Threshold of a new life(completed)✔

Chapter nineteen

I tried to analyze what just happened, why Chuka behaved the way he did, If he had been offended before he came to call Benjamin, but it was obvious I was still confused and shocked.

I waited patiently for Benji to return, but he never did. It was when the teacher came in to teach us the practicals, that was when he entered inside the class.

In less than two hours, we were done. We moved back to our classes and unknowingly, I was silent throughout the rest of the day. I wouldn't say I was angry with Benji for not returning to me or shocked at Chuka's behavior. It was mixed feelings I had.

Finally, it was closing time and we were all exiting to our various homes. I noticed someone walk running to me and out of curiosity, I turned to behold Chuka walking to me.

"Do you think you can scare me?!" I blurt out before he got to me.

"Haha, no."

My hands in akimbo. "Then why were you jogging to me silently?" I raised my eyebrows.

He furrowed his eyebrows. "Jogging? Silently? Girl, you're over thinking things." He coughed a laugh.

"Oh really?" I pouted my lips and blinked my eyes.

"Really."

We stayed silent for a while before I decided to break it with what was eating me up.

"Ehen, why did you behave like that today?"

"How?" He asked, confusedly.

I rolled my eyes at him. "Do you seriously wanna pretend like you don't get what I'm talking about?" I asked, irritatedly.

"I swear down, I don't!" He shrugged and nodded his head.

He really doesn't?

"Well, let me not keep us waiting. Today, when I and Benji were..." I started off before being cut short by him.

"Oh, that!" He sneered. "Uhm...well...someone got me pissed."

I could sense that he lied. "Chuka, would you please stop lying to me. It won't help settle anything!" I sounded angry.

"I'm damn serious!" He sounded angry too.

"You're so ridiculous." I shook my head and turned to leave.

"Wait," He held my arm firmly. "I felt...jealous." He sighed. "But not jealous because you were with him, but because he was with you." He tried to convince me to believe he actually wasn't jealous because I was with Benjamin.

Jealous?

I had always known something was up but never knew it would be out of jealousy.

"Jealous? Jealous that what? That Benji was with me? Why?" I was a little bit confused.

"Because he is my friend! And if he had a thing for you, he should have told me first!" The outburst in him made me mute.

"I guess you're satisfied now!" He said and left my midst, angrily.

If I told you I understood what just happened, then I would be a big fat liar. First, it was what happened earlier in the class and now this? I swear, all I could say to Chuka at the moment was that, he was grossly insensitive.

I got home feeling exhausted. I laid on my bed before thoughts bugged into my mind. I thought of all the events that took place today, quite dramatic if you would ask me. In spite of all the drama, one thing was locked in my heart and probably wouldn't escape that easily, was the fact that a whole Benji walked up to me and decided to talk to me. As if that wasn't enough, he was smiling with me throughout.