《Confused Boyfriend》 Chapter 1 ^Frank¡¯s POV^ Brief introduction; I¡¯m Frank Collins, the senior prefect in my school, which makes me very popr. I smiled as I watched my girlfriend walking towards me while I was having my lunch at the school cafeteria. Meet my girlfriend, Ang. Long dark hair, brown eyes, pointed nose, best stature, those dimples and her charming smile. In short, she is very beautiful and I¡¯m totally in love with her, no doubt. Everyone in this school knows about us. She finally got to where I sat and said to me:N?velDrama.Org holds this content. ¡°Hi Handsome¡± She smiled. ¡°Hi darling¡± I replied and offered her a seat opposite me¡­ so that we can simplymunicate face to face. ¡°What¡¯s that invitation card almost every students is holding in their hands? ¡± She asked me but instead of answering the question, I asked her a question too.. ¡°¡­ And where have you been Ang? ¡± ¡°The library of course, have you been looking for me? ¡± ¡°Yeah, to have lunch with you and also to give to you my special invitation card¡± I said searching for it in my bag ~ which was on the table. ¡°What invitation card? ¡± She asked, surprised and confused. I brought out an invitation card from my bag then handed it over to her. ¡°It.. It¡¯s different from the ones I saw with the other students¡± Ang said receiving the card from me. she was surprised as she scrutinized the card. ¡°Do you expect it to be the same? You are different from them remember? You are my girlfriend. Here it is, my special invitation card for you¡± I said and noticed she blushed. ¡°Your birthday card? ¡± She asked while staring at the card. ¡°Yes baby¡± I replied smiling at her. ¡°I didn¡¯t know that you would love to throw a birthday party¡­ besides, It¡¯s next month and you are just publishing out invitation cards¡± Ang said ¡°Well, it¡¯s not toote. Half of the school already have my invitation card¡± I said and she gave a shortugh. Well, I can do everything I want as far as there¡¯s money. Yeah, I¡¯m a rich guy. ¡°That day will be a great day because I¡¯m nning something really great. Even most of the junior students are invited¡± ¡°The junior students? ¡± She eximed: ¡°Then the principal must have heard about it, do you think she¡¯ll be in support of it? ¡± ¡°Why not? I¡¯m the School¡¯s senior prefect afterall¡± I boasted and she smiled. Aw, that charming smile. She¡¯s the only one with the best smile ever, it¡¯s one of those things that made me fall for herpletely. We¡¯ve been together for few years now. ¡°Frankie¡± We heard someone called my name and we looked up to see who it was. It was Tyler and he is with George. They are my friends actually. My closest yet annoying friends in this school. I scorned as I watched theme closer.. They¡¯re always disrupting my sweet moments with my girlfriend. ¡°We know you both will be together¡± Tyler whined when they got close to us. ¡°I just came here though¡± Ang murmured. ¡°Indeed but as usual, the rtionship between them is more than that of hive of ants and sugar¡± George added and both of themughed. ¡°You both can be jealous all you want because nothing can change it, it would always and forever be my girlfriend and I not even you cane in between us ¡± I spelled and held her hand, intertwined it with mine. Obviously, she was awkwardly shy. Does she really have to be shy? It¡¯s three years already, she should have gotten used to it. ¡°I¡¯ll leave now¡± Ang announced: ¡°I¡¯ll be in the library dear¡± She told me as she stood up to leave. I almost forgot to tell you, my girlfriend is a librarian and she is a novel addict. ¡°Sure dear¡± I responded then I let go of her hand and I watched her as she walked away. ¡°So, why are you guys here? ¡± I asked them, George and Tyler. ¡°The principal wants to see you¡± Tyler answered. I gasped, ¡°Could it be that she already saw the invitation cards I shared? ¡± ¡°Yes she did but she has no issue with that¡± Tyler said and I heaved a sigh of relief. ¡°Okay, so there¡¯s a new girl¡± George said. ¡°What new girl? ¡± I questioned. ¡°A transferred student and guess what, she is bewitchfully beautiful¡± George said and I smirked. ¡°I overheard, she is the same ss with us¡± Tyler said. ¡°A new student almost at the end of the sessionA new student almost at the end of the session¡± I smirked. ¡°Whatever! Just go¡± They said. ¡°So what am I supposed to do? Why exactly is Mrs Megan, the principal calling on me? ¡± I asked as I stood up. ¡°To go get the girl Of course¡± George said and I made an effort to almost punch him on his face but.. ¡°Chill dude¡± Tyler stopped me ~ confronting me. I wasn¡¯t gonna punch him though. It was like a threaten.. These two guys here are fond of teasing me with girls and love and all that. Most especially George. ¡°Being the school senior prefect, the principal wants you to show her around the school¡± Tyler said¡­ ¡°Oh that¡¯s right¡± I mouthed ¡°¡­ And go get me the girl¡± George added,ughing and I smirked at him. *-*-*-* I left those two crazy friends of mine and I headed to the principal¡¯s office, sighed first before knocking on the door. ¡°Frank Collins right? Pleasee in¡± Mrs Megan said from inside and I turned the knob and walked in. ¡°Good afternoon ma¡¯am¡± I greeted perfunctorily and behold! There was a mermaid with no tail, sitting opposite the principal. This girl here is extremely beautiful. ¡°AAhhhhhi¡­ Hi¡­ Hi¡± I tried to say Hi to the girl but it came out in a stammer. I know I don¡¯t stammer neither do I have a shakened voice but right now, my voice is sha¡­.. king and brea.. king. I can¡¯t believe I¡¯m stuttering over a very beautiful girl. Tyler and George are right, this new girl sitting right here is bewitchfully beautiful. ******** **** TBC Chapter 2 ¡°AAhhhi.. Hi¡­.. Hi¡± I said to the very pretty girl but it came in a stammer and she ignored me by rolling her eyes. I felt.. embarrassed.. Just a little. ¡°How has your day been Frank? ¡± The principal, Mrs Megan asked me. ¡°Very good ma¡¯am¡± I replied with my gaze-focused on the pretty girl. I don¡¯t know why I can¡¯t just my eyes off her. ¡°Meet Paulina Brown¡± Mrs Megan briefly began the introduction. ¡°Hi¡± Now the Paulina new girl said to me. She stood up from the chair she was sitting on so that she could face me properly then stretched her right hand for an handshake. I smiled and received it willingly. Oh My Goodness, I swallowed my saliva if not, it would drop. She is extremely beautiful and touching this her soft skin, it¡¯s heart chilling. ¡°Paulina, meet the school senior prefect, his name is Frank ¡± The principal told her. Paulina took a good look at me and smiled again. Whao! The smile, it reminds me of Ang. Whata Beautiful smile. But her smile.. ¡°Take her around the school and tell her everything you think she needs to know¡± Mrs Megan is actually giving me a permission to be alone with her, this tailless marmaid. I just hope I won¡¯t copse? ¡°Al¡­. Alright ma¡¯am¡± I responded trying not to stammer again then I led her out of the office. I felt somehow. Should I use the word shy? So I walked ahead of her but the over beautiful Paulina walked and caught up with me then she held my hand. I felt cold shiver running down my spine and the hand she held (my hand) vibrated as if electric current passed through it. It made me stop walking.. She looked at me and smiled: ¡°What is it? ¡± She asked me. Oh My God, her voice.. So sweet and angelic. What has she done to me? What did Tyler and George do to me? What has Mrs Megan done to me? And what have I done to myself? Like why am I the one to go on a school tour with her. But I feel very lucky though. She doesn¡¯t only look like a marmaid, she looks like an angel too.. No, an angelic marmaid. ¡°What is it? ¡± She asked me again still smiling. ¡°I.. a.. m.. fi.. ne¡± I stammered. ¡°Okay! So where are you taking me to? ¡± She asked me. ¡°The.. The music-house, so so let¡¯s.. go. From.. from there.. we.. we.. will move to to¡­ other.. department¡± I continued to stammer, scratching my head like a dummy. ¡°Are.. are you a stammerer? Why are you stuttering? ¡± She asked, looking so innocent. ¡°No¡± I blurted. ¡°Oh Okay! ¡± She said: ¡°Let¡¯s talk about random things, well it could be an introduction for a start but let¡¯s just talk while you lead the way to the music house and to other sses and buildings¡± She said and I was quiet throughout.. I wanted to say something though but I¡¯m afraid that I might stutter again. ¡°Just like the principal told you earlier, I am Paulina Brown. I¡¯m a transferred student from Dream High¡± She said. ¡°Dream High? That school is far away from here¡± I eximed. ¡°Yeah, I just moved here to live with my aunt, so I had to change schools too¡± Paulina said. Aw! She¡¯s so sweet and Jovial. ¡°Oh I see¡± I remarked speechlessly as I nodded my head. ¡°Staring at these tall buildings and the students roaming around, I do hope I¡¯ll love your school¡± She said. ¡°Of course, you will¡± I told her. ¡°So tell me about yourself¡± She suddenly asked. ¡°Mmme? ¡± I stammered. ¡°Yeah, well you are the first guy I¡¯ve just met in this school and the only thing I know about you is your name, Francis right? ¡± ¡°No, It¡¯s Frank¡± ¡°See, I don¡¯t even recall your name. Why don¡¯t you tell me more about yourself?¡± She asked me.. I smiled and took a nce at her but my eyes caught that charming eyes of hers, I looked away quickly. I tucked in my hands into my trouser pockets and cleared my throat, then resumed; ¡°My name is Frank Collins, I am the school senior prefect ¡± ¡°Then definitely, you are a nerd¡± She said smiling. ¡°You can say that again¡± I said:¡± We are in the same ss¡± I added not knowing what else to say ¨C this moment. ¡°Yeah, I know¡± She bit her lips. ¡°Here we are, the music house or room, which ever way you prefer to call it¡± I announced. ¡°Whao! Beautiful infrastructures and facilities¡± Shemented. Lol ¡°The field we passed through earlier before we got here is for gymnastics¡± I told her. ¡°I thought as much. Oh My! I love your school already ¡± She weened.. jumping into my arms already. Gosh! I only showed her the some school parts and she¡¯s so excited¡­ Wh¡­ why? Well I enjoyed the brief hug though, at least, I just hugged an angelic mermaid!! ¡°The painting alone is so attractive¡± Paulina said after hugging me. ¡°I heard the school has been existing since eight years ago and it¡¯s being repainted annually¡± I told her ~ now smiling at her as I tried to be free with her also. ¡°Whao! Whao! ¡± I stared at her with so much interest, she is more beautiful when she smiles. I hope she will see me too as very handsome? ¡°Show me the library please? ¡± She requested almost pleading. ¡°Sure, let¡¯s go¡± I said and this time, I was the one who held her hand and walked out of the music building. Oh I so love the touch from her skin. ¡°My former school, I was the school Liberian¡± She said and I nodded like a lizard with bone hooked in it throat.N?velDrama.Org owns this text. ¡°I love reading books so much but I won¡¯t call myself a nerd like you¡± She said and weughed as we headed towards the library. ¡°We are almost there¡± I announced. ¡°Less I forget, you are not done telling me about yourself¡± Paulina reminded. Oh that¡¯s true but I don¡¯t know what else to say.. ¡°I¡­ Yeah, what else should I tell you about myself? You know.., you can simply ask me a question and I¡¯ll answer. Let¡¯s do that instead ¡± I told her. ¡°Do you have a girlfriend? ¡± She asked and my eyes widened and almost bulged out. This angel right here is asking me if I have a girlfriend. Of all questions.. What should I say? Yes or no? ********* ***** Chapter 3 **** Frank¡¯s POV ¡°Do you have a girlfriend?¡± She asked again since I opened my mouth widely and no word came out of it. ¡°I¡­ ¡± I stammered, scratching my unitchy head. ¡°Frankie! ¡± I heard my girlfriend¡¯s voice from up the library the building. The library is a three-storey building actually. I sheepishly smiled at her. ¡°This is the library building, let¡¯s go in¡± I told Paulina. ¡°Yeah, why not¡± She said and we climbed the stairs and soon got to the hall filled with few students and shelfs of books.N?velDrama.Org ? 2024. ¡°Frank¡± We bumped into Ang whom was holding a book (novel). She kinda frowned when she saw me with Paulina. We were not just together but holding hands too! ¡°Who is she Frank? ¡± Ang asked. ¡°Paulina¡± I just said. ¡°Hi, I¡¯m Paulina. I¡¯m a newbie¡± Paulina introduced herself. ¡°Oh Okay! ¡± Ang took her gaze off her and took them (her gaze) to our hands which was still interlocked. I quickly separated my hand from hers and stood like a soldier. ¡°Won¡¯t you tell me who you are too? I already told you my name¡± Paulina said to Ang. ¡°I am Ang¡± Ang said and looked at me. I kept mute. ¡°I am .. ¡± I¡¯m very sure she wanted to say she is my girlfriend so I quickly interrupted her. ¡°She is the school liberian¡± I quickly said. ¡°Oh, nice to meet you Ang. You know I was just telling Frank that I was the school Liberian at my former school¡± Paulina said smiling at her and Ang smiled too. OMG! Two charming smile and one is more charming. ¡°Is that Paradise on earth? ¡°Paulina suddenly asked after seeing the book Ang was holding. ¡°Yeah?¡± ¡°Oh my God, I¡¯ve been longing to read that novel, I heard it is super interesting. Can I lend a novel right away? ¡± Paulina asked. ¡°No, not yet¡± Ang barked at her in a kinda harsh way. ¡°Why? ¡± ¡°I would love to know you better first¡± She gave a eye roll and Paulina frowned sadly. ¡°Frankie, would you join me, my big butt hit one of the movable shelfs and all the books fell, littered. Funny enough, I¡¯m toozy to bend and pick them up alone¡± Ang said go me. ¡°Big butt my foot! ¡± I heard Paulina murmured to herself. ¡°I¡­ ¡± I wanted to speak but Paulina interrupted me. ¡°No, he won¡¯t¡± Paulina half-yelled and held my hand. Little did she know that, Ang is my girlfriend. ¡°He is busy as you can see, Busy with me. The principal appointed him to take me on a tour around the school¡± Paulina said as she pulled me to herself. ¡°Ye.. ah, she.. i.. s.. ri.. ght¡± I stammered, confused. ¡°Are you blind, deaf or dumb or all? ¡± Ang yelled. I wonder who she was referring to, Me or Paulina? besides, I have never seen her so angry. ¡°Because if you are not blind, you would perambte around the school periphery yourself with the aid of the instructions scribbled on the doors. My own Frank cannot be your tour guide and if you insist you want a tour guide, meet one random guy¡± Ang said and pulled me by the other hand. Trouble in paradise, Paulina held my left hand while Ang was holding my right hand. Paulina rolled her eyes ¡­ Aw! She¡¯s even more beautiful when she roll her eyes . Lol Before she would throw her own words at Ang, I came into the story or unless these two here would fight¡­ Over me. ¡°Chill Ang, she is just a new student¡± I said. ¡°So? Being a new student, does it cut off her eyes? ¡± Ang said. ¡°I am not blind¡± Paulina spelled. ¡°Frankie, Francis or whatever your name is, it¡¯s left for you to choose one of us, it¡¯s either you agree to help her pick up the books caused by her buttless or you follow me and continue to show me around the school¡± Paulina said and I was dumbfounded. ¡°I don¡¯t believe just any girl would make you do the work of a servant¡± Paulina added, smirked and folded her hand waiting for me to make a pick as if I were ying dot and line game. ¡°Did I hear you call me just any girl? ¡± Ang flinched. Ah! There she goes. ¡°See who was calling me ¡®deaf''¡± Paulina said. Then Ang faced me and said: ¡°Frank, won¡¯t you say anything? This newbie here is giving me tse tse flies and you stood there saying nothing? ¡± Mehn, what will I say? What should I do? Ang gave a weirdugh and pulled me closer to herself in such a way that my left hand got released from Paulina¡¯s hand. ¡°Well, Miss Newbie. You are a fool and I won¡¯t be sorry I did called you that¡± Ang said. Boom! ¡°I, whom you called just any girl is not. I am Frank¡¯s girlfriend ¡± She spelled one by one ¨C syble by syble. I was¡­ I don¡¯t know. ¡°Fra.. nk¡± Paulina stammered my name, she was shocked. ¡°Shocked? You see, I am not just any girl but the girlfriend of the school senior prefect. While you standing here, is actually the just-any-girl¡± Ang concluded boldly. Paulina stared at me with a look to kill. ¡°Get lost! ¡± Ang screamed at her¡­ It made students rush to see what¡¯s going on between the three of us. Paulina didn¡¯t say anything, she kept gazing at me with that look then turned to leave. Ang won! ¡°Paulina! ¡± I screamed her name, released my hand from Ang and ran after her. ************ ****** Chapter 4 Paulina¡¯s POV ¡°Paulina¡± He screamed my name and followed me behind. Really? He already has a girlfriend and I¡¯ve started having feelings I¡¯ve never had before ¨C for him. Bad luck! ¡°Paulina¡± He caught up with me and held me by the hand. ¡°What? ¡± I barked at him ¡°Please leave me¡± I forcefully released my hand. ¡°Listen Paulina, I¡­ ¡± He obstructed me from walking further. ¡°I wasn¡¯t gonna lie to you that I don¡¯t have a girlfriend¡± He said. ¡°Oh really? ¡± I asked as I stood at an akimbo angle. ¡°Sorry¡± He apologized. I didn¡¯t get what he was apologizing for though and I don¡¯t think he knows why I¡¯m overreacting. ¡°Well.. I¡¯m not upset with the fact that you have a girlfriend without telling me. It¡­ It¡¯s because you stood there and watch your so called girlfriend insult me to the core¡± I said. ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡± He repeated now holding my two hands then I tried to put on a smile. ¡°Frank¡­ Frankie? ¡± Oh not again! His girlfriend is here again. I sighed as I saw her walked really fast and angrily towards us.. Frank lightly pushed me to his back then he confronted her. ¡°Ang, try to understand. I¡¯m doing this because the principal asked me to¡± He said to her. ¡°And the littered books? ¡± She asked. ¡°I¡¯ll pick them up when I return¡± ¡°Oh My God, I¡¯m going crazy. It¡¯s not like I cannot pick the books myself, I just wanted to have some time with you, I just want you by my side¡± Ang said to him. Looks like, he¡¯s gonna y the game again, Dots and lines, pick one. He is gonna choose between the both of us once the both of us want him by our side. ¡°I¡¯ll be right back Ang¡± He told her and pulled me along with him then we ran ¨C away. I won this time, I turned to see Ang looking so despondent and downcasted. I sticked out the tip of my tongue and showed it to her. Then ran along with Frank. * ¡°Ok, we can walk now. She is noting¡± Frank said and I giggled. ¡°You, did you just try to run away from your girlfriend with another girl¡± I said to him and he chuckled. ¡°Let¡¯s not put it that way¡­ I just tried to be obedient. To do what Mrs Megan asked me to do¡± He said. Ok, so that¡¯s why he is holding my hands all this while? I almost flinched. ¡°Let¡¯s go¡± He said not even noticing I was getting upset. I stood there like a lost puppy, staring at him from behind.. ¡°C¡¯mon let¡¯s go¡± He said again and I reluctantly agreed for walk with him. We paid short visit to every rooms (sses andbs), I was no longer interested in it, Infact I had no interest from the very start. I just wanted to be with him. I mean, I have never been so close to a guy, even as close as five metres. So many guys avoided me like I were a shit. We¡¯ll talk about thatter. ¡°I¡¯m tired¡± Iined when Frank told me that we are heading to the junior sections. ¡°Let¡¯s have a break or let¡¯s put an end to it¡± I told him. ¡°Just as you wish your highness¡± He said and I kinda blushed. Yes I¡¯m doing this, this guy is definately gonna fall in love with me. Frank¡¯s POV We went to the ss, it was sort of scanty. There were just few students in ss. Oh thank God, George and Tyler aren¡¯t here too. Even the few students that were here won¡¯t mind their business most especially the guys. If she is gonna disappear only by the number of guys gazing at her, definitely she will. We sat side by side. ¡°Your girlfriend is weird and harsh¡± She suddenly broke the short silence. Why is she so concerned about this girlfriend stuff? ¡°She is not, she was just upset earlier¡± I told her. ¡°Upset or jealous? ¡± Paulina asked. What¡¯s that suppose to mean? ¡°One of the two or both¡± I answered. ¡°But Frank.. ¡± She called my name softly and it made my heart raced. I stared at her sparkling eyes, she was staring at mine which isn¡¯t sparkling. What did she want to say? I love you? ¡°I¡­ I really want the novel I saw with Ang the other time¡± She saidN?velDrama.Org owns this text. Oh! ¡°I don¡¯t know how but I hope there¡¯s a way you could help me get it¡± She said slowly and sadly. No, I don¡¯t like that sad look. ¡°Anything for you dear¡± I said. I swear, I didn¡¯t know when these words escaped from my lips. She smiled and said ¡°Thank you Frankie¡± ¡°Anytime at all¡± I replied, biting my lips. ¡°Holy Michael!¡± George¡¯s voice echoed. He has just entered the ssroom when he saw us. ¡°Damsel, pretty, beauty, angel, I¡­ I am speechless but I don¡¯t want to¡± George cried as he came closer and held Paulina¡¯s hand and made an attempt to nt a kiss on it. ¡°Her name is Paulina¡± I said somewhat Jealous as I stopped him from doing what he almost did. I noticed Paulina¡¯s cheeks turned red.. She was blushing excessively. But wait, why is she so beautiful to an extent that makes me out of my mind? Not just me, almost all guys have gone crazy over her.. ********** ******* Chapter 5 Ang¡¯s POV I picked up the books and neatly arranged them back into the shelfs; sad and lost in thought. The Frank I spoke to earlier is very different from the one I spoke with this morning ¨C totally different. When I was done arranging the books, I sat down mindlessly. ¡°Hey girlfriend¡± It was Gabrie, my best friend. ¡°Gabrie¡± I cried out her name. ¡°What is it? ¡± She asked me. ¡°Did you see the new girl¡± I asked her ¡± Our new ssmate¡± I added. ¡°I was gonna ask you too, the one with Frank right? ¡± Gabby asked. ¡°Oh my God, are they still together? ¡± ¡°Er.. yeah¡± ¡°That girl, can¡¯t you see it? She is taking away Frank from me, she doesn¡¯t look ordinary¡± I said. Yes, she doesn¡¯t. ¡°Well, not only Frank but all the guys. Our ssmates are drooling over her even some girls are already wishing they were guys or lesbians. I¡¯m sure you won¡¯t want to imagine that, I had to leave the ss for good, she could bewitch me too if I don¡¯t¡± ¡°So what¡¯s that suppose to mean? ¡± ¡°The girl is so pretty, I don¡¯t think she is from this earth¡± .¡±Is that what you are supposed to tell me Gabrie? I¡¯m afraid, I don¡¯t wanna lose my Frank to one beautiful looking witch! ¡± ¡°Then you¡¯ve got a long way to go¡± Gabrie said and I sighed heartbroken-ly. ¡°Ang¡± I heard Frank¡¯s voice called me. Frank? I raised my head up to see him nearby and without the Paulina girl. ¡°Frank is still yours, see¡± Gabby whispered to me then she left us alone. ¡°Ang¡± Frank called my name again and he walked towards me. Pay back time ¨C I thought. Then I began to act like he doesn¡¯t exist. ¡°Hey¡± He said and took a seat in front of me. I didn¡¯t say anything . ¡°OK, i know you are very angry but I¡¯m very sorry as well¡± He apologized. I shrugged ¡°Are you? ¡± I asked. ¡°I am I swear¡± ¡°I thought you were gonna throw away our three years rtionship away like that. Do you even know that my mom has been imagining our wedding day in her head? How do you expect her to feel when she finds out that one girl just came in between us¡± I half-yelled coldly. ¡°It would.. It would never happen again¡± He said and held my both hands, intertwined then his as he stared into my eyes. I think Gabrie is right, Frank is still mine. ¡°I¡¯m sorry okay? ¡± He apologised once more then I finally smiled. ¡°Apology epted¡± I told him. He stood on his feet and made me stand too, then he gently pulled me himself and hugged me then gave a short kiss on my lips. ¡°Can I ask you for something?¡± He asked me ¡°Of course, go on. Anything for you baby¡± I replied smiling. ¡°Will you.. Mmm, will you lend me that novel? ¡± ¡°What novel? ¡± ¡°Paradise on earth¡± I was kinda shocked, I mean Frank isn¡¯t a story lover or wait, does he wanna give it to Paulina? No, he can¡¯t. ¡°Why? ¡± I asked him. ¡°My brother, Freddie is visiting home soon and you know, he loves novels and magazines more than anything else. I¡­ I just wanted to surprise him with a novel¡± He said, rushing all his words to an extent that I can¡¯t even figure out if he is telling lies or not but why would he ever lie to me? ¡°You mean Freddie will be home soon? ¡± I eximed. ¡°Ye.. ah¡± ¡°Then let me hand over to you more than one novel. He is sure gonna love them¡± I said and rushed over to the shelfs and made several pick. ¨C More than a maid, Love me and leave me, Young couple, Dawn of love, Desired love, confused boyfriend andstly Paradise on earth. Frank¡¯s POV I stood there and watched her move from shelfs to shelfs picking different novels. OMG am I this good at lying that she couldn¡¯t even detect that I was telling lies. But I wasn¡¯t lying about Freddie, he is my twin brother, my non-identical brother and he loves novels. He promised toe spend some days with me and be would go back few days after our birthday. So it was half truth, half lies. Well.. But, I don¡¯t know what¡¯s wrong with me. I¡¯m not trying to break Ang¡¯s heart. I still really love her and somehow I¡¯m so attracted to Paulina, her charming beauty did the magic. ¡°Here¡± She dropped some books on the table. One, two, three, four, five, six and seven. Seven novels! OMG but I asked for just one. ¡°These are super intriguing stores by the same author. WISAN has always been my best writer¡± She said and here is Paradise on earth. She said pointing at the one on top of the books. ¡°O.. K¡± I said not knowing what else to say. Then I carried the books, ¡°Do you need my help? ¡± She asked. ¡°Oh no. Thanks darling. I¡¯ll be right back¡± I said and carefully ran out of the library with the books. I met Paulina outside, just immediately I climbed down the stairs.. She has been waiting for me. ¡°Here are some very interesting novels. She gave it to me and I¡¯m very sure you¡¯ll love them¡± I told her and gave all the books to her. ¡°Oh my Goodness Frank. You are a darling¡± She said while checking out the books. Oh My! She just called me a darling. ********* **** TBCN?velDrama.Org ? 2024. Care to know the meaning of WISAN? It means Wunmi Ija Stories And Novels. Chapter 6 *-* Frank¡¯s POV ¡°Here are some interesting novels she gave to me. I¡¯m very sure you¡¯ll love them¡± I told her as I handed over the seven books to her. ¡°Oh my Goodness! Frank, you are such a darling ¡± She said as she began to check out the books already. Oh My! She called me a darling. She checked the titles of each books, whining happily. ¡°OMG, they are all Wisan¡¯s novels and I love her books¡± She said. Ok, why are they having simr things. Paulina and Ang. The bell for school dismissal rang and I sighed, it was as if today shouldn¡¯t evene to an end. ¡°By the way, no lectures or sses took ce today ¡± Paulina said. ¡°Yeah, today is kind of a lecture free day but tomorrow won¡¯t be like that¡± I told her while we headed to the ss to get somethings and leave. ¡°It¡¯s nice meeting you Frank¡± She said and I felt like my head is gonna grow bigger like a balloon. ¡°Same here Paulina¡± ¡°Uhm? So we¡¯ve spent half of the day together and you couldn¡¯t even ask of where I stay, so you coulde pay me a visit or something but anyways I stay at coker¡¯s avenue¡± She said. Unbelievable. I think I¡¯m the luckiest guy on earth this money. ¡°I stay at coker¡¯s avenue too¡± I almost jubted. ¡°Really? ¡± ¡°I stay at 33, coker¡¯s avenue¡± I told her. ¡°Oh¡± She mouthed; ¡°I stay at 8, coker¡¯s avenue¡± She said. ¡°Oh, that¡¯s kinda far from mine but whatever, we stay at the same avenue. My driver would be here soon or might be here already, do you mind if I give you a lift? ¡± I asked her. ¡°I don¡¯t mind. What are we waiting for? ¡± She said. And lo, my driver was around. ***** Ang¡¯s POV. Didn¡¯t he say he woulde see me soon? I waited. I want to ask him what he would love me to get him as a birthday present. I couldn¡¯t just leave the library just like that, I needed to wait for everyone to leave first they are already doing so except that some were sluggish and it was frustrating but being a very calm girl, I had to wait for them to all leave. Finally I was left alone in the library. I closed the windows and locked the door then rushed down the stairs to meet Frank. He wouldn¡¯t have left because he hasn¡¯t given me a goodbye kiss or bid me bye. While rushing, I mistakenly skipped a step and I was gonna fall on the rest of the stairs.. I tried to regain my stammer but I couldn¡¯t¡­ I fell down¡­ down? on the floor¡­ Floor? It was morefortable than a pillow. I opened my eyes, I shut it earlier b¡¯cos I thought I was gonna roll down the stairs and it scared me to the marrow of my bones. I was staring at a familiar looking guy¡¯s face.- James James? He is my very quiet ssmate. ¡°Oh, thank you very much James¡± I said when I got an hold of myself. ¡°My pleasure¡± He said and I wanted to take my leave. ¡°Are you leaving? Did you lock the library doors? ¡± He asked me. ¡°Yeah, I¡¯m done for today. By the way, why did you ask? ¡± I asked him. ¡°I wanted to return this book and lend another one¡± He said.. I didn¡¯t even realise he was holding a book untill he said so. ¡°But since you are done for today and it seems like you are in a hurry to go somewhere and see someone, then tomorrow¡± He said. Why am I rushing? Afterall, Frank won¡¯t leave withouting to see me first and he doesn¡¯t fail promises. ¡°Er.. Come get it¡± I said and began to climb the stairs back. ¡°What were you in hurry to get? Are you sure you are just gonna make it wait? ¡± James asked me while he climbed the stairs too, behind me. ¡°Well¡­ ¡± I just said and we got to the entrance door and I began to unlock it. ¡°By chance, is Frank the guy you were rushing to meet? ¡± He asked and I was somehow shocked, how could he tell? Well, it¡¯s an easy answer.N?velDrama.Org ? 