Growing up

Smoothing Things Out

Mary's POV

"Bolu. Calm down" I held her back. Turns out rumours about she being romantic with Ebun were flying around.

What pissed her off wasn't the rumour. It was that Ebun wasn't saying anything to clear up misunderstanding.

"I don't know what to say." He replied wearing an easy grin.

"At least say something." Bolu yelled. Good thing we caught him alone in class during break.

"Bolu. I'm sorry I can't help you." He said.

"Haven't you considered that I haven't said anything cos I actually like you."

"After that day I saw you He said walking away. After that incident, Mary and I didn't speak for days.

Mary's POV

Bolu was coming over later in the day but currently I was occupied attending to Moyo, my really annoying cousin who came to visit.

"My friend is coming over later so try not to embarrass me." I pushed him out the way, didn't realize how much heavy he had gotten.

"Coming from the girl with only one friend for over three years." He replied.

"You see why I like hurting you." I had picked his arm.

"I miss you too Toyin." He said which warrantied another punch.

"Mary. Not Toyin."

"Now get out of my room." I pushed him out the door.

"So how did things with Ebun go?" I asked, Bolu and I didn't talk after the incident with Ebun.

And she saw him during school club on Friday,

"We didn't talk about it, just stared at each other. I was doing the staring anyway." She replied.

"There's a guy laying down in the living room. Did you kill him."

"No...that's Moyo besides he'll end his own life by himself." I replied.

"So any plans for today?"

"Just want to go spend sometime with Dad at the hospital." She replied.

"Wait. There's something different about you." I touched her chest.

"Stop being weird." She swatted my hand away.

"Bolu. When were you going to tell me." If I was seeing properly, she had developed.

"Tell you that...."

"You've started developing breast. Babe..." I interrupted.

"I thought I was going to die from the pain but breasts sound so logical now."

"Does it have to hurt?" She added.

"It didn't hurt when my develop. We're just wired differently that's all." I replied.

"All this breast talk is making me sensitive." Moyo walked in on us.

"If you don't leave. I'll break something." I stared at him.

"Woah! Mary chill out." Bolu grabbed my arm.

"Fuck...." She yelled staring at her phone.

"We're late. Dad is going to kill me." She yelled.

"Luck Bolu was here to save you...next time you won't be so lucky." I said watching Bolu walk out the door.

We were hurrying to the hospital so Bolu could drop off her Dad's lab coat.

Bolu's POV.

"Mary. You seriously need to remain calm." I stood as a barrier between her and Daniel.

Turns out he wanted us to become friends. "Bury the hatchet." Or some s**t like that.

But Mary wasn't buying it.

"Why don't you let me hurt him? Maybe he'll tell us what he's really doing here." She fumed.

"I'm trying to work on my socialization skills so I can make more friends."

"Like you had any to begin with." I uttered before Mary and I exploded laughing.

Daniel was your typical bookworm no time for friends kid. Which kind of surprised me when he asked us to be friends.

And besides, I don't like. Sorry, we didn't like him.

"Just keep your distance from her and you might survive. Mister Daniel" I patted his shoulder walking away.

I was still recovering from Daniel's diary session on the see Ebun walking in what seems like my direction

"Bolu. Hold it right there." He said. I turned around trying to walk the other way,

"Can we talk?" He walked over, maybe I was seeing things but he didn't look like his unkept self today. He's shirt all tucked in and his hair cut low.

A total cutie is how I would describe him.

"Sure..." And with that we moved to a private area which still had people around but afforded that privacy.

"Ebun..." I smiled stressing his name.

"In the flesh." He replied.

"What did you do that for?" He yelled. I have him a slight slap across his cheek.

"Because you said nothing!"

"You're still not over it?"

"Of course I'm not." I replied.

"I'm sorry...I should have spoken up."

"But I really like you and would love it if we could be friends." He said. Holy s**t!

"Why?" Arms folded at this point.

"Cos I hurt you by not speaking up and strongly due to the fact that you are really cool." He said.

"Thank you..." I replied.

"So can I get a hug?"

"For the sake of friendship..." He added.

"Alright..." We both embraced.

The hug felt nice and refreshing.