Eyes On Me

Chapter 2 : The Meet

And that’s how we met. Drake’s been following Aiah every day, when he’s vacant. And even when he's not. He even treats us snacks, yes, including me, because Aiah would not let me go if I don’t go with them. Aiah used me as a shield when Drake wanted to hold her. I also noticed that he walks past by the hallway outside of our room and pins his face at the window. His eyes became wide and big, it almost spit out. And when he found Aiah, he’d smile big. He looks like a creep who’s in heat and wants children. I laugh silently and focus on the teacher discussing the lesson.

LATER ON.......

‘’ Gosh, I need to buy some primer and foundation, but I don’t have money. ‘’ Aiah said, she then looks at me, but I shake my head.

‘’ I have money! ‘’ Drake said happily.

‘’ I don’t care. What are you doing here anyway? ‘’

‘’ But you need some. I’m here because of you. I exist because of you ‘’

‘’ I will give you money, plenty of money, in return of……….’’

Here’s a fun fact about Drake Imani, is he’s super damn rich. His father is a tycoon businessman. Some of the rich kids are spoiled brats and dependent but Drake isn’t. There’s a rumor that he ran away from his house. When his dad found him, he refused to head home and said that he wanted to live independently and wants to work at Julie's Burger. He likes flipping the burgers and the smell of them, his dad sighs and didn’t have a choice but to build him a*****e of his own. Luckily, his shop has so many customers and is successful that they built other branches from other cities. He was fifteen back then.

‘’ What ‘’

‘’ Date me ‘’

‘’ No ‘’

Drake was taken aback because of the sudden rejection. He thought that he could pull her with her needs and wants. If I were Aiah, I would say yes to Drake, and even though he’s not asking I’ll always say yes, just kidding. I feel pity so I helped him to convince Aiah.

‘’ Hey, it’s just a date. One date won’t hurt right? ‘’

Drake looks at me with a smile, his eyes are twinkling. He’s looking at me like I’m his savior.

I winked and gave him a thumbs up. This man deserves happiness and love and Aiah needs money. Aiah nodded in response.

“Just a date, right?”

‘’ Uhhhmmm yes! I promise that you can still walk after our date. ‘’

‘’ What the- ‘’

LATER ON.....

‘’ Later, Fran? ‘’

‘’ Yeah, later ‘’ I waved my hand and head outside. When my phone vibrates, my sister texted me to see if I received the money she sent. And I say yes, the money’s not so big but not so small, I think it’s enough.

‘’ How are you? Mama and papa? ‘’ I text. I miss them so much it’s been two months since I saw them. I really hope that they’re okay.

‘’ We are fine, don’t worry about us. Just focus on your studies. And not your boyfriends. ‘’

‘’ Nehhh, I don’t have one and yes, I know ‘’

“Okay, I must go. I need to slay stupid brats. Be good in class, okay? And enjoy, don’t just isolate yourself from your room. Go out and enjoy the freedom, but not too much, okay?” My older sister still treats me like a child.

‘’ Okay okay, I will, and I already have friends. Well, just two but that’s enough for me. and thank you for the allowance. Bye. ‘’

I think I’m gonna cry. I don’t know what’s going on in there but I’m more afraid of what will happen to them than to me. I need to find a part-time job quickly so that I will never ask them for money. Maybe they’re struggling to make money. My heart became heavy, but the inside of my mind is money and education. That’s the thing I will focus on to.

‘’ She’s like a f*****g duck hahahaha ‘’

I look at the guy who laughs, there are four guys that are leaning the railings. They’re looking at me like I’m a picture with a funny face. I look at them one by one, they are all handsome, but they look like bullies so no. They put their hand to their mouth, above their mouth and say something, I can’t hear it, but I think it’s a bad comment.

‘’ Oh s**t, she’s looking at us. Oh, hey there! duckli-I mean miss. ‘’ the guy said with a gummy smile. The other guys were just looking at her and waiting for her move. Thinking that she will do anything bad or just run but Why she just standing there? Are we that handsome?

Did he just call me a duck? Am I that ugly? Do I need to say hi? But he called me names. And I don’t like it, much prefer if he calls me a loner. Do I need to fight them or just ignore them? But they’re many, I cannot fight them all, and they are boys. Boys are much stronger than girls, right? But I almost kill somebody. I guess it depends. I guess I need to buy a mask for my face. But first things first, I need to observe everyone, what’s their everyday outfit and stuff. What do I expect? This is a university; there’s so many fashionistas and beautiful girls and boys here and I’m just a nobody with a poor face. I forgot to prepare for this situation. I need to act fast.