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Ooh..Hadespark I'm sorry, hope i can amend the broken pieces?

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Betty was mute. She kept toying with her glass of juice.
"Hey! Are you okay?" Jay-Jay was sitting right there- facing her. She almost forgot she called him to meet her here.

"Helloooo, Nnem, talk to me" he called out again.

"Jay...I don't like what you're doing." she started

"Emeka has refused to pick my calls because of your attitude yesterday" she stopped to lower voice
"you even kissed me...imagine, Jay that was too..." she stopped again.

"So what are you trying tell me?"Jay-Jay said quitely

"You taking advantage of me!" she snapped.

His eyes narrowed; she wished she never said that.
"You see Jay..." she stopped not knowing what to say. She searched his eyes.

"Are saying I'm responsible for whatever is going on now between you and Emeka?" His voice was low. She made to speak but he stopped her.

"I've never had any silly intention towards you, I regarded you as a sister and nothing else. I'm sorry for the kiss, that was not a kiss but a peck!" he stood up

"You know what? I think you're the one taking advantage of me!" he walked away.

"Jay-Jay" she called but he didn't look back.

She sighed. Placed her knotted fist below her chin. She was in trouble.

"Hi"

she looked up,it was Emeka.

"I'm sorry for what happened yesterday" she muttered

"its okay, so was that your boyfriend?" He didn't seem angry

"He is a friend like a brother" Betty replied.

Emeka sighed, he waved at the waitress, gave her orders.
" so what are you doing here all alone with your table filled with eatables? Emeka smiled.
She managed a low laugh, ThankGod Emeka is no longer angry, she need to see Jay-Jay...where is she gonna find him?

Emeka was staring at her, she looked away and sighed again.

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"Where the hell are you going?" Edith queried.
Betty didn't reply, she quickly combed her hair,held it into bun with her ribbon; she rushed to pick her shoes

"I asked you a question" Edith squeaked

Betty rolled her eyes, she wasn't ready for Edith's interrogation.

"This girl! Have suddenly gone deaf or dumb?" Edith squeaked again.

"You told me the other day to face my problems alone" Betty retorted.

"You're not going anywhere,till you tell me where you're going"Edith eyed her

"see, I offended Jay-Jay, I need to go and apologise" Betty replied shortly

"Ehn?" Edith yelled, Betty grimaced

"You wan die abi?"

"No..I'm going to Jay-Jay's house" Betty said applying her lip balm.

"have you been there before?" Edith squeaked.

"no, i've got his address" Betty picked her phone and purse.

"Don't go o" Edith was screaming now.

"If you don't see me after two days, call my mum and tell her I'm dead" she was close to tears now.

"Betty, please don't go" Edith pleaded.
Betty opened the door, turned to glance at Edith; then at the wall clock-it was past five already, she left hurriedly.

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Emeka was driving past the biological sciences garden; he was thinking of Betty, he tried calling her few minutes before now but she didn't pick his calls, perhaps she was busy reading her books.
He ran his free hand through his hair and glanced at the garden,- he gasped. He quickly stopped the car, his heart was racing.

He saw Betty with Jay-Jay; they were sitting on a cane chair, Jay-Jay was leaning towards her, while she was smiling happily.
Emeka bounced out of his car and sauntered towards them.
Betty turned unexpectedly,their eyes met. He expected her to freeze or jump up, but she remained calm; her smile was wider now.

"hy Bestie.." she said with a grin

"hy" He didn't smile

"Bestie please meet Jay-Jay...Jay-Jay meet Emeka" she said gently.

"Hi, nice to meet you" Emeka was stretching forth his hand for a hand shake

"Its my pleasure" Jay-Jay smiled, he didn't take the hand shake

"errm..I was driving by..then... errrm... I just wanted to say hi" Emeka said gently pocketing his hands

"Wow...thats so sweet of you, you're such a darling" Betty laughed

is she high or something? "Bye" Emeka turned to leave.

"Ciao" Jay-Jay chuckled
Emeka gave him a cold look before walking away.

"and what was that?" Betty queried

"uhm?" Jay-Jay smiled

"You refused to shake him, and.."her voice trailed off

"are you angry?" he chuckled moving towards her

"yes I am" her voice was rising.

