WOUNDED đ˘ đ
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BY RUTHIE LEE đ¸ đ¸
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EPISODE 26
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We both heard a knock on the door and Kingsley who was walking out of his room at that moment was the one who went to answer the door.
âWhat are you doing here?â Kingsleyâs voice stated at the door and I already guessed who it was immediately.
âBe less rudeâ I heard Cynthiaâs voice and she walked into the room shoving Kingsley aside.
Seeing Samuel and I she paused. She breathed out softly and turned to Kingsley who was behind her.
âHereâ she said shoving the plastic bag in her hands to him.
âWhat is this?â Kingsley asked, giving a suspicious look as he took the bag from her.
âYour clothes!â Cynthia replied.
âi told you itâs okay, you can keep itâ Kingsley shrugged.
âas ifâ Cynthia scoffed.
âAnyways bye Sammyâ Cynthia stated and walked out of the house.
âGreat, how Iâm invisible.â I smiled and Samuel laughed. âSorryâ he stated.
âItâs okay, I made her hate me, itâs fineâ I shrugged with a smile.
Kingsley sighed and dropped the plastic bag on one of the couch and turned to us.
âAnyways, I was just texting some of my guys and they told me about a party coming up tomorrow night, you guys up for it?â Kingsley grinned.
âAnother one of those parties? Please!â Samuel scoffed.
âOh nobody cares if you come Sammy, you are not a party pooper, donât strain yourself okayâ Kingsley clicked his tongue.
Samuel looked offended and he turned to me. âDonât listen to himâ I shook my head at him.
âOh of course heâll listen to me, heâs not deafâ Kingsley smirked. âWhat about you Bri⌠You coming?â Kingsley asked.
âBridget is too sick to go anywhere donât ask her thatâ Samuel snarled.
âHe quiet lover boy, youâre not Bridgetâ Kingsley rolled his eyes and then sitting on the couch.
âSo Bri⌠What do you say?â he smiled at me and Samuel shot him a glare.
I Turned to Samuel. âIâm not sick Sam⌠Thanks to you and I canât just keep staying gloomy like this, I love partiesâ I confessed with a smile.
âBut youâre not strong enoughâ Samuel stated lowly.
âIâm as strong as ever, and staying put in one place wonât do me any good, and come on, itâs a party, we get to live once Samuel. Iâm going and youâre definitely coming tooâ I stated and Samuel sighed.
âOkay thenâ he grumbled.
Kingsley gave a weird laugh saying âNote to self, if Samuel doesnât agree on anything you ask him, make Bridget bait or use Bridget in order to make him agreeâ.
âCan you shut upâ I rolled my eyes.
âWhat? Itâs not like Iâm wrong about it!â Kingsley smiled.
âAnyways, I better go now since you two look like youâre about to bite meâ kingsley stood up and left the living room in light speed.
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After dinner I ended up in Samuelâs room and bed again and wrapped myself in his blanket. It was so comforting and for some reason I didnât even want to ever go back to my own hostel.
Samuel walked into his room with a phone⌠My phone in his hand and he handed it to me.
âItâs been ringing since forever, silently.â he said.
I took the phone from him and looked down at it.
âTochiâ I sighed.
I called her back wondering why she was calling and she picked up at the first ring.
âfinally Bridget!â she announced into the phone.
âYeah?â I stated lowly.
âWhere have you been Iâve been trying to call you, itâs nighttime and I havenât seen you since like foreverâ she ranted on the phone.
Oh she cares.
âAm at Samuelâsâ I stated and I could feel her pause.
âI thought you guys broke upâ she stated.
âWe did.â I replied.
âOh okay, anyways I heard you passed out and to be honest fear gripped me when I couldnât reach you, but youâre fine and thatâs okayâ she stated and I felt her smile.
âAnyways, thanks for caring⌠And callingâ it was awkward saying that, I didnât know why, and I cut the call.
I breathed out heavily and fell back on the door.
âExams are coming upâ Samuel said after realising the room was too quiet.
âYeahâ I replied.
âI can already feel the tensionâ Samuel added.
âWell Iâm not feeling anything!â I smiled.
âMaybe thatâs because youâve felt too many things for too long.â Samuel said and I gave him a look from the corner of my eyes.
âNo offenseâ he said immediately.
âOffense takenâ I rolled my eyes and he laughed.
âThatâs why we need to ditch the party and get ready to start studyingâ Samuel said.
Heâs definitely not a party person.
âNoâ I shook my head and rolled over now lying on my stomach.
âSince the exams are coming up, this is definitely why we need to attend the party, get all cranky and crazy before the tension the exam will bring kill us all, parties relieves tension a bit you know, even stress or some sad thoughtsâ I stated making a point to Samuel.
âWellâŚI get what you mean but I donât see how parties relieves tension or stress or anything nopeâ Samuel blurted out shaking his head.
âOkay well, for instance youâre going through some rough moments in your life, when youâre alone the memory, the thoughts of whatâs making your life rough suddenly picks up their pace and to your mental screen when youâre alone, it weighs you down and leave you more depress, but then when you go to a party, the music for instance takes over your head, your body on the inside and outside goes with the beat of the music, your heart in synchronisation with the rhythm, that only will shove the thoughts, and then the best part is the drinks⌠I canât believe Iâm explaining this to you Samuel, I thought youâre smarter than this.â I simpered.
