It was nine o'clock and I lay on my bed reading Pure enemies by movie-star.

Cocobearloves had just replied to my apology saying that it was ok and that I should be careful in the future.

Basically, I was in a good mood.

I was in my pyjamas, reading a Wattpad novel that was written by a writer who was a little proud but very talented.

Nothing could ruin this moment...

"Niyi!" My mother called from her bedroom .

"Yes mum" I replied sitting up.

"Please bring my phone for me" She said "Its downstairs"

"Ok mum"

On my way to the stair case, I peaked into my brother's room. He was playing the guitar, a new hobby that he had picked up during the lockdown.

Ignoring his not so good attempt at playing Brandy Crawford's You might need somebody, I rushed to the sitting room to get her phone.

Just as I picked it up from one of the armchairs, I heard my ringtone, blinding lights.

I rushed up the stairs, two steps at a time to get to my room. Luckily, my brother was already there and he had picked the call.

From the door of my room, he whispered video call.

And that's when it all came back to me.

"Hey Niyi" A male voice said. My heart slipped a beat when I recognised it as Faruq's voice.

I rushed into my parent's bedroom to give my mother her phone and before she could say Thank You, I was rushing to my room to snatch the phone from Tayo.

"Hello guys" I answered smiling like a fool.

"Hey" They replied waving.

I glared at my brother when I realized that he was still standing in my room.

"What do you want?" I mouthed over Amy and Faruq's bickering .

"You're in your pyjamas" He mouthed , his eyes wide in horror.

Being in my pyjamas might not have been a big deal but not having a bra on was definitely a big deal.

"Could you guys give me a minute?" I asked in a high voice.

" Sure" Amy said shrugging and biting her lips. I could see that she was trying really hard not to laugh.

Savage.

"Why?" Faruq asked squinting at me.

I ignored him and threw the phone at my brother which he almost dropped and pushed him out of my room.

He was going to scold me when Faruq called his name.

"Tayo!" He shouted excitedly like a five year old given candy.

While they spoke, I slipped my bra on and wore an orange T-shirt over my sweat shirt.

Then I asked Tayo to give me the phone.

"Ok, Faruq" He said with a grin "Niyi is here now"

"Thank God" He said as I took the phone back.

I walked into my room, smiling gratefully at my brother before shutting the door.

"Faruq was just telling me about the latest episode of Zara's Nikah" Amy said rolling her eyes at him.

"Yeah so where was I?" He asked scratching his beardless chin " Oh, yeah, both Zara and Kabir are foolish "

"No!" Amy corrected laughing " Zee world is the definition of it. Not just Zara's Nikah"

"Ah ahn now" I said pouting "What planet do you people some from. I love Zara. It's that idiot with the curly hair that I hate"

"You mean Meraj?" Faruq asked.

" Yes, he looks like he's on drugs I swear" I said laughing.

"What about twist of fate?" Faruq asked with a grin .

"I don't know who frustrates me more" Amy said frowning. "The main characters or his sister and that her friend"

"The main characters" I said " Any little thing and they want to break up, thank God that the grandma is sick"

"Enough of Zee world" Amy said hissing "I have gist"

"If I could, I would slap you right now" Faruq snapped glaring at her. "Why didn't you say anything before.

"Is it not Amy" I said eyeing her "She'll be behaving as if she's possessed all the time"

"You are the one that is possessed" She laughed tossing her head forward .

"Aunty we are waiting for you!" Faruq said .

"Ok, ok" She said sitting properly "Alexa has a boyfriend"

Now that was a shocker. Let's just say that Alexa was the virgin Mary of the class. She had never dated or committed any known atrocity at school. Hearing Amy say that was like discovering that pigs could fly.

" Ewo! " I said my eyes wide in shock "Which kind lie be this one?!"

Faruq was too shocked to respond. He was just staring at his phone.

"Na truth I dey talk oh" She said grinning "She even put him on her status"

" Mad oh! " Faruq said chuckling.

"So", I said sitting back in my armchair "Who is the lucky boy"

"Kunmi" She said frowning a bit.

Kunmi was a play boy who likes to go around causing trouble. Some people were actually ok with his behaviour but my friends and I weren't. The only good thing about him was that he was actually good academically.

