Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2018 9:14 pm Post subject: LIFE OF A SHY GUY
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Episode 1
Sometimes I just wonder why I was
created this way. why I can't seem to
be comfortable when I'm in the midst
of people, especially ladies. I had been
this way ever since I was a kid. I'm already
on my early twenties but my issue is not
getting better. It had even worsened. I can't
believe that at this stage of my life, I still don't
know how to approach ladies. I had come in
contact with a number of nice ladies that I
love and would love to spend the rest of my
life with, but due to my shy nature, I could
not approach them and had lost them all. I
still can't believe that I'm still a virgin at this
stage of my life. Not that I'm a saint or
something. I had always wanted to take this
virginity of a thing off me, but don't know
how to go about it. I had never dated any lady
all my life. I dare not tell my friends that I'm
still a virgin, because they would all laugh at
me. I always brag about how I made a lady
beg me to get her laid whenever I'm with
them, but in reality, no such thing had
happened.
I always believed I could cope with my shy
and introverted nature, but not until I gained
admission into the university. it was when I
gained admission into the university that I
realized there is place for people like me in
the university. it's either I blend in and
associate with people or be forever isolated.
it's been three weeks since I gained admission
into the university. We had already completed
the registration process and lectures had also
started. The way I always see students in my
department discussing and associating with
one another, made me wondered if they had
known one another already, before they
gained admission. I wished I could be like
them and interact more with my coursemate,
but my introverted nature wouldn't allow
me. I always try my best not to be noticed in
class. I dare not raise my hand to answer any
question asked by a lecturer, even though I
knew the answer.
One day in class, just immediately we settled
down for lectures, our introduction to
statistics lecturer, Dr. Mike walked into the
class to introduce his course. After 5minutes
of speaking, he asked a question which no one
could answer. He was very disappointed and
decided not to speak further until someone
answer his question. I knew the answer to Dr.
Mike question but dare not stand up to
answer his question. Just imagining the
number of eyes that would be boring holes on
my body when I stand to answer the question
could make my mind go blank.
Dr. Mike stared at us from the podium while
we stared back at him, with no one making
attempt to answer his question. After the long
silence in the class, he decided to speak.
"so out of over a hundred students in this
class, no one can answer the question I
asked" he said
Everyone in class remained silent.
"this class can't continue until someone
answer my question. How am I suppose to
teach you if you don't know the basic of this
course" he said
The class still remained silent. He stared
silently at us. After a while if silence, an idea
crossed his mind.
"I know what to do" he said walking closer to
us.
"I will start pointing you to answer the
question and once you fail to give me the right
answer, you will leave this class and never
attend any of my classes for the rest of this
semester." he said in serious tone.
A faint murmur could be heard in the class
"we you all keep shut" he shouted in angry
tone.
The look on his face showed that he was very
serious with what he said.
I wished someone could just answer his
question and take me out of the tensed
situation i was in. The class had suddenly
became too hot for me to stay. I prayed
silently that God should divert the lecturer's
attention away from anything that would
make him notice me in class. Not that I didn't
know the answer, but I just couldn't face the
whole class.
I could see the lecturer staring at everyone
faces, looking for who to point. he stared at
my direction and a shiver went down my
spine. I suddenly started sweating profusely.
"Hey, you over there" he said pointing at my
direction.
Even though he was pointing at my direction,
I was so sure he was not pointing directly to
me. because there is no how he could have
pin-point me out of over a hundred students
in class. so I looked back to confirm who he
was pointing at. the person he was pointing at
must be behind me.
"why are you looking back? I'm referring to
you" he said referring to me
"is it me sir?" I asked to be sure he was
referring to me.
"no, it's me" he mimicked me
"come on stand up and answer my question"
he barked.
I suddenly became weak when I realized he
was actually referring to me. how was I
suppose to stand and answer question in a
class of over hundred students.
