Chapter 10: Outside
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My phone buzzed, and I checked it.
A message came in from Jason.
Hi, sorry I replied late. I was busy with work. I’ll see you later.
I clicked to open the message, then replied with the same thumbs-up he had sent me that morning.
“Okay,” I said out loud.
I dialed Edna’s number.
“Hey, you. Where are you?”
“I just finished talking with Miss Lydia,” I said.
“Now, who is Miss Lydia?” Edna asked.
“Oh, my bad. That’s the school administrator. Where are you now?”
“I’m at my place, eating junk,” she said, crunching something in her mouth.
“Okay, I’m coming,” I said and hung up the call.
Inside the taxi, all I could think about was Aiden Hydes.
Fuck, I didn’t even ask if he was a transfer student or a regular student.
I sighed in regret.
Well, hopefully, we’d meet again.
I relaxed against the back seat of the taxi. The drive to Edna’s house was roughly an hour, so most of the time, I dozed off.
“We’ve gotten to your destination, ma’am,” the driver said.
“Oh, thank you.”
I gave him his fee and made for the door handle.
I accidentally banged the door behind me.
“Easy, ma’am! You’ll pay if you damage my car,” the driver yelled.
“I’m sorry, sir,” I apologized, bowing my head.
I turned around and went straight to Edna’s apartment. We shared keys to her place, so I jingled the key and opened the door.
“Hi, student. How are you? Care for some cookies?” she asked, offering me some.
“Nah, I think I’ll pass.”
I made my way to the fridge and took out a bottle of water because the weather outside was f*****g hot.
“Ahhh.”
I exhaled after taking a gulp.
“Now I feel alive.”
I dropped the bottle, removed the jeans I was wearing and went to lie down on the bed.
“Okay, now I’m curious. What’s the matter?” Edna asked, pushing the cookies aside.
“Oh, babes, today went well, actually. I went to the admin—”
“The Miss Lydia?” Edna interrupted.
“Yes, you’re correct.” I nodded in agreement. “She said I should bring six passport photographs and a letter of recommendation from my guardian while coming next week.”
Edna sneered with laughter.
“Girl, be serious. Guardian? From where? Oh, you mean Guardian of the Galaxy?”
She burst out laughing.
“Oh God, you’re such a cunt.” I laughed. “I mean, anybody who can write a letter of recommendation for me is a guardian, right? I’ll ask Julian tomorrow at work.”
Edna nodded her head in disbelief.
“Do you think he’ll agree to it? Why not ask Jason?”
“Since today, he’s replied with just two texts.” I laid back on the bed. “The first was a thumbs-up in the morning, then a ‘Hi, I’m sorry I replied late. I was busy with work. I’ll see you later.’”
I sighed.
“Seriously, I don’t know what Jason and I are doing anymore.”
“Maybe he’s busy like he said,” Edna chipped in. “Just enjoy yourself in the meantime. Whatever is holding Jason, let’s hope it doesn’t lets go of him soon, because the Jason I know is a fling. He never commits to relationships, and—”
“I saw a sexy, cute guy today.”
I interrupted her, turning my head toward her.
Edna choked on the cookies she was eating.
“What did you just say?”
“I mean…” I sat upright with the help of the pillow behind my back. “I saw a sexy, cute-looking guy today outside the hallway. Literally, dark-skinned guys are not my type, but Edna, you need to see this dude. He is also your type of guy, trust me. I know something good when I see it.”
I nodded in affirmation.
“Did you get his contact or at least his WeChat details?” Edna asked.
“Ah, no.” I groaned in disappointment. “But his name was Aiden Hydes.”
“Damn, he even got a fancy name too. Not bad.”
Edna nodded in agreement.
“I would love to see this Mr. Hydes.”
She smirked.
“I wouldn’t mind going down on a threesome with him,” she said, laughing hysterically.
“Edna, not everyone is a nut job like you,” I replied, laughing.
“Babes, there’s something about his name.”
She raised her hands, imitating a chilly breeze.
“It sends chills down my spine. I can’t wait to see this Aiden.”
She licked the cookies off her mouth.
“Trust me, he’s mine.”
“Edna, you can’t be serious.” I laughed. “Aiden is mine.”
I sneered.
“What about Jason?” she queried, raising her brows. “Aren’t you guys a thing?”
“A thing?” I laughed. “Hahaha. This cookie might have gotten you real good. Jason and I were never a thing. Besides, the s*x is good, the money is pretty, nothing else.”
I shrugged my shoulders.
“Wow. Somebody is really leveling up,” Edna said in disbelief.
She turned my head from side to side as if checking whether I was okay.
“Are you the one actually saying this, or is there another Sophie?”
“Edna, be serious.” I laughed, pushing her hands away from my face. “I’m perfectly okay. It’s just… I don’t know.”
I shrugged again.
“Were you able to speak to Miss Sinclair today?” Edna asked.
“Oh, no. She said she’d call, so I’m still waiting for her call.”
Immediately, my phone rang.
It was an unknown number.
“Hello, am I speaking with Miss Sophie Denver?”
The voice sounded unfamiliar.
“Yes. Who’s this?” I asked, confused.
“This is Mr. Jason’s driver. He gave me your contact ID and asked me to drive you to your new apartment.”
I gasped in disbelief and surprise at the same time.
Edna pinched me, signaling that I should tell him I was ready.
“Uhm…” I coughed. “Okay. I’m available now, if you are.”
“Okay, ma’am. Kindly send me the address where you are so I can come pick you up.”
“Okay, I’ll do that now.”
The call ended.
“Yayyyyyyy!”
Edna giggled, kicking her legs in the air in excitement.
“Let’s go get that house, baby!”
“Jason was serious?”
I sat there in disbelief after sending the address to the driver.
I changed the clothes I was wearing and chose something simpler and more comfortable. I touched up my hair and did my makeup.
“I don’t need to appear like a typical nineteen-year-old,” I said, adjusting my clothes.
“Girl, it’s apartment calling, baby!”
Edna said, dancing with no music playing.
My phone rang again.
“I’m here at the address, ma’am,” the driver said.
“Okay. You’ll see me in five.”
The call ended.
I turned toward Edna.
“Let’s go get that key.”
I smirked, raising my brows like someone who had just won a medal.
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