Chosen By The Last Seer

Chapter Four

Zainab came out of the restroom only to find a group of guys standing outside, waiting for her. She attempted to walk past them, but one of them stopped her.

“Maverick, not this again. I have told you not to show yourself around me, meaning you must have a legit reason for this. What do you want?” she asked him. “I don’t want Khalid to see us together,” she said to him.

The boy named Maverick smirked at Zainab. “Why don’t you want him to know, Zainab? We used to date once and were in love. Or did you forget about that?”

Zainab was getting irritated by him. “I know that you standing here cannot be for anything good. I was once in love with you, ONCE being the keyword. Or did you forget we broke up because you cheated on me multiple times? Stay away from me and don’t you ever do this again.” She turned her back to leave but was held back by Maverick holding on to her wrist. “We need to talk, Zainab,” he said to her

She looked at his hand in shock and attempted to slap it off, but he wasn’t letting go. “Let go of me!! I have nothing to say to you. Let go”, Her wrist was hurting.

“I just want us to talk”

“You’re hurting me,” she said, slapping the arm he was using to hold on to her.

“Let go of her. I believe she made herself clear to you.” this was Prince who walked in.

One guy with Maverick scoffed at him. “It’s none of your business, so leave”. Prince raised his eyebrow to the guy, his lower lips in between his teeth. He had the habit of doing this whenever he is mad at someone. Prince looked at him and stared him down until he looked away and stepped back. “Now, let go of the her while I’m still being nice. RIGHT. NOW.” his voice boomed in the hallways. He looked at Maverick, who eventually released Zainab from his grip. She rubbed the area and flexed her wrist, and walked back to the lecture hall.

“I don’t get it, Prince. What exactly is your problem with me and Zainab?” Maverick asked.

“You have to ask that? Zainab is my friend and Khalid’s girlfriend, and I don’t appreciate you treating her roughly.” Prince back at him. “Now listen up. You and Zainab might have a history together, but that’s over now and she’s with a man better than you could ever dream of being. So, the next time you see her, just avert your eyes and pretend like you didn’t see her. Or else…”

Maverick released a laugh all of a sudden. “You sound so stupid right now,” he continued with a smug smile. “Her being with Khalid doesn’t mean they’ll be together forever. They could break up at any time, and so I’ll be waiting for that time to come. Zainab has always been mine and she will always be mine.” said Maverick with a leer.

“Move on and find someone else like Zainab. This behavior is getting obsessive,I am warning you Maverick, Stay away from Zainab.” Prince said to him. “You’re lucky I was the one you encountered today and not Khalid.” He said this and walked away.

“You’ll all regret this,I promise you guys,” Maverick muttered under his breath.

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Allen started feeling discomfort in his body. He excused himself out of the class to a secluded place within the school premises that he frequently visited, to relax with the fresh air. He was sitting on a bench when a man who was dressed in all white appeared before him. The Man was an old man with full white beards, wrinkles on his face, and also a white staff with him. Allen wasn’t surprised at his presence as he was a familiar face; the man known to him as Elder, his guardian.

“Are you having trouble??” the old man asked with a calm voice.

“I’m having difficulty seeing anything. I can feel it,” said Allen worriedly.

“Don't Worry about anything Allen. I am your guardian, you have me here with you, and I came here because I realized what was happening.” The old man had a soothing voice and countenance. “It’s time for your cleansing,” Elder said.

“That explains why I’ve been feeling this way?“ Allen asked.

The old man hummed in agreement. “It has been a few months since you last had a cleansing. As soon as today’s classes are over, return home for your cleansing.”

“Alright, I will do that” Allen replied the Old Man.

“A special gift is coming your way Soon” said Elder with a little smile.

“Special gift. What could i-?” Allen made to ask, but Elder was already gone. Allen pondered on what the gift could be as he returned to the lecture hall.

Allen was feeling a lot better as he walked back into the lecture hall. He saw some students discussing, and some studying. Gold was sitting on Prince’s lap with their foreheads touching each other. Gold was smiling from ear to ear. Meanwhile, Zainab looked worried as she talked with Khalid. For normal people, there was no way they could hear their discussion, but Allen could do so easily. He could read or hear people’s thoughts, he could easily read people’s minds, and that’s one of his special gifts.

“I told you to let me face him, but you won’t let me,” Khalid was telling Zainab.

“No babe, I don’t want an argument from you guys because of me, so just leave him alone. I’m okay,” she replied with a smile. They were okay now. Khalid looked up and saw Allen looking in his direction, He called out to him. “What’s up, Allen?”

Allen smiled and walked up to his friend,he gave him a side hug. Khalid is a big guy with a broad chest and is often described as a ‘manly man’.

Both Khalid and Allen walked in Prince’s direction when suddenly Allen fell forward towards the ground, drawing everyone’s attention. Khalid rushed to steady him. This time, it wasn’t a vision of someone he knew or had seen before; appearing in his mind was the face of an unfamiliar woman. He grabbed his head, trying to stop the ringing noises.

“Allen, are you okay?” Khalid asked, still holding on to him. The rest of the squad were standing around waiting for him to come to. After a few seconds, he was okay, like nothing had even happened. He gave a weary smile to his friends and spoke. I’m sorry.”

