Night yanked the horizon over the sun, silencing the world with its absence. The night had charmed Erica’s eyes, and she had slept beside me on the bed. I couldn’t sleep. I was thinking about everything. Thinking about Erica. Thinking about Henry.
I switched on my phone. Switch the data on and log in to the Facebook app. I saw 5 friends’ requests but when I checked them, Henry wasn’t there. My sadness deepened. Then a message popped up.
Clicking on it.
‘Hey’
I checked the profile, Williams Henry. “Wow,” I said covering my mouth with my hands not to wake Erica up with my nose. I sent him a friend request back. And he accepted it immediately. Then joy swirled in my heart.
‘ Hello’ (I replied)
Then the rain started falling.
‘How was your day?’
‘Was fine and you?’ (I was just smiling)
‘Fine’
‘Okay.’
He didn’t check my messages for 5 minutes and it felt like 5 hours. And I started thinking maybe he was chatting with his girlfriend. But as a girl, I must not force the conversation.
‘Do you know me?’
Typing…. (Thinking of what to say. Should I say no? Or Should I say yes?. I typed “no” and then delete it) ‘You are Henry?’
‘Yes. You are Sophia?’
‘Yes (I’m just smiling)
‘Have you done the mathematics assignment?’
Typing… (I hissed and my smile fades away. I thought he would be texting me like other guys but he was just asking spud questions) ‘why?’
‘Nothing. The answer I got here is x = 17’
‘Really?’
‘Yes’
‘The answer is x = 30’ (I lied to him, and started smiling again)
‘I’m tired of it. I will submit it like that.’
‘I’m lying. You got the right answer.’
‘Smile. You are funny’
typing… (Did he just say that I’m funny? I keep smiling.) ‘Lol’
‘What would you give me on….’
‘On what?’
‘On valentine day
(I’m happy now)
‘I don’t want singlet or boxers’ (His message popped up again)
‘Then what do you want?’
‘IiPhone’Lol. Will, you manage ice cream’
He hasn’t checked my messages. And I started worrying again. Maybe he got angry. Maybe he is chatting with her girlfriend. The rain is still falling.
‘Sophia. I don’t know what is wrong with my phone
What happened to that? (I quickly typed it.. and then I saw that I made a mistake. I quickly deleted it and send another one) ‘What happened to it?’
‘I don’t saw your phone number there’
(He makes me laugh out this time) ‘Do you have my number before?’
‘Lol. I’m joking’
‘Do you want to have my number?’
‘Yes’
‘+126987643’
‘Okay thanks’
Welcome.
He had seen my messages but he didn’t reply. I started thinking again. Maybe he went because I gave him my number. Maybe he didn’t know what to say again.
‘Wanna ask you something. Should I?’
‘Yes’ (I started smiling because I’m sure it would be about dating stuff)
‘Why don’t you sleep?’
typing…. (I hissed. It’s not what I expected) ‘Nothing’
‘Or you’re chatting with your boyfriend’
typing (I was smiling again. The guy always surprise me) ‘I’m not in any relationship’
‘Really?’
‘Yes. What of you’
‘Same here’
typing (He is lying. I thought to myself) ‘What of those girls commenting on your profile pic?’
‘We are just friends’
‘Okay. If you say so.’
He was typing…. (he has been typing for 5 minutes now and I started feeling butterflies in my stomach. Maybe he wants to ask me out. And his message popped up)’ What is the opposite of you?’
‘I’
‘What is the opposite of hate?’
‘Love’
‘What is the opposite of I?’
‘You’
‘I love you too’
(I was smiling. I love him too. But I need to pretend)
”Seriously. I’m not joking.’ (His message popped up again)
‘Goodnight’
‘Sophia. Please answer me first’
‘Sweet dreams’
‘I love you”
I didn’t reply. I don’t want to lie. And I don’t want to say the truth either. I log out and I saw his call. I hung up and switched off my phone. The rain is still falling. I laid down beside Erica, about to sleep. And I started smiling…. till night charmed my eyes and erode me to another city.
Breathing in my dream… I saw a green garden and two lovers sitting on fresh and colorful grass. They might be flowers. Everywhere was cool and silent. One could be sure that they were having a sweet conversation because they were smiling.
“Lemme twerk for you,” the guy stood up and started shaking his flat buttock. The girl was rolling on the floor with laughter because his buttock was not shaking at all.
The girl stood up on her feet and started running. Then the guy was running after her. Suddenly, amid the flowers, amid the trees, the girl had disappeared. She had hidden.
The guy was searching for her. He looks under all the apple trees, under all flowers yet he didn’t saw her. He was tired now. He wants to stop searching. But because he loves her so much, he continues. Underneath his tiredness, there is love. Then he noticed that she was hidden at his back, besides one tree. He does as if he didn’t notice her. Then… suddenly.. he hugged her and she was startled. Out of nowhere, a love song was heard.
She smiled again and he kissed her smile. And she kissed her back. The sweetness was swirling in her body. Her lips were wet. And she didn’t want to stop anymore. And it felt like the kiss should keep going till infinity. When I saw their face. The guy was Henry and the girl was me.