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( David Is…? )
<< WINTER MANSION >>
“I’m hopelessly in love with you, do you hear me Andrea, I love you” Aaron said when she kept watching him in silence.
“Won’t you say something?” Aaron ask as he took hold of her chin, forcing her to look at him.
“I…..I….I have to go” Andrea manage to say before dashing out of his room.
She went straight to Opal’s room and stood against the door, breathing hard.
She still can’t believe what Aaron said to her….since when did his feelings for her change….she thought, placing a hand on her thumping chest.
*****
<< TWO DAYS LATER ~ WINTER’S RESIDENCE >>
Dressed and ready for school, Opal came out of the mansion only to see Aaron waiting outside.
“Good morning” he greeted, starring after her.
“Morning. If you are waiting for Andrea then let me tell you that she’s left already”
“So early?”
“Wanted to make it to school early since it’s our first day. You don’t mind taking me alone” Opal said and when he motion for her to get into the car, she quickly got in.
Unknown to them, Ryan Winter, Aaron and Anthony’s father was watching them from the balcony.
“Who’s that girl Aaron came to pick?” Ryan ask the head housekeeper who came into the room.
“That’s Opal and she’s one of the maid in the mansion”
“Do you know if they are close?” Ryan ask, sipping the cup of tea she gave him.
“I don’t think so. I’d likely say that he’s close to Opal friend. Her name is Andrea and just some days ago, I saw her leaving his room”
“Do you think they are in a relationship?”
“Am not sure, sir”
“Do your findings. I want to know everything about this Andrea girl, okay”
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<< SUNSHINE HIGH >>
Andrea was the only one at the balcony, she smiled as she saw other students walking around the school premises, doing one thing or another.
It’s so good to have the school mixed…she thought as she brought out a ribbon to tie her hair with.
She was about doing that when someone pull the ribbon out of her hand.
“Leave your hair down, it makes you more beautiful” Anthony said and she laugh.
“Some weeks ago, you thought I was crazy” Andrea said.
“That’s because I didn’t know you were a girl and you kept doing and saying crazy things. Remember the first day we met? In the taxi?” He ask and she nodded, laughing when she remembered the crazy stunt she pulled.
“How did you know I was here?”
“Saw you from downstairs. Wanted to wish you luck on your first day” he replied.
“Thanks”
“Err…Can you tell me why you disguise yourself in the first place? We never got to talk about it” Anthony said and as briefly as she could, she told him about David.
“What if he isn’t here?”
“He is. He promise to meet again at Sunshine high and David never break his promise” Andrea said with determination.
“You say he is your first love, what if he shows up now, will you keep thinking of him as your first love?” Anthony found himself asking.
“I….I” Andrea hesitate while thinking of Aaron.
“You hesitating means that you no longer feel anything for this great love of yours” Anthony tease, relief that she’s not into this David friend of hers.
“Let’s go back downstairs, class will begin soon” he said as they both left the rooftop.
They got to the last floor only for them to run into Aaron.
“Where are you two coming from?” He ask jealously.
His gaze on Andrea who couldn’t bring herself to look at him.
She’s been doing her best to avoid him for the past two days and now, this happen.
“I just ask a question” Aaron demanded.
“Take it easy. Let Andrea go to class first and we will talk about it” Anthony said as she made to leave but Aaron stood in her way.
“You and I need to talk. You know we have to” he said, looking at her with an intense look.
“I…need to go to class” Andrea said, walking past him.
Aaron was about going after her when Anthony stop him.
“Just let her be. Don’t you see she doesn’t want to talk to you” Anthony said.
“And what makes you say that? Why the hell are you even meddling with my issue with Andrea? What are you up to this time?”
“Am not up to any….”
“Lies!” Aaron yelled at him. ” You said the same thing when I was dating Lucy”
“Lucy again? Don’t you ever plan on forgetting that?”
“Forget? You want me to forget how you betrayed me with the girl I loved?”
“I already told you that father put me up to it. I had no choice but to seduce her and you should blame Lucy for easily succumbing to me when she was dating you” Anthony said and Aaron pulled his shirt roughly.
“You feel no remorse for what you did. You knew it was wrong, you knew the right thing for you to do was to refuse father but you went ahead to do it and you don’t regret it and that’s why I can’t ever forgive you” Aaron said as he let him go.
“Don’t even think about messing with Andrea, she’s mine” Aaron added before heading to Andrea’s class.
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<< ANDREA’S CLASS >>
As soon as Andrea got to class. Opal, Stephanie and Nina called for her so she could join them.