2024. ¡°Yeah¡± I answered and opened the door.. Then we walked in. ¡°He already left¡± James said. ¡°Huh?? ¡± I eximed not believing him. ¡°Yeah, he was with.. He was in a haste¡± He added. Ohk, that would be the only reason why he must have left without informing me first. But what made him leave hastily? ¡­.. and how about the newbie, Paulina or whatever she said her name is. I haven¡¯t seen her too¡­ Who cares anyways? ¡°Thanks¡± I said to James and he smiled and nodded gently. ¡°What book do you wanna lend? ¡± I asked him. ¡°Ghosteens¡± He said. Whao! Who would be so eager to read an horror story? Even the title itself sound so horrific. I went to it category to get the book then soon returned to give it to him. ¡°Ghosteen, here it is¡± I said handling over the book to him. He was staring at me yet he didn¡¯t see me give him a boom. ¡°Hey here, the book you demanded for¡± I waved the boom at his face. ¡°Oh.. Oh.. I¡¯m sorry¡­ I.. I was lost for a moment¡± He apologized and I chuckled as he received the book from me. ¡°Why won¡¯t you be, when all you do is to read horror stories¡± I said and he bursted intoughter. ¡°Well¡­. ¡± ¡°Well what? ¡± ¡°Ok, you win but that¡¯s just me. Lover of horror movies and stories¡± He said. ¡°Why on earth will I decide to watch or read horror movies or stories when there are thousands of romantic and love movies and stories¡± I told him. ¡°Well, I don¡¯t believe I¡¯m romance or love. In a simple word, I don¡¯t believe in that four letters¡± He said. ¡°You don¡¯t believe love exist? ¡± I asked him.. now enjoying hispany. ¡°Well, I know it does but it hurt alot¡± He answered. ¡°What? ¡± ¡°One sided love hurts alot¡± He added. That¡¯s very true. I haven¡¯t been a witness but I have read a book whereby a girl wanted her best friend to love her back just the same way she did. ¡®More than a friend¡¯ I think that¡¯s the title. Good thing, her best friend got to notice her some day and the story had a lovely ending. ¡°That¡¯s why you don¡¯t believe in Love? ¡± I asked, looking up to him because he was tall and all he did was to just nod and smile. ¡°I have read stories of simr one sided cases and it ended well. I hope yours well too someday¡± I told him. ¡°Yeah, someday. I¡¯m still patiently waiting for that day¡± *********** ***** TBC Chapter 7 *~* Paulina¡¯s POV ¡°Thank you very much dear¡± I said to him when the car came to an halt in front of my house and Frank came out of it first to open the door for me. ¡°My humble pleasure¡± He said smiling like a fool. ¡°Do you wannae in? ¡± I asked him. ¡°Not.. now but next time¡± He replied almost stammering. ¡°Ok then, so we¡¯ll call it a night now right? ¡± ¡°Hmm yeah. See you in school tomorrow¡± He said and waved at me then he turned to go. Oh no! He shouldn¡¯t be such a boring boy. ¡°Frank¡± I called his name softly and when he turned to me, I hugged him. I¡¯ve been longing for this, I¡¯ve been yearning to touch a guy this perfect. I heard his heart beating too fast or is there anyone beating a drum nearby? After a while, I disengaged from him and he smiled awkwardly. I waved at him as I watched him walked to his car and soon it drove away. Aw! He made my first day at school today. I smiled continuously as I walked into the house and saw aunt Be standing by the window side, making a phone call. ? ¡°She¡¯s fine. Thanks¡± My aunt hung up her call. ¡°Paulina! ¡± She beckoned to me. ¡°Aunt Be! ¡± I eximed and embraced her so closely and tightly. ¡°Did a guy drop you now and I think I saw the both of you hugging¡± My aunt said when when we disengaged. ¡°Yes, it feels so good and I felt so on top of the world aunt¡± I said.. almost crying. She pulled me closer to herself again and patted me on my back. ¡°I told you it was the best option, didn¡¯t I? ¡± ¡°Yes, you did¡± I responded and as I let the tears flowly down my cheeks. ¡°Come on, you don¡¯t have to cry¡± My aunt said and wiped off the tears, I smiled as she did so. ¡°When you weren¡¯t around, your mom called to ask of your welfare. I¡¯m sure she¡¯ll be very happy when she finds out that things didn¡¯t remain the same¡± My aunt said. ¡°I¡¯ll try to put a call to her before I sleep off¡± I said. ¡°Ok good. Nowe and have dinner. It¡¯s the little celebration we can have now¡± Aunt Be said and I nodded happily. **** After having dinner, I went to my room to pull off my uniform and have a shower before changing into night wears then read some novels overnight, the novels Frank gave to me. Iyed on my bed horizontally and brought the books out of my bag.., Just then my phone rang. Unknown number? How could it be? I already deleted most people¡¯s phone numbers b¡¯cos I was beginning a new life. ? ¡°Hello¡± I said into it, after picking it up. ¡°Hello paulina¡± ? The caller said, it was a male and the voice was kinda familiar. ? ¡°Yeah, hello. Who am I into? ¡± I asked. ¡°You deleted my number? ¡± ? He asked. Oh now! I think I know who it is.. ¡°Freddie¡± ? He said.N?velDrama.Org owns this text. ? ¡°Okay¡± I responded sheepishly. ¡°I visited your home but your mom told me you travelled somewhere really far.. ¡± ? ? ¡°Yeah¡± ¡°You couldn¡¯t even tell me Paulina, you should have told me you would be leaving Dream High School¡± ? He said. ? ¡°Why do I need to? ¡± ¡°So you still don¡¯t care about me Paulina?¡± ? ? ¡°Never have i¡± I replied, rolling my eyes as if he could see me. ¡°Where do you stay now and how is your new school over there? ¡± ? He asked. ? ¡°Oh Freddie, these questions you are asking me, you actually don¡¯t need answers to them¡± I said. ¡°You¡¯re still hurting me Paulina and you know it¡± ? he said. ? ¡°You are hurting yourself Freddie¡± I said already fed up of the boring dialogue. ¡°I¡¯m the only one who likes you, are you supposed to pay me back this way for liking you this much? ¡± ?He said. ? ¡°And for your information; here in my school and where I stay now, guys are almost dying to see me. I don¡¯t even need a love rm to tell me the number of guys that likes me. So good night Freddie, I have something very important to do now. Bye¡± I concluded and hung up the call before he could say anything again. I huffed¡­ ¡°So I¡¯ll be starting with Paradise on earth ¡± I said to myself as I searched out the book. My phone rang again, I noticed it was the same number that¡¯s just called now, Freddie! I then silenced it. He should please for goodness sake, Free me. He called Again- Oh my God, I switched the phone off. My secret, my little big secret. I had a stic surgery, I had to. I wasn¡¯t still ugly five days ago (I had a sessful stic surgery five days ago). So.. I left Dream high school for good. Do you expect me to stay there and continue to be mocked? No one wanted to be my friend, not to talk of having a boyfriend. The guys turned me into their mocking ¨C toy, the secondlorona.. well except for Freddie; he was different, he never mocked me, he usually say these words ¡®Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder¡¯, h h h and some other beautiful quotes which I¡¯m sure were two keep me alright but deep down I wasn¡¯t. Among more than a thousand guys, he was the only one that finds me beautiful. Does that even make any sense? Dream High school has been hell for me, I spend most of my time in the school library because less students were there to make me feel bad ¨C I wasn¡¯t actually the school Liberian. I couldn¡¯t continue to live that ugly way¡­ soAunt Be, my mom¡¯s favourite sister brought up the stic surgery suggestion although I had thought of it often too. My mom agreed without hesitating, I mean whose mother would want to see her grown up daughter have no boyfriend at an adult age of eighteen? So.. I had the surgery and moved on to live with my aunt because she stays far away from my mom¡¯s ce, far away from where I¡¯ve been seen by people. If I didn¡¯t go, people might recongize me and know that I did stic surgeries. I don¡¯t even want the walls to know about it, it¡¯s my little big secret. ******* **** Chapter 8 *** Frank¡¯s POVContent bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org. I greeted my parents perfunctorily and ate dinner with them kinda hastily, I couldn¡¯t wait to get to my room and have good thoughts and imaginations about Paulina in my head. I was already having them now but they weren¡¯t as good as I want it. Paulina hugged me today? It means one day, I¡¯ll be kissing an angel. I smiled to myself but my parents noticed it. ¡°And what is it? ¡± My mom asked me. ¡°Uh, nothing ¡± I quickly said and drank some water. ¡°So you just smiled without a reason¡± Dad said. ¡°Well¡­ I recalled something that happened in school today and it made me smile, I didn¡¯t even know that I did¡± I said and Dad chuckled. ¡°How is Ang? ¡± My mom asked. Oh Ang, I have almost forgotten about her. Wait a minute, I didn¡¯t even see her before leaving the school. ¡°She.. She is fine¡± I said. ¡°When next will shee here for a sleep over or only to pay a visit? ¡± Mom asked. ¡°My birthday¡± I suddenly said. ¡°Your birthday? Till then? ¡± Mom eximed. ¡°Yeah.. I.. I think she has her reasons¡± I stammered, Good, I was already done with my meal. ¡°Talking about you and your twin birthday, you need to put a call to Freddie, he doesn¡¯t want the party the way you want it. Go ahead and have an intimate conversation with him and I¡¯ll be expecting a conclusion¡± Dad spoke. ¡°Alright Dad¡± I said ¡°I¡¯m done, so I¡¯m leaving ¡± I stood up and went to my room. **** ? ¡°Hello baby Freddie¡± I said into the phone when it got connected. ¡°See who is calling me a baby? ¡± ?Freddie said. ? ¡°Aren¡¯t you? Three minutes means alot¡± I said. ¡°Okay Grandpa¡± ? He said and Iughed. ? ¡°Oh no no, three minutes is nothing¡± I quickly said or else Freddie won¡¯t stop calling me a grandpa if I don¡¯t. He didn¡¯t even say anything. The twin brother I know would have started bbing. ? ¡°Freddie, are you there? ¡± I asked. ¡°Oh yeah¡± ? He responded. ? ¡± You sound so unusual, are you ill? ¡± I asked him. ¡°No, I¡¯m good ¡± ? He said. ? ¡°Oh.. Okay. So Dad told me you want our birthday in another entire way¡± ¡°Yeah, I¡¯ll tell you about it when Ie home tomorrow¡± ? ? ¡°Tomorrow? ¡± ¡°Yeah, tomorrow. Didn¡¯t Dad tell you? ¡± ? ? ¡°Didn¡¯t you say next week? ¡± I asked. ¡°I had a change of mind. School is boring these days¡± ? He said and Iughed again. ? ¡°Ok, see you tomorrow then¡± I said. ¡°Yeah, bye Frank. My regards to Mom and Dad¡± He said then disconnected the call. He still sounded somehow. Well, whatever the problem is, he is not too young to handle it. -_-_ Back to what I want, a bell jingled in my head ¨C Paulina, Paulina. She is an epitome ofplete beauty. I don¡¯t know how it happened but I¡¯m so into her. Did I fall for her at first sight or I fell for her beauty? Whichever one. I smiled happily. Paulina is a sweet angel. Oops! That aside, what am I talking about? I have a girlfriend, someone I really love and everyone is expecting the D-day (Our wedding day). Yeah we¡¯ve been together and we¡¯ve all concluded that we¡¯ll be together forever. Ang, how could I have almost forgotten about her? Did I use the word ¡®Almost¡¯? I have absolutely forgotten about her but how could I have? OMG, she would be so mad at me. I picked up my phone and called her. ? ¡°Hello Darling¡± ¡°My heartbeat¡± ? she eximed. Wow, she doesn¡¯t even sound upset. ¡°I¡¯m sorry I didn¡¯t¡­¡± ¡°No problem dear, someone saw you leaving in an hurry. Is anything wrong?¡± ? She asked with her sweetest voice. I¡¯ve missed her. ? ¡°Yeah, no.. I mean no¡± I¡¯m such a big jerk for leaving my girlfriend for another girl. ¡°Anyways, it¡¯s good to hear your voice before I¡¯ll sleep off. Now I can have a sweet night rest¡± ? She giggled. ? ¡°Yeah me too¡± I said. ¡°Sweet dreams baby¡± ? She said about to disconnect the call. ? ¡°Ang¡± I called her name before she could do.. ¡°What? ¡± ? She asked. ? ¡°I¡­ I miss you¡± I said. These words escaped from my mouth because I really and truly do. I didn¡¯t even spend much time with her today. ¡°Aw! So soon and that much? ¡± ? She eximed. ? ¡°Yeah, I love you very much¡± I said. ¡°I love you too Frank¡± ? She said. ? ¡± So.. bye dear, sweet dreams¡± I said. ¡°I¡¯m sure gonna dream of our wedding day¡± ? she said. ? ¡± Oh really¡± Iughed and she wasughing too . ? ¡°Bye¡± Bye¡± ? I disconnected the call. Yes! I did the right thing. I¡¯ll make sure I make it up to her and spend less time with Paulina. I have a girlfriend for goodness sake! *** **** As usual, my driver drove me to school ¨C we passed by Paulina¡¯s house. A part of me told me to stop by and pick her up. The urge to do so was so uncontroble to an extent that I had to tell my driver to stop in front of her house -He did. Wait? What am I doing? Didn¡¯t I say I was gonna spend less time with her because I have a girlfriend? I have and I really love Ang. Let it sink into my brain. Paulina is literally charming me. ¡°Just drive ¡± I ordered my Driver and he did so. *-* So, I got to school early- as always. None of my two girlfriends were around, Darn it! I mean neither Ang nor Paulina is around. Wait.. Wait, did I just refer Paulina to as my girlfriend? Oh no no! I began to memorise these words in my head like a verse or an anthem. ¡®I have a girlfriend for crying out loud. Ang is my girlfriend.. Ang is my one and only, so i shouldn¡¯t be a cheat¡­ ¡± * ¡°Frankie¡± I heard an angelic voice called me when I was just about to enter the ss. It was Ang, she wasing from the other way. I smiled at her and wanted to walk towards her when another Angelic voice called my name by the other side. I turned, To see Paulina. I looked at the both of them at both sides, Anging from my right side and Paulina, by my left side. Paulina, looking forever beautiful and Ang, pretty as usual. ¡°Frank¡± They called my name at the same time. Holy molly! What should I do? I watched them as they got closer and soon, I called her name too ¡°Paulina¡± Then I ran towards her. Geez! Paulina is so beautiful to be resisted. ********* **** Confused boyfriend ?? Chapter 9 *** Frank¡¯s POV ¡°Paulina¡± I called her name when I got closer to her. ¡°Frank¡± Ang called me, she was still behind me. Oh no! What will I do now? ¡°An¡­ Ang¡± I turned to face her, she was already close too. ¡°Frank, Why? I¡­ I mean I called you while I was over there and you ignored me for this thing¡± Ang said. Referring Paulina to as a thing. ¡°I¡¯m not a thing¡± Paulina said as she stood at an akimbo ~ angle. ¡°I¡­ I was just¡­¡± I paused butpleted the sentence in my mind. ¡°Confused¡± ¡°I wasn¡¯t too sure if you were the one who called me¡± I lied. ¡°But you were so sure it was Paulina you were running to?¡± Ang questioned obviously she disbelieved me. Paulina simpered as she left us and walked away. ¡°Talk to youter Ang¡± I said to her hastily went to catch up with Paulina. ¡°Hey Paulina, wait up¡± ******** Ang¡¯s POV I foolishly didn¡¯t say anything as my boyfriend left me and went after another girl, Paulina. Is this rtionship still gonna work out? Isn¡¯t he the same guy I spoke to romanticallyst night? I walked to the ss and waited for them toe in. I was expecting a very good exnation from Frank or I¡¯ll hit him really hard. Is he even aware of what he is doing? Then the history teacher came in shortly and began to teach. Frank and Paulina were yet to return to the ss. My heart began to break into pieces, even the pieces were breaking into pieces too. I didn¡¯t want to cry but I¡¯m so sure my eyes were teary. Finally, Paulina and Frank walked into the ss but luckily for them, Mrs Ribbins the history teacher didn¡¯t even say anything to them. I red at them as they sat next to each other with Paulina tickling Frank¡¯s hand and he smiled while he enjoyed herpany. Is he my boyfriend or our boyfriend? I wasn¡¯t even listening to the teacher, she¡¯s a gentle type anyway, she do not care whether the students listening to her or not, all she does is toe into the ssroom, teach and leave. So I kept on staring at them; my own boyfriend with another girl kind of love-ying.. So unheard of! As if Frank knew I was staring at him, he caught me doing so and I shot him an hard gare. He quickly stopped the childish love-y and he faced the board as if he¡¯s gonna pay attention to the teacher. Atst, Good. Fair enough. I then took my nce away from him too and gave it to the board¡­ Trying to understand what Mrs Ribbons was teaching but her lecture was boring besides, I know this topic really well. Watching my boyfriend is way more interesting than this boring lecture. I sighed and returned my nce at Frank. Oh My God, I don¡¯t want to believe this, Frank¡¯s hand was wrapped over Paulina¡¯s neck and they were whispering to themselves and smiling. Oh no no, I began to sub silently. And when all the sses we had that morning came to an end, I hurried packed my things and rushed to the library, the only quiet ce, the ce where I won¡¯t see my boyfriend cheating on me¡­ I still don¡¯t want to believe that those things I saw him doing in ss were true yet I went ahead to the library to have a very good cry. There was no-one to make me feel good or console me, the few people here are so engrossed with the book they were reading and Gabrie, my only friend isn¡¯t even aware that I¡¯m so down because she has been giving her crush close monitoring. ¡°Hey Ang¡± I heard a muscr voice already-nearby called me by my name. I wiped off my tears but it won¡¯t stop pouring, so I had to use a book to cover my face. It was James. ¡°Hi James, what are you doing here? ¡± I asked him. ¡°Hi, I came to say Hi¡± He said and sat on the desk in front of me. I thought he said he only came to say Hi. James and I are in the same ss, he is a quiet guy and people thinks he is weird because all he does is to sit there with book in his hand or his head on the desk. ¡°Do you need a shoulder to cry on? ¡± He asked. ¡°Huh? What? ¡± ¡°I¡¯ll willing give out mine¡± He said. I sniffed and since he knows I¡¯m weeping, I just took away the book I used to cover my face. Then I looked up to him. ¡°I¡­ I saw you in ss today¡± He said trying to start a conversation. ¡°Yeah, I attended History ss¡± I spoke to him sheepishly. ¡°I know, you were barely listening to the teacher, it looked like you were gonna cry because your eyes were damn teary and here you are crying all you want¡± He said and I was shocked. Has he been watching me? ¡°Have you been watching me? ¡± I managed to ask. ¡°Uhm yeah, very closely. Well, I was on my seat, staring at our ssmate randomly then my eyes caught you. Now don¡¯t ask anymore question, should I get you a pail? ¡± .. ¡°What? ¡± I blurted and heughed. ¡°Just joking¡± He said and I smiled ¨Camidst my tears and sadness. ¡°So what¡¯s wrong? You can share it with me if you don¡¯t mind¡± He said ¡°Well, I actually do mind¡± I said. I don¡¯t wanna tell anyone anymore about my boyfriend who is flirting with a pretty new girl. I kinda looked away from him as I started to wipe away my tears with my fingers since there no tissues here and I left my handkerchief in my locker. James suddenly held my hand, I looked at him ¨C very shocked, he just smiled and began to wipe away my tears. ¡°You cried because of Frank¡± He said when he was done. Still shocked, surprised, I don¡¯t know¡­ so I couldn¡¯t even say a thing. ¡°What if he doesn¡¯t deserve your tears? ¡± He asked further.Belongs to ? n0velDrama.Org. ¡°What, what do you mean?