Apology

"Well I was going home from school before I heard her screams.

I did what any sane person will do, I went to her rescue.

besides that I don't know what happened, I just kinda moved on instinct."

 The police man nods, " Thanks for that. You're really a good citizen."

The other policemen help put her on a stretcher. *I don't know her name and I didn't bother about it, I don't think I will meet her again*

  "Thanks son, you can now go home," he says walking towards his car. I stand watching as the police vehicles, and the ambulance leave.

  "Am home!" I shout.

I know my mom will be home by now and I wasn't wrong.

   "Darling why are you late from school?" I hear her ask from the study, I think? 

 I ignore her as walk towards my room.

the events of the day still replaying as if on repeat mode.

I still can't believe I hit someone on the head.   

It's still as if am dreaming all that. I can't even believe I did half of what I think I did. It's just totally unbelievable.

l walk to my cupboard and take out the drawing book in it.

I draw whenever I feel off. Looking through the book made me smile, I only draw pictures of werewolves and I mean the sexy ones.   

I start drawing them when I turned ten.

That was the time I started feeling drawn to the creatures.  

 My mom always jokes that maybe God will give me a werewolf as a partner.

Yeah am gay, and proudly one.  

 Am religious and all but, my mum made it clear that it doesn't matter who you love.

What really matters is what you do.

 I look at the drawings.

Since last year I've been repeatedly drawing a particular grey werewolf and mind you, he's sexy.  

 The mesmerizing thing about him is his golden eyes.  

 I start drawing the now familiar werewolf.

Recently, the drawing have taken a clearer colour, and I love it.

It seems strange but I can swear that I have been hearing their howls for like_ two days now.   

"Darling you look off,"my mom says as she walk into my room, 

" there's something called knocking.

Remember that before you barge in," I scold my mom although I know it's of no use as she will still repeat it. 

  "Don't try changing the topic young man," my mum says in her mom's voice.

  Oh man am in trouble.

Having no choice at all, I narrate to her the incidents of the day.   

"Oh my blessed heart! what a horrible experience for an innocent girl" she touch her heart.

I don't get her sometimes she didn't remember my heroic acts all she was concerned about is the girl ( don't get me wrong I feel for her but, Come on man, a guy needs his ego spooked a little).

 "Your lunch Is ready," she tearily left the room and I regret telling her. I mean it would have been better she didn't know. 

*

  I change my uniforms as I head to the dinning to eat.

still no words from Dave.

I hear my mum's laughter as I head towards the dining.

The sound of laughter is one I've not heard in like forever. Aside from the ones she gives out when we're together, I've not hear her laugh so unbridled.

I cautiously walk towards her.

As I don't want to disturb them. Who knows who her visitor is.

"I then looked at her and said bugger off" I freeze when I hear the voice.

What's Dave doing here after he ditched me for his friends?

  I ignore him as I walk into the kitchen, pecks my mom and head to my side to eat my dinner in painful peace.   

My mom look at me as if she can't comprehend how she gave birth to someone like me

"Manuel didn't you see we have a visitor?"

  I ignore her as I continue to eat.

Am I the only one here? Can't she ask Dave if he didn't see me?

why must she pick on only me?

 "Daniel Manuel Chidi, don't you dare ignore my questions," mom angrily says.

Jesus Christ am in real trouble.

whenever my mom makes use of my full name I know am in hot soup.  

Dave chuckles, seriously who does that? I feel like murdering him here and now, feel that someone??

Luckily for me Dave came to my rescue " it's not his fault ma, I am the one at fault here, I stood him up after school."

  "He should have said so, but he's still at fault.

I didn't teach him to be disrespectful," my mum says obviously embarrassed about my behaviour. 

 "You two better make up as I don't want two grumpy teenagers in my house," mum says as she walk towards her study.  

 When she's out of sight, I turn my back on Dave as I resumed eating ( am not one to play with my food).

   "Dan am sorry, something came up so I had to ditch.

please believe me when I say its not my fault. Am sorry for what it's worth."

I have really forgotten his here, I really mean it. 

  Wait..... He called me Dan.

No one have ever called me that.

I pretend not to have heard as I start humming.

I feel his presence before he touched me( it's not the erotic type) but my racing heart couldn't tell the difference . 

  He move back so fast I couldn't make it out.

I was surprised by the change in him.

" Am really sorry if I did anything to make you afraid of me but seriously I want us to be friends and I promise not to ditch you again." He pleads.

I feel sorry for him.

He've been pleading since and I on the other hand sat on the chair like a spoiled princess( although am not one) .  

 "It's ok if you promise not to do it again"

He smile, the first genuine smile I have seen from him, "No p bro", he says as he hit me on the back.

Although it was painful, I swallow my cries.  

 "So what do you say?? Should we go to my room so we can start the tutoring?"

"Yeah that's a good idea," He agrees.

I take some snacks and two bottles of soft drink as I led the way to my room.