LIVING WITH MY TEACHER - CHAPTER 21&22
#UNEDITED
Nathan and Camila are currently sitting on his bed beside each other but there’s no communication going on between them. They are not looking at each other, their faces are straight.
The only sounding thing in the room was their breaths and heartbeats.
“I understand what you feel going through all these but what you just tried doing now just showed you are a coward” Camila spoke up.
Nathan slowly turned his face to her and bit on his lips.
“Giving up on music won’t help you, you have to keep fighting, you need to show those record labels that you can do it solo, you don’t need them to be a successful artist, you don’t need anybody to blow in the music industry, you are good, discouragement shouldn’t stop you from what you love or else you will regret it later” She said, looking at him.
“You really think I will make it, I have been..”
“I know you will make it, delay is not denial Nathan, it doesn’t matter how long it takes if you are destined for greatness then believe me you will make it” She cut him off, and he sighed heavily.
“I can help you, I love music and I can write songs too” She said and he gave her a surprise look.
“How?”
“That’s the part of me that I don’t show to people but I have a song book and my biggest dream is to become a singer one day, we can join hands together and help each other” She replied.
“Do you have an IG account?” She asked.
“No” He replied.
“That’s a bad stand for you, you need to create an account with Instagram, you will start with freestyles and dance videos and before you know it you will start having followers and gradually things will start changing.. It’s a good thing I met you, I got things in mind but first open an account” She smiled.
Nathan looked at her and smiled.
Her words took him to another dimension, a zone where his brain hasn’t settled in, she build up his courage again and now the zeal to continue started coming back.
“You will pass for a motivational speaker” He said and she laughed.
Nathan pulled her into a hug and wrapped his arms around her.
“I’m sorry for hugging you but I just need to do this” He whispered.
“Shssh!!” She smiled and hugged him back.
They stayed in that position for long before breaking it.
Their eyes balled into each other and they smiled.
“Thank you for coming and how did you know my house?” He said.
“You told me your home address” She said and pushed his head.
Nathan laughed.
“You should pay me for bringing you back to your senses” She said, balancing her hands on the bed.
“What should I pay you with?” He asked, staring at her.
“Let’s go out” She bashed her lips cutely.
Nathan looked at her innocent cute face and smiled widely.
“What?”
“You are beautiful” He said and stood up.
“I will get dressed” He said and walked to his closet.
Heat rose to Camila’s cheeks as his words rang in her head. This is the first time a guy will say this to her and coming from him is so special.
She was still blushing when she turned her head and her breath knocked out when she saw Nathan’s back view.
He was shirtless and only his back was on her but she should come swore it different things to her.
She couldn’t look away from the hottie in front of her.
She kept staring till he wore his shirt, and he looked back, she bit her lips before turning.
He smiled and walked to her, she looked up immediately.
“I’m done, let’s go” He smiled.
“Stop smiling” She said.
“You are falling already?” He winked and she smiled.
“Jerk” She smiled and started walking out.
“Hey! Wait for me” He laughed.
“Ahhh!! I want to die” Manon groaned tiredly as she sat on a chair.
She has been working nonstop since Camila went out leaving only her in the eatery. It’s hectic and tiring too.
She took the bottle water that was on the table before her and just as she was about to open it, her phone started ringing.
She sluggishly stretched her to where it was laying.
She got it to check, and she saw it was an unsaved number but she recognized the number.
“Why is he calling me?” She squeezed her face before picking up.
“Hello miss” Landon’s voice came up in a silly grin and Manon could already feel him smirking annoyingly.
“Jerk, what is it?” She snapped.
“Jerk? Okay in case you forgot my name I’m Landon Andre” He said.
“I don’t need your name” She fired.
“Hey! Why the unfriendliness? We ain’t fighting are we?” He asked.
“Wh@??ver, why are you calling me?” She asked.
“I want to know your name” He replied and she hissed loudly.
“You don’t deserve to know my name”
“But you know mine”
“I didn’t ask you to tell me yours” She scoffed, placing a hand on the table surface.
“Gosh!! Can you stop be hard?” He groaned and silence took over for a minute.
“Okay, I’m Manon, What else?” She said.
“Manon, mind going on a dinner date with me?” He asked.
“Are you trying to ask me out?” She blinked.
“I’m trying to know when you will block my number and when you are ready for the dinner night, give me a call, Manon”
Manon made to yelled at him but he hung up before she could even say a word.
“Arrgh!!! He’s so full of himself, I h@?? his guts, who even told him I’m interested in the d@mn dinner, bastard London” She said.
“It’s Landon and he’s cute” Her mind corrected.
“Eew, he’s ugly in my book, it’s better to call him landiot, gosh!!” Manon frowned.
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“You are full of energy” Nathan laughed as he walked on the vehicle -free street with Camila.
No vehicle is allowed on the street, no taxi, no passing of any car or a bicycle.
Only people are allowed to make use of the street.
