Episode 4
The Three Days We Finally Got
She held him tightly.
“I miss you so much,” she whispered.
“I miss you too.”
“Don't cry,” He added softly.
Maybe He said it because he knew how much they had both missed each other.
Maybe because that hug felt like the end of all those days of waiting.
Or maybe because, for those few seconds, she simply didn't want to let go.
Eventually, they separated.
They continued walking, still laughing and talking as though nothing had happened.
Then Daniel noticed something.
Priscilla had put her hand back into her pocket.
He looked at her.
“Come and give me your hand.”
She gave him her hand.
She smiled.
“You just gave me your hand and now you're putting it back in your pocket again?”
she laughed.
“Give me that hand.” Daniel said.
And she did.
They reached the gate of where they lodge still joking around.
Then they discovered the problem.
The gate was locked.
The lodge had closed the entrance for the night.
It was already late.
Daniel started knocking, trying to get someone's attention.
Priscilla stood there beside him, and despite everything, she was happy.
She didn't care that they were standing outside late at night.
She just wanted to be with Daniel a little longer.
Eventually, they got inside.
Later, Daniel admitted that he was still surprised by the hug.
Priscilla simply smiled.
That was how their first night ended.
No grand confession.
No dramatic promises.
Just a hug they had both been waiting for.
And the quiet feeling that maybe the wait had been worth it.
FRIDAY
Friday came with a different kind of energy.
There was food, laughter, conversations and plenty of people moving around the program.
For Priscilla, it was simply another day she got to spend around Daniel.
Until that evening.
She was getting ready and preparing her outfit for the following day when Daniel came to her.
“My... please come and escort me. I want to go and see a friend off.”
Priscilla agreed.
She went with him.
But when they got there, his friend pleaded with Daniel to stay, that his lonely .
By the way Priscilla had something she wanted Daniel to help her with, and Daniel had already promised to assist her.
So just like that, Daniel stayed.
And Priscilla had to leave.
There was no hug.
No proper goodbye.
Not even a goodnight.
It wasn't a huge argument.
She didn't make a scene.
But it hurt.
After waiting so long to finally spend time with him, she hadn't expected the night to end that way.
She went back with the feeling that something had been left unfinished between them.
SATURDAY
Saturday was different.
That was the day Priscilla finally met some of the girls Daniel had told her about.
His ex was there too and some other admirers.
And because one of them were staying in the same lodge, Priscilla couldn't simply avoid her.
Some of them were friendly.
Some weren't.
Some seemed to want to get close to her.
Others gave her attitude.
And Priscilla noticed everything.
There was one particular moment that caught her attention.
Daniel made space for Priscilla to sit beside him.
Before she could properly settle down, another girl quickly moved into the space beside him.
Priscilla stared.
What exactly is happening here?
Daniel shifted again, making space for her.
Priscilla sat down.
The girl looked at her.
Priscilla looked back.
Neither of them said anything.
But the message in the silence was loud enough.
Later, they started playing a game —a game Priscilla and the group had played together before.
Priscilla was the one who brought up the game, so she expected to join in naturally.
Daniel asked who was interested in playing.
A few of the girls joined.
At first, everything seemed normal.
Then, somehow, the girls surrounded Daniel.
Priscilla found herself pushed out of the space.
She looked at them.
A girl was like: Are you playing this game or not?
Priscilla responded : yes,
Though she was annoyed.
Very annoyed.
But she kept herself calm.
Daniel was there.
He could see what was happening.
So Priscilla swallowed her irritation and continued with the game.
Then the rain came.
Everything scattered.
People started packing up and running back because of the rainfall.
Priscilla, Daniel and the others eventually made their way home.
Later that night, Priscilla noticed that Daniel seemed different.
He was quiet.
Moody.
Down.
She went to his room because she wanted to be with him.
She tried to talk to him.
She even put her phone aside so she could give him her full attention.
But Daniel wasn't giving her much to work with.
He spoke to her, yes.
But there was a distance in his mood that she couldn't quite reach.
She stayed anyway.
Sometimes, being there for someone didn't require having the perfect words.
And eventually, the night passed.
SUNDAY
Sunday arrived too quickly.
Their last day.
The thought sat heavily in Priscilla's heart.
They were finally together after waiting for so long and now they had to leave.
So instead of allowing the misunderstanding from the previous days to sit between them, Priscilla talked about it.
She explained what had hurt her.
Daniel listened.
Then he apologized.
He explained what had happened, trying to make her understand that he hadn't meant to hurt her.
Priscilla listened too.
They talked.
They cleared things up.
And slowly, the tension disappeared.
For the rest of the day, they simply stayed together and enjoyed their remaining time.
Priscilla held his hand.
She took pictures with him.
She stayed close.
She enjoyed every moment she could get.
Unfortunately, they didn't get the long goodbye hug she had imagined.
And somehow, that was the only thing she wished they had gotten before leaving.
But she refused to let that ruin the memories.
She wanted to remember his face.
His voice.
His hand in hers.
The laughter.
The awkward moments.
The jealousy.
The surprise.
And most of all
the hug.
The hug she had spent all those days imagining.
Three days had passed.
And just like that, it was time to leave.
They were going back to their separate lives.
Back to waiting.
Back to wondering when school would finally resume.
But this time, the waiting felt different.
Because now Priscilla had memories to hold onto.
And somewhere between the long wait and those three short days, she realized something:
Sometimes, the moments you wait the longest for don't last very long.
But they can stay with you for much longer than you expect.
And as she watched Daniel leave, Priscilla knew one thing for certain.
She was going to miss him again.
Very much.
To be continued.....
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