THE MAGNIFICENT THRILLONAIRE

02. (T.M.T)

I looked at myself from head to toe. I was putting on my best outfit worth $80, which I managed to buy from lots of savings on all part time jobs from last month. They weren't looking that bright though, but it would do for now. I was using a 'Tecno A2', one of the most cheapest phones in the market, and seriously speaking, I hid it most times whenever I was in public to avoid disgrace or too be looked down by anyone. But I was still myself, I was broke, but not broke upstairs or morally. I breathe in heavily, then breathe out again, opening my eyes, I dipped both hands in my pocket as I walked slowly to where she was.

Her friends were the first to notice me, and I saw the disgusting aura that suddenly surrounded them the moment they saw me, and I too was disgusted by their presence. They hated me, and I hated them as well, not really though, but I wish I did.

"Hey, isn't that your broke boyfriend? What's he doing here?" I heard one of the girls whispering to the others and all of them including Alicia, whom I claimed to love, began to laugh.

"Let's see what he is here for." Alicia said and I swallowed immediately after hearing this.

I took a few steps and there I was, standing in front of them, so I smiled.

"Hello there." I waved at them, but none responded to my greetings, Instead, they began to exit their spot one after other and Alicia was about to leave as well.

"Hey, I came to see you actually." I said and the look in her face changed to an angry one.

"For Godsake Damian, why are you here? I thought I told you not too approach me ever again? Why disrespect me?" She spoke rudely too me but I didn't care about that.

"Alicia, I don't understand. What have I done to deserve such heartbreaking news?" I asked trying to show her the love in my eyes but I guess she wouldn't want to see it

"Look, Damian. Its over between us. I mean, we have been dating for weeks now, and I can't even benefit anything from it. I don't want your money, cause you don't have what it takes to take care of me anyway. I only wanted love, but staying with you, is really wrecking my reputation as the face of New republic City and I just can't take it." She directed those words too me and I felt my heart ache.

Alicia was so beautiful, so beautiful she had the opportunity to become the face of New republic City last year during the campaign. I was among those who participated last year for her and I was also the one who made publicity about her and well, I couldn't tell her this, but I was sure that my efforts counted alot and I was proud of it, very proud of myself. And after since she literally forgot about me. Not until I confessed my feelings for her and after going through all this, she wants to dump me?

"Look, Damian, if you don't have anything reasonable to say. Maybe you can just kindly excuse me, I have to attend class." She tried to leave but I grabbed her on her waist and brought her back In a way, her body became glued too mine.

I thought she felt it too, I thought she felt the thing that popped in my heart the moment I felt her skin touching me, I thought she felt the aura of love that grew amidst us, but I was totally wrong. She didn't feel all that at all, she couldn't feel the thing i felt inside, instead, she had a feeling of violence that suddenly grew in her, and the next thing I got, was a slap that rebooted my brain back to normal, and i realized, she was really serious about leaving me.

"Don't you ever!, ever again! in your filthy life, touch me like that you hear me?" Alicia was really furious with me as she began dusting herself.

I held my left cheek and tried to utter a word, but nothing seemed to come out. I wanted to cry. God! That was a heavy slap of hatred I just received. My system was angered and wanted to retaliate, but my love for her controlled my anger and I finally had a word to say. But just as I made to speak,

"Alicia! Are you alright?" I heard a male voice from behind me, and when my head moved to see who it was, I saw him, 'Ken Mccall' the most richest and most hottest guy in school as said by others, as he walked past me not minding if I was existing or not, and as soon as he got to where she was standing, he grabbed her waist and she smiled.

What the f**k!!! I saw my eyes twitched in surprise, but that was just the beginning. As if that was not enough, after they said some silent words to themselves, he held her chin and pressed his lips against hers and they remained like that for a couple of seconds, entangled in a french kiss that made me mad in the Inside.

When they were done kissing, ken could still see me standing in front of them, and he knew, I was not just standing there for no reason, so he asked.

"Who is he?" His question was sharp to throw out from his mouth, and i noticed the way Alicia stared at me before she finally smiled.

"That's, Damian Creed, my ex I told you about." Alicia introduced me in a bad way and I felt like hanging myself already.

"Ohh, I see. So this is the broke ass nigga, you told me about?" He asked Alicia and she smiled. "GREAT! what does he wants?" He asked again, and Alicia chuckled.

"I think he wants to hang out." Alicia said and I saw an evil smile that escaped her lips the moment she said so.

And ken walked up too me, as we began to stare into each other's eyes. I was a little bit taller than him, but he looked so built and manly. I myself, engaged in So many workouts, and I had the man figure, but I guess Alicia was blindfolded by money.

"Look nigga. I don't care to know who the hell you are, or what you had with her. But this beauty queen right here, belongs too me now? And am gonna tell you something, and you know what that is? You know what that is?" I focused on him with so much seriousness to hear what he had to say and know when to strike, but he smiled and said.

"BEAT IT!"

And i was confused. He smiled and wanted to leave, but he halted immediately and turned to face me.

"Hey yo nigga. Take this" He threw two bundles of cash at me and I felt a huge shame that covered me the moment I noticed that other students were actually watching us from far and near. What angered me most was that they were actually streaming us live and I was sure, my friends at the dorm were viewing it as well, it was time for a sweet drama.

I squatted down, took the cash, then smiled.

"Why don't you give this too your old grandpa, he might need it to pay some bills" I knew so well, these words would hurt him, and obviously result to a fight, but I was ready for it, and I just couldn't stand it any longer.

And just as I expected, immediately he heard that, he was furious, gnashing his teeths and turning around to stare at me.

"What did you just say?" He asked me, and I smiled.

"You heard me." I gnashed my teeths also after that, and he came rushing at me with a good punch, but what he didn't know, was that, I was a good fighter.