LIVING WITH MY TEACHER - CHAPTER 43&44
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Julius and Mindy walked silently side by side as they mingled together.
Her body was there but her mind was thinking about Pascal.
She ended up taking a walk with Julius because there was no sign that Pascal would show up but silently she was praying for him to show up.
She was lost in thought even though they were walking together. She suggested for them to have fun but she wasn’t acting on it.
She kept sighing every passing second, and Julius noticed it.
She kept glancing at her phone expectantly. She called him again but he didn’t pick up.
“It seems you were to meet with someone else here, maybe the person didn’t show up and you decided to go with me, am I right?” He suddenly asked, and she looked at him.
She swallowed hard.
“I…
“You don’t need to say anything, I understand, I think it’s best if you go home, you won’t enjoy being here with me” He said and she felt guilty.
“Are you mad?”
“Mad? At my boss’s daughter? Oh!! I still love my job” He replied dramatically, and she didn’t know when she started laughing.
“You are funny” She laughed, and he smiled.
“Let’s continue walking” She said after laughing.
They resumed the walk.
The beautiful lights in the place were so bright making it look like daytime.
He stopped when they got to a stand where strawberries were being sold.
“Do you like strawberries?” He asked, facing her.
“Yes” She replied.
“Let’s get it then” He smiled, and they walked there.
AN HOUR LATER*
Pascal was still on the spot, he didn’t leave the spot since she said those hurtful words to her.
His eyes were red with tears and he couldn’t stop it from continuously falling.
He sniffed loudly, and finally stood up.
He walked dejectedly to his room, and immediately he got to his room, he went into the bathroom and soaked himself inside the bathtub.
He allowed his tears to do the talking for him, his tears were showing how hurt he was. He started remembering the moment he had with her and his tears fell torrentially.
Was all that just a play to her? Did she really mean what she said? Yes, she was serious.
“We are not in the same league, she is older, maybe I should stick to myself, I expected much tho” He said and finally dipped his head into the bathtub.
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Laurent got home after an hour, and immediately he stepped into the mansion, he started breaking the things he saw on his way.
His veins were visible on his skin, showing how deeply angry he was. He was already stabbing Pascal in his head.
“That low life bastard, are they dating secretly or what? I need to know his relationship with her, how did he even know I was there with her? How did he even get inside?” He yelled, and pushed a table to the floor.
“Laurent” His ?îtçh came rushing downstairs when she heard the noise.
She was practically naked as usual, bra and P@?tî??.
She walked to him and grabbed his hand when he was about to destroy another thing.
“Why are you this way? Did she turn you down?” She asked mockingly, and he hit her on the face.
She fell on the floor with a little cut on her lips, there was no surprise on her face, this isn’t the first time he would be slapping her.
She stood up and faced him.
“You should calm down, you need a good smoke now…And my p@zzy will calm you down” She said, touching his chest seductively.
He hit her hand away and started going upstairs.
“You won’t resist my p@zzy” She smiled and went after him.
MANON’S ROOM*
Manon was looking at her phone like she was expecting a call when the phone started ringing. Landon.
She smiled and answered the call but it turned out to be a VC.
He is cooking in the kitchen and she could see everything in the kitchen.
He was putting the ingredients in what he was cooking.
“Manon” He smiled.
“Landon”
“I expected London” He cracked, and she rolled eyes.
“How was today?” He asked.
“Fine, WBU?” She asked.
“I wasn’t expecting you to ask that so I didn’t check to know how my day was” He replied.
“Landon!!” She frowned, and he laughed.
“You cook? Wow!”
“I don’t only cook in the kitchen, I can cook in the other room too” He winked.
“What other room?” She eyed him.
“In the bedroom” He replied, and she gasped.
“Issh” She almost blushed but she stopped herself.
“What are you cooking?” She asked, trying to see what was in the pot but it wasn’t clear to her.
“Just simple macaroni” He replied, and turned his chest to her.
She went silent immediately when she saw his chest, and she didn’t know when she started admiring his chest’s features.
How can a man be this flawless?
He caught her staring and he knowingly coughed.
Manon blinked back to her senses and when she looked into his eyes, she knew he caught her staring.
“Good night” She said embarrassingly, and hung up.
She fell on the bed and covered her face with a pillow.
“What’s wrong with you?” She groaned.
NEXT MORNING*
Josephine was making breakfast in the kitchen when Pascal came in but he stopped at the door when he saw her in the kitchen. She turned back and their eyes met.
They stared at each other.
His eyes were with dark circles under, and his eyes were swollen. He didn’t have any sleep last night.
“Good morning” He said blankly, without waiting for her reply, he started leaving.
She looked at him till he went out. She sighed, and when she remembered the dark circles under his eyes and his swollen eyes, she sighed again.
Forty-five minutes later, Josephine finished cooking and after setting the table with the breakfast, she walked to his room to inform him.
She stopped at the door and she started knocking on the door. No answer.
“Pascal, breakfast is ready” She said loudly. Still no answer.
She knocked on the door five times but no answer came from him.
She reluctantly left his door and walked back to the dining table.
She started eating but she couldn’t eat upto ten spoons when she lost her appetite.
She dropped the spoon and started sighing.
SPRINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL*
Josephine’s car drove into the school and just then Laurent’s car drove in and parked.
They came out at the same and their eyes met, Josephine looked away and started walking to her office but he went after her.
“Josephine” He called but she didn’t stop.
“Josephine” He called, and she stopped to give him an angry stare.
