Deborah's Eric

chapter one

CHAPTER ONE

Deborah is my name, but friends calls me "Debi".

I like singing and playing drum, but I hated hearing the sound of drum at noon most especially if am not the one playing it.

That caused the issued I had with Rahmat the day i meet Eric.

I remembered,it was because i tried stopping her from playing her drum because she could not let me sleep at that afternoon and she insisted. It resulted to that fight we had some times two years ago.

Since then I learned to behave myself whenever such things are being displayed, especially when I don't longer enjoy them.

That fight got me a mark at my back when I was pushed to the ground and injury occurred.

Almost all those who came and separated the fight shifted to blame to me and I felt so ashamed of myself, though I objected the blame, except Eric who stood by my side.

Just then I felt a new courage in me to go back for the fight, but he couldn't let me.

All I thought was that i was actually not at fault as Eric said without knowing he said it just to make me feel alright.

Few days later, Eric tough me the need to tolerate people or event i will ordinary not love them,or i should rather excuse myself from the premises to let peace be.

While discussing, I notice a stretch and unfamiliar look from Eric,though i never let him understand i do.

That remains me,Eric had been telling his friends that am his girlfriend but not for once he tell me that.

I also had feelings for him and i always wish his is my boyfriend.

Elvin once asked me about it when i was retuning home from school sometime last year, but i could not answer him yes or no because i love Eric also. I rather told Elvin to mind his business because it neither of his concern if it's true or not.

He said he just asked to know and nothing more, but i knew his mind,it wasn't so.

He once seek for my love and i turned him down, since then he had been monitoring people that come closed to me especially male friends.

I was no longer interested in what Eric was saying,rather expecting him to tell me what is in his mind, but he don't understand and i don't have the courage to ask him, though he had several times stopped me in the road and will not say anything.

Eric was such a great talker but i wondered why he could not tell me of his feelings all these while we have known each other.

I appreciate him for the knowledge he impacted on me and promised to take them to heart. Eric left me with a burden in my heart, i wandered if he had found another girl elsewhere and no longer have interest on me, Or is it the courage he never have to tell me he loves me? I asked myself.

I once read a novel titled "THE FUTURE" a book author by Ari John Addra, i always wanted to finish reading it ,but I don't know who has it. Because the owner of the previous one collected it back from me while I wasn't done reading it.

I was told that Eric has the book so i decided to go and borrow it.

I went to Eric house a particular day and he was out, so i couldn't see him, i also went two different occasions but still i don't see him at home.

The following day,when i was returning from the market we met on the road and he told me he was coming from house, he came to find out why i visited his house days earlier,i once read a book "The future" I wanted to finish reading it, i was told you have it that is why i visited your house, i explained.

Oh you can follow me and have it, he replied.

But my mother is waiting for me at home so that she can cook, i can't come with you now, I said.

I pleaded with him to bring the book to me and he said no,while we were still discussing, Elvin saw us and he came close, he greeted us and we both replied him back, he asked Jokily and said, what is in between you guys? That which do join boys and girls is in between us i replied him. LOVE? he asked, yes,love joined us i replied.

While Eric didn't say a word he was rather standing and watching us as we debated.

Afterward, Elvin left us, as well as Eric and each takes his way and that ended our conversation of that day.

I later found a new wage of excitement in me because that granted me an avenue for the first time to speak of love about Eric in his presence.