😍💝 TENDER LOVE 😍❤️
(High school 🏫 love)
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By Damilola Faleke
Chapter 63
💓💓 Nelson’s pov continues 🌺🌼
I looked down at her face and saw the traces of tears hanging in her eyes, so I used my right thumb to wipe it off and she looked up at me
“Anna, am sorry if made you cry” I said and the tears gushed more out of her eyes…
Jeez!, Girls are really good at crying in situations like this…
I just kept on with the hvg untill it seemed she calmed down
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🌼 Joanna’s pov 💐
“Nora, what should I do now, it’s all over the town now that Tyler is d@t!ngthat girl”I said to my friend Nora sitting beside me on my be-d in my be-droom
“Yeah but Joann, am in that school and I don’t think they are d@t!ng, her name is Eva, you can confirm” Nora replied
” Who cares about her name?, Don’t just tell me you are crushing on him to know about his feelings” I said angrily
” Common Jo, come to think of it, can someone of that his level look at me, talkless of noticing me, I can’t waste my time crushing on someone like him, beside I have my own b©yfri£ndand we are happy together, I still won’t st©p wondering how he got to notice you” she said and my anger boiled but I was able to suppress it a little
“Look Nora,that’s none if your business, you are just my spy in this case, how he got to know me is none of your business” I said
” Hey chill, I was only joking” she said
” That was too expensive for a joke” I replied her
” Whatever” she said rolling her eyes at me
” Look Nora, I don’t care if they are not d@t!ngnow, but am pretty sure it will happen very soon, you were in the prom night show, I watched it here on TV, I could see him and that girl, Eva or whatever you call her, I could see the way he looked at her,the way he talked to her, the way he t©uçhed her, and even the way he held and handled her throu-gh out the show, it was obvious he has something really big in him for her, common he has never looked at me with such eyes for the little time we are together, Don’t you think I should do something?” I asked Nora but she only chuckled annoyingly
“What’s funny?” I asked angrily
“That means you were just a side chick” she said laughing really ha-rd
” Look Nora, if you know you c@m£ her to mock me up, you Know the way to the door, cause you aren’t helping at all” I said with anger written all over my face
“Oops!!, Am sorry, I never meant to do that” she said covering her mouth
” Now talk to me Nora, advise me on what to do, you are good at this” I said to her, and she immediately put on a serious look
” Look Joanna, not to deceive you, I think you should stay away from them, forget about Tyler and move on to avoid any sort of trouble” Nora said
” What?!, How can you say such a thing, Nora it seems you don’t know what love means, you are really naive about it, can you do such a thing?, Can you??” I said angrily
” Look Jo, I know it’s difficult, but sometimes things don’t fall in our own favour, all we have to do is move on even if it seems everything has turned it back on us” Nora said
” But I love him” I replied soberly
“Joanna tell me the truth, do you really love him, or you are just infatuated by him or you just think you love him?” Nora asked
” I……uhum………I…….
“Look Jo, speak to yourself, sometimes our mind can deceive us, the heart also misleads….put this into a serious thought and find out the truth” Nora said putting me into a de-ep thought…..
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⚡ Natasha’s pov 🎗️
Hmmmmmmm……., My plan is boosting up, my plan to destroy Annabelle is really boosting up…
I think I would start to strike now..
Right now the news of I and Nelson no longer d@t!ngis now all over the school, even outside the school..
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Bad news really spre-ads like wild fire
Now all what people mind go to is that Anna and Nelson are lovers just because he stood up for her, I can’t let them think Nelson dumped me for a low life freak like her
Am sure Dave would have heard of Nelson and Anna, I think that’s where my plan is gonna strike for now
The over to the whole school am gonna spoil Anna name in front of all the students and even the teacher and then I will gain back their favour then the fight would start………………………..
