Not these boys looking at me like I'm the last piece of chicken at a buffet. If regret was a person, it would be me. I walked away from them going towards the kitchen and got myself can of coke and went outside. I was sitting alone at a corner when he spoke.
Bradley: "Why are you hiding out her alone when there is a whole party going on inside?" I shrugged.
Me: "I don't know, I guess I'm just not comfortable with all those boys around, I mean they keep staring at me like I'm a plate of food or something." He sat down next to me and side hugged me.
Bradley: "That's because you look gorgeous, I don't blame them. You should've worn the tracksuits I gave you, even I'm finding it hard not to look at your smooth milky legs. I, I, I mean, uhm yeah, come inside and I'll make sure they stop making you uncomfortable." He was now looking into my eyes, I could definitely get lost in his beautiful blue eyes and I wouldn't mind. He has to be the most gorgeous white guy I've ever met, not that white guys aren't hot, I just haven't cared to notice any of them until now, now that Bradley is sitting right next to me and staring straight into my eyes. I felt something drawing me closer and closer to him, we were so close to each other, when I looked away.
Me: "Bradley why did you bring me here? Why did you ask me to come here?"
Bradley: "Where is that coming from?"
Me: "It's no secret that you hate me, you've hated me since grade 8, then suddenly you're all nice to me inviting me to your party, lending me your clothes and promising to shove boys off from me, why?"
Bradley: "Naledi, I don't hate, I've never hated you, I have just been steering away from you because for some odd reason I am drawn to you, and these feelings were foreign to me in the beginning and I ended up getting used to acting like I don't like you, that it became easier to just ignore you and those feelings. I told my big brother about you he suggested that I wait until I understand my feelings for you before I say anything to you. Naledi, I love you, I'm in love with you and I can't keep this to myself any longer. I thought of telling you earlier but I didn't want it to seem like I'm messing with you just to beat you in honors." I just laughed at him, like I thoroughly laughed at him, I only stopped when I realized that he wasn't laughing.
Me: "Wait, you're serious? What? I mean no, Bradley I'm finding it hard to believe that. Why me? Why now?"
Bradley: "Why not you? You're gorgeous, smart, kind hearted and the most interesting person I've ever met, not to mention how you're not moved by what people say or think about you. You're nothing short of perfect." I was now looking down trying to process his words. "We are finally out of high school, and that means whatever we do will no longer be under the scrutiny of the school or our peers. I know it won't be easy for you to just believe what I am saying, so may you please give me a chance to prove this to you, allow me to take you out and after that you can decide." I thought about this for a short while, and remembered that I have nothing to lose.
Me: "Fine, just one date, nothing more nothing less." He quickly jumped up, picked me up and span me around whilst continously thanking me, I asked him to stop when I started feeling dizzy. He then pulled me towards the house and we went to chill with the rugby team, after he told them to stop staring at my legs or they'll be kicked out lol. Around 2 am, I was sleepy so I asked Bradley to please take me to my grandads house which was a few streets from his, but he offered me his bed and his pajama shirt instead, I wasn't complaining though, because it beats waking pops up and explaining a million things before going to bed. I took a quick shower using his toiletries because I couldn't exactly sleep with make up on and I wouldn't want to sleep in someone's bed all sweaty and sticky. After my shower, I prayed and jumped into bed and slept immediately.
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I woke up feeling suffocated, sweaty and sticky. I turned around only to find Bradley draped around me, still sleeping with his lips slightly parted. I was busy staring and admiring the beautiful sight, and totally forgot that I initially turned to beat him up for sleeping with me, without my consent,well for sharing his bed with me without my consent. I felt his morning wood on my tummy and quickly tried to pull away, but he pulled me back towards him and turned us around and I was now on top of him, then he opened his ocean blue eyes, I swear I fell in love.
Bradley: "Where do you think you're going beautiful?" I was joking guys, it is now that I am falling in love, after hearing his morning voice. It was so deep and sexy, I should've recorded it.
He pulled me to lay my head on his chest but his wood was making it uncomfortable for me to lay there.
Bradley: "Don't worry about it, it'll go down just now. Let's sleep babe." I don't know why that just made me blush but it did, and I'm glad he had already shut his eyes so he didn't see me blush. I decided to put my legs on either side of his body to avoid the poke *lol*, then I laid on top of him with my head next to his, whilst breathing onto his neck which was unintentional, but inevitable because of how we were laying on the bed.
Bradley: "You're killing me, but at least I'll die in your arms." He whispered in my ear. I tried getting up but he held me down."Sleep honey."
I was later woken up by a ringing phone, I was still on top of Bradley, I tried getting up to take my phone, and he handed it to me. It was my mom calling so I quickly answered and put the call on speaker.
Mom: "I heard you got yourself a boyfriend, asked him to talk to your dad about you attending a party at his house, why didn't you tell me you have a boyfriend Ledi? I thought we tell each other everything baby, what changed." No greeting whatsoever, on top of that she just embarrassed me SMH.
Me: "Mom, he's not my boyfriend, he's the head boy and he was just being nice, because he asked me to come to the party but I refused and said dad was outside so he asked dad because he thought it was dad who didn't want me to attend the party. Then your husband sold me out. I'm still mad at him." She and dad laughed it was only then that I realized that I too was on speaker.
Dad: "But my love I didn't sell you out, I just wanted you to go out and have fun with kids your age, you're always cooped up at home with your laptop."
Me: "But dad..." I whined.
Mom: "No buts young lady, you have to start acting your age, you're done with high school now, so you'll no longer tell us about how you have tests to study for instead of being out and about." I swear she lives to embarrass me.
Me: "You guys are on speaker and you insist on embarrassing me. Who is going to fetch me and when? I miss my laptop."
Mom: " on speaker? Who are you with? Bradley are you there?"
Bradley: "Yes Ma'am."
Mom: "When are you bringing your girlfriend home?" I told you she lives to embarrass me. Bradley chuckled.
Bradley: " Whenever she is ready to go, I will bring her back ma'am."
Dad: "Bradley I trust you to ensure that she doesn't miss her curfew or we will have problems young man."
Bradley: "Believe me sir, by the time her curfew hits, she will be safe and sound in your house." He said smiling at me.
Mom: "Okay then bye, don't do anything we wouldn't do, actually no, don't do anything you shouldn't do."
Me: "See you later."
