𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦 (𝙱𝚃𝚂 𝙵𝙰𝙼𝙸𝙻𝚈 𝚂𝙴𝚁𝙸𝙴𝚂 #𝟻)

Chapter 28

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"𝑨 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒕, 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆."

_𝑼𝒏𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒏.

𝕂ℍ𝔸𝕃𝕀𝕃

"... I don't agree that it's option C. I am very much certain that it's option D. Just look at my calculations." Tolani argued, shoving her work book over to my side. I sighed, picking it up and looked through her calculations. Then, I shook my head.

This girl just doesn't want to accept that she's wrong.

"You are very wrong, my queen." I stated absentmindedly, moving closer to her to show her the correct calculations and formulae to use. "When you get an equation like this, you need to start evaluating from the bottom, not the top. Look..." I showed her, putting her through every step of the calculation till she understood it.

Even though she had a scowl on her face at every single moment.

"Fine. You were right and I was less right." She said, rolling her eyes when I laughed at her use of words. Trust Tolani not to accept defeat just like that.

Less right? Really?

"Why can't you just admit that you were wrong? It really won't do much to you." I smirked at her, wiggling my eyebrows at her and she rolled her eyes at me again.

"That's because I am never wrong, Khalil." She maintained adamantly, still not wanting to accept the fact that I was better than her at mathematics.

Mock exams had started and even though it wasn't JAMB or WAEC, everyone was taking it serious because apparently, school was recording it. So far, science and technical students have had four papers out of nine, remaining five. Tolani and I have been seated in at a corner of Love garden all day, away from all the noise with noses buried inside our books, preparing for Mathematics which was the next day.

God knows, my head is hot.

"If I read anymore, I am honestly going to throw up." Tolani said, groaning out in frustration and throwing her head back over the head rest of the chair. I laughed at her expression.

"Reading and throwing up in the same sentence isn't exactly efficient." I told her and she scoffed at me, eyeing me with mock disdain.

"Don't try to school me in English, this boy. I am way better than you at it." She said, her voice laced with pride and sass, causing me to laugh again

Typical Tolani.

"Yes ma'am. You are the boss." I offered her a mock bow, earning an eye roll from her that had me doubling up again in laughter.

"I heard what you called me though." She muttered.

I rose my head from the book I was flipping to look at her. She was staring at me, eyes clouded with what seemed like admiration. I knew what she was talking about. I had thought she didn't notice when I called her that but I feigned ignorance, furrowing my brows like I didn't understand what she was talking about.

"What did I call you?" I asked her, shrugging my shoulders and she sighed, sagging her shoulders just as a lazy smile appeared on her lips.

"You called me your queen." She revealed and my lips quirked just a little bit, a small smile tugging at the corners of my lips. "I also noticed that it was what you wrote as the caption of the picture you posted on Instagram on my birthday." She added, her eyes intently trained on mine. I corked my head to the side, staring at her with my lips still tugged in a smile