**Seun's POV.**
Matthew's intentions were very unclear to me, not just because it was all of a sudden but because I didn't think he would see me that way. Did these final year boys walk around with their eyes closed? Tomi was much prettier. Why would he choose to speak to me and not her? Tomi had a radiant, smooth and fair complexion. She always had her hair braided in cornrows that framed her face. Tomi's eyes sparkled with kindness almost always. Her features were delicate and gave her a quiet yet captivating presence.
Tomi might have had gentle and harmless looks but those words did not describe her personality at all. She was very reckless. She could not care less about how others felt as long as she expressed herself freely and clearly. She was not one to carefully select her words. Many of the boys in our class had approached Tomi and she rejected them all. She had a boyfriend, Ossai Oluchukwu, the library prefect of Maryland High School. According to the couple, it was just Olu, Tomi and I that knew about their relationship. I guess that wasn't true because why else were the other final year boys not approaching Tomi?
Still in shock, I took a screenshot of Matthew's message to me and sent it to Tomi. "The poor boy, he must really like you. If only he knew that you have fallen head over heels some stupid boy that cannot even get his acts together." Tomi responded to the screenshot. "He is indeed very stupid but I AM NOT IN LOVE WITH HIM!" I sent this message to Tomi, knowing that she would never stop teasing me about Chris. "Sure, whatever makes you sleep at night, my love. Just go handle your new lover," Tomi texted. "All these desperate boys !!!" another text followed. I quickly took a screenshot of just the last text and posted it on my status with laughing emojis. Of course, I had not saved Matt's number yet. If he had seen the post, he would definitely know that we were referring to him.
"Your queen? Just like that?" I finally replied Matt. A few seconds later, I got a response from him "Yes, babe. I really like you. I've noticed you since you were in junior school but I just didn't want to approach you, I thought all the other guys would have been disturbing you and you wouldn't even give me a chance." This was starting to get real. Was this a prank or something? "Hmm, what do you like about me?" I asked him reluctantly. "Seun, before we talk more about that, do you have a boyfriend?" This question took me by surprise, I didn't see that one coming. I replied immediately, "Of course not. Who would I possibly be dating? And you've still not told me what you like about me, Snr Matt."
"Wow, how can a fine and sexy girl like you not have a boyfriend? I'm about to be the luckiest man on earth. Babe, I love everything about you, I can't even say precisely, I just love you. You're sexy, kind, cute and you have a perfect body, you're pretty, lovely, smart and so much more. I've admired you for the longest. Seun is such a common name babe, I don't want to call you what everyone else calls you. What are your other names, babe?"
I was flattered. Did Olutunde Matthew, the social prefect that talked to almost everyone in school just say all of that about me??? Wow. I took a moment to think about his looks. Matthew was dark sinned too, he was taller than Chris by a few inches. He was muscular and played football really well. I had seen him shirtless a couple of times and the sights were delightful. I just never really looked at him that way. "Babe, are you there???" I got another text from the loverboy."Yes, sorry, I was just thinking. Thank you so much for the compliments. My middle name is Adora. You look goodtoo. I've seen you on the school field and I must say I admire the way you're built."
"Adora? Wow, you're just bursting my head . It's such a beautiful name. My Adora, thanks for the compliments too. I work out and I'll do more just for you. So tell me, since when have you been watching me shirtless on the field?" The question threw me off. I knew I shouldn't have said that to him. As I was about to reply his text, I finally got a text from Chris. It was a reply to my status update "Hi." Hi? Hi? Just hi? No explanation, no nothing. I knew I should have ignored this text but, but…. I really wanted to talk to him. So I texted back. "Hey." After two minutes, Chris finally replied. "How are you?" How am I? Did this boy just ask how I am? I held the thought and replied that I was fine, I didn't even ask him how he was doing too. He sent another text. "I saw you today, finally, after that long holiday. You looked so gorgeous, sexy babe. Your uniform, it got tighter?" Did Chris just imply that I got fatter during the school break? Oh, no. I thought about it. I had been eating too much noodles lately, I had to lose weight now.
