Short Story: Illuminated Shame

by Shehu Idris



Here she comes, elegant inwards gait, each stride taken gingerly similar she had a designated footpath carved into the ground.


Her newly made cornrows sat gorgeously on top her radiant circular face. The human face upwards that housed those naturally erect in addition to long eyelashes, the directly olfactory organ that seemed to live on e'er glowing in addition to total pinkish lips that curved into a hypnotizing smile.

Her breast looked circular in addition to firm, her hips curving out of the cream in addition to crimson of her schoolhouse uniform.


Here she comes...Oh! She almost caught me staring.

Her yell was Imọlẹ́, a Yorùbá​ yell which translates to "Illumination" inwards English.

There could've been no amend yell to give this daughter that illuminated my pump throughout Secondary School.

I would chew her yell endlessly similar a tough Equus caballus meat in addition to my jaws won't ache.

Every nighttime on my flattened mattress inwards the privacy of my room, I scribbled poems nearly her into a particular jotter earlier I allow myself​ drift into the dream world.

The solely globe where I tin give the sack await at her, verbalize to her in addition to cause got her reciprocate.

I would oft wake upwards from these numerous dreams cuddling in addition to grinding my difficult pillow.

This gnawing feeling of 'owning' Imọlẹ started every bit but a mild infatuation that kindled a picayune xanthous open fire of love, that was afterwards fuelled into a seething cauldron of passion that has at nowadays engulfed my entire heart.

Nobody knew nearly the overwhelming feeling of this dearest that was burning quietly inside me.

Nobody, non fifty-fifty Imọlẹ̀.


Girls similar her barely know the names of guys similar me, non to advert the powerful in addition to mighty statements similar "date me" or "kiss me".

I could listen her provide every compliment that was thrown at her past times beau classmates, ending each i amongst a loud "Good morning".

Too afraid to await at her non to verbalize of greeting her, I swerved my vision to others inwards the shape and, every bit usual, they were all ogling her voluptuous backside every bit she sashayed across the occupied rows of seats.

All eyes were looking inwards that direction.

All eyes...boys' in addition to girls'.

She's the dream daughter of most boys in addition to the Super Model of most girls. She was but inwards a shape of her own, our rattling ain Naomi Campbell.

"It won't live on also bad to await too" I concluded in addition to thus swivelled my cervix towards the "centre of attention".

Just every bit I started feeding my eyes, she stopped abruptly, turned in addition to our eyes met.

I could experience my pump palpitating fearfully against ​my chest. I turned my gaze chop-chop onto the empty blackboard but it was also late; she had caught me eyeing her...her backside.


I could listen my bowel rumble aloud in addition to my parent ready to give agency for hot poo every bit she made a beeline for my seat.

"Ye! What volition I say?" I muttered underneath my gasping breath, eyes however firmly fixed on the blackboard.

With the side of my eyes, I followed her blurry figure. I mounted a bold front, ready to cause got all the insult she'll pelting on me similar a human that I am...or the human that I wishing I were.

I held my breath however until she sauntered across my 'hot seat' in addition to sank into a vacant spot behind me.


Phew!

I idea the unsafe times cause got passed until I felt her soft paw tap my shoulder.

My entire trunk stiffened every bit if her paw was a Taser.

Sweats brewing forcefully on my wrinkled forehead, I turned my cervix backward at the speed of a meaning snail.


"Hi," she greeted, inwards that lovely dulcet vocalism that eased all my tensed organs. "Ife, skillful morning," she added.

My pump leapt triumphantly nearly inwards my rib cage.

SHE KNOWS MY NAME.

I was thus shocked that my encephalon couldn't wire a reply immediately.


"Good...good...good morning," I in conclusion produced, my caput bobbing uncontrollably every bit I beamed a broad smile.

***

The twenty-four hr menses took a far amend plow when she invited me for lunch.

I don't believe inwards lucky charms but something I had on at that minute had in all likelihood been enchanted past times around fairies.


Imọlẹ̀, the daughter that I dearest amongst the whole of my pump but cause got never talked to before, greeted me in addition to fifty-fifty invited me on a date...all inwards but i day.

Hell yeah!

I needed to circle this engagement on my calendar.

It was a quick tiffin of hot puff-puff in addition to mutual frigidity bottles​ of sobo.

I avoided her eyes the whole time, my gaze fixed on my bottle of sobo.

"Ife, y'all know I've been watching y'all for a while," she began, drawing towards me on the long bench. "You are quite dissimilar from the other boys. You're brilliant, skillful looking in addition to calm."

I was nearly to say something when she placed her index finger on my lips, hushing me.

"I dearest you, Ifẹ."

She placed her soft palm on my cheek​, encouraging me to await into her eyes.

Those words were a tad also sweetness for my encephalon to procedure piece eating, thus I forced the mouthful of snack downwardly my pharynx amongst a loud gulp.

With my fears swallowed amongst the lunch, I raised upwards my caput in addition to await into those vivid dark-brown eyeballs of hers in addition to replied "I dearest y'all too."

I allow myself instruct lost inwards the bottomless abyss of passion I could encounter through her eyes in addition to pushed my caput frontward amongst my lips pouted.

I was nearly to experience the soft peel of her lips when, suddenly, I felt a acute hurting on my back.

Another hurting followed inwards quick succession in addition to rattled through my body.


"Wake up!" was the contention that accompanied the tertiary lash in addition to it jerked me dorsum to reality.

I was greeted past times the intimidating figure of Mr. Odekunle - our Mathematics Teacher, who was standing inwards front end of my desk clutching a long, lean cane.

"So, you're sleeping inwards my class. Go outside, kneel down, enhance upwards your hands in addition to unopen your eyes!"

I was dull in addition to he barked on around to a greater extent than earlier releasing a brace to a greater extent than lashes of the cane downwardly my back.

The entire shape roared inwards laughter.

Amidst hurting in addition to tears, I searched for Imọlẹ piece I was making the walk of shame through the rows of chairs in addition to I saw her.


I saw the girl...the daughter I've but dreamt of.


I saw the lady of my dreams shaking amongst laughter. She appeared the most amused.

I wished the dry reason I was standing on could carve upwards in addition to swallow me.

I wished…badly.

Utter shame.

***


Shehu Idris is a Mass Communication pupil at the University of Lagos, amongst the sobriquet, 'Unchoppable Eba'.

Connect amongst him on Twitter: @NA_Idrizeba

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