“Glad to know we are in the same class” Andrea said, smiling at them all.
“But am a little bit sad. We won’t be sharing the same block with the guys” Nina said, sighing out.
“They probably thought we might not get along with them which is why we have a separate block ” Stephanie added.
“But we get to see them during lunch and out of class. The cafeteria, the library, the labs and the field. There’s no block stopping us from seeing them, so cheer up” Opal said.
“Oh no, it’s the witch!” Nina mutter as Andrew follow her gaze to see Sharon walk in with two girls behind.
“So, you successfully got into Sunshine high” Sharon said, glaring at Andrea.
Opal got out of her seat, coming to stand in front of Sharon.
“Heard you were the Ɓîtçh who hired pros to play with us so we can all lose” Opal said.
“I did. What are you gonna do about it?” Sharon said.
“Oh am so gonna break your bones” Opal said, launching for her but Andrea and the others held her back.
“Leave it, Opal. She’s not worth it and after all, we won ” Andrea said now standing in front of Sharon.
“That’s because they went easy on you but you should have done your best to lose cause getting into sunshine high is the worst thing you could ever do. Not only will I be a thorn in your flesh, am also going to make you regret taking my boyfriend from me” Sharon said.
“You very well know Aaron is not your boyfriend” Andrea said in return.
“Lies! Aaron and I were a couple until you came in. She’s a boyfriend stealer guys, she stole my boyfriend from me” Sharon said to the others in the class,trying to ruin Andrea’s reputation.
“Why say such nonsense when we never dated” someone said at the door way and all eyes fell on Aaron.
“Aaron” Sharon call in shock.
“I never dated you. Andrea didn’t steal me away, she didn’t have to since she already have my heart” Aaron said, taking hold of Andrea’s hand when he got to where she stood.
“Settle down everyone” The female teacher said as she walk in and instead of leaving, Aaron began to pull Andrea out of class.
“Where are you two going and didn’t the school make it clear that no boys are allowed in the girls classroom!” The teacher said to Aaron who shrug before adding.
“Then they should have done a better job by mixing the two s*x together”
“Aren’t you scared of getting a demerit!”
“Give us as much demerit as you want but am taking her with me” Aaron said and pulled a struggling Andrea out of class.
“Let go of me, Aaron” Andrea said, trying to pull her hand out of his but instead, he open the door to an empty room and pull her in, cornering her against the wall.
“Why have you been avoiding me? Why do you ignore my texts, why do your ignore my calls?” He ask, glaring down at her.
“You know why” she said, not having the courage to look at him.
“Is it because of my confession? Did you h@ťě it that much?”
“I don’t h@ťě it but what I do h@ťě is that you take me for a fool. You said you love me when I know it’s a lie, you’ve never showed me that you like me and then suddenly out of nowhere, you come out saying that you….” The rest of her words were left unsaid when he kissed her.
Andrea did her best to fight him but she was powerless to his strength, she ended up giving in, ended up letting him have his way.
“Do you still think am lying?” He ask when he ended the kiss.
“I really am in love with you, Andrea. If you still don’t believe me, give me a chance to show you how much I do, let me pursue you” he added.
“Am going to take your silence as a yes. So do not ignore my call, do not avoid me, reply my message too or I swear, am going to keep coming to see you and we will keep getting demerits, you don’t want that, right?” He ask and she shook her head.
“Let me take you back to class and also apologise to the teacher” He said finally earning a smile from her.
*****
<< WINTER MANSION ~ EVENING >>
“Where’s my father?” Anthony ask the maid he met cleaning the sitting room.
“In his study, sir” The maid said and immediately, he went to the study.
He stood by the door about to knock when he heard his father conversation on the phone.
“I want you to do your best in hiding the truth. I don’t want my son finding out about him being brought up at the hope orphanage home and I don’t want the David name being link to him”
“Currently, there’s a girl who’s in search of him. I don’t want her finding him which is why I want you to go to that orphanage home and destroy wh@ťěver thing that has to do with David” he said before ending the call.
That gave Anthony the cue to go into his office, startling the poor man.
“What are you doing here?” Ryan Winter ask.
“Remember you sent me a message that I should come see you but that aside, what’s this about David and the orphanage home?”
“You heard it all?” Ryan ask.
“I did and just this morning. Andrea told me that she’s looking for her childhood friend called David and that they both grew up in the hope orphanage home”
“Well that’s…a coincidence”
“You know who David is right? Tell me who it is” Anthony demanded, looking fierce.
“David is none other than……”
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