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You are all fair,

My crush,

There is no flaw in you.

-a secret lover

            Those stories where the ugly lady gets the handsome guy, yeah those ones, I got tired of reading and watching them too. My story is different. I would not say ugly, I am not. He was a stranger with a pair of glasses that looked really cute on him. We will call him Stranger. Come now, my love was not blind. First, he was short, alright medium, something like that. My dream guy should be tall, but this was the one my eyes picked. Second, he had a funny walk and stammered when he spoke. It was cute to me anyways. The irony. Third, he was not popular (I am not into popularity, but you should be influential and intelligent (he was, but not on the geeky level I find attractive).

          I never had a crush until then. It started on a sad Friday. My day had gone really bad. I was scrolling through Instagram for funny videos. I momentarily looked up due to strain in my neck. That was when I saw him. He had the glasses on. I hate to say it, but it was like a movie scene, at the moment he was laughing. It did not strike immediately. I looked back at my phone. Then the picture came to my head. And I looked at him some more. I know this face. Must be in my class, cute pair of eye glasses. I should get one. They'd make me look geeky. Not that I am not. I kept conversing with myself. I thought I saw his eyes dart towards my direction and quit staring. I don't remember giving it much thought afterwards until I saw him in class again. This time I had the privilege of watching him from behind. I took a mental note of his features. Not tall not short, okay. Dark. Maybe 8/10. Fashion sense on point. The sweater looks great on him. "Have you even been listening?" Abigail was annoyed. I was lost in my review, I forgot we were conversing. She did not catch the object of my review. 

          After class, I looked out for him in the dispersing crowd. I found him. With a girl. I looked away. I forgot about the cute guy with the glasses until my roommates started their discussion some days later. Mide had a crush on a celebrity. Hopeless I said to myself. Shirley was not slipping, while Nancy had a crush on a class mate. I would not be dragged into the discussion, I turned my face to the wall. Shirley asked if it was wrong to have a crush on someone as a religious person. Mide felt it was not wrong. By the way, Mide has multiple crushes. Nancy was not sure. Kemi walked in in the heat of the argument. Kemi was certain it was okay. She said she ended up dating her crush. "How far is too far?" Shirley had asked and I realized the answers they gave her would definitely lead her into many heartbreaks. But I was not sure either so I kept quiet. I'd ask Mum but she is not the best of people to talk about things like this. She likes to think she is very open but as soon as a boy's name falls into the radar, the overprotective side of her shows up. I thought about asking Aunt Titi. She seems chill and approachable.

        The next day in school he seemed to be everywhere I turned to. The library, cafeteria, park. He had the glasses on. He was with the girl from the other day. Probably his friend or girlfriend. None of my business. When it was time for class I looked for him, he was at his usual spot at the back. Occasionally while class was on I'd look back at him. This went on for a longtime. When the lecturer stalled, I found myself thinking about him. It soon progressed to my reading time. And much to my displeasure, thoughts of him distracted me during personal bible study, I quit reading it altogether.    

        One Tuesday I was not looking and he had bumped into me on the way out of class. "I am so sorry," he said placing one hand on my shoulder. "Oh it is fine," I said my heart beating faster. He smiled and walked on. Back in my room I relived the moment on repeat, smiling and sometimes giggling. The sound of the door jolted me back to reality. I got up to do my laundry and cook dinner. That moment fueled my relationship with Stranger

                                           To be continued...

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