¡± I found my voice and asked him. ¡°Hey James,e on¡± Lucas, his friend stood by the door and called him over. ¡°I¡¯ming¡± He answered him then turned back to me. ¡°Well, I¡¯m just saying¡± Hestly said then stood up to meet his friend. So he has a friend? I thought he was one boring lonely guy. And¡­ And.. What did he just say? ¨C do? ******* **** Chapter 10 *-* Frank¡¯s POV ¡°Before I forget.. ¡°I suddenly remembered that I haven¡¯t even invited her to my birthday party. ¡°What is it? ¡± She asked as she watched me take out my bag and brought out several Invitation (IV) cards. ¡°Oh good, I still have some left¡± I said as I littered red and white cards on the table in front of us. ¡°These are invitation cards¡± Paulina said. ¡°Yeah¡± I replied then gave her a white invitation card but when she was about to receive it, I blurted; ¡°No¡± because an idea just niggled me I withdrew the White card from her and returned it into the pack then I took out the red one and gave it to her. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you give to me the white one? Besides, does the red and white cards have a meaning? ¡± She asked. I smiled and said ¡°Yeah, the white invitation cards are for just anybody while the red ones are for special people¡± I said. ¡°Oh wow! There are few red invitation cards here but wait, you mean I¡¯m special to you? ¡± She asked without reading what was written on the card first. ¡°Why not? You are special ¡± I said. ¡°But I just only came¡± She said. ¡°I know right but it doesn¡¯t matter. You are special to me¡± I told her then she smiled and blushed.. Her smile ~ It¡¯s melting me softly. ¡°Your birthday? ¡± She blurted, as she just went through it. ¡°Yeah¡± ¡°That¡¯s next month and it¡¯s also on Saturday¡­, this Saturday actually, February 2nd¡± She said sounding so surprised and happy about it. ¡°Oh My God, I¡¯m so lucky to meet you already. Now it¡¯s party time¡± She whined. ¡°Tell me you are not gonna miss it¡± ¡°Why would I? I¡¯m so thankful I met you¡± She said.. ¡°Same here¡± I said.. I didn¡¯t even know when I ced my hand over her neck and she rxed her head on my shoulder. ¡°Who else did you give a red invitation card? ¡± She asked me. ¡°Ang¡± I just said. She slowly took away her head off my shoulder and she began to stare deeply into my eyes, if her eyes were dangerous object, i would have gone blind. ¡°I know she is your girlfriend but do you still love her? ¡± She suddenly asked. Ok, she just came and she is asking me such a question, a question I do not have an answer to.. yet. ¡°I¡­. Paulina¡± I stammered. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, just be sincere¡± She said. ¡°Ok, yes I think I still do¡± I told her and she smiled; obviously that was a false one. ¡°O.. k¡± She said then she continue to rest on my shoulder -our initial position. I wish we could forever be like this, I¡¯m so so lucky.. I¡¯m sitting next to the world most beautifuldy.. I don¡¯t even know where on earth my girlfriend went to. ***** **** Paulina¡¯s POV He is just confused, He do have a girlfriend yet he clings around me and spends most of his time with me, He let me hold and touch him the way I want and like to.., even let me rest on his shoulder. I haven¡¯t even seen him having an intimate conversation with his so called Girlfriend, Ang or whatever his girlfriend is called. If he were to choose between his girlfriend and I, he will definitely pick me over her and over every other girls. If I kiss him on his lips, he will definitely reciprocate¡­N?velDrama.Org owns this text. And then, he is finally mine and mine forever. I never knew it would be so easy to have a boyfriend, it¡¯s the best thing that would ever happen to me. Funny enough, I can also have more boyfriends if I want to but no, I don¡¯t. Aw! This feeling is so sweet. I like Frank so much already and I¡¯m definitely gonna make him mine. All of a sudden, it was as if someone held my throat but there wasn¡¯t anyone doing so.. I couldn¡¯t breathe. Uh, what¡¯s happening to me? I coughed out severally, I found it so difficult to cough too. ¡°Paulina¡­ Paul.. ¡± I heard Frank calling my name. He raised up my head and looked at my face and said ¡°You don¡¯t look well and and your eyes are red¡± I wanted to speak but I couldn¡¯t, from my nose down to my throat feels faulty. But I could hear him, I could hear the world.. ¡°What¡¯s happening to the new girl? ¡± I heard so many guys yelled, Of course they must have been staring at me before this un-understandable thing happened. ¡°Water, get her water¡± Frank shouted ¨C panicking. Before he could say Jack, I saw guys surrounding me with bottles of water. My sense organs were fine except for my nose, I couldn¡¯t just breathe and it¡¯s making me cough severally and severely. ¡°Go, leave the way¡± He yelled at them without receiving a bottle from anyone of them even after he demanded for it himself. ¡°Let¡¯s go to the nurse¡± He said to me and carried me in a bridal style¡­ The people in ss (Both the guys and girls), that- -were aware of me and what suddenly happened to me wanted to tag along but Frank wouldn¡¯t let them. He hurried out of the ss with me in his hands and he rushed me to the school clinic. -_-_- ¡°Frank¡± Now I was able to speak immediately we got to the clinic. ¡°Are you okay? ¡± He asked. ¡°I¡¯m okay. Please put me down¡± I said, I was only able to speak so softly and gently. ¡°Are you sure? Should I call the school nurses? ¡± He asked while he dropped me on a nearby chair and made me sit on it then he sat next to me. ¡°No, I¡¯m fine now¡± I said as I gradually found my right voice. I swear, I don¡¯t know what just happened to me. ¡°You weren¡¯t yourself earlier, what happened? ¡± Frank asked. ¡°I don¡¯t know¡± I told him but when it seems like he is still really worried, I had to tell him; ¡°I¡¯m fine, don¡¯t worry¡± ¨C ¨C We heard the school bell -jingled. ¡°Is that for school dismissal?¡± I asked him. ¡°Yeah¡± He asked. ¡°Ah Good! Let¡¯s go home¡± ¡°And I¡¯ll be dropping you off today too¡± Frank proposed. I smiled, nodded and held his hand. Frank is just so sweet. ********* **** Chapter 11 While Mrs Be was in the kitchen, making dinner -Paulina¡¯s favourite, Her phone rang from the sitting room and she quickly went to get it. She stared at the phone screen for a while wondering who the strange number was. ? ¡°Hello¡± As, she picked it up and spoke into it. ¡°Hello, am I speaking to Be? ¡± ? A muscr voice said. ? ¡°Yeah and who am I speaking to? ¡± She asked. ¡°Aaron¡± ? He replied. ? ¡°Uh, Surgeon Aaron? ¡± The only person she knows that bears the name Aaron. ¡°Exactly¡± ? He said. ? ¡°Oh, it¡¯s nice speaking with you and thank you very much once again¡± She said. ¡°Uhm, my pleasure. Is she home, your niece Paulina? ¡± ? ? ¡°Oh no, do you wanna speak with her? Is anything the problem? ¡± ¡°Not really, I hope she is fine? ¡± ? ? ¡°Of course, she is¡± ¡°Good. So I just called to check up on her. That¡¯s what I always do to my patients¡± ? Surgeon Aaron said. ? ¡°Wow and that¡¯s very lovely of you. Thank you so much and thanks to your assistants too. They¡¯ve done a great job¡± Be eximed. ¡°Yeah, you.. you are wee. So bye now¡± ? He hung up the call. Be stood still there, recalling how she met such an handsome Surgeon, too bad she¡¯s already married but she¡¯s living a single life since her husband travelled far away to work. Besides, the handsome Aaron must be married too. *****()***** Paulina¡¯s POV I was fine throughout the ride home, I mean what happened in school didn¡¯t repeat itself again. Frank¡¯s driver dropped me in front of my aunt¡¯s house, I bid Frank Bye and he told me to take very good care of myself, also we exchanged eachother contact, he said he¡¯s gonna call me every blessed moment¡­ And wait, I seems to be forgetting that this guy has a girlfriend, anyways he¡¯s notining. He also seemed to be forgetting that he has a girlfriend. Anyways.. I walked into the house after his car zoomed off. ¡°Herees the very beautiful Paulina¡± Aunt Be teased me and I blushed. ¡°Wee dear¡± She said to me, without being told, I walked to the dinning table. Sure, the dinner was already waiting for me. ¡°I so much love the school¡± I told her as I drew out a spoon.. i was so hungry, aside that, it¡¯s my favorite, I¡¯ve been salivating for it.N?velDrama.Org owns this text. ¡°And that reminds me Paulina, did you speak with your mom yesterday? ¡± She asked me. ¡°Oh My God, I forgot to. I had many books to read so that¡¯s how and why i forgot¡± ¡°Ok, make sure you do not forget to call her today. You haven¡¯t even spoken with her since you came here whereas your mom panicks over little thing.. she even told me she had a weird bad dream about you. My big sister, she¡¯s just a woman with fragile heart¡± Aunt Be said. ¡°I promise not to forget this time¡± I said then drank water. ¡°Surgeon Aaron called today. Oh you are not the only one who forget things, I do too. He actually sent me a text yesterday but it escaped my mind to tell you. So He called only to ask of your welfare. Truth be told, he is the nicest doctor I have ever met, I mean surgeon¡± My aunt said and Iughed.. Doctor, Surgeon¡­ Whatever they are. ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s the most nicest thing for those who works under the field of life and health to check on their patients¡± I said and she nodded. ¡°Oh, speaking of my welfare. Something strange happened to me in school today¡± I said -recalling the incident. ¡°What was that? ¡± ¡°I was.. like captured for some moment, I won¡¯t call it an attack. I couldn¡¯t just speak nor breath .. It was so shocking and abit too painful¡± I said trying to remember that experience. I hope I will never witness it anymore. ¡°I take it as Stress. You¡¯ve resumed a new school, so you have begun to stress yourself alot¡± My aunt said. ¡°No¡± I shook my head. ¡°This ain¡¯t stress but I don¡¯t know what to call it¡± I said. ¡°Well since it happened for just a moment and you are fine and okay now then there¡¯s absolutely nothing to worry about. Let¡¯s throw such an issue into the basket, so¡­ tell me about your boyfriend¡± My aunt said and I was amused, She¡¯s already referring Frank to as my boyfriend. ¡°No Aunt Be, he is not my boyfriend ¨C yet¡± I said, I was done eating.. I stood up to clear the dishes. ¡°What should I call him? Your man friend? ¡± She teased. ¡°Oh no,e on aunt¡± I said trying not to smile. ¡°I¡¯ve seen this look on your face before¡± She said, stood in front of me and examining my face with her eyes. ¡°Oh my God Paulina, you are in love with him¡± Sha eximed. ¡°Huh.. I.. Wh¡­. what? ¡°I dropped the dishes on the table and rushed to my room. This love interview from her is making me feel embarrassed. ¡°What¡¯s his name? What¡¯s the lucky guy¡¯s name? ¡± She yelled behind me. ¡°Frank! ¡± I yelled back and I when I got into my room, I mmed the door and rested on it. This feeling is so beautiful. For the very first time in eighteen years, I¡¯m in love. It¡¯s just my second day in his school, how could I have fallen for him quickly and so deeply? Or could it be because I¡¯ve been longing to feel this way. Oh My God! Yaaay! ******* **** Chapter 12 Frank¡¯s POV ¡°Tada!! ¡± Said Freddie just as he opened the door for me toe in. ¡°Freddie!! ¡± I called out and jumped on him excitedly. ¡°I¡¯ve been waiting for you like forever¡± He said. ¡°Well, I had to stop by somewhere beforeing home. Oh my God Freddie, you have began to grow mustache¡± I teased him and he frowned in a funny way. ¡°No Frank,e on stop it! ¡± He said and Iughed. ¡°Did youe with Uncle Timothy? ¡± I asked him. Freddie stays with our uncle, Timothy. ¡°He did note along with me, didn¡¯t I tell you that he travelled? He left me in his home, bored and tired ¡± ¡°Oh you must have told me but I¡¯ve forgotten. So it means, he won¡¯t be attending our birthday party? ¡± I asked him. ¡°Well yeah but he promised to make it up to us when he returns¡± He said. ¡°Oh¡± I nodded. ¡°Where¡¯s mom and Dad? ¡± I asked him. Usually, whenever I return from school, I¡¯ll always find them in the living room or the dinning room to wee me. ¡°They¡¯ve retired to bed, they had a stressful day at work today and besides, you came homete from school today¡± He said as he hung my school bag on his back. ¡°How was school today? ¡± Freddie asked. ¡°It was fine and yours? ¡± ¡°Boring¡­ I swear¡± He said ¨C again. ¡°Thank God, I¡¯ll be taking a long break from school¡± ¡°Have your dinner then we¡¯ll talk about everything till you doze off first¡± ¡°Uh, And what if you doze off before me? ¡± ¡°Should we put a bet to it? ¡± He asked me. And Iughed and shook my head: ¡°No, no, I agree¡± I had to say. ¡°Let¡¯s go to the room, I have no appetite to eat, seeing you alone has fed me. Thest time we saw eachother was on ourst birthday or so¡± I said. ¡°No it wasn¡¯t, it was on Christmas day¡± He corrected. ¡°But it looks like thest century¡± I said as if I was going to whimper then I pulled him over and hugged him again. ¡°I really miss you Freddie, Twins are not meant to be separated, I still don¡¯t know why you prefer to attend Dream high and it¡¯s so far away from here¡± ¡°I¡¯m very sorry dear but you don¡¯t have to worry about it, we will be attending the same college soon¡± He told me. ¡°Ohe on in, you and I have so much to tell eachother¡± I said holding his head and almost pulling him to my room ¨C our room actually. ¡°You know what Frank, I¡¯m so furious with you¡± He suddenly said when we almost got to the room. ¡°What? Why? ¡± ¡°I saw the invitation cards you printed, why didn¡¯t you include my name? ¡± He asked me. ¡°Well¡­ I.. Err¡­¡± I stammered.. We are unidentical and we literally don¡¯t like the same thing. ¡°Do you want a separate birthday? ¡°He asked me. ¡°No, that¡¯s not what I mean. Many people don¡¯t even know I have a twin brother except for Ang¡± I told him. ¡°Are you hiding me or something? ¡± ¡°No, why would I? but I already made up my mind to tell them on our birthday ¡± I said: ¡°Besides, you love to do things your own way, if I had included your name on the IV, you may not be happy about it¡± I said while we stood by our room door. ¡°Uhm, you are right and that¡¯s what brings about what I have to tell you about the uing party¡± I opened the door and we walked in, into our beautiful male-ly room. ¡°What is it? ¡± I asked as I sat on my bed. It¡¯s a double decker bed, mine is the one below and his¡¯ is above. ¡°I don¡¯t like crowdy ces, I didn¡¯t even invite any of my friends, I hope you invited only few people? ¡± He asked me and I gave a false smile; little did he know that I have invited the whole school. ¡°Did you say you didn¡¯t invite anyone? Not even your girlfriend or are you gonna tell me you don¡¯t have one yet? ¡± I asked him. ¡°Well¡­¡± ¡°Wow, you already have one¡± I eximed and i faced him, eager to know about it, as my- unable-to-fall-in-love-twin brother is finally in love. I can see it in his face. ¡°No, I don¡¯t have a girlfriend yet but it¡¯s just a wish I really want toe true¡± He said. ¡°What do you mean? ¡± ¡°I have a crush bighead! ¡± He said and yfully hitting me on the head. ¡°Really? What¡¯s the name the girl that got you hooked up this way? ¡± I asked. ¡°Her name is P¨C¡± ¡°Hold on, I almost forgot to speak with someone¡± I interrupted him then returned to sit on my bed, slide out my phone out of my pocket then I dialed Paulina¡¯s number. She picked it up almost immediately. ? ¡°Hello dear, how are you feeling now? ¡± I asked.N?velDrama.Org ? 