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CHAPTER 46
MERCY'S POV
"babe, babe wake up. You'll be late." I heard a familiar voice say but I just smuggled into the pillow more.
"it's already eight o'clock."
That finally brought me to my senses.
I quickly sat straight; Hakeem was sitting down on the bed beside me with a warm smile on his face.
My personal alarm.
It has been two weeks since we became official, a week since we officially resumed. Last weekend, our friends all came to visit us, and it was quite fun.
Trisha told us how people in her class were sent to another course since they did not meet the pass mark.
I realized it was not easy at all and that was when I knew the big job my sister was doing right now as a fourth-year medical student.
I also met Teni last week, he even had the guts to try to talk to me after everything.
For Fikunmi, we were not on speaking terms. I have not even seen her since the first day I came back to campus.
The rest of my friends at school decided to stick with Teni, that was actually better to be honest. They were Teni's friend first, so I understand. and it was not like at this stage of my life I would want more friends even after everything.
and I just sat with Atami instead of them. We were really close, and she was fun. Surprisingly, her father is a soldier. A high rank soldier at that.
She told me one day when I was talking about what happened. She asked me if I wanted soldiers to beat him up. I just laughed and told her it was okay. I do not want to kill someone's child.
I yawned and stretched my hands before remembering that I had an audience.
I quickly closed my mouth and turned to him,
He looked like he was about to burst out laughing,
I groaned and ran to the bathroom hearing his laugh behind me.
After close to forty-five minutes of bathing and dressing up I was finally dressed and prepared for the day.
I grabbed my bag which was filled with my books and stationaries from the bag and walked out of the room in a rush.
"babe."
I called out.
"yeah."
I followed the sound only to find him in the kitchen.
I stood by the door and watched him standing behind the cooker cooking something.
I walked up and hugged him from behind, sniffling my favorite scent and snuggling closer to his comfortable back.
I heard him chuckle.
"you will be late again."
"I do not even want to go." I complained pouting even though he could not see me.
He laughed again his back vibrating against me making me chuckle too.
I peeped over his shoulders, standing on my toes of course to check what he was cooking.
"you can just ask you know?"
I rolled my eyes and shifted back.
I walked to his side and finally saw what he as cooking.
He was cooking the potato we bought yesterday.
I opened the second pot and it was a very tantalizing looking fried egg.
My mouth was already salivating. How did I get the perfect love?
A big grin found its way to my face.
"see her, look at how you are grinning."
He said shifting back and leaning on the fridge.
I rolled my eyes again,
"should I cry?"
"it is you that know that one."
"me?"
"no, me."
I hissed playfully and turned to the pot begging it to boil faster. I cannot afford to get to school late this Monday.
"do not worry just wait two more minutes."
He said and walked closer to me.
"I can't believe I woke up late again."
He rubbed my natural hair which I packed into a bun in a rush.
"it's okay jo. It is still remaining thirty minutes and I can give you a ride."
"really?"
I asked and he nodded with a smile on his face.
I gave him a quick kiss on his lips and ran my hands into his soft hair. He placed his hands around my waist.
"you and my hair?"
"what, I love it."
He shook his head making his hair bounce with a warm smile.
"I love yours too."
He said back making me blush in my own way.
He was leaning in when a foreign smell came to our presence.
"what's that smell?" I asked scrunching my nose.
"Ehhhh, the potatoes." Hakeem exclaimed making me laugh while he just glared at me.
He quickly turned off the gas cooker and opened the pot.
After peeling the potatoes and everything, he served it into two plates for the both of us.
"thank you, babe."
I said carrying my plate to the sitting room.
"my pleasure." I heard him reply from the kitchen.
I looked at my wristwatch and it was remaining twenty-five minutes.
I started eating fast.
The food was just as delicious as it looked.
I moaned at the taste.
"can you not do that?"
I looked at Hakeem who was already staring at me.
I smirked and did it again making him groan and face the TV.
"why are you not eating?" I asked when I swallowed the food in my mouth.
"I do not like rushing. I don't have class now so I will eat when I get back."
I looked at him trying to see if he was saying the truth, he raised an eyebrow back making me sigh.
"I am just worried; you should eat for crying out loud."
"I will, I promise."
My scowl turned to a smile and I nodded facing my plate back.
The day Halima came she told me in secret obviously that I should monitor him. Not that he was a child but because he had ulcer before, and he still was not eating.
