I'm not even going to lie... I'm losing ideas for this book. That's why each chapter takes eternity to be released but God will help me.

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Philips' Pov

"You can stay with Nonso in his room." Amy's mum says to me once we get into the house. The impressive furnishing of the house has me staring a little, delaying any response I would have given to the older woman.

The last time I was here, the boys and I stayed outside throughout. I've never been in here.

Though the house isn't a very expensive looking one, at least compared to mine, it still has the kind of decors that would make you look twice and say wow. The Obi's surely have good taste. My house is pretty bland–white walls, black leather chairs and marble is all.

"Okay ma. Thank you ma." I reply before following Nonso into a dimly lit corridor. 

"Amy, get the boy's book fast. After that, you fix what we'll eat this evening." I hear her say again before Nonso and I enter a room.

"Bro, what's up nau?" I ask, falling back on Nonso's bed.

"The sky bro." He replies while taking off his tie. I stop to stare at him in mock irritation.

"What nau? You asked what up and I said–"

"Just shut up please." I say and he chuckles.

He takes off his school shirt revealing his bare chest and abs. A smile cracks on my face when I remember those times in junior school when we all had belly fat. Only Steve had a flat tummy. Times have passed though. Now, we're all sporting enviable bodies.

I look away from Nonso's bare chest before he gets the wrong idea.

"Guy, but this your house fine o. I'll be coming here very well now." I tell him after a moment of just admiring his room.

"Coming where? Abeg o. You want Amy to kill me abi?"

"How? I don't get. Shey the babe does not like me ni?" I ask with a smirk. My mind goes back to when she caught Beatrice and I kissing. She looked totally freaked. She probably thinks I'm some horny teenager–which I most likely am.

"Not you personally. I just don't think she likes having people around."

"Ehn, that one is her daddy's business." I reply absentmindedly.

"Guy, my uncle." Nonso says, glaring at me.

"I know."

"Idiot."

"How far you and what's that girl's name?" I ask, remembering the silly fight that happened this evening.

"Joy?"

"Yeah her; Joy. How far two of you?" I say, sitting up on the bed. Nonso joins me, now dressed in black shorts and a blue shirt. I look down on the uncomfortable school uniform I still have on. Now I feel like going home.

"What happened to her?" He asks, faking cluelessness. I stare at him blankly before he finally gives in.

"Omo. That one is just there." Something about the way he does his face makes me crack up in laughter.

"What's funny? The girl is just somehow but what me I know is she likes me sha." He says.

"How do you know she likes you?"

"I just know."

"Hm over-confidence is not good."

"It's not over-confidence. It's-" A knock on the door interrupts whatever he was about to say.

"Who are you?" Nonso yells beside me.

The door opens, and Amaka pokes her head in. She clears her throat before fully entering the room. My eyes widen at their own will when I take in her appearance.

Even if it isn't anytime close to bedtime, Amaka is already dressed in her nightwear–her really skimpy nightwear. I can now completely agree with Ola when he said Ivory Gates' uniform hid all her features.

"Your Government note." She says, stretching out the higher education book in my direction.

I purposely delay collecting the book from her, passing her a smirk.

"Guy, collect something nau." Nonso scolds, smacking my arm.

I chuckle a little before collecting the book. Having obviously noticed where my mind is, Amy shakes her head while leaving the room, other things shaking as well.

Perv!, My subconscious screams.

"Were you staring at my cousin's ass?" Nonso asks once Amy is out of earshot.

"Rest." I simply reply.

We end up just talking about random stuff, thankfully nothing related to Janet. Lord knows this is the one thing I like about Nonso; He won't make you talk about your personal life unless you're the one to bring it up but if it's Samuel or Steve...

After about twenty minutes, someone knocks on the door again. A smile finds it's way to my face as I prepare to feed my eyes again but disappointment settles within me when I see it's just David, Amy's brother.

"Dinner's ready." He says and leaves.

I follow Nonso to the dining room. When I settle on the chair beside Nonso, my phone starts to ring. I hold back a sneer when I see the caller ID. After abruptly cutting the call, I place the phone back in my pocket. It starts to ring again and Nonso sends me a questioning look.

I sigh and decide to place my phone on vibrate mode to prevent further disturbance. I'm very aware that my dad is going to be home really late today, leaving Janet all there alone. That's the main reason I hopped on to the idea of having dinner with Nonso. I'm not going to be alone in the same house with that...with Janet.

Amy comes out from where I suppose is the kitchen now clothed in a completely different outfit. Something about that leaves a smirk on my face. She's holding two plates of noodles in her hands. She drops one in front of me and the other in front of Nonso.

"Thank you." We both reply. Amy's mum joins us on the table, followed by the two other kids.

"Chiamaka what is this? So you mean out of everything in this house, you decided to cook indomie?" Amy's mum scolds in what is supposed to be a whisper but I hear it clearly.

Amaka mumbles something in reply before going up the stairs.

"Aren't you eating?" Nonso asks her.

"I already ate rice." She replies before jogging the rest of the stairs.

A frown graces her mum's face, probably at the fact that Amy ate rice and gave her noodles. A chuckle escapes me at the thought.

I enjoy the noodles however because as it turns out, Amy has really amazing culinary skills. 

My phone vibrates in my pocket. It's short so I know it's not a call. I take out my phone to see I just received a message from Janet and I instinctively roll my eyes. I lean back in my chair before opening the message.
..
Janet: aren't you coming? there's no one home you know.
*Image attached.
..

I burst into a cough fit after seeing the content of the message. Blood of Jesus.

The spice from the noodles adds to the cough making my eyes water.

"Are you okay? Here's some water. I told that girl to reduce the way she pours pepper in food." Amy's mum says thoughtfully.

"No... it's-it's not the pepper." I choke out before gulping down the entire glass of water. When I drop the glass, it almost tumbles due to how much my hands are shaking. "So-sorry." I stammer.

I grab my phone, standing abruptly from the chair, the impact causing a loud scrape on the floor. "Sorry, excuse me."

I walk hurriedly out of their presence, stopping first to ask, "Please, where's the restroom?"

"Uh... There's one upstairs by–"

"Okay, thank you." I hurry upstairs without waiting for Nonso to finish.

What kind of witch is this Janet, God?

I sigh in relief when I see a small door that looks to be a restroom. I enter into it quickly. A loud shriek causes me to jump in fright.

"What are you doing here?" Amy asks, looking panicked.

"Sorry, I thought this was a restroom." I apologize taking in my surroundings.

Definitely not a restroom.

An open door however reveals a linked bathroom.

"Do you think I can use that bathroom?"  I ask hesitantly. I've never used a girl's bathroom before so...

"Uh sure."

"Thank you." I stop to drop my phone on her reading table before hurrying into the bathroom and shutting the door behind me.

"Breathe, breathe, breathe." I say to myself, resting over the sink.

The scent of shampoo and body wash does a good job of relieving my tensed up nerves a little.

"Whew." I turn on the tap, pouring the cold water from my palm unto my face.

With my eyes closed, the image Janet sent me flashes past my vision causing my face to scrunch up. "How disgusting can that bitch get?" I groan out.

I take a final splash of water before deciding I'm calm enough to return outside.

"Thanks for letting me use your–what the hell are you doing with my phone?!"

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