chapter three
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Amara's POV
“Hi, Mum. How are you?”
“Hello, my baby. I'm fine. And you?”
“I'm fine too.”
“Hope you're coping well in your new environment?” Mum asked.
“Yes, Mum. I'm coping. Although…” I paused.
“Although what?”
“I miss you.”
“Aww, my baby misses me? It's only been a week, Mara.”
“Yes, Mum, I know, but I miss your cooking already. I miss the breakfast you make for us every morning,” I whined.
She laughed softly.
“I know, my love. What can I say? I miss you too. So, where is Ava?”
“Oh, she went to the grocery store.”
“My regards to her.”
“She'll be all ears when she gets back.”
Mum chuckled.
“So, do you have anything to tell me, maybe?”
“No, Mum. I don't.”
“Hmmm. You sure? No new friend or even a coursemate?”
“Well, I met a girl, actually. Her name is Nina. We just talked briefly over a meal and exchanged numbers.”
“Oh, that's good. At least you're making friends.”
“Yeah.”
I smiled.
Yesterday, Ava and I had met Nina on our way back from lecture. We ended up having lunch together, and somehow, the three of us had spent almost the entire afternoon talking.
She seemed nice.
My phone suddenly vibrated in my hand.
Before I could check it, the door opened.
“Ava, you're back,” I said, looking toward the door.
Ava walked in carrying two grocery bags.
“Mum is saying hi.”
She smiled immediately.
“Hello, Mrs. Evelyn.”
“Hello, my dear. How are you?”
“I'm fine, Mrs. Evelyn.”
“That's good to hear. Alright, girls, I have to go now.”
“Okay, Mum. We'll talk later. Love you.”
“Love you too, baby.”
The call ended.
I dropped my phone on the bed and looked at Ava.
She placed the grocery bags on the table and sighed.
“I'm exhausted.”
I laughed.
“You went to buy groceries, not climb a mountain.”
“You weren't there. You don't understand.”
“What happened?”
“Nothing. It's just crowded everywhere.”
She started taking things out of the bags.
“Besides, I almost forgot the bread.”
I stared at her.
“Ava…”
“I remembered!”
“Eventually.”
She rolled her eyes.
“Don't start.”
I laughed and helped her arrange the groceries.
After a few minutes, my phone vibrated again.
I picked it up.
It was a message from Nina.
Nina: Hey girls, are you free this evening?
I looked at Ava.
“Nina texted.”
“What did she say?”
I showed her the message.
Ava smiled.
“Tell her we're free.”
“Are we?”
“Yes.”
“For what?”
“I don't know yet. But we're free.”
I laughed.
I typed a reply.
Amara: Yeah, we're free. What's up?
Her reply came almost immediately.
Nina: I was thinking we could go around campus. I still haven't explored everywhere.
Ava leaned over my shoulder.
“That sounds fun.”
I looked at her.
“You're the one who said you're tired.”
“I'll recover.”
I shook my head.
“Okay. I'll tell her.”
I typed back.
Amara: Sure. What time?
Nina: Around 5?
Amara: Okay.
I locked my phone.
“So, five.”
Ava nodded.
“Perfect.”
I looked at the time.
“It's barely three.”
“Then we have time to rest.”
She walked toward her bed and fell onto it dramatically.
“I'm not moving until four-thirty.”
I laughed.
“You're so lazy.”
“You love me anyway.”
“Unfortunately.”
She threw a pillow at me.
I caught it and threw it back.
“Hey!”
We both burst out laughing.
For the next hour, the room was filled with random conversations, laughter and the occasional argument over who was going to charge their phone first.
It felt comfortable.
Familiar.
And for a moment, I forgot that just a week ago, this place had felt completely strange to me.
Maybe I was finally beginning to settle in.
Maybe university wasn't going to be as scary as I had imagined.
At exactly 4:30, Ava sat up.
“Amara.”
“Hmm?”
“Get up.”
“Why?”
“We have twenty-nine minutes to get ready.”
I looked at her.
“You've been lying down for an hour.”
“And now I'm ready to be productive.”
I laughed.
“You're unbelievable.”
“So are you still wearing that shirt?”
I looked down at myself.
“What is wrong with my shirt?”
“Nothing. But we're going out.”
“Where exactly are we going?”
“Campus.”
“That doesn't answer my question.”
“It doesn't need to.”
I shook my head and stood up.
“Fine.”
I opened my wardrobe.
“Help me choose something.”
Ava immediately jumped off the bed.
“Now you're speaking my language.”
As we started going through our clothes, my phone buzzed again.
This time, it wasn't Nina.
It was an unknown number.
I frowned at the screen.
“Who is that?”
Ava glanced over.
“Maybe it's one of your coursemates.”
“Maybe.”
I stared at the number for a moment before deciding not to answer.
I put the phone down and continued looking through my clothes.
I didn't think much of it.
Call nina ask her where we should met
Ok ….. I brought out my phone and dialed her number
She picked on the second ring
So I called to ask you where we should meet
Let meet at the main campus
Ok then ,see ya ….. I hang up
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