Longest/Highest rank @Investments #1(two months) Jan/Feb 2019
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Ambition. Friendship. Pride. Those were the "values" Anna Jules learned from her childho...
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Anna
"Hey, babe." Said the soft voice behind me. First its a view I have known all my life - preschool, grade school, middle school and college and most importantly for twenty years. Gosh, he's so cute when he wants to.. Why didn't we ever date? Maybe because I value our friendship more than a relationship. Yea, maybe. I turned to look at him.
" Yes, Pumpkin "
" Someone is happy " entered the room." What's up?" He asked
" Packing.." He cuts in
"San told everyone that you're leaving tomorrow. Can I tag along?" Gave me a drop-dead smile that he thinks I could not refuse.
" Pumpkin, I will have to give you a rain check on that, am leaving to resume work." I grabbed more clothes from my latest shopping and threw them in my box.
" You don't love me anymore? " I tried to process the reply for his comment but couldn't find any. He is such a baby.
"Ouch! that hurts." He pressed his hands to his chest and fell on the bed. I dropped the piece of cloth and joined him, by landing on the bed. We both laughed at his ridiculous action. Ayo is a cute baby, we both are babies in adult skins. Gosh, how we loved to play as kids. I owe his family everything. The woman I have become today is because of our friendship, family support and the community. A community sure makes a child.
"let's go on a date to compensate for your trauma "
He burst out into laughter, " You do know I hate going on dates?"
" I thought that ordeal is in the past?" " Still working on it" sat on the edge of my bed with his back in the headboard.
" wait, but you go on dates with Bianca, shouldn't that have stopped traumatising you?"
" Bianca helped me in our early days, and I am grateful for her kind of spirit and warmness. But it still comes in flashes. "
Suddenly, I held my friend, to assure him. I have to say this ordeal has been with him for the past ten years when he got stood up by his ex-girlfriend. The day flashed before my eyes.
It was during college days I had just gotten into our dorm that was also shared with Shaun. Ayo was excited to see me and give me great news. Whatever it was that I was bout doing was forgotten, at that moment I was all ears to listen to my best friend's story.
"What is it, Ayo?"
" She finally said "yes" he jumped up like a little kid who just got his wish granted by Santa Claus.
" Really? really?" I was beyond excited for Ayo, he had been crushing on this girl for months and to finally see this goal happen, I was happy. The Moment was amazing.
" So what are your plans for the future?" Trust me, am all about dating with future at hand. Ayo looked at me and smiled.
