Selah's friendship with Wale knew no bounds as they always hung out together, which got Ese worried and angry at the same time. He had history with Wale which he never wanted to disclose to Selah, urging her to desist from hanging out with him.

He knew how stubborn she was when it came to obeying simple instructions. So he confronted Wale one day, hoping to persuade him from hanging out with Selah.

'How far?' Wale asked Ese, who was not interested in exchanging pleasantries.

'I'm not here to have buddy time with you. Hell, we're not even buddies. I'll go straight to the point and say this one time. Stay away from Selah. Just leave her alone.'

Wale laughed sarcastically and relaxed on his seat. 'Ese language please. The babe na good geh. I like her personality, that's all.'

'Just limit your friendship with her. She is not Daniella okay.'

Wale smiled. 'Daniella,' he called and laughed, 'You had to bring her up. Selah is different from Ella. Let me ask you a question. What are you afraid of Patrick? You are afraid of deja Vu again, right?'

'Just stay away.' Ese warned him again.
Wale got up and walked to Ese, tapped his shoulder and walked away.

Things escalated between Selah and Wale and everyone in school thought she was dating him, even rumours had gotten to Ese's ears that Wale and Selah were a couple #WS 2014.
On their way back from class one sunny Friday afternoon, Wale walked Selah to the front of her hostel. 'Babe, let's go to my apartment.'

'Its been two month and three weeks since we became friends. Don't you think we're rushing the process?' she asked him.

'It's not rush Selah. We're friends right, nothing more. It's just to relax, away from school stress.'

Selah looked at him with confusion and doubt of his intention. She knew what going to a guy's apartment entailed, based on what she knew and was taught.

'You're still not convinced right?'
She nodded a No. He scratched his nose. 'How about coming at your own time. No rush, just when you want to, mmm!'

'That's fine by me. Thanks for understanding.' she hugged him. 'See you later,' she added and went into the hostel.

Three weeks later, after much deliberation and hanging out with Wale, Selah called him one Saturday morning.

'Are you at home?' she asked.

'Yes but I will be going out in the evening. Any better for your boy?'

'I will come to the house when I finish washing this afternoon.'

'No wahala.' he ended the call.

Wale's house was a one room apartment, furnished with a plasma TV, a video player and a bed sizeable enough for two people. His wall was painted with white and stripes of black. The wallpaper at the head of the bed was a silhouette of different football Superstars and beside it was a WrestleMania 36 of Undertaker, Roman Reigns, Brock Lesner, Edge, Sasha Banks, Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch, Paige, Naomi and AJ Styles. His kitchen wall was bricks of brown and his parlour had a big couch and two mini sofas, a standing fan and a boom player.

Selah looked around the parlour from the ceiling to the equipments. She was amazed at how rich his parents were to provide all he needed for college.

'I hope you're comfortable,' he asked her when he came into the parlor with a chi active apple juice and a container of Pringles. He opened the juice in front of her and poured it into her glass.

'Thank you. What's with the house hype?'

'I love living good. I am a B student and I am clean. My parents make sure my two sisters and I get what we need. Not all the time though but when they have, they make sure we're comfortable.'

She nodded in agreement and chewed on her Pringles. 'So what's the issue between you and Ese? I know he doesn't like you, I don't understand why. What's the deal?'

Wale laughed and relaxed on the sofa.
'Let's just say a girl was involved and here we are. I don't have a problem with Ese. He's my friend. I'm just sorry he doesn't feel the same way. '

A knock on the door interrupted their conversation and Wale got up to attend to it.

'My guy,' the guy at the door shook Wale and shoulder bumped him.

'How far? Wetin drag you from hostel to my crib?' he asked as the guy made his way into the parlor.

'Kunle, this is Selah, my friend. Selah, Kunle.'

'Hello.' she waved.

'Fine girl.' He diverted his attention from Selah to Wale. 'Guy, I wan con borrow small osusu. You fit relieve your guy 3k?'

'I no get up to 3k. I get 2k.'

'No yawa. Your boy dey loyal. Show hostel sometime na, make we relate.' And Kunle left.

'Sorry about that, where were we?'

Two days after her visit to Wale's apartment, she heard rumours that a year one student slept with a year two student in his apartment. Since no names were mentioned, she wanted to be part of the happening gist.

'Babe, you hear wetin I hear?' Rikki asked Selah. The whole story was intriguing like a movie and Selah was determined to know more.

'I'd love to hear more. Why are girls like this sha? Good have mercy,' she reacted and continued reading her novel and Rikki followed suit.

Selah scavenged for the whole story but as she dug deeper, she found out that the story was familiar to her previous visit to Segun's house. Sooner than expected, the names revealed were hers and Segun's.
She was stunned and couldn't move from the cafeteria. The words had spread faster than growing grass. Everyone looked at her with disdain, much so hissing when she walked anywhere in school. She wondered why Wale would tell such a lie about her. She tried calling but his line was switched off and it got her more upset.

Her roommates questioned her and the more she tried to explain, the more they poured salt into the injury. She had called Ese but his line was switched off too, so she called Vanessa.

'Where are you?' she asked, sniffing.

'I traveled. What's up?'

'Nothing. When are you coming back?' she asked, scratching her forehead.

'Dunno yet but soon. Had to settle stuff at home. Are you sure all is well?'

'Just do and come back abeg. There is fire on the mountain.'

She ended the call. Everything was happening so fast. She wished she had listened to Ese. Now she was in a big mess and who knew if Ese hadn't heard of the rumours already.

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