EPISODE SEVEN
Meanwhile Celine was wondering why Lina came to her to ask her questions. She even regretted giving the girl answers without hesitation. "Allen never mentioned it to me that he has gotten a girlfriend here or is she just an admirer," Celine thought. She proceeded to arranging things in her room and thinking on how her journey in few days would be. She was deep in thought when her aunt came in. "What is my niece thinking about, Allen?" Her aunt's voice brought her back to reality.
"Aunty how are you doing?"
"Answer my question Celine, thinking about Allen so much that you didn't notice when I came in?" "Aunty what are you talking about?"
"Is Allen not your boyfriend?"
"Ah ah... Aunty, Allen is an old classmate, he's just a friend."
"But some of my friends told me that they have been seeing the both of you together recently." "That doesn't mean that we are dating aunty."
"Just be careful my dear, I don't just trust that boy." Celine was very surprised to hear that. For all the years she had known Allen, he had never been the wayward type, so what her aunt said made her to stare at her with her mouth hanging open.
"What do you mean ma?" Celine asked her aunt. "You are asking me. Don't you see how handsome he is?"
"What has his handsomeness got to do with your distrust for him?" Celine asked trying hard not to show how irritated she was by what her aunt said.
"Handsome guys are known to be experts in breaking girls' hearts. You see, even if he is not the wayward type, girls will not let him be, they will continue throwing themselves at him and no matter how hard he tries, there will come a time when all his walls will be pulled down and he won't be able to resist them anymore."
"Celine gave a deep sigh and was silent for a moment. "You have a good point aunty but I attended the same school with him, he never gave in to the numerous advances from girls. If he never did that in his school days, I don't think he will do that now. I can even vouch for him that he is a virgin."
Her aunt gave a short laugh.
"So he tells you everything he does, doesn't he? Miss 'voucher'"
"It's not that but I know he has a high sense of decency and self-control but don't think am defending him because he is my boyfriend, like I said earlier, we are just friends. Although even if he has become wayward which is very unlikely, it should be his own business not mine because we have nothing in common aside the fact that we were classmates."
"Fine then. It's just that people have noticed the closeness between you two and it has been flying into my ears."
"You don't need to worry aunty."
"So you said you will be going in three days' time right?" Mrs. Prisca asked.
"Yes ma."
"I have kept some things you will take to your mum." "Hope they are not much o, I hate carrying too much luggage when travelling." "Let's see till then, if I give you, try to reject them." They both laughed and Celine's aunt left the room.