Chapter 9: The weekend

This weekend suck a lot, a lot more than I can ever imagine.

this is the third week since Annie and her family moved in to our street. My awful weekend started when Ann said that she’s not gonna be around the weekend.

She will be visiting her Dad, in wherever that is I just wasn’t interested to know how far or close it is but the feeling that she won’t be staying home across my house, my window, she won’t be saying goodnight, or making fun of me about my head or how shy and nervous I could get while talking to her, I missed those green eyes and her warmth cute smile when she tucks her hair to her ear side, leaving a clear view of her jawline and her perfect face.

And her lips, she has the most beautiful lips I have seen, they are… Betty it’s just a weekend off, she will be back already, well, this is me trying to calm myself down ...... okay.

“Betty what’s going on with you, oh don’t come at me now with, what “you mean”.. Cause you don’t get to answer a question back with another.

So, I want you to tell me what’s wrong with you without us making this difficult for each other.

“Lex, I really hate you right this moment, you know that”

Yeah, yeah, with all pleasure I hate you more.

“Betty, you ain’t telling me something”… “You mean something you wanna hear?”

She just gave me a smirk and said that I was lying.

“Really”? Believe what you want, I don’t know what else to say to you, now you should let me be.

“Betty? Do you like Ann?”…

Pfft! I couldn’t help but throw up the hot chocolate drink she gave me earlier, how…. How is that even possible, is my best friend a witch now, it is too obvious that everyone can see that on my face.

God, I'm losing my sanity now,

That’s my biggest secret, I might want to tell her but no, this moment, I know the kind of animal I have for a friend she will reap my soul of body with questions… well, I don’t know, but I can’t tell her now. No not now.

I mean, how will she react, though I know Lex is so open-minded about things.

But how could she make a guess why was it Ann, is my feelings for her so transparent that everyone could see right through my heart”?

“What? Gay? Ann.

What’s all that about, like what you're even talking about.

It’s not evened up to two weeks, they just moved in”

“Yeah, I know bets, two weeks, that’s enough time to fall in love with someone and even make a baby.”

She was laughing like a moron now, “Hahah, jokes on you bitch.”

“Uhm, have you spoken with the jerk from NYC” lately? I asked, trying every possible best to avoid the questions.

I really hope she gets distracted with this and forget about me this moment.

“Betty, I know you tryna avoid my questions, and believe me that can only prof me right,”

“Fuck!!” I mumbled beneath my breath,

“What was that”?,

“Nothing” I responded quickly,

“Lex, have you seen me with a girl before”? I asked her, trying to put on my serious face,

“No” she answered honestly,

“Good” I said, nodding my head in response to her answer

“I haven’t seen you with a guy either”.

Wtf!! I thought that was the end of the conversation, I was about to sing my victory song deep down in my heart as I always do when I win an argument or a bet.

“That’s a lie” I responded as quickly as I can, okay yeah, we all know that’s a lie,

“Betty, that’s a big lie,” I already said that before girl … oh, to myself.

Don’t even think about the guy you kissed in pre school, that’s all bullshit or whatever that happened between you two,”

Damn … okay, that was supposed to be my getaway excuse, come on now universe, don’t be that cruel to me. I'm about to get eaten up by some bitchy creature called a friend .

“ Your silence says it all … I have always known you're bi or rather strictly gay, since you always wave away our boys talk when it comes to who has an eye for you,”

Wait… is that true, have I been always that way. I think I don’t understand me anymore this instant.

“ So you can just tell me Betty, even if you want it to be a secret I will keep it close to my heart as precious as I could, promise … Pinky promise” I won’t even tell Ann about it,”

The mention of Ann made me raise an eyebrow to her, giving her an electrifying gaze,

“If I hear you say a thing about me to her, this will be the end of you, You will certainly be dead.

I could see a smile curled up on her lips, she was really trying so hard not to laugh now.

“Oh… You think am funny?, you think this is funny? Huh,”

No darling, this is not funny, but you are looking funny now,

She kept laughing and holding her belly like seriously am I looking like a clown with that face.

She stoped when she noticed I might get a little upset”

Which I will definitely do... damn am already upset, I can’t believe am in a sea right this moment and all this fool could do is laugh.

Wow, what a best friend.

“ See Betty I understand, I promise just tell me already,”

Looking like she’s serious now

I know she’s the only one I can trust with this,

Damn, this has been my biggest secret, I'm uncertain if I'm ready to do this

“Yeah, you might be right about me not being straight,

But you can’t just decide that yet, it’s more like a spectrum

You know what am saying? I'm not so sure about that”

I can see her mouth wide open and her jaw dropped, I don’t know, but I think she’s in some sort of dilemma, she’s attempting to digest all that I just said to her now

I'm aware that Ann is the only girl that I crave for, but I can’t tell her that.

Since we are friends, she will certainly spill the bee, she just doesn’t know how to shut her mouth when necessary.

