I was impatient. We still didnt know who had sent me the gifts. Well, the way i acted in school changed because i was conscious of the fact that someone was watching me.
A week after valentine, I finally discovered who had sent me the gifts. I was in class, trying to work out an assignment when someone came and sat beside me. I didnt look to see who it was till he said 'hi, remember me?' I couldn't believe my eyes, i recognized him from the other day we met. 'waoh kunle right?' i said giving him my 100watts smile. 'you remember my name. Amazing.' he sounded suprised. I didnt know much boys so i had no cause to forget the ones i had met. 'yeah, we met the other day. I dont forget people.' I almost stuttered. (i get like that around boys)
he smiled at me, he was really goodlooking up close but what was he doing in admin. All the way from environmental. 'you're not only pretty, you're also smart.' he was still smiling at me. Waoh, i wasn't experienced at this. I just whispered a 'thank you' and wanted to take it back almost immediately.
'so what are you doing here?' i asked, pretending to concentrate on my book. 'i came to see you' he said. That took me by surprise. 'me?' i half laughed. 'what for?' i inquired. I was really trying to contain my curiousity. Maybe Jesse sent him. OMG! Am not over Jesse. Or maybe he just wants help with an assignment. Environmental and admin. No. It couldn't be an assignment.
'well, i thought it was high time i showed up cus a lil birdie said you were searching frantically for me' whats this one saying. I thought. Who's looking for you. 'huh, i dont understand you?' i moved my books aside. This was way more interesting.
'you dont?' he looked baffled. Like i was joking.
'i dont.' i said
'you do' he insisted.
'sorry, am lost here' i said politely.
'ok then. I sent you those gifts on val remember? Am sure you got alot of gifts but mine was the anonymous one.' he said winking at me. Now i understood. It was him. And he was right, i was searching for him.
Well, thats how we became friends. He was really charming. I liked him. But he soon wanted more from me. I didnt want to date him. I didnt have any particular reason, i just didnt. At least not yet. Well, soon Jesse showed up, he was still as beautiful as i could remember. Then i became friends with him too since i was close to kunle. It was all new to me. Boy friends, choi! i never had those. My roommates practically trained me on how to handle boys so that i wont seem stupid.
Kunle didnt understand why i didnt want to date him. Even I didnt have any reason to give him. He had no flaws, i was just fronting basically and i was enjoying it. My tiny crush for Jesse was still there. And i liked him a lot too. But i didnt expect what happened next. He started buying me gifts, expensive gifts, he'ld call me, text me. Every minute all the time. I couldn't tell kunle i didnt want to sound desperate for attention or just plain stupid so I told Rachel instead.
'jesse's always buzzin my phone. Its annoying sometimes' i began.
'maybe he's just checkin on you' she said strugglin with her lipgloss.
'you think. I cant tell him to stop am not used to so much attention' i really wasn't.
'its nothing jo. Are you already dating the black bear?' she asked smiling at me.
'who's that again' i asked confused and lost.
'kunle now' i laughed so he was now called the black bear by my room mates.
'nope, i dont want to' i said nonchalantly flipping through a textbook.
'why now?' she asked looking worried.
'nothing. I dont just feel like'
'see, you dont play with boys like that o. Answer him else am single and so ready to mingle'
i laughed at her. She was right though. Am a fresher and this boy was in his final year. I kept thinking about it.
kunle asked me about Jesse. I said he was just imagining things nothing was going on. One fateful day, jesse kissed me. Kunle had kissed me before but Jesse's kiss was heavenly. Like the first kiss i always wanted. I asked him why he did that, He knew about kunle and I and kissing me was wrong but he said. 'its up to you babe. Decide, me or him' its up to me? Me!? How am i supposed to decide, am confused, am trapped between two friends. I couldn't tell jesse no, he was my white monkey, the one i liked from the first day. He was caring, he had my time, he was everything i wanted. But kunle, he was also caring, my black bear, i liked him too. He was the first to make a move, he took his time to know me, he waited months watching me. He remembered me on valentine, (unlike jesse), he was smart and gentle. But jesse was the bad boy, and bad boys have a way of melting hearts, jesse drinks and clubs, but he's still quite charming. And i liked him first. And when he kissed me, i enjoyed it so much than i'ld like to admit. Now am confused, the white ape or the black bear?.....
*the end*
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