All Chapters of Donovan : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Boma successfully reached the main gate and exited without encountering Phillip. Outside, she quickly took a cab headed for the campus. On her way, she noticed Phillip driving toward the direction of the estate. She turned her face away to avoid him getting a glimpse of her. Once she reached the campus and entered a shuttle inside, her phone started ringing with a number she could not recognize. She wanted to receive the call but the shuttle began to move and she could not receive the call because it became quite noisy with the noise coming from the engine. The phone stopped ringing but then the caller was calling again. She waited until the shuttle dropped her outside the library. Then she received the call. "Hello." She said, moving to a corner and hiding behind a pillar. She was afraid of being sighted by anyone that might tell Donovan about her whereabouts. "This is Phillip. Where are you?" "I'm- I'm-" she searched for what to say. "I went for a walk." "But you know I was o

Days passed, and along with them, Boma's routine as Donovan's girlfriend for the time being. She spent the next three days in the hostel with Donovan picking and dropping her off at times. She attended classes regularly and had no trouble with the bullies in her class. She sat on her hostel bed on a lecture-free day, reading a novel but she was distracted by memories of her immediate past. She recalled her encounter with the three girls. Upon accosting her in the restroom one afternoon where they prepared to cut her hair, one of them accidentally saw her ring and called her friends' attention to it. Shocked, they backed off and she could not remember them bothering her again. Afterward, she often caught them staring at her in class as they whispered among themselves. Sometimes she felt like they were planning something bad against her. But since they didn't bother her, she told herself it was just paranoia. She had found peace and wished she could get her peace without Donovan bein

Boma briefly considered telling Donovan the truth but she was sorely afraid of what he would do to her.Her words came out in a rush as from a distance, she spotted the building that housed her lecture room."I was outside with- with Hilda and we were we went for dinner and- and- "She paused, lost for words as his eyes left the road and glanced at her."Are you lying to me?""No." she denied, shaking her head as he returned his gaze to the road.“I'm not lying," she said.The fear already gripping her slightly tremulous body was heightening with every passing second. Her lips were starting to waver. She was not used to lying but the fear of him was forcing her to try and learn."I'm not lying," she repeated."Then stop stuttering and speak clearly."Boma managed to comport herself. The car was fast approaching her stop."I was- we were out to dinner and the phone was with me. It was in my pocket. I don't know how it happened. Maybe it fell out of the shuttle we entered. I don't know b

A few minutes passed and Boma's neighborhood came into view.It was a decent layout of low-cost houses kept together by a fence and a broken-down gate that was being repaired.Boma pointed at the estate. "My house is among those," she told Donovan."Cool. I figured. Is it the B apartments or the A? ""The A""That means one of your parents is a civil servant?""Yes. My dad.""He's a Senior civil servant?""Yes.""That's fine. I figured that out since I know that the A part is for senior civil servants while the B part is for juniors.""Okay.""What does your mum do?""She's a tailor.""I see they work hard to foot the bills.""Yes.""All the more reason why you can't afford to joke with your studies, don't you agree?""I agree." On this, Boma knew he was right."There are many opportunities for students who are four pointers. Do you know that?""No.""No? Didn't you attend school orientation?""I missed it.""Many students do. They think it's not important.""I didn't think it was not

Boma watched nervously as Donovan took purposeful steps toward his phone. She knew that if he got hold of the phone and noticed what had happened, she would be in serious trouble.She clutched at her stomach and doubled over, feeling like she was about to puke. Her fear had forced the action out of her.Donovan was immediately before her showing concern as he placed one gentle palm on her back."Oh my baby, what's wrong?" He gently rubbed his palm across her back. "Are you okay? Come with me to the bathroom."Boma allowed him to lead her into the bathroom where he took her to the sink." It's okay if you want to puke over here, okay?"He bent her over the sink and continued to gently rub her back. "You should have told me you weren't feeling well. We could have gone to the sick bay at the campus before hitting the road.""I was... I was okay." Boma managed to respond. She could feel the strong urge to vomit losing its strength."I understand," he replied. "How are you feeling now? is th