While we walked home, it was a quiet. Too quiet, because Uche and Nick were usually talking about something funny all the way while I listened and laughed or I was the one talking with Uche.
"So where are you guys going?" I decided to ask loudly, not referring the question to either of them in particular.
Nick glanced at me then returned to his phone. I looked at Uche who was walking by my side, he was smiling. He took my hands, and I didn't try to stop him this time.
"We are just gonna go to the neighboring town to see someone," He explained.
"Oh."
"Yeah."
"All of you? Like all those boys?"
"Nah, just Nick and I, and Kim too."
"Okay. Can I ask you something else?"
"Yeah, ask me whatever you want."
"April, how close are you to her?" I didn't want to ask about her but I couldn't control it, so I just asked.
"How close am I to her? Not veryyyy, why are you asking?" He shrugged when he said 'not veryyyy.'
"Oh nothing." I lied.
"Really? Nothing? Come on, tell me."
"Tell you what?"
"Why did you ask about April? Any problem?"
"No." I said and looked to the ground.
"What is she saying about April?" I heard Nick ask. How did he know I was talking with Uche about April....Was he listening all this while? He wasn't on his phone anymore, he had one of his earpod pair stuck in his right ear but the other was free so he could hear Uche and I talking all this while.
"She's just asking how long we've known her," Uche told him.
"April has being here since we were wayyy younger, right?" Nick mentioned and looked at his best friend for affirmation.
"Yeah, she has."
"Did she say anything to you?" Nick asked me.
"Huh?"
"Did April do or say anything?"
"Oh, no. No, she didn't." I replied Nick.
"So why are you asking about her?"
"I just....I just heard someone talking about her, so i thought I should find out who she was." I found myself lying again because I couldn't just plain on, tell Nick that I was asking about this April girl after watching her talk with Uche this morning at school.
"Oh." Nick said and covered his other ear with the second pod now.
"Now that Nick's not the one asking, why did ask about her?" Uche wanted to know.
"Huh?"
"Nick can't hear us talk now, so tell me," He clarified.
"Well, I saw you talking to her this morning, by your locker, and you seemed to be enjoying her presence." I pouted as I confessed the real reason I asked about her.
"This morning?"
"Yes. Before the first period began, you were talking with her, and you even let her touch your hair. Why did you let her touch your hair, I thought you didn't like anyone touching your hair?"
He didn't say anything so I looked in his direction and there was this smile on his face. The type of smile he had on whenever he decided to tease me.
"Don't smile like that, answer me; why did you let her touch your hair?"
"She was checking the texture," He rubbed my fingers as he still held my hand.
"Texture? Why? Why is she checking the texture of your hair?"
"She has my kind of hair, so she was tryna compare both to know if hers has gotten as soft as mine."
"Oh." I just said but then I asked a question that popped in my head."She has your kind of hair?"
"Yeah, you haven't noticed?" he asked me but I just kept mute for a while.
I honestly haven't noticed. I didn't even know her name was April till Casey said so this morning so how would I know? I didn't know her, I didn't care to know her either....well, now I do because she seemed close to Uche and Nick.
"Maybe you haven't noticed because she is usually on artificial hair." He helped me out, seeing I had gotten a little lost in my thoughts.
"Yeah, maybe." I just said."So what did you both talk about, or was it just about your hair and her hair?" I asked and turned to him again.
"Just casual stuff." He shrugged.
"Casual stuff like?" I asked again and got a look from him.
Maybe I was asking too much.
"Just casual stuff, you know school and all of that...." He trailed off. "Forget about April, let's talk about you."
"You still owe me a kiss you know." My eyes widened when he said that because why is he saying that with Nick walking next to him?!!
"What is wronggggg with you?" I whispered.
"Chill, both his ears are covered."
"Oh yeah," I forgot that."I don't owe you a kiss," I rolled my eyes.
"Yes, you do. I mean, I can kiss you whenever I want but I want YOU to kiss me."
"A kiss is a kiss, it doesn't matter who initiates it."
"Maybe, but I want you to kiss me like you tried to do the other day. I want to see you get on your tippy toes when you try to reach for my lips."
"Hey!" I feigned annoyance but he only laughed."You make me sound so short, I know I am not as tall as you are but I don't have to get on my tippy toes to kiss you."
"You do."
"No i don't." I defended.
"Alright, let's get practical." I heard him say.
"What?" I asked but he pulled me along with him into a corner in the streets."Uche...." How did he do that so fast?
He lifted both my arms and made me place them over his shoulder as he shortened the distance between us.
"Kiss me." He requested.
"Huh?" I asked even if those two words of his was very self-explanatory.
"Julieeee." He groaned."Just do it." He requested again.
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