Today I don’t mind that Buhle is going with another guy, I don’t mind how beautiful she is or even think that I’m not beautiful. I can’t seem to wipe the smile off my face today. Just thinking about Thami makes me smile even more. I didn’t even notice when the other students made fun of me. It’s like I’m in my own little bubble. I never thought it would be this wonderful to be noticed by a guy.

“And why are you smiling?” Buhle pokes me making me to turn to her. I didn’t even notice that the guy she was with was long gone and now we are at the corner where we part ways.

“Oh nothing.” I want to tell her all about Thami and how he makes me feel, but I feel like this one is too personal. I don’t want to jinx anything by telling her that Thami will be taking me out.

She wriggles her eyebrows making me laugh, “Oh come on, I know it’s something.”

“Nah it’s just I’m happy about the history test we wrote today,” I say with a mere shrug.

“Yoh I wasn’t even prepared for it. But obviously you would pass it.”

I roll my eyes as I look at Buhle as she takes out her phone.

“I’m sure you did well.”

We both laugh as we say goodbye.

All the way home I think about Thami and how I wish the week can just end so that I can meet up with him.

I arrive home and undress and put on a shorts and a tank top. I manage to push Thami away from my mind and start studying for the upcoming exams and only after I do my homework does Thami come back to my mind, making me wonder what he’s doing now. Is he at soccer practice? Or maybe his home doing his school work or maybe he’s eating?

I’m pretty positive that mam’ Thembi’s tavern won’t bother me today. Thami will be my drug to having a good night’s sleep.

When I look outside the window the street lights are now on, which means mama will be home soon. I lie back on the bed and just pretend I’m with Thami.

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