CHAPTER 88: PLAYING MATCHMAKER

Ryan, instead of following after his mum went down to the living room where he went towards the table that had books on it. They were his and Jason's books and he was going to pack them up.

"Ryan...there you are" he heard his mum called and turned to see the woman approaching him,she had packed her black hair to a small bun with some falling on her temple "where were you?"

"I was in my room" Ryan responded when the woman bent down to his level "but I didn't find you there"

"you didn't look properly"said the young boy as it was the truth he then ask "are we leaving now?"

His mother tucked away the strand of hair that fell on his forehead before replying "yes ,make sure you don't forget anything and bring what Jason asked and also go up to your room and put on your jacket"

The boy nodded "right after I have put these away"he was referring to the book "until then go and get your husband" as he said this ,the woman kissed him on the head with a wide smile and she Left the place. The family were going to the grandfather's house and Jason had already decided to go ahead the day before when the old man last visited.

"why didn't he just take what he needed before he left?" Ryan asked to himself knowing fully well no one would answer him. The distance between the two mansions was long so they would be arriving later in the night. After placing the books in their rightful place and having everything packed,the family was ready to leave. Before they could get into the car , Ryan's father asked "did you forget anything?" .

The boy gave it some thought before he shook his head.

On their way,Ryan remained quiet in the back seat seemingly ignoring his parents who talked at the front,he was busy with his own thing. With his mind fully focused on what he was doing,the boy didn't realize when it began to rain they were almost at his grandfather's place but then something unexpected happened.

Something big had hit the car,a truck as his eyes had caught it just in time. The car turned over falling on the side,the boy felt himself feeling dizzy and felt blood on the side of his head. At the same time he felt suffocated as smoke began to fill the car

"Ryan get out" he heard his father say and his come coughing continuously due to the cold.

He felt dress fill his senses wanting to open his mouth to say something but his mother interfered"don't argue".

Somehow his parents had managed to push him out but the young boy looked around,there was no one in the area no vehicle was passing by. He moved to get help but turned just in time to see the fire in the car increasing and without missing a second an explosion followed.

Even though it happened long time ago,he couldn't forget the incident where the rain that day did little to no justice in reducing the flame. He could tell his father had tried to help his mum out but to no avail and he had only be lucky to be alive.

He had looked after Jason, fulfilling the responsibility of the older brother and soon he took over the company at a young age.

Ryan looked at the woman who was sleeping,she looked peaceful and loosing her was the last thing on his mind. He didn't want anything happening to her.

Ryan didn't move mia from the position she slept instead he reached for the light and switched it off leaving the lights dim and he joined her to sleep .

The next day ,at the University where Alexa studies Lucy had arrived there an hour before their classes began. In other words she had woken up early to get here in order not to interrupt Alexa class schedule.

"I wasn't expecting you to come here"Alexa stated as they walked around campus. Apart from her brother who had come to bid her good luck as he wasn't the one to drop here,mia and Hannah had called her to see how she was doing. Alexa understood mia might not be able to come due to her being busy nowadays,but the gestures she received from them was enough to calm her nervous self.

It's been days and she was getting used to the atmosphere around.

"I thought to come here to see you, sister-in-law told me about you resuming your first year I would have come with her but I think she is with brother Ryan,they are too busy with each other "Lucy replied with a satisfied smile due to how things were progressing,her cousins were happier and it brought her more happiness.

"I'm starting to getting used it, university isn't as bad as I thought except for a few things I haven't come across"replied alexa who had earlier left her roommate Katherine in the dorm to meet lucy.

"hm...things here are different don't expect anything less"Lucy purse her lips then added "when did Alex visit you?"

Alexa gave it some thought before replying with" the day before yesterday, although he came earlier than I had initially expected,why?" her curious eyes was soon fixed on Lucy.

"I was curious after all sister-in-law mentioned about him not being the one to drop you off"Lucy was trying to move through the corners as if to invade any suspicion but the more she tried the more it only became obvious.

"he was busy, that's the reason" Alexa knew how her brother works almost everytime, even though she understood it didn't stop her from being upset. Alexa asked"do you like my brother?"

Lucy felt senses freeze at the question,it was unexpected and she didn't know how to respond,has she been to obvious?. Before she could open her mouth, Alexa said"it's okay,I don't mind if you do but I can tell you haven't told him yet. You should tell him maybe he shares the same feelings as you" the girl gave an encouraging smile to Lucy.

It felt like the load she carried on her heart had reduced mostly because she hadn't been able to tell anyone about how she felt not even her cousins who were friends with the man she had grown fond without denying it, Lucy said "I don't think I want to" she was saying this because,even if she was also acquainted with the man ,he hadn't exactly shown any signs of interest in her and somewhere,Lucy was worried of being rejected.

"you won't know until you actually told him and I am not telling him on your behalf you are doing it yourself if ever you are planning to"Alexa made her thoughts clear . If ever her brother also likes Lucy,she didn't have a problem with it however the young girl wasn't planning on playing matchmaker. She hadn't seen a girl with Alex in a while and Alexa internally felt Lucy still had a chance and if Alex didn't like latter,the man was sure to sort things out with her.

"thank you"Lucy said letting out a long breath,she felt a little bit better. Alexa had been straight forward showing her approval in advance if things work out. But then she thought about her cousins,will they approve? what would they think?. But Lucy shook all those thoughts away realizing not much progress has been made between her and Alex

"you are welcome...you seem to be getting attention from some of our seniors"Alexa pointed out. Lucy wasn't aware and she looked just in time to see some of the students who curiously looked at her. She didn't blame them, famous from a young age as a model it wasn't surprising, but Lucy had found her another thing to add to her career.

She hadn't model for a long time but it didn't stop the attention she got from people mostly due to her beauty and how she was related with Ryan.

"it's best to ignore them and if you're also getting this kind of attention you should also ignore them,some these people are heart breakers"