My sixth sense wasn't working any longer so just as Desmond, I stared at her speechless but mine was worse because I was holding a pretentious bold smile.
"Liora, have been looking all over for you!" She said with concern expression.
"What?" I and Desmond's jaw dropped and we remained stunned.
"Now you are here, come with me" Jenny takes my hand and pull me, I wave at Desmond awkwardly and joined her.
Wasn't she lost in this friendship whole thing? I mean I voiced out my feelings so loud, she really didn't hear... anything?
I entered her apartment and she lead me to the kitchen.
"Jenny... you see" I couldn't contend with my guilt any longer... I wanted to spill all out but she stopped me pulling a wrapped box from a shopping bag.
"What's that?" I asked anxiously.
"The last time you slept over here, I heard you muttering some osmanthus cake and I wondered what it was" Jenny began.
"Ohh! I have been craving that for long. I wanted to have a taste of it since I see it in almost all the chinese dramas" I cut in explaining to her briefly.
"No need to eat it in your dream then".
"I got you some!" Jenny said in excitement and I stared at her in awe.
"You got me ... osmanthus cake?" I asked in astonishment and she nodded, immediately I unwrapped the box.
Osmanthus cake! Do you know how long I've been yearning to have a taste of this? I.. I'm super excited.
"Jenny!" I was so happy that I didn't know when I embraced her so tightly that she couldn't breathe.
"You ordered this down from China or...?" I asked pulling away from the embrace while she gently rub her chest, I smirked.
"Let's just say... I have contacts" Jenny said and I took hold of the wonderful looking square shaped osmanthus cake staring at it anxiously... I impatiently took a deep bite of it.
"Yum!" I chewed meticulously and Jenny stood there, watching me in silence but her smile didn't break.
"You see..." I tried to speak with my mouth full but instead I almost choked, Jenny pushed the glass of water toward me with a mockingly smile on her face and I smiled taking a gulp.
"I heard you and Desmond's conversation" Jenny said maintaining her reserved posture.
"What.. I... the thing is..." I couldn't find the right word to say, I'm really in a deep shit. How does it feel to be fooled? But... she doesn't seem to be angry. I continued to stammer until she stopped me.
"It's nothing"
"You're the first to reject me even with my wealth"
"You're realistic and blunt. Which makes me like you uncontrollably".
"I'll make you love me....as your best friend" Jennifer said courageously while I stared at her in silent but to be honest, guilt had eaten me up.
"Why are you so nice to me?" I asked like a living dead with my weak light yellow eyes staring at her sadly.
"I have no idea" Jennifer beamed and began arranging her mess of a kitchen and in silence I started eating the osmanthus cake again.
I can't wait to post this great news on Instagram... oh! You weren't thinking I was falling for her kindness... right?
On my bed, I started thinking about the novels I've been reading and movies I've been watching.
Other young ladies always had one hot gorgeous neighbor that will definitely fall in love with them during their days together but why was my life the opposite?
You don't imagine me falling in love with her, never!
I deserve that hot billionaire neighbor, don't I?
At least life has been going smoothly since her arrival, all I have to do is like her, enjoy her wealth... no bestie feelings attached.
With this, I yawned loudly and slept off.. at least not hungry.
The next morning, I did my normal morning routine and got ready for school. Stepping out from my room, I saw Jenny primping her hair and I smiled.
"Going somewhere?" I asked while arranging the black gown I was wearing, I looked so hot this morning though added with touch of mascara on my eye lashes.
"I should be asking you that".
"You look sexy this morning" at least someone noticed, I blushed to her compliment.
"It's just some silly morning lectures" I sighed.
"So you?" I waved my hand at her and she began packing up her makeup box.
"My boyfriend will be arriving at the airport soon" Jennifer said in excitement and happiness written over her face and I nodded.
"Finally" I said locking my door ...properly.
"Yes! I miss him so much" Jennifer smiled brightly.
"Enjoy your little date, I've lectures" I reminded and she frowned a bit.
"I wanted you to join me" Jennifer said sadly.
Join you? I. freaking. Join you to welcome your man? Do you really trust girlfriends nowadays? It's a 'no' deal.
"No no... I'm occupied this morning" I shook my head in disapproval.
"See you later then" Jennifer waved at me slightly, I nodded with little smile and left the estate.
