Friend Zoned!

There was this beautiful girl in my class. I liked her so much and the feeling was mutual. We shared a lot in common and often spent time together.

We were study partners too and anytime she comes to my place, she'd sometimes help me cook, iron or do the dishes. Staying hours without seeing or talking to each other stirred boredom. 

I willingly shared my stuff with her and she cheerfully did the same. We were partners in crime too like Bonnie and Clyde. 

To this effect, no matter how I swore to my roommate, my friends or course mates they never believed that we were just friends. They called us "Adam and Eve" because of how inseprable we were. 

Truth be told, I didn't love her, I only liked her as a  friend or sister, but as I got to know her more and more, she earned a special spot in my heart. 

Instead of asking her out I was busy being her friend. I became like the brother she never had, and would counsel and share my experiences with her whenever the need arises. I was one of those "Spiricoco" brothers on campus so dating or romance was a secondary thing. 

One day she called me to meet her at our favourite joint in school and I obliged. 

"Samuel hmmm... there's something I want to tell you." she said looking pretty serious. 

"Okay what's up." I answered casually. 

"I'm in a relationship now." 🙆🙆🙆

🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

"Wow! and you are just telling me now?" I angrily devulged 🥺🥺

"I'm sorry. It was so sudden. I would have told you but he kept disturbing me and I had to give in since I like him too,"

"It won't affect us in any way." she said to pacify the growing tension. 

"Hehehehe it's okay" I said, "I'm just surprised. I wish you all the best dear" 😬

"Who falls in love, impromptu? 

After driving all the vivacious girls around me. After making me not to leave the school despite getting admission in KASU. Babe I deferred my admission in Uni.. because of you, now you are leaving me!" I soliloquized. 🤔

At that moment, I felt really hurt but I had to mask it so as not to look like a weakling. The coke and snack she ordered for me suddenly tasted like crap but I had to finish it. 

hard guy, hard guy but e remain small tears for drop 😭

The new development spoilt my mood for the entire week but I pretended whenever she was around me. 

Hitherto the breaking news, I had rehearsed a poetic essay to tell her how much I loved her and would like to be more than a friend with her. Even the blind could see that the chemistry was already there. 

If literati had read or heard that poetic piece, there would probably be a debate about who is better between I and Sir William Shakespeare, literature students would be asked to study my love poems and professors would use it as a case study for their thesis, but due to disappointment I erased it from my memory and tore the masterpiece from my jotter. 

I was so devastated that night that I couldn't sleep. I laid down looking at the ceiling untill day break. The next day, my room mate accused me of depriving him of adequate sleep because I hissed like 12,000 times. 😲

Ladies and gentlemen that was how I was FRIEND ZONED by a girl who should have been the love of life. We began spending time apart, reduced contact and communication and gave silent treatments to each other. 

Years later she'd confess to me that if I'd acted in time she would have been mine. 

I hear say she don marry now sha. Na her problem be that. 

if you laugh me I Will Smite you with my left hand 👋

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Guys learn from my mistake. Go for the kill when you have to. Be the Alpha Male. Be like the Lion, he ain't no scavenger, it hunts the best game for himself. 

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© Samuel Thomas Jr