“It’s fun hanging out this way” She said and they looked at each other.
“Yeah” He nodded and faced the road.
“So you haven’t dated before?” She asked and he faced her.
“Yes, I still can’t believe that I’m single at 21” He replied and she moved closer to him.
“You are still a virgin” She said.
“Yeah, what about you?” He asked and she quickly looked away from his face.
“I once dated a jerk and he broke up with me the following week, he was so good with words that he brainwashed me and I gave my…..” She stopped and looked into his eyes.
“You gave your body to him?” He asked gently and she nodded.
“How old are you?”
“19” She replied.
“I got disflowered earlier this year when I turned nineteen” She said, sadness filled her eyes.
“I want to punch his face, he’s bastard for doing that” He said with anger on his face, and when Camila saw the look on his face she smiled.
“Look, grilled beef” She shouted excitedly and Nathan looked at where her hand was pointing at.
“You love it?” He asked and she nodded excitedly.
“Let’s go get some sticks” She took his hand and started running with him to the beef grill.
“Can we have four sticks of beef?” She asked.
“Yes” The seller smiled and packaged the four sticks for her.
She made to pay but Nathan stopped her, he paid instead.
She gave one stick to him and they started walking away as they ate from the sticks.
“You really love this” He said at how fast and excited she was eating.
“It’s my favorite” She smiled.
“Do you know what we call it in my language?” He asked.
“No, tell me” She replied interestingly.
“It’s called suya in Nigeria” He said.
“Su….Suuya” She pronounced funnily.
“Suya” He corrected and started laughing.
“Stop!!” She pouted but he continued laughing.
“Nathan!!!” She called but he laughed harder.
*****
Josephine came out of the car after packing in the mini garage, she was driving to her parents mansion for the dinner when her monthly period came unexpected so she had to come back.
She entered the house and met Pascal in the room, he blinked surprisingly.
He wasn’t expecting her back this soon.
“Miss Josephine” He stood.
“Something came up, I will be in my room” She replied and hurriedly went to her room.
Pascal’s eyes followed her but he looked away and sat down.
Josephine went into her room and went straight into her bathroom. She got new pads and after taking her bath she dressed up and came out.
She went to the living room but immediately she got there, she felt a sharp pain in her tummy. She ignored it and settled down beside Pascal but it increased and she squeezed her face.
“Are you alright?” He asked and she nodded.
“I cook” He said, and when she made to talk the pain came harder and she groaned holding her stomach.
“Miss Josephine” He called as she started sweating.
“What’s happening to you?” He asked with worry in his eyes.
“My menstrual….cramps” She muttered in pain, her eyes closing slowly.
“Do you always experience it?” He asked.
“I do but not always” She replied and tears came out of her eyes.
Pascal’s heart was in shred as he saw tears slipping out of her eyes.
“Boil water for me, please” She said with difficulty.
“Take me to my room” She added.
Pascal took her to her room and after dropping her on the bed, he ran to the kitchen and connected the electric kettle to the socket. He kept checking it as he was getting impatient till it got boiled.
He poured it in a cup and rushed out of the kitchen but in his haste he fell and the cup fell from him, the water spilling on the floor, some of it got his hand.
“Ahhhhhh!!!” He winced.
He stood up and went back to the kitchen, he connected the electric kettle back and waited till the water boiled. He poured it in another cup and carefully walked out this time.
He got to her room and helped her up, she took the cup from him and drank the water.
She laid back on the bed and Pascal sat beside her.
He began looking at her with care and concern in his eyes.
She suddenly groaned as the pain persisted, she started crying.
“It got worse” She said painfully.
Pascal did the only thing that came to his head instantly.
He raised her shirt up from her tummy and she gave him a questionable brow.
“What… are you…. doing?” She asked with teary eyes.
“I want to massage your tummy, it might help” He replied and she nodded a little.
Pascal started the massage on her tummy and it only took five minutes when the pain started reducing.
“How are you feeling now?” He stopped to ask her.
“It’s reducing” She replied and he smiled before continuing.
He did it for another five minutes and this time the pain really went away. It really helped.
He looked at her and found her eyes closed.
“Is she sleeping?” He wondered and continued massaging. His hands met with her bellybutton and she didn’t know when a Mõ@? came out from her lips.
“Ou!!”
“I’m sorry, should I stop?” He asked.
She opened her eyes and looked at him. She could clearly heard the care and concern in his voice and that got her smiling.
“Don’t stop” She replied and he continued.
She was lovin’ how his hands were moving on her skin, she know this isn’t right, he’s her student and she is older, she shouldn’t be feeling this way but she couldn’t help it. His hands were so soothing and it was doing magic on her tummy, she wasn’t in control of her emotions again.
It was crazy!!!
Pascal touched her belly button and she released another low Mõ@?.
Pascal took his hands away with the thought that maybe he hurt her but she opened her eyes and took his hands, placing it directly on her belly button.
“Keep massaging it, please”
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