The Evil Called Love - Episode 2

Alfred

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Fummi stepped into the classroom from the last time we spoke over the phone and all of a sudden my whole life turned into a teenage love movie. I can literally see her walking in slow motion, I think this love thing is getting to my head. 
I mean there she was, the very girl I have conversations with in my dreams, and the one I say good morning to even before my morning prayers ( which mostly consists of me asking God to eliminate Dele from her life so I can have her). 
"Ahh! Dele, it's just his money" I remember when we used to have our walks in the school parks, we shared everything.
I remember vividly when............
"Alfred!" Fummi yelled, I have been stirring at you for the past five minutes.
"Who did you impregnate that you are lost in thought?"
"You" Alfred replied, they shared a healthy laugh but she didn't know he secretly meant what he said, but that's too desperate and getting her to sleep with him was difficult because of his "friend" status, this was a good idea even Dele won't stop. Alas it's as unreal as unicorns.
The next two hours was a total bore, asides the bald, chubby man that stood in front of the lecture hall yelling, Alfred noticed Fummi was not herself.
It's beautiful how he can just sit there stirring at her trying hard to figure out what was wrong with her, he knew everything . From body scent to the emotion behind her every speech, he knew they were meant to be together, but who was he to blame? Bukumi,(the spoilt brat that he never understood how she became friends with).
Or the fact that he could not take care of the girl he clearly loved.
If only he can ju..........
"Alfred! I think I should be the one asking you what the problem is, you've been absent minded alot today".
"Yea, I barely got enough sleep yesterday" he managed to lie.
"What were you up doing"? She seemed concerned, was this the moment to tell her how he truly felt

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. Was this the opening for him to blurt out the feelings he never had the balls to speak off? ( Except from when he is talking with his friend Gabriel, who often makes a big deal out of his predicament).
"Just some extra assignments, you know, for the extra cash". ( Shit!!! I screwed up again!) He thought.
"Oh! I understand". She totally did, it was sweet the little efforts he puts in to making extra cash in school, knowing that he really did not come from much.
She liked that about him, and sometimes she wishes she could be there for him as he always is for her. She didn't love him, but she wishes she did. 
"I broke up with Dele" she coughed out something she knew she shouldn't have, it's not like she did not want to talk to him, but she wanted to always make sure he never knew anything sad about the "happy- to - live - forever relationship" she bragged to him about always.
" What happened?" Of course he'll know her laugh was a front, this is Alfred.
Dele was nice, but what stood him out was the gifts he got for her, the fancy places he takes her to, the fact that he bought her anything she wanted (not that she didn't like it, she did).
But Alfred had a cutting edge, something extra! He was sensitive to details, with him she was herself, but with Dele she was just a pretty face.
The thought of that was supposed to be comforting, that she was safe, but in a weird way the truth had a way of simply being bitter.
" So class! We will meet next week. Okay?" That was a usual ending with this particular lecturer, " Mr. No show" as he was called, who shows up once a week and bombards everyone with research assignments. At least that was what the class was concerned about, but not Alfred.
"Do you care for a walk?" The timing was impeccable, because they just finished an evening lecture and the sun will not be an excuse for her to run off today.
"I don't mind one".
They walked a long while and only stopped to get popcorn from their usual spot, and after what seemed like an awkward silence he finally spoke up.
"I think you should give him some space" there was something special to the way he said that, it lacked the selfish punch that was usually there when she told him about their issues. This was sincere, this was genuine care.
" I don't know Alfred, he has begged, and even when am trying play hardball, I kinda looo........
"I am not saying you should never go back to him, the choice is yours to make. But I only said that because he needs time to think about what he did." She looked into his eyes for the first after they had sat down and saw nothing short of a gentle, caring, and honest glow.
" It's sad, sometimes I miss him, I sometimes wish he hadn't done what he did, it hurts me alot, buh more because I can't lii.....
" I get it"! He didn't want to hear anymore. Besides jealousy there was something he didn't want to feel. HATE!
I must be stupid, I mean there he is talking to cheer me up and all I could do was to the rub the fact that i don't want to be with him on his face.
"Am sorry" she apologized.
"Naah! I am only happy just being there for you, the Sooner you feel better, the better for me. I'll have to stop buying you the normal sacrifice of popcorn and ice cream". They both laughed, but something in his chest told him deep down, buying her ice cream was all he wanted to do.
They walked towards the road, sometimes their actions happened telepathically. He had formed a habit of walking her home ( so as to learn the act for when he gets his car he often said).
After he was sure she was safe, he went home walking. ( Not for the night breeze that helps him think as he had lied to her, but because he had used his "assignment money" to get the popcorn they had eaten).
As she stirred at him, watching his body turn to a dark shadow with each step he took, she took a deep breath and let out a sigh.
Alfred!

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