HAD

for his name, looked hi

situation today, he is the cause, but I can't

oth our

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d again because the male figure didn't seem

art increased it's pace and for some seconds I was s

ted, like God had created him on a Sunday, and his eyes, from where I stood — at least eleven feet away from him — it was glistening, and he wasn't even in the sun, from what I could observe then, his eye orbs were a deeper shade of brown

ple_ I scolded myself once I'd remembered that I had

ecause I was doubting if he was meant to be in that class

son I felt intimidated by his eyes. Those eyes. Stupid, I know

estion, his gaze never leaving me. And his voice, it wasn't husky, it wasn

e not to show it, so I plastered a huge smile on my face and replied to his question. "I'm

e he went over to the back of the class to have his seat. Away from the rest of the class. He didn't

quiet, seemingly due to reaso

aid. The smile I had plaste

t they'd done calculus before. I smiled and nodded in response to

take the attendance first before I started clas

n back unto her seat with the same bored d

tarted with the topic of the day

really quiet as I taught. I even felt like the problem was fro

ass, well, I wasn't entirely alone. The lady, the one who told me about calculus and attendance. Yes she. She was in class with me, arranging some stuff into her bag. Then she looked up, as if she could feel someone watching her. She locked eyes with me and immedi

out to leave the class, but I was wrong. She came t

ith a 'hello'. "I'm sorry, I don't know which to use.

fortable with." I told her, and

this too. Honestly I didn't actually find anything rude in what she'd said to me, instead I took it as 'You are you

e any problem telling people my age, alt

t I looked at her bewildered expressio

was someone most people didn't like to befriend, reasons unknown to me. So, when she asked

bed it. We shook hands together. Also, she couldn't stop smiling, I even ques

he was fair in complexion, thick at the right places and I also noticed the birth of mark on her nose, well,

moving backwards as she waved at me and I waved back, then I remembered that I didn't get her name but before I c

ade her goodbye, she turned around and hoppe

to professor Felix block, so I would be able to collect the timetable and all other necessary stuff that I'd be needing for my classes. I

lked in the morning when I went over to my first class with h

ho was standing by the dispenser, drin

top of the dispenser, then he used his right hand to clea

ards him until I got to the front of his

and handed it over to me and I wasted no time in collecting them, adding it to the study guides which I

nodded before he went on. "It's yours now, s

he didn't. Instead, he told me to sit and I solely complied with it, putti

day?" He asked as he

bad

no time the student'

d nodded. "I'll excuse myself no

'll be staying, there's an office down the hall on the third floor, ask for professor Lola, and she'll

for me," I couldn't help but thank the old man, because he really did help me a l

e, you'll be going places around this world because you're a rare gem, a golden one for that matter. Your

to my eyes. As if getting accolades from hi

sir." He just waved i

The day wasn't that bad like I'd expected it could have turned

raffic at all, the road was really free, so I got home earlier than I exp

rnoon mum.

s work, my gem?" My mum

oor for me. I waved my hand to her and she smiled at me. I walked hastily into

ed my mum, closing my eyes b

s in his room, reading for his third JAMB.

and a faint smile found its way to my face. "

l me later." Th

on my bed lazily, Sewa Walked i

sked, placing her legs

it back and I just left her."You're asking a very obvious questi

didn't remove her legs

to close, because at least I needed to

udents nice

't say