continued from part 2
Never in my life was I humilated like this before by a girl in
public but this was a game and one which I would not like to loose for
anything, I watched them leave the restuarant helplessly.
Kennedy knew where to find Clara because he recognised her face and
it looked like one from his department but not his level, so he asked
the right people and he was directed to where Clara attends her lectures
and waited for her as I peeped through the window to see her cladded in
a blue jean trouser and white shirt that revealed her cleavage and
Kennedy waited patiently for the unending lecture to come to an end but
it seemed like eternity and then inside the class the lecturer asked a
question and then asked Clara to answer it, she stood up slowly as she
looked a bit scared and then said “No Idea sir” and the lecturer gave a
stare of someone pissed as he just looked at her through his glasses and
said quietly
“Please leave my class”
She obeyed almost immediately as she grabbed her handbag and took the
walk of shame out of the class, as I met her walking towards the school
garden, from behind Kennedy approached her and then asked her
“Please can you give me a minute of your precious time”
Keeping the cool of gentleman and she just shook her head and kept
walking, Kennedy wouldn’t ‘No’ for an answer as he followed her closely
“I saw what happened in your class dear”
That seemed to have got Clara as she turned and looked at him closely as she asked
“And you are who?”
That was one question Kennedy couldn’t find the right answer for as he then stood by her side and then talked in a low tone
“Am someone who has been your secret admirer for a long time and have decided to take a wild guess and give love a chance”
Flattery is an art Kennedy knew how to apply and was using it at its
best this moment, she smiled as her clean set of white dentition shun so
bright under the scorching sun outside
“Seriously am not cut out for all these, you can see that I was
walked out of the class and that means I have to take my studies
seriously”
She said and kennedy smiled scratching his beard and then said boldly
“If sharing my wealth knowledge would give me the opportunity of getting to see you everyday, that am willing to do”
And yes Kennedy was no pushover, he is intelligent and very versatile
when it comes to education, so Kennedy talked Clara into going for
lunch together, as they strolled towards the canteen with Kennedy
clutching Clara’s back like a lover drunk in the love and was staggering
in its excesses, and that was when I saw the both of them from the
three storey building of my department building, I couldn’t believe my
eyes as I ran downstairs and trailed them as they walked to the canteen
and sat down with Kennedy placing order for food and acting the
gentleman as he helped her carry her food and placed it on the table,
opened her drink and poured it into the glass for her to drink, they
laughed as they ate while I was boiling in volcanic anger.
I waited patiently from the corner where I sat and watched them, an
hour later they were out of the canteen, standing in front of the
canteen they both exchanged numbers and then walked different direction,
I hid for Kennedy not to see me and then kept following Clara, I
trailed her until she got to the park where buses that convey students
to their hostel were, I ran to her with all seriousness and then closely
followed her at the back so that I could sit beside her in the bus, not
long after the bus moved that she recognised me and then frowned her
face as she turned her face the opposite direction
“Hello dearie, its a small world you know”
I said trying to be civil as she did not respond and then I continued
“Am truly sorry about the incident of the other day”
And that was when she looked at me and then hissed
“Fighting has not solved any problem and if you continue in that direction you would hurt yourself”
She said and then kept her face straight, I tried to apologise more now that I have gotten her attention
“Am truly sorry and wish you can forgive me” I said
She was quiet for a while as the bus was getting close to where we all would alight and then she said
“Its your type that would beat your wife when you get married, and
wife battering is the worst crime against humanity, you have to change”
I was happy that she was atleast talking to me but sad that what we
were talking about wasn’t about how we would date so I cut her short and
said
“Teach me how to control my anger please, I believe with you I can be a better man”
She gave out a big grin, turned to me with her breath been felt on my chest
“Will you be willing to learn?” she asked
“Yes of course, teach me please I really want to change” I said
She dipped her hand into her purse and brought out her phone and then stretched it towards me
“punch your number here, I’ll give you a call and then teach you how” she said meekly
I hurriedly punched my numbers into her phone as the bus came to an
abrupt stop and we all began to alight from the bus, we shook hands as
we came down from the bus, few steps further she turned her head to my
direction and said
“My name is Clara” and walked away
Its three days since Clara collcted my number with a promise to call
but yet no call, I have called back every strange number that called my
line since the day I met Clara yet none seem to be her.
To be continued....