I cried back to the hospital, I think my mum saw it or maybe my gloomy aura that I also think she perceived.
Whatever was wrong with me as soon as I opened the door to my dad hospital room my mum knew something was wrong with her Ada.
'Ada mu…' she whispered and jumped up.
'Watin happen mummy? What's the matter?'
I was stuttering I didn't know how to tell my mum what happened although she knows Mr Emeka is my friend but how can I tell her that he isn't interested in the friendship because he is the only one I've been friends with my whole life. It felt as if I had strong feelings for him and he just broke and damaged my heart but also how can I tell my mum this.
Maybe I shouldn't have gone to his house.
'Mr Emeka….'
I said
'Ada it's ok' my mum interrupted' calm down first and talk to me' my mum said by leading me to the chair to have a seat
'What did he do to you'? I just closed my eyes trying to explain but tears poured down my eyes.
'Ada' she said gently after he had allowed me she'd the tears for a little while
I sniffed.
'Ada look at me, what happened with your teacher Mr Emeka?'
I didn't look her in the eyes directly.
I just told my mum what happened I know she won't be happy I went to his house or we have been friends for a while but I had to tell her what transpired. I mentioned how we've been friends and crushing on him and also how he started avoiding me out of no where for no just reason and how I was feeling about the whole thing. From time to time my mum looked at my father's direction to see how he was doing and to check if our voice was disturbing him.
'Mum I don't really know what to do and how to go about it cause I value our friendship if not for any other thing.'
I looked at her and she said nothing. My mum felt terrified in a way I couldn't describe.
'Mum I can't loss Mr Emeka he is the only friend I've ever made and felt genuine connection with.'
'Ada, hope you've not done anything sexual with this your Mr Emeka? Because this thing shouldn't be an issue if he doesn't want you around him cause you are going through tough times then he doesn't deserve a friend like you. Any guy that—'
'Mum I don't know what you mean my that but I haven't done anything with him o but what can I do about this please?' I cut in I wasn't even interested in the long sermon she was about the give me.
'Ada, honestly I can't even pretend I understand what you are going through, but I don't think the way he treated you was right. If he can do this now I wonder how the friendship will go.
I just feel you are to young to be his friend maybe thats why he acts like that so you can realize and stay away'
'But mum' I interrupted.
'Just listen to me and set boundaries more reasonable men will come for you when your done schooling you don't even need a male friend they will only teach you the wrong things, Ada I know what I'm saying, when you become a graduate you will have more male friends even while you are schooling you will have male friends you will work with all around you don't be bothered about this. You have a bright future ahead and I won't want you to marry nwateacher anyways. Focus on your studies and with Gods grace you will pass your GCE so that's all that matters for now'
As she was talking the nurse walked in.
'Have you bought the things I'll wrote down on the list?' She asked.
I suspended my grief and searched the room. The bag with the items I purchased on my way to the hospital was lying beside a chair corner close to the door. I handed it over to the nurse to use what I got to treat my dad and went back to my seat to think.
Looking at it right now in the hospital maybe I over reacted, maybe is because I don't have female friends to confine in that's why I'm sad, i need to do something about this asap I can't be friendless forever something has to be done for real I can't take this