Selah couldn't close her mouth, let alone say a word. This is not happening to me right now. This is a love struck movie I will laugh about when I ponder on the naivety of the people involved. She prayed and hoped it was a joke, so to confirm her prayers, she laughed out loud and hit his shoulder.

'You're a funny Nigerian. That's why we have been good friends, you know when to joke. Minus play, plus seriousness; you're joking baah?'

'I'm serious Selah, I like you so so much and I want a serious relationship with you.'

Cold chill ran down her spine, slowly causing goosebumps to appear all over her skin. Segun you're too late....Baba God, which kind life be this, eh? Ahhh Jesu.

Lost in her thoughts, she pictured a relationship with Segun and the dangers of not dating him or dating him; and Selah saw that Segun will try sha but he's not the Garden of Eden. On the other hand, she loved Chris like she loves the Lord, and she had waited for long to be his girlfriend. She loved him like she would love her art equipments; and Selah saw that he was good and evening and morning and forever.

'Selah, are you here?' Segun asked, clicking his fingers close to her face and bringing her back.

'I'm fine,' she replied not looking at him.

'Soo...will you be my girlfriend?'

'Speechless, speechless, that's how you make me feel,' Selah sang, adding small drama to it; making Segun laugh.

'Okay Michael Jackson female! Jokes apart, you're the first girl I am chasing for this long period of time and is still giving me tough time. There's something about you that makes someone want to know what goes on in that mind of yours...let's say, ehmmm... you're hard to figure out. I mean, who knew you are a V? You don't look it, based on the things that come out of your mouth.'

She laughed. See wash o, nwanu, wag your tail, shake your legs...nkita like you...he might be sincere, you never know.

Both of you shut up, I'm trying to think. I mean I like him but I love Chris too much, besides he is a Yoruba demon o, demons say sweet things to lure you to hell and then leave you to say, it was the work of the devil.

It's not me that used to cause their problem jhare...they just look for who to blame.

'Can you give me a few days to think about it?' she asked him, nudging him to walk towards the cafeteria.

Segun placed his hands on his neatly trimmed beards and rubbed it in a thinking mode. 'Okay, I can do that but don't make me chase you again, you run too fast,' he said and smiled, revealing his set of complete white teeth.

This guy too set. That's the whole point of the thinking sir, to chase me again.

Days later

Selah received a call from Ese, asking to hang out. They did actually and she felt like it was first semester again, the happiness and the fun of saying stupid things and finishing each other's sandwiches....sorry sentences.

'I'm really glad we are friend's again. I'm sorry about the rumour stuff and not being there for you. It was just too much to handle.'

'It's okay Ese. At least, the rumours are no more. I'm fine now, but I'm hungry sha.'

Ese smiled, 'we will get food but in the meantime,' he said and turned her head in his direction.

Don't even think about kissing me young man. Say it out loud, let him hear.

'I want to ask you a sincere question and I need an honest answer.'

Heart beats fast; colours and promises...you keep doing this nonsense. Beat normally before you give me BP.

'Shoot,' she replied.

'Do you like me?'

'Of course I like you,' she replied, keeping a serious face.

Friend zone him jhare.

'Okay,' he smiled and continued, 'sooo...will you be my girlfriend?'

Shift for me, let me faint. Una plan me today. Three people have asked me out within the space of twenty-four hours...dem send una come?

If na you dem send, brother go teh dem say I no dey o, you no see me! If na you dem send.

She cleared her throat, 'Funny, very funny. If it's a joke, stop it.'

'I'm not joking. I like you so much and I do want a relationship with you.'

Haba...oya sacrifice me na. Hot geh hot geh...after you na you again. You have to tell them Selah...tell them the truth that you have a boyfriend, it'll make you less miserable.

I can't tell them anything. I will lose them and what if my relationship with Chris doesn't work out? I need someone to fall back to.

'Let me think about it. It's so sudden, please.'

'Okay.'

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🤣🤣🤣🤣. I couldn't stop laughing when I wrote this chapter. The voices in her head are crazy.  That's what happens when you watch too much horror movies, your demons hide in your head. I don't have demons sha, I'm a child of God.

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