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Re: Life Of A Shy Guy by weareok(m): 7:44pm On Dec 22, 2017
nice story really behaving like an infant. mention me in ur next story
Re: Life Of A Shy Guy by Nobody: 7:46pm On Dec 22, 2017
yellow237:
no he is photocopying ur shadow. is that y u have to quote the whole updates,plss this ur mumu must not enter 2018 or else what happened in 1995 will repeat itself

It's not funny talk less of being boring.

Your comment only looks void tome smiley
Re: Life Of A Shy Guy by Nobody: 7:54pm On Dec 22, 2017
yellow237:
no he is photocopying ur shadow. is that y u have to quote the whole updates,plss this ur mumu must not enter 2018 or else what happened in 1995 will repeat itself

And halt your unnecessary attention-seeking mentions! wink

Puh-lease!! undecided
Re: Life Of A Shy Guy by infant(m): 8:20pm On Dec 22, 2017
EPISODE 14


S andra moved closer to
me and held my hands.
she stared into my eyes.
I stared back at her in
shock. she just defined me. it
was not as if we had known
each other for long. this was
even my first time of being
alone with her. how could she
know that I'm always nervous
whenever I'm alone with a
lady.

"Christian" she called
"you don't have to feel bad
about it. you are not the only
one with this trait. you can
overcome it if you can tell
people about it. my uncle too
had this trait. his case was so
bad that at the age of 30, he
still couldn't approach ladies.
He had no girlfriend. His
parent had to get him a wife
when he wouldn't introduce
any lady to them. He had to
accept the lady that was chosen
for him because he had no
other option. He never love
the woman he married. He was
later able to control his
shyness when he told his close
friends about it and they gave
him advice which helped him.
he became confident in
himself and was able to
approach ladies, but that didn't
change anything because he
was already married to a
woman he didn't love. His
religion doesn't support
divorce, so he couldn't divorce
his wife. All this happened to
him because he kept his
problem to himself. if he had
open up earlier, he wouldn't
have married someone he
didn't love."

The pain I felt in my heart at
that moment cannot be
described with words. it was
as if my heart would explode. I
stared at Sandra with so much
emotion. I have never be this
emotional all my life. that was
the first time I'm staring into a
lady's eyes without being
nervous. I was so pained. I
tried not to speak, for the tears
which had already formed in
my eyes not to drop.
she tightened her grip on my
hands.

"Christian I believe you can
overcome this. There is no
problem without a solution.
you have to help yourself. look
for friends you trust and tell
them your problem. you can
solve you problem by telling
people. people who you can
trust. people who can advise
you. if you are confident
enough to tell me about it, I
will gladly give you a listening
ear." she said and and fixed
her gaze on my, waiting for
me to share my problem with
her.

I stared intensely at her. I
couldn't get my gaze off her. I
have never stared at a lady
this way before. I wasn't
myself anymore. I was
destabilized.

"I.........." I paused

I couldn't speak. my lips were
shaking.

"I............" I paused again.

The tears which I had been
holding, dropped freely from
my eyes.

"I have been this way all my
life" I said as more tears flow
from my eyes.

"my childhood till this stage of
my life had been so boring. I
have no close friends. I don't
know how to make friends. I
don't always do things that I
wished to do. I don't go to
parties. I always get nervous
when I'm in a crowded place. I
don't know how to approach
ladies. I can't start or maintain
a conversation with a lady. I
don't do things that normal
human beings do. am I even a
normal human being. tell me
which normal human being
will be behaving this way." I
said as more tears dropped
from my eyes.

The more I speak, the more
tears flow from my eyes. I
couldn't control myself
anymore. I was crying like a
baby. I didn't know I have
been holding all this pain for a
long time. Sylvia drew me
closer to her and wrapped me
in a warm embrace. that didn't
stop the tears. I even cried the
more. I soaked her cloth with
tears. she tighten her grip on
me.


"Christian you have to stop
crying. Everything will soon be
over." she said

I later stopped crying, but she
didn't free me from her hold.
she still wrapped me in a
warm embrace. we remained
that way for the next 20
minutes. we didn't say
anything to each other. the
room was very silent. I didn't
know what happened next. All
I could remember was that I
slept off while she was still
holding on to me.

I woke up an hour later with
slight headache. I tried to sit
up from the bed I was lying
but was too week. The event
that happened an hour ago
flashed through my mind. that
was when I realized I was still
in Sylvia's house and was even
lying on her bed. I sat up
immediately. How did I get to
her bed? All I could remember
was that I was sitting on her
chair. wait a minute, I even
told her my problem. How did
I get that much courage to tell
her my problem. I even cried
in her presence. I can't believe
I just cried like a baby in a
lady's presence.

While I was still wandering in
my thought, she emerged from
her kitchen with a cup of tea.
she smiled when she saw me.

"you are awake" she said

I didn't respond. she stretched
the cup of tea to me.

