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Alissia

  I got back into my room, Bimpe said nothing to me probably still angry at me for my actions earlier today but why do I care? I did what I know was right and I can tell that to anybody. My mind travelled back to Tolu, why is he being so nice to me? What about me is it he wants to know? Probably why someone with a white trait is here in Nigeria poor.

My dad is a black American, he came to Nigeria 20 years ago for some business his father sent him, he was just twenty years of age then and already had responsibilities to carry, like prepare to run his father company back in the states. He met my mom who was still in the university of  Lagos back then at a club, they had drunken sex and she later found out she was pregnant, she tried to reach him but he was gone. 

He had told her those information about him earlier that night alongside his first name Jayson, so I'm a black American, an half cast, cross breed whichever you like.

I know my father did not abandon me, he just never knew he had me so one day I will find him, if only I knew his last name. 

I started sorting some of my clothes that needed washing, it's been two weeks I washed and trust me I don't have much clothes, I put them in a big bowl and carried it to the laundry room.

"Hey" I heard someone whisper, I turned to see the last person I expected Tolu.

"What are you doing here?" I asked and he shrugged.

"I followed you here, how are you?" He asked.

"I'm good, what do you want" I said, he moved away from the door frame he was standing and came close to me, he rested his body on one of the washing machines, I took my time to look at him for the first time since we met and gorgeous did he look.

"Don't drool princess, I know how hot I look but you can close your mouth now" he said, okay he is starting to speak like this bad boys from a Wattpad novel, are all guys a dick head?

"You never said what you wanted plus I'm not drooling" I said to him in response and he  tried to make a serious face which only made me laugh.

"I'm trying to be serious now and all you do is laugh?" He seemed quite embarrassed though.

"I'm sorry but you made that cute face and I find it so funny" I said in between laughs. His cocky face came back and I realised what I just said. "Oh not that your face is cute, it's just that your face being so serious looked cute you know but trust me your face is not cute, I'm not saying it's cute and em I think it might seem to you like I'm rambling but I'm trying to explain so you don't get a wrong understanding of what I.........." Okay so I was basically rambling but the craziest thing was that he cut me off with a kiss, I pushed him off and he still had the nerves to smile.

"What the fuck Tolu" I shouted at him and quickly diverted my attention to the clothes I brought here, putting them in the machine for washing. 

I kind of regret putting an end to that kiss tho🙈, after a long silence with only the sound of the machine he finally spoke.

"I will see you around later, it's getting late" He said and I just nodded. He had reached the door when he turned back, what is it he wants this time? I muttered to myself.

"What do you think we exchange digits so that we don't just get to run into each other only, we can make arrangements to see and you know chat" he said, it wasn't that bad an idea so I gave him my contact and he left.

Tolu

I had followed her back to her hostel earlier and then saw her come out with clothes, no rest uhn? So I followed her to the laundry room, she had changed into shorts and a tank top, she looked pretty. I can't believe I can find myself falling hard for someone I barely know, I love the way she walks, talks, I love her pretty face and most importantly I love how she takes every human as equal, imagine her risking her education for someone she barely know.

"Hey" I whispered and she turned to my direction, she was obviously surprised to see me. She asked what I was doing here, I paused to think and ask myself what exactly I was doing following her around.

"I followed you here, how are you" Stupid me asking how she was, I was with her until less than an hour ago. I walked in ignoring whatever she said, she took her time to look me from my head down to my toe and I smiled.

"Don't drool princess, I know how hot I look but you can close your mouth now" I told her then she called me cute for making a serious face, she thinks I'm cute? I smiled, then she started rambling about something and said she wasn't rambling, whatever it was I was attracted to her pretty lips and heard nothing no more, I wanted to kiss her, I did not think of anything like how she will feel or what she will think of me, damn I want to make a good impression but no, at this moment my body controlled my thinking and I found myself kissing her shocked self. I loved how her lips felt, soft as I thought it would be. She pushed me away quickly.

"What the fuck Tolu" she yelled, she looked cute just like that and I found myself smiling but stopped thanks to her glare, right then I went silent, thinking about what I just did and what might become of the friendship we just started building, I fucked up big time. 

Time to take my leave I thought. Told her bye but made sure I got her contact before leaving.