20 months earlier...
Nothing terrified Jerome more than failing his exams. The test was due in two weeks but the guy studied as if he was sitting for it the following day. In his smart mind, there was no room for failure whatsoever.
And what even motivated him more is knowing that Kimberly was in her room studying so hard to beat him in the upcoming test, just like she did in the previous test.
That's why she was not picking his calls or replying to his texts. She was obviously buried in books, not paying attention to her phone. Tired of trying to reach her, he put his phone away and decided to follow in her footsteps. He put the phone on silent mode and left it to charge just beside his bed while he went to revise on his study table.
Almost an hour later, he went to check his phone,
