Crystal rushed into the room while I was helping Juliana zip up her cloth and we turned to her with a questioning look.

"Is someone chasing you?" I queried and she shook her head before smiling.

"Ziba is here," she announced and I fluttered my lashes while Juliana turned to her.

"What do you mean by that?" Juliana inquired and Crystal's smile increased and that left me perplexed, why was she so happy about Ziba being here?

"Looks like he's trying to win K.Y over," she nudged my shoulders and I pursed my lips.

"Oh please," I waved my palm and she wriggled her brows.

"Anyway, he's here to pick us up, he's waiting downstairs," she announced and I shared a look with Juliana.

"Have you forgotten Tise would drop us? Just tell him to leave," I told her and she wagged her index finger.

"I can't do that, whereas don't you think we're taking Tise's kindness as our right, and I know you don't like stuffs like that, so, let's just go with Ziba, after all we are going to the same place," she tried convincing and I puckered my brows.

"Well, I think we should go with Ziba," Juliana stated and I turned to her with a confused look.

Crystal smiled in victory before talking, "Anyway, it looks like two guys are over you, I can't wait to see them fight," she wriggled her brows at me again and I tried rolling my eyes but it ended up making me look funny.

Juliana bobbed her head before moving closer to Crystal, "The show will be so interesting," she muttered but I could still hear her, they both erupted into laughter while I shook my head.

"You guys are mistaken, moreso I'm not ready for any drama," I told them before walking to my bed to pick up my bag.

"Hmm, a drama over K.Y, I'm not a chair, ehn, when will they fight over me too?" Crystal uttered in that dramatic tone of hers while I eyed her.

"Abi oo, God when!" Juliana added and I shook my head before walking out of the room. I wonder if I should head to Tise's room and tell him not to worry about taking us to the tutorial but then decided against it as he hadn't woke up when I dropped his breakfast earlier, he was looking peaceful so I didn't want to disturb his sleep as I noticed he'd been having nightmares lately.

"Hey," I heard Ziba's deep voice greet and I smiled slowly. I wonder how he was able to enter the living room 'cause strangers weren't allowed in the house but then it was certainly Crystal's work.

"Hi," I waved at him and he smiled.

"I thought it would be nice if we attend the lessons together," he explained and I bobbed my head though I didn't like the idea of it.

I couldn't respond as Juliana and Crystal came down looking excited about the whole thing, Ziba took the lead as he led us to his car and immediately we got to where he parked his car, Crystal and Juliana quickly entered the back seat leaving me to sit at the front, I threw my friends a deadly look while they stuck their tongues at me before I entered the car.

"So, Ziba thanks for picking us up this morning, it was so thoughtful of you," Juliana started and I smirked at her.

Ziba opened his mouth to reply but Crystal beat him to it, "And if you don't mind, I hope it can continue this way, abi, what are friends for?"  She turned to Juliana who nodded in accordance.

"That's true, we'll so much appreciate it," Juliana added and I gave them warning looks which they ignored then I turned to Ziba with a tight-lipped smile.

"Umm, don't mind them, Crystal is actually rehearsing her lines and Juliana is being a good friend," I countered and Ziba erupted into laughter, why was he laughing?

"I don't mind picking you guys up every day, so, no worries," he finally said after laughing for years.

I scrunched my brows and threw my friends who were giggling a glower.

"But won't we inconvenience you?" I continuedand Ziba glanced at me before responding.

"Not at all, it's boring being in the car alone," he concluded and I sighed in defeat, just what on earth got into Crystal and Juliana, I wonder whose sides they were on and why are they even trying to matchmake the two of us when they were the ones in need of a boyfriend? I don't even think I could deal with boyfriend drama now when I was still trying to straighten my life, I had Kike and Keyshia to worry about and most importantly my future so, boyfriend was a no-no, it would only end up being a distraction.

I didn't know when we got to the tutorial centre until Ziba announced it and my friends got out of the car, I thanked him before getting down and hurried after my friends who were trying to leave me alone with Ziba.

"Shouldn't one of you seduce Ziba?" I squeezed myself in their middle and draped my hands around their shoulders with Crystal being at the left and Juliana at the right side.

"He's totally into you," Crystal replied and I pinched her cheeks.

