From that NIGHT on(4)

Ezeanyika Jessica
@jessicaezeanyika241036
2 months ago

Damian,

Did you call? Oh, you’d like to discuss something with me? Okay. You can come to the house.

You were a little ill that day, but you were warm, too. I couldn’t remember the last time I saw you so vulnerable. You said you had something to discuss with me and it made me restless. I already had an Idea of what it was you wanted to discuss but I didn’t know how to receive it.

You started by thanking me for the warmth you’ve received from me and how I always had to put up with you. You talked about me having an aura that you could not deny and how you could no longer hide the way you felt about me. You told me that you got my subtle hints but decided not to act on them, but isn’t one bound to develop feelings for whomever they spend quality time with? I was silent the entire time.

I listened to you pour your heart out. I thought it came easy to you. How could you admit to your feelings just like that after all that you put me through?
In the weeks past, I did all I could to rid my mind of you. I got familiar with a new group and lost all the care in the world. We hung out a lot and so I barely had time to think of you. Whenever our paths crossed, I fought the urge to entwine my arm in yours and ask about your day. We had a common group and I did have conversations with everyone else but you. It was a mind trick and it worked. It was the reason you came back, confessing your love for me. I hoped you had gotten the memo that the world didn’t revolve around your ripped torso.

I still wish I kept a voice record from that day. I would have loved to play it over and over again. I would have used it to feed my ego for the next time you decided to act up. You would, and I wouldn’t complain because I wouldn’t want to discomfort you. I want to take things slowly at your pace.

©J.C Ezeanyika

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