"It's been three weeks since you had that gloomy face on Aniya. What the heck?!" Sandra ranted depressingly. I stared into space ,my book right in front of me.
"Keep your voice down Sandra , we're at the library"I muttered.
"Are you kidding me Kayla!"She pushed her reading notes aside,her forehead wrinkles into a frown.
"This is about Caesar isn't it?"Her angry tone changes to a soft one and after so many days of thinking to myself I let it out.
"It's been 3 whole weeks Kayla ,no calls ,no messages and I'm not supposed to be so torn up about it but...."my voice is croaky. I really haven't been myself.
She frowns ,"You're falling for the guy Kayla"
"No I'm not (She scoffs)..I don't know Caesar Banks , I can't tell you if he's got a sister or brother or a middle name,Sandy!,I don't even know what the heck his favorite things are . This is nonsensical."I softly slam the library table in frustration.
" This 'nonsensical' feeling is here to stay and you better do something about it..You are losing it Kayla "She gives me a sympathetic look.
"I'm not doing anything, if he feels just a little bit of what I'm feeling he's going to come around."I said , with no more room for discussion. There's a minute of silence before She speaks.
"He isn't Jerry , you don't need to labor for this feeling on your own ,he has to know...I mean , you just kissed him after he told you how he felt."She mutters.
"Are you blaming me?" I scowl at her even though she's probably right.
"What is this?, period cramps ?..stop being so moody"She swats my arm before grabbing her books and checking out of the library,I follow her.
"Sandra! , wait up!" I called out to her . She halted abruptly causing me to bump into her.
"Another Range Rover Kayla.."She taps my shoulder repeatedly to catch my attention.
"Hey hey I'm looking right at it Sandra"I slap her hand away.
There's a gold coloured Range Rover parked at the library parking lot .I start squinting to see the figure in the driver's seat.
"Is it Caesar?"Sandra asks as she tugs my baggy jeans.I glance at her as the car door opens ,Sandra and I see a pair of feminine legs step down from the vehicle.
"Well it ain't Caesar "I disappointingly move away from the parking lot ,Sandra answers a phonecall.
"Kayla Wills?"A feminine voice , one I don't recognize calls out to me. I stop and turn casually.
"Yes?..."I realize it's the woman we just saw getting down from the Range Rover. I properly look at her, everything about her shouts "sophistication" . she's in a gorgeous red dress and sparkly jewelry ,with dark colored high heels.
"Good ,I was wondering how I was going to find you with just a picture of you in mind"She sounded so eloquent ,her covered eyes drink me in and I suddenly feel curious.
"And you are?"I ask.
"It's Caroline... Caroline Banks"She takes off her sunglasses just as her phone rings.
BANKS....
"I suppose you are the friend of Caesar..."She takes her phone out of her purse and waves her finger at me signaling that I excuse her .I stand there ,startled as she moves closer to her car ,away from me .
"Who is that?"Sandra yells in my ears .I jump
"Delilah!!! ,ohw"I scowl at her.
"Who is she lad?"She ignores my scowl.
" Caroline Banks ,well that's what she told me"I muttered to her.
"Banks? ,then she gotta be related to Caesar right?"She squeals.
"I was thinking it was a coincidence till she mentioned his name"I explained to her,she nods and takes a good look at Caroline who has her back facing us.
"Let's hope she ain't his sister, imagine the standard you got to meet"She mocks me and I quickly glance at my orange crop top ,blue baggy jeans and brown sneakers .
"Gees thanks Sandra ,I feel so confident"I growl , staring back at the sophisticated woman who might certainly be Caesar's sister.
Sandra giggles behind me , pulling me to face her.
"I'm leaving Aniya, act normal , you're meeting his family" and with that mock statement she runs off.
Just one of these days...
"I apologise for that Miss Kayla , business duties "Caroline walks back to me.
Sandra is so right ,damn ,. how does Caesar like me when his relative catwalks like that ...whoaaaa.
"It's fine Miss Caroline"I sound as elegant as I can. She smiles in appreciation,her white teeth in display.
Mr Dentist here I come.
"Anyway, you might be wondering why I'm here and perhaps,how I even know you"She says.
"You read my mind"I seem not to stop smiling at her.
Don't overdo it Kayla .
"My brother,Caesar ,he actually spoke a little about you back on our trip to London , even showed me a photo. So I decided to come see you myself.."She pauses and I suddenly feel warmer.
Wait up..
1. She's his sister?
2. Caesar spoke about me?
3. He has a photo of me!??!
4. Why did she want to see me?
To check if I'm good enough?..
"Caesar is a hard guy to resist , quite charming (She girlishly rolls her eyes) ,trust me all my friends have tried their luck many times and he never paid attention. I was certainly intrigued to know how a girl in a university could struck him down in just a few days."She laughs , checking my features again.
"Excuse me?"I breathe out.
"I'm just hoping you don't plan on crawling into his life for the luxury he comes along with. I'll give you some credit , you are beautiful but you better not mess with his head and take off"Her eyes turns a shade darker as she warns me.
"I have no such intentions Miss Banks"I defend myself mildly offended.
"I understand the fact that you're trying to protect your brother from probable gold diggers but you have nothing to worry about."I assure her.
"Good"She loosens up.
"Besides , there's practically nothing going on between us"I add and hear her laugh lightly.
"I doubt that honey"She smiles at me sincerely ,her eyes the shade of a lighter dark brown.
I furrow my eyebrows in confusion.
"You've got yourself a spellbound billionaire."She puts her sunglasses back on and hands me a card. I glanced at it, her name,email address and phone number boldly italised on it .
"You're going to need me , he's a handful."She winks and catwalks her way back into her car . I gape at the moving car as it exits the parking lot.
That was-
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What Love Is
Romance*****I stare at the crowd , and feel myself tense up .. This is it, another episode of my complicated life:no genuine smiles , no love, no care.. Kayla's Series. I look as polished as always , the only thing that seems to give me confidence. I walk...
