MICHELLE ( EPISODE 6)

 "Hey, Henry how are you?" She smiled mischievously. "I'm calm, why are you avoiding me? You wanted to slip away" He smiled back.  "Dad, meet Henry a classmate" Michelle said . They exchanged pleasantries and went away. Her father kept teasing her . Henry went home and "just a classmate" kept ringing bells in his head. He was just restless and picked up his phone to text Michelle, on a second thought, he changed his mind and decided to call her.  He wanted to really know what was in Michelle's mind. "Hello, Henry" her voice came from the other end. Henry became tensed and was smiling all through, the young man couldn't muster courage to say a word . "Hello , Henry, are you there?" Her voice came again. "Oh, yes Michelle, please could I meet with you tomorrow? I really want to discuss something important with you" He finally dropped the bombshell. "Okay, hope there isn't an issue? Is everything fine?" Curiosity filled her voice.  "Yes, everything is okay, I'll see you tomorrow, let's meet at Dr. Muffins Coffee shop, okay? I'll meet you by 12:00PM" He said with an unwavering finality upheld in his voice. Michelle replied calmly and cut the call. She was discussing with her father that night. "Daddy, I'll be seeing a friend tomorrow"

"A friend you say?" He raised an eyebrow. "Yes, he's name is Henry, the boy you met at the mall today " she responded. "Michelle, okay be safe my darling, he looks like a great guy. And he's soft spoken too. I think you'll be safe with him" He said . "Good night, my Cinderella, don't forget that we have a meeting tomorrow, Henry cares " Came the message from Henry that night. Michelle didn't know how to respond and just ended the message with "Yes" after staring at it for 15 minutes. Henry felt relieved, he was going to express himself properly tomorrow, he would win her heart. 

The next morning came quickly, Michelle overslept, she woke up by 9:00AM. The sun rays penetrated through her dangling curtains. She opened one eye first, before opening the other. She went to make breakfast for herself. "I'll just drink tea" she muttered to herself. Her father had already left for work, she ate quickly and started to go through her phone. "Good morning, Michelle, how are you?" Henry messaged her. She ignored the message, besides she was going to see him soon, and obviously, she was fine. She didn't see the need to respond to the text. 

She wore a purple sun-dress , she wore transparent glasses to fit, she styled her mermaid braids in a magnificent way and brought out two braids in front. (It was her signature hair style) , she now proceeded to apply her lipgloss which was pink in colour, she wore her necklace and knuckles ring. She looked very dazzling, she looked the doors, put the key into her Hermes bag which was black in colour, and took a cab to the location. Henry had arrived 30 minutes earlier. "Hi, Cinderella" he opened his arms for a hug and she reacted to his positive energy, he smelled of strawberries cologne, he dressed in a simple shirt and fitted trousers. "You are beautiful" he found himself saying. "Thanks" she said. "I sent a message and you didn't respond, Michelle why are you doing these?" He asked. "Nothing, I was fine and I was even meeting you today, so it's all good" she said laughing. 

"Michelle, please let's date, ok , wait... Please I want you to date me,  I really want to date you, I want us to be in a romantic relationship, please beautiful Michelle, my Cinderella, please..." He said without even pausing. Michelle found herself smiling, uncontrollably, she found it amusing, Henry was here confessing his feelings. The most funny part was how he was saying the whole thing. "Convince me, you don't sound convincing enough. Why should I date you?" She adjusted her glasses and folded her arms. "Okay, because we'll make a perfect match, I'm handsome, you're beautiful, we'll suit each other. Also, I like you, I really do. I don't know how else to express myself, seriously" he said. "Henry, Henry, Henry, I'll date you. Michelle blurted. "Really! You will! You will date me?" He said . 

"Thank you! Thank you so much!" He exclaimed. He now started making orders, he was so happy, he would tell others in school, he would walk her hime sometimes, he would get to hold hands with her while walking, he might even be opportuned to get a kiss from her. He was very happy, as they walked home that day, she slipped her hands into his . "If it is a dream, I don't want to wake up " he said blushing. "It is reality,  darling Henry " She said and smiled too. She gave him a big hug before entering home. He smelled of strawberries, and she smelled of pine, a soft sweet scent. He was happy, she was happy. Resumption was at hand, Sarah was somehow planning to do something mischievous as soon as school resumed. She almost died when Henry sent him a message "Hey Sarah, guess who finally agreed to be my girl, yeah, It's Michelle, I hope you burn in rage" .

To be continued...