"That's not how to be angry..." he kissed her lips" this is how to be angry" he added moving away.

She gasped. She turned gently and walked away.

"How dare he?" LWKMD
Why is Ben running away? Mtchew, see thief! Wateva he does, Agada would find out.

Good work hon, I nearly floated in suspense. Keep 'em coming

Serah...but this one is too short now...i guess ur next update will be next week?#sad#

Anyway...that was a nice one, you are super talented. Love ya

Hy, i'm sorry, i couldn't update today, i've gat low ba3. Story continues tomorrow, by God's grace. Thanks for your support

Yo'! Serah, you finally surfaced, I wanted to tell EFCC to hunt you down bt...you knw.
Nice one..hope the next episode will appear soon, and please don't run away again.

I wish sheila's mum was more sensible...is she worshipping her daughter? And i'm so happy for Martha, congrats Daniel-careful next time

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what is he gonna do to Mr Adams? Betty thought as they walked towards his office, she was tempted to ask him but her tongue was tied.

Boom! Jay-Jay kicked at the door with the inscription"MR ADAMS" and it flung open, he pulled her in and bolted the door.
Mr Adams was alarmed and he rose to his feet.

"You!" Jay-jay started pointing a finger at him. "You!" he said again moving towards him.
Mr Adams backed away "Jacob please"He pleaded. And Betty was not suprised he knew Jay-Jay.
Jay-jay continued moving towards him,when he finalled got to him,he pushed him to the wall; his eyes bloodshot.

"Jacob please..."Mr Adams pleaded again

"What happened?" Jay-Jay growled.

"I swear..I was paid to do it" Mr Adams shrieked

"Did you touch her?" Jay-Jay whispered

"I swear...I did not, ask her...I swear" Mr Adams was writhing in pain.

Jay-Jay turned towards Betty "He did?"

"No" she replied, she enjoying the whole scenery, she was tempted to laugh at the look on Mr Adams face. Foolish man! She thought,Oya come and drag me to your guest house now! She hissed within her.

"who paid you for the job?" Jay-Jay scowled letting go-off his neck.

"It's Gloria; G-gal" Mr Adams whimpered.

Betty gasped, "hmn.." Jay-Jay grunted, he moved towards Betty, placed an arm on her shoulder and said
"so you look this fine girl finish come say you wan enter her london? You no knw say london get levels?"Jay-Jay chuckled and straightened up.

"As you mumu reach, dem send you, you no fit look road, you no dey look eye? You no dey fear face? You get moral to threaten her? Your guest house fit contain her? " Jay-Jay added,his face hard and his voice rising.

"I'm sorry" Mr Adams whimpered
Wham! Wham!! Jay-Jay's palms landed on his face twice. He reeled and almost fell down, and Jay-Jay charged towards him.

Kpas! Kpas!! Two slaps followed. He threw a punch,and Mr Adams staggered, he held the wall for support "Please don't kill me" he pleaded,his voice was croaky.

Betty who was enjoying the scene backed away; alarmed."Jay-Jay?" her voice was shaky.

"of course I won't kill you"Jay-Jay chuckled "I'm Jay-Jay, I don't shed blood" His chuckle was louder now.

"Now...I think you've gat the message, do not tamper with just any girl. Tell all your fellow lecturers; Betty Amah is my sister! Understood?"

"Yes sir" Mr Adams whimpered

"Good! Next time you try that nonsense; ama use your balls for suya! Now apologise to her!"

"I'm sorry" Mr Adams was sobbing.

"Good! Nnem, let's go" Jay-jay took her hands; slamming the door behind them.

"Thanks, I'm very grateful"Betty said as they got out of the building.

"Aiit, you're like a sister to me, any problems just call on me ok? This is my phone number"He wrote it down on a paper.

"Thanks brother" she said excitedly hugging him.

I'm on a free fall..this writer has caught me already #I laff in yoruba# good work dearie, i luv your write up,you're a Genius!

But come o,whats wrong with Ben? Hmn see best friend oh, I'm sure Agada won't forgive him.

