"HARLEM" ✔️

Chapter Sixteen

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While the others continued to drink and party, king took me outside to the veranda where he sat down and I sat on his lap, wrapping my arms round his neck.

"I missed you baby." he said, caressing my back.

"I missed you too, you idiot." I smirked and he smiled back. Then we shared a hot passionate kiss, careless of whosoever could be walking by and see us.

We kissed long and nice. For about a minute until I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket. I ignored it and continued to kiss him. But the vibration didn't stop.

I broke the kiss rolling my eyes. What again? I checked the number and discovered it was the beta theta house number.

"Who's that?" King asked.

"A boy." I lied, chuckling as I got up.

"Baby, it ain't funny."

"So? Chill, boy. It's the sorority calling."

"Hmm. Okay."

I picked the call.

"Hello?"

"Yes, Harlem." It was Lou.

"Yes, Lou?"

"When are you coming back?"

"Sunday afternoon."

"Oh, okay. Tonight we were gonna organise a party for you and the nine other girls. A little party amongst ourselves. Some sort of welcome stuff. So you won't come?"

"I'm sorry. I won't be able to."

"Alright then. See ya." she hung up and I went back to business with King.

"I missed you, you rascal." I giggled, wrapping my arms around his neck.

"Oh yeah? And why?" he smirked.

"Cuz I fucking love your being."

"Why? Once again, tell me what you love about me."

I eyed him and smiled.

"Everything. Your smile, your body, your attitude, the bad boy you are. All tattooed and stuff."

"Nice." he smiled and we kissed again.

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That night, I spent more time with my mother, laughing, chatting and helping with all the chores. Then we ended up watching movies together.
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At eleven PM, I retired happily to my room. I'd had a good time that day.
The guys had normally invited me to go clubbing with them that night but I'd refused because I wanted to spend the night with my mom before I travelled the next afternoon.

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"Yeah mom, I arrived safely. I'm already settled in my room." I told my mother Sunday evening.

"Okay, honey. See you next weekend."

"Bye, momma."

"Bye, honey."

I hung up and lay on my bed. I was once again on campus.
I lay staring at the ceiling, my room's door opened when Brianna walked by. She stopped and stared into my room, arms folded.

"Why did you come back, Rahim?" she smiled, "Thought you'd understood that no one wants you here."

I looked at her and smiled too.

"Bree, darling?" I called in a sweet, fake tone.

"Yes?" she replied with the same sweet tone.

"Fuck you." I said smiling, "I'm so sorry but you'll have to be seeing my sexy ass everyday."