keep your secret to yourself

After eating breakfast it was time for us to visit the campus , i had still not called my parents and this was making me feel uncomfortable for i know the must be so worried ,looking aroubd there is no where i can make a call unless i used somebody's phone but who's phone can i use ,am not close to anyone here ,the only acquantances i have so far are williams leonore and sylvie . leonor even though he is nice we just met for the very first time so I don't think i can use his phone , William on the other hand is my roommate but he is too reserved and ooze nobility making it difficult for a normal person to approach him casually not talk of asking for his phone.sylvie....just when I was about thinking throughshe appeared ,she joined us and she was as playful as before, from her words and actions i could feel she really likes me so i thought i should ask for her help but again i thought if the fact that she shows me kindness is a reason to start bothering her.

again we are meeting for the first time,what if she starts thinking i will be a burden to her in the future and decides to distance herself, even though it won't affect me so much as am not yet attached to her ,it will hurt me knowing am been considered a burden . I was really confused on what to do so much so that i wasnt really paying attention to the campus . I have two favours which I need from her but a part of me kept telling me it might be too early ,I was confused between asking her or not,i kept on contemplating through out till the end of the visit then she was about to go back to her dorm ,seeing that she was about to leave ,i hesitated again a little before i finally found the courage to touch her arm lightly ,

She smiled the moment she felt my touch ,with a soft tune she ask

Is there something my cute kiddo still wants to know

Feeling unsure of how they might all think ,I stammered i....i.. I was .... please can I ask for two favours I spoke raising my two fingers in the air nervously.realizing how nervous I was

She stepped closer to me ,hey relax , dont be nervous ,you know you can ask anything we are all here for you

I forced a smile,ummm can I talk just to you

Ummm ok

She agreed immidiately and we excused ourselves,when we were away from the other boys she spoke

Am all ears kiddo ,what is it that's making you nervous

Please can I borrow your phone,you see I haven't contacted my parents since I got here yesterday and also do you know if there are any free rooms in the boys dorm ,I ...I want to chang my room . I said this all in one breath for fear of loosing my words if I had to talk calmly.she stared at me before patting me on the back

Don't be nervous for little things ,I thought it was something serious

She took out her phone and placed it in my palm ,make the call ,talk to your parents for as long as you want abd also extend my regards ok

I nodded,thank you

Make the call after you are done we can talk about the room

I nodded , she pushed me lightly now go go call them

Thank you,she too had the latest iPhone, I held the phone carefully as I dial my father's number ,after the third ring the phone was answeared with Marie's soft voice coming from the other end

Hello

Hello baby it's me ,how a you

Aaaaaaa a she screamed so loud before she began calling my parents

mom ,mom,dad please come. here I could here her call out my parents excitedly.when they came my mom couldn't even speak as she was too emotional .it's my dad who took the phone from Marie

Hello son

Hello dad ,how are you ,how is mom

Your mother is a cry baby as always,she hasn't been herself since morning.

I knew it , please put me on speaker

Ok you are on speaker

Mother please don't cry ok ,am very sorry for making you worried just that I couldn't get a phone to call you yesterday am sorry

I...I have heard ,talk to your dad while I put myself t... together

Ok,hello dad

Yes son so how did you get there

I reached well dad ,i was able to get to school easily just that I had no phone at my reach to contact you

Ok ,how is the environment and the people ,are they friendly ,are they nice

The campus is beautiful dad ,when I get a phone I will send you some pictures,the people I have encountered so far are kind and welcoming I have even made some friends already and they are nice to me

Ummm that's really nice to know son ,we were so worried ,I stayed at home today waiting for your call am glad you called.i will give the phone to your mom so you guys can talk

Am sorry father

Ok ,talk to your mom

Hello az

Mom,mother please don't cry ok ,I am very fine , just like I told father I got here safely just that I didn't find a phone to call you

Ok am glad to hear that ,I miss you already

I miss you guys already,can I talk to Marie

Yes you can

A sweet voice came from the other end

Hello az this is me

Hello baby how are you

Am fine thanks and you ,I was really worried about you

Don't be ok,am doing well, have you been playing the game

Yes I successfully break your record ,so am the boss now

Hmmm when I get a phone I will be at you again and set a new record

Hahaha let's wait till then

Ok baby hope you don't just spend ur time playing games on mother's phone, hope you are helping mom at the eatery

Yes I am

That's my baby keep being good I will study hard so that on your graduation day I will get you that beautiful princess like dress and you will be the real princess

Dear we are so happy to know that you are safed ,we were so worried you know said my mom in between sobs

Her emotions were transfered to me directly and I felt my eyes becoming watery,I took a deep breath before saying .am ok mama ,I promise to call you guys whenever I can ok

Ok dear ,here your dad has something to say

My dad took the phone and I could hear him walking away ,when there was no longer any sound from my mom or sister he breath loudly before speakingin a very serious tone which made my heart skip as he realy never talks to me in this tone

Son I just want to ask you something

O..ok dad go ahead

I hope you remember what I told you before about that secret

I felt my heart beat speed up as he mentioned that secret,this is a taboo topic at home just hearing him bring it up make my body tremble ,i...i...remember dad .I responded in a trembling voice

Ok I hope you never forget ,you know that right now you are away from your mom and i , we can't talk to you or guide you the way we did when you were here ,i just want you to remember what we told you ,I will tell you again that it was just a misunstanding on your part and never you mentioned it to anyone no matter what and also try as hard as possible never to even think of it again ,focus on your studies and archive success so you can take care of Marie ,she lookup up to you

I listened to my dad silently with tears running down my chicks ,I know he is right ,if people find out about my secret they will definitely dispise me . I took a deep breath and said dad ,I promise I won't let anyone know and I won't even think of it

Ok that's great I will join your mom and sister so you can say goodbye as you can't use someone's phone for so school,thank your friend ok

Ok father ,when he got to my mom and sister I said good bye and ended the call .I took a deep breath,cleaned my chicks before hurring back to Sylvie feeling guilty for using her phone for so long ,umm am sorry ,I will just recharge ...she slapped my hand playfully before saying

Silly ,how can you recharge mey phone ,you are free to call when ever you need to and I won't hesitate to ask for your help whenever I need to ,i already told you that you are my kiddo .

Ok thanks a lot my parents are greatful too

Ok you are welcome,now back to the second request why do you want to leave your dorm if I may ask

Ummm I ..I... Can I really say this I was hesitant when she placed her hand on mine gently

It's fine if you don't want to talk but we will need to come up with a convincing explanation and if you ask me I think you should stay in your dorm , even though I barely know williams i think he is a good person unless you really cant then i will fine a way

My eyes lit up when I heard her promise to help .thank you so much ,I really appreciate

Ok that's fine let's join the others

Ok

Getting back to where Williams and eleonor were standing ,I apologize for Kerry them waiting, Eleanor responded with a smile while Williams just nodded lightly,as we were about separating our self from Sylvie she suggested they exchange contacts which they did before eleonor and I returned to the dorm as Williams had something to check on ,that night I laid in bed with alot running through my mind as i couldnt stop thinking about what my father told me this afternoon ,the memories of that day came floading in my head , a wave of pain hit my heart and my chest hurt ,it felt so painful that i felt tears run down my chicks I cried silently under my duvet till my body ran out of tears .after crying for so long i cleaned my face . Father is right ,I said to myself,you are right father,from this day on i burry that secret in the deepest place and promise never to think about it again,I will study hard and achieve all my dreams