"No, my uniform is perfect. It's probably just your eyes. So you saw me in school today and pretended like you didn't know me?" I sent that text in what I felt was the calmest way possible. Well, compared to how hurt I was. I got a text from Matt, "???" . I replied immediately. "I wasn't watching you, everyone could see you and the other boys play without shirts on. I have to go now. I'll talk to you later." In seconds, he replied "Adora? Did I say something wrong? Hmm, Okay. I guess you're busy or you need to rest. I'll give you space.I'll see you in school tomorrow, my queen. I love you." He sent that message in different texts with 2 minutes intervals but I had archived his chat. I concluded that I felt disrespected by him even though he didn't really do anything. Deep down, I knew I just wanted to focus on my conversation with Chris. By now, Samuel and Aaliyah had stopped their foolish and baseless argument. I had archived that chat too.
"I'm sorry. I guess I was kinda shy to talk to you after last night's conversation. I'll see you tomorrow, babe. I promise. Hmm, I hope you won't be shy too." Chris texted. Shy? Chris didn't look shy to me. It looked to me like he completely ignored me because he has other businesses to attend to. I thought about last night's conversation and yeah, I would have felt weird too if he approached me. But I still wished he had. "It's okay. Why would I be shy to speak to a boy?" I responded. "Boy? Please, don't call me a boy. I'm a young man and you know it. I'm different from those immature niggas in that school, b." Hmm, Chris always claimed to be mature. I liked it. Very much. It did something to me. I really liked this boy. The same person I denied and called stupid about thirty minutes ago, wow. Maybe Tomi was right. I replied "Okay." Chris didn't send any further texts, I refreshed my app two times and still got nothing. I felt a hole in my heart. Was that really all for the night? I felt so stupid. I should have said more and continued the conversation.
But Chris did say he would see me the next day. I had to think of what to wear. In Maryland High School, we only wore the typical school uniforms on Mondays. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, we had different customized shirts that we were to wear with skirts or trousers of our choice. On Wednesdays and Fridays, we did sports so we had a sportwear as our unform. I thought about my dressing the next day, there was this black skirt I had just gotten. It fit me perfectly. Hmm, two boys had called me sexy that night. I would look the part the next day with the skirt I planned to wear. I was excited.
"Hey babesss, what's good? Let's hang out tomorrow during break. Y'all have a free period after break, yeah? I have lots of gists for you, my love." That was Nenye. It wasn't our first time texting but the text was so random. Or where all these seniors playing tricks on me? I shrugged it off. No, it couldn't be. I was just getting popular since I came online. I deserved to be popular, I was smart and sexy after all. I planned to tell Tomi all about it the next day. I guessed she would be happy for me.
"Okayyy, I'll catch up with you. We'll hang out during and after break, I can't wait to hear the gists!" I sent that text to Nenye and didn't get any response.With her, the vibes were awkward. I knew we talked but we were neither friends nor acquaintances. I had to respect her too so I selected my words carefully. She was a senior prefect and the most respected girl in the whole of Maryland High School. I wouldn't want to ruin my chances with her.
Chris texted "Hey sexy, are you still up?" but that was around 12:00am! I was asleep by then. Didn't Chris sleep at all? I hadn't gotten proper sleep because I spent the last night talking to him until 3:00am. Immediately after I sent that text to Nenye, I played the whole scene of what Chris and I's discussion the next day would be like in my head, with my sexy skirt and his manly voice, his voice was deep and smooth. He had a commanding presence that always drew me in. Every word was enunciated clearly. Who wouldn't want that for herself? It would be perfect. Chris was probably falling in love with me by now, that was what I wanted to believe. Drowned by my imagination, I didn't know when I turned off my data and slept off. "Tomorrow will be good," I thought.