A large hall filled with over 50 students all sitted and listening to a loud man with a marker standing in front of them all, They all listened to everything he said and wrorte down each important points. It was a fun and interactive class for most students but boring few who usually sat at the back roll
"Hey you dummy, will you stop watching that sh^t and listen to the teacher"
Saviour, who sat behind Toby said with a frown as he tried to take away Toby's phone.
Saviour was Toby's best friend, and the complete opposite of him in personality , He was 5'7, light skinned and very handsome, he didn't care about what people thought of him, if he wants to do something, he does it, he loved parties and making friends, he was 19 and already had a lot of money, so he was really loving his life in the university.
He knew so much about Toby than anyone else did and loved teasing him too
"If you keep watching Naruto like that in class, Do you think Grace will ever like you?" Saviour said with a grin,
Yeah, he knew that much about about Toby including his secret feelings for Grace.
"Oh, shut up". Toby said as he squinted his eyes at him in annoyance, "Not every anime you see is Naruto,this is one piece and it's good"
He added as he adjusted the school bag he kept in front of his desk which he used to cover his face to avoid getting sighted by the lecturer.
"My bag isn't so big, can you give me yours, I need it on my desk to avoid being seen by Mr Greg while I enjoy this episode" Toby said as he turned to look at Saviour.
"Go to hell" Saviour said as he sat up to focus on the ongoing lecture.
"Here you go". Isabel who sat at Toby's left side gave him her backpack as she gently smiled at him. "This should be big enough". She added.
"Thank you".. Toby said as he was setting up his earphones to continue watching his show but she stopped him as she asked,
"So who is Grace?". She asked with a not-so-happy smile.
Toby paused for a almost half a minute as he turned and with uncontrollable blushing he replied "we- well, it's no one, do not mind Saviour" he said.
"Oh okay" Isabel responded with a grin as she turned forward to listen to the teacher in front of them as she gave a slight "tch"
Several hours later, classes were finally over.
"Let's go bro," Saviour said to Toby,
"I might spend the night at your place today" he added as he packed his books into his bag.
"Oh okay," Tobi said as he began to walk out.
Saviour stared at him as he walked towards the door for a moment and with a cunning smile he asked,
"So, when will you tell her?".
"Tell who what?" Toby said as he turned around to face Saviour
He liked talking about just Grace but not about him&her.
It made him feel weird.
"Fine, you don't know who I'm talking about right?" Savior said as he walked closer to him in an intimidating way.
"N-no, I do not" Toby replied with a gulp and as wondered what his friend was up to..
"It's okay, don't worry, I'm sure when you get older your mom and dad will be the ones to get you a wife" Saviour said as he walked out, "keep waiting and you'll see, daddy will go fetch you a wife in the future" he said as he left the place with a little giggle
"What is this dummy even saying" Toby muttered in annoyance, "I don't even like her " he said to him self although he was never asked if he did. Then he rushed out behind Saviour throwing Some insults at him for being so annoying.
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Later that night, Toby was alone in his apartment, His roommates, Clint and victor had gone out to get some groceries and Saviour who said he would spend a night went out for a night stroll..
After some minutes, he came rushing back as he knocked on the door.
"What?!" Toby said in a loud tone as he paused the animation which he was watching on his phone,
"Open up" savior said from the other side of the door as he kept on knocking hurriedly,
Toby gave a groan as he sluggishly stood up to open it and turned back to fall back on his bed to block both ear holes with earphones at max volume to continue his movie. Not showing any interest to what Saviour was about to say.
"I was making a phone call outside and-" Saviour said as he stopped to see if Toby was actually listening,
"Listen to me dude, it's important". He said as he gently hit Toby on his shoulder but with a frown, Toby gave a brief "No"
"Okay okay" savior said as he continued what he was saying not minding of Toby was listening or not..
"While making a phone call, I heard Grace talking about you", he said as he looked at him.
Immediately, Toby calmly paused the movie he was watching and took off the earphones to listen carefully, he tried to act like he didn't care but that was hard for him.
"Why was she talking about me?" He asked trying not to look too curious.
Saviour smirked as he sat down, "well, I don't know why but I over heard her talking about someone Called 'Toby' with her friends, she tried to describe you to them but I don't know why"
"Hmm, liar" Toby relied immediately with a confused look, he wanted to know everything,
"Why is she talking about me, a group of girls gathered at a place talking about one boy?, what does this mean?, I must know"
He muttered all these to him self as he looked at Saviour.
