Finding Hope

A larger world

I like this very much, I have wondered what it would be like to have my own boyfriend, even if I can't share this with Wunmi,  even if he openly displayed affections for girls; I took solace in knowing in our private times; I was the only one who mattered to him.

《Scanty Classroom, few students are playing Whot, tope and 5 other boys are in front, rehearsing for the end of the year party.  I sit close to the window with a mp3 player in his hand》

Omotude: this steps are not making sense, we are waving our hands like fancy birds, are we girls (trying to pull attention to himself)

Enitan: what's wrong with this steps, you have been showing lack of interest in this since we started.

Omotunde: I am not showing lack of interest, I have better steps in my mind.
Tope let me show you my steps

Tope: sure, show us

Omotunde: Ayoade, play the music.

《Ayoade hits play, soon displeasure appears on his face》...

Ayoade: its obvious that tope's steps are better.

《Wunmi walks in》

Wunmi: can you guys hurry up, other people want to use the mp3 too

Enitan: guy you see what you have caused, last year you did the same thing,  you can't always have your way.

《《Tunde is infuriated, he rants and leaves the classroom. Ayoade gives the music player to wunmi, he makes his way to tope, when Yinka walks by and winks at Tope. Tope goes to him.

Yinka is a year ahead of Ayoade, he is very good looking, a trait that runs in his family, his elder and younger brother are also in this school. Ayomide is his younger bro, while james is the eldest of the three》》

Ayoade: 《《 did senior Yinka just wink at tope.. I see senior Yinka and his younger bro have more in common than being attractive 》》 

Tope: hey Ayoade, senior Yinka is calling you.

Yinka: I hear you play whot and jackpot very well.

Ayoade: sure, want to play?

Yinka: yes let's go to my class.

《《 this isn't the first time I have been called to play whot with seniors, but this seems different 》》

We walked towards his class to play when he suggested we go play in the hall

Yinka: you like my brother, I see you two, who do you prefer Ayomide or Tope?

Ayoade: what are you saying, both are my friends

Tope: 《giggling》I know he likes me ☺️.

(This is becoming so surreal)

Ayoade: you know what, wunmi must need me right now, let's play another time. Later

(Yinka leaves, Tope follows me)

Tope: senior Yinka was just being nice,  he is woke.

《《I know he was messing with other girls, I didn't know he was messing with other guys too, well he stays in the hostel, what should I expect 》》

Tope: guy calm down.

Ayoade: you are doing stuffs with others.

Tope: no, senior Yinka knows, he is cool.
《《He moves closer and strokes my neck gently, this is what I have longed for, to be with him. I stroked his arms as he stroked my neck 》》

《《 Adedeji walks in.》《 we jerked away from each other 》》

Adedeji: tope we have been looking for you, wunmi returned the mp3 player.

Tope: Ade, let's see later.