TALES OF A HOPELESS ROMANTIC (Ep. 2)

 "Hey, I got a text from an unknown number, maybe this is yours?" mom called loudly as I was curled up on my seat. I mean, it was the weekend, I was done with the monthly CATs, and there's no way to enjoy some breath of fresh air than watching a great movie.

And I was interrupted, because of an unknown person texting my mother's phone. I hadn't gotten my phone, I was still in school, so yeah...

"Ok mom, lemme check it out." No one, I mean, no one sends texts. Its IG DMs or WhatsApp so, I mean, whos this backward person surely?

Person X: Hey, how have you been?
Me: Ummmmm...who are you please?
Person X: Don't you remember me? Hyenas...

I laughed out loud. Oh yes, I remember you...gangster man! 

(Side note: After the concert we had camp and my buddy and him were talking everyday, then I knew there was more to what I'm witnessing. That's until she shoved me the phone to talk to him. A fearful gangster? I don't know their language, I mean, the sheng language. But I tried my best, and he kind of calmed my racing pulse rate, and we got a decent convo going. That was for the whole duration of camp, about 2 days away from home)

Me: Yes, I do😂😂...how have you been?

And that began (or resumed) a convo that lasted the whole night. I even forgot the movie and just engaged to the phone. My mom saw that, this girl is catching up, and she has finished CATs so let her chill and relax! It hit 2am and I'm like, I really need to sleep! So I told person X I need to sleep, and he said...goodnight. Thing is I turned and turned in my bed, it was cold, and I didn't feel like going to get something hot. So, for some weird reason, I turned on my data and checked WhatsApp to see who among my friends are active. Obviously there's none, but The gangster guy. I know I told him goodnight, but I had no sleep. So I daringly texted him, my heart in the mouth. Remember I am talking to The gangster...

Eventually I slept at 4am, truly exhausted but lowkey happy. Needless to say we talked throughout the weekend, till Sunday night, when I had to adjust back to reality, school. Wow...it will be hard, so hard... I forgot to mention that he was on sick leave from school, so even him he was going back to school on Monday. We kind of told each other bye and went our separate ways.

I forgot about him after two days, school and other stuff crowded my mind. He became, again, a part of my past.

But then again, he gradually became my present.