Her Innocuous Ways

Chapter four

             Her Innocuous Ways

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"Wh.. What?" Daramola and Chacha said in unison.

"Babes, excuse me" Chacha said  leaving the girls to love up with their class rep.

"Lara, how could you?" Dara chided  her friend in a low tone. Seeing the hurt in Lara's face, she decided to go soft on her.

Not that being in a relationship is bad, the thing is, she's worried about the skyrocketed romance that has left her friend almost penniless.

Thinking about it, she considered it strange that neither Chacha nor herself has met the Mr Famous they've talked so much about.

The only thing the girls know about him is that he's an Exco and also that he's an Engineering student.

Not that there's something wrong with going out with the "Engine guys". It's just that there's something about them, their ruggedness, loudness and worst of all, their cliquish attitudes that irks her.

She'd had her suspicion since Lara had mentioned him being an Engineering student. Those guys just let their orange tags get into their big heads.

The annoying part is that, some of them think that  because they have a car at their disposal makes them irresistible. A vivid picture of  Faramola crossed her mind before she shut him out.

She'd never thought any guy in their school inhumane and exceptionally heartless as to treat her friend like a piece of nothing.

Mouthing the words," Exco my foot!" She hissed continuously. Tapping her finger unconsciously on the table, she was shaking with raw emotions.

Unable to think straight, she decided to ask the only logical question that crossed her mind.

"What happened on your last date?"
Lara's face had become puffed up by her tears.

With supreme effort, she found control over her tears but sniffed at irregular intervals as she attempted a flashback of the event.

" Dara, we went to Broadway to get sharwama. We talked majorly. He asked about my friends.. We went through the pictures on my phone together. It felt heavenly. He was caring, romantic and smiled with me.
After that, he took me to the cinema and said that was his way of showing his appreciation to me."
"Appreciation?" Dara interrupted her.
She couldn't help but wonder if something was amiss.
"Yes!" Lara affirmed her words and in her man's defense, she continued, " the thing is Pharez is not good with words. He believes in actions and not talks. He loves me so much and many times, am afraid his withdrawal as of late has something to do with it."

Dara was utterly confused. She had thought her friend a one man lady.

"Whoa! Whoa! Slow down and tell me who this Pharez is?
" Pharez is  the Mr "Hot" as in Mr Famous we've always talked about"

"You'll have to let him know you are broke so that he won't expect you to continue calling. Your relationship with Mr "Cold" or Pharez seem one-sided to me."

Gathering Lara in her open arms, she hugged her and tickled her till she started laughing.

Dara couldn't contain her disappointment in Mr famous. She decided to ask Faramola about him. After all, he's also an Engineering student.

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By the time, Dara finished her assignment, it was late in the night. She was tired from doing two peoples assignments. All thanks to who ever invented "dubbing". It was a really quick way of getting a tiring job done.

Reaching for her phone, she made a WhatsApp call to Lara. 
" Hello Lara, your assignment has been completed rest well..." She recorded and left it to send the audio to her.

Scrolling down her chats, she saw messages from Faramola. Shrugging her shoulders, she decided to read and reply him.
Since, he wasn't his irritable self that night she decided to chat with him. He could be really cute when he wants to.

Their chats were becoming lengthy and her eye lids felt heavy. She bade him good night and switched off her phone.

Not until after her saying her night prayers did she remember that she wanted to ask Faramola about Famous.. She wouldn't deceive herself by adding a respectable title to his "yeye" nickname. She spurned at the thoughts of her having to endure the torture of hearing and mentioning his name. She felt really sorry for Lara.

Yawning and twisting on her mattress. She slept off.