Thanks hooyenz...God bless
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Betty's legs became so weak that she wondered if they could carry her.
"Good afternoon sir!" she said weakly; flexing her knees in unision.
"uhmmm" Mr Adams grunted. "Sit down" he gestured towards a chair.
She perched on the chair facing him,her eyes and ears expectant.
"So you are Betty Amah." He began.
"yes sir" Betty shifted uneasily on her seat.

"uhm!" he grunted looking up. "I've heard alot about your beauty; and I now believe what I've heard, you are more pretty than people described you to be." he added grinning sheepishly.

What does he want; Betty's heart raced,he definitely did not call her to tell her she beautiful.

"You see...I want to host you at my guest house"He said finally.

"I...sir...I'm sorry,I don't understand" Betty replied,lips quivering

"Don't play games with me Betty, you know what i'm driving at" Mr Adams said impatiently.

"And I know you've heard about me, I don't play childish games, people don't turn down my requests" He added with a frown.

"I need not remind you that you are offering my course, a core course. You have a choice,- either a night at the guest house or a continuous failure in my course" He continued.

"Sir please,..."Betty is close to tears now. "Please sir,have mercy on me, I can't do it..please" she went on her knees.

"What can't you do?"He sneered.

"Sir please...I'm like a daughter to you, don't do this to me. I beg you in the name of God" Betty choked in bettween tears.

"What nonsense!" Mr Adams snapped."leave my office now! And mind you, you have 24hrs to think about it, I need you tomorrow night. Offer closed by 8pm tomorrow,and you'l have to carry over my course" He added with a note of finality.

"Sir please..."

"Leave my office now!"He ordered and she scampered out of the office.

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Betty sat down under a shade, she was thinking a thousand things at the same time. She wondered where she had gone wrong, what has she done to deserve this.

"Is this my destiny or is it fate?" she whispered to herself

"why must i suffer all these?" she asked herself, tears welling up her eyes.

Mr Adams must be heartless...he chose her of all people "Me?" she said loudly with tears rolling down her cheeks, she wiped them off but they kept coming. Since all efforts to stop the tears seemed to be in vain; she placed her head on her knees and sobbed silently.

"Helloo?"

she looked up startled,not recognising the speaker,she quickly wiped her face before looking up at him again.

"Are you alright?" the speaker asked.

Whats sort of useless question is that "Yes I am" she replied standing up.

"You don't seem to be"the speaker chuckled

Rubbish! She thought, wetin consign garri and lipton,she hissed within her,but wait! She has heard that chuckling voice somewhere before, but where? She looked up at the speaker again and gasped

"Jay-Jay?" she asked almost in a whisper

he chuckled again "I thought you won't recognise me".

"I'm sorry..you know I've only met you once,and it was dark...anyway,thanks alot for that night."Betty replied.

"Aiit. So whats going on? I've watched for 20 mins now, you've been crying" He sounded business like

He seemed too interested to know what's going,this guy like amebo"I...nothing really" she chirped

"You have to tell me"he said authoratively. "And if you don't, ama find out my own way. Hope you know what that means" He added with a stern look.

What kind of raw trouble is this? Heyye! What am I gonna do now, Betty fidgetted as she met his steady gaze.

She spilled out everything to him. He simply smiled and asked her the name of the lecturer, she told him.

He let out a chuckle and said "come with me". She hesitated.
He took her hand and pulled,and she followed him.

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"time's up" the invigilator shouted.
Betty raised up her paper in unision with her coursemates,they just finished writting a test. The invigilator went round collecting the papers,after he was done,he left without a word. The hall became rowdy as all of them started conversing with friends.
"keep quiet!" the class rep boomed, and they all did,seeing a lecturer standing before them. They all respect the lecturer, he takes no nonsense.
" who is Betty Amah, Registration number Sci/09/BCH/8223?" the lecturer asked almost squealing,due to his tiny voice.
Betty shuddered as she stood up,she knew Mr Adams-the lecturer won't do this for nothing.
"see me in my office after the class"He squealed again.
She slumped into her seat,she hardly listened to what he was teaching, she was miles away in the land of imaginations...perhaps she failed her test or some lecturers too her case to him or her script got missing,or he didn't see her assignment booklet, perhaps she wrote rubbish or.....
She was sweating profusely,even the fan couldn't help. God please help me,I need you now Lord,She thought.
She sighed as he ended the lectures and left. She stood up immediately and followed him.
She stood for about ten mins by his door muttering some prayers.
She knocked slightly,no answer, she knocked again
"come in"

