My days at laceville academy

CHAPTER SEVEN

   "Would you like to eat something chioma?"he asks
    "Okay"I say and then it hit me that he knew my name and I didn't know he's."What's your name?"my stupid mouth asks and I curse it internally.
    He looked surprised at my question "you don't know my name?"he asks
   He is prolly surprised because he thought that all the girls in laceville knows his name,well I'm an exception.
    "No"I reply
    "It's kunle"he says and I unconsciously mouth his name.He smiles and asks"do you like the name?"
    Embarrassment clouded my face when I realized I said it out.I just nod and he smiles before leaving.I slam my right palm on my head while cursing my self,the door suddenly opens.I look up to see kunle looking at me"are u okay?"he asks.
  Wait,did he see me.Oh God.
   "You don't need to answer that"he says and closes the door.
   He soon comes in with two plates of jollof rice,salad and chicken.In,the village,we only ate this food three times in a year,on the first day of a new year,Easter and an Christmas day.I salivated looking at the food,the first spoon of the rice was amazing,I closed my eyes as I savoured the feeling but quickly composed myself.I felt so embarrassed because I had finished my food while kunle wasn't even half way through.
   "Do you need more?"he asks as he looks at my plate.I nod almost immediately,I don't know what was wrong with me it was like I wasn't the one controlling my body,on a norms I would have said no.
   He takes my plate,heads to the kitchen and come back with another plate of rice.I took it immediately and my hands started stuffing the food in my mouth.See what I said,I wasn't the one controlling my body.I open the bottle of water after eating and pour it in my mouth way to quick and before I knew it,I felt dizzy and nauseous.I start coughing repeatedly,at this point I didn't care if it was embarrassing or not, I just felt like throwing up.I rush to his toilet and throw everything in it I stay there for a minute before flushing the toilet and washing my face.
   "Are you ok?"kunle asks with arched brows as soon as I leave the restroom.
   "Yes"I mutter trying all possible ways to hide my embarrassment."I'm leaving"
   "Now?"he asks and I nod.I take my bag and head to his door waiting for him to get up,but he just sits there doing nothing.
   "Are you embarrassed, it's okay,it happens to the best of us"he says and I gulp and turn back.
   "I'm fine"
   "So.....,are you still leaving?"he asks
    I check the time on my phone,it's just 12:01,aunt Amaka said I should be home before three so I still had time.
   "I'll stay"I say wondering why he wants me to stay"are you the only one home?"I ask
   He frowns slightly and asks"Do you play cards"
    I nodded totally ignoring the fact that he ignored my question.
    We started playing cards until 1:00,I won 9 times and he also won 9 times.The first person to get to ten was the winner and we were both tieing,so the next person who wins now is the winner.
  "Damn" he says as I win him,he falls back on his bed and I unconsciously stick out my tongue.
  "I won"I say and laugh and he roll.his eyeballs around
"Beginners luck"he says
"I'm no beginner,I used to play this game with my dad when I was just five"I say
"Ok"he says.
  We played another round of card game and I won him again,this time he accepted defeat.
  "Good game"he says frowning and I chuckle.Even he's angry face looks good.