Tales of a Teenager

Chapter four

Flashback

"Darling I'm being serious. I love you." Ebube said for the umpteenth time. I still didn't reply because I was stunned.

I won't lie I've had a crush on Ebube since forever but I wasn't sure he felt the same way. Sure he's nice and sweet and all but in a big brother kind of way. So him confessing his love for me took me by surprise.

He took my hands into his bringing me out of my reverie. "you're not saying anything my Darling" he said, and I smiled, or rather blushed. "I don't really know what to say" I replied shyly.

It all felt like a dream. Here I was, in the Dike's garden, under the stars. It all seemed too cliché. And then my crush was confessing his love for me. Someone please wake me up, or rather don't.

"It's not a dream Darling" he said, as if he was reading my mind. "I'm not a professional photographer. but I can picture us perfectly together". He leaned closer and with a soft voice he asked "Darling, don't you want this?" "No, no, I want it I'm just surprised that's all". I said hurriedly.

"Darling, look at me" he said while cupping my face in his hands. As I did, the moonlight highlighted his facial features. This guy was so fine, dark skin that shone like polished leather that I always teased him about because both his parents were fair, but he inherited his paternal grandmother's skin colour, and brown eyes that pierced into your soul, with his pointed nose and pink pouting lips.

I looked into his dreamy eyes. "I love you my Darling. You're beautiful, sweet, funny, intuitive, and everything lovely.You're everything a guy could wish for. I really enjoy the time I spend with you and consider you an important part of my life. I couldn't help but have feelings for you in past few years of our friendship.

Holding my hands again, he finally asked the question I've only dreamt about,

"Darling Akunna Osita, will you be my girlfriend?" he asked smiling showing his perfect dentition. I was speechless and just nodded my head.

He giggled and cupped my face. "I love you so much, I hope the feeling is mutual?"

"I love you too" I said breathlessly. He smiled and in that moment I could've swore that I saw stars in his eyes. I wonder what he saw in mine.

And just like that it seemed time froze and the world went silent. I could hear our hearts beating as his face inched closer. My mouth went dry as I closed my eyes in anticipation.

Damn! My first kiss was magical.

Present Time

"Um, how long have you being standing there?" He inquired, scratching the back of his neck. A nervous habit of his I find cute. I raised an eyebrow, "Is that supposed to be the right question?" I asked trying to be calm. For the record, I'm not short tempered but if you've heard the phrase "the calm before the storm", you'd be careful around me.

I must have asked a rhetorical question, because he didn't reply and I was not expecting one anyway. Or was it the fact that we Nigerians love answering questions with another? I sighed and asked him to look at me. However, he looked everywhere except at me or my face. I rolled my eyes and took a step forward to close up the distance. He towered over me with a few inches... yes I love tall guys

"Why weren't you picking my calls?" I asked him. "Why the silent treatment, you don't call anymore, you don't reply messages, you don't text. Why the sudden change" I asked searching his face for an answer. He kept looking at the ground like it's the most interesting thing in the world without replying. Sighing, I tried holding his hand which he withdrew.