2024. .. Then noticed Freddie was trying to say something to me, since I was already on a phone call, I had to just read his lips. ¡°I wanna call my crush too¡± That¡¯s what he mouthed. I nodded and watched him take his phone and climbed the shortdder to his own mattress. *********** ****** Chapter 13 **** Frank¡¯s POV ? ¡°Hello dear, how do you feel now? I asked her. Well, right from her voice, I knew she was okay. ¡°I told you I¡¯ll be fine and of course I am¡± ? She spoke with that her sweetest voice. ? ¡°You know.. I was only being concerned¡± I said. ¡°Yeah, I know. Since you said that I¡¯m one of those that are special to you then you ought to be worried about me¡± ? She said and I smiled. ? ¡°I¡¯m always there for you hun? So what are you up to? Did I interrupt your sleep? ¡± I asked her. ¡°No, I was just reading the novel you gave to me, This is thest one. So you¡¯ll return them back to your so called girlfriend¡± ? She said, I think she is insinuating into something¡­ I just muttered ¡°Yeah¡± ? But did I say hi to Ang today? I asked myself. ¡°Uhm¡­ So thanks for checking up on me Frank, see you tomorrow in school¡± ¡°I promise to pick you up tomorrow¡± I told her ¨C I promised. ¡°And I¡¯ll be so grateful dear¡± She giggled. We said Bye to each other and the call got disconnected. I smiled to myself thinking of the perfect time to ask her out¡­ on a date or as my girlfriend. I don¡¯t think it¡¯s too early though, if it is I¡¯ll just have to wait for few more days. A sudden movement above me, jerked me off from the thought and it reminded me that Freddie is now here ¨C there ¨C above. ¡°Hey dude¡± I stood up from my bed and looked up to him. ¡°Her phone was¡¯nt avable earlier, now it is but she won¡¯t even pick up my calls¡± He said sadly. ¡°Are you so madly in love with her? ¡± I asked pitifully to a fact that his very first crush doesn¡¯t want him. With teary eyes, he sniffed and nodded in affirmation. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry Twinee. You can continue to try to speak with her. I don¡¯t know how but just try a different method¡± I told him. ¡°Thanks. I also tried to get over the feelings but they won¡¯t leave¡± He said already cheering up himself as he fought back every possible tears. ¡°Was it Ang you spoke to? ¡± He asked me. ¡°Errm¡­¡± How am I going to tell him that she wasn¡¯t? ¡°At times Frank, I must confess: I envy your rtionship. It¡¯s the sweetest one ever¡± Freddie said before I could even say anything.. and I smiled -somehow. ¡°It was not Ang I spoke to¡± ¡°Then who? ¡± ¡°Hmm, a new girl. She just came on Monday and it suddenly happens that I¡¯m so into her¡± I told him. ¡°What Frank, don¡¯t tell me you broke up with Ang because of a new girl¡± ¡°Actually no, I¡¯m not nning to break up with Ang. I really still love her¡± I said. Right? Yes I still like her. ¡°What do you mean? I thought you just told me you are like a new girl, Isn¡¯t that what you said? ¡± He asked. ¡°Err¡­ Yeah¡± I almost stammered. ¡°So.. Are you gonna get married to two girls? ¡± Iughed: ¡°Of course not. But I don¡¯t know. Okay let¡¯s not talk about it yet neither should we talk about marriage yet, I¡¯m still too young and I¡¯m just about to hit 19years next Saturday¡± ¡°You seems to be forgetting that you have a twin. We, both of us are gonna be 19 years¡± He corrected. ¡°Sorry¡± Weughed. ¡°Told ya, I won¡¯t fall asleep first¡± Frank said. ¡°Neither will i¡± Freddie argued. ¡°We¡¯ve got alot we are yet to talk about right? When are your examsing up? ¡± He asked me. ¡°Oh exams. I think it¡¯s a month after our birthdays¡± ¡°Same here and I really can¡¯t want to be in college, Uncle Timothy said there is more fun there than high schools¡± Freddie said. -_¨C_ F~F ¨C Fast Forward Friday: Ang¡¯s POV It¡¯s no more a new thing. Wednesday and Thursday is no different from the first school days; Monday and Tuesday. The same Monday, Paulina arrived and ruined it all. My Frank barely talks to me not even an Hi, I can¡¯t even remember thest time he called me on the phone. Seriously, is that what guys do? They¡¯ll make you feel loved but when there¡¯s any avable girl, they¡¯ll leave you. Our three years rtionship couldn¡¯t even guarantee us that we¡¯ll end up together forever. Will I continue to cry everyday blessed day because of him? Perhaps, James was right, he doesn¡¯t deserve my tears not even a drop. Speaking of James, here hees. ¡°Hello¡± He said. ¡°Hi¡± I sighed heavily and responded sheepishly. James and I aren¡¯t really close until recent; I only know him as my ssmate. ¡°And What are you doing? ¡± ¡°Trying to¡­ read a book. Our exams are already at the corner James¡± I said. True, I was with a book but I wasn¡¯t reading it. My mind was far away, somewhere else ¨C someone ¨C Frank ¨C and, or Paulina. ¡°You are reading a book with red eyes?¡± He noticed but I didn¡¯t say anything. ¡°May I join you? ¡± He asked. ¡°Sure¡± I permitted and he took a seat in front of me.Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org. ¡°Will you attend his birthday party? ¡± He asked. ¡°Whose birthday?¡± ¡°Your boyfriend, Frank¡± He said. ¡°Oh, Erm, Well mmm I don¡¯t know but I ought to¡± I responded not knowing what exactly to say. I even forgot his birthday.. Just because of the whole thing. ¡°You¡¯ll attend his birthday party jn order to weep more? ¡± He asked. Ok, looks like James knows what is happening between Frank and I. I sighed again. ¡°Listen James, I don¡¯t seem to understand you and what you¡¯ve been saying to me recently but whatever it is, Frank is still my boyfriend¡± I said then shrugged: ¡± I just need to give him time and space, He¡¯ll realise his mistakes soon and he will return to me¡± I added. He only nodded ¨C continuously even when I was done talking, he didn¡¯t say anything but to stare at me and finally, he said something: ¡°Tell me when you understand me and tell me when you are done giving him space¡± ********* ****** Chapter 14 F ~ F* Fast ¨C Forward. Paulina¡¯s POV Exactly when it was 6:30pm¡­ Well ording to what was written on the invitation card, the party starts by 7:00pm. I got dressed in a lovely pink gown, Aunt Be picked the dress for me. She said its perfect since its my boyfriend¡¯s birthday¡­ She still refers Frank to as my boyfriend. Anyway, I think he is too. Obviously, he¡¯s drunk in love with me. The gown was armless, if one is really close to me, he or she¡­ no, he. He will surely see my b**bs. I was looking so stunning, elegant and gorgeous. My aunt styled my natural long hair, I think that¡¯s the only one thing natural in me. She did a light but very perfect makeover on my face.. And I put on an high white heels to match. Staring at myself through the mirror, will you believe I was drooling -Over myself? Just as I was about to leave my room, my phone beeped. I thought it was Frank but no, it wasn¡¯t. It was Freddie.. He already called me several timesst night and this morning too but I didn¡¯t pick the calls¡­ For Crying out loud, do I have to yell at him before he¡¯ll understand that I¡¯m not interested in him.. at all? But when my phone won¡¯t stop ringing, I tiredly gave an eye roll then picked it up. ? ¡°Hello Freddie¡± I almost screamed into it. ¡°Paulina¡± I heard him sigh, yeah whatever. ¡°I called you several times just to tell you that today is my birthday¡± He said. ¡°So? Happy birthday¡± I said and rolled my eyes again as if he could even see me. ¡°Oh Good, I have a birthday party to attend now, so if you¡¯re thinking I woulde all the way to Karte to celebrate a party with you then you are wrong¡± I quickly added. ¡°I know, I¡¯m not at.. ¡± I interrupted him: ¡°Freddie, I¡¯ll be candid to you. If I continue to talk to you now, I¡¯ll bete to the party.. Aside that, speaking with you makes my head-aches. Please just forget about me¡± I said and hung up the call instantly and when I was about to shove back the phone into my bag, it rang again. Oh seriously, I think I¡¯m gonna change my sim but the inner me made me nce at my phone to check who the caller ID was, it wasn¡¯t Freddie this time but Frankie. I hurried slid to the receiver, blushed then put the phone on my ear. ¡°Hello Babe¡± Frank said before I could even speak.. ¡°Happy Birthday to you dear¡± ¡°Thank you. So I¡¯m expecting you or should Ie pick you up? ¡± He said. ¡°Oh Come on, it¡¯s your day. There won¡¯t be a need for that, I¡¯ll be there in few minutes¡± I told him. ¡°Then¡­.. Bye¡± He said. ¡°See you soon¡± *I came out of my room, Aunt Be was in the living room. ¡°And herees, Princess Cindere in a pink dress¡± She teased, pping her hand. ¡°Are you Kidding me aunt? ¡± ¡°Well no. Now hurry, go have fun and tell your boyfriend I said ¡®Hi¡¯and ¡®A very big happy birthday to him¡± She said. I smiled and nodded then gave her an hug before heading to the door¡­ As soon as I got to the door, that same annoying thing that happened to me in schoolst week, ¨C happened again. My breathe was ceased, it affected my stamina this time as it made me slip and fall on the floor. ¡°Paulina¡­ Paul¡­¡± My aunt screamed and ran towards me, then bent behind me. ¡°What is wrong? ¡± She asked, but when I couldn¡¯t speak, I gave her a pale look. True it¡¯s not possible to speak when you are not breathing.. but.. I¡¯ve done this before, I¡¯ve held my breathe myself before for at most 5 seconds but this one is not intentional. I couldn¡¯t just breathe, no matter how hard I tried to, it took longer time than the one that happened when I was in school. ¡°I will go get you water¡± Aunt Be said then left and just when she returned, whatever held my breathe released it and I coughed out and was able to breathe again. ¡°Aunty¡± I could speak now. ¡°Paulina, what happened to you? ¡± ¡°I¡­ I don¡¯t know but this is the same thing that happened to me when I was in school the other time¡± I told her. ¡°Wh¡­ What? This is serious Paulina, don¡¯t you think so? What do you think is happening to you? ¡± She frightened. But¡­ How would I know? It¡¯s just started happening, I wasn¡¯t born this way. ¡°I don¡¯t kmow¡± I said, worried about it but it didn¡¯t make me cry because I didn¡¯t want to. ¡°I¡¯m okay¡± I told my aunt. ¡°Oh my dress is in a mess now¡± I eximed and quickly stood up from the floor. ¡°You won¡¯t be able to attend the birthday party¡± My aunt said. ¡°No, I can. I¡¯m okay now¡± I insisted. ¡°Paulina!!¡± ¡°Seriously, I am fine. The stuff juste and go¡± I said but she gave me me an -I¡¯m-afraid look. ¡°Now I¡¯ll go change my dress and make sure I do not ruin my make over¡± I said then quickly went back to my room before she will insist on stopping me from going to the party. *¡­.. So I changed into a lovier pink gown, took a small posh-looking purse then said Bye to aunt Be and scurried out of the house. It didn¡¯t take time before I found a cab to take me to my destination -My Frank¡¯s ce. ¡­ I got there after 3 to 5 minutes, I alighted before paying the Cab Driver who drove away almost immediately. .. Staring at the storey building in front of me, I muttered : ¡°This guy¡¯s parent is fvcking rich¡± I sighed and tried to give out my best look before making an attempt to walk further towards the big building. ¨C 33 coker¡¯s avenue. ¡°Paulina¡± After walking a bit closer, I heard Frank¡¯s voice called me. He was right there, on the staircase then he ran to meet me. ¡°Hey, Happy Birthday once again¡± I said to him. ¡°Thanks once again too. I¡¯ve been waiting outside here for you¡± He said then hugged me. He was looking more handsome, than when he was on school uniforms. He was putting on a suit material, inner white shirt and ck Jacket.. He was even putting on a ne and his hair style is kinda different as well. I was just about topliment him but I was second to do that because he did first. ¡°You are¡­, you are looking so beautiful ¡± He stammered still staring all over me. What if I didn¡¯t mess up the first dress which exposed the things that makes guys go crazy and what if that was what I wore -here, then we will perhaps be making out by now. ¡°Thanks¡± I smiled and he held my hand and kissed it. Oh finally, there¡¯s no doubt about it, Frank is more than a friend, not just my crush but he is now my boyfriend! What does it mean to be kissed on the hand? Err, is it ¡®I cherish you alot¡¯ or ¡® I want you¡¯ ? Whichever one, all I know is that a kiss on the hand means alot to me. ¡°The party has just started, follow me¡± He said making an isoscele angle with his hand ¨C arm. I smiled again and intertwined arms with him. ¡°I¡¯m going to introduce you to some people you don¡¯t know, my friends, my families and most especially, my twin brother¡± Frank said. I huffed, disbelieving him: ¡°Oh now you¡¯re lying to me that you have a twin brother? ¡± ¡°I do, I truly do but because he doesn¡¯t stay here with me or attend the same school with me. So many people don¡¯t know that I do have a twin¡± He said as we began to climb the stairs. ¡°Oh wow, really? ¡± She eximed. ¡°I can¡¯t wait to see him. In my next life, I would love toe in a pair, I mean I would love to be a twin. And we should be very identical b¡¯cos I presume having a twin is splendid when we share the same room, do same things, have same things and all that¡± I said and heughed. ¡°Well, maybe not. My Twin and I are different, we have different things, different suggestions, we are just different in so many ways and we are not even identical. His name is Freddie, You know, twins name are supposed to sound alike but ours do not except for the simr alphabet ¡®F¡¯ ¡± He said, chuckling.Belongs to ? n0velDrama.Org. ¡°Freddie? ¡± That name, that guy. No, he can¡¯t even be the one. The Freddie I know doesn¡¯t live in this environment and it¡¯s far away from Karte. ¡°Yeah Freddie¡± Frank said; ¡°We are there now¡± He said when we stood in front of a fancy door. ¡°Be ready to wee the loudest noise and the most merrious merriment¡± He said and was about to turn the door knob but someone turned it first from inside and it opened. ¡°Hey Twinee, why did you leave immediately the real fun has started¡± A guy came out of the room and asked Frank. Fre.. Freddie? Huh? Freddie? ********* TBC Chapter 15 Paulina¡¯s POV Freddie? Huh? What is he doing here? And he called Frank, Twinee¡­ Huh? Is he the twin brother Frank was referring to earlier? No, no it can¡¯t be possible.. Yet, I was shocked and speechless. ¡°Whao! ¡± Freddie eximed when he saw me. Oh, he can¡¯t even recongize me but I started quivering. ¡°I went outside to pick her up¡± Frank told him -answered his question. ¡°Oh.. Okay! ¡± ¡°Paulina¡± Frank faced me, Pls no, no don¡¯t call my name. ¡°Paulina? ¡± Freddie eximed. Oh God, don¡¯t let it be what I¡¯m thinking it is. ¡°It¡¯s the most loviest name I have ever heard¡± He said. ¡°Tha¡­ Thank you Freddie¡± I stammered and tried to change my voice but with the way it sounds in my ear. It¡¯s still the same. ¡°You are so beautiful, Paulina¡± Freddiemented but I only smiled. ¡°Erm, Frank.. This is the way in right? ¡± I asked him. ¡°Yeah.. can you hearing the banging music?