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ENEA POV
“Sia”She mumbled, I got confused for a minute.
“I’m Alessia, Nice to meet you”She looked up at me and stared at me cutely.
I nodded softly staring into her eyes.
“Thank you, Thank you for everything, I don’t know how to appreciate you enough, I promised to make it up to you”She rushed her words again, I cracked before pulling away from her.
“It’s okay, you don’t need to pay me back, I did what I wanted to do because you actually need it, Are you ready to go now?”I asked and I could see a hint of sadness in her face but I swear it that it disappeared almost immediately.
“Yes, I’m ready to go”She stuttered and went to pick her clothes on the bed.
We both walked out of the room.
ALESSIA POV
I don’t know why, I don’t want to leave this place, Going back to the school is depressing as fu*ck since I’m not familiar with anyone.
Nancy has been acting strangely ever since I compliment the tattoo on her face.
She hardly talk to me.
I walked before him and I’m trying as much as possible not make my as*s bounce as we walk down the stairs, The shorts is way too little to accommodate the stupid shape of mine.
I tried dragging it down, Then, I remembered I’m on my menses.
I didn’t forget to take a look at every inch of the house as we walked down the stairs, I hope I graduate with good grades so I can have a job and build a big house for myself.
Living on scholarship is so hard for me, I have to depend on the meal plan the school offered which doesn’t go well on me most of the times.
Getting to the spacious living room, A tatted guy could be seen playing video games, Deeply focused on it, While the other girl Gemma isn’t here.
Only God knows where she went to.
“Hey, I’m dropping her off”Enea announce as he walked down the stairs, He dropped his pad and off the game.
He grabbed his champagne and gulp it down his throat directly from the bottle.
“Hi, Good evening sir, Thank you for the hospitality”I bowed slightly before him, I ended up getting a scoff from him.
“You’re not my guest, Enea entertained you here, You should focus on him”He blasted me rudely, My mouth fell in shock but I closed it immediately, I smiled awkwardly before turning to Enea who was shooting daggers at him.
“You should acknowledge her soem respect, Tyler, This isn’t right”He groaned before walking out of the room and I followed him.
I got more flaggerbasted by the time I’m out of the house, There were more than fifteen cars in the compound, With a big cage containing dogs and other animals, Inclduing….
What?!
Is that not a lion?
I shifted back in fear until my butt hit his body, He held in surprise.
“Is that not a Lion?”I asked fearfully and he chuckled.
“Yes, Is there any…..”
I jumped on him immediately and trembled.
How will a sane man keep a lion in the house?, Is that not another level of bravery?, A lion?
His body stiffened immediately as I locked my ankles around his waist.
“Wait…, The lion is actually caged, It’s harmless right now, You don’t have to.. Be scared”He said softly and I shook my head.
“It looks scary”I stuttered.
He sighed before opening one of the jeeps and dropped me inside it, He locked the door immediately before hopping into the driver’s side.
He started the car immediately and zoom out of the compound.
I was still terribly shaking.
“I’m sorry I irritated you, I was scared”I apologized as he sped into the street, He turned to me sharply and took his eyes back to the road, He nodded without turning to me.
“Where do you live?”He asked taking a sharp bend which I’m not familiar of.
I pointed to nowhere on the road. “I live in the school, I’m a new student”
“Oh, You’re on scholarship?”
“Yes”
“That’s why you got bullied?”
“Yes, Are you on scholarship too?”I asked staring at him keenly and he cracked.
“Fu*ck that, why will I apply for scholarship?”He cussed under his breath.
Silly me, Why will I ask if he’s on scholarship when he lives in that kind of house?
“Do you live with your parents?”
“No, I live with my friends”He replied simply, I nodded before turning my face to the road, Guess he’s the type that avoid questions and answers sharply when asked.
Shortly, We arrived at the school, He parked in front of the car while the security man walked up to him.
“I think students aren’t allowed to bring their cars into the school, I will drop here”I said quickly, Already scared of the security.
He held my hand and turned to me. “Chillax, he won’t hurt you”He assured me softly.
“Hey, Where are you coming from?”He quizzed loudly and Enea whined down the tinted glass.
He stared at him closely for a while and sprang back almost immediately.
“Sir, I’m sorry, I didn’t….”
“It’s okay, you’re doing your job, Open the gate”He chuckled and whined up the glass immediately.
Wow, what just happened?
“Is he your friend?”I asked curiously, He chuckled before shaking his head.
“There are lots of things I will like to keep private, I don’t want to talk about it”
“Uhmmm, It’s okay, I’m sorry I asked”
“Nah, it’s fine”He clicked his tongue, Shortly, he parked in front of my dorm, I packed the clothes and stepped down the car.
“Thanks so much for today sir, God bless you abundantly, I’m sorry for any inconvenience caused”
“It’s fine, There are some drugs in the bags, They are anti depressants and some helps in regulating breaths, You should book some therapy session next month with one of the psychologists here, It surely helps”He advised staring at me keenly, I chuckled.
“I’m too poor to book a therapy session, Don’t worry about me, I will be fine, When should I return your clothes?”I asked and he used that opportunity to stare at my body again.
“Don’t worry, I can’t wear that again, You can keep it, If you’re uncomfortable with it, You can burn them”
“Alright, thank you”I mumbled and he walked closer to me again.
He pressed his lips on my forehead and my tensed body calmed down immediately, What’s he doing to me?
“Sleep well”He groaned before walking into the car.
I watched him leave with a smile hanging on my lips, For the first time in twelve years, I felt safe, Happy and my hopes renewed.
This is one of my best nights, All thanks to him.
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Getting to the dorm, I met Nancy sitting on her bed as she files her nails.
“Hi”I greeted softly as I walked past her to my bed.
“You got laid?”She asked looking at me weirdly.
I shook my bed as I drop the bags on the bed.”No, I got a lift”
“Where did you get this limited edition of Versace?, You know this is expensive as fu*ck?”
“I don’t know, I got a lift, The owner of the car happens to be the one who gave me the shirts”
“Ohhh”She mouthed and resumed with her nails.
I arranged my bed and laid on it as I read books on my phone.
“Uhmmm, About the tatoo, It’s not what you think”She mumbled indifferently, I turned to her and sighed.
“Honestly, I don’t know the reasons why you feel awkward about tattoos, It’s cute, And I love it, That’s why I complimented it”
“Actually, There’s more to the tattoo, And I will like if we stop talking about it, I don’t want to raise any issues concerning it”
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