“Dude, don’t apologize. Are you sure you’re well? You don’t look too good,” Prince asked. Allen was about to reply to Him when the lecturer walked in, everyone hurriedly took their seats for the lecture. The others kept stealing glances at Allen through the entire lecture.

Allen, Prince, and Khalid sat in the school eatery to have their lunch, and they all had food on their trays, except for Allen, who ordered nothing. “You sure you want nothing to eat?” Khalid asked jokingly. They all laughed because none of them had ever seen Allen eating anywhere aside from his home. “Allen never eats outside. He prefers home food” Prince said with a smirk directed at Allen.

While Prince and Khalid were eating, Allen’s had a Vision all of a sudden, It's all about one server in the eatery. He stood up and went in the restroom's direction. He gestured to the server to follow him. The server walked up to Allen with a skeptical look on his face. “Yes, sir. How may I help you?”

“Be careful today while in the kitchen,” Allen warned him and turned to leave, but the guy quickly grabbed his wrist.

“Careful of what?” the server asked. “Something hot,” replied Allen before he went back to his seat while the server watched him go with amusement. “Is he okay?” the server said to no one before going back to his work. A few minutes later, Allen and his friends left the eatery.

Twenty minutes after Allen left the eatery, the server was assigned to temporary kitchen duty. He still had Allen’s words at the back of his head; it was too weird of an experience to forget. There was a kettle filled with hot water that had recently just finished boiling. With the warning at the back of his head, he carefully tried to avoid that section and continued with his work.

“Dave,” he turned around abruptly as a co-worker called out his name, Talking to him.

“No, it can’t be,” He said with a smile as he grabbed the kettle, only to get distracted by his colleague who was talking to him. He turned around to reply, only to hit the kettle by mistake, which sent the hot water pouring to the floor. Only by chance was he able to jump away in time to avoid getting scalded by the water. His eyes almost popped out of their sockets as everything Allen said kept flashing back to Him. Allen was in a class in the middle of a lecture when he realized what was happening. He smiled to himself because his Vision saved someone again.

After classes for the day had ended, Allen was walking towards the school’s parking lot. Someone stopped in front of him, halting him, finding it to be the server from the eatery. Allen smiled at him, not surprised that he came to find him.

“I’m sorry to disturb you, but I’m curious about something,” the server, Dave, said. Allen, who was already aware of what he came for, nodded his head and gave him the go-ahead to continue. Dave continued. “You don’t know me and I know of you but I don’t know you personally, so I’m curious to how you knew that was going to happen”

Allen gave him his signature smile and looked straight into Dave’s eyes and replied. “You don’t have to know. What matters is I saved you. Let this be a secret between us. Alright?” Dave still had a look of confusion on his face, but he nodded and looked at Allen with a hero gaze, turned around, and walked away.

“Allen,” Khalid called, coming out holding hands with Zainab. Allen waited for them to reach where he was standing. “Let’s go home together,” offered Khalid.

“Home? Do you mean my house?” Khalid nodded. “Why?” Allen asked.

Khalid looked at Allen with a surprised look on his face. “It’s been a while since we saw your mum. All of us are coming along,” Zainab said coolly. “Including Prince and Gold. They’re coming along too,” Khalid said. The couple in question was already making their way towards the group. “So, have you informed Allen that we’re all going to his house?” Gold asked with a mischievous smile on her face. “Did you plan this?” The whole squad burst into peals of laughter at Allen’s question. Both Prince and Gold were checking out something on Prince’s phone, then they smiled at each other and Prince gave her a quick kiss.

“Do you have to kiss every minute? You’re not the only couple here!” Zainab said.

“You guys know how to make Allen feel so single,” Khalid said, of which Allen gave him a look that said, ‘Really’.

“Well, I always try to get him to go on dates with some of our friends, but he refuses every time. If he feels single, it’s only because he wants to feel that way.” Gold said with a smile.

Simultaneously, a notification popped into everyone’s phone. It was an update on the school’s page by the INF; It was a picture of Gold and Prince kissing, with the caption ‘How to fall in love with a Prince’. “How corny,” said Zainab, then she and Gold burst into giggles.

“Wow, they work fast,” Allen muttered, and the group burst into laughter. The girls got into their boyfriends’ cars, So also Allen got into his and drove out of the parking lot.

Soon enough, they arrived at Allen’s house. His mum was sleeping, so they all agreed to wait till she woke up, and so Allen brought out wine for his friends.

One thing Allen hadn’t been able to do was to tell his friend about his abilities, so he always is careful around them. He went into his room and poured out his wine into a cup that was his alone. Zainab noticed this and asked him about it. Allen already had an excuse prepared at the back of his mind. “I don’t fancy that brand of wine and so I poured another.”

“So Allen,” Zainab showed him a picture of a beautiful lady. “What do you think about her? Pretty, right? Just say the word and I’ll introduce you to her.”

Allen was tired of this regular occurrence. “Yes, she’s exquisite, but I still am not interested. I would appreciate it if you stopped trying to set me up with a different woman every other week“ Zainab laughed. “Okay. Fine, it’s fine, but don’t complain about being lonely,” she pointed an accusing finger at him.

Khalid stood up unexpectedly and announced. “I think I know exactly what the issue is,” Khalid said suddenly.

“And what might that be?” asked Allen with a smile

“Are you gay?” Khalid asked, surprising Allen and making him choke on the wine. Gold and Zainab exchanged glances and burst into uncontrollable peals of laughter.