so this is what love feels like, I continually asked myself. he treated me like a queen and promised to make all my dreams come through.
I fell deeper and deeper in love with him but then nothing is too good to be true right?
I remember that day like it was yesterday, when David Akingbade Andrews woke me up from my fantasy.
it was Friday, the 13th of November, I was in jss3 third term at the time, preparing for the promotional exams to the next class SS1.
I had always wanted to be in science class. I wanted to be a vetinary doctor, a doctor that takes care of animals. I loved animals and I want to help them especially since they can't talk to explain their ailment. what had inspired me to be a doctor was the death of a dog on my street named spike.
spike was a friendly street dog,it had no owner so it followed virtually everyone in the street about including me. many atimes, I would give some of the leftovers at home to spike so he could have something to eat.
then one day,on my way back from school,I realized that spike didn't come to welcome me as usual, I called out to it but there was no response.
I looked around and I finally saw it lying weakly in a pile of rubbish. it looked seriously ill and worst of all, nobody seemed to care. I stood helplessly as I watched spike become fainter and fainter. when I got home, i told my aunt and uncle but there was nothing anyone of us could do. spike needed urgent medical care.
the next day, before going to school, I went to check on spike and realized that it was already dead. that whole day, I wasn't myself, I couldn't even eat.
since then, I decided to devote my life to helping helpless animals.
When I got to school that Friday, School was already in session so I was very late. I quickly rushed to my seat after receiving a mild scolding from my teacher.
I was actually late because I was waiting for David. he always came to pick me up at a designated area on his way to school in his car so we could go to school together, since we started dating.
so today wasn't any different, only that David didn't show up, so I was left stranded and frustrated. I was surprised to see David already in class because I was so worried that something bad happened to him, that's why he didn't show up.
immediately the bell rang for recess, I went to confront him because he looked fine to me.
Hello David,
Hello Shewa, he answered coldly not looking at me.
I took a small step back at the cold rebuff I received from him.
why didn't you come to pick me up today? I was stranded if not for a good Samaritan that gave me a lift in her car, I whined.
I am sorry, he replied quietly.
But... I started when he cut me off loudly and suddenly making me jump.
please Shewa, don't disturb me, I have told you that I'm sorry. what more do you want from me,he added rudely.
I was very surprised that my mouth almost fell open. David had never spoken to me in such a matter, talk less of of raising his voice at me. what was the problem? maybe something was eating him up.. I mused.
Okay, I'm sorry. I replied nursing my anger and not wanting to start an argument.
He accepted my apology and I thought the matter had ended there and then but I was wrong.
Throughout the whole day, David avoided me like the plague. Everything was just awkward. Everyone was surprised including Tumi asking me if we were fighting and I said we weren't.
After school, David left without saying goodbye to me, talk more of even walking me to the gate and hailing a cab.
Tumi was having extra lessons at school to I had to walk home all by myself.
I was worried. what could be the problem? I was absent minded through out the whole day and my aunt was already suspicious.
Shewa!! what is the matter?!
nothing, aunty I replied.
We were in the kitchen preparing soup for our dinner. I was cutting the vegetables while she fried the meat but I had already cut my finger 3 times.
I lay on my bed to sleep because I had no appetite. I told my aunt I wasn't feeling well so she let me be. I told myself that I would put an end to this matter once and for all.
The weekend dragged by sluggishly and Monday eventually came.The day I regretted coming into this world.
I had come to school with Tumi that day because she came to pick me from my house. we were going to start revisions for our exams next week. Everyone was busy so there was barely any time for chit chat. I couldn't focus on anything so I made a lot of blunders on my school work while I watched David unflustered going about his day like nothing was wrong. no calls, no texts , no apologies nothing.
immediately after the Bell rang for recess, I went to meet David. he was sitting in the midst of his friends but I went there anyway because the matter at hand was an urgent one.
Good morning David, I greeted but I received no reply.
Baby.. I called. still nothing.
He didn't even react.
David.. I called, is it not you that I'm talking to? I asked.
his friends that were sitting around started laughing. I felt humiliated and disgraced but I hadn't come this far to be deterred by such small things.
what did I do wrong?! I continued asking as I reached out to touch his arm but Jennifer one of the popular girls and bullies pushed my hand away.
please leave him alone, can't you take a hint, can't you see he's no longer interested in you?! she sneered.
my heart fell immediately.