Argh! I really can't wait to graduate ... how many years do I have left?
As I thought, I counted my fingers desperately.
"It's 3 months left babe" someone whispered closer to my ear which was obnoxiously too close and I turned.
"At least you could speak loudly rather than burying your face on my ear" I cursed annoyingly and the young guy chilled out in surprise.
"It was only a joke babe" He defended himself and I rolled my eyes.
"Go get a partner then cos I'm not interested" I said bluntly and walked into the lecture hall with my course mates.
The hall was so noisy that I regretted ever coming to lecture so early. The hot ladies in my department were gathered in a roll discussing about the latest wig and curl hair they have gotten, some discuss about their cream and the magic it works, another set talk about clothing, some discuss about their lovers and back at the gentlemen corner, they discuss harmoniously about their crush, the latest school football match, their dates and new console game pad.
You must be wondering what I was doing right?
Well, I took out my phone from my handbag with the ear piece and went straight to audio mack, I played my favourite music One Last Night by Vaults. I still wonder why Vaults doesn't sing again, I mean after watching Fifty Shades of Grey and hearing the music... I fell in love for it and I searched every site for Vaults music but I found just one... phew!
After playing the music and wearing my ear piece I proceeded into my facebook wondering what latest news is there, I saw an update of new Chinese drama, I saw friend requests of about seventy five which I took out time to decline.
"Her boyfriend has returned".
This thought slipped into my mind and I decided to let it flow.
What does her boyfriend looks like? Is he handsome? Is he rich? Well, he must be because looking at his babe she doesn't settle for less either.
I wondered how perfect their relationship was, how happy she will be to see him after so many... weeks, what? It's not up to a year... lol.
She must have even started kissing him, cooking his favorite... that's if she can cook, discussing randomly about their days apart and of course she will mention me.... I was having this celebrity feelings already.
The music got the best of me that I didn't notice when the lecturer had come in.
"I had this dream I was dying".
"But I found no body there".
"And if one last night is all we've been given".
"Let's live it like we care...".
"For one last night!!!"
Yes, my cockroach voice prevailed the lecturer's voice yet I didn't realize I was in class, I continued singing, nodding my head and scrolling my phone.
"Miss Ganes!!!!" my name must have been called thousands of time but it was the lecturer's voice that... woke me up, really.
I'm a dead meat, God please let Mr. Anderson not disgrace me.
Mr. Anderson is one of the lecturer everyone avoids, I mean he was so annoying and was very good at disgracing students with unanswerable questions or humiliation, I sighed because I knew I had fallen into his den.
"Sorry Sir" I trembled as I removed my ear piece and immediately slide the phone into my handbag before he thinks of seizing it... my only companion.
"What were you doing?" Mr. Anderson asked in anger.
He actually saw me, He knew what I did, why ask me again? This man...
"I was lost Sir, I'm sorry" I tried to brush off the topic but that doesn't seem to work.
"I asked you a question, didn't I?" Mr. Anderson asked with his bulky eyes angrily staring at me, for a man, he's so ugly eeww... how does his wife cope?
Instead of saving myself, here I'm insulting my lovely lecturer.
"I was listening to a music" I spilled without blinking.
"In my class" Mr. Anderson asked.
"You came late though, I was only waiting for you" I said bluntly and too courageous for a graduate student and my course mate owwed in surprise, hope you understand that word? I mean the ... owwed thing that students do when one of them messes up?
"How dare you!"
"Fall out!" Mr. Anderson roared like an angry lion. You know that feelings when someone bluntly spill the truth to your face without blinking... that bitter truth, your imagination will perfectly suit Mr. Anderson.
I carefully walked down from where I sat to the higher platform, I could hear my mates muttering in low tone between themselves, I only smirked.
What were they afraid of?
I crossed my arms like the owner of a rich casino would do and stare at Mr. Anderson who seem to be flipping the pages of his huge textbook impatiently.
Here he goes again, it's not like he knows anything, he just ask questions to us after going to cheat... I smirked but loudly and annoyingly this time.
"How can farm produce grow healthily without the use of fertilizer?" He asked me after spending close to twenty minutes of my time going through a huge textbook ... empty head of a lecturer huh.
What was the question again? I tried to remember.