The Virgin

Episode 1

Our world is different from our fore father’s. Virgins are not regarded with respect as they were back in the days. Modernization and fashion has brain washed our heads into believing it doesn’t matter if ladies loses their pride before marriage. I remember stories my granny told us when we were little about consequences that comes with losing our virginity before marriage. Either we don’t get suitors to marry us or our mother-in-laws tend to hate us. I decided to give it to the worthy one. Well, this is the story of my life……
Everybody was excited to welcome the new students into jss2 emerald. The class known for its noise making and notorious acts. During the normal assembly, the principal called out some students who were caught jumping the school fence and guess what class they were from……my class! The famous notorious class!! Jss2 emerald. They were flogged 10 strokes of cane each on the buttocks. Of course they didn’t cry because their reputation would be at risk. The students cheered them as they stepped down from the podium. Why should they be cheered? It encourages them to carry out more immoral acts, I thought. But I kinda felt proud of them because they were my classmates. As we enter the classroom…
Student 1: “Guy you strong o”.
Student 2: “Forget, that thing no be anything”.
Student 3: “But wait o ehe D.P.O how they catch una?”
Student 2/D.P.O: “Mtcheew, na one yeye girl like that. I go teach am lesson. E be like say na jss2 gold she dey”.
Student 1: “Easy o my man”.
 I overheard them as I passed. I feel bad for the girl, I thought. I got to my seat, greeted a few friends and then…..he walked in. You must be wondering who, I know. He that made my heart beat fast, he that made me for the first time to want a guy. I looked at him lost in thought, luckily he didn’t notice me. Unlike a new student, he got real familiar with his new classmates when he had gotten a seat that was suitable for him. Our English teacher came in and the class was silent, I didn’t quite listen to her lecture because I was lost in my thought fantasizing about him. I realized I didn’t know his name. It was time for break and the class went mad, everybody rushed out like uncivilized people. I watch him walk out of the class gently as I waited for my girlfriend to finish her note so as we can go for break together.
“Ehe! Did you see that new guy?” Anna asked, as she was packing her books in her locker.
“There were a lot of new guys today Anna” I asked, pretending as I look at my nails.
Anna: “Ahah Inona! Don’t tell me you didn’t notice the very handsome guy”.
Me: “Anna I saw him. What happened?”
Anna: “He’s so fine eeh”.
Me: “Yes, he is. Do fast, let’s go and eat am hungry jawe”.
“Inona! Pretenders do the worse o” she said, as she drags me out of the class.
We walk to the canteen gisting about the new students both girls and guys. We rated them according to their appearance. Laughed at a previous incident when one of the wicked teachers in school tripped and fell as she was entering our class. That was one funny scene. After we ate, we went back to class to have the remaining lectures for the day. I went home forgetting about my new crush.

Days, weeks went by without him noticing me. I try as hard as possible to get his attention but to no avail. In short Anna got close to him, gisting and laughing with him. I got really jealous. Yes, I know I haven’t mentioned his name. Not yet. One day, I caught them laughing towards my direction. I was confused and embarrassed a bit. But kept my chill as a cool girl I am. After a while, Anna sat close to me beaming…
“What?” I snapped.
Anna: “Yee! What is it?”
Me: “You guys were making fun of me right? Carry on”.
Anna: “No na, there’s good news”.
Me: “Spill”.
“Ok” she said beaming, adjusting on the seat.
Anna: “I was gisting with him and he said he likes you”.
Me: “Huh, who?”
Anna: “You know who na. Him, the him”.
“Really?” I asked, excited.
Me: “Are you serious abi you are pulling my legs?”
Anna: “No o, I can’t pull your legs on this serious matter na”.
Me: “What did he say exactly?”
Anna: “I can’t remember his words exactly but the summary is that he likes you, would like to know you better and maybe date you”.
Me: “So what should I do now? Am I to respond to this or wait till he confronts me because me………”
“Hey” a voice interrupted me.
We turned towards the direction the voice came from and it was him. How long has he been there? I hope he didn’t hear the excitement in my voice. Jeeez! I have casted, I thought.
“Hi” Anna and I replied in unison. Yes, we are cute like that.
“Am Micheal. Micheal Iheanacho” he said, stretching his hand towards me.
Yep, that’s his name. Now you know.
“Inona Patrick” I said, shaking him.
“Nice name” he said, smiling.
I blushed.
“Excuse me, have to copy my social studies note” Anna said, standing up.
“I thought you did that yesterday” I said, frowning.
She gave me this ‘Who is this mumu girl?’ look. Then I grabbed what she was doing. Anna!
Anna: “Nope, that was maths”.
Anna left, leaving Micheal and I alone. We chatted for a while, I made observations. His physical appearance was perfect. This bothers me because nobody is perfect to my understanding. Either you have flaws in your appearance, I.Q or character. I was waiting to see his flaws without being aware of that. So one faithful day it happened, he was asked a simple question by the agricultural teacher and he failed it. Nobody knows everything but everybody except Micheal knows that a female chicken is called hen. I know what you are thinking, yes he’s really dumb but I thought I can live with that.
Some days later, we started dating. The whole class was aware of the relationship and tend to tease us at any given opportunity. We continued like this till ss1, then he ‘burst my bubble’. He invited me to his place for us to spend time together. I didn’t hesitate because I thought he couldn’t do anything to hurt me. I was wrong. Few minutes into the movie we were watching, he started making funny movements with his hand. I pretended like I didn’t notice it. He tried kissing me, I turned my face the other way. He grabbed my hands forcefully and held them with one hand while the other was trying to unzip my trousers. I asked him to stop but it fell on deaf ears. He didn’t ask if I wanted sex, he assumed I do. I asked him to slow down that am not ready. He didn’t listen instead he made more effort to remove my trousers. This is not how I want to lose my ‘Pride’, I screamed as loud as I could. He panicked and freed my hands. I grabbed my stuff and ran out. I heard him call me but I knew it was over between us. He wasn’t patient. He was dumb too. He just wasn’t worth my ‘Pride’. I look forward into finding the worthy one in the future.