The phantom of ignorance

The Informal Personality

Times up submit your answer sheets, Shawn you have just two minutes left to round up and submit, the class came to an end after all scripts were collected; he opened the door and he couldn't forget the sweet memorable voice of miss Stephanie the Hod had introduced him to. Dialing Stephanie's number to check up on her just as Hod said. 

She picked the call and Richard became stalled and scared to even mutter a word, so he ended the call out of anxiety and shyness. He summoned the courage to call once more and he called her number, but this time she left it to ring for a while before she picked it up. This is Richard your tour guide he said smiling to himself, 

Oh, Richard thanks for the short tour,

 I liked it Stephanie said,

Oh great how about we meet up for lunch so I could know you more; if that's okay with you, she accepted the date not knowing what he had planned but she expected the usual; for him to her to either a cafe or a restaurant. Thinking she accepted because they are friends and she wasn't free with any other person but him at school.

He woke up feeling enthusiastic, Richard dances his way throughout his preparation for class and couldn't just help but put on a smile anytime he thinks of Stephanie. 

His eyes wandered around the school hallway expecting to see Stephanie but a dark skin pretty lady walks up to him.

Hey handsome Clara calling Richard

How are you doing? They both laughed but he got distracted in his thought of Stephanie meanwhile Clara has a soft crush on him but the attention she showed him didn't seem to bother or shake him at all, Clara noticed he wasn't in the mood for her some she bid him goodbye and peck him as she walks away.

Good morning Richard a soft voice called out his name from behind and it happened to be that of Stephanie, they both smiled at each other as they made their way down the hallway. His mind itched for long conversations. Walking side by side he grabbed her hand to draw closer to her but it seemed like a fantasy cause he couldn't muster the courage to shoe the feeling he inhabited since he last saw her, but Stephanie being an inquisitive person and an experienced lover made him short of words cause she's heard that time and over again. 

Are you okay Stephanie asked,

Yeah I'm good just don't know why I feel weird all of a sudden, the bell rang and they've to both depart in anticipation of what's going to happen between them both over lunch.

All day Richard couldn't concentrate in class, he was too deep in love to realize that not all that glitters is Gold but a heart of Gold flocked together with an overexposed mind timely can lead to negativity.

All class ended and it was about time he meets but she was nowhere to be found, he longed for a while without seeing her so he walked down to her class he made clocking eye contact with her as she was also walking his way looking disturbed. He was inspired about why she was looking sad but she snubbed him despite walking to the cafe together and pretending like he never existed without any reason. 

Hope all is fine Richard asked again but she gave him a pale answer, he decided to hold her once more to comfort her but it had no effect on her. She was made fun of for being the new one without knowing some slang and she took it personal afterward. Being a nice person he made sure he lighten her mood and make her smile again by telling her his share of embarrassment he received as a new student withstanding his intellectual capacity and they both laughed at all she could say about her old school and the bad feeling washed of her fave and she felt happy forgetting all that they've said.

The atmosphere pleaded with the air in the sky as it all went cool and both their hands drew closer to hold each other but it all went sideways quickly as she drew more closer to him to appreciate him but it all ended in a long tight hug which later led to a kiss on the cheek afterward 

As intense and hot that felt he developed a notion that she felt the same way for him but who knows, their eyes were locked together but once she didn't see anything beyond his low brushed hair. He wanted to read her poems from his phone but the fear of being cast away gripped him. He gritted his teeth, crumping papers in his fist, waiting for the perfect time to pour out his feelings but being his first-time love doesn't know-how.

Sometimes the questions he asks himself are why all answers just suck at the end with meaning leading to jeopardy and fear that grips him but he made it clear by letting out his feeling in a poem

I've got so many words to describe you,

You're the only friend I've got, 

With a twinkling eye watching over my heart, 

But I still need you inside need you in me,

Gems are precious stones that are filled with beauty,

But you're natural and you feed me till I want no more;

I pledge to paddle us till forever.

Short of words, surprised still yet she couldn't find the best way to express how she felt because of was immune to heartache. That's the sweetest thing anyone has ever said to me and I love each line.

She gave him a close hug and she did what she never expected herself to do. She gave him a soft kiss that sent him his subconsciousness and that left him to caress his lips all night long.

Love doesn't come my way Stephanie said as she pictures the best moment of her day with Richard and suddenly she tripped and fell past bad memories and sadness suddenly takes over her thoughts and she disagrees with the developed love she might have developed towards him. But secretly she can't let the emotions go.

Richard called to know if she arrived home safely, but she disturbs the conversation with questions. What do you do when you can't let go? He muttered for a while before answering; people will find you but they don't change who you are, only you can be you but you can't be ever perfect.

Stephanie lost in the thoughts but I love the way you are she smiled and ended the call.