I asked him when she left and since then he promised to improve so that called for the reason why I was worried.
After five minutes I was finally done with my food.
I took my plate to the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of water.
"thank you for the food."
I said once I was done and finally ready.
He walked to the table and grabbed his car keys before throwing his arms around my shoulder as we walked out of the house.
"I told you that Zulema cannot die inside that film." I argued for the fifth time during the ride.
We were inside his beautiful car and then he decided to start an argument. It was because of that series I slept late last night and now he is saying something bad will happen to my favorite character.
"we will see."
"wait, how can you say that she will die for crying out loud?"
"just saying."
He shrugged while I felt like telling him to reverse so we will watch the next episode. I pushed down that feeling once he drove into the campus.
"what you are saying is annoying."
He chuckled at what I said while I just hissed.
"I can bet it with you that she will not die."
He raised his hands up in mock surrender making me feel the sudden lack of warm his hand was giving me.
I chuckled and pulled his hands back holding it. He turned to me with a smile before facing the road back.
"I was just teasing you; she did not die."
"you watched it?" I shrieked out surprised since we promised to continue together.
he could not answer me because he had already parked in front of the building.
"just one episode."
When exactly did he sleep? we both left there around two thirty and he still watched another episode at my back.
I glared at him; how could he do that?
"sorry na."
He pleaded while I just rolled my eyes and opened the passenger's door.
"wait no goodbye kiss?"
He cried out.
I turned back with a smirk,
"that is what you get for watching it behind my back." I replied sticking my tongue out before turning and running or more like fast walking inside the class.
I heard Hakeem's laugh behind me, but I did not even bother to turn back.
Once I was inside the class, I looked around trying to find Atami and while doing that my eyes caught some people, I would rather not see but had no choice than to.
I finally found her; she was seated at the middle making her hard to find among the other crowd.
I finally found my way to her.
"good morning."
I greeted even though there was nothing good about the morning aside from the breakfast I ate and my lovely boyfriend that cooked it.
She looked up at me, I had to admit this girl always looked so beautiful and today was no exception.
Her hijab and hair tie only added to the beauty.
"good morning." she greeted back with a toothy smile.
She removed her bag from the chair beside her leaving an empty seat for me.
"thank you."
I muttered and sat down on the chair.
I placed my bag down and brought out my notes and everything I needed for the class.
I took a look at what she was doing.
"you have not finished the assignment?"
I asked watching her quickly write everything down into the piece of paper from her phone.
"yeah, I was busy during the weekend."
I nodded in understanding and brought out mine to cross check.
One thing I hated missing from the start was assignment and I have made sure not to even miss one and I guess that also helped with my results.
The happiness and joy that I felt when I saw my grades among others the day when our results were posted knew no bound.
After a minute or so Mrs. Mojere entered the lecture room.
"good morning ma." We greeted once she stepped in.
The woman was a big fan of greeting.
"good morning. President collect the assignments and place them on my table."
I heard some people groan and gasp immediately she said that showing that they had forgotten.
What made me almost join them was the fact that Teni will be beside me to collect it since I was at the edge today.
"your assignment?"
Teni asked stretching his hands out. On his other hands was a pile of the assignments he had collected already.
I passed mine to him and also the rest of the people's own sitting on this row since I was the one closest to him.
"good morning." I had him mutter while I was still passing the papers.
I rolled my eyes and finally passed the last one.
Once that was done, he walked to the next row.
"I hope you guys know that assignment will reflect on your result even though it is a mark or two."
Mrs. Mojere explained right before she turned on her projectile and started the class for today.
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"what do you think about this clothe?"
Atami asked again stretching her iPhone X to me.
I collected it from her and once again said no. the outfit was a matching color shorts and top and it just seemed too popular or too worn by others.
"which one do you na like?"
She asked annoyed making me chuckle.
We were done with today's class and she said she wanted to treat me to amala at the famous amala joint. It was already late afternoon so all the food I ate in the morning have fully digested.
Once we got there and ordered she told me to pick an outfit she can wear to meet a special someone.
"who is this special someone?"
I asked again and unlike before she sighed and decided to answer.
"my ex."
Her ex? Those two words and the expression on her face showed that there was more to it.
"wow, what is the story behind it?"
I asked surprised.
"it is quite long."
She said with a teasing voice and a smile.
"I have all the time."
I replied with a smile of my own plastered on my face.
who's connecting the dots?
Atami .......
and my cuties #hacy
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