Haunted Love episode 1

HAUNTED LOVE
(HE IS TOO SHY)
SYNOPSIS
This is a bit of a life story, of a young guy and a lady still in their teenage age. Some scenes in the story was slightly drawn from my own experience as a teenager. A typical secondary school love story.
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Stanley was a young guy who had lived in the village almost all his life, until a time his uncle, from his maternal side had him come over to the city to complete his secondary education and Gbas!!! Gbos!!! that’s how the real story began.
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Stanley naturally was an overly cute and chocolate skinned young boy, who really won no small admiration from the female folk, as they really disturbed him like mad, simply a male fatale.
But he had a problem and that was, he was too shy. OK here it is that shyness was not for all female, but for this particular female, called Gina. Stanley is a guy that appears so gentle at first impression, but when you become familiar, my dear you are in trouble.
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Gina a rich girl and daughter to an ambassador, a natural snub, prideful in her own right. How does this all connect?
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Then watch out for this adventure with Stanley, his cousin and his tons of female fans and the real bae he crushes on in school. Watch out.
EPISODE 1
A young boy could be seen on the dusty road, taking a stroll in a carefree manner, with his hands dipped in his pocket, as he would at random pick up a piece of stone and throw it up while attempting to nod it or kick it off, he felt he should relish this last moment of his in this area he had come to love, make friends and equally make some enemies and troubles too.
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This area he had seen for almost everyday of his Nineteen years of age.
STANLEY’S POV
Yeah, that’s me being talked about up there 👆.
I’m a young boy, who can slightly pass for 6 ft 4 in height, chocolate skinned, slim and had this elegant build that makes me quite photogenic, a curly hair, looks innocent and very cute, yeah cute because many girls have told me that, but I’m too shy to reply, but within it makes me run mad with joy.
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I had gotten a call from my uncle, he said I should come up to Enugu to stay with him. He is my mom’s brother and he has a very beautiful family, especially that his naughty and spoilt son who was my age mate.
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Uncle Mark is my favorite uncle and is really the amiable, funny and free handed type and not really strict, so I really liked him for that, as he was unlike my parents that was always like, you must do this or that, like one was in a military camp.
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So, I was kinda happy but not truly happy as I knew what it was like missing my close friends and loved ones and also my female crush and also my best female friend, Stephanie, who I had always had a crush on from our Jss 3, but I was too nervous and had this feeling that she might say no to me, so I always hid this feeling deep in me.
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But funny enough, I felt she likes me, as I had caught her many a times staring at me in a way that was off, or getting angry and jealous whenever I’m in the company of another female or even smiling at them, na wahala for her. in fact she do give me the greenlight, but was it that I was not smart enough or dumb or what? let’s just say that simple word Shyness, that was my real mischief.
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Naturally, I appear gentle and calm, equally looking innocent, but to myself and those who knows me well, knew that I was really a troublesome guy and not in anyway shy, when we get to know each other more, rather you are in endless troubles from me as I get rough play A1.
Enough for the time being you would get to know more.
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I had made a clean stop at Stephanie’s house, to at least spend some time with her and say goodbye to her before leaving, as I knew I really owe her that.
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I had arrived her house to see her washing her school uniform, for the next day, as today was a nation wide holiday.
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Seeing our school uniform in her hand, really made me sad as I would really miss my schoolmates .
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Immediately she saw me, she left everything she was doing as she ran at top speed and hugged tightly.
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This had been her normal way even in front of her parents, as she was more of a tomboy, who was way too rebellious, stubborn Ehhhhh!! And quite a belligerent fighter, when in her bad side. But surprisingly anytime I’m with her those aspect of her would be thrown to the trash, because I no go lie give you me being somehow de fear her, when she is angry.
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“This one you came to my house today, it has been a while you visited, I was even thinking of coming to your house, but had a rethink to avoid your parents drama.”
She said smiling after pulling off from me. I shrugged as I didn’t really know what to say as that was my parents for you.
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Flee!! My son flee!! they are deceivers, and can destroy your destiny and dream of becoming some one great in life. that was the only sermon I and my siblings hear every morning during morning devotion.
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You can imagine a scene of your parents giving birth to four boys and no female and your parents telling you to stay clear of the opposite s€× and not intEr×¢t with them. that was more like making me a greenhorn when it comes to my social life and was more like avoiding females, so you can now understand where this shyness came from.
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We both, settled down as we talked for a while and about alot of things, like school matters and it’s happenings, while she washed her remaining clothes, and had it spread outside, before joining me back.
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After a while I had to tell her the main reason I came.
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“Steph, I have a thing to tell you.”
I said looking kinda nervous and she herself was surprised, at my reaction and change in mood.
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“Ogini kwa? (What is it again?) she asked in our native language.
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“I would be traveling for Enugu tomorrow, for my uncle’s place and I would be resuming school there.”
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I said looking at her, while she was badly shaken from what I said, as she suddenly kept quiet and didn’t reply me any longer, and she bent her head.
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I repeatedly called her name, but she didn’t reply me, as she moved her finger on the ground drawing imaginary stuffs on the ground.
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I drew close to her, and gently propped her up to see tears in her eyes, with a sorrow ladened face. if I told you I wasn’t shocked, I would be the greatest joker of the century ,as this was really the first time seeing this soft side of her. I mean her crying because the Stephanie I knew, have never portrayed any signs of emotional breakdown no matter what the situation was like, even when we argue or go on keeping face strike.
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“I’m sorry dear.”
I told her as I felt kinda guilty and even had the urge to discard travelling, you could really know how it looked like seeing your crush not really happy or worst still shedding tears, especially when you yourself caused it. She raised her head and looked at me as she suddenly said.
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“You are really hurting my feelings. Have been waiting for the day you would finally open up to me and I had patiently waited. and you came telling me you would be traveling? you came just for this?”
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I could see this disappointment, yet yearning look on her eyes.
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And as if I was being controlled or like let’s say someone pressed my mumu button and I didn’t know when it escaped my l-ips.
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“Steph I lo……….. ,love you.”
I said before I could ascertain the wait and the bomb that detonated from my l-ips.
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“Are you serious?”
She said in disbelief, as I didn’t know what to reply her, as I found myself cursing myself in,side of me, as I muttered in,side,
“Is my brain really aware of my mouth?”
I asked myself.
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But also in that moment I also found myself nodding like an Agama lizard to her question like a zombie.
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tbc