DREAMS (DREAMS BEFORE LOVE)

MEET MY FRIENDS

I was so lost in thought that I didn't notice someone tapping me or should I say, I was dreaming that I didn't notice.

"My love,my love, why are you sleeping? Wake up"

I repeatedly felt someone calling out to me but I didn't budge not until the tapping got worst that I woke up to see a tall fair skinned boy standing beside me with a high afro hair cut. His hands raised up probably getting ready to tap me again.

"James"

I said drowsily and positioned myself well in my chair while he sat down on my locker,placed his palm on my neck probably to check if am sick before removing his hands. He stared at me for a moment before asking.

"Why are you sleeping this early in school"?

Trust James to know when things aren't going well with me. James is the only male best friend I have in school,we became friends in our tenth grade (senior secondary school one) during our school end of the year party. In all my friends,he is the only male am extremely close to that people thought we were a couple. He wasn't my boyfriend but best friend at least that's how I viewed it but I didn't know what he thought of it.

"Nothing,am just tired and I didn't have anyone to talk to"

I yawned as I said that

"And you are you sleeping? Seriously Sere? Have you collected marker from the sectary office or even bothered to call the teacher"?

"No"

I answered truthfully before frowning my face, I hated doing all these. Sorry for not mentioning the fact that am the class assistant probably because I hated my work. Collecting marker and making sure a teacher was in class is one of my works as a class assistant and I didn't like it because I kept forgetting to do it. I stood up ready to leave the class and go do my work but James pushed me down to my seat .

"Don't bother,I already did that"

He said and showed me the four markers he brought and beamed with happiness.

"That's why I love you"

He chuckled lightly upon hearing me say that

" You keep saying that yet,you didn't even bother to call me all through the holiday".

He frowned as he said that as he took my hands squeezed it a little before interlocking it with his.

"I know you would say we chatted but you could have at least called and wished me happy Christmas or probably new year. I bet you called Emmanuella and Linda ".

This is the part were my relationship with this boy that confused me. He says we are friends or maybe that's what he wants me to think but sometimes he acts like a boyfriend that's being cheated on.

"FYI,I didn't call them, it was the other way round. Moreover,why didn't you call me yourself ".

He didn't say anything nor bothered to answer me instead he gazed intently at me.

"I missed you".

Were the next words I heard from him and before I could reply to that someone beat me to it.

"Awwn, isn't this the part were you guys kiss"

Trust Linda to make an entrance while Ella just rolled her eyes probably angry.

" James I've told you a number of times, even you"

She pointed at me and frowned heavily as if disappointed in me . Sometimes,I just don't understand her.

" You guys should start dating already and stop oppressing us with your love bird affections ".

"Tell them ooo, it's getting annoying ".

And that my friends is Adiguin,James best friend joining the conversation.

"Ella,leave them alone or are you jealous "

Linda eyed Ella suspiciously

" Oh please, don't be sly"

One thing you need to note about Linda is her obsession about romance,love, relationship and matchmaking. Even though she loves all these,she never had a romantic boyfriend nor a romantic relationship so she has the tendency of exhibiting defense and protection for couples who were romantic, always acting as the mother hen protecting her chicks from hawks.

" How could I get jealous,when I had better things to do than this nonsense. Am just advicing them to take a step and stop decieving themselves with their friendship talk ".

Emmanuella herself is quite the opposite, she's the bold type. Someone who believes that acting bold and fearless is the best course of action and that's the reason she always has issues with teachers. Teachers always felt insulted with her bold moves and she herself, didn't care about there feelings and thoughts. She always does or says what she feels is right or best.

" Guy, you came to school and the first thing you did nah to go meet your babe. You don forget say we get plans ?(Guy, you came to school and the first thing you did is to meet your babe , have you forget that we have plans?)".

I don't know much about Adiguin, although we were classmates,we were in different classes. He is a science student and we are art students. All I did know about him is the fact that he is James best friend and that the are mostly seen together.

"I will see you girls later"

He squeezed my hand a little before shoving Ella out of his way while smiling at Linda. Ella only rolled her eyes at him made her way to her locker without sparing us a glance. It had always been like that since tenth grade (ss1) I started this school. She and James never get along and it bothers me a lot I sometimes ask myself if she acts this way because she considers him a weakling or they had a mix up somewhere.

"Don't think much about it, you should have gotten used to it by now".

Linda said as she sat down beside me, she is after all my seat mate . So friends meet my best friends, hope you love them.

About the language, this is a Nigeria based story and the language Adiguin used earlier is called Pidgen. It's a Nigerian language, I known some of there names may seem odd. In Nigeria there are many tribes such as Tiv,Igbo,Hause and Yoruba etc , but they character Adiguin is from Yoruba.