Some promises fall silently

Chapter one: My First Friend

The school holidays was the only time I could escape from the harsh prison called reality but now it is over.

The first week of resumption was my worst time in the school academic year, cause I was forced to face the reality of socialising with others.

I always saw socialising as an unnecessary distraction. A means in which people lie and fake their personality just to feel accepted by others.

As for me, I always kept to myself. No friends, just me and my imagination all day every day. It was always peaceful except for school time because of the noise and gossip.

It was always hell for me. But I didn't know that was all that was about to change within a single day.

After the usual boring assembly that I missed as usual cause I just never wanted to attend. I came out of my usual hiding spot at the clinic and headed to class.

Just to get to class and find a new student sitting at my desk, a beautiful girl just sitting there looking outside the window and me just staring at her. And for a second I felt a feeling that I have not before. And for the first time I didn't want to be alone, I really wanted to have a conversation with her, like I just wanted to be friends with her.

And for what felt like eternity which was actually five minutes I just stood there staring at her not knowing what to say. It felt like I was in a trance. I tried to move towards her but my body wouldn't let me so I tried to speak to her but still no words came out so I just stood there staring at her.

Until our first lesson was about to start and the teacher already walked in and said to me.

"Why are you standing, don't you have a seat?”

Then I said to her,

" I do ma. ”

Then she said to me,

" So take it and stop distracting my class.”

So I sat on another seat just beside her because I could not tell her that it was my desk.

Then the teacher announced to the class that we have a new student and that we should make her feel welcomed.

Then the teacher said to her.

"Please can you stand up and introduce yourself to the class.”

Then she worked forward to the front of the class and said.

"My name is mmesoma favor cynita joan.”

Then after that she went to her seat which was actually mine and sat down.

So after the first lesson I already made up my mind that I was going to sit there the whole day then tomorrow i will either come to school very early and sit there before her or i was going to just tell her tomorrow or even just come early before her and pack all my stuff to the new locker close to her. But not knowing that the universe had other plans for me and was about to totally destroy my own plans.

Our next class was just about to start when I realized that my notebook for the next class was in the locker she was sitting on. So I forced myself to talk to her.

So then I said to her with a stammer

"Ca ca can you help me with my notebook that is on your desk?”

Then she turned said to me with a smile,

"Ohh is this your desk?”

And for the first time I heard her voice and oh my God it sounded like music to my ears and it was melodious to me. Then I told her still with the same stammer.

"Yes it is mine bu bu but if u like you can stay there i will just need you to give me my stuff”

Then she reached for her things instead and said to me,

"Do not worry, you can have your seat.”

Then I insisted she stayed.

"Plea plea please do stay it's not a problem”

Then after a few minutes of dragging front and back she finally agreed

So during my break I usually just go straight to the library and read anything I felt like reading since it was the only part of school where I had peace because it was the only place think no one going to.

But this time I offered to show her around the school first before heading to the library. But we were done with it within a few minutes even though I wanted it to last longer, but due to our school is not big and we hardly spoke to each other then.

So i went straight to the library after i had showed her around and intentionally leaving out the library so i can still have my peace.

After I carefully made my way to the library without anyone spotting me or at least, that is what I thought.

But it looked like the world today was just going against me in all my plans and was trying to punish me cause I felt totally tormented by what happened next.

Few minutes after i entered the library and i have already buried myself in of my usual books.

Something unexpected happened

As i was reading i felt someone's leg touched mine and that was unusual cause no comes to the library at all now to talk of during break.

So I looked up to see who it was, hole and behold it was the new girl mmesoma just standing there staring at me.

I was shocked when I saw her standing there, so I asked.

"her how long have you been standing there”

Then she said to me

"For at least fifteen minutes or more.”

I was shocked, then I asked.

"What are you doing here.”

Then she said to me,

"I saw you sneaking around so I followed you to find out what you were up to.”

Then I asked her,

"Why did u want to know where i was going.”

Then she said to me,

"Cause I thought u were in a cult and you were about to do something evil.”

So then i asked her

"Do you always assume the worst of every one you meet for the first time?”

Then she said to me in a lower and softer tone.

"Just the ones that looked handsome,and cute.”

"Come again i didn't get that”

I said when I totally heard what she said i just wanted to hear it again from her.

Then she said to me

"Nothing”

"Please just say what you said just now again please”

I said.

Then she said to me.

"It was nothing just forget it”

Then I said to her,

"Okay if you say so, but don't you know that you would be putting yourself in danger following me here if I was in a cult.”

Then she said to me,

"Yeah I know.”

Then I said.

"So, you can charge into action without first having a correct plan? don't you know that is a suicide mission.”

Then she said to me,

"You are you sounding like my mom.”

"Well your mom must have be a great person”

I said.

"Yeah she was.”

She said,

"Was?.”

I asked.

She said

"Yes she died last year.”

"Ohh I am sorry for your loss.”

I said.

"Thanks.”

She said.

Then for a few minutes of silence and staring at each other. I was just about to go back to my reading.

Then she asked me.

"So u can Talk Without Stammering?.”

"So you can see without your glasses.”

I asked because it was the first time I saw her without it and Ooh my God did she look more beautiful without them.

"Touche”

She said.

"Yh, you should try it more, not wearing glasses. You looked better without it.”

Then she said to me,

"Yh you too try and stop stammering more your voice sounds better without it.”

Then we both laugh it off.

She then asked.

"What are you reading?”

Then she looked at the book and asked.

"Is that what I think it is?”

"Is that ‘which miscreant killed the waiter’ by Steven.”

"Yes”

I said.

Looking suprised because only few people read novels in school and the ones that read don't like reading mystery novels or detective novels, they just prefer romance novels and other types of novels.

"Do you read them?”

I asked.

"Yes, they are my favorite.”

She said,

"Mine too.”

I responded with a smile and a confusing feeling I never had before. Like I finally actually found something I cared about and never wanted to lose. Like something in me that was dead came back to life.

So we talked for a while before it was break over and we had to return to class.

So after class we stayed in school for a while and was talking about things we had in common and for the first time in years I didn't want school to be over, i didn't want to go home and i didn't want the day to end.

And so for the first time in years when i got home from school and was sad to be at home. I didn't want to do anything else but talk to her. And that was exactly what i did, i got my phone the moment i got home and added her contact in my phone and stared chatting with her. Then we chatted the remaining time we had.

And that was how it was for the rest of my first week of school. And so for the first time i would look at my phone every few minutes or even second just to see if i have gotten a message from her and this continued for weeks.

Then I realized that it was only her number that I had in my phone that was not blood related to me or even related to me in any way, that she was the only friend I actually had.

And I was sure I was not going to lose her, that nothing can come between our friendship and I even promised myself that nothing is going to come between us.

At least that is what i thought, that i was not going to lose her. But I didn't know that the universe had other plans for me and was about to teach me a lesson I would never forget.

But I also didn't know that my hope of not going to lose her was going to turn into to something dangerous a nightmare even for me.

Cause my hope was about to going to carry a whole different story and change to a whole different thing totally.

And I was about to learn that mine has already started changed and I was about to find out how.