I flung my school bag on my bed with a heavy sigh. This was not the first day of school I expected. I reached for my phone which was laying on the edge of my bed and flopped on top of it while i slowly removed my school uniform. As usual, my phone was as dry as a desert, no messages from anyone, no missed calls, only notifications from the Bible app and a game I play in my spare time.
A message from Grace came in.
I opened it and saw that she had sent me someone's @ on Instagram.
Grace: @ officialday.o
Me: Who the heck is this?🤨
Grace: Just click the @ bro...🙂🙄
I clicked it.
Me: It's a freaking private account😑, who is it bruh?
Grace: ohh sorry i forgot lol. It's Dayo😅
Me: who the frick is Dayo?...ohh . How the heck did you find him on instagram?🤨
Grace: I have my ways😏🙃
Me: Anyways.. why are you even giving me his @ lol😂😂
Grace: I noticed a connection between you two this morning and i wanted to help😁
Me: lol you are funny.
I turned off my mobile data and tossed my phone aside, not wanting to have the conversation.
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I woke up the next day to the sound of my mother busy in the kitchen. I squinted as I looked at the time on my alarm clock. It was already 7:30. I jumped off my bed and ran into the shower.
When I got down the stairs I went into the kitchen and looked at my mom.
"Why are you looking at me like that?, you can't greet?"she said dropping the pot she was holding.
"Because you didn't even wake me up, it's almost 8 O'clock.. and good morning"I say and give her a small hug.
"But I already told you that I'm not going to be waking you up for school anymore, do that by yourself, do I look like your alarm clock?" she said laughing at me. "Better start going to school now before you miss your first class"
I couldn't believe it, she actually doesn't care if i get late school anymore. Then I wondered why I didn't hear my alarm go off in the morning. I rushed upstairs to check it and saw that I had set it to go off at 6 pm instead of am. I smacked my forehead and ran out of the house.
I was walking around the corner a few blocks away from school when I saw someone wearing our school uniform walking towards me. It was Dayo, he looked confused.
He noticed me and waved at me nervously. Oh no this is going to be so awkward.
"Um hi" he said, scratching the back of his head.
The look on his face made me burst into laughter. He justs stared at me and I tried to get myself together.
"Where are you going? school is that way" I say pointing forward.
"I knew I was going in the wrong direction. I was about to give up and go home"
"Come let me show you the way. The look of confusion on your face is priceless" I say, chuckling slightly.
"Can you stop laughing at me, sheesh, I'm new here. Have mercy" he said jokingly, giving me a small shove.
"Okay, okay, I'll stop now"
"Thank you"he said then I roll my eyes. He holds eye contact with me for a few seconds before I look away. Something in my stomach started tingling. what the heck was that?
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Hey! I hope you like this chapter.. I know, I know it's really short but I'll try my best to get the next one published this week. I've been really busy with school😪. Also, we're almost at a hundred reads, how exciting!!
