Chasing Time🥀 (ON HOLD)

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This chapter is dedicated to

Iyanuoluwa-temi.

I ran over to meet the girls where they were standing. "Thank God!" Grace exclaimed when she saw me running towards them. She was looking gorgeous with her simple denim jacket and blue shorts. Her hair was tucked into the face cap she wore and then tied into a high ponytail. Her back pack was slung on her back and she was holding her phone. Piper has usual was scowling at me. Her blonde hair was packed into a messy bun and she too wore shorts. Well we all wore shorts.

I halted when I reached them and bent over, hands on my knees, backpack hanging loosely from my shoulder, panting. My hair was pasted on my face from sweat so I had to brush them away before I could get a clear view of my friends.

You must be wondering why I am sweaty and panting hard. Well, let's have a flashback, shall we?

Flashback...

'Pick the phone, pick it pick it'. My annoying ringtone cried. I rejected the call and attempted to sleep back when my phone rang.

I screamed in my pillow and answered the call. "What???" I snapped at the caller. I told you, am not a morning person. Speaking of time.... I almost had an heart attack. It was 2 in the morning. 2 in the morning!! Who on Earth is awake by these time!!

"Geez! What died in your ass" the caller remarked. In my hurry to quickly answer the call and return to my blissful sleep, I didn't check the caller's ID. I sighed when I saw the caller and softened my voice a little. "What do you want, Grace?". I forgot. Grace is the only person to be awake by 2 in the morning to torture a poor soul like me who wants nothing more than to sleep.

She sighed dramatically and I could hear her pacing around. She didn't seem to calm down as her voice was on the edge as she spoke.

"Okay, I need to ask you a question" she finally said. I sighed and told her to continue.

"I just wanted to be sure.." she hesitated.

I was getting irritated at this point so I did what a normal person would have done. I switched off the phone and went back to sleep. I was abruptly and rudely woken up by the ringtone. I growled and picked up the phone.

"What do you want, Grace" I said angrily, the emphasising on my words. "You" she said dryly. I sighed and shifted so I could see the time.

"If you don't have anything serious to say then I will like to sleep so..." I was interrupted by her shouts and pleas.

"Wait wait. Okay. Umm...I just wanted to know if Diego would be dropping you at school today".

I'm sure I was boiling red. Okay so she has a crush on my brother but seriously?? Why torture me by waking me up by 2:00am to ask if my brother is dropping me at school. I took in deep breaths slowly and returned back to my call.

"Grace, you there?" I asked as calmly as I could which is suspiciously calm. Grace caught up to my change of tone and answered carefully. Smart girl.

"Yes?"

Calm down! Calm down! I reminded myself and took in deep breaths before answering.

"Have I in any way offended you?". I heard her breathing from the phone and I could imagine her thinking of the answer she was to give me.

"Nope. I don't think so".

Good!

"Then why are bent on making me suffer this morning"