âIâm not as smart as everyone thinksâ Samuel smiled.
âAdmitting defeat, now that is one smart thing to doâ. I smiled back.
We both stared at each other without saying anything and I stretched my hand forward to him. He looked at my hand and watched me snitch his hand.
âCome sit on the bedâ I tell him.
He didnât hesitate, or gave a questionable or shy face and just did as I say.
As he sat down, I slowly got up and hugged him from behind, resting my head on his shoulder, and my hands tightening around his solid waist.
âYou seem Clingy todayâ Samuel blurted.
âSince Iâve met you, Iâve always been clingyâ my response kind of took him by surprise and I felt as his heart pace up.
I smiled.
âDid you get flustered by that?â I asked teasingly.
âWhat are you talking about, I did notâ he tried to lie.
I laughed. âMy head is clearly resting on your back, I can hear your heart Sam⌠It sped up after I said thatâ
âSince when did you become a psychologist?â Samuel scoffed.
âSince I met you!â I replied.
I laughed out loud when I felt his body tense.
Of course he can never change. Thatâs the fun part about being with Samuel is when he gets flustered, it contagious and does the same to you, you flustering him up is actually making you flustered, that heâs flustered. Itâs cute
Oh, how I missed this, itâs been ages since Iâve hold him like this.
This is everything.!
âSamuelâŚâ I called. âI love youâŚâ I stated.
Realising its the first time Iâm saying that, I smiled.
But it hit Samuel differently cause he froze and his heart paced up again.
âAnd there your heart beat goes again.â I laughed placing my hand on his chest to feel as his heart almost slammed out of his rib cage.
Samuel grabbed my hand and turned around immediately, his eyes reading hurt took me by surprise.
âw-whatâs wrong?â I asked.
He furrowed his brows immediately I said that.
âWhat is it?â I asked cupping his cheeks.
âI was supposed to say it firstâ he replied, his voice low and his eyes, not on me but on the pillow.
I paused and blinked rapidly. âsay what first?â I asked.
âWhat you just said.â Samuel said looking a little destruct.
âWaitâŚâ I laughed realising what he meant.
I hugged him.
âSam. It doesnât matter who says I love you first, we can tell how we both feel for each other even without saying, it I know how you feel towards me.â I smiled snuggling up around his neck.
âBut stillâŚâ
âIt still doesnât matter!â I interrupted.
We both remained quiet until he finally breathed out. âI love you.â
My heart sped up, but I kept my cool.
âI knowâ I smiled.
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The next morning I left Samuelâs residence and went back to my hostel and when I got to my room I wanted to pass out seeing how gloomy everything looked, unlike Samuelâs room where itâs bright full of life.
After having a shot friendly conversation with Tochi, I got on my bed and took another nap.
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The day went by so quickly, and thatâs how Saturdays are, they take so long to arrive and while finally arriving, they go by so fast!.
It was evening, the sun had already set and while having dinner with Tochi, a knock came in at the front door.
Tochi got the door and the familiar voices made me sigh.
Cynthia and two other boys walked in.
I recognized the boys but I donât know how I recognized them.
âHI⌠Bridget!â one of them flashed his teeth at me.
âHiâ I gave a questionable look. How does he know my name.
âUhm.. Bri⌠This is my friend Emmanuel and Austin, youâve met them before, the first day you got here I thinkâ Tochi and I suddenly recall seeing them.
I nodded and glanced at Cynthia who was acting like she doesnât know me. Well itâs not like I know her too.
âYouâre going to slow is us down, I canât believe you havenât gotten ready yet!â Cynthiaâs voice said.
âIâm sorryâ Tochi apologized. âIâll go get dressed nowâ
Tochi grabbed her empty plate and then a dress she suddenly pulled out of her bag and head to the bathroom.
Her friends waited patiently for her on her bed, and the Austin guy tried to start a conversation with me, but ended it when I acted lackadaisical.
Minutes later Tochi got ready, and left with her friends leaving me to enjoy the whole room to myself, I donât know where theyâre all going but I hope they donât come back so soon.
It was almost fifty minutes after Tochi and her friends left when a knock came in at the door.
Who could it be? I groaned angrily as I got down from my bed and to the door.
I opened the door and Kingsley barged in like his father owned the building.
Samuel stood by the door and he letâs out a smile seeing me and a hi.
I looked at him, up and down
I Turned to looked at Kingsley and then turned back to Samuel.
âWhy are both dressed so good, are you guys going anywhere?â I asked.
âThe party! Did you forget?â Samuel asked.
âA party? Well yeah.? Since when did we talk about any party?â I asked still trying to remember.
âSince yesterday amnesia!â Kingsley said behind me and I turned to glare at him.
Samuel walked in and closed the door behind him.
âHe sighed, remember your preach yesterday about parties and tensions and exams?â Samuel stated and my eyes widen.
âOh yeahâ I recalled laughing. âIâm so forgetful.â
âI canât believe you forced me and forget about itâ Samuel shook his head.
âWell get ready cause weâre leaving nowâ Kingsley stated.
T. B. C
BY RUTHIE LEE đ¸ đ¸
Finally this chapter đŠ I went through a lot. Pls show love and make sure to like. (ghost readers)