Chapter 11
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Throughout the night, Sophie couldn’t sleep. All she thought about is the way his mouth fits perfectly on her own. How he swirls his tongue around hers, sucking in every of her soul. If she knew kissing could be that amazing, she could have done it earlier. She tossed and turn still reliving the memory. She was disappointed when he stopped, she wanted more, she wanted him to lead her to the black hole of pleasure that she may never climb out of. She wanted all of him even though the stupid voice at the back of her head kept on telling her Chris can never be hers.
She had come back to the dorm room looking flustered and very red that her roommate cornered her with loads of questions.
” Welcome your majesty. Care to tell your loyal subject why you just came out of a BMW looking like you are freshly out of the sex room?” Kayla folded her arms immediately she opened the door for Sophie. She was still wearing what Sophie left her in, in the morning. She stare at her flustered friend with a demanding look.
“Nothing,” Sophie said.
Kayla shook her head dramatically pointing an accusing finger at her.
“Doesn’t look like nothing to me, now spill” Kayla demanded not ready to back down anytime soon until she squeeze that piece of information out of her roommate.
” I’m serious Kayla, there’s nothing to spill” Sophie tries to play cool but the blush on her face contradicts her statement greatly. Kayla pouted, still folding her arms like a little girl. She sat on her bed refusing to look at Sophie was busy changing out of her clothes.
” ladies and gentlemen, my roommate has started hiding things from me. I thought we were best friends Sophie” Kayla threw her hands dramatically talking to no one in particular. She even has a few fake tears for aesthetics. She just laughed at her antics, she was going to tell Kayla everything if the drama queen could just calm down a little.
” You know you are my best friend”
” doesn’t look like it. You don’t even want to tell me anything” Kayla refused to look at her.
“Okay, okay seriously I can’t keep anything from you. Just let me take a breath.” Sophie threw her hands up also matching Kayla’s level of dramatics. She took a deep breath when Kayla finally faced her.
” I’m waiting,” the impatient lady said.
” just calm down”
” I am calm, you didn’t see me throw any tantrums did you?” Kayla said sarcastically.
” Okay I met him at the club yesterday”
” And?” Kayla raised her eyebrows expecting the full tea from her friend so Sophie did just that. Narrating everything that happened at the club, his house and the restaurant leaving put her problems with the loan sharks.
” Wait who exactly is this man?” Kayla asked when Sophie get to the deal about the sugar daddy and all.
“His name is Chris” Sophie answered pouring herself a glass of water.
” Chris Morgan?!!” Kayla screamed, she stood up and paced around the room not believing her ears. She couldn’t believe her friend had just gotten involved with one of the richest men in the city.
” Oh my goodness girl! You don’t know what the Lord has done for you. So he said he wanted to be your sugar daddy right?” Kayla shouted excitedly. Sophie asked her to reduce her voice so they won’t wake the entire dorm. The last she wants is somebody spreading a rumor about her getting down with old men for money. Any rumors that manage to get to their block are bound to reach the entire college. Even people living outside the campus will get to enjoy the premium gossip of what is not even true in the first place.
” Yes he did” she replied dropping her glass of water.
” And you said yes?” Kayla whispered so she won’t scream again. Sophie nodded with a huge smile on her face.
” Oh my goodness! I still can’t believe this. Girl you are lucky, not only is he wealthy, that man looks like a god from the Greek Pantheon. But isn’t he a little too old for you?” Kayla suddenly backtracked on her word staring at Sophie awkwardly. The latter shrugged her shoulders and replied.
” He is wealthy, handsome, and most importantly single. I’m not a minor and he doesn’t look that old so I don’t see where the problem is?”
Kayla nodded awkwardly still bothered about the age card.
” We never know what might happen in the future, you might become the billionaire wife or not. But I wish you do so you can treat me to expensive spa sessions” Kayla said cheering up while Sophie just laughed at her antics. Billionaire wife her ass, it’s just a Sugar Daddy sugar baby relationship nothing more. She doesn’t even plan to get married to anybody.
” But I don’t understand why you needed a sugar daddy in the first place. Isn’t this like your first-ever relationship with a man?” Kayla scratched her ears awkwardly.