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Three days later
❣️🌹 Annabelle’s pov 🌼 🎀
I was looking for Nelson when suddenly I bu-mped into Dave , I wanted to say hi to him when he suddenly spoke
“Don’t be clumsy” he yelled looking at me angrily, I don’t un-derstand is he joking, acting up or serious
“Common Dave it was just a mistake, o actually didn’t see you coming” I replied trying to sound friendly despite his sudden funny behavior towards me today
“Then learn to walk carefully and avoid bu-mping into people, freak” he said and I g@sped unconsciously, did he just call me a freak??, It doesn’t look like he is acting up or something, he looks damn serious, he just called me a freak, what have I done to deserve such an insult?, I never ever thought Dave would ever call me that in my lifetime….wait, what have I done?, Why are all the little Friends I value and love treating me this way?, First it was Eva who just don’t wanna talk to me for for reasons I don’t know…
Now it’s Dave, who is just acting weird to me, I just don’t un-derstand this whole scenario, everything has just turn it’s at me, it seems nob©dy likes me anymore, every where I go, they waste no time to sp©t me out as the relationsh!pbreaker………
Dave stared at me for a while without saying anything, then he moved steps forward and then st©pped and faced me
“Anna, what’s going on between you and Nelson” he asked and my heart skipped a beat, so he actually knows about it, but why is he asking and reacting to it, is not like we are d@t!ngor something
“Talk to Anna, or the cat got your ton-gue” he said mockingly and I felt really angry but I just had to keep it in…
“I, Dave, I and Nelson are,…there’s nothing going on between the both of us” I said and truthfully nothing is going on, we only confessed our feelings to each other, nothing more to it…
“Anna, were you that blind to realize that I had feelings for you”he said and my heart beat almost ceased….it was like a building just coll@psed on me now, what is he saying??, All my life, I took him as nothing but a very close friend, nothing else than that, this is really confusing, what is this?
“Hun, were you?” He asked again..
“Dave, I don’t un-derstand” I replied him
“You would,you would never, cause you have probably been blinded by Nelson’s charm and deceits , firstly I was dumped because of him, now he’s trying to take what I value the most away from me, you can tell it to him Anna, I don’t care about the relationsh!pwe’ve built since when we were little, but this time I would fight, let him know Anna am gonna fight”he said when Nelson c@m£ in from nowhere….jeeez this is the wrong time for Nelson to be here
“Where have you been Anna , I’ve been looking for you all over” he said smiling at me then his gaze met with Dave , who he smiled at
” Hey dude what’s up?” He asked but Dave didn’t return the greetings or the smile rather he just stared at Nelson from head to toe before he walked away immediately..
Jeez!!, What have I done ?, I’ve caused conflict between two friends
Nelson stared at me astonishingly
“Anna,what’s going on with him” he asked coming closer to me
“I don’t un-derstand Nelson”I replied leaning on him
” Did anything happened to you?” He asked tou-ching my hair, and I nodded negatively then He wra-pped his hands around me hvgging me…
“Don’t worry Anna, everything is gonna be alright he said and I sniffed and nodded….
I have never seen Dave that angry and abusive since I stepped my feet into this school
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❤️ Dave’s pov 💓❣️
Nelson has crossed more than his boundaries this time, and I don’t think am gonna let go easily again….
First Natasha dumped me for him, and he bluntly fell for her…
‘but he didn’t know you guys were d@t!ng’ my subconsciousness snapped at me
Who cares, all I know is that, I wouldn’t let Anna go just like that, just like I did for Natasha, common what the hell does Nelson have that I don’t have …..
I really feel bad for yelling at Anna and calling her names, the thing is that I just couldn’t control my anger
Just as I was walking I sp©tted Natasha coming to my direction
Jeez!!, Here come the devil himself, or should I even say herself?
“Dave, you don’t look so good” she said as she got to me
“What do you want from me” I asked
” I know you like Anna, it is clearly written all over your face, and I know things aren’t really working out for you perfectly” she said while I stared blankly at her
” Look Dave, don’t try to deny your feelings, why do we work together to tears them ap@rt, you have your Anna, while I have my Nelson” she said with an evil grin leaving me bewildered…..