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"time's up" the invigilator shouted.
Betty raised up her paper in unision with her coursemates,they just finished writting a test. The invigilator went round collecting the papers,after he was done,he left without a word. The hall became rowdy as all of them started conversing with friends.
"keep quiet!" the class rep boomed, and they all did,seeing a lecturer standing before them. They all respect the lecturer, he takes no nonsense.
" who is Betty Amah, Registration number Sci/09/BCH/8223?" the lecturer asked almost squealing,due to his tiny voice.
Betty shuddered as she stood up,she knew Mr Adams-the lecturer won't do this for nothing.
"see me in my office after the class"He squealed again.
She slumped into her seat,she hardly listened to what he was teaching, she was miles away in the land of imaginations...perhaps she failed her test or some lecturers too her case to him or her script got missing,or he didn't see her assignment booklet, perhaps she wrote rubbish or.....
She was sweating profusely,even the fan couldn't help. God please help me,I need you now Lord,She thought.
She sighed as he ended the lectures and left. She stood up immediately and followed him.
She stood for about ten mins by his door muttering some prayers.
She knocked slightly,no answer, she knocked again
"come in"

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Emeka lay down on his fluffy carpet listening to his friends;They were arguing on football issues
"i swear C.Ronaldo fine pass Ozil" Chuks said.
"You even dey compare? Mtcheww, e be like say your eye blind, I take garri wey i drink this morning swear say Ozil fine pass" Chisom replied
"You dey use garri swear? Me i use Adamu's shayi and bread swear" Chuks retorted
Chisom was about to voice his own opinion when Emeka raised his hands
"Hey! Calm down guys,stop arguing who fine pass,lets talk about who is the best scorer..."
"ooooooh! Tell this mumu for me o"Chuks said mocking at chisom
"ogini! Who be mumu? How many goals Ronaldo score for Man.U?" chisom snapped...
And on the arguement went till Emeka's phone rang. He ran towards his bedroom"Hello?"
"Hy, please can you meet me at coke village now? The twin statue to be precise" Betty replied urgently.
"ok, just five minutes and I'l be there"
"thanks see ya then"betty said ending the call.
He stared at his phone,he wondered what was wrong.
"Guys,I'm going out"Emeka said picking his car keys
"where you dey go?" Chisom queried
"to see Betty i guess" Chuks chuckled
"Bye" Emeka said no minding their questions
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He saw her standing beside the statue, she looked worried."Hy"
"Hy" she replied
"hope I'm not late?"
"no you are not"she did not smile. "we need to talk"
"okay,lets sit down"
"I don't feel like,lets keep standing" she said quickly
"okay..." he was worried now
She rehearsed the previous night's episode for him.
"I'm sorry..but i don't who G-gal is" he told her looking concerned.
"Are you trying to tell me..."she stopped cos her voice was rising. She turned to leave
"Please don't go" He held her arm.
"I won't lie to you...you're my best friend"he continued and she rolled her eyes.
"Please," he pleaded and she wondered why he was pleading with her.
"i value our friendship alot, and..."his voice trailed off.
"aiit, its just that i value my life too, or do have any intentions apart from we being just friends?"Betty said quitely
Emeka's heart missed a beat, He is not gonna tell her now, he could feel her eyes searching him, he is gonna wait till later, soon,when she is in a good mood
"No" he said in a low voice.
"Good"came her reply "still friends" she added hugging him
"Yea, best friends" He replied,thanking God for the hug
she smiled,"hmmn, so have you gat anything to do?"
"no"
"okay, can you help me with some assignment, you did MTH1301?" She asked
"Yea,,,dat was my favourite course"he replied smiling
"Thanks"
"oh please! What are best friends for?!" he chuckled,taking her hands. And they walked towards a buka.