¡± ¡°Errrm.. Oh yes¡­ I ermmm, I will just go in now first. Leaving you and your twin ¡­. brother¡± I stammered avoiding eye contact with Freddie. ¡°And once again, Happy prosperous birthday to you both¡± I tried not to stammer then quickly rushed into the room we (Frank and I) wanted to go into. If Freddie stares at me continuously or start a conversation with me¡­ I won¡¯t even be able to disguise my voice any longer and he might now I¡¯m the same Paulina he knows. Oh my God, Is there anything like voice surgery b¡¯cos I think I need to go for it as soon as possible. *-*-*- Frank¡¯s POV ¡°So, she is the one you said you also like? ¡± Freddie asked me. I smiled and said :¡± Uhm, Yeah¡± ¡°Ok, I agree that she is very pretty but if you want a proper advise from me, I¡¯ll urge you to stick like a glue to Ang¡± He said. ¡°Tell me it¡¯s because you just fell for Paulina right away¡± I teased him. ¡°Me? Who? Paulina? I¡¯m not Dummy Frank! I just met her five minutes ago and you are expecting me to like her instantly? ¡± He almost yelled. ¡°Well I fell in love with her at first sight and it¡¯s not just me but looks like I¡¯m the one winning¡± I said chuckling but je smirked. Ok¡­ What did he just say? Falling for someone at first sight means one is a dummy? Am I a ¨C dummy? ¡°Fine, I like Paulina but she is not the one¡± Freddie said. ¡°What? I knew it! Who wouldn¡¯t like a girl like Paulina¡± At least, I was able to justify myself. ¡°Shut it dickhead! The giant crush I have in Dream High, her name is also Paulina¡± Freddie said. It¡¯s means; Paulina will know Paulina (Freddie¡¯s crush) since the Paulina I know also attended dream high. ¡°Well Freddie, it¡¯s doesn¡¯t bring about an agruement or something, let¡¯s just go inside and enjoy the party¡± I said with my hand on his shoulder. ¡°Hold on Frank, you eventually invited the whole world but you didn¡¯t invite Ang¡± Freddie told me. ¡°An¡­ Ang¡± I stammered. That¡¯s¡­ That¡¯s true. When was thest time I saw her or talk to her? I think I invited her to my party but she didn¡¯t show up and she never told me she won¡¯t. ¡°Ang¡± I repeated then dipped my hand into my trouser pocket, brought out her phone and dailed her number. Her mobile number was among the category of st spoken with; a weeks ago and few days ago.¡± I called her number but she didn¡¯t pick it. ¡°I invited her, yes I did. I just called her number now but she didn¡¯t pick it up. She will of course be here, let¡¯s go in¡± I said again to Freddie whom nodded then we walked into our fun filled birthday party. * The party was the lit-test. Our parents left us to have all fun being the teenagers we were. I told everyone that Freddie is my twin brother and the exmations were just too incredible. The Deejay began to y music and the noise multipled by how loud it was initially. Every one began to dance ¨C in pairs (With their crush or girlfriend/boyfriend or admirers) while Freddie sat on a couch, at a corner, looking so moody as he kept struggling with his phone -probably trying to reach out someone, and I¡¯m sure it¡¯s no other person that his crush ¨C his first crush. And.. Paulina on another hand, she sat on a couch too, doing two things simultaneously; watching everyone dance and operating her phone. ¡°Hey Paulina¡± I went over to her. ¡°Er, Celebrant!¡± She said and smiled then switched off her cell phone and dropped into her bag. ¡°Are you enjoying the party? ¡± I asked her. ¡°Why not? meanwhile Frank, I¡¯m not so sure about staying too long here because I¡¯m not used to night parties¡± She told me and I nodded and smiled. ¡°Paulina, I¡­ ¡± I paused. ¡°Uhm? ¡± ¡°May I have this dance with you? ¡± I proposed. ¡°I¡¯m not a good dancer Frankie¡± She said. ¡°Neither am I but aside from the dance, I have something to tell you in between¡± I said. ¡°Really? ¡± She eximed and dropped her bag on the couch she was sitting on and I assisted her in dropping the ss of fruit wine on the table. I held her hand and we walked forward to where everyone was busy dancing ¨C Our palor ball court. *-*-*-* Paulina¡¯s POVN?velDrama.Org ? 2024. With my hand on his shoulder, and the other one intertwined with his hand while his other hand was on my waist.. We began to dance slowly; moving from left to right. To me, it¡¯s doesn¡¯t look like a birthday party anymore but a small wedding party and Frank and I are the Groom and Bride. I don¡¯t think his forgone Girlfriend is even here. Freddie on the other hand was there, sitted and engrossed with his phone, trying to call my number over and over again. Unfortunately for him. I already switched off my phone. I pray this would be thest day we¡¯ll meet or no, even if we are still gonna meet, I pray he never recognises me. Soon.. The music was changed to a slower and very romantic one. Seriously, this is more than a birthday party. I stared into Frank¡¯s eyes and he smiled. I blushed too. Then he came really close to me as if he wants to kiss me on my neck but he didn¡¯t. He just took the strand of my hair and tucked it behind my ears and whispered. ¡°If you are nning to get me a birthday present, you actually don¡¯t need to¡± He whispered. I was surprised because I got him a gift already; ¡°Why? ¡± I whispered back. ¡°Because¡­¡± He resumed then he stopped dancing and started into my eyes. ¡°Be.. Because? ¡± Oh My God, those charming eyes were making me feel like kissing him all over. ¡°Because the best birthday present you can give to me is your response to this question¡± He said and paused.. with his eyes still burrowing into mine. I couldn¡¯t just wait to hear him say it: ¡°What question? ¡± I asked. Oh lord, please let it be it. I kinda know it will be. I can see that this guy is already mad over me. Yes! Yes! That¡¯s the way I¡¯ll exim ¡­ ¡°Paulina Brown, will you¡­ ¡± All of a sudden, the painful feeling came up again. Ah! But it already happened today, not too long ago. Why ising up again? What¡¯s wrong with me? ¡°Paul¡­ Paulina! Paulina!! ¡°Frank screamed and attracted everyone. As loud as the music was, the DJ also heard his scream and stopped the music immediately. ¡°Fr¡­ ank¡± I wanted to say but just could not ¡°Paulina?!! What¡¯s wrong with her? ¡± Freddie also asked and rushed over. Everyone was terrified and they were panicking. This ain¡¯t convulsion! I can hear them screaming: ¡°Paul, Paulina, are you okay? are you alright? What¡¯s wrong with you? ¡± Frank carried me in a bridal style andyed me on a two sitters couch. I tried all I could to catch my breathe by force and voluntarily moving my tommy in and out, yet I couldn¡¯t just breathe. My nose were hurting like hell, I expected it to bleed but this ain¡¯t nose bleeding. It took longer time than when it happened in school and earlier at home today. I felt my stic body getting weak too and everyone and everything that surrounded me suddenly became blur. Can¡¯t they just do something? I have no idea of what they should do but someone should please help me out. Before I knew it, I passed out. ********** ****** TBC Chapter 16 *** James POV ¡°Three more bottles please¡± Ang shouted at no one exactly but the bartender who doesn¡¯t care whether she¡¯s drunk or not. As long as he¡¯s gonna receive his money, He came to her table and dropped three bottles and opened them for her. She grabbed one immediately and gulped it down. I have been watching her all along, right from when she left her house, I thought she was going to Frank¡¯s ce but instead she came here ¨C a bar. If I¡¯m not mistaken, there are six empty bottles on her table plus the three she just ordered for. Is she really going to kill herself because of one damn boyfriend? Is he even worthy to be referred to as a boyfriend? Being the really gentle and easy going guy I really am, and if not for that, I would have beaten the hell out of him (Frank) even if there ain¡¯t any hell in him. I continue to watch through the transparent ss. She gulped the first bottle at once, then took another bottle, oh no I¡¯ve got to watching her and go ahead to stop her. What was I even thinking? I walked into the bar without any dy. ¡±Damn you frank, Damn you! How could you abandon me? ¡± she yelled and raised the extra bottle up to have another greedy gulp directly from the bottle. I held her hand and collected the bottle from her. ¡± Who are you? Who the hell are you?¡± She yelled at me and turned to see me. ¡± You need to stop all this Ang¡± I said ¡±Two James¡± She said, she¡¯s drunk.. So she¡¯s seeing double of me. ¡°Give me back the bottle¡± she yelled raising her hand up to get it. ¡±You¡¯ll drink no more¡± I said and ignored her. ¡°Bartender!¡± I called the bar boy who served her and he ran to meet me right away. ¡±What are you? You saw this young girl drinking excessively and she is already drunk yet you served her more bottles of alcohol¡± I half shouted at him. ¡±She demanded for it sir¡± The young boy said. ¡±I¡¯m not drunk, now give me back my bottle¡± Ang said. I scoffed and said to her ¡°¡®I know right, you are not drunk at all¡± I said sarcastically. ¡± You are the one who is drunk¡± She fired at me. I just shook my head, Obviously, it¡¯s the work of the alcoholic alcohol she drank. ¡±Hey!¡± I turned back to the small bartender and faced him. ¡°Now take away all this bottles and here is the money¡± I said as I dipped my hands into my pocket and dropped the money on the table which he picked up first before picking each and every bottles ¡± Just a piece of an advice that would save many lives. When a person is drunk do not serve him or her more drinks!¡± I warned. ¡°¡®I¡¯m¡­. I¡¯m sorry sir ¡± He stammered finally packed the whole nine bottles. ¡±Huh, Wh¡­. what are you doing? Where are you taking my bottles to, I said I¡¯m not drunk!¡± Ang said struggling to stand up but she kept on staggering and falling back to the chair without anyone pushing her. ¡± Yeah, he wants to refill them for you¡± I said. ¡­. And she kept quiet for some moments. ¡± Frankie¡± she began to mutter as if he was here. ¡± I hate you very much, I hate you!¡± she said. ¡± Go away!¡± She screamed at me. Oh wait a minute, I¡¯m not the one she¡¯s seeing but Frank. I held her hand and said, ¡±I¡¯m James, not Frank¡± ¡°Urh¡± she groaned. ¡±Ohk James, whenever you see Frank tell him I hate him¡± ¡°I¡­. I will¡± I stammered. She suddenly dropped her head on the table, with her hair roughened. ¡±Ang , An¡­ Ang!¡± I called her name and raised her head up, oh thank God, she was only dozing off. What now? I sighed. She is worst when she¡¯s drunk She¡¯s drunk yet my heart is still beating for her. I bent so low to be on the same level with her then carried her on my back. Huh? She looks light but where the hell did she get this huge weight? I groaned then began to walk out of the bar. I didn¡¯t bring a car and there were no cabs around because they¡¯ve stopped driving around here at night for some security reasons. All well and good, her house was nearby, half a mile away. ¡°Frank¡± She muttered in her sleep. ¡°For goodness sake, forget about the damn Frank and mention my name¡± I shouted because I know she won¡¯t hear me or remember what I just said. ¡°Ja¡­.¡± Uh, is she about to call my name? ¡°Frank¡± She finally said again and I smirked. My back was aching but I don¡¯t mind if it is aching because the one who I love the most is the one making me go through this pain¡­. Then, it¡¯s fine. In 4 to 5 minutes, we¡¯ll be at her ce. I felt cold liquid pouring on my back¡­ Huh? I managed to raise a hand up and touched my sudden wet back. It was not rain because it¡¯s not even drizzling. I brought my hand closer to my nose to perceive what it is.. Oh My God, she vomited on my back. Eww! The irritating liquid continued to pour from her mouth to my back but when she burped, it stopped. I breathe heavily, then continued to walk towards her house. *We got to her ce. Her mom told me that she left home after informing them that she was going to Frank¡¯s ce for his birthday. She asked me what made her to go to a bar to drink to stupor instead. I had to keep her little heartbroken secret to myself, so I lied to her that I had no idea of why she did so. She thanked me for bringing her daughter home safely and her younger sister, Kate came to assist her mom in carrying the weightless looking but weightful Ang to her room. ¡°Now, I need to go home and bath thoroughly¡± I muttered to myself and touched the irritating liquid again, foolishly perceiving it again as if it had one sweet smell. It smells like nothing but alcohol mixed with saliva. *-*-*-*-* Frank¡¯s POV ¡°Where exactly is she? ¡± Paulina¡¯s aunt asked me as she rushed into the hospital. I was able to identify her to be Paulina¡¯s aunt because she recongized me as Frank, the same person who called her immediately Paulina passed out. I remember Paulina had told me that she lived with her Aunt, so checking through her call log and I found her aunt¡¯s contact which she saved as ¡°Sweet Aunt Be¡± was not a problem. ¡°She is in the ward¡± Freddie replied. Only the both of us had brought her here while the party was ruined and everyone left. ¡°What ward? ¡± Aunt Be asked us. Before we could speak, the doctor came out. ¡°Doctor!¡± Paulina¡¯s Aunt ran to meet him. ¡°You are Mrs Brown right? Can I talk to you about few things since you are the patient¡¯s mom¡± The Doctor said. ¡°No, I¡¯m not her mother. I¡¯m her aunt¡± Be introduced herself properly. ¡°Well, a patient¡¯s health is best disclosed to her parents first¡± The Doctor said. ¡°I am, I¡¯m her guidian, her aunt, I¡¯m like a second mother to her¡± She spoke really fast. ¡°Well¡­ ¡± ¡°Tell me, is she okay? ¡± ¡°Right now, she is¡± He replied ¡°What do you mean by Right now? ¡± She flinched. ¡°Err¡­ Mrs Brown, sorry Mrs¡­ Erm¡± ¡°I¡¯m Be ¡± She told her. ¡°Oh Okay! Contact her parents. I need to talk to them or one of them¡± The Doctor said. ¡°Ok, I will but can I see her now? ¡± She asked. ¡°Sure being her closest Guidian, you can. She is in the ward 123¡± He directed and Be ran there instantly. ¡°Can we see her too? ¡± I asked. ¡°No. For now, visitors should not be more than one in a ward except someone who is very special to the patient. I can presume you two are just friends with her¡± He said. ¡°But I am¡­ special. I¡­.. I am, I¡¯m.. ¡± I wanted to introduce myself as Paulina¡¯s Boyfriend but Freddie interrupted me.Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org. ¡°We wille here tomorrow to check up on her¡± Freddie said and the doctor nodded and went his way. ********* TBC Chapter 17 ** Be didn¡¯t call her sister, Melinda -Paulina¡¯s mom that night because it waste already ¨C 9:00pm. Assuming she did, she would surely be asleep¡­ and the call would have disrupted her sound sleep and the bad news would also disrupt her mind and memories. And she would rush down to Wintry ¨C Coker¡¯s Avenue from Karte. Be had passed the night at the hospital after speaking a little with Paulina and watched her sleep. Her voice, she sounds okay and she doesn¡¯t look ill at all but the problem is; What d¡¯ hell is wrong with her? She called Mrs Brown the next morning, told her about it and the hospital Paulina¡¯s was brought to. Without being there with her (Mrs Brown), Be already knew how she felt. In the next hour, Mrs Brown arrived at the hospital. ¡°Let¡¯s go see the doctor. He said wants to see you¡± Be said to her. ¡°Are you sure Paulina is fine? ¡± She asked again when she saw her daughter sleeping. ¡°Yeah, she is still asleep¡± Paulina¡¯s aunt assured her. Then they left the ward together and walked to the doctor¡¯s office. ¡°Morning sir¡± They simultaneously greeted. ¡°Doctor John¡± He corrected. ¡°I¡¯m Mrs Brown, I¡¯m the mother of the patient in ward 123¡± Paulina¡¯s mom briefly introduced herself. ¡°Oh, wee. Have your seat¡± He beckoned them. ¡°Are you sure you want me to talk about it with her here? ¡± The doctor asked Mrs Brown, peering through his sses. ¡°Why not. She is my sister! ¡± Mrs Brown told him. ¡°Well yes I know. A case happened a week away. A murderer disguised as a patient¡¯s uncle. So that¡¯s the reason why I was a bit strict about disclosing the health of your daughter to her. I¡¯m sorry¡± He apologized. ¡°OK, I understand you have a reason ¡± Be said. ¡°Please Doctor John, can you please go ahead and tell me what¡¯s happening to my child? ¡± Mrs Brown panicked instead. ¡°As you can see, she is okay and fine¡± The Doctor said. ¡°Yeah, you said just for now¡± Be interrupted him. ¡°What did you mean by that? ¡± Paulina¡¯s mom asked him. ¡°The ailment will re-ur and it might worsen the whole situation. May I ask a question? Did she undergo any form of surgery?