Chapter 64
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❣️Dave’s pov continues 🌺
“Say something Dave, or don’t you like my idea? ” She asked still with an evil grin plastered on her face
“Look Natasha, you can fight for all I care, but just note, am not involving or getting myself into this crazy bull$h!t of yours” I replied adamantly
” Common Dave, don’t be a baby, be a man and fight for your own interests, don’t just keep sitting there sulking and acting like a cry baby” she said
” See Nat, I prefer to be identified as a cry baby or looser, than to be identified in evil deeds with someone like you … Remember, Nelson was once my friend, I still respect that fact…and note, anything happens to Anna in the process of your stupid plan, just know I wouldn’t hesitate to point all my f!ngersat you”I said to her and she stared angrily at me
“Look Dave, you are nothing but a looser, a big Time looser, and I promise that the way am gonna act, you will regret shunning me, you are no difference from a dumb as-s-hole , you are just cute for nothing, you can never stand up and fight for what your own interests are, I even thank God I was able to dump you quic-kly before I would regret it” she said, and those words of hers Pierced de-eply into me
“Saying all that Still wouldn’t change my mind of not working with you Natasha, so you can achieve your evil de-sires” I said but she eyed me stupidly
” That’s how you keep on loosing and will continue to be a looser forever, Anna can never love you” she screamed walking away angrily….
Am I really a looser?? Hmm…..
I don’t care whatever she says, she should just thank God I don’t hit girls, if not her face wouldn’t had remain the same and she would learn to control that useless mouth of hers, I just gave her the right to talk the way she wanted, she should be lucky she’s female, cause nob©dy talks to me the way she did and goes Scot free
Do I feel guilty for what happened between I and Nelson, no I don’t?, Cause he should had known from the beginning that I had feelings for Anna, despite me not telling him,, I should had known he had something in mind when I told him about Anna the last time and he was all angry and blabbering about it. I even thought he hated her in the first place, I wonder where the sudden change is coming from, whatever happens, all I know is am gonna fight………….
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🍇 Annabelle’s pov 🎀
“Eva plea-se wait” I shouted again, am sure this is the fourth time am calling her and this time my voice was cracking and am sure that’s why she st©pped, I briskly walked to her before she would change her mind, cause it seems she is really angry with me….
I was now directly facing her, as our eyes met, she quic-kly looked away folding her arms together without saying anything
“Eva, what have I done, tell me, what have I done?” I asked, my voice cracking
And her face immediately loos£ned, she brou-ght down her hands, c@m£ closer to me and held my hands.
“Anna are you crying?” She asked… I didn’t reply her, rather I just re-leased her hold from my hand, walking quic-kly to the empty chair close to us, I bowed my head with my both palms covering my face
“Anna what’s wrong!” Eva asked coming closer to me, tou-ching me yet I didn’t reply
” You can talk to me Anna, you know you can” she said to me
” Eva I don’t un-derstand, I un-derstand what’s going on, it seems everything had suddenly turned it back at me, including you” I said to her..
” Me??, You know Anna, that I can never turn my back at you, why would you even say such a thing ? ” She asked
” Don’t you know?, You should know your pres£nt reaction towards me these days” i said and she looked at me guilt filled
” Anna, if it’s because of my recent behavior, then am sorry, It wasn’t intentional, you Know me, I was just trying to react to the fact that you started d@t!ngNelson without even telling me anything about it” she said and I almost bur-sted into laughter, though I couldn’t… I bet if you were in my shoes, you also wouldn’t
“We aren’t d@t!ngyet Eva” I replied her
“Really? ” She asked
” Yes Eva” I replied
” Oh jeez am sorry for reacting that way, you know remours can be quite implicating”she said to me
” I un-derstand Eva” I said faking a smile at her, am sure she actually noticed it was a fake smile
“Anna, don’t even try to smile at me when we both know all is not well, tell me Anna, what’s bothering you? ” She asked
” Eva am really confused” I said
” That’s why you should talk to me” she replied
I told her everything that has been happening between I and Nelson including Dave, and I couldn’t really figure out the looks on her face when I was done.
