I had woken early, before our morning exercise. Tosin woke up not long after I did. She didn't say a word to me, and kept quiet throughout. When I met up with the guys, I was very tempted to tell them about what had happened the night before, but I wasn't settled with it. 'If she wanted them to know, she'd tell them herself', I told myself. It was a little hard for me, as we told each other almost everything. But, it wasn't my case, and also wasn't mine to tell.

I had successfully avoided Khalid. I stayed away from the hall, kept my breakfast brief, while hiding in the middle of the guys. I hadn't replied his WhatsApp messages, or picked his phone calls. I had been online, but still didn't reply him. He became bothered, and began to send me disturbed messages; asking me if he had offended me, apologizing for no reason, and a lot of things. Deep down, I didn't really have a specific reason why I was ignoring him or avoiding him.

I had returned from breakfast and was on my bed, playing 'Candy Crush', when Tosin walked in with a smile on her face and her gaze fixed to her phone. She seemed like she was in a good mood. I didn't want to jinx it, so I looked away, saying a simple, "Hey."

"Hey." She kept her reply short also.

I tried to act nonchalant as I threw a quick glance at her. She was replying a text, with a huge smile as she sat down on her bed. I smiled to myself. I didn't know why, but I was happy she was happy.

Tosin was someone I never really knew or spoke to when we were in school. I was someone to speak to almost everyone, and for that to happen, that meant a lot. But, for the couple of days I had spent with her, I had begun to like her a lot. She seemed like a mysterious person that, there was a lot attached to. She was just really that weird kid in school, that kid that no one really spoke to since they were so mean and unapproachable. But she seemed like she was actually the complete opposite.

We were silent for a very long while, both busy on our phone. I had gone from Candy Crush to Instagram, to Twitter, to Snapchat, to WhatsApp; repeat. I was slowly becoming bored out by the apps, so I played music instead and played on my bed with my back, closing my eyes. It wasn't long before I heard, 'Thank you', from Tosin.

I opened my eyes, looking straight at the celling, not turning to look at her at all. "You're welcome," I replied.

"Sorry for that, I hope I wasn't a pest?" she asked in a calm voice, making me seat up, pausing the song I was listening to.

I turned to look at her, she had an unexplainable expression on. Like she was sad, concerned, and a lot of things. "No Dear, you weren't in any way," I said in a calm way. She nodded and looked away, making my brows furrow. "Are you okay?" I then asked.

She nodded. "I'm very okay."

It was obvious she still didn't want to talk about it, so I nodded. My phone dinged, making me look at who it was. It was Khalid. I unconsciously sighed and looked away.

"Is it him?" she asked in a low voice.

My head lifted to her direction. She had adjusted, seating yoga style on her bed. "Who?" I played dumb.

"Your guy," she said with a shrug, leaning on the wall.

I sighed, then nodded.

"Why are you ignoring him then? Is it because of what Esse's roommate said?" she asked in a concerned manner.

I shrugged. "I really don't know, to be honest."

She laughed a bit. "You really shouldn't let the words of others choose for you," she advised. "Yes, it was a warning. But, if you don't feel a bad energy and feel you can handle yourself, then follow your guts."

I stared at her for a while, before nodding. After that, we fell into silence. But, she had talked to me for a while, and I wanted to hear her talk some more. And also, there had been something that had been low-key bugging me. So, I asked, "How far Captain naw?"

Her lips spread into a faint smile. "He's fine."

"And?" I dragged, trying to get the tea and also keep her talking.

She smiled wider. "Well, he's eighteen. This is his major source of income, being the Captain of all Kabiyosi's 'Annual Vacations'. But he is still a full time student of University of Lagos. He's a 200 level student of Theater Art. He has a bright smile, and the closer you get, the more beautiful his brown eyes get..."

I didn't let her finish her sentence, as I hmmed. "You're so in it," I hype, making her blush.

"I'm human." Was her only reply.

I smiled at her and just then, Esse walked in. "Hey Tosin," she greeted, without sparing her a glance.

"Hey." She kept her reply short. With that, she picked her novel and continued to read.

It was weird for Esse to come visit me alone, so I gave her a worried look. She preferred staying in her room most of the time, pressing her phone, except she had to move with the guys. "Are you fine?" I asked in a calm voice.

She nodded with a smile. "I am, Dear," she replied as she sat on my bed, making it go down a little. "I've just got something to discuss with you."

I nodded, adjusting myself on the bed. "Yes?"

She looked at me for a while, then her face fell. "With this your new guy, what would happen to Ethan?" she asked in such a low tone, I almost couldn't hear her. "It's not like I want to ruin your happiness or something, I'm happy for you and want to be supportive. But, I'm also curious as to what would happen to him?"

I cracked a smile. "Ethan and I decided to settle with being just friends Dear," I tried to sound as reassuring as possible. "We sat down, and talked about how relationship status. And, we settled with being friends instead, were better off that way."

Her mouth formed 'O'. "That's okay then," she smiled, letting out a breath of relief, making me smile.

There was so much more to it, but I was scared to tell her or tell anyone. But, Ethan knew. I couldn't hold it from him for much longer, so I simply told him. My feelings disappeared for someone, after a while. It was like there was something hindering me from feeling full love and being fully love. After a guy showed me genuine affection for a while, I seemed to lose interest in him. The feelings actually did come really quick, and so did they disappear. And for some reasons, I feared that that was what was making me avoid Khalid, not what I was told.

But, avoiding him wasn't the best way. So, I decided it was best I spoke to him. He seemed genuine.