¡± He asked. Paulina¡¯s Mom and her aunt turned to look at eachother, speechless to say the least.. thinking of saying the truth or not. ¡°I mean, the tests, my eyes and my instinct do not deceive me. Did she undergo a cosmetic or stic surgery that involves her face? ¡± She asked. ¡°Her¡­ Her whole body¡± Mrs Brown stammered. ¡°Yes, she has undergone a stic surgery¡± She told the doctor. ¡°Oh my Goodness¡± The man eximed. ¡°I am a medical doctor, my field doesn¡¯t involve or rted with stic or cosmetic surgeries and I have no idea about it but I must say this, The surgeon must be a quack one¡± Doctor John said. ¡°Uh? ¡± Be eximed. ¡°Ok, Ok Please Doctor John, please stop beating around the bush and tell me what¡¯s wrong with Paulina? Tell me what to do! ¡± Mrs Brown said already with teary eyes. ¡°Her respiratory system, I¡¯m talking about her nose! ¡± He said. ¡°What happened to her nose?¡± They asked simultaneously. ¡°Being a fake one is not the problem but who ever did the surgery didn¡¯t do it well¡­ That¡¯s why she couldn¡¯t breathe for a while and if nothing is done, she may not be able to breathe forever. You know what it means¡± ¡°Never! No! This can¡¯t be happening¡± ¡°But it is, instead of sitting here and thinking it¡¯s all a dream. Something must be done! I would have loved to help since it¡¯s my Job to save lives but this problem is not rted to my field¡± He said. ¡°Doctor, Doctor John, you need to understand something you don¡¯t seem to, that girl initial look was so unbearable to people and she became a mocking toy¡± Be tried to exin¡­ ¡°I know. That¡¯s the only reason that makes people go for cosmetic and stic surgery. What I¡¯m trying to say is that, The stic surgery she did was not sessful¡± ¡°But he said it was¡± Mrs Brown argued. ¡°He said So? But it¡¯s not¡± He said. ¡°Melinda, we¡¯ve got to sue that man! ¡± Be suggested. Paulina¡¯s mom maidian name is Melinda. ¡°Well, I don¡¯t think It is possible to. It wasn¡¯t apulsory treatment, it was a voluntary one. Had it been Medical Doctors like me made such a mistake then there is every right to Jail us but for the stic surgeons, No way. It was your decision¡± He concluded. And they heaved a very heavy sigh. ¨C Terrified and confused on what exactly to do. ¡°When did the surgery take ce? ¡± He asked them. ¡°18 days ago¡± Mrs Brown answered immediately. ¡°Before it¡¯s get toote, you¡¯ve got to hurry up. Return to wherever the surgery took ce¡± He told them. They nodded and stood up to leave when the door was flung and two nurses rushed in. ¡°Doctor John! The patient at ward 123¡± They screamed. ¡°Emergency!!¡± ¡°What? ?¡± They all flinched. The doctor hurriedly put on his white coat and rushed out of the office with the two nurses along with him. Be and Mrs Brown were not permitted toe into the ward even with the way they were weeping and pleading. ************N?velDrama.Org ? 2024. ****** Chapter 18 ** Doctor John came out of the ward, sweating profusely and they (Mrs Be and Brown) ran to meet him again. ¡°My Daughter¡­¡± ¡­. Paulina¡± ¡°She¡¯s fine now. The only thing that saved her for now is the oxygen venttor. It covered her nostrils, so she could breath it in easily¡± He told them. ¡°We¡¯ve got to take her to the surgeon immediately¡± Be said. ¡°Immediately¡± Doctor John repeated. ¡°And the ambnce would be of help¡± * Be and Mrs Brown sat in the ambnce along with a young doctor whom Doctor John told to be their own aid. .. And Paulina was on the stretcher with her eyes opened and teary. Same as her mom and aunt. * Soon the ambnce came to an halt and Paulina was pulled out of it while her mom and aunt ran along with her. Good thing, Surgeon Aaron was present. ¡°Take her over there¡± He ordered his assistant surgeons. ¡°Don¡¯t touch my daughter! ¡± Mrs Brown yelled at them. ¡°Don¡¯t you dare touch her! ¡± She yelled again. ¡°Mrs Brown right? ¡± Surgeon Aaron asked and she simpered. ¡°You knew it! You know this would happen, didn¡¯t you? ¡± She shouted at him. ¡°Calm down Mrs Brown! ¡± He said and turned to two of his assistants and said to them: ¡°Attend to her, you know what to do¡± Then they pushed the stretcher and left. ¡°So what now? ¡± Mrs Be groused at him. ¡°Come with me¡± He said. ¡°We are not going anywhere! ¡± Paulina¡¯s mom barked at him. ¡°Say it here, say everything right here¡± She said. He sighed, somewhat confused. ¡°O ¨C -Ok first, I want you two to understand that I didn¡¯t do the surgery myself, the assistant surgeons did¡± He said. ¡°What are you trying to insinuate?¡± ¡°The mistake in her nose wasn¡¯t made by me. Listen Mrs¡¯s I¡¯m a professional in my Job. Will you believe that virtually everyone that works here have undergone stic surgeries and it was sessful¡± He beat around the bush. ¡°I don¡¯t care. All I care about is my daughter¡¯s health¡± ¡°Surgeon Aaron, so that¡¯s why you called me twice to ask of Paulina¡¯s health. You knew the surgery wasn¡¯t sessful but you lied to us, you couldn¡¯t even the spell the truth to us immediately¡± Be shouted at him. ¡°I.. I was hoping for the best¡± He stammered. ¡°You see, my daughter must be healed¡± Paulina¡¯s mom said already weeping. ¡°That is what they are trying to do in there but I¡¯m afraid and I won¡¯t lie to you, this is a critical moment.. Nothing can be done¡± He said. ¡°What the¡¯ hell ising out of your mouth ?¡± ¡°The truth, I¡¯m sorry ma¡¯am. Is alreadyte. We can only give to her temporary treatment and attention to her nose¡± Infact, Surgeon Aaron spoke boldly. ¨C Knowing fully well that he cannot be sued for an unsessful surgery or if anything happens to the poor Paulina. Mrs Brown would have copsed if not for her sister who held her closely and assuring her that everything would be fine. ¡°Mr Aaron, do you know what it means if one cannot breathe for too long? ¡± Be confronted him.. ¡°Mrs Be, we never told you to bring that child here for a stic surgery. It was your decision¡± He said. ¡°And you were willing to attend to her! ¡± She fired at him. ¡°Well, no one is above mistakes beside every mistake we made isn¡¯t our fault either¡± He smirked. ¡°For crying out loud Surgeon Aaron! Stop saying all this! We are talking about a child¡¯s life here¡± Mrs Brown shouted at the top of her voice then she continued to whimper. ¡°It¡¯s all the same mrs¡± ¡°Melinda, let¡¯s leave.. It¡¯s obvious this man is heartless¡± She whispered into her sister¡¯s ear. ¡°We are leaving. Bring back the young girl¡± She said to him and the handsome but no heart surgeon smirked and said: ¡± We will¡± ¡°Mr Aaron!¡± One of the female assistants they met earlier ran towards them. ¡°She is no longer breathing¡± She announced and gasped when she noticed their presence. Another one ran and said ¡°For the past 20 minutes now, she did not move¡± ¡°Wh.. what? ¡± ¡°Wh¡­ what are they saying Doctor?!¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go there¡± He said as he put on a stethoscope and rush towards where they wereing from. Mrs Brown copsed. *-**-**-* *-*-*-* ¡°It was all my fault, I¡¯m so sorry Melinda. I wish I could go back in time¡± Paulina¡¯s aunt said and cried too. ¡°I.. I never wanted the stic surgery but ever since you made mention of it, she insisted on doing it¡± Paulina¡¯s mom wept bitterly. ¡°¡­ And, I had no other choice than to let her do it, I regretted it. To us, she was beautiful, she was like a precious diamond not untill she started to having inferior feelings about herself as a result of what her schoolmate said to her. Now where is she? ¡± She cried out loud, stabbing the couch really hard with her clutched hands. Her temperature was hotter than fire and her hands and feet were trembling. ¡°It was all my fault. Surgeon Aaron won¡¯t go scort free, he must be sued. I already called twowyers and they ready to bound the hospital and arrest him and his co-workers¡± ¡°Be, would that bring my daughter back to life? Getting the whole world arrested for this, would it bring Paulina back to life? I shouldn¡¯t have Paulina go through it, I had a dream something worse would happen to her yet I let her do the surgery. I hate myself, I¡¯m not a mother anymore! I¡¯m not even worthy to be called one. Now I have lost everything! I have lost my one and only¡± She cried terribly and her clothes were soaked with tears. Who won¡¯t feel this great pain when they lose their child especially if it happens to be the only child? There was a knock on the door, followed by the jingle of the door bell. ¡°Tell me it¡¯s Paulina. Tell me she is the one. Tell me she came to say the fake surgeon lied about her death, Just tell me she¡¯s back¡± Mrs Brown cried. ¡°Melinda! ¡± Be could not even control her bossom sister when she couldn¡¯t even herself. She was only trying to strong on the outside but inside of her was damaged with pains b¡¯cos a part of her had just left. ¡°I¡­ I will go get the door¡± She stood up and walked towards the door. She opened the door to see the familiar people she met two days ago. ¡°Good afternoon Mrs Be¡± They greeted simultaneously. ¡°I.. We came to see Paulina. How is she feeling now? I¡¯m kinda expecting her in school tomorrow¡± Frank said. Mrs Be sniffed then fresh tears began to roll down her cheeks. They wondered why. ¡°Come in please, both of you¡± She permitted. ¡°Uh, Mrs Brown? ¡± Freddie eximed when he sighted Paulina¡¯s mom. ¡°Freddie¡± She called his name too. ¡°I never thought I¡¯ll find you here in Wintery. Did youe here with Paulina? I have been unable to reach her¡± He said. ¡°Paulina¡­ ¡±Belongs to ? n0velDrama.Org. ********* ***** Chapter 19 ** Frank¡¯s POV ¡°Her number is not going through and She is not in the hospital, the doctor said her mother came to take away¡± I told Freddie as I tiredly sat on a couch. ¡°Didn¡¯t Doctor John tell you which hospital she must have been admitted to? ¡± Freddie asked. ¡°He didn¡¯t, maybe he has no idea¡± I replied and then yawn tiredlt. ¡°I haven¡¯t been having good sleep since yesterday ¨C since Paulina¡¯s sudden attack¡± I said. ¡°And I have a feeling that she won¡¯t make it up to school today¡± I included. ¡°Have you checked for her at home? I mean, her house¡­. where she stays¡± Freddie asked me. ¡°No, I haven¡¯t¡± ¡°That¡¯s thest ce she will be at. So go to her house first before giving yourself false and bad conclusions¡± He advised. ¡°Oh you are right. I¡¯ll go there now¡± I stood up. ¡°Should Ie along? So it won¡¯t look like I¡¯m not concerned about the health of your new crush although not in approve of the goddamn sudden feelings¡± Freddie said and I put on a thankful smile. ¡°Yeah, let¡¯s go¡± I said and he followed me. *-*-* Throughout the short Journey, my mind was on what will happen when I get to meet her. That beautiful face, her smile, her voice. Everything. We got to Paulina¡¯s ce quite soon, we alighted and told the driver to go nowhere but to wait till we return. I pray Paulina is in there, I just can¡¯t wait to see her. I took a brief sigh in front of the door before knocking on it. After waiting for a while, a woman who I recongised to be Paulina¡¯s aunt came to open the door for us. ¡°Good afternoon Mrs Be. We came to see Paulina, where is she now? I¡¯m expecting her in school tomorrow¡± I said but she startled me by bursting into tears. ¡°Both of you,e on in¡± She beckoned to us. Good, I¡¯ll get to see my tailless mermaid. We walked into the sitting room.. And saw a young woman, downcast on a couch. ¡°Mrs Brown? ¡± Freddie called a woman who was looking sober. Paulina¡¯s Mom I think. Wait, how did he know her?.. and why does she look sober too? ¡°Freddie? ¡± She called his name too. Ok, they must have met somewhere before. ¡°I¡¯ve never thought I will ever find you here Wintery, did youe here with Paulina? I¡¯ve been unable to reach her¡± He said. OK, please what¡¯s going on here? I turned to Freddie, confused and dumbfounded but I managed to say: ¡± What? ¡± ¡°I know Mrs Brown when I was in Karte. She is Paulina¡¯s mother. I mean the Paulina I told you about¡­¡±He told me then began to stammer. ¡°Huh¡­. Wait a minute, Paulina¡­. Paulina? Mrs Brown is Paulina¡¯s mom and you are Paulina¡¯s mom too right? Huh.. I.. I don¡¯t understand¡± He stammered, confused, as confused I am. ¡°Where is Paulina? ¡± I asked referring to two Paulinas. ¡°.. And what¡¯s happening here Mrs Browm? ¡± Freddie asked. ¡°Paulina, she ¨C ¨C she gave up the ghost¡± Be said. ¡°Which of the Paulina? ¡± Freddie and I asked simultaneously. But no one answered,ter Mrs Brown did ¨C crying profusely. ¡°I wish it didn¡¯t happen. Paulina¡¯s died of unsessful surgery¡± She said. ¡°I still don¡¯t understand, what surgery? ¡± ¡°Who died? ¡± Yet Freddie asked. * -*-* -*-* The whole sad exnation was told by Mrs Be. How Paulina couldn¡¯t bear the insults¡¯ and saliva from everyone at Karte and Dream High. How she almost became a sadist drown with depression, how she agreed to have a stic surgery without hesitation, how she fell into the wrong hands and how the surgery turned out to be unsessful and the surgeon never told them it was. How she came to Wintery to start a new life unknown to her and everyone that it was a dangerous one. And how desperate she has always been to have a lover. Every words were like a dream to them. ¡°It can¡¯t be true¡± was the only sentence Freddie could say as tears rolled uncontrobly down his cheeks. Frank was the shockest human being on earth that moment, it appeared like a dream and a big injury in his mind, heart and head. That Paulina is dead? Just when he was already getting used to her and having the real feelings. At the mention of stic surgery, it drawn to him that he only fell in love with her beauty more and first. Everything seems and sounds like a story. It sounds so unreal. How on earth could it be real ~like that? If only there¡¯s a time machine, Frank would go back in time and will forever be with Ang irrespective of how svxy or beautiful thedies that woulde his way may be. Freddie would have read the story to Paulina and she wouldn¡¯t have had the stic surgery no matter the number of people that may convince her to. She would rather remain true to herself. Everything would have been fine but now, no.. Reverse is the case. Freddie stumbled on the floor and cried his heart out, Frank was crying too.. Everyone was. When visitors, from the hospital and others came to sympathise with them. They (Freddie and Frank) just had to leave. Good, they had a driver because if anyone of them was going to drive the car, something really worst would happen. They came here in a slight good mood but now they are leaving with the most sorrowful look and wet eyes. Paulina is dead? What? How? Why? Why? Why? ¡°I met Paulina three years ago at Uncle Timothy¡¯s ce, when we both went there to celebrate Christmas¡± Freddie started to say. The death of one can make another remember even the least memory. ¡°I told you toe along with me on an ice ¨C skatting but you insisted on lying on the bed and to continue to chat with your new lover, Ang¡± He paused then sniffed severally.. His eyes were so red and the tears won¡¯t stop pouring. ¡°Then I went alone to have all fun to myself apart from skatting on the ice. Then I met Paulina, she was sitting on the floor, watching all of us as we skatt, I could see it in her countenance that she wished to join, I¡­ I stopped and walked over to her, I wanted to have a word or two with her but she covered her face, stood up and ran away from me. That was the first time I felt something in me, it made me stay, it made me go to Uncle Timothy¡¯s ce every now and then, it made me decide to school there when I found out that she attended Dream High, where is she now?¡± He screamed and continued to cry terribly.N?velDrama.Org ? 