TRIANGLE (3 ANGLES)

Present day

Can’t believe I’m doing this, One thing I know for sure is this is one of the best decisions I’ll ever make, that’s what I had to tell myself just so I could go ahead with the decision I made. I picked up my phone and looked at the notification bar hoping I’d get a text from him, still nothing, I let out a sigh while holding tears back, the flight would take off soon and this would really be the end, and also a new beginning, that was what I had hoped at least.

The flight was taking off already. I unlocked my phone to go through our pictures again. looking at pictures of us just brings back memories, I wish my heart didn’t ever fall for someone like him, I wish he loved me back too, I thought to myself while tears rolled down my face, I guess I couldn’t hold them back for too long “I loved you, I still love you” I said while staring at the photo.

A flashback- Ladi and Michael. 100l.

I let out a deep sigh as I waited for my roommate Florence to step out of the bathroom, it’s been 15 minutes since she stepped in and five minutes ago when I called out her name she replied saying she’d be out in a minute.

“Well it’s more than a minute, would you be fast please I have a meeting and I really need to pee” I said as I paced about the room. Finally the door knob turned open, she was out.

“I’m sorry” she said with a grin.

I didn’t reply and reached for the bathroom “hmmmm, what’s this smell, ewww” I said using one hand to cover my nose, “this stench is killing” I wonder what she ate or what’s going on in her system

“Uhm, sorry about that too” she laughed out loud and walked towards her bed. We were four who shared the room. That was the school’s policy so everybody had to adjust even people like me who loved to be alone and enjoyed their own solitude, somehow it’s been going well and I have been getting along with everyone of them in the room.

It’s almost 5:30pm and I really hate to be late for meetings but I always end up being 5-10 minutes late. I increased the number of steps I was taking making me walk even faster. I let out a deep sigh as i approached the entrance of the hall. Climbed the stairs to see few people seated in the classroom already I hurriedly stepped in and took a sit in the front row.

“Hi, welcome” I heard a voice say from behind, I looked back to see a young lady, who should be about my age or older than me a little, she had a smile on her face and kept looking like she was waiting for me to give a reply.

“Uhm, thank you” I said as I forced a little smile, maybe I should have said more and asked questions like a normal person but I was like this, reserved I didn’t talk to people only when there was a need to, and it wasn’t out of a bad place, I just wasn’t very good at having conversations with people I wasn’t very familiar with, and this has been a big issue because I always get misunderstood and sometimes called proud.

“okay, guys, it’s nice to have you all here, my name is Jemila and I am your course rep” she smiled and paused then continued “this is the first meeting we would be having in this department and I’m so glad you all were able to make it, we wouldn’t be doing much, we’ll just have to write our names on this piece of paper and talk about when lectures will start officially……..”