EMOTIONAL TINGLE
(Mind Reader at School)
Episode 7 & 8
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Written by Author Nath
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Without goals, and plans to reach them, you are like a ship that has set sail with no destination. Crucifix didn’t want to set sail without destination, therefore needed plans to set a goal, a goal of professing his love for Margret regardless the consequences. Although he had several people like Jimmy, Alice, Rose and Caleb who will be a stumbling block to his goal. Oh, I nearly forgot, his ability to read people’s mind is another stumbling block to him. But Crucifix just learned one of the secret of life; to make stepping stones out of stumbling block. Whoa! That will not be an easy task.
It was another new day, a second day Crucifix found himself at Kenny High. He remained quiet on his seat in the classroom while a few other students chatted amusingly.
He tried to appear neat than the previous day: a yellow polo shirt and the same jean trouser. A stribe yellow colour on his canvas enhanced the dressing pattern.
On the other hand, Through a passage, one could see Rose, Alice and Margret who wore the red gown provided by Crucifix himself, hoping that Caleb did. She was in between the two girls, sparkling beautifully in it.
“You girls won’t believe this?” Margret began walking excitedly. “Caleb ask me out on a date.”
“Holy $h|t!” Rose held her friend at a spot and walked before her in a way she surprisingly stared at her. “Like Caleb the handsome popular guy?” she wanted to be sure.
“Babe, I hope you declined the request.” Alice widened her eyes.
“Come on, girls!” Margret slid her hair backward. “We’ve had the date already and we kissed!”
“What?!” Alice exclaimed.
“Like what’s your problem, Alice?”
The girl went dumb. How could she start explaining that Caleb was everybody’s ideal man. Hence was prone to cheating. She could count how many girls he had deflowered including her. d@mn! Alice was no more a virgin and she had lied to her friends that her walls were still intact when they came in newly and became friends at grade five. She is just seventeen, the eldest of them all. Now you know why she went dumb.
“Margie, I thought you despise Caleb.” Rose chipped in.
“Well, he seemed sincere and good to me. Moreover, he’s the person we have been looking for.” Margret replied.
“You mean the lover boy who had been ghosting himself at your doorstep?” Alice asked curiously.
“And it’s Caleb?” Rose interfered.
“Yes, he explained why he did it. Part of it is his love for me and because he didn’t see any other way to convince me.”
“Then how did he know exactly what was in your mind that you wanted?” Alice asked seriously.
The question seemed very difficult for Margret to answer. Of course she couldn’t because she didn’t know how except Caleb was a mind reader, but he wasn’t! So she spread her hands, “That I can’t explain.” she said.
Okay, they ended the conversation there and proceeded to the classroom. Stepping through the door, Crucifix’ eyes gazed at Margret who flung her hair in slow motion thereby flaunting her irrefutable beauty brought about by the red gown. They passed Crucifix to their seats where the poor boy kept stealing glances at her. “Make your move now, Crucifix! It’s now or never!” he told himself.
He adjusted from his seat to stand up. Whoa, how would he go about it? It was literally the first time he had a tingling feelings for a girl and was about opening up to her. He wished he had memorized something or written something down like he did for the Nelsons. No, there was not time for that anymore. He needed to do it now or never for opportunity comes but once.
He skimmed from his seat to the girls’ confidentially. His afro was the first thing anyone notices on him before any other thing. So the girls suddenly stopped chatting and fixed their eyes on him.
“Hi..” Crucifix downwardly waved at Margret, shining his thirty two as if he won a lottery.
None of them said a word. But remembering how odd Margret felt for not returning the first ‘hi’, she was forced to reply this one, saying sarcastically, “Hi”
Whoa, regardless the manner of response, Crucifix cherished it like the balls in his scrotum. That was a good beginning! He continued. “You look beautiful, Margret, especially on this comely dress. It is exactly the way you pictured it in yo..”
“Hey, wood chopper.” Rose interrupted him. “Who called you here for an…”
“Her beauty called me here. The only beauty that has melted my heart and remolded it into a gold of love for her alone” he also interrupted her astonishingly. d@mn! Rose and other girls couldn’t believe it! It actually came like a slap to her and the boy attracted attention to them. Therefore video camera from cell phones began to hover around.
“Margret, sincerely I love you from the very first day I set my eyes on you.” He continued emotionally, a deep emotion that could melt a heart. “I have a burning fire in me that only you can quench. A drop of thought about you gives me a joy of a flowing river. I hope you don’t mind grabbing dinner with me?” he concluded.
Bemused, stunned and amazed, all the students in the classroom stood still at the boy’s words, yet grinning amusingly.