~~~Unfulfilled promises~~~ Episode 11 “Hi. Can I come in?” Oleng just stared at him and folded her arms across her chest. “For what?” He was shocked but not deterred. “I came to teach you that physics you’ve been asking me to teach you.” It was her turn to be shocked because she had only told him once that she needed help with her physics. “Well, I’m not in the mood for receiving lessons. Well, if that is all…” She made to close the door but he placed a foot against it. “Sunshine please. At least hear me out.” “Ric…Eric, whatever you do with your break time and whoever you spend it with is entirely your business.” she launched back furiously at him. “Just leave me alone!” She made to close the door again when he asked, “Why didn’t you tell me Oge has been maltreating you?” She was transfixed with surprise. “Who told you?” “Why didn’t you tell me? I thought we promised each other that we wouldn’t have secrets. Why did you keep such a thing from me?” He was angry too. Tears came to her eyes. “I didn’t want any trouble.” “Trouble? Did you stop to think how I would feel if I found out? How could you? You know I can handle her.” he accused. She felt sorry that she hadn’t told him but remembered what she had seen that day. Her anger surged. “Oh yes! You can handle her alright. You did just that today, didn’t you?” “It’s not what you think. Nothing happened.” “Really?” she enquired tongue-in-cheek. Eric proceeded to explain everything that happened still, at her doorsteps. As she wanted to reply, she heard her phone ring so she ran to go and answer the call. Eric took it as an avenue to enter the house. He smiled when he saw Olengwas frowning when she saw him at the glass and wooden door to the living room. She didn’t know how beautiful she looked like that. She told the person to call her back later. “I didn’t ask you to come in.” she intoned coldly when she was through with the call. “I know but the since the door was opened, I just had to come in.” he retorted nonchalantly as he sat down on the pale cream and black leather sofa in the tastefully furnished living room. Everything there spoke of wealth; from the Persian rug to the television to the chairs and articrafts. Her mother obviously had good taste. “Well, I want you to leave.” she fired back at him. “Make me.” he dared. She sat down looking at him in anger. He explained what happened again. “Tell me you weren’t turned on when she took off her shirt.” she threw at him when he was through. He shook his head slowly. “The issue here is that I didn’t fall for her.” “Please!” she said in disgust with a wave of her hand and turned away from him to stare at the television. He looked at her intently. “Frankly, there is only one girl on earth who would come on strong to me to make me fall flat.” She slowly turned to look at him. The question was in her eyes but she didn’t dare ask. “You.” he told her shortly. “You can come on strong to me any day any time, sunshine and I’ll fall hook, line and sinker.” Oleng could not help looking away. She was embarrassed. “And as for Oge, you need not worry about her anymore. She’ll be dethroned on Monday.” “What?” She turned to look at him then. “I reported her to the principal. There have been numerous complains about her. This was the last straw.” “How could you? It will only worsen matters.” she lamented. “No. She’ll only be a toothless bull dog now.” “No! She’ll use her prefect friends against me. All of them will hate me for making the principal dethrone her.” Eric studied her calmly before smiling. “These are the very same prefects who have been complaining to the principal about her. They’ll be glad when she’s dethroned.” “Really? But she’ll still have some loyal friends.” He smiled again and she had to look away. He didn’t know he looked more handsome whenever he smiled. “You underestimate me, sunshine. I think you sometimes forget I’m the senior prefect.” “I’ve never forgotten. It’s the reason why I don’t like drawing attention to myself in school at all. I don’t want people to say I’m taking advantage of the fact that my best friend is the senior prefect. Now they’d go about saying such.” “But they don’t know what happened. It was Zinny who told me about what she has been doing to you.” “Zinny?” she asked in bewilderment. “Yeah. When I asked of your whereabouts and when she asked what happened between Oge and I. No one knows she’s going to be dethroned on Monday except you and I.” “Thank God. That’s a relief. I don’t want to be the talk of the whole school.” “Neither do I but the thing is, people will still talk.” “Well, that’s true.” There was a moment of silence between them. Eric got up, sat on a stool beside her chair and took her hand. To be continued
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