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After that day, the bond between them grew very strong, that they didn't even hide their display of affection for each other anymore.
This was shocking to their classmates, because they were always together. Something which stirred up jealousy and hatred everywhere. Plus there were gossips that the two were gay.
Jeremy carried on sneaking into O'Connell's room, through his window at night, so they could have sex. Until he was caught by O'Connell's grandpa one night.
Mr Adesina Ayodeji was driving home that night, and had seen the boy sneaking into his grand son's room through the window.
He knew they were just boys, and it was normal for another boy to go to his friend's house to play video games. Not sneak in through the window.
Plus he was hearing rumors of his grandson being gay.
Mr Adesina Ayodeji had called the police, and they had barged into O'Connell's room, just to see O'Connell untop of Jeremy. Both naked and swea
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O'Connell, due to the heartache he was still carrying, decided to follow his paternal grandmother to London for a few months. His paternal grandma Estella, who still had the body of a young lady, despite being fifty-nine, was a retired model, who owned a modelling agency in London. The woman resided both in London and in Nigeria. So the time she announced that she wanted to leave for London in a few weeks, O'Connell told her he wanted to tag along with her.Meanwhile, Marguerite, O'Connell's mom, didn't go well with the idea, because she was nursing an infant, was busy with work at the hospital, and had two other kids to take care of. Thankfully, Raymond, O'Connell's dad was around. So he told his wife not to worry, that he would hire someone, for the time O'Connell was away. Because he knew that O'Connell needed a breath of fresh air. Though he was still disappointed, but was fully aware that his first child was still very heartbroken.After the talks and all, O
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The short one even brought out a guitar, played few strings and sang a little. Something which had made all attention focused on them. The boys were so care free and full of life. Something which had made O'Connell stare at them more than he had intended to.It felt like their presence brought this aura that lightened up everywhere. Everyone had smiles on their faces. Teenage girls were gigging, with their blushes crepting up to their necks, making them completely red.O'Connell shook his head and smiled a little.He felt quite lonely, though. Everyone seem to be with someone. From kids with their parents, teenage girls together, young and old couples. It was just him alone on his table. He blew out a big puff of breath, suddenly missing the company of Jeremy. He so much wished Jeremy was there with him, so he could feel less lonely.O'Connell looked away from them, when his order arrived, and he began eating his breakfast of egg, sausage rolls, tea a
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A tiny smile titled at the corners of the boy's mouth, when his eyes did a once over on O'Connell. Something which made O'Connell feel hot in the inside. He quickly stared at his feet, so the boy couldn't see that just a look from him, was affecting him. And O'Connell knew he would have labeled someone else a pervert, if he had looked at him, the way this white boy had looked at him.But he couldn't. Infact he was even enjoying the boy's company. Even though the boy had suddenly turned a mute."Dude, is there any problem?" O'Connell inquired after letting his confidence take charge. He raised his head to look at the boy, then tucked his hands in his pants pockets. Watching the boy with caution. While the boy still had his fingers wrapped around the umbrella.Somehow, the boy looked like the protective bodyguard. O'Connell body guard, and O'Connell could see the girl who had been trying to flirt with the boy earlier on, shooting him daggers with her e
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The boy's eyes had remained glued to O'Connell's, because he was struck by O'Connell's good looks. He thought O'Connell looked young, maybe around fifteen or younger, but was so mature in his doings. Acted like an adult. But that wasn't what had caught his eyes, it was how innocent O'Connell had looked. And then, he knew he needed to do more than look. He needed to speak with boy. To get to know him. But had no idea on how to approach him. For the first time in years, he was quite scared of approaching a boy.And it had seem like O'Connell too was quite interested in him, because he kept on looking at him, even when the girls came to join him and his friend. The one at his side tried flirting with him, but he pushed her hands away. On a norm, he didn't treat girls that way. But he wanted to create a good impression for this light skinned biracial boy. The boy knew O'Connell had been watching his every move.It didn't take long enough, O'Connell stood up and was h
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The next day, O'Connell saw Ronan outside the restaurant, as if he was waiting for someone. He was looking really cute in black sweatshirt, black pant trousers, and black boots. Plus he had his guitar in his guitar bag, at his back.He then shoved a lollipop into his mouth, then wore a cap on. Before offering O'Connell a smile with the sweet in his mouth.O'Connell smiled back at him, because Ronan looked really cute and childish at the same time. Then the tattoos that were visible on his arms made everything hot.It was the first time in his fifteen years of age, that O'Connell was admiring a white boy. Although he had been in London for a month, and had been around the whites. But he hadn't been attracted to a white boy before. He preferred the dark skinned guys. According to him, they were more comfortable to be around. He felt safer when he was dating Jeremy.But then, everything had changed when he met Ronan. O'Connell even forgot a
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For two weeks, O'Connell didn't see Ronan. Even when he went to Ronan's apartment to check if he was around, it was just his friend O'Connell had seen.He began missing Ronan's presence whenever he went to that particular restaurant, and and Ronan wasn't there. O'Connell began wondering if it was because of what had transpired between them on that night, that Ronan had refused coming to the restaurant.The way Ronan had bade him goodnight and left, had seem somewhat final. That Ronan would stop being his friend, and leave him alone. But He hadn't taken it serious. He thought he was going to see Ronan again the next day.But when he didn't see him the whole of that week, he began wondering if Ronan had made the decision to stop coming around. And when O'Connell didn't see him at the restaurant either, he didn't want to think Ronan had stopped coming there as well. It felt so unusual with him absent on there.But why would Rona
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O'Connell snapped his eyes back to Ronan's, just in time to catch his eyes. Eyes that had been on him all those while he had been lost in his thoughts. Ronan had watched him in silence, and he wanted to know what was going on in his mind as well. But he wasn't staring at O'Connell like he wanted to sleep with him. He was looking at O'Connell with care. Like O'Connell was someone who had a special place in his heart.O'Connell saw Ronan's hand moving, and then he placed it untop his.He wondered why Ronan did that. Because Ronan was beginning to make him feel things he didn't want to feel. Things only Jeremy made hum feel. But this time, Ronan's was different, and O'Connell was afraid it was stronger as well.O'Connell gave Ronan a curious look, wordlessly asking him what he was up to. But Ronan chose to remain silent, and then caressed O'Connell's hand. Making him feeling the heat that was radiating from his warm big paw.Ronan did this for sometime
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O'Connell could still recall how he had first met Ronan at the restaurant. He knew it was something he could never forget. Plus how it all started between him and Ronan, the Scottish boy who had fill in the hole that was in his heart.O'Connell blinked away from those thoughts, and could feel his eyes welling up with tears, as he hugged Ronan even tighter, on the day the boy had showed up with a box of pizza and wine. It was a week to get leaving for Nigeria, and he hadn't told Ronan yet. He was scared of how Ronan was going to react. He knew he couldn't stay in London with him, because he had alot of things to go tend at home. And all of this broke his heart even more.His mom wanted him to come back to tend to his younger siblings. He was to be tutored in Maths, so he could write and pass his WASSCE, for him to get enrolled into the varsity the following year.Thinking about leaving London, was making O'Connell sick.He had come to love Ronan so much, t
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