The Awkward Girl

chapter 5

After that experience I had in class, I ran home hoping that my day would not totally be sad. I found mum in the kitchen chatting with someone on the phone which was a new thing to me, she didn't even hear me enter the house.

"Mum?, what are you doing?"

"Oh, sweetie you're back, I didn't hear you come in, have some food and go straight to bed okay?"

"O..o..Kay but its not night yet" she was too engrossed to even hear me, I went up to my room and decided to do some home work when a call from an unknown number came in.

"Hello, who is this?"

"Who do you think it is?". I would recognize that voice anywhere.

"How did you get my number?"

"Relax I got it from your friend diene...Diana...dena.."

"Its Dana, look Nicholas its.."

"Call me nick, like you used to"

"What do you mean by like I used to?"

"Um.. Its nothing, I just called to inquire about the scholarship, you could come over to my place then we can study together"

"Or we could study separately, its not necessary for us to study together"

"Relax okay, its not like i'm going to bite you, although... I am considering it. This competition is also based on team work okay?"

"I don't need your help"

"Oh I get it, you don't want your boyfriend to think you're cheating on him" he sounded very irritated.

"What!! Boyfriend? What are you talking about"

"Don't pretend like you and Marcus aren't a thing!"

"Of course we aren't, where are you getting these false ideas from?"

"If you're not dating him then what exactly do you two talk about all the time. I always see the both of you together"

"You've been watching me. Are you a stalker or what?"

"Will you stop deviating from the question and answer me"

"Ask your friend!!!!!, i'm really getting tired of this. How is our relationship any of your business?"

"Well if it involves my friend then it is my business, I don't want him associating with someone like...like..."

"Like me?, I don't care what you think of me Nicholas, just leave me alone!!". I ended the call immediately.

I don't care about what he thinks of me. I was about to lay down and sleep when my phone beeped loudly, another message from the unknown person.

Chloe, I really love it when I say your name. I can't wait to meet up with you sweet cheeks. I know u've missed me, u've missed our love. Don't worry i'll make sure to see you every minute of every day. Dream of me, my love.

What!, who the heck is this again, I read it more than once, is this some kind of a secret admirer thing or just a prank message. I viewed the message as just some prank message and quickly dropped my phone. Did something happen, something that I know nothing of. Everyone just keeps on confusing me.

The days went by as the competition drew near, I was currently at Marcus's house which was very huge by the way. It was really frustrating because all I wanted to do was to enjoy my weekend.

"So, how exactly do you factorize it, I just showed you an example right?, you should be able to do this. No pressure"

I looked at him carefully waiting to see if he grabs it fast and luckily he did.

"Wow!!, well you just made my job easier" a slight grin was plastered on my face. He then looked at me and smirked.

"You didn't think I was that dumb did you?"

"Hey come on, you're not dumb, I guess you just needed a little push"

"You think so?"

"Yeah, so what made you decide to study more, is it because of college, don't tell me u're scared"

He then laughed slightly. "I am not scared of college okay. Its just that my father wants me to take over the company, its not what I wanted"

"Oh, what did you want?"

"I always wanted to venture into art, I love drawing and painting but my dad refused, he said those were just hobbies and i'm starting to think he's right"

"No, don't think like that, I believe that everyone should be able to do whatever they want, or else you won't be satisfied with your life"

"I don't have a choice"

"You always have a choice, you just haven't decided to stand up for yourself yet, maybe you could show me some of your artwork"

"I never show anyone"

"Oh"

"But I guess I could make an exception, this time, for you"

I felt so happy, at least we were getting somewhere. "Really, oh that would be so nice"

This was actually our first lesson together that wasn't so boring. I looked at him as he inspected me carefully. Everything felt really weird and silent now. He was about to lean in when

"Hey man, what have you been up t..." Nicholas suddenly barged in. He stopped and looked back and forth between Marcus and I. To say he was angry would be an understatement, he looked like he was about to kill a certain person and I just wasn't sure if it was me or Marcus.

Hey guys, so sorry for not updating early and I know its short, i'll try to make the next one longer than this. I've been really busy but i'll make sure to not disappoint you because the next update will come up very soon. Don't forget to vote, comment and share. Tell your friends, your friend's friends and anyone you can invite. Thanks.