CHAPTER 2: VERY RUDE.

My gaze follows the hand to the guy’s face. I noticed he’s that guy from the dining, I feel my heart skip and start to beat abnormally. Looking at him up close, he looked more handsome. With his shape jawline, square face, and greyish eyes.

My gaze falters to his chest, his muscles bulging out and his athletic physique. This is exactly my spark and my liking, I can't imagine I was drooling in front of him.

He removes his hand from the handle of the taxi, and stands up straight to his full height, which I guess to be 6ft3. His shadow towers over me, which makes my 5ft2 very short. His gray eyes pierce into my brown ones, I see anger in his eyes and I almost cower away from his intimidating look.

“Scram!” He hollered, his voice compliments his looks. His voice is deep and sounds pleasing to the ear, I can listen to him talk all day without getting tired.

“I said scram!” He repeats.

I furrow my brows in confusion, then it clicked in my head that he was asking me to step away from the car.

“B-but..” I stop and cleared my throat. Why am I stuttering? “But I stopped the taxi first,” I said.

“Really?”

“Yeah” I replied.

He smirked and turned back to his friends who I didn’t notice were standing behind him.

“Did you hear that, guys?” He asked them, they all nodded in affirmation.

He takes intimidating steps towards me, but I didn’t step back, I stood my ground.

He leans towards me and brings his mouth closer to my ear.

“But I reached for the handle first, and if you know what is good for you, you’d find another taxi,” he said in my ear.

He stands straight and heads towards the taxi. He reaches for the door but I hold his hand before he could.

“Let go of my hand if you wanna live” he ordered.

“Why should I let go? And let you go in a taxi? No, that’s not gonna happen” I said.

His jaw clenched and his fist clenched so hard, he looked at me with his anger-filled eyes.

He aggressively removed my hand and pushed me, I lost my balance and fall flat on my face. His friends begin to laugh, as I look around in embarrassment.

Humph! He is handsome but rude and arrogant.

“Now, let me make something clear to you. Don’t ever cross my path in this school, cause if you do, I swear I’ll make your life a living hell” he said arrogantly.

I wanted to give him my comeback but one of his friends beat me to it.

“Mike, don’t be like that the poor girl has a crush on you”

He growled lowly at his friend and he shut his mouth immediately.

I should be angry that he oppressed me and embarrassed me, but I’m not.

I find myself blushing at his friend’s comment. I slowly stand up from the ground with a smile on my lips, I dust off the dirt from my clothes.

Just when I’m about to walk away, from my peripheral view. I see him looking at me with a disgusted expression.

“I’ll never give someone like her my time, she’s not my type” then he enters the taxi and the driver drives off.

His friends look at me mockingly and also walk away laughing.

I should be angry, but I told myself that maybe he behaved this way because he was angry. I can’t judge him with this, I’ll still study him.

But I won’t get close to him, since I already promised my best friend Diana.

 I stopped another taxi and head home. The drive home wasn’t a long one. I stepped into Diana and apartment, inside was dark. I turn on the lights and head to my room. I take my bath and change into something else, then I head to the kitchen to prepare dinner.

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Later that evening….

I was in the living room doing my economics assignment, I’m writing an essay about banks being robbed. I believe essays may seem so easy, but it’s the hardest of all subjects to me, I hate writing essays. Just when I’m almost done, the door opens and Diana walks in. She drops her backpack next to the couch and slopes on down. She lay back and groan tiredly, massaging her shoulders.

I laughed.

“Ok, I know that expression. The cafe was packed today” I said.

“Hmm,” she hummed.

“I would have said sorry, but my pain is far worse. My period cramps are killing me” I told her.

She doesn’t say anything, she simply stands up and strode to the kitchen.

“What did you cook?” She asked.

“Rice and mushrooms stew” I answered.

She grin and gives me a bear hug." Ooh You know me so well, Gigi" she said.

I nod and pat her back gently.“Of course! Mummy knows what’s best for you. Now be a good girl, go to your room freshen up and come back for dinner” I said with a sickening smile.

She pouts, batting her eyelashes, then finally nod and rushed to her room.

I dish the food and placed them on the dining table, I sit down and wait for Diana to come back.

Not up to five minutes, Diana comes back and sits opposite me. Then we begin to eat.

“Diana, Paul invited us to his boyfriend’s birthday party tomorrow”

Diana dropped her spoon and look at me in surprise.“Boyfriend? I thought they already broke up” she said.

"He’s moved on already from that Leon to another Leon,” I said.

She laughed and choke on her food. I quickly pass her a glass of water, she takes a few gulps and she’s okay.

"Wow! I’m so curious now, I want to know what this Leon looks like” she said.

Just then my phone rings. I picked it up from the table and see it was my mom calling. I press the answer button and bring the phone closer to my ear.

"Hi, Mom!” I chirped happily.

Since I got admitted to this university, today is the first day I’m hearing from my Mom.

“How is my baby girl doing?” My mom asks.

“I’m good. How are you and dad doing over there?”

“PWe’re fine….but…” She trails off and then it was silence.

"Mom?” I called, she doesn’t answer me. But I can hear shuffling like she’s walking around.

Then I hear her and dad talking in hushed voices. What are they talking about?

“Mom?” I called again, and this time she answered.

"Eva, dear. We want you to come home tomorrow, can you do that?” She asks.

I furrow my brows as I asked Why? Is everything alright?”

She laughed nervously.“Yes, everything is fine. We just have something to discuss with you and we can’t talk about it on the phone,” she said.

I nod, then I remembered that she can’t see me.

“Ok,” I replied.

“Good. Take care of yourself” then she hangs up.

I wonder what they want to discuss with me. Mom sounds nervous…..Hmmm, tomorrow I’ll know why she’s so nervous.