"That boy is a bastard!" Faruq said gritting his teeth in anger.

"Watch your language " I warned frowning at him.

"I know right" Amy huffed " Of all people to date, she chose that one "

"We can only pray for her now" I said with a sigh.

"Exactly" Faruq agreed " That boy's brain is smaller than robo"

"Faruq!" I laughed .

We kept on talking for about an hour and thirty minutes.

We debated about who the fairest was among us and of course Faruq won but I was close second.

We also talked about music and celebrities. We conversed about anything that came to our minds.

Finally, Amy decided to do something evil.

With a mischievous glint in her eyes she said.

"I have to go now" She said 'I... have to help my mum with something.

"Ok, bye" Faruq said. She winked at me before waving to him.

Then she cut the call.

Fudge. She knows how awkward this is going to be for me. Why did she have to leave like that?

"Niyi?" Faruq said.

" Yeah" I said cringing. I already knew where this was going.

He was going to ask me a question but as usual I was going to say something stupid.

My heart beat seemed to only go faster and faster. The suspense was killing me, what the fudge did Faruq have to say?

"So you remember the last day of school?" He asked.

I bit the inside of my cheeks wishing that I was as dark as Amy had said I was. How could I not remember?

Everyone had been going around giving hugs because they knew it would be really long before they would see each other again.

Even Alexa had hugged me, and she rarely hugs anyone.

"I can't believe I'm saying this" She'd said smiling " But I'm going to miss you"

Then Amy had rushed in from the art class, natural hair bouncing all over the place.

"Everyone is hugging everyone" She'd said grinning like a idiot .

Alexa had waved at me before walking away to talk to someone.

"And so?" I had asked raising an eyebrow.

She smacked my arm before eyeing me.

"Ouch" I had yelped rubbing my arm "If you have something to say, say it"

"Have you hugged Faruq?" She had whispered.

I had blushed, shaking my head. Before I could even say anything else, she had dragged me out of the class and towards Faruq.

He had been standing in the noisy corridor laughing with a few of his friends.

When Amy stopped pushing me, I found myself right in front of him, probably as red as a tomato.

"Niyi" He'd said turning to me immediately "What is it"

I had wanted to hug him but my hands felt like jelly. I had wanted to say something but my tongue felt like cement.

With my heart beat becoming dangerously fast with every passing minute, I did the irreversible.

I stepped up on my tippy toes and have him a peck on the cheek.

The hollers from the other students were deafening as Faruq stared at me in shock.

"I just wanted to say... I'm gonna miss you Faruq" I rambled.

He had finally got his tongue back and said "Not as much as I will miss you"

I had been quite surprised by his statement but before I could say anything, Amy called me.

"Niyi!" She shouted " Dena wants your number! "

I don't understand her sometimes. Isn't she the one that convinced me to do this? Why is she ruining the moment?

"Ok" I had said before running off. I had felt too embarrassed to look back.

"Yeah, I remember" I said in a high voice when my embarrassing flashback ended.

"What you did that day was quite bold" He said with a smirk.

I just gulped, I couldn't say anything.

Even if I could speak, what the fudge was I gonna say?

"It was almost as if you liked me..."

"What" I squealed in a high voice. I sounded like an idiot. I really wish this boy was as blind as Adrien Agreste sometimes.

"Me... Like you" I continued "Pssh"

"You're a terrible liar, you know that, right?" He said with a lopsided grin.

" But I'm not lying " I squeaked.

Shut up Niyi!

"Whatever" He laughed " I won't push it"

I sighed in relief. I wasn't even sure if he liked me back. If I had confessed to him now and he had said the unspeakable he would have teased me for the rest of my life.

We kept on talking until I checked the time and realized that it was eleven pm.

"I should probably get to bed" I said pointing at my bed. "Good night Faruq"

"Night, Princess" He said in an inaudible voice.

"What?" I asked scrunching my face up.

" Nothing " He said with a smile "Good night"

Author's note.
I'm pretty sure you're all suspicious😏
Who else thinks Adrien Agreste is as blind as fudge?🙄
Maybe it's just me🤷 He frustrates me sometimes.
You know the drill...

-Truewriter2020.