HIM (I WANT HIM)

rd is a powerful word that comes with a powerful feeling that can't be erased, destroyed, or shut down

up with my grandparents who showed me all the love they could, I loved them but felt distant from them. My grandparents don't know much about me except what they thought changed me, and the fact that I love

his world. Love that has no reason. Love that doesn't care who or what you are. Love that will n

ove in this vast and strange world and not just any love but a rare one. As

because the love I found seemed to want to be the end of me. I couldn't enjoy the love for a long time before death came kn

you are confused right now. I also know you might have questions. So I think we all should go b

gave birth to their first male child, Blessing. They named him Blessing all because they felt blessed when they gave birth to him. They lov

other was born into the family and was named Bolu. The Adewale family continues to live their simple and happy life as love reigned in

to stop him from continuously playing with fire. While trying to stop his brother who was refusing to stop playing with the fire, Blessing mistakenly gets burnt by t

eated in the hospital by the best doctors and he was okay since the burnt didn't affect his actual eye but where he was burnt became a scar th

everything should return to the way it once was but it was the opposite. It started at school, Blessing’s friends

ing's scar. Even at home, Bolu no longer wants to play Blessing and always stays away from him like he is scared o

grandparents to live with them. Blessing was sent to his mother’s father and mo

d calling nor did they come to check up on him. Blessing awaited his parent's call

and the grandpa bought it for him which he always wore to cover the burnt part of his face because he and the grandma promised to always make Blessing happy. Blessing made sure he

lways attended school with his mask on his face. The headmistr

hould take off his mask and let them see what he was hiding behind his mask. Blessing chooses not to be friends with them knowing once he shows them what is behind his mask they will only humiliate or be scared of him. At school, since no one knows anything about Blessing or what is behind the part of Blessing's face that is covered by the mask, they al

, and watch TV when he felt like it. Apart from those 6 things, Blessing doesn’t do anything in the house or even have conversations with his grandpar

asked for like a bicycle and some others because Blessing never asked for anything except the mask. Blessin

about Blessing and he never talks to any of them. Blessing was known to be an

opped calling and checking up on him making Blessing think they abandoned him and no longer loved him agai

to live his life and forget them too just like they forget about him. All Blessing's parents did ever since they stopped calling and check

ed at that time. Blessing walked out of the house to his bicycle where it was parked so he could ride it in the city to have a view of th

just as Blessing turned back to leave, he suddenly felt sad for the girl and had the urge to go meet the strange girl. Blessing wanted to shut off the urge he was having to go meet the girl but the pity and sadness he felt for the girl was a feeling he couldn't shut off. Blessing wonde

sed when he heard someone say to her “no one gives

scary in one way but even with the mask, he was also handsome. Seeing Blessing, the girl continues crying out loud minding her business and wanting Blessing to leave her but Blessing says

words back. Blessing didn't know why he came to the girl in the first place, it was like he had no idea what he wa

o shut up a while ago and he was the one. Then Blessing stretched his right hand forward for the girl to take saying to her “will you stay

d his stretched hand wondering who Ble