Twenty Nine

~Jade~

'When should we go and register for Jamb?'

I asked Hana, we were both sitting in class. It was a free period. Well, most of our periods were free now. We were only left with doing revisions. Hana tucked an imaginary hair behind her ears.

'Actually Jade, there is something I need to tell you.'

'What's it?'

'I... don't... think... I'm going to pick University of Ibadan as my first choice again.'

When she stuttered while talking, I knew she'll say something bad but definitely not this. I stared at her, pointedly. She did not meet my gaze. What happened to choosing the same university? What happened to living in the same hall?

'Why? What happened?'

'It's my manager. We figured out moving to Lagos will be good for my career.'

I nodded, without saying anything. She put her hands over mine that was o