"And here comes the lover girl" Sara announces, as I walk in the room. I act as though I do not hear her. But Sara was not discouraged. She actually walks over to my bunk with Yasmin. Surely they've been waiting for me to come in. Such friends I have.
"You better answer us oh" Yasmin adds. "So this is why you've been brushing up, because of him. Wawuuuuuuu"
"Will you shut up!" I say, feigning annoyance. "It's not that"
"Oh really?" Sara says. "You needed to see the way he snatched her away."
"I mean, I saw him standing there but I thought it was to come and punish those still in school block. But it was Wednesday, and I thought probably the boys hostel was having a meeting" Yasmin contributes. I roll my eyes.
"You guys are annoying. It's not what you even thinking-"
"Did I tell you that he even collected her school bag?"
"Ehn? Tell me about it?"
Sometimes these girls just like going over the top. My goodness I needed to change to my daywear.
"Hadassah? You better say something oh we aren't going anywhere"
I turned and looked at the both of them.
" We met that other day that I wasted time at the school blocks. We spoke again days later and he wanted to talk, but I refused. He asked me again, but you know babes have to form" I smirked.
"Give me hi five, babes you are learning from me. Yels" Sara bursts.
"It was until today he then trapped me. I didn't want to embarrass him. So I agreed and then he said he wants to spend more time with me"
"Ooooooh" They both chorus, and I roll my eyes again.
"Abeg the both of you should calm down"
"I don't think you know the guy we're talking about. This is Jacob Shittu, the head boy. Head boy oh!" Yasmin exaggerates.
"Forget that one. Chapel prefect nko? I'd never think of it. I mean even though he hardly ever smiles he's still so fine. And I heard his dad is loaded! Woooooow! Man I need me some dark chocolate" They both fan themselves. I shake my head at them as I undress.
"Hadassah and the head boy, who would have ever known? You better not let that boy slip off your hands"
"I wasn't planning on doing that"
They shoot me surprised glances. I smile again and go to the bathroom to take a shower.
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We spend almost all the time together now. Even during library periods, at school. So as not to put much attention, we come to the library at different times, but we sit together, at the back of the library, were no one sees us, and we talk in low tunes, but I'm still so glad that I get to see him.
Even on days when all we do is read, that doesn't last for a while , because most of the time we steal glances at each other.
"I should start reading when you're not here" He joked once, hands playing with my hair. And I was so deep in his touch that I wasn't concentrating on what he was saying.
"It's hard to read with you around. All I want to do is just keep staring at your face"
He made me forget, he was my happy place. He was able to make me feel so important, I the way that I wanted. He said things that would never leave in a hurry, always making it's way back to my thoughts and dreams.
"You look different" A friend of mine, remarked.
"How so?" I said, surprised that was Jacob did to me was so evident.
