EVERY TEARDROP IS A WATERFALL✔✔

CHAPTER ONE.

“Is something wrong, dear?"Micky asked.

I felt lost and confused, I had much to do than to love. Being my third form in highschool, I had to become more serious for the pre-trial. Everyday our class teacher would tell us how life was outside there, she guaranteed whoever worked hard a better life thereafter.

Micky was a repeater from a neighbouring girl's school. Her family was accorded too much respect  it was more of a royal family. She had been my first love and being too young when I saw Micky at our local church, I couldn't express my feelings towards her. My family was a third class family, where both my parents had to work hard to make ends meet.

To lure Micky into my trap, I even sacrificed my time to work  at her father's place although I got too little. I wore just cheap clothes which looked presentable compared to her who could afford more presentable clothes. Time passed as I was still playing my cards right, Micky was slowly falling in love with me. After our K. C. P. E (Kenya Certificate of Primary Education),I had passed but my parents couldn't afford a better school hence attending a mixed day school which was 15kilometres from my home. Micky managed a provincial girls school.

We would write letters to each other regularly and met mostly during midterm and holidays. I had played it so well that neither her father nor mother knew about it. They actually liked me for my hardworking nature. I managed to attend my lessons and over the weekend do some work in Daniel's home, Micky's father.

There was a certain letter I could recall and filed it, reading it almost every day before sleeping.

To Alex.

From the first time you approached me, I knew you loved me but you were too shy to say what you wanted. I came to like your personality and nature, you never gave up, you believed in yourself too much. Time has passed and I've come to love you so much. I can't spend a single hour at school without your memories.

Dreams of you every single night, my friends ask me why I sometimes smile alone, all because of you Alex. You are one in a lifetime. I'm waiting for the four years patiently until we get freedom to be together forever. I would never imagine losing you. You are my lucky charm, you brought joy to my life and taught me how to love.

I will never leave you sweetheart.

From Micky.

I showed the letter to every close friend I had. Despite being two class ahead of me, I loved her nuts,after that wasn't a parameter to measure love. She had reciprocated so well until we could sit down and start giving names to imaginary children and build castles in the air.

She did her K. C. S. E(Kenya Certificate Secondary Education) and opted to repeat in my school and above all in my class. At first I thought it was the best idea ever since she'd be real close to me and she'd not cheat on me. It was obvious to almost each and every student who had a girlfriend or boyfriend in the same school, they tended to be so possessive towards their lovers. I wasn't an exception either, Micky spent most of her time sitting next to me and kisses every morning. Did she even care about the mess we'd be attracting, all students in my class had come to know about it.

Being together at school almost every time and over the weekend the cycle repeated itself. I spent less time in my studies compared to the other time when we weren't at the same school. This was a bad sign though. The midterm exams were already over and my performance irritating, I had passed but not to my expectations.  I had decided to tell Micky the truth, we had to study not just thinking about love.

“I'm thinking about my life."I answered.

It was prep time hence there was no teacher around. She hugged me from the back and leaned on my back. She had a way of soothing me when I almost gave up on her actions. She caressed my chest for a while. My hands were still in my pocket and I was still looking through the window. I watched two butterflies on some flowers behind our class, they flew merrily playing with each other.  I never thought of the noise from the other students, my concentration and attention were towards the two butterflies. So beautiful was their colour, they were white with yellow patches. I really liked them and how they played. Birds were chirping from some giant trees surrounding the school, their chirp was so melodious to an extent of making me smile just alone. Micky noticed I wasn't concentrating on her caresses but what was outside. I really enjoyed nature, it made me lose myself at times.

“What are you thinking about dear?"She asked.

“I'm just admiring those butterflies."I said pointing my index finger towards the flowers. She looked at the place for a while then gave me a suggestive smile.

“They look so beautiful, a nice couple like you and I."she responded.

That caught me unaware since I never expected her to empty that. I almost forgot what I was about to tell her. I turned and leaned on the wall looking at her then held her waist. Micky was shorter than me and just that attractive face, a well positioned and full chest. Leaning on my chest would automatically change my mind but I couldn't let that happen. My life was completely different from her even if we had just one thing in common -love.

She came real close to my lips and kissed me, I had forgotten we were in class. She was so romantic to let go. I looked at her eyes and smiled.

“I got something for you, Micky."I said.

“I'm all ears, hoping it's not to make me faint."she answered.

“No, it's just about us."

She looked at me for some minutes without blinking and looked down. She grew shy, I knew she was the shy type even if she pretended to be so courageous.

“Are you telling me right?"She was already growing impatient.

“We have less time at school bit we've been spending too much time talking about love and romance forgetting after next year we'll have all the time in the world to do all what we want. Why don't we just spend more time in studies instead?"I asked.

“Did I hear you right?"she asked.