Heartbeat

CHAPTER EIGHT

EKEOMA POV

I stared at the man standing upstairs looking down at us like we were his inferiors, only that his eyes was trained on me, unrelenting, I couldn't read him, it was difficult to.

was he going to agree or not, he should at least help right?? I mean what kind of person sees someone in need and doesn't help!!

Isn't it more ideal to help your fellow students and be the hero??.

I was freaking out inside, if this fails too, then we are royally screwed, despite this, I didn't let it show, I kept that smug expression on my face, right now that's the only thing keeping these people from pouncing on both of us.

I turned to the two men standing before me and was shocked to see their faces.

okay I didn't expect that, I almost chuckled at their expression, their faces has turned pale, the other man who first spoke, already shitting himself started to stutter

" ughm... tha.. that's ...I ...I, Bos.."

His superior who swallowed thickly trying to keep his composure immediately turned to me.

" You think I'll believe you came with him, do you know who he is, he never associates with women, don't try to decieve us"

Once I heard this from him, I knew what to do at that point, I realized, I don't need Seb to talk, if one thing I am good at, it is manipulating people, so I stepped forward now staring into the man's eyes

" Isn't the fact that I know his name personally, a more than enough reason to show you I came with him, if you still doubt me, why don't you try touching me as I step out of this shitty bar"

I said as a matter of fact.

He gulped thickly, not saying anything, it was clearly obvious, he is trying not to actually shake"

I chuckled, I might as well spice it up

" Shouldn't you be worried about yourself right now, instead of standing in my way"

This jolted him back to reality as realization dawned on him, he quickly stepped out of the way, apologizing with his head down.

I sighed inwardly, finally we are getting out of this place, I dragged May as quickly and briskly as my feet can carry me out of that hell hole. I am not even sure, if I will find my back, this place is shady and partly underground, I am sure I would've lost my way, if not for those two me that found me on the way this place.

Initially I was so afraid, till I found those two men,they appeared nice, but I knew from experience they weren't nice people, but I was left with no choice, since they knew who I was looking for, I might as well follow them, because going back was not an option, not when my roommate is in there.

I was familiar with situations like this, in my country I was a street girl, I grew up in that setting, at some point in my life I was a tomboy, and to some extent I can fight too, but that was in the past before I received salvation from our Lord Jesus Christ.

Up until now, I never knew that side of me still existed.

Before, I was an expert in making people feel small, I wasn't from a very rich family, but we are not poor either, I was very smart in highschool, it didn't take anything for me to mess with your mind and make you the perpetrator, but if I can't do that, and you manage to make me very angry since I am very short tempered, I resort to physical fight.

I sighed as I remembered how many people I beat up in highschool, I wasn't that strong but I won't shy away from a direct confrontation .

That part of me was still there, I smiled inwardly, because today I did it for a good cause.

LUCAS POV

" No"

"Yes"

"I said no"

" why not"

I turned away from my food to face Na bi,

she has made it a point of duty to pester me about the recent incident with Vianne the black girl, according to her she is just a scholarship student but had the gut to insult her, so she needed to teach her a lesson.

Which I partly agreed, since Vianne was a bit rude to her that day, but it just ends there.

Am not fully supporting taking her relief funds from the scholarship, I mean if I hack into her account and take the money meant for her daily expenses, I might as well be telling the girl to quit.

And I don't understand why she wants to do that, she has more money than she can actually spend her whole life, so what is the sense behind taking a scholarship student money.

"That doesn't make sense, why would I do such a thing, she has done nothing to us, why would I take away her living expenses, I know you have more than enough money ".

I told her right away.

she just rolled her eyes at me and stated as a matter of fact.

" oh please, I don't need her money, or anyone's money, I just asked you to take a few dollars from her account and it's not like am not paying back, I even promised to pay double, if she apologized the right way".

Right, this is what she wants, just an apology and she's ready to go to extra length to get it.

I sighed I am already getting a headache from all her whining.

The thing with Na bi is, I can't say no to her, and she knows it to my own detriment, especially after she looks at me with her doe eyes reminds me of my younger sister.

" Okay I will do it, only on the condition that, if it turns out she still doesn't apologize after you tell her you took her money and she should apologize, you are going to return the money "

She quickly nodded, this is a bad idea, knowing Na bi, she's already plotting on how to pester and torment the poor girl simply because she called her an entitled brat, which was a little bit harsh.

but at the same time I can't really deny the fact that, Na bi is a brat sometimes and is entitled too, I mean to her father's wealth.

Come to think of it, she has a step sister now, the day she found out was so Iconic, she was so livid and angry, till now she doesn't believe she's her sister, to her she just decieved her father into believing that bullshit.

though they haven't gone for a DNA test results, she was totally convinced.

According to her, the girl just manipulated her father into believing he has a love child from his first love, who is already dead.

She did not really understand how the girl managed to convince her dad, for now, she just wants to keep cool till the DNA results is out, though they haven't gone for the test yet.