You know how in the movies when the protagonist has to make a massive life-changing decision the next day, they spend the whole night before tossing and turning in bed?

The only difference between my situation and theirs was, this was the effect of my life-changing decision. 

Ever since I had ended things with Daniel, I hadn't had a good nights rest. I believed it wasn't because I was worried I had hurt his feelings but rather because now, he had teamed up with Maureen and they were plotting my destruction.

I was not being paranoid. I was being reasonable. Now that I thought about it, if I hadn't ditched Daniel, I would still have some sort of protection.

Maureen wasn't afraid of attacking me in a public place, she had proven that time and time again. Daniel, on the other hand, seemed to be the silent but deadly type.

If the two teamed up. I would be dead meat. Correction: I am dead meat. 

My cheek still recalled the slap she had given me earlier in the day and subconsciously, I raised my left hand to it and rubbed.

After a couple more minutes of straining my beds spring, I sat up and shuffled around my bedside desk in the dark for my phone.

When I finally got ahold of it, on instinct, I opened WhatsApp.

There wasn't anyone to text anyone since I had a habit of making enemies and destroying friendships recently, but to my luck, a familiar number updated their status a minute after I became active.

Hey Kenny, why are you up?

I should be asking you that.

I couldn't sleep sha. So, here I am.

Same.

What shall we do?

I dunno. Play a game?

How about 20 Questions?

Alright.

What seemed to be a couple of minutes turned to an hour and by midnight on a school night, I was giggling on WhatsApp. It was Tuesday faster than I could have wanted it to be and it was time for me to sleep unless I wanted to be embarrassed by our math teacher for falling asleep in her class.

Kenny, I have to go to sleep now.

Me too oo. Ask your last question sha,
before we go.

Okay. Ummm. Who's your crush?

Hmmm. My wife nau. Who else, but
you.

No. I mean, like for realllllllllllllll.

Yeah. I'm serious...

Wait. Really?

The few seconds my thumbs hovered over my keyboard after I had typed and sent that question was nerve-racking.

My mind began to race with questions. How long had Kenny liked me? Why did he like me? Was this a good thing? Wouldn't he serve as the perfect distraction?

Some stupid and some irritating, none of them stopping from flooding into my mind like a broken tap would water into an already full bowl.

Kenny seemed to be taking this sweet time to reply to me because the 'typing' thing had come and gone more times than I could count in those split minutes.

Then he replied.

Yes. Really.

....

What about you?

To be honest. I didn't know how I felt about Kenny but I knew for sure that my crush was Ushie Joseph and no one else. I think.

So instead of replying, I immediately switched off my data and turned off my phone.

Formerly sitting, I now laid on my back on my bed, placing my phone on my chest, I released a sigh of defeat.

I had just broken up with Daniel, Joseph had only recently confessed his feelings to me and now Kenny. Sweet internet friend Kenny.

Kenny that whom I confided my deepest troubles in. Kenny who made me laugh when I was sad. Kenny who gave me the best advice I could have ever received. Kenny liked me.

Were my already messed up family and recent love life not messed up enough. Now the only other guy in my life who wasn't either an enemy or potential boyfriend now confessed to liking me.

What was I supposed to do now? Date anyone who asks me out first?

So apparently, going online hadn't resolved my sleepless night problem but had only added to it two-fold.

Now I had to watch out for Maureen or Daniel's assassination attempt, be the prettiest perfect me whenever Joseph was around and think up a proper answer for Kenny.

And on that early Tuesday morning, I spent another hour or two, tossing and turning around in dismay before I could finally fall into the embrace of the sweet and comforting haven called sleep.

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Yes, babies, mummy is back. ❤

And mummy is back with inspiration which came in form of your support.

How dare I leave you, faithful readers, alone. Tsk. I'm horrible.

But I'm back in business as I've earlier stated.

So tell me, how was this chapter?

Which Character are you most curious about?

Thoughts on Kenny?

See y'all in the next chapter. ❤