Nice one..love ya story

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"Ehn! Ehehehehe! Betty you won't kill me! You mean you were attacked by G-gal's clique? Mi ole wa ku ooo,Olorun mi o":@ Edith yelled at Betty who was shivering all over.
"ThankGod for your life, sho gbo! And who did you say was your saviour?" she continued.
"one Jay-Jay like that.."Betty whimpered
"gba! Do you know who is G-gal and who Jay-jay is in the university? Just thank God for your life o" Edith screamed again.
Betty got to know from her yelling friend some facts about G-gal and Jay-Jay.
Jay-Jay is a 300 level medical student in the school, he is well respected by students and lecturers due to his "high-tech" brain. He also is the gang leader of a cult,and his cult is the most powerful in the school,even other cults respect him. One suprising fact is that despite his indulgence in cultist activities; he still manages to be the best student in his department.
G-gal has been in school for five years now,though she offered a four yrs course,she still has some courses to settle before graduation. She is the gang leader of the female cultists int he school.
"What am I gonna do now?" Betty asked,not minding the quiver in her voice.
"My dear just forget about Emeka Jonas" Edith flipped.
Betty gaped at her, different thoughts flowing through her ming,"why? Why should I?"Betty asked quitely
"Because he is gonna cause you trouble!" Edith snapped
" and if you won't forget him...face your troubles alone" Edith continued" meanwhile Good night" Edith said lying down on her bed.
Betty sighed,she lay down too,hugged her pillow and wept,she missed her mum.

Thanks Greyce and hadespark.
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It was past 11pm,Betty glanced at her wrist-watch nervously as she hurried down the path that led to the girls hostel. She shouldn't have stayed this late @ the library,she was carried away quoting names of bacteria's, she chuckled nervously.
A rustling sound from the bush by her right made her shudder. She had been warned severally by Edith never to stay out late,else she'd be a victim to rapists. She heard some footsteps,or maybe it was her imagination,but wait! The sound is now clearer,she bent down,picked her slippers,pulled up her skirt,and was about to start a marathon when she saw them clearly.
They were about ten,surrounding her. ThankGod they were girls,but girls can be rapist too...gosh!
"Uh-oh, there she is! I never knew I would be priviledged to host you this sweet night" one of the girls said. "My name is Gloria aka G-Gal; if you care to know, I'm the leader of the female cult group of this uni. You should have heard about me!" she continued moving towards Betty.
Betty felt she really wanna pee,the fluid is already trickling down her legs.
"I hear say you been dey follow Emeka like super-glue, so na you be the gal wey no wan let Emeka notice me abi?" G-gal asked cocking an eyebrow
"I...I...errm" Betty stammered before one of the girls asked her to shut her prat.
"You wan follow me talk abi? You get the liver come get audacity join; to open that latrine talk to me? E be like say your malle no teach you manners, abi na jjc dey worry you! I need to give give you lectures for here" G-gal screamed at her,raising her hands to strike her...
Betty closed her eyes tightly expectantly,wondering how the blow will sound, when she was startled by a over-tone bass voice scowl "let her go!". She open her eyes swiftly... Jeez! They were surrounded by about 15 boys,the leader holding G-gal's arm. Yeh! She knew she was in deep trouble, they might kill her, she started confessing her sins,asking God to receive her soul when she heard G-gal argueing with the other gang leader.
"Jay-Jay, why should I? She deserve it and more, she is dating my crush, she won't let him notice me.."G-gal protested angrily.
"Your crush? Ridiculous! So you wanna punish for no crime? Aint you ashamed of your self fighting a Jjc over a guy who will never notice you?" Jay-jay said chuckling
"I want you and your gals to leave this parole now!"he added
"no i won't" G-gal said angrily
Jay-jay moved towards her,pulled her gently towards him and quitely said "Next time you try to be stubborn,ama tell my boys to rip-off your p-part, eat off your headlights,and ama derive some pleasure in designing your face so you won't make-up anymore,you bitch"
pushing her violently to the ground,he place foot on her and said" take this thrash outta ma sight", swiftly his boys grabbed her and her clique into the bush.
Betty had tried a million times to faint, but she couldn't, she couldn't stop muttering"LORD RECIEVE MY SOUL"
"And where were going to Nnem?"
she started" I...errm,i'm coming from...from...from...going...to..to..to..to..the hostel sir" "good night...go...good evening sir" she added flexing her knees.
Jay-Jay smiled"I'm Jacob,aka jay-jay,let me see off to the hostel" he said taking her hands,he walked her gently to the gate leading to the hostel rooms.
He stopped at the gate and whispered" Next time, don't walk around this late huh?! You might not be so lucky again huh?!"
"Thank you sir"Betty flexed her knees
"oh damn! I'm not sir, i'm Jay-jay" he told her
"I.. Sorry sir...i mean..Jay-Jay"
"whats your beautiful name?"he asked
"Betty," came the soft reply
"nice name, now hurry in,good night" he said,and walked away briskly,while she ran towards her room.