“Can you just please act like we don’t know each other, avoid me please” She said icily and walked away.
“You will be mine no matter what” He said, and his phone started ringing.
He checked to see Josephine’s father on the line. He smiled before picking.
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Nathan was getting worried as the minutes turned into hours. He looked at his dial log and dialed Pascal’s number again but he didn’t pick up.
“What’s going on?” He muttered.
“Hey!” Jerry sat with him, and he looked at Jerry.
“What’s up? What about Pascal? He’s not picking my calls, he hardly misses a class” Jerry asked.
Nathan was about to say something when a teacher entered the class.
“Nathan” The teacher called, and Nathan answered.
“Where’s the class captain?”
“He’s not in school” Nathan replied.
“He’s not in school, is he sick?”
“I don’t know, he’s not picking my calls” Nathan replied.
“That’s strange, he never misses a class” The teacher said before leaving.
Nathan’s mind went to Josephine’s mood when she was teaching in the class.
“Jerry, see you later if I don’t come back then let’s see tomorrow” Nathan said.
“You are going to Pascal’s house?” Jerry asked, and he nodded.
“Let’s go together” Jerry said.
“No, stay back, you will update me about the lessons I’m going to miss” Nathan smiled and walked out immediately.
He came across some girls and they started calling his name but he ignored them till he walked out.
PASCAL’S APARTMENT*
The taxi halted and Nathan came out immediately, he paid the taxi driver and ran to the door.
He tried opening the door and luckily it wasn’t locked. He went in and walked straight to Pascal’s room.
He opened the door and his eyes widened when he saw Pascal in bed, he was covering his body with the sheets.
“Pascal” He called and went to bed.
He tossed the sheets away and Pascal opened his eyes.
“Ayo” He called weakly.
“What is wrong with you?” Nathan asked worriedly.
“I’m fine” He replied but Nathan knew he was lying.
He touched his body and he gasped, he was burning badly.
“Your temperature is high, are you sick? Let’s go to the hospital” Nathan said at once.
“I’m not sick”
“Tell me, wait! you cried and you didn’t sleep well last night, did this have to do with Josephine, she wasn’t herself in school and I noticed?”
“I confessed my love to her yesterday but she told me she isn’t in the same league with me, she asked me not to love her, she told me that all the kisses were nothing to her” Pascal said, fighting back his tears.
“She loves you, she is only thinking about what the people would say, you know what just act like you don’t have her time” Nathan said in his mind.
He got on the bed and hugged him.
“It will be okay, just give her space” He said.
His phone started ringing and Nathan took it instead.
“Mindy” He looked at Pascal.
Pascal took the phone from him and answered the call.
“Mindy, let’s meet at Golden Knight tonight, I will explain everything to you, please” Pascal said straight.
“You would show up right?” She asked.
“Sure” He replied, and she hung up.
“Who’s she?”
“Josephine’s bestie” He replied.
“You know what, let’s go home, sitting in bed and thinking about her won’t help, let’s go cook noodles beef, your favorite” Nathan said, trying to cheer him up.
“I’m not interested”
“I’m not taking no from you, you are burning up, we are going home, you need something to distract your mind” Nathan said.
“Ok buddy” Pascal said. Nathan smiled.
Nathan took out his phone and texted Camila.
GOLDEN KNIGHT~8PM*
Pascal got there before Mindy and he waited for twenty minutes before her car stopped there.
She came out of the car and she ran excitedly to him.
“Pascal” She jumped on him, hugging him tightly.
“I missed you” She said.
“I missed you too” He replied, putting her down.
“You are not okay” She said, looking at his face.
“I’m sorry about last night” He said, avoiding her initial question.
“I was busy… ” She suddenly hugged him, stopping his statement halfway.
“No need to explain, it’s fine, you are here now” She smiled.
“Let’s go and watch the stars tonight, the moon is out so bright today” She said, holding his hands.
“Who’s paying for the tickets?” He asked.
“Me” She replied cutely.
Josephine came out of a store nearest to golden knights and she was about to enter her car when she saw Mindy and Pascal together.
Her hands tightened on the bag she was holding and she kept up with the stare.
She narrowed her eyes as they started walking towards the building.
She watched them go in, and she quickly got into her car. She drove there and she came out.
She rushed into the building and bought a ticket immediately.
A guard blocked Pascal and Mindy and they showed their tickets.
“You two look perfect together” The guard said as he gave them a pass.
“Thank you” Mindy blushed, and looked at Pascal who smiled back at her.
They walked upstairs and started walking to the bridge road where they would get the perfect view of the stars.
They stood there and they started staring at the stars. The moon was in the center of the sky, glowing brightly.
“It’s beautiful” She smiled, and he nodded.
“Beautiful like you” She said, and he looked at her.
She took his hand, and he looked at where her hand held him. He smiled.
Josephine got there but she stopped at the base of the bridge stairs and she started watching them from there. Her eyes went to where she was holding his hand. She swallowed hard.
Her heart started beating so fast when Mindy brought her face closer, Josephine’s hands started tightening on the rails as she held them for support.
She saw Mindy’s lips reeling in and she started shaking.
Pascal stood still without making an attempt to stop her.
Mindy closed the space between them and Josephine turned and started running downstairs, she almost fell on the stairs. She got out of the building and entered her car.
She sat in the car and started replaying the scene in her head.
She grabbed the wheel, tightening her hands on it, and she started imagining them kissing feverishly.
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