What’s the funniest misunderstanding you’ve ever been part of?

It was just a few months back whilst I was still at school and, I had gotten into a funny misunderstanding with someone whom I had confessed to her that I wanted her to be my Friend and, be less concerned of however my “Clique” was or who they had consist of; Follow Me Y’all.

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So, I had been keeping an eye on this particular mate of mine at school, a girl. She was the least outspoken person with strangers but, more outspoken with her friends; she found comfort with familiar people such as her friends, families as well as her neighbours. She was the “I stay true and close to whoever knows me well enough and, a bit private to whoever don’t”.

So, I fell in love, and had a strong mutual feeling and connection with such a personality she did have as it felt quite familiar (I am so of such personality).

I feel way more comfortable when I’m with someone I’m familiar with, well conversant and, mutually and emotionally attracted to. I control my thoughts conveyed to you like, it’s on a filter but, become more opened and, exposed like a window that gladly shares spaces with the air.

Eventually, I let my guard down and, drop the scares I had in me each time I should have spoken or created a sense of relationship with her and, finally approached her. Also, took her number.

…Phone numbers taken before a relationship forms are the modern equivalent of “let’s create a meetup” and, have a conversation and, maybe make out positive things of that moment in the old days.

Eventually, I got home that day from school and, texted her; we spoke and, during the conversation, she made it clearer that, she’s afraid to be friends with me and as such, the friendship can’t hold cause’ my friends are people who were “scholars”.

I felt quite sad about that and, perhaps felt a sense of guilt that perhaps, I had made someone feel less of themselves or openly a weakness of self-esteem.

So, I openly consoled her via texts and, openly told her that, she shouldn’t worry about my “Clique” or if they were referred to with the status “status “Scholars”.

N.B: I honestly never cared about the status “Scholar”. I just felt like I’m a randomly intelligent student amidst others who happened to be too and, even if they were not, I was on the same recognised version of them; being a Human.

I told her, the friendship would work and, it wasn’t a must She joined my Clique (She had hers and, I was opposed to that). I expressed my honest opinion that, I would rather make comfort with the friendship rather than, feel within herself unrecognised and, would never make her feel less when around with me or via texts.

Days eventually passed, and, some things started occurring out of the blue – things such as me using big grammar to oppress her, using ambiguous words to create a sense of less self-esteem to her and also, making her judge herself off trivial things that would make one question their worth or intelligence.

And, not only that, she would leave my message on read or choose not to open them and, when I asked why, she would tell me to leave her alone.

…I eventually left her.

Days and Weeks came by again, and she went ahead to report me to my friends that, I had unfriended her on Snapchat and,  probably blocked her off WhatsApp too. And not just that, that I had even made her question her intelligence by using big grammar.

And honestly y’all, I never did all three; I never blocked her on WhatsApp – I don’t have a profile picture on WhatsApp. I didn’t make her question her intelligence, I openly express myself how I would to anyone and, even when she said I was being ambiguous, I told her, i will simplify my sentences. And, I had only unfriended her on Snapchat cause’ I felt I was beginning to make her feel uncomfortable.

My friend came to meet me and, made a report of what she had said and, I made it clear that, I was not guilty of any; my friend held this opinion “guard your reputation” and, I was perplexed as to how something so trivial which I wasn’t guilty of led her to say such.

My friend had even acted over the confidentiality she had promised that girl and, I wasn’t feeling too uncertain if she wasn’t supposed to do that since you’re basically friends and, it was between us.

After the reports made by my friend to me,I texted the girl who has misjudged me and, tried to clear the air but, she stood by misjudged opinion and, openly told me that I knew too much and also emphasized on why should I? And, I told her “It’s not my fault”.  

I told I was going to amplify my words to soothe her wounds and, also requested for her handles and, rather she gives me, she blocked me eventually.

And y’all, that didn’t linger in my mind. I moved on like nothing happened but yeahh, that was the shocking and, absurd misunderstanding I have ever been part of.

Cupid.