” Baby this student loan won’t pay itself you know” Sophie lied, she doesn’t want to tell her roommate about the trouble her father got them into at home.
If Chris would be her fastest card in solving her urgent situation and paying off her student loans won’t she ride on that boat? Besides it is a kind of relationship where both sides get what they want. He wants sex, she wants his money, they get what they want and no one gets hurt. It is better than starting a relationship and starts lying to each other about a feeling that is not even there.
” I understand you, Fifi. I do”
She faded out of her conversation with Kayla and tried to sleep but her mind was instantly preoccupied with the kiss again. She groaned trying to drown it out again but her mind remained stubborn displaying flashes of her reaction to his touches. Her mind continues to taunt her giving her a look at what it will be like to be more to Chris. How nice it will be to always wake up beside him every morning. She shuddered at how wild her thoughts are getting. It scares a lot how she is feeling so much for someone she had just met hours ago when no one has ever made her feel that way before.
She tossed and turned again but the images did not stop. She removed her blanket and stood up. She went to the kitchen and got a glass of water again.
While sipping her water, she ruled out a boundary in her heart, no matter what happens between her and Chris, she won’t fall in love with him. No matter how giddy he makes her feel, how much his touches wants her to explore more. She made it a mantra in her head not to fall for him. She pouted the remaining water inside the sink and went back to her bed. Sleep consumed her in the middle of repeating the mantra in her head.
The first thing she thought about when she opened her eyes in the morning was Chris again but she manage to push him to the back of her mind when she remembered that she had to pay half of her father’s debt with the money Chris gave to her immediately. Their time is still running out and she would hate to see any of her family members when she is already a step ahead.
She wondered if Chris knew she needed the funds that urgent but she pushed the thought aside again. She checked the time on her phone, it was just a quarter past seven. She had to get to her father’s house on time so she can make it to her midnight class at the college.
She hopped into the bathroom, she stare at herself in the mirror and was not in any way disappointed to see the dark circles that lined her eyes and how wild her curls had become within those six hours of sleep.
She brushed her teeth and had a quick shower before patting her hair dry with a towel. She tied it up in a bun watching the residual water trail down her ears and forehead. Most of her clothes were dry already so she took a hoodie and a pair of crazy jeans and her old white sneakers again.
She applied body lotion and some deodorants getting ready to start her stressful-looking day. She wasn’t really surprised to see Kayla still sleeping, that girl can sleep through a storm. She slept hours before Sophie and she is still not up. She decided not to bother the sleeping beauty.
The first place Sophie went to after getting out of the dormitory is the bank. She went to cash the five thousand dollars before taking a bus to her street. She let out a breath looking at the familiar house. The previous incident threatened her panic mode but she manage to calm herself down.
She knocked on the door and Noah opened already dressed for school if not planning to go to school already.
” And so the queen bee decided to show up?” he said folding his hands with a frown.
” good morning to you too Noah,” She said with a smile ignoring his earlier jab. Adolescent and stupid mood swings but she knew Noah was only joking with her.
” where is father,” she asked looking around the sitting room for any signs of her father.
” He is inside his room doing God knows what. Probably gambling again” Noah said pointing at their father’s room. Sophie glared at him and he covered his mouth with his palm instantly.
” One more of that attitude towards your father Noah, and you won’t see me in this house again” Sophie threatened. She watch him process her threats and he instantly went pale.
” I’m sorry” he muttered. She knocked on her father’s door twice before twisting the door knob after hearing him say come in.
Her father was sitting on his bed reading an old newspaper. He had been too ashamed to come out of his room since the previous day’s incident. He muttered a good morning to his daughter which she replied to with a nod.
She removed the brown envelope containing the money from her handbag and stretched it towards him. He look at the envelope, he knows the content but refused to collect it.
” I can’t accept this,” he said.
” I can’t have you cleaning up my mess every time,” he said looking at everywhere in the room but her. She took his hand and placed the envelope in his palms.
” you can do me the favor by driving again and raising the remaining half. This is half of your entire debt, I tried already. You can repay me by getting your head out of grief and starts being a good father Noah and me by paying your debts off” she said with a harsher tone than she intended.
” How did you even get this amount of money?” her father asked.
” That’s for me to know and for you to find out after saving our necks from this mess”