THE SPACE BETWEEN

CONFUSED TIWA

Another day is here, waking up and preparing for school . I tied my towel on my waist and tooth brush in my mouth as I was about walking into the bath room, I heard a knock on my door.
" Michelle I'm coming I just wanna take my bath" I said as I walked towards the door. Opening the door, it was Michello
" Hey" I said as I looked at him, expecting another insult, or accusing me of flirting again. But instead, he walked into the room, moving closer and closer and closer to me making me move backwards
" Mi_Michello what are you doing?" I said as I felt my back hit the nearby wall
" Stay away from Gbolahan" he said, his face close to my face, almost touching my nose. I looked at him, scanning his face, I looked down at his lips, seductively, not that i want to seduce him or anything but I wanted to see his reaction. I moved closer to him, making our nose touch. He didn't move back, but his eyes was wide open, looking at me and staring at my every move.
"Why?" I asked so erotically, if I was good at something, I was good at seducing, as a model, I have to be good at it
" What are you trying to do?" He was shaking
" Michello, Gbolahan is just my friend, he just talked to me at the party, what's your deal?" I said pulling his tie, pulling him closer to me. I totally forgot I was only on a tied towel. I just realised I wasn't wearing anything when my towel fell to the ground. Exposing my bare body.
" Ahhhhh!!!!" I screamed, trying to cover my body.
Michello looked at me, no expression on his face, he just picked up the towel and gave it back to me
He bent to my ear length and whispered
" Be careful next time, you might not be this lucky" he walked to the door and winked at me before going out. I quickly wrapped the towel around my body but couldn't stop my heart from racing from his words.
                   

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Sitting in class, I placed my chin on my palms, thinking of all the heart racing I've had this past few days. Why is every guy making me stress like this, even Michello!
It's so confusing. I'm very confused.
" Heyyyy Girlllll!" Zara called as she gave me a big hug. I struggled, she noticed something was up.
"Tiwa what's wrong?" She asked, pulling her sit towards me
" Huh, 3 guys made my heart ache" I said, still looking dull.
" Oh!, 3 heart breaks at the same time?, Girlllll" she was about hugging me when I stopped her.
" No not heart break, my heart flustered"
" Ohhh, like a crush, girl it's normal for you to have a crush on more than one guy. I mean it's just a crush not like you're in love with the person. Cheer up girl, we have sports today" she said, giving me a peck on the cheek. Maybe she's right, it's just a mere crush, nothing more.
" Wait did you say sports?" I just realised what she said, and I suck at sports.

Getting to the field, we were already changed into our sports uniform. I can see everyone jumping and running and having a good time. Not me tho.
" I also hate sports" someone said beside me.
" Hey Gbolahan " I said flashing a smile.
" Hey Tiwa, how are you today?"he said returning the smile but in a more attractive way which kept me staring
" Hey, you good?" He said, waving his hands
"Huh?_ yes_ yeah I'm good, I mean, you smile so beautifully, I was just lost in the moment" I explained, already feeling awkward
"Oh Tiwa, you're beautiful and have a beautiful voice and smile, I know nobody is perfect but if I could say you're perfect" he said and pecked my cheeks, then he walked away.
" I'm perfect?" I was fantasizing in his words. He swept me off my feet_
" Snap out of it loser" I heard the most annoying voice I've ever heard
"Michello!"
" Just a bet to see if he would get you to fall for him, and seems it's working, dumbass " he said and walked away, his words struck my heart like a positioned arrow piercing through my heart
" F*CK" I cursed, and walked back to class.
I met Michelle in my sit, licking a lollipop and pressing her phone
" Hay twinneee" she waved at me
"What are you doing here?" I said as I sat beside her
" Oh I can't do sports, and I was waiting for you, to give you this" she said, handing over a well packed box .
" What's this?"
" It's a gift from me, I've had it for a while tho, but decided to give you today" she explained
" Really" I was excited to see what was inside the box as I unwrapped it.
As I removed the last wrap, I felt it, before I opened the box.
" Oh my God!" I screamed, it was a cell phone. I've never had one in my whole life.
" Michelle, this is huge" I said hugging her
" With the help of my father, we got you this, now you can call your parents and we can chat allll night" she smiled widely and I genuinely returned it, with a trick of tears in my eyes.
" Thank you so much Michelle" I said again sobbing because this is the first phone I've ever had my whole life.
Getting home, I sat on my bed, trying to set up the new phone
" Gosh" I said happily, I can't believe I own a phone. All thanks to Michelle, I'll be able to have friends on Facebook, Instagram and the rest. And even show my talent on Tiktok, maybe some model will notice me.