Thanks @efemena
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Betty smiled shyly at her friend/room-mate;Edith who just pulled a dirty joke.
"This one you're doing oju simesime for me, you wan form saint abi?" Edith started
"Which one is oju simesime again? I'm just wondering how you use dirty words without any remorse"Betty replied
"Is it bad? We're in a matured world jor. Meanwhile,have you heard from your new friend Emeka?" Edith continued
Betty's heart missed a beat,she felt shivers running through her spine"I don't know!"
"which one be that one again,this girl I dey warn you, no dey form saint for this school o"
Betty's heart raced fastly,she is not falling in love is she? No,she's just being caring. What if he should appear from no where now,is she presentable? She looked at herself all-over, a top,pencil skirt,slipper-sandals,with no make-up-hmmn,she prayed he won't see her.she was jolted back to reality;by Edith making a remark about the butt of a student who just walked into the buka they are in. She hissed at Edith,and her attention was drawn to a car that just pulled up close to the buka.
Its occupant got out,and her heartbeat increased, she quickly looked away,oh no! Not now! She groaned. "wetin happen wey you dey sound like pig abi na piglet"Edith queried
"Hy there!" Emeka said walking towards them. He was in a 3/4 shorts and T-shirt to march.
"Hy, whats up!" Edith said,trying to sound important while Betty kept mute.
He pulled a chair and sat down facing Betty, he smiled at her "Good afternoon" she said quietly
"you look good- i luv you hair-do!" Emeka said chuckling,"So how are you"
"we're fine" came Edith's quick reply.
"you're having lunch?!" he stated rather than asking
"errm yea, we're done with it,we're just about leaving..." Betty flipped not minding Edith's nudge
"You're not leaving cos i came right?" Emeka asked with a sorry look
" oh no! Not atall! We're having lectures soon." Betty replied,standing up,picking her bag,and eyeing Edith who just pinched her.
"Okay..but please can I have you phone number? I'd just call to day hi" He asked with pleading eyes.
She took his phone, typed in he phone number,"Bye" she said handing over the phone.
"Errrm, what theatre are you having lectures? Errm so that i can drop you off, I might be going that way too"Emeka stated rising slowly.
"Theatre two,the one close to the library" Edith said quickly, determined not to miss the ride.
"I'm going that way too,lemme drop you off" Emeka said,excitement creeping into his voice.
Betty couldn't help the situation anylonger,she had no choice but to oblige.
They got into the back seat,and off they went.
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Thanks a million chandel.
Thanks Kane,i promise to take note

He stood up,and moved towards the window again"hey doing this to yourself"he said chuckling and walked into his bathroom,he stared blankly at mirror,he waved at the image"hy do i knw you"he chuckled again trying to stare the image down.
He is too beautiful to be called handsome,fine-smooth skin,thick hair,bushy eyebrows and lashes,...and ooh those six packs,he is just everything a gal will pray for.he smiled again at his image,waved,and moved into the bathtub,he needed a kul shower,he need to go out,perhaps,he might find her again.

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Sighing loudly;Emeka moved away from the window towards a cushion in his sitting room,he sat down gently and rubbed his eyes swiftly,he has been standing for more than 30mins thinking of Betty. Thank God his mischievous friends went out,else it might have been talk-talk and talk.He need time to think,there is a force pulling him to Betty,her face is the new wallpaper on his mind,he sees her in all he does.
"what's happening.."he thought loudly ""this gal is giving me a hell lot of torture,can't stop thinking of her-aaargh!those eyes...she is just different" he continued. "who knows...she might not like me.."

Hy Nlanders,dnt read and walk away,comment on ut- tell me wat u think about my story