Mary My Student

Episode 6

The school uniform consisted of a white shirt with green pleated skirt or slacks. She was the type that prefers a bigger waistband and it look pretty to me. Though the school allows plaiting of hairs, Rita always prefer a low cut hairstyle on her jet black hair. Anyway the hairstyles the school permits were cornrows, Ghana weavings and straws.

A month later after handing their essays to them, I got a surprise visit from her one day. It was after I had taught my last lesson for the day and was taking a breather in my office waiting for the school to dismiss that she breezed in like an angel. She must have been nervous about something that she forgot to knock. I looked at after she said a ” good afternoon Mr Wilson” and I replied but before she could say anything more I said.
” You didn’t knock before you came in.”
” I’m sorry.” She apologised.

” Okay you go outside then knock before you come in.”

She quickly moved out of the door then knocked, I invited her in.

Then I asked her ” how can I help you Rita?”
It was here she confessed her crush on me, it was here she told me of all the torture she was having anytime I come into the class to give a lesson.

She was like ” Mr Wilson I know I shouldn’t say this but I have to.

As you can see, I have been excelling in all the subjects you handle, so this is not for grades, I wouldn’t even want you to reward me underserved grades.

I have been waiting patiently hoping you would make a pass at me but it seems you see me as just one of your students and nothing more, so I have to come for what I want, I love you, I adore you, I cherish you, I want to be your girlfriend please take me.”
I haven’t siad a word since started talking.
I marveled at the girl’s braveness, I know many a student wouldn’t walk up to a teacher and confess her attraction to him, instead they would be secretly crushing on him.

I felt flattered to discover that somebody as beautiful as Rita had a strong crush on me, I wasn’t really that handsome but I wasn’t a baboon either. Her words seeped to the recesses of my heart. I beckoned on her to come to my side and then hugged her to myself. She melted into the hug and then her eyes looked up to my face.

” Okay! Rita! I love you too, I would be your boyfriend.”

My words were met by a big smile from her. I lowered my head to kiss her on the cheek but she offered her lips instead and we kissed. It was short and sweet, but we quickly had to stop before things get out of control.
” I appreciate your braveness. Not every student would have the mind to do that.” I said.

This was true as there was even one of my female colleague that I was sure she had an attraction on me judging by the way she was always dressing to impress me. I had barely noticed her due to the fact that my ex-girlfriend had left a bad taste of women in my mouth. I had begun to notice her and was planning on asking her out before Rita showed up from nowhere.

I knew she would be kicking herself if she finds out that somebody else had taken the place she covets.