.
“Oh. Hi Ken, You were asleep huh?” Alexa asked picking up the vacuum cleaner.
“Yeah” He replied smiling
“How was your night?”
“I couldn’t sleep”
“Why? Did something happen?” Alexa asked. Ken bit his l!pand nodded.
“What happened?” She asked with a voice of comfort.
“It’s just… a nightmare” He thought before he replied.
“Oh.. It must be pretty bad” Alexa shaked her head. “Sorry Ken” She consoled
“It’s okay. By the way, Softball. I wanna ask a personal question concerning your friend, –Flora” Ken said.
“Flora? What happened?” Alexa asked curiously
“plea-se, Do tell me. What happened to Flora’s dream” Ken questioned.
“Huh… Ken, Sorry but I can’t tell you that. It’s in her own place to explain things to you” Alexa replied. Ken sighed and cleaned the sweat off his forehead.
“I know.. I know about it. She wanted to be a ballerina–
“What? She told you? Aah.. I see” Alexa cut in.
“What really happened exactly huh?”
“I thought you said she told you?”
“Sort of. Softball, Listen to me–He paused with a sigh and faced her. He placed his both palms on t©p of her shoulders and bent quite low to stare into her eyes.
“I’m gonna explain everything later so just tell me. Just summarize the details…plea-se”
“Okay.. Uh, Flora had an upcoming ballerina event. Suddenly, She gained 2 kg–
“Damn!” Ken exclaimed stomping his feet ha-rd on the ground as he re-moved his palms away from her shoulders.
“Are you alright?”
“Yeah. Continue”
“Huh? She had to reduce her weight and made herself suffer because of it. She refused food and such. Infact, She was at the point of death while trying to re-move the stubborn 2kg”
“So? What happened? How did she turn chubby instead”
“Her parents were scared that their only child would die so they f0rç£d her to eat. After days of trying, Flora gave in. She ate like crazy. Drank like insane. She started adding a lot of weight. Things really changed for her. She had to st©p ballet after missing her golden chance then”
“Oh my!” Ken g@sped covering his mouth with his large palm.
“Is everything alright? Don’t make me anxious” Alexa asked now frightened. Ken inhaled de-eply and f0rç£d a smile.
“Everything is fine, Softball” Ken whispered
“You sure?”
“Very Sure”
Alexa sighed in relief as Ken made his way back into the room. He threw himself on the be-d and tears began flowing from his eyes.
“It’s my fault” He cried.
“I’m sorry, Flora… I shouldn’t have done that. We shouldn’t have even met” He added with tears streaming down his cheeks.
Meanwhile, Getting back to the room where Alexa was busy with, Entered Ethan.
“Uhhh! Ethan!” Alexa called with a chuckle
“What?” He sprouted childishly.
“Nothing. I just felt like calling you” Alexa smiled.
“Aiish. You’re annoying” He muttered sitting down. He switched on the TV and Alexa got back to work.
“Hey? Alex? I’m stepping on sand here. Take care of this place unless you loose a point” He gushed.
“You still remember that?” Alexa mocked
“Why won’t I? I ha-rd ly forget things” He said. Alexa scoffed and moved the vacuum cleaner to his side. She started using it immediately and went up to his front side.
“Hey? You’re obstructing my view..Can you see I’m watching TV” Ethan complained pushing her baggy clothes.
“You don’t want me to take care of this?” Alexa asked pointing on the sandy rug.
“No.. I mean Yes. But hold on a bit, I wanna watch this p@rt” Ethan smiled. Alexa looked at the TV and looked back at him. She hissed angrily and let go of the vacuum cleaner handle.
As she was trying to leave, Her left foot hit the vacuum cleaner ha-rd . “Ouch!” She gro-an ed in pain.
Suddenly, She losed balance after raising the affected foot and BOOM!! Alexa was on t©p of Ethan. She was sitting on his l@ps!. Alexa slowly looked at him and Ethan looked back. They both swallowed ha-rd still giving that staring contest look.
Alexa blinked her eyes numerously. They were both speechless. If someone wasn’t careful. They would think they were just statues. They kept staring and staring. Alexa couldn’t stand nor Ethan couldn’t push her away too. Their heart beats were the only things heard. Silence eluded and it looked like they were the only ones in the world.
“SOFTBALL?!!!” Ken’s loud voice woke them from their de-ep thoughts. Eric c@mÂŁ afterwards. He had this angry bitter look after his eyes caught them in the act.
Alexa and Ethan opened their eyes wi-dely shocked on what they were doing including what was happening.
Eric quic-kly ran towards Alexa and gr@bbÂŁd her arm thereby pu-lling her up.
Ethan quic-kly stood up and coughed dramatically.
“Hey? Why did you do that?” Eric asked
“Do what?” Ethan asked back.
“Why did he sit on your l@ps?” Eric asked with bulging eyes.
“What? Do I look like g@y to you? It was his fault… He just sli-pped and sat on my legs!” Ethan said pointing at Alexa.
“Then, Why were you staring at him?” Eric asked
“What?”
“Why… were…you…staring at him! You could have stood up!”
“Wait! How does that concerns you?” Ethan asked.
“Guys!! I nee-d to go!” Alexa g@sped removing her hand from Eric’s grip.
“Where?” The boys asked simultaneously.
“Uhh… To the Bath.. Room?” She replied slowly taking her leave to the bathroom. Ken stared at her as she walked past him.
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“Not now! Dear Menstruation, Not now! Whyyyyy?” She almost growled angrily. She looked around the clean bathroom. She held her hair confused and troubled. What was she going to do?. She was quite stained alre-ady and she had kept the boys waiting like forever. They were probably curious and impatient too.
She sighed de-eply trying to think of a plan. But what plan huh? What plan??! Darn it!.
Alexa’s heart starting beating fas-ter. It was loud enough for the others to hear. She looked at the bolted door and sighed de-eply.
“Why does my menstration have to start now? This is so frustrating” She thought staring around. She took off her clothes and switched on the shower.
Suddenly, She heard the door knock. The bolt of the door was weak. It could open any moment from now.
“Who’s that?” She asked with a scared shaky voice. The person ignored as the door slowly creaked open. Alexa quic-kly gr@bbÂŁd the towel hanging on the line and wore it around her b©dy.
“Are you wearing something?” The voice asked.
“What?” She asked shivering in fear.
“Don’t worry.. I’m here to help” The door squeaked open and only the person’s hand c@mÂŁ forth.
Alexa looked and almost jumped. On the stretched hand, was the open palm of a sanitary pad. She g@sped in fear.
“My hand is getting so-re? Won’t you take it?” The voice asked. Alexa’s heart kept beating fas-ter and fas-ter as her trembling hands stretched taking it. The door closed instantly and she ti-ght£ñed the door bolt.
“Useless door bolt! They had better repair this trash” She whispered. She looked at the pad and sighed de-eply, maybe in relief.
“Thank you Ken” She whispered with a friendly smile.
It was at that moment she realised what happened, Her eyes popped out of its sockets. She ran her eyes ba-lls to and fro quite shocked and scared. She squee-zed the sanitary pad and opened her mouth in awe.
“What the heck? How… How… Did he know? ” Alexa whispered stuttering.
*Tbc