Chapter 8

July brought with it a whole change in the weather. The wind was more chilly now and there were slight drizzles every now and then at night. And soon enough, I was planning on going back to school since the holiday was finally over. The night before leaving, I barely slept a wink due to all the excitement that I had. New shoes and new shoes do that to every girl plus the need to show it off to everyone at school, even if it was college.

Morning rolled around much more slowly than I wanted it to. I packed all my bags into the car and waited for my mama and papa to get in the car so that we'd be on our way.

"You look so happy, what's happening?" Mom asked as she sat in the front seat noticing that I had already started playing songs in the car and singing along loudly.

"I'm going back to school and with no supplementary exam!!! And I cant wait to tell Jean all about my holiday!!"

And with that both dad and mom laughed and we were off. on the way, I was telling them stories non-stop for the whole 1-hour ride to school campus which made the whole ride seem short. We unloaded the whole bags and loaded them into my room and hugged mom and dad goodbye, going back to my room to pack up my closet and desk, all set for first day of class.

Jean arrived same day around 7pm and she found me asleep and didn't wake me up.

"Jean!!!!" I shouted so loudly when I saw her after waking up and I jumped on her bed attacking her with a hug.

"Ummm...Lia, I missed you too, but don't sit on my legs please," she lightly laughed as she pulled me in a bug teddy bear hug.

I moved and stood on the side and sat beside her, getting under the covers with her.

"How are you doing? How was the holiday?" She asked me looking at me with a light laugh at my actions.

"I'm fine. Guess what happened? I haven't talked to Mike in months since he couldn't call me when I'm at home. But then Francis texted me. Ahhh! I'm so happy. How about you?"

"I'm fine. And guess what, I have a boyfriend now." She ducked into the covers after saying that sentence as her cheeks got a little bit pink.

"I knew it. You and Albert make such a good couple. Haha! Lilia the Matchmaker succeeds once more! Did you see your results?"

"Yeah, I got a supp in Physics and Albert got a supp in Physics and Algebra."

I noticed how she mentioned his name in 'our' conversation when I had only asked about her and I knew that she was smitten in love. I said a few words of encouragement to her then went to take a shower and made breakfast then sat down to eat and watch Anime while Jean bathed and left for church.

"Hey," I looked up after hearing Andrew voice on the doorway. I missed his knocking with the sound of the anime I was watching.

"Hey baka." 'Baka' was one of the nicknames we had picked for reach other which meant 'idiot' in japanese.

"Wanna escort me to town to get my parcel? We can catch up on the way." He smiled at me.

"Sure, let me get dressed then. Stand outside." I paused the anime and stood up and smiled back at him to which he said, "as if there's anything to see in the first place." It was so low that I barely heard his comment. I picked up my slipper and threw it at him and which he caught and laughed putting it back down and I pouted.

"Get dressed fast," and he closed the door.

I opened my closet, taking out a black floral dress, black leggings, a denim top plus a red scarf. I finished the look with black ankle boots as well and tied my hair back, picking my pink bag to put in my phone.

I got out and I noticed Andrew look me up and down which made my stomach do a little flutter, "now I feel underdressed, damn."

I laughed and looked at his outfit, "you look fine, lets go."

We talked the whole way to the courier office and he got his parcel which I carried in my bag. On the way back from there, we stopped at a restaurant that also served ice cream, which I was desperately craving despite it starting to rain. Cravings, not me. Blame them.

We sat down and I ordered the ice-cream for both me and Andrew and while waiting, I noticed him leaning in, with his hand reached out, and he wiped on my cheek.

"Been trying to hold this in but I really like you, Lia. Have always liked you."

He leaned back and looked at me, gauging for my reaction. Being the coward I am, I stood up and headed to the bathroom section without even saying anything.

I reached the mirror and that's when I noticed the tears trickling down my face...

wth??