“Eva you aren’t saying anything” I said to her
“Anna, you are really in a dilemma, but I wanna I advise you that in spite of the situation you find yourself in now. I as-sure you that everything is gonna be alright, don’t just take things to ha-rd on yourself, challenges come, challenges go, all you have to do is to be careful and look into the future, okay? ” She said and I nodded
” Alright wipe your years and brighten up” she said handing me her hanky
” Thanks bestie, you are the best” I said and she smiled at me.
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NEXT DAY
I was walking by the music clas-s alone when suddenly I felt a shadow behind me, I wanted to look back to know who the person was, but the person was quic-k to hold me down covering my mouth, I guessed it was a guy because of the muscle I was resting on… I struggled and struggled but it seemed the person was really stronger than me, I couldn’t even talk cause he was covering my mouth really ha-rd .
The person took me to a dark room locking the door behind us, he has alre-ady re-leased me, yet I couldn’t still talk cause I was damn scared .. who could this be for Christ sake?….
Finally, he switched on the light and behold it was Nelson the both of us together in this large instrument tutoring clas-s
“Nelson why would you do this” I screamed and he chuckled
” So you could actually be this scared?” He asked mockingly still chuckling. .
” Nelson I hate such stuff, why couldn’t you just approach me like a normal human being, you almost gave me a heart attack, instead of ………………
I was still talking when Nelson suddenly st©pped me with hisl-ips on mine………..
He kept on with this for like two or more minutes until I pu-ll-ed away….
I couldn’t say anything again, i just kept on staring directly at him
“Anna, since the very first day I met you, there was a spark in me for you that I couldn’t help but deny, until I realized that feelings like that can’t be withheld,” he said with a smile, though he was looking quite nervous.
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Suddenly, he went down on one of his knees facing me holding my hands.
What is he doing??
“Anna, I know right now, things aren’t going perfectly well for us both, but I know with you Anna, everything is perfect for me,…… Annabelle John, will you be my girlfriend? ” He asked nervously leaving me totally bewildered….
What???!!!!
Chapter 65
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❤️❤️ Annabelle’s pov continues 🌺😍
“Anna plea-se talk to me” he said nervously
“Uhumm.. Nelson, right now am short of words and I don’t really know what to say about this” I said, I was surprised at what he was saying, I wasn’t really expecting this any time soon
“Anna, why would you say so, remember we both confessed our feelings to each other few days back or don’t you love me anymore? ” He asked
” No Nelson, I still love you, but it’s just ………. ”
” Just what? ” Nelson asked cutting me short, I couldn’t really reply him, I was filled with nervousness all over my b©dy
“Anna don’t be scared, I promise I would always be with you and nothing would ever happen to you” he said and everywhere was silent he was even still on one of his knees
“Anna” he called again
“Yes Nelson, I would be your girlfriend” I finally replied smiling at him
“Really?” He asked surprised
” Does it look like am pla-ying pranks on you” I replied
“Wow, I love you Anna” he said suddenly carrying me and turning me around
“Nelson st©p” I said hitting his back pla-yfully until he finally dropped me down ..
Now I’ve suddenly become shy staring at Nelson so I just had to look away…..
“Anna, I have something to show you” he said and I looked at him as he di-pped his hands into his right pocket bringing out a small cute red box, I looked at him really concentrated to see what’s in it, he glanced at me first before opening it, as soon as it was p@rtially opened I saw a glittering light and my anxiety to see what would be inside increa-sed.
