My Life

Chapter five

Graduation Day

Ire’s POV

Finally it was our graduation day from high school, a lot of my class mates were so elated at the idea of graduating, don’t get me wrong I was happy to be graduating but at the same time sad, sad because of all the friends I'll be leaving or won't get to see again, sad because of uncertainty that awaits us all outside the walls of our high school life but also happy because of the opportunities that awaits us, mostly am sad because I’ll miss Dotun, looking at him I don’t think he feels the same way but maybe it’s just my imagination, I could see his face clearly radiating joy and pure bliss, I think he is really happy to be rid of high school, maybe he won’t be missing me as much as I would him, well it is what it is, life must go on they say, I was nervous about my valedictory speech but hoping it will be epic, I hate speaking in public, hmmm, I heaved a sign trying to get my pounding heart heart to cooperate and ease up on the pounding but that didn’t work and so I counted from ten to one, ah! Such a waste of time as the pounding in my heart became louder as I heard my name, the principal was calling me for my speech, I think Dotun could hear my heart pounding in my chest, but being the gentle man he was, he didn’t say anything about it though he did wish me luck, come to think of it, he has been a been quiet than usual today, hmm I wonder what that is about.

As I approached the stage, counting my step and watching out so I don’t fall flat on my face and make a mockery of myself, I think the pounding in my chest increased with each step I take, i was surprise the sound of my pounding heart was not audible in the microphone as I approached it, well I was well dressed, I should be confident right, I mean I actually wore light make up for the first time today and this heels, oh my God! My feet are killing me though but they look good so it’s a t*****e I'll have to endure. I got to the stage safely and let out the breath I didn’t even realise I was holding in, I counted to three in my head and I began to read my speech.

Hello... Emm ( clearing of my throat) Hello everyone, I began by stuttering a little but I quickly recovered and continued with my speech, I salute my fellow colleagues, our highly esteemed Teachers who have dedicated their lives into teaching us and moulding us into beautiful young adults, am grateful for the opportunity to share this speech with you all, as most of you know am very shy and it's taking guts for me to stand here, but since am here already I might as well talk, I’ll like to thank the school for letting me grow, when I came to this school my goal was to study and pass, but all that changed as I began to understand that life has more meaning than grades, I made friends, some I’ll like to keep forever, others I know we may never meet again and some i consider family, life is more about impact, what impact have we left in this school, will our names be erased in a year or two or will our names continue to resound on the four walls of the school in remembrance of our impact, the impact we have Made now can go before us to clear paths for us in the future, the friends we have made now can be the exact person we’ll need to link us up to your desired goal in life, we all need one another and we should always remember that our impact per time and the bonds we share are much more than any grade we go out with, for some who spend their high school years bullying others, well I hope karma is nice to you but if not sit up and be better, well basically we need balance in life, always learn to find your balance, without this balance I wouldn’t be up here giving this speech, so understand yourself and strife to always be a better version of you in the next day. Thank you

As I walked down the stage I heard the loud applause, I didn’t expect that and I was taken aback by this but I quickly recover and walked off the stage, Dotun gave me a heart-warming hug and he whispered in my ears, I hope am part of those you considered family, because you are family to me. Well my heart actually fluttered at his words to me, maybe he feels the same way as I do after all. I remember he once told me he loves me and I just waved him off and told him, he had no choice, he has to, I mean he was my best bud so what’s not to love but now that I think about it I think he meant it in the real sense of boy and girl love thing.

Dotun’s POV

it was our graduation and I must say that I look happy despite the fact that am sad cause Ire and I may never get to see for years and this pains my heart but am happy, today Ire actually wore a dress, I mean she really wore a dress! Can you imagine this, she even applied light make up and the heels are the icing on the cake, my Ire was wearing a red gown that complimented her body so well but now covered with the graduation gown, am happy though, I don’t want all these boys to see her shape and know they actually missed out on something great, she is my Ire after all, but even covered with the gown she still looks good and I can’t stop myself from smiling, when it was time for her speech and she was called, I looked at her and I could tell she was nervous but I didn’t want to make her more nervous so I kept quiet and wished her well, she has always been a shy girl who doesn’t like talking in public, but I know she'll do just fine, i listened with rapt attention as she started and at first she stammered by soon started talking with confidence, wow her speech was epic, I was so overcomed with emotions right now but I have to be a man and act like am cool but I couldn’t stop ,myself from hugging her and tellung her, hope am part of those you consider family, because you are to me. I meant what I said, because every time I try to picture what my future wife will look like, her imagine pops into my head, though I don’t know how that will work out but in pray it does eventually, she is going to be an amazing wife and it's like my sub-conscious self has programmed her image in my mind as my wife.

Parting time came and I was so close to tears that I had to rush a faint goodbye and I ran out of there on the pretence that I need to catch a bus that will take me home but I stayed at a corner and watched her parents drive off with her and all I could think of was, my Ire we will surely meet again. She waved me off when I tried to confess my feeling to her but I know we will surely meet again and if we don’t meet by chance then I’ll go look for her, I have to take my destiny in my hands, I can’t let her slip out of my hands.