'Uthman' Hana stared at me for a minute longer than usual before she burst into laughter. She clutched her stomach, laughing hard. 'Oh come on Jade, telling me you like Caleb is more believable than you telling you like Uthman. What kind of ridiculous liking is that one?' I smiled. I've always thought that it is ridiculous too, Hana saying it again confirmed it. I said nothing for a while, staring into space. 'Wait oo Jade, are you actually serious?' 'No' She looked at me strangely before she laid on the bed. 'Goodnight Jade, dream of me till the loyl comes.' I laughed. 'Well, dream of me too.' After a while, Hana fell asleep but I was not even feeling sleepy. The time could as well be 2pm. Why did I say Uthman's name? Could I seriously like him? Uthman? Of all p

~Jade~What the fuck did I just do?I know what I just did though. I just saved Uthman's number from the group chat, he's one of the three admins of our groupchat, Bunmi, myself and Uthman. What was I even thinking when I typed the messageHello ooGood evening. This is Jade I'm sorry for what I said the other time, trust me, I did not mean to hurt your feelings.I stared horridly at the message and was about to delete it when it showed two blue ticks. Damn. He had read it. He has read it. I practically jumped from my bed. What will I do now? Oh God! Why did I even apologize in the first place? Because I felt bad. Actually, I've been feeling somehow since that day. And I'd realized with him not talking to me and all that I've gotten used to us talking and him ignoring me was kinda breaking my heart. He surprised me by actually talking to me when we were coming back from Lagos.

                                                    ~Jade~ I stared at the messages, thinking of what to type, what to say. I couldn't even think of anything.  'I'm fine now.'  I finally replied. I started typing 'I miss you too' but I deleted it, my inner voice whispering 'Jade, don't you think that is cheesy?' Uthman: oh that's good to hear. Was it Malaria? Me: not really.  I lingered for a while, wondering if I should tell him, I don't know why but it kinda feel safe now, talking to Uthman. Does that come with love?  Me: not really, there are some stuffs going on at home and it's kind of taking a toll on me.' He replied a

                             ~Uthman~  These memories will stay with me forever. Jade, standing beside me, facing me and laughing at nothing and everything that I was saying. I was still thinking about her when I got home. I had completely forgotten about the headache I left at home until I walked in to see suitcases and bags at the front door. Moji was sitting on the floor, crying. She stood up and hugged me. 'I don't want to go.' She cried, holding unto me. I bent to her level and put my arms around her, trying to soothe her. Aunty Wura came out then. She appeared startled to see me. Maybe she was planning on leaving when I wasn't there but now that I've arrived, it must be making things harder. Maybe she feels guilty about wanting to leave you behind.. 'We were

                              ~Jade~                  Zee✨: Hey Baby               Zee✨: How're you?                Zee✨: I've really missed you.  I stared at the messages. Was I supposed to feel relieved, happy, glad that my runaway sister has reached out to me? Because all I felt was anger. She started typing something else and I turned my phone off. She was supposed to be here. I was supposed to be in her room right now gisting her about today. About the fact that I held the hands of the guy I like, about the fact that I hugged him and all but I couldn't. Why? Because my favorite person in the world left home for weeks without checking back on me and now, she has