“Friendship is like clouds and sky. When the wind blows clouds disappear with the wind leaving the sky painted blue.”
After Gustav left Kelvin's apartment he went straight back to his room. He found no one in the room as he had expected. He just wanted to process what happened early with what he saw from Kelvin's apartment. It seems like he wants me to let go of her, but I will not.
He went straight to the fridge that was inside the room. This will help clear my mind and what I’ve seen.
That’s not realistic, Kelvin must have made up that video.
Gustav thought as he gulped the MO ENERGY drink he took from his fridge. After a few sips, his apartment door opened abruptly.
“Zeros...!” Gustav muttered in between his breath. “Why are you back early today man? Are you not feeling okay like me?” Gustav asked Zeros William.
“I’m fine, brother." Zeros said as he threw his SWAT
backpack on the coach and went straight to get changed. After a few minutes, he was back to where he left Gustav.
“Why did you not attend the lesson today, man?” Zeros said.
“I’ve been waiting for you.!! You just made a fool out of me… I warmed the seat for you but you never appeared. And now...what are you doing here?”
Gustav rose his energy drink.
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"You're just drinking an energy drink early this morning.
Knowing you for so long I know something isn't right.”
Zeros was right. He has known him for the last two years that they had lived together. Whenever Gustav felt intimidated by something, he preferred using energy drinks to clear off his mind. He believed that the sourness of the drink could help him relieve all the awful feelings from his heart.
“I don’t have a choice at the moment. I’ll have to deal with the pain no matter how unbearable it is.” Gustav mumbled as he gulped another sip from the bottle.
At that moment his confident heart was filled with despondency, he wasn't in the right condition to explain what happened, to his roommate.
Zeros hesitated before asking him. “Have you seen the video too?”
Gustav, whose eyes were filled with redness, tears of pain and revenge started flowing from his eyes. “It’s not her, Zeros...
I’m sure it’s not her.” Gustav uttered between his breath.
“Are you sure it’s not her…or it’s just a hunch that’s telling you that it isn’t her?” Zeros asked Gustav Gustav raised his watery face as his gaze was shot toward where Zeros was. “I think it is not her…!! Am sure of it…!!
Gustav said and he wiped the tears flowing from his eyes down his cheek.
“You don’t have to cry, man… you know this is college, and anything can happen. We’re free here…no one is here to tell us to do this and not to do that.”
Gustav lowered his head.
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“I’m not saying that the video is true but you've to know if it's her, from the video…” Zeros said.
“How will I know, man? I believe it is not her!” Gustav exclaimed.
“What will you do if you find out that the one in the video is her?” Zeros asked. “Will you be able to pursue her anymore?
Or will you give up on her?”
“Zeros my friend, you've known me well for very long... you know how much I love her... it has been two years that I’ve hidden my feelings from her, although she has been close to me like a friend from the beginning.” Gustav said. “I loved her ever since the beginning of this course. I wanted to let her close to me so that I can know her more. Gustav added.”
Zeros nodded.
“I’ve no right to feel this pain right now... but I don’t know what has gotten inside of me. I can’t help it.” Gustav said as he took another sip from the bottle.
"You've to ask her then, to know the truth behind the video.”
Zeros added. “But this year, make sure that she knows that you’ve feelings for her. Instead of whining like a child, go out there and pursue her about the truth.”
Gustav wrinkled his nose.
“But knowing how composed she was today… I don’t think that the one from the video is her.” Zeros explained what happened to the college and why he was back early that day.
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about his long build and hidden feelings for her on that day despite the rumors that were spreading around college students.
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After making an announcement, Sabrina Michael decided to enter the cafeteria for a bowl of soup and Mtori. The cafeteria wasn’t clouded at the moment but as time went on, the place began to be clouded as college students entered the cafeteria.
“Is this her? Why does it seem that she is not worried despite the shameful video clip of her that leaked earlier this morning?” One of the gossiping loud girls said as she was showing her friends something on her phone.
After Sabrina heard the conversation, her interest was piqued as all the gazes were plunged into her.
“Hey Prisca, may you please have a seat with me here?”
Sabrina’s voice was heard the moment the girl finished showing her friends the video.
“Me... here?? Sit with you?? Nah! I can’t sit with you!! I’ll sit here with my friends… sorry Cr!!” Prisca who was a Chagga girl refused her openly showing that she’ll not sit with her no matter how respected Sabrina was.
“Why are you refusing to sit with me? Am I reeking of something?” Sabrina asked.
“It seems you are not aware of it. Since you’re respected Cr, I’ll send you a gift.”
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Prisca forwarded the video to Sabrina’s phone and a smile could be seen plastered on her face.
“Enjoy the surprise, beautiful…!!” Prisca’s last words made Sabrina’s heart restless as she hurriedly opened the video that was sent on her WhatsApp account by the gossiping girl.
“Use Air Pods, sweetie. We don’t want to hear your moaning.
You are terrible at faking it.” One of Prisca’s friends said.
My moans?? What moans…? Sabrina thought as he connected the Air Pods with her iPhone-14 Pro she had received as a gift from Professor Mkondo.
“W… what is this?” Sabrina’s voice staggered as she couldn’t believe what she was seeing. “Why am I here?” Sabrina thought.
“It seems she is enjoying her moans better than us…!!” One fatty girl said as they continued shooting cold gazes toward her.
“P—P— Professor?? What have you done?” She stood up from her seat. Shortly, Sabrina started feeling dizzy as she felt a black world assaulting her. She couldn’t see the light as her feet lost the power to hold her God-built buts. She fainted.
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