He got up ,strode towards him and embraced him.
"welcome home son"
"Am glad to be here,I missed you all so much daddy "
Anthony chuckled"I know you did"he then moved back"sorry about the water ,I just took a shower and decided to do some work first"
"you shouldn't overwork yourself daddy"
"I won't . How was your stay in England?"
"it was good"
"how about your friend?what is his name again?.....Shawn,how is he?"
"he is okay....I hope"
"I hope you are comfortable here"
"yes, everyone has been really kind to me"
Jason wanted to ask his dad what happened between him and Celina's family but didn't want to ruin their first meeting and make things worse.
"Am glad to know that. do you need anything else?"
"Actually,I do"
"what is it?"
"I wanted to continue my studies as soon as possible daddy. "
"why so soon?you just got here so why not rest a bit?"
"Am okay daddy and I don't want to miss out on things"
"okay,if that's really what you want. I will look for a university for you"
"I have found one already"
"you have?"
"yes , I actually found one am interested in"
"which one?"
"it's A university"
Mr Anthony thought the name was really familiar but thought nothing much of it .
"okay then,I will make arrangements. "when would you like to start?"
"Next week"
"Are you sure?"
"yes"
"next week it is then"
"thank you daddy"
"it's nothing. I want you to know that I will do anything for you son, I will do absolutely anything for this family. That's how much I love you"
"we love you too daddy and thank you for everything"
******
A week later....
It was already the day for him to start going to campus. Jason woke up really early,all smiles as he took his bath and prepared for the day ahead . He looked super happy as he went down to have breakfast with his family
"someone looks happy"thena said as he took a seat next to her
"good morning thena,I guess we are eating alone again"
"no you are not"Mrs Tania arrived and sat down
"good morning mom"Jason greeted
"good morning mom"thena followed
"good morning my babies,how was your night?"
"good"thena replied
"perfect"Jason said
"Today is your first day at campus ,right jay?"
"yes "
"jay , I know that is the school Lina attends . Are you really going there for yourself?"
"of course mom"Jason replied concentrating on his food instead." God ,lying felt terrible.... especially to his mom
"I hope so Jason. I hope there isn't any other reason cuz I really don't want you to get hurt son. "
"I won't get hurt mom"
"ugh ,you two are ruining the atmosphere with your mother-son affectionate advice thing"thena said
"And you ,I heard you broke up with your boyfriend. again. isn't this the sixth time already?"
oh no ,now it was her turn"it's seven and they are just so boring"
"cough, cough.....you....you....you did what?"Jason stammered as he struggled to put his words together
"hey ,chilax bro. Here have some water"
she gave him some water and he gulped it down in one go
"you should stop playing with people's emotions Athena"Mrs Tania said
"okay ,okay . I will" she said rolling her eyes
"Thena ,how can you have seven ex boyfriends? . Aren't you even too young to date?"
"please lord,not another version of mom. listen here mister ,am seventeen , get it?se..ven...teen,am old enough to get married if it was in the ancient times"
"it's not the ancient times,so stop or I will freeze your accounts, ALL OF THEM"Mrs Tania threatened
"but..."
"no buts"
"jay?"
"I want to help but seven?I will just stick with mom on this one"Jason said
"this is so unfair"
"life itself is unfair"Mrs Tania said
"oh Lord,look at the time. I will see you later guys ,bye"Jason said as he glanced at his watch and ran out
"becareful"Mrs Tania called after him
"is he a baby?"
"don't start"
Jason decided to stop at a flower shop to buy flowers on his way.few minutes later he finally arrived at the parking lot and parked his car before getting out to go find ' someone '. As he walked through the crowds he heard so many annoying comments like
"who is he?
"he is so good looking"
"maybe he is a celebrity"
"he is not a student here right?I hope we are in the same department"
"he looks so perfect"
"my poor heart, how could someone look so good?"
He felt like his ears were gonna bleed,he really hated this.why can't he just come to school as a normal person without any disturbance?. suddenly he heard a voice calling the name Andrew, her voice.
"Andrew ,is that you?"
Jason turned around with a smile causing Agatha to drop the books in her hands as her mouth hung open
"OMG,he is hot"she blurted out
Celina glared at her"Aggie stop"
Agatha stopped immediately and gathered her books with Jason's help
"is this your mystery guy?"she asked as she collected her book from Jason
"hi, it's nice to meet you 'Aggie' "
"He knows my name"she whispered to Celina
"strange indeed especially after I just called you Aggie in front of him"Lina whispered back sarcastically"what are you doing here Andrew?"she asked him
"Am a student here"
"since when"
"starting today"
"Talk about a wonderful day. welcome Andrew . Are the flowers for me?"Agatha said and Lina nudged her a little
"Am sorry but they are not"Jason answered and handed them over to Celina
"why are you giving me this?"Lina asked
"To tell you how I feel"
"what?!!"
"flowers have meanings remember?"
"oh right,floriography . so what does this mean?"
"well zinnias can also mean I miss you"
"really?"
"yes. I missed you heaven"