Semua Bab A Stranger I Met: Bab 11 - Bab 20

I waited for another Friday night like a groom waiting for his bride. I decided against telling Tony my new agenda for I felt he'd try to stop me from attending any party with him. That Friday night Tony returned from wherever he went to have his bath and change his cloth for the party. I watched him secretly as he got dressed.I had earlier heard him say he was going to the frat house for a party one of the frat members was throwing. Immediately he left the room, I dashed into the bathroom to have my bath. I rummaged my wardrobe looking for the perfect outfit. I needed to look good for her. I went over the memorized speech I intended to pour out to her immediately I saw her. I walked out of my room praying for grace.The frathouse was difficult to locate for I knew not my way. I had often gone with Tony who knew the way. I finally got to the venue after many troubles. The frathouse was like I remembered. I walked i

I couldn't get all that Tony had said out of my mind. No matter how I tried to wipe them away, they kept flooding back into my memory leaving me utterly broken. I tried to convince myself that this was Tony's way of spoiling my mood and my relationship with Veronica. I told myself that he was snide; this must be one of his tricky games. I tried to make myself understand all these but everything I did was to no avail. A lot of questions flooded my mind each day; Did Veronica really say she didn't love me? Was she trying to seduce Tony? Was she. . .I mentally slapped myself to pull out of my stupid thoughts. My mind was troubled all through the ride to my new apartment. Fortunately, cleaning and arranging my apartment distracted me from my thoughts. The agent got one of the rooms and parlours in a storey building, some distance away from school. The main occupant living in the building were married couples with children. I and one more guy were the only st

It had been one week since Veronica left my house and I missed her so terribly. Though she spoke to me about attending that week's party so we could meet, I declined. I really didn't want to go to any party again. As I sat amid my group members with Chibuzor explaining a topic for it was his turn, I wished I had gone. Not seeing her face for a week was like plain torture. I wished to see her every day.I sat chewing my pen as I tried to concentrate on what Chibuzor was saying. Chineye was not around again. After the group discussion, Tunde told me they were going to visit her again since she was not around last Saturday. I wished them luck and asked him to give me feedback if they met her for I was curious to know what her reasons were.On Monday, after lectures, Tunde told me that she wasn't in her hostel again. I wondered where she went on Saturdays or was she intentionally avoiding them? Partying came to my mind but I waved it away. I

Tunde and I sat in the school's love garden using the Internet service the school provided. I was downloading some movies on my phone while Tunde was downloading some materials he deemed helpful. I had downloaded five movies and the sixth one was downloading slowly. I got tired of looking at my phone; monitoring the pace. I felt if I got distracted somehow, the movie would download quicker. So I looked around, observing my environment and then I saw him. My stomach folded into knots and I felt nauseous and infuriated at the same time. I tried to look away but I couldn't. He was with a girl I hadn't seen before and they were laughing sheepishly. I wondered why he was so conspicuous by girls. To me, he had a very ugly face and to top it all, he had a horrible character. Suddenly he looked up and his eyes met with mine. He looked shocked for a moment but quickly recovered. A goofy grin appeared on his face and I felt a need to

It had been quite some days since I saw Veronica for It was my test week and I was occupied with so much reading and group study. I had a lot to catch up with for I was seriously lagging; a lot had happened this semester. I had missed Veronica so much and I couldn't wait for Friday for that was the end of my numerous tests. The dinner we had with my family had gone perfectly fine. Veronica had been nervous and scared thinking my parents wouldn't approve of her but like I told her earlier, my mum fell in love with her instantly and the two of them moved about like best friends who hadn't seen each other in a while. My dad too was good to her and this made my heart glow.I returned to my room after the two tests we had that Friday morning. Since I had a lot to cover, I had skipped eating and bathing to have enough time to read. For this reason, I returned immediately to my apartment to bathe and eat. After showe