Just as I slowly stood up, I could see over a
hundred eyes boring holes on my body. I tried
not to turn my head, because my mind could
go blank if my eyes meet with any lady in
class. I cursed the devil silently who had
succeeded in putting me in such situation.
"will you answer my question or get out of
this class" Dr. Mike barked when I didn't say
anything after a while of standing
"erm.........erm.........." I stammered
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Episode2
Just as I slowly stood up, I
could see over a hundred eyes
boring holes on my body. I
tried not to turn my head,
because my mind could go
blank if my eyes meet with
any lady in class. I cursed the
devil silently who had
succeeded in putting me in
such situation.
"will you answer my question
or get out of this class" Dr.
Mike barked when I didn't say
anything after a while of
standing
"erm.........erm.........." I
stammered
"actually.......... I..........I"
That was the last words I could remember
saying. I knew I was still speaking, but could
not remember what I was saying, because my
mind was far from what I was saying. All my
attention was focused on the eyes in class
boring holes on my body, especially the
ladies. I kept wondering what might be on
their minds as they stared at me. could they be
thinking bad of me. could they be saying I'm
not smart enough to be in this class. All these
and other thought occupied my mind.
It was when I heard a big round of applause
from the class that I realized I had answered
the question. I focused my attention back on
the lecturer standing in my front. He
observed me for a while before speaking.
"so you knew the answer all this while and
you didn't answer" he said
I kept mute
"why did you wait until I point you before
you answered the question?" he asked
I remained mute
"Anyway, I will pardon you this time, because
I like the way you answered the question. you
gave a detailed explanation just the way I
want it. what's your name?" he asked
"Christian" I answered sharply.
"okay Christian. Once you know the answer
to a question, don't wait until you are called
before you answer the question. is that
clear?"
I nodded in affirmation
"good" he said
"you can have your seat now"
I sat down immediately and let out a hot
breath which I didn't know I was holding all
this while.
Dr. Mike walked back to the podium and
continued with the lecture. All other questions
he asked were answered by other students
without delay. The class went on smoothly
and he joked from time to time which made us
laughed out loud. I later found Dr. Mike to be
an interesting lecturer.
After lectures for that day, I quickly rushed to
the school restuarant to have lunch before I
collapse. it's as if the few words I said in class
had drained all my energy. I didn't even
allow my food to be placed on my table
before I started devouring it.
After a while of eating, I heard someone
screaming my name from behind. my heart
missed a beat when I realized it was the voice
of a lady. I slowly turned to see a lady
standing at the entrance with smiles on her
face. she must be my coursemate for her to
know my name. she must have heard it when
I mentioned it to Dr. Mike. she started
walking towards me. my heartbeat kept
increasing in geometric progression with
every step she took. she got to me and sat
opposite me.
"hi Christian" she said smiling
I couldn't say anything. I couldn't even stare
at her. I just kept staring at my food on the
table.
" hello" she stressed the word when I didn't
respond.
I waved at her and said "hi" in a whisper. I
was sure she didn't hear that, because it was
not audible enough for her to hear.
She observed me for a while.
"Christian are you okay?" she asked
"yes" i responded sharply
"okay, i just want to thank you for answering
Dr. Mike's question in class today. you are
our saviour. who knows how many students
he would have sent out of his class if not for
you. I'm very sure I would have been among
those that would be sent out because I had no
idea of the answer. you did really well. by the
way, I'm Joy." she said
I didn't respond. I just kept staring into air.
"are you sure you are okay?" she asked
"I........ I.......... I want to go home. I feel
dizzy" I said
She quickly stood up from her seat and sat
closer to me. she placed her hand on my
forehead.
"Are you sick?" she asked
Her closeness made me more uncomfortable.
"I'm not sick. I'm just tired. I need to rest." I
answered.
"okay you can start leaving. make sure you
take care of yourself" she said feeling
concerned.
I stood up immediately and was about heading
for the door.
"wait" she said walking towards me
"let me have your number so that I can call to
check on you"
I didn't like the idea of giving her my
number. what am I suppose to say to her
when she calls. she stretched her phone to me
and I collected it. I typed my number and
gave her back her phone.