"have this. it will make you get
better"

I collected the cup of tea
without taking my gaze off
her.

"I want to go home" I said

"okay, but take that first"

I quickly down all the content
and gave her back the cup

"thank you" I said

"you are welcome" she
responded

"I will take my leave now" I
said

"okay, but make sure you call
me when you get home"

I nodded. I stood up from her
bed and left her house. I left
exactly 9:45pm.


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Re: Life Of A Shy Guy by DemiKOL(f): 9:16pm On Dec 22, 2017
yellow237:
all this na just for lobatan..? oya bring ur head for ur end of the year knock.

cheesy cheesy
Re: Life Of A Shy Guy by DemiKOL(f): 9:20pm On Dec 22, 2017
Thanks for the update
Re: Life Of A Shy Guy by Mustack: 9:45pm On Dec 22, 2017
Finaly sylvia have christian relocate his brain. I was expecting my moniker to notice dis but it wasnt. Anyway my moniker wil do the finishin. By the way if to say dat was in my favour, sumtin go ring bell. No b be wy i dy shy.
Re: Life Of A Shy Guy by Mustack: 9:48pm On Dec 22, 2017
Keep it up infant my man. No let anybody bully you or intimidate you. Feel free to update ur thread anytime you wish. I gat your back not only christian but you to infant.

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Re: Life Of A Shy Guy by kingxsamz(m): 10:45pm On Dec 22, 2017
mehn I can relate so much...this story can only be written by someone who's experienced this.
I wish I had a friend like sylvia.
nice one @infant, mention me in ur next update.
Re: Life Of A Shy Guy by Ayomicome(m): 11:19pm On Dec 22, 2017
More update@infant.....shy guys don't just read,get yourself a trusted friend and tell them your problem, they'll really help you.
Re: Life Of A Shy Guy by Dackrapper(m): 12:39am On Dec 23, 2017
This your own don pass shyness sef, na sickness oooo, am very shy but not when it comes to toasting girls.
Re: Life Of A Shy Guy by Nobody: 12:04pm On Dec 23, 2017
This One Don Pass Shy. This One na Swear. Village People Swear For This Guy

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Re: Life Of A Shy Guy by herlarho(m): 12:06pm On Dec 23, 2017
DeadRat:
This One Don Pass Shy. This One na Swear. Village People Swear For This Guy
if I con tell u say me and dis guy na the same nko......

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Re: Life Of A Shy Guy by Nobody: 12:09pm On Dec 23, 2017
herlarho:
if I con tell u say me and dis guy na the same nko......
I Am Also An Introvert but I Approach Girls. This One Is Worst. My Guy You Need Help Seriously

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Re: Life Of A Shy Guy by pu7pl3(m): 4:47pm On Dec 23, 2017
itsandi:
Its not for you, its for others who need it smiley


Bro all im saying is that you carry yourself and those others that need it to ur own thread simple....no big deal bro

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Re: Life Of A Shy Guy by pu7pl3(m): 4:53pm On Dec 23, 2017
itsandi:
They need this here man


Ure stubborn bro....i rest my case

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Re: Life Of A Shy Guy by LadyVv(f): 9:31pm On Dec 23, 2017
This is wonderful. kudos infant
Re: Life Of A Shy Guy by kingxsamz(m): 9:50pm On Dec 23, 2017
but where is infant sef?
Re: Life Of A Shy Guy by infant(m): 11:22pm On Dec 23, 2017
EPISODE 15


I got home exactly
10:15pm. I lay on my bed,
and the event which
happened at Sylvia's
house flashed through my
mind. I still couldn't believe
that I told Sylvia my problem. I
have never told anyone this
before. not even my family
members. How can I be so
courageous to tell a lady about
it. And the fact that I cried in
her presence still marvels me.
I don't think I was in the right
frame of mind then, because
the normal Christian wouldn't
have done all that.

The vibration of my phone
brought me back to reality. I
stared into the screen and saw
that the call was from Sylvia.
that was when I realized I was
supposed to call her when I got
home. I picked the call
immediately.

"hello Sylvia" I said

"Christian, have you gotten
home?" she asked

"yes, I just got home. I was
about to call you before you
called" I said

"okay, make sure you rest
your body and don't think
about anything" she said

"okay, thanks a lot" I
responded.

"I will call you later to check
on you" she said

"okay" I responded.

I ended the call and lay on my
bed. I slept off few minutes
later.

The vibration of my phone
woke me up few hours later. I
stretched my hand to my desk
to get my phone. I picked up
the call when I realized it was
from Sylvia.

"hello Sylvia" I said, feeling
sleepy.

"Christian, are you still in
bed? aren't you supposed to be
prepared for lectures by now"

I looked at the wall clock in my
room and realized it was
7:15am. I was having my first
lecture by 8am. so, if Sylvia
didn't call, I wouldn't have
woken up.

