My name is Zainab, and I never knew one night could change everything for me.
Last December my best friend Aisha invited me to spend the weekend in their house. Her parents traveled to Kaduna, so it was just her and her elder brother, Faisal, in the house. I have known Aisha since secondary school, but I have never really talked to her brother.
I arrived around 4pm. Aisha was so happy to see me. We gist, we cooked jollof rice together, we laughed. Around 7 PM, NEPA took light. The heat was too much and the house was dark.
Faisal come out from his room. He was holding two small rechargeable fans. This heat is too much, you guys will suffer," he said with a smile. He gave one to Aisha and gave one to me. Thank you," I said shyly. That was the first time I looked at him properly. He is tall, calm and his voice is soft.
We sat in the parlor with torchlight. Aisha went inside to bring groundnut, it was just me and Faisal for like two minutes. He asked me," Zainab, which level are you?" I told him 200lvl . He said," Aisha talks about you everyday. Now I see why."
I was blushing but the darkness covered my face. When Aisha came back, we continued gisting till 11pm. Aisha slept off on the chair. I was still awake, pressing my phone.
Faisal whispered," let her sleep, don't wake her. Are you not sleepy? I said, "small". Then he said something that scattered my brain.
Zainab, can I be honest? I have liked you since the first time you followed Aisha to our house last year, I didn't know how to tell you."
My heart started beating fast. I didn't know what to say. My best friend's brother? What will Aisha think? But to be sincere, I have always noticed him too.
I pretended I didn't hear him. I said," Good night", and went to Aisha's room.
I lay down on the bed but I could not sleep. His words were ringing in my head. I was confused.
Is this the beginning of a new problem or something beautiful?
TO BE CONTINUED IN CHAPTER 2
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