" okay I will call you" she said
"I hope you are coming to school tomorrow?"
she asked
I nodded in affirmation
"okay see you then"
I waved at her and left the restuarant
immediately.
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Episode 3
I got home and freshened up. I lay on my
bed and stare blankly at the ceiling. The
event of the day flashed through my
mind and my mood suddenly changed.
I felt bad that I couldn't answer a question
confidently in class. Even when joy
approached me nicely, I couldn't even say a
word to her. Why am I always like this? will I
ever be confident enough to speak with a lady
without feeling nervous? when will I stop
behaving this way? Am I the only one in this
world with this kind of personality? what did
I do wrong to be born with this kind of trait?
Am I cursed or something? It seems like i'm
the only one in the world with this trait. I
have never come across any shy guy all my
life. where did I get this kind of trait from?
I was lost in thought.
The vibration of my phone brought me back
to reality. I stretched my hand to my table to
get my phone. I stared into the screen and saw
that it was an unknown number. My heart
missed a beat when I realized I gave Joy my
number. I sat up immediately still staring at
my phone. I quickly rehearsed a few words I
would say to her when I pick the call. I took a
deep breath and placed my hand close to the
green button. While I was still contemplating
on whether to pick the call, it suddenly
stopped ringing. it started ringing almost
immediately. My phone suddenly became too
heavy for me to hold. I needed to pick the
call. I won't allow my personality to drive
away someone who seems to care about me.
I summoned all the courage in me to pick the
call. I placed the phone on my ear and said
"hi" in the nicest way I could.
"Guy you didn't try at all. you have forgotten
about me. you can't even call me" the voice
at the other end said. it wasn't actually a
lady's voice. it was a guy's voice. I felt
relieved when I heard the voice.
"please who am I speaking with?" I asked
"so you don't recognize my voice?"
The voice rang a well. I knew I have heard
that voice before. I thought for a while.
"Daniel" I called
"yes it's Daniel. I thought you won't recognize
my voice." he said
"wow! so it's you Daniel. long time" I said
happily
"yeah, long time" he responded
"How are you?" I asked
"I'm fine and you"
"I'm fine too" I responded
"so how is school?" he asked
"school is fine"
"I hope those girls in school are not giving
you problem"
"not at all" I responded
"is this your number"
"yes this is my new number. I said I should
call you, since you don't want to call me"
"Daniel you know that's not true. if I had
your number, I would have called you" I said
"okay o, I just said I should hear from you"
"you did very well. I'm very grateful. I will
save your number."
"okay then, we will talk later." Daniel said
"okay, thanks for the call"
I ended the call and stared at my phone
screen with smiles on my face. it was good to
hear from Daniel. Daniel is my childhood
friend and a very good adviser. I placed my
phone on the table and lay on my bed.
Just immediately I placed the phone on the
table, it started vibrating again. I took the
phone from the table and picked the call
without looking at the caller.
"hello Daniel" I said into the phone
"Christian" the caller called
I froze when I heard a lady's voice. I slowly
removed the phone from my ear and stared
into the screen. The number was different
from Daniel's number. I slowly placed the
phone back on my ear. I could feel my heart
pounding in my chest.
"hello" I said calmly
"Christian how are you? This is Joy"
"Joy. how....... how are you?" I stammered
"Christian you don't sound too well. should I
come over to your place?"
"No, no" I cut in immediately
"I'm not at home"
"where did you go to?" she asked
"I'm in the hospital"
"hospital!" she exclaimed
"is it that serious?"
What did I just say? I couldn't believe I just
told her I was in the hospital. I quickly took
back those words
"no Joy, I mean I went to get some drugs from
a pharmacy.
"okay, how is your body" she asked
"I'm fine now. I will call you back. I'm on a
busy road right now" I said
"okay" she responded
I ended the call and took a deep breath. I lay
on my bed and didn't know when I slept off
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