"I have taken my bath already.
I will be in school in the next
15minutes" I lied to her.

"okay make sure you get to
school on time" she said

"I will" I responded.

I ended the call and quickly
rushed to my bathroom to take
my bath.

I got to the school exactly
8:15am. I heaved a sigh of
relief when I realized the
lecturer was not yet in class. I
located an empty seat and
quickly sat down. the lecturer
entered the class immediately I
settled down. he went straight
to the business of the day.

After his lecture, he gave us
an assignment which we were
to submit in his next class. I
left the class immediately to
have breakfast. I didn't have
breakfast before leaving home.
on my way to the restuarant, I
saw my course mates, Grace
and Amanda walking towards
me from a distance. I wanted
to dodge but couldn't, because
they saw me first.

"hi" I said when they got to
me.

"Christian, thank God I met
you here. I have been looking
for you since the class ended.
where are you heading?" Grace
asked

"I am going........" I paused

"I am going........" I paused
again.

I was thinking of where to tell
them. I don't want to tell them
that I was actually going to the
restuarant.

"I'm just taking a walk" I
finally responded

"it seems you are less busy.
please I will need you to
explain the assignment that
was given to us today.it is
very technical. I don't even
know which formula to apply."
Grace said.

"let's look for an empty class
where you can explain it to
us" Amanda added.

They dragged me along with
them, without waiting for my
response. they located an
empty class, and we sat down
on one of the long chairs in
the class. they brought out
their books and gave me a pen
for me to begin. I held the pen
for 2 minutes, trying to think
of the best way to start.

"erm......" I paused

it seemed I was getting
nervous again. why can't I just
control this thing for once.

"Christian we are ready" Grace
said

"okay" I responded

Just when I was still trying to
deal with the ladies beside me,
Janet and Judith, who are also
my course mates walked into
the class.

"so this is where you guys are
hiding. and we have been
looking for you all over the
school." Janet said
immediately.

"what are you guys solving, is
it the assignment? Judith
asked

"yes. Christian is trying to
explain it to us" Grace
answered

"have you guys gone far?"
Judith asked

"no, we are about to begin"
Grace responded

"Okay let's join you then"
Judith said

Judith and Janet immediately
sat beside us, making it 4
ladies that I would be sitting
alone with in a class. it's
obvious that I would
embarrass myself. I know I
won't be able to speak
normally in the presence of
these ladies.

"we are ready" Grace said
it is certain that the whole
class would know that I'm a
shy guy, because I'm going to
mess up things here.

Just when I was about to say
my first word, Sylvia walked
into the class.

"so this is where you guys are"
she said

It felt like a huge burden was
lifted from my heart
immediately I saw her.

"I hope you don't mind if I
join you guys" she said,
walking towards us.

"you can join us" I responded
immediately.

Sylvia sat beside me and I
heaved a sigh of relief.
I started the lecture with them,
and until I finished, I didn't
feel nervous. I couldn't believe
that I just explained a whole
topic to 5 ladies without being
nervous.

I observed that it was when
Sylvia walked in that I gained
confidence to teach them. it
seems I'm now confident being
with Sylvia. Even when she
called me this morning and
last night, I didn't get nervous
when talking to her. I even
picked her call without delay. I
just pray things continue this
way.


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Re: Life Of A Shy Guy by infant(m): 11:24pm On Dec 23, 2017
kingxsamz:
but where is infant sef?
I'm here
Re: Life Of A Shy Guy by kingxsamz(m): 11:50pm On Dec 23, 2017
infant:
I'm here
thanks for mentioning me bro...nice one...
Re: Life Of A Shy Guy by kingxsamz(m): 11:58pm On Dec 23, 2017
sometimes I get surprised that my anxiety doesn't set in in some cases where I normally can't handle it.
I guess anxiety comes when ever it wants to.

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Re: Life Of A Shy Guy by Mustack: 5:22am On Dec 24, 2017
good one.... Christine you still need to handle it in the other room as well... biko
Re: Life Of A Shy Guy by Mustack: 5:23am On Dec 24, 2017
infant nice one.... I dy your back like SARS

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Re: Life Of A Shy Guy by klemmy(m): 7:02am On Dec 24, 2017
Ride on lnfant
Re: Life Of A Shy Guy by Despirado121(m): 10:11am On Dec 24, 2017
Nice 1. U ar already improving gradually,. M sure u'll turn out to b a baddo in the long rub. Update plz!!
Re: Life Of A Shy Guy by mcbliss: 11:16am On Dec 24, 2017
Bros! I hail ya shyness ooo.. lol
Continue bro!
Re: Life Of A Shy Guy by Nobody: 11:22am On Dec 24, 2017
Infant, continue pls
Re: Life Of A Shy Guy by kingxsamz(m): 2:06pm On Dec 24, 2017
biko, we're waiting pls.

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