THE COLOUR BLUE

JUST FRIENDS...?

There and then it came flashing back to me. What if everything that they said was true, that Nigel was more than a friend to me? As I looked inside the cafe, there he was, my best friend in the whole world. An idea came to me. Though still shaken with this energy inside me, I opened the car and got out.

I went inside and as usual, like the gentleman he is, he stood up and ushered me to the seat.
" Maggie, I thought you had a date with Stanely?"
I just looked at him and smiled.
"Maggie, what's wrong bestie?"
That was when I moved close and kissed him. It was the best kiss I have ever had despite of all the boyfriends I have dated before.
" What was that for?" He asked me when I stopped kissing him.
I smiled and looked at him direct into his eyes, " I just wanted to know how it feels to kiss my best friend..."

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It was on a beautiful Saturday morning, I was hanging out with my beloved boyfriend Stanely in our favourite cafe having breakfast. Suddenly, my phone rang and it was Nigel calling me just to say hi! Stanely had my phone so on seeing that it was Nigel calling, he handed it over back to me.
" Here sweetheart, your best friend is calling you."
" Thanks honey. " I said while taking the phone from him. His jelousy didn't go unnoticed but I just decided to ignore it.

I decided to take my phone conversation out, leaving him to continue with the breakfast. The chat took so long but I decided to ignore being that it was Nigel, my best friend like forever. Stanely had gotten used to it already, at least that was what I thought. When I came back like twenty minutes later, Stanely was already done with his breakfast. He called the waitress, asked for the bill, then paid , stood up, kissed my forehead and while putting his wallet back in his pocket said," I hope we are still on for dinner"
I didn't want to ask what all this was about so I just answered yes.
" I hope you will not come with your phone ok?" He said and then walked away.

I sat there, looking at him until he disappeared off my sight then as if nothing happened, I continued with my breakfast...it is advisable not to waste food. The waitress came back sometime later with the receipt and the change from the thousand note that Stanely had paid. I left the cafe still confused about what had just happened. Since I started dating Stanely, this was the first time I saw that wierd attitude towards my friendship with Nigel.

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After the cafe incident, my legs took me to my best friend's place. I had alot on my mind and he always know how to solve them for me. I went to his parents place being that he was nursing his broken heart. He had just broken up with his girlfriend of five years. The girl Sophie was beautiful and all but I did not like her for Nigel. For me Nigel was too good to be with the petty girl like Sophie.

Their relationship started like a joke, a dare in fact to prove people wrong about the closeness between Nigel and I. They dated for five years but the relationship was not that solid because they used to quarrelled all the time about petty issues. So when Nigel told me that they had broken up, a part of me was very happy, literally jumping with joy but I had to go and console my bestie's bleeding heart. Before going there, I decided to pass through home and inform my baby sister Yvette of my whereabout just in case our mother was looking for me. I knew that if she was not told, she would make a Mount Everest out of an ant hill but that was a chance I had to take, Nigel needed me.

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" So at last Sophie has decided to give up trying to win Nigel's heart aah!" That was the first statement that came out if Yvette's mouth immediately I told her where I was going and what had happened to Nigel.(To her), she has always claimed that no girl was able to win the heart and love of Nigel because apparently, according to her, the love belongs to me and we are just wasting our time dating other people." I hope that Stanely will realise this soon before it is too late." She concluded.