Toby talked a lot to himself and less to people. He has a lot to say but instead of blabbing it out, he blabs it to his mind instead.
"They're still out there talking if you think I'm lying" savior said,
"Don't worry, they didn't see me so they won't see you" he added as he stood up to make the move..
Of course Toby hurriedly stood up to know what was happening not knowing what kind of big mistake he was about to make by trusting Saviour. He knew Saviour very well and always knew when he was messing with him, but when it comes to Grace, he can't reason like he normally does.
He followed Saviour to check and no one was there,
"Sh^t, they're all gone, you took too much time just to get here". He said with disappointment in his tone.
Toby quietly looked around, he wanted them to talk about him and at the same time he didn't want them to talk about him. It's all complicated in his mind.
"Wait, I have an idea" Saviour said as his face lit up when he saw one of Toby's neighbors, Justice who was a close friend to Grace.
"Hey justice!" Savior said with a loud tone , "please come bro" he said as he waved at Justice.
"What are you doing?, you know I don't talk with these people". Toby said as he hurriedly tried to stop Saviour but it was all in vein.
Justice, a 6'2 3rd year student, jovial and very friendly to all, and by all I mean females and people who reasoned like him, money,women, new iPhones and sports so I'm sure it's clear that he's not the kind of person who would be so friendly and understanding to Toby.
"What's up, Saviour, and Toby". He said as he approached them.
"We're good buddy" savior said, "Hi" Toby quietly said from behind.
"So, my friend here said he likes Grace and he wants you to help him" Saviour said straight up not even trying to make it understanding , and ofcourse, Justice would react the same way.
"No way!, whaaat, haha, really??" He asked as he looked at Toby.
"Nope,ignore this fool". Toby said as he slowly started walking away. This was his physical reaction though..
But his mind was something else "curse you dude,why, I have to get out of here, tch, whyyyyyy, I don't even like her, so why tell people what's not true".
"Give me a second, I'll go get her", Justice said as he hurriedly turned to go get her…..
"Fuck this!, bye" Toby said immediately as he increased his pace while walking back into his apartment hurriedly, he didn't want anything to happen… he prayed for Justice to be joking., but sadly he wasn't,
*Knock* *knock*
"Open up Toby" Justice yelled as he knocked loudly..
Toby knew she was with him out there, he didn't want anything to happen, but some part of him loved her badly and wanted something to happen, this was very complicated and confusing for him
At that moment his Heart worked instead of his brain as stood he up to open the door.
As he opened it, his eyes fell on the Beautiful crystal clear eyes of Grace but not for long, he immediately looked away pushing his focus to the loud and annoying voice of Justice.
"Let's go in" the annoying voice said.
Savior wanted something to happen between Toby and Grace but he didn't want it to be like this, at this moment he knew he had gone too far and he couldn't go in to help with the situation since he knew he had fucked up.
He knew Toby very well and there was No way he could handle this kind of situation well, I mean, a shy and socially anxious teenager who has never talked to a girl about romance his whole life. What will happen?!
Toby sat down and couldn't speak..he couldn't even look at them, his entire body froze. His Brain stopped functioning at that moment. He didn't panic and he wasn't calm also..he was just FROZEN!.
"Ahem, Toby, this is Grace, my friend, and Grace, this is Toby, my other friend too, and my Friend Toby said he likes you" Justice said with that brief introduction as they both waited for Toby to speak up.
But he couldn't, he was literally frozen, after some seconds he knew he really needed to do something, so he looked up at her from where he was seated and then he took a deep breath in and out.
"This is it bro" he said to him sef
He looked at her straight up as he spoke up avoiding eye contact at all cost.
"I'm sorry, but I do not like you", he said looking at her, still frozen.
"Huh?" Justice said as he shortly burst into laugter,
"Oh, and I don't like you too" Grace replied immediately as she turned around and left,
"Hahahaha, what was that?!" Justice said as he went out to search for Saviour ready to tell him what had just happened.
Toby didn't understand what had just happened himself but he knew he had F'ed up badly,
"Hehehe" Saviour laughed nervously knowing he had messed up but tried to hide it as justice kept going on and on about it,
Shortly, Toby's roommates got back and Justice told them all that happened, I mean, this is really funny to anyone who hears it, but they tried not to laugh so he wouldn't feel bad. But Justice didn't care.
"You're gay dude, hahaha"
"Don't talk to me ever again, you can't talk to a girl , wtf"
"Hahaha, no shame"
"BIGGEST HATES:: Loud people with narcissistic traits.".. humph