I will never forget Stella.Especially her sweet brown eyes and the way they bored into mine.
I however have to admit that despite my dignity as a senior four candidate at the time—I increasingly failed to make my feelings known to this black beauty.
All I did was escort, escort, escort and later promise, promise, promise to meet all over again.
And then Cathy, that slender neighbor who never got to hear a word from me. But constantly saw my eyes bounce off hers in conversations. What about Rina, the genuine friend I misinterpreted?
"Puppy love"sometimes known as “a crush”. Wikipedia.com defines it as “an informal term for feelings of love, particularly between young people during pre-adolescence adolescence, so-called for its resemblance to the adoring, worshipful affection that may be felt by a puppy.
The term is often used to describe emotions which are shallow and transient in comparison to other forms of love such as romantic love.”
Talk of the odd things we did in puppy love. Deo , a friend of mine at University, remembers helping the girl he loved to carry two full jerry cans from the well to her home non-stop.
When she asked him along the way whether he needed to rest, he calmly replied, “No, I’m okay.” He adds, “But I was dying"
Deo also shares another scenario where minutes to his senior four mock examinations, the girl he had a crush on whispered to him “Success OJ” and asked him whether he had an extra pen.
“Without hesitation, I offered the only pen I had. I entered the paper with confidence that I would get a pen to use but stuff backfired on me, I was rebuked by the invigilator and my friends who wondered how I could enter an examination room without a pen.”
For Andrew, a music producer, it was more than puppy love. His had an adult ingredient. He tells of the crush he had on his teacher in primary three.
“I used to overlook at her, follow her to every class she entered, I also played in her compound quite often though I was never allowed to enter her house.”
And you? Tell us your experience with puppy love?