He finally opened it and I saw a sparkling gold glittering n£¢klace, it was pure gold am sure of it even without tou-ching it, jeez! It must really had caused a fortune.
He brou-ght out the n£¢klace and walked to stand behind me, I didn’t even bother looking back at him.
Suddenly I felt his hand and the n£¢klace around my n£¢k and I shivered fearfully cause it was unexpected which made Nelson chuckled.
He finally wore the n£¢klace round my n£¢k and walked back to my front.
I looked at the n£¢klace on my n£¢k admiring it, wow it even has a pendant with an inscription of ‘Anna’, it was more than beautiful…. I really love it……
“Anna, am giving you this n£¢klace as a symbol of my love to you and also to tell you that no matter what, I would always be there for you” he said and I smiled at him
” Thanks Nelson, I love it, but I don’t wanna accept it” I said to him nervously looking down..
” But why? ” He asked raising my head to look at him…
“You gave me this today which am sure really worths a lot, but look at me, I don’t have anything to give to you back in return” I said and he smiled cutely at me and held my hands
“Anna am giving you this as a symbol of my love for you and not for you to return it back to me in anyway, the only way I want you to repay me, is to keep it safe for me, and also promise to always wear it” he said
” I promise Nelson, but Nelson, am scared” I said to him
“Scared of what?” He asked and I couldn’t reply him so it was really quiet , then he moved closer to me until our forehead were tou-ching
“Anna, I promise you that as long as you are with me, as long as we are together, I will do everything in my own power to protect you and I as-sure you, nothing bad would happen to you not even Natasha”
he said almost in a whisper while I nodded and he pe-cked me on myl-ips and looked at me again
“I love you Anna” he said
” I love you too Nelson” I replied………..
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⚡ Natasha’s pov 🎗️
Anna might think I’ve left her to be with Nelson, if that’s what she’s thinking, then she must be stupid to think of such.
Since Dave refused to cooperate with me and just wanna remain the stupid pathetic looser, them I guess my plan would have to take a new phase now, I think am alre-ady building up a big plan, if am not able to spoil Anna’s image to Nelson then it would be nice versa………..
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❣️ Dave’s pov 🌼
“Dave come back here you are going nowhere today again” my mum yelled from the stairs…..
” Am sorry mum, I really nee-d to go out now, everywhere sulks for me” I replied and she c@m£ all the way downstairs
” Dave you’ve been doing this for the past one to two weeks now, tell me, what the hell is wrong with you” mum asked
” Mum, am sorry but I really nee-d to go out now, I spend most of my time in school and I can’t just come back here and be stocked up at home, bye mum see you later
“Dave the last time you went out like this, coming back home you were acting stupidly like you were high or something, and I know you don’t drink” she said st©pping me
” My mistake mum and I promise it wouldn’t happen again, I can’t be locked up in this house because of that” I said picking up my keys as I walked out of the house
“Dave” mum called from inside
“Bye mum,see you soon” I replied from inside….
I wonder why mum suddenly wants to violate my right of going out
“David” she called again louder this time, but I wasn’t just in the mood to answer.
Anna has just rendered me useless, and I still keep my promises that I would get her back, Nelson has been trying to approach me about what happened that day and I’ve been shunning him cause he deserves it. I can’t let him go free, this time he would be the looser, I just don’t wanna hurt anyone with my actions, I just don’t wanna be identified in Natasha’s clas-s…..
Hmm,and about that girl, Jenny, I think there is something about her, I just don’t know, jeez!, Who cares…..
I haven’t even talk to Tyler about this case cause I Know he would waste no time in laughing, he doesn’t take things serious, he doesn’t even know me and Nelson are now ap@rt and am glad he doesn’t know……….
Jeez where would I go to now, the bar or the club?!…
Uhummm…..Yes I think I would go to the club cause I don’t wanna get drun!k, cause that was just what mum complain was about, and besides I hate hangovers…..
I hopped into my car and immediately I drove out of the compound…
TBC