“Baby, baby, baby, I knew it.

I'm so happy for you,

“Now I know you’re gay, and certainly gonna get you a good lay.”

“It’s time you let go of those precious cherries” raising her both eyebrows to me,

Please remind me to kill this kill later.

I grabbed a pillow from the bed to throw it on her, but she dodged it, and hold it to herself, smiling sheepishly at me.

“What are you smiling at you fool” I let out standing up from the bed to go get water from the fridge, but she stopped me halfway with a big bear hug from behind,

“I’m happy for you bet, am really so happy that you decided to share this with me, and I promise to stick around you in both the good and bad times.

“If it’s really Ann that you love, I can really help you in asking her out when she’s back from her weekend.”

How does she keep making a good guess,

“Oh and of you are wondering how I could guess, well, you made it obvious… “Me? … How” I asked In bewilderment.

“Uhmm.. You know that was written all over your face, the way you stare at her, almost the whole day, both in class, how you get very nervous and shy when she talks to you. Haha! You also blush so hard when she calls you those pet names,

“So suck it up girl, you're fucking In love, YeH!!!!”

I quickly break free from her hold, and walked straight to the fridge,

But, could she really be right, am I’m In love with Annie?

Mmm that’s bullshit, Lex is probably lying, this is one of her silly jokes.

Yeah, I know I checked her out sometimes, wait up for at the window to say goodnight, I love seeing her before I go to bed, and most times I love dreaming of her and hate being woken up from the dream,

I find myself blushing when she calls me sweet names, especially first thing when I see her, I love her touch on my hair, I won’t deny not being jealous of those hairs.

I love it when she says goodbye and see ya through the cottons when whenever we back from school, lastly I love the way she looks at me, like am some kind of pretty or something, that really gets me blushing like an idiot.

And the nights when I glanced out of the window without seeing her i tend to have bad dreams, and hardly sleep at all (I made this up actually)

Now am petrified, what if Lexi is right about what she just said, no, that can be true.

It’s all in my head, it’s just a crush I have on her, I mean one can actually crush on someone without being in love right? Stalking isn’t bad either, too?

I certainly don’t want to live with the idea that am in love, and finding out later that she doesn’t feel the same way, I won’t be able to bear the pain .. God, why am I so nervous, she isn’t even here.

There are numerous things I needed to ask her,

If she’s gay, straight, or bi,

What if she has a boyfriend, No, or rather a girlfriend. Why haven’t I thought about these before.

She’s stunning, come on betty, you ain’t expecting her to be single right.....

What about her dad, I don’t know if that’s too much or probably not necessary, I just don’t know but am sure I'm gonna freak out at that moment.

It was getting late already,

I have to start finding my way home.

“Hey Lex, see you tomorrow”

This girl is making me yell too much lately, I really don’t know what she’s been doing In the bathroom for so long now.

But whatever that I’m sure I’m She’s up to no good

When I got home, I stood outside for a while, wanted to know whether they’re back or not, but I seriously wish they are.

It's a Sunday eve, aren’t they supposed to be back already.

Now am really regretting not having her number, I so wished I had her number, I will do just great with just hearing her voice.

I went straight up to my room, took a bath, brush my teeth, and of course, I stayed up for a while glancing through the window and earnestly hoping to see them drive in.

I was so happy today that Lexi, was gonna stick with me, and I know she will artlessly, she has always been there for me countless.

I couldn’t stay up anymore, my vision are fading off slowly, I need to get some sleep.

Oh God, please, I want to wake up tomorrow from her knocks on my door.

I was unable to ask for more now, as I heard my mum call that Ann was waiting. It was the next morning, believe me I can’t remember a thing from my dream, I think I’m good with that.

Ahhhh... I really wanna jump around now like I have just gotten the best surprise of my life, yeah, I think I have certainly gotten a good one, what’s this feeling I’m having now, I really have gotten some butterflies in my stomach.

I’m gonna go see her now.

I had a super quick shower, grab my black jeans trousers and a cropped t-shirt, of course leaving my curly long hair uncombed ....I mean, why should I ? When she can do that for me.. I chuckled at my silly thought.

I went downstairs and thanks to my sweet mum she already had my breakfast packed cause I won’t dare wasting any seconds eating breakfast.

The sight of her made me drop my jaw to the floor..... “oh boy ! I’m as good as dead right this moment,

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Hey guys!!!

I wanna say a big thank you if you are reading my book now, am sorry that am taking long to update or maybe slacking in my plotting and writing I hope y’all bear with me, it’s really my first book

And am gonna try my possible best to improve, you can tell me what you think by leaving a comment, I will really be pleased to hear your opinion on this story ...

.... Uhmmm I don’t know how far this story will go but am promising to get you into details of the two lovebirds, I just can’t wait to get into that chapter,

Betty is really nervous about everything, I hope she doesn’t screw things up...

Well, let’s see how that will go .

Thanks again for reading beautiful people, I love you all so much

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