2024. ¡°I¡¯m¡­ I am sorry¡± is the only thing I could say. I can not even describe this present feeling. It¡¯s the mixture of all bad feelings. Rest in Peace Paulina Brown. *********** ****** Chapter 20 *-* School Ang¡¯s POV ¡°Hey¡± I walked over to where he sat ¨C James. He was at the cafeteria, with a book in his hand titled ¡°Haunted¡±. This guy will never get fed up of horror novels. ¡°Hi¡± He said to me but paid more attention to the book. ¡°Are you avoiding me somehow? ¡± I asked him. ¡°No, not at all, why would I? ¡± He said. ¡°Hmmm, Okay¡± I muttered and I took a sit beside him. This actually should be the first time I would be the one to walk to him and talk to first. ¡°Hmm James¡± I bit my lips, looking for a perfect way to distract him and make him listen to me. ¡°I was drunk on Saturday and my mom told me a guy brought me home, I¡¯ve been trying to find out who it was but I don¡¯t know¡± I told him. ¡°Okay¡± He just said and I gave a light huff. ¡°By chance, were you the one? ¡± I asked him. ¡°Me? What made you think I was the one? ¡± He asked. ¡°I don¡¯t know. I have absolutely no idea of who it was and I have been asking every guy still I¡¯m yet to find who it was. It wasn¡¯t Frank, My sister told me the guy is tall and he has doll eyes¡± I paused. ¡°Now, I have embarrassed myself enough by asking every tall guy with doll eyes and you are the next guy who has a doll eyes¡± I told him. ¡°Well, I¡¯m not the one¡± James said and I sighed Heavily this time. ¡°Oh My God, I drank only one bottle of alcohol, how could I have been drunk?¡± I muttered to myself. ¡°Pardon? Did you say you got drunk after drinking just one bottle of alcohol? ¡± James dropped his book and asked me. ¡°Yes. At least, the only thing I can remember was asking a bartender for one bottle¡± I said and heughed. ¡°And what¡¯s funny? ¡± I asked him. ¡°Miss, you drank almost nine bottles. Nine bottles! ¡± He said and my eyes widened. ¡°Huh¡­. Did you see me? Were you the one who took me home? ¡± I asked him. ¡°It¡¯s the littlest help I could render. At the end of it, you.. ¡± He began to stare at my lips and I folded it instantly like. Huh, did I¡­ ¡°Did I¡­ Did I¡­ Ki¨C¡± I wanted to ask but he interrupted me. ¡°Your mouth! You vomited on my back! ¡± He spelled and I breathed a sigh of relief then chuckled. ¡°And unfortunately when I got home, the washing machine was faulty. So I had to wash the cloth myself with my bare hands and legs¡± He said and Iughed, I didn¡¯t want to but I couldn¡¯t bear it and he smirked. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m so sorry ¡± I said. ¡°Yeah, you should be¡± He said, took his book from the table and looked away. ¡°How did you know that I was in a bar? ¡± I asked him. ¡°I followed you. I¡¯ve been watching you closely¡± He said then suddenly gasped. ¡°Gosh¡± He murmured to himself. ¡°It was coincidental¡± He quickly said. I kept mute for a moment. ¡°James, you said you have been watching me closely¡± I repeated what he just said but he didn¡¯t say anything. ¡°Ok, I¡­ I think I understand¡± I said one by one. ¡°What do you think you understand? ¡± He finally spoke, dropped his book on the table and stare into my eyes. ¡°You-You said I should tell you when ¡®I understand you¡¯ ¡± I told him.. staring into his eyes too. The serene look in his eyes was so lovely, charming and pretty. I wanted to further ask if his one sided love was me but¡­ ¡°Ang¡± Frank voice interrupted the sweet serene. ¡°Fr- ¨C Frank¡± I turned. Since all this days, I¡¯m just hearing his voice. ¡°Hey, Hi¡± He said to me then took his nce to James. ¡°Once upon a time Frank¡± James said but Frank ignored him. ¡°Why didn¡¯t youe to my birthday party Ang? ¡± He asked me. I scoffed:¡±Frank, did you just remember that I am existing? ¡± She paused. ¡°One fateful certain day, I lost you¡± ¡°No, you haven¡¯t. I¡­ I don¡¯t remember breaking up with you Ang¡± He said wanting to hold my hands but I moved back. ¡°We don¡¯t need words to signify that it¡¯s already over between us. Author Wisan is right, so many years in a rtionship do not guarantee that both partners would end up together and forever¡± She said. ¡°I¡¯m very sorry Ang. I was confused, foolish, stupid, almost insane, I wasn¡¯t myself at all, I was bewitched¡± He said and came closer to me but James stood up and confronted him. He held my hand and pulled me gently to his back. ¡°She told me to tell you that she hates you¡± James said and pulled me along with him- away from Frank. Wait, I don¡¯t remember when I said so but it¡¯s true, deep down; I truly do. Frank abandoned me! He made me feel dejected and he¡¯s definitely gonna do it again if another very pretty girl suddenes in. No, I do not think I can continue the rtionship with him. I suddenly stopped walking with James and turned back to look at Frank and I said to him; ¡°I heard about what happened to Paulina, it¡¯s on the school newspapers, May her soul rest in perfect peace¡± I said then continued to walk away with James. Though, my encounters with Paulina were not smooth at all, I still felt so pitiful that we lost a student, a new student at that. *-*-*-* F~F ¡­. Fast ~ Forward. Frank¡¯s POV My parents heard about what happened between Ang and I, they found out already. Is there anything they could even do? rather than to me me for being so stupid. My mom especially was very heartbroken. All the wedding imagination have been ruined. I tried to get Ang again but she never looked at me twice. No longer interested in me and was ready to move on with someone else. Freddie went back to school and his eyes were still as if it will permanently remain teary. I hate myself for everything, having to get attracted and stucked to his very first crush; little did I know that her beauty was my worst nightmare. Before Freddie returned to Karte and his school, the news has already spread like fireflies.N?velDrama.Org owns this text. Every human that knew Paulina hated themselves for makingte Paulina feel so inferior. It was the saddest news ever, so sad. *-*-*-* *F ~ F * February 14 ¨C Valentine¡¯s Day was worst. Lovers, couples were here and there having fun and dates. As if I were being punished, Girls avoided me. I couldn¡¯t get to say Hi, not to talk of introducing myself to them. But then, when I had Ang, thousands of girls were flirting around me and I never gave myself to anyone of them. How could I have left Ang and ran after another because she was endowed with beauty? Not just her beauty,ter I began to fall in love with her. Can I still call it love or lust? I was alone and lonely in my room, this same valentine¡¯s day was supposed to be Ang and I ¡®s fourth year in a rtionship but I ruined it all. Iid on my bed, sad and heartbroken as a tear began to flow down my cheeks followed by another ~ tear. Tears. ************* ******** THE END. No way! Let¡¯s not give it a sad ending. I would post an EPILOGUE soon. let¡¯s give Frank a girl and let¡¯s meet PAULINA. Chapter Epilogue EPILOGUE ~ FINALLY ~ Introduction: Frank Collins, a semi-final year medical student walked into the lecture room and quietly took his seat. A lecturer came in, taught and after two hours, he left and another lecturer came in, taught and after an hour, he left. Then every students began to stand up nosily, took their phones, books, bag etc off the table and they began to leave the lecture hall. Same as him, he wasted no time to take his things; phone and books etc, then he jostled his way out of the ss. That¡¯s his simple boring life, He gets to ss punctually, doesn¡¯t miss lectures, projects, assignments.. being theplete nerd he is. And after everything, he rushes to get his lunch and dinner then retires to his room and-lonely then he starts preparing for the next day ¨C continuation of the usual boring routine. Since girls don¡¯t run after him anymore not even because of his money. He is on his own, waiting and hoping that one day, he would find his own girl, find true love.. not because of anything she may possess but because of the four ¨C lettered word. If only that day woulde before his bears and mustache grows longer and turns white like Dopey, one of the seven dwarfs (in snow white disney series). Frank¡¯s POV Freddie, he ims that he¡¯s not in love yet he spends the whole of the night on a video call with a girl whom he refers to as just a friend. He ims she is just a friend, yet he bought her flowers. Ang, like a magic, she grew more beautiful after our break up. She was studying Pediatric, she had always loved babies. I have never seen her without that guy, Oh I have¡­ there was a day I saw her alone at a restaurant but just when I wanted to say at least hello to her, he showed up and I had to step backward. I don¡¯t need to be told that there¡¯s something between she and one James. Something simr, no! Something greater than what we shared in High School. I never thought she would ever be with James. James? that quiet weirdo¡­ well, he doesn¡¯t look like he¡¯s a weirdo anymore¡­ I¡¯m the new lonely weirdo. *-*-* Frank¡¯s POV (Contd) Immediately the lecturer rounded up lectures for that day and everyone began to leave the ss; I sighed tiredly, stood up and began to pick up my books then walked out of the ss. ¡°Hey.. Hey, Hi¡± I heard a feminine voice shouting behind me¡­ just immediately I walked out of lecture hall. A female voice? What does she want from me? Directions or what? b¡¯cos it is as if they¡¯ve all swore never to say a word to me. I thought some sort of spirit casted a spell on my love -life. ¡°Hello¡± I turned and said to her ¨C looking down. Oh! She was on a wheelchair. ¡°Hi¡± She smiled. ¡°May I help you with something? ¡± I asked her. ¡°Yeah, my roommate left me¡± She said. ¡°Your roommate? How do that makes me to help you?¡± ¡°Well, she is always the one who pushes my wheelchair after sses¡± She said. ¡°Oh¡± I mouthed. I got her message, so I went behind her and began to gently push the wheel chair. ¡°No one was willing to help me. Thank you very much¡± She said. ¡°My pleasure, where do you stay? ¡± I asked. ¡°B-girls 22¡± She replied. ¡°Okay! ¡± I said then didn¡¯t say anymore words. I just continue to push her wheelchair to the Hostel B-Girls. ¡°Frank Collins right? ¡± She broke the short silence. ¡°Yeah, how do you know my name? ¡± I was surprised. ¡°Oh that¡­ We are coursemates¡± She answered. ¡°Oh I didn¡¯t know! ¡± I said. ¡°It¡¯s because you never noticed! ¡± She said and I smiled to myself, she¡¯s right. I¡¯m oblivious to everyone in ss except the lecturer. I don¡¯t even know who who sits next to me. ¡°Hey Frankie¡± I looked up and saw Tyler. ¡°Hi Tyler¡± I stopped pushing the wheelchair and said to him. ¡°Hi¡± The girl on the wheelchair also said to him. I don¡¯t even know her name yet. Tyler snubbed her and spoke to me instead. . : ¡°I¡¯ve been to your room. Your twin brother told me you are yet to return¡± ¡°As you can see. I ought to, I just want to take her to her hostel first¡± I replied and Tyler gave a mocking look. ¡°Why do you want to see me? ¡± I asked him. ¡°Here, take¡± He handed over to me a red envelope while two white ones were with him. ¡°What¡¯s this? ¡± I asked. ¡°An invitation card¡± ¡°Whose invitation? ¡± ¡°Ang is getting married and she told me to give it to you¡± He said and I wasted no time to read what was written in it. James Morris and Ang Holmes. I folded it back neatly and returned it into the red envelope. I have no choice but to wish them Happy married life. ¡°What about the white envelopes with you?¡± I asked him. ¡°One for me and one for George¡± He said. ¡°I mean, why is mine a red envelope? ¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know. She told me to give to you the red one¡± He said¡­ And I suddenly remembered that I once said ¡®The white invitation cards are for just anybody while the red ones are for special people¡¯ I sighed sadly and said to him : ¡± I wish her happiness is her marriage life¡± ¡°So.. See you when next I see you¡± Tyler said and He looked down at the crippled girl then heughed hysterically and left.Belongs to ? n0velDrama.Org. ¡°A close friend of yours is getting married¡± The girl on the wheelchair said and I nodded then continued to push the wheel. ¡°My greatest wish is to get wedded¡± She told me but I pushed her in silence. ¡°You are such a very quiet guy. I¡¯ve known you for 2-3 years now. All you do is toe to ss and leave like you are bethroned to loneliness¡± She said. ¡°You can¡¯t even start a conversation with me or even ask for my name¡± She added and I sighed again. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, what¡¯s your name? ¡°I finally spoke -asked. ¡°Paulina¡± She said. ¡°Huhh?? ¡± I suddenly stopped pushing the wheelchair and came to the front, bent to see her face well but she doesn¡¯t look like Paulina even abit. ¡°What are you doing? ¡± She asked me, she was confused. ¡°I¡­ Did you say your name is Paulina? ¡± Asked. ¡°Yeah. It¡¯s a beautiful name, isn¡¯t it? ¡± She asked and I stammered ¡°Yeah¡± Suddenly memories came rushing to me and I remember Paulina had said something like ¡°In my next life, I would love to be a twin¡± ¡°Do, do you have a twin sister? ¡± I asked. ¡°Huh, no¡± She blurted. Right, there is absolutely nothing like Next Life. ¡°But¡­ ¡± She wanted to say something. I stared into her eyes.. ¡°Wh¡­ what? ¡± I asked eager to hear what she wants to say. ¡°But my roommate and I are like twin. We do everything together¡± She said and I only nodded. ¡°Paulina Brown? ¡± I asked. ¡°No, I¡¯m Paulina Chloe¡± She said. I managed to get an hold of myself, there¡¯s no such thing like next life or resurrection. Paulina Brown is long dead. This girl here only bears the same name. ¡°Your name reminds me of someone¡± I told her then i returned to her back and continued to push the wheelchair. ¡°Oh¡­ Okay¡± She said. ¡°How did you end up into a wheelchair? ¡± Now, I started a conversation with her. ¡°An ident and the doctor said it might take almost forever before I¡¯ll begin to walk again¡± She said. ¡°I¡¯m sorry about that¡± ¡°Come on, I¡¯m already used to it.. receiving so many sorrys from people, being mocked, less paid attention to, but it¡¯s fine. As long as I wasn¡¯t born this way¡± She said and I didn¡¯t say anything. We were already at the Girls hostel. ¡°You know Frank,¡­. No, you don¡¯t know¡± She said. ¡°What is it? ¡± I asked. ¡°With the little time I¡¯ve spent with you, You are the first guy I¡¯ll talk to so lengthy. The highest duration I¡¯ve spoken to a guy is 10seconds and that¡¯s only When they called me a crippled and I yelled back at them that I wasn¡¯t born this way. You are different from them and I like you¡± She said and I paused, I stopped walking. Did I just hear her right? ¡°I mean, I¡¯m not expecting you to like me back¡­ Of course, who would want to date a girl on the wheelchair? And it¡¯s not like I¡¯m trying to ask you out or something.. I just want to let you know few things about me. I¡¯ve been rejected several times so I won¡¯t be surprised if you reject me too. I just want you to know that I like you, I know it¡¯s too early and it¡¯s nonsense to say that to you and you never even notice me but it¡¯s fine¡± She rushed all her words. ¡°Frank? B-Girls 22¡­ It¡¯s over there, we are almost there¡± She changed topic when I didn¡¯t say anything nor push her wheelchair. ¡°Why aren¡¯t you pushing it? Oh My God, I¡¯m so sorry for all what I¡¯ve said. But please, if you don¡¯t push the wheel chair, no one will¡­..¡± Before she could finish her statement, I gently began to push the chair towards her destination then stopped and stood in front of her. ¡°Aw.. Thank you! ¡± She said smiling and I nodded and smiled too. ¡°We are still strangers right? Let¡¯s start from somewhere. Friends? ¡± Paulina stretched her hand for an handshake. ¡°Sure, Friends¡± I said as we shook hands. ¡°So¡­ see you in ss tomorrow¡± She said and rolled the tyres herself into the room. Ok, finally¡­ For the first time after I¡¯ve graduated from High school, A girl came to me, spoke to me and said she likes me. She¡¯s crippled. ******************** THE END You should know Frank¡¯s fate now. If I continue to write this¡­ It¡¯s like I¡¯m writing another story entirely. (Maybe there¡¯s no need for this epilogue afterall) The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!