Time for Nigho's exam came and she aced it with the help of Albert who read with her. No thanks to Elizabeth, she couldn't understand what she was doing and was left frustrated.
The days went by and they were done with summer exams.
School was resuming after a month but Albert wasn't preparing to go, he decided he'd begin school by January, he wanted to enjoy his holiday after all, he had been schooling even when he didn't need it and he needed a break after everything that happened. He made plans to visit his mom for his break, he had saved enough, and with Justine's card, he could get his mom anything.
The day of presumption came, he had called his advisor and told her he was visiting his mom so he wouldn't be able to make it till January, she asked him if he had gotten his new material for this new year and he said yes. He was in his final year but he wasn't feeling excited like the rest, he wasn't happy his best friend was not here if Justine had been here they would have celebrated. Justine would have thrown a party like he always did since after year one.
Hope you're doing well bro, he said looking at Justine's neatly arranged room, he had cleaned it after he finished his exams. Justine had no carryovers whatsoever, he only had A's and B's, Chris had done all his exams excellently well.
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Albert had been avoiding Sarah and she was getting uneasy. She had endured not getting laid for too long. She was pacing in her office when Xander came in.
What's wrong now? Don't tell me you're thinking of him again.
I-I'm not.
Sure, he looked at her and his heart ached, seeing her all stressed made him want to kill Albert, just erase him from existence so she wouldn't have to deal with thinking about him.
Xander knew she was lying but he didn't want to piss her off this early morning. He was happy Albert ignored her but he was also furious that because Sarah was always lost in thoughts, she spaced out during a meeting with R.V All you can have in fashion CEO and others who had come, if not because of his name had power and his connections, many companies would have withdrew from S.G cosmetics.
What's up? Are you busy today?
I'm fine, thank you and you're my boss Sarah do you have work for me to do?
No.
What are you thinking? He noticed she kept looking at him and then looking away.
Uhm...Will you help me if I tell you?
You know I'll always help you, Sarah. I want you to be happy, always. He moved closer to where she was standing, now there was little space between them now, she moved back quickly giving them a huge gap.
I know, she took a deep breath before exhaling slowly. I need you to.....to... He kept looking at her, dawdling at her. I want you to watch Albert today and tell me all he does, who he meets, and others.
Uh? Watch him as in stalking him?
It's not stalking.
It is. Following him around and then keeping notes of what he does and who he meets is stalking.
I-t....She was at a loss for words, she looked at Xander and pouted.
What? I'm not lying and I'd do it if I have something to gain. Do I gain anything if I help you "stalk" Albert?
Maybe and stop calling it stalking!
I said stalk, point of correction.
Argh, you're peeving at times.
I love you too.
She looked at him like he was an irritating obstacle that had frustrated her whole life.
I don't love you, she finally said and he laughed.
See you later buttercup.
Go now, she exclaimed.
Yeah yeah.
Whistling, Albert put all the veggies in the sizzling oil. He didn't know what to use his free time to do, he had already visited the gym and now he was cooking even though he wasn't hungry. He could have gone to Nigho and chatted but she was in school, he didn't want to call Sarah because he had been avoiding her.
Ah....he sighed. He was getting bored, he looked at his phone, and not even one notification was seen. When he was done cooking, he poured the stir-fries on a plate and then covered it. He went to his room and took off his clothes, he needed a quick rinse.
Ahhhhh, today drained me, Nigho did a free fall on the couch, she was more than exhausted.
Same here. We should have prepared more.
Like!
You know the dork I told you about?
Which dork? You've told me about a lot of dorks.
The one I met at Target, who was flirting with me and he had a face filled with humongous pimples.
Oh, that was like last year. How do you expect me to remember him?
Anyway, I saw him today and he was fine. No more pimples and he also lost a lot of pounds.
Gimme more details girl, Nigho became interested.
Okay, okay. So today when I was going to meet the counselor for the hundredth time, I bumped into him, and out of frustration I cursed at him. He looked at me and then said my name, I was about to curse at him again for calling my name. When I looked up to see who it was my jaw dropped, literally. It was like a Greek god who wore glass fell from Olympus, the glass frame suited his face and his blue eyes, ah, those blue eyes made me melt, Elizabeth paused as she daydreamed.
Then what happened, don't daydream now.
Argh, okay he then explained how he knew me and that was when I knew he was the dork from Target. Now he's a hot dork. I want him, she cried out.
Now you want him after you rained insults at him when he first approached you, Nigho sneered at her bestie.
That was then and he still wants me. He collected my number.
Good for you.
What department is Albert in?
I don't know. He should be in a tech department I guess.
Great! Carson is in the computer engineering department.
Nigho stared at her not knowing what to say or do, she shook her head a few times when she noticed Lizzy smiling at her screen.
When are you settling down, nigho asked.
Huh, Lizzy looked at nigho because she didn't hear her clearly.
When are you going to settle with one guy?
Lizzy looked at nigho like she said something unheard of.
Isn't one guy enough for you? Why do you keep running after every pretty boy you see, it's weird and not good they'll think you're easy to get.
Are you calling me a whore indirectly? Lizzy was getting pissed now.
No, no, you got me all wrong. I'm just advising you, I don't want you to get hurt.
I won't and just keep some of your opinions to yourself.
Hmm...Alright, it's your life isn't it?