The Breathtaking New Girl Who Made My Head Spin"
The Breathtaking New Girl Who Made My Head Spin"
As the new school year kicked off I made my way, to my homeroom feeling a mix of nerves and excitement. Finding my spot at the back I started organizing my notebooks while casually looking around at faces.
That's when I noticed her. The new student standing next to Mr. Adeyemi at the front of the class. Her dark hair cascaded down her shoulders accentuating her frame. From afar she exuded a charm that caught my eye.
When it was her turn to introduce herself she spoke softly yet with a hint of melody in her voice. "Hi everyone I'm Sophia. My family and I recently moved here, from Ibadan." Her gentle tone captivated me instantly causing my heart to quicken as she turned towards the class.
The most remarkable aspects of Sophia were her warm olive skin tone, big lips that curled into a little smile, and stunning almond-shaped eyes. Everything seemed to slow down around me at that very moment, and all I could think about was her warm presence. She waved a little, and my palms sweated. "I'm excited to get to know you all."
I think I stopped breathing for the brief moments she spoke. I was completely captivated by Sophia in a manner that no other person had ever been able to. With her as the brilliant focal point in crystal clear clarity, the entire world appeared to melt into a spinning haze. I had to give it a swift shake of my head to get out of it.
I couldn't stop sneaking looks at Sophia from across the classroom throughout the next few days. She was always so composed and focused, nodding diligently during the course of the lecture. My heart would flip around when she would tuck a flyaway hair behind her ear. I got giddy and dizzy just listening to her sweet voice asking questions.
I used to hang around the doorway during our morning break times, snooping on her as she laughed and talked animatedly in the corridor with her new group of pals. The sheer sensation of being near Sophia was both thrilling and horrifying. She'd turn to face me, and I'd quickly look away, my cheeks flaming hot from being caught staring.
I would think of reasons to pass her table at lunch, trying to get her attention or get up the courage to approach her. But each time she grinned brightly while her gang was around her, I became really agitated. Words would not come to me as my head would spin like I had suddenly developed vertigo.
Why this new female made me such a clumsy, incoherent jumble was beyond me. I've never felt the same way about a crush from the past as Sophia did. Perhaps it was the combination of her calm, self-assured demeanor and exotic beauty. Perhaps it was the sweetness of her laughter or the tenderness in her facial expressions. I was utterly enthralled with her gravitational pull, whatever magic she wrought.
My closest friend Ayo was the first to notice that I was always taking breaks from my work. One afternoon, he finally remarked, following my enamored look, "Dude, why do you keep zoning out and staring across the room?" I shrugged, unable to acknowledge how utterly insane Sophia had made me.
Rather than elaborating, Ayo just gave me a knowing look and began showering me with eraser shavings to bring me down to earth. I tried to talk myself out of the dizzying attraction I was experiencing with this new female, but it was impossible. My brain was spinning from Sophia's constant consumption of my ideas.
Every time I saw Sophia, the shy, awkward spinner that I was usually washed out to be, changed back to a confident, gregarious class clown. My confident speech and arrogance unraveled and dispersed the moment I glanced in her direction. I was helpless against the tornado she set off inside of me.
I vacillated for weeks, needing her attention so much but also being afraid of the unavoidably devastating consequences. I had a sneaking suspicion that the moment Sophia turned her warm, amber eyes on me and smiled, I would burst into a cloud of vaporized love! She cast a spell so strong it made you dizzy.
I've therefore decided to accept my whirling, Sophia-induced raptures for the time being and keep a respectful distance from me. Maybe someday I'd get up the nerve and fortitude to go through the whirling storm and say hello. But not just yet—every time, my mind would still wildly, helplessly swirl!
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Hold on, you didn't get to express your feelings to Sophia?
While reading I can relate to how you felt because many boys experienced this as a teenager. I can tell that you spilling out the feelings could have made things a lot easier for you.
We've all had them, crushes we just couldn't seem to voice out.
The story sounds like it's still in the present, so I know you still have a chance.
One thing I do know from experience is that, there's no better time than the present.
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Phew!
With all of this excitenent and butterflies in your stomach, do you mean to tell you never approached the girl? Just why??
Platonic love can be a good solution while you get used to that destabilising presence, @zino01. You have very aptly described, in this intimate text and very appropriate to the feelings of the story, the deep emotional convulsion suffered by those who have just fallen in love.
Thank you