"We've only attended lesson for a week and you already believe that? Anyway, aren't you guys the one in need of a boyfriend? I don't think I can ever date Ziba, so, Crystal I think you should go for him, you've known him for a while right?"

She halted her walk making Juliana and I do that too.

"I have my eyes on someone else," she ran off after that while I smiled and Juliana chuckled.

"Do you know the person?" I turned to Juliana who shook her head before we resumed our walk. We got to our class few minutes after that and met others the way they'd always been in the past week; a rowdy class with couples being at every corner and the serious ones reading their books and others just going from one place to the other.

Juliana and I exchanged greetings with few people before going to our seats, we were having a discussion with our physics teacher's right hand student who was explaining our assignment to us; one Juliana and I had only attempted so it won't be as if we didn't do anything, we knew we would surely get it wrong but then I was really weak in physics as I'd narrowly passed it in my WAEC, though Tumi had mentioned to me that Tise was good in physics but I just didn't want to ask him for help.

The physics teacher stepped in and after the normal greetings, he demanded for us to submit the assignments to his right hand student before commencing the day's work then he informed us we'll be having a weekly test at the end of every week and it would be a CBT test to prepare us for our JAMB.

He left after that and we took a short break before Biology class, Juliana and I decided to visit Crystal in her class but she entered our class with Ziba, she winked at me before dragging Juliana out of the class and I groaned in annoyance.

"Looks like your friends really want us to be together," he started and I forced a smile.

"Don't mind them, they're being childish."

He shook his head and sat in front of me facing me squarely while I creased my brows.

"They're not being childish though, they have insight," he uttered and I gave a small smile not knowing what to say.

"Crystal told you I like you, right?" He continued and I shrugged, he wanted to say something but the sound from my phone impeded him, looking down at my phone, I realised it was a call from Tise and I blinked my eyes, he wasn't someone to call but rather message me.

"Umm, excuse me," I said before picking the call while he bobbed his head.

"Hello," I greeted.

"Hi, I just got up from bed, I totally forgot you guys were going for tutorials, how did you get there?" Tise's voice came from the other end and my face morphed into a smile, Ziba gave me a concerned look which I ignored, I wonder why he was still looking at me while I was on a call.

"Um, a friend picked us, you know the one I told you about the other day," I explained and I heard him mutter but it wasn't audible enough for me to hear.

"Oh, I see, sorry I slept off," he apologized and my smile increased.

"There's no need to apologize, you're only helping us, anyway, have you eaten breakfast?"

"Nope, I didn't know you cooked," he replied.

"I did, it's on your table, you can just tell one of the maids to heat it up."

"Oh, why didn't you wake me when you came?"

I placed my hand on the table and noticed Ziba's eyes were still fixed on me and somehow it made me uncomfortable.

"I noticed you were sleeping soundly, you haven't had a peaceful sleep in days," I pointed out hoping he wouldn't get angry or chastise me, I mean we were somehow way past the boss and cook thing but still he was still my boss.

"That's right, anyway, I need to get prepared for school."

I lifted my brows, "You have a class?"

"Yeah, this afternoon."

"Oh, talk to you later then," he hung up after that and I dropped my phone beside my notebook.

"Looks like it's someone important," Ziba started and I raised my head to look at him.

"Umm, not really," I shook my head and he nodded.

"But your face says otherwise, I mean you're still smiling," I pointed out and I touched my face, my smile disappeared immediately.

"I didn't notice that."

"Your boyfriend?" He asked curiously and I fluttered my lashes. Wait, what?

I erupted into laughter and he looked at me intently then I cleared my throat.

"How did you know it was a guy? What if it was my sister?"

He lifted his shoulders in a half shrug, "It's as clear as crystal, I'm sure it was a boy."

I nodded, "Well, maybe you're right."

He smiled, "So, is he your boyfriend?"

I blinked my eyes. Boyfriend? I'm not sure that could ever happen between Tise and I, I mean he was way past my league but then should I say that to Ziba? Maybe to get him off my back? Well, Crystal and Juliana would surely ruin it.

Just as I made to respond, the Biology teacher entered and Ziba smiled at me before walking out of the class while Juliana walked in with a mischievous look.

Sorry for disappearing all this while, I just had a lot of things going on.

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