*Short Summary of the previous chapter*

Richard and Sansa had just had their first kiss. It didn't end well, with Richard accusing her of seducing him, which made Sansa infuriated and sad.

  Richard had an encounter with Chelsea, one of the girls who constantly bullied Sansa. He got annoyed with her and walked out on her.

Later that night, Sansa woke up from a terrible nightmare and was having a huge panic attack which forced her friend, Amarachi to call on Richard, (Sansa kept mentioning his name because she was afraid he was in trouble) to come to the hostel.

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*Richard*

I hit the horn with enough force to break the device. I was going to loose it any second now, if the stupid security man didn't get this blasted gate open.

My hands were trembling with fear for Sansa. I kept trying to stop myself from imagining the worst that could have happened to her.

The moment I had gotten that tensed phone call from her roommate, I knew something was wrong. All the anger I'd kept in store had instantly evaporated and I found myself driving like a mad man straight to Sansa's school. I didn't care if she wasn't willing to see me. I needed to see her. For the sake of my own peace of mind.

"Who dey there! No body fit pass gate at this time oga! Abeg dey turn back now now!" The gate security yelled from the other side.

I turned on my car light and pushed the horn again with more force, until he came out, probably to shout at me some more.
I waited till he was in front of me before winding down my windscreen.

His eyes widened as he took me in. I knew he had recognized my face. I scowled at him as he struggled with words.

"Em.. Sir.."

"Just open the gate and let me pass Ode" I commented as I watched him fiddle around, probably wanting to apologize.

"Okay sir." He replied hurriedly as he ran back and opened the gate. Without wasting more time, I sped up into the school compound, I made sure to park in front of Sansa's block.

I glanced up and saw some heads already popping out. These stupid students weren't asleep. Damn.
I didn't care, I just had to get to Sansa.

I made my way over to her room, knocked lightly on the door and waited. No response.
I knocked again. No response.

I was about to ponce on the door when it was pulled open. I stared at Sansa's friend. She looked.. Terrified.

"Where's Sansa?" I asked impatiently.

"Well.. There's.. There's an issue." I noticed she had slightly moved out and closed the door behind her.

"What issue do you mean? What's wrong with Sansa??" I queried.

"She.. She doesn't want to see you, Richard. I'm sorry- I shouldn't have bothered to call you.."

"I'm going to see her and none of you can stop me."

Without hesitating, I shoved her out of my way and pushed into the small, warm room. I stilled as I took in her form.

She was all curled up on her bed, her arms wounded tightly about her, and she seemed to be chanting something like 'It's not real, it's not real'.

My eyes scanned her figure. She was only in her underwear, which was kind of transparent, but my mind was not in that direction. I walked over to where she was.

It took a few moments before she fully realized that I was there. In front of her.

"What are you doing here?!" she screamed and turned to her friend who was pacing back and forth, her face wet with tears and sweat. "Amara! I thought I told you not to let him in!"

"I had no choice! You were asking for him! And there was no other way to calm you down than to call him!" Amara replied, her voice breaking with exhaustion.

  Sansa turned to face me, a frown on her forehead.
"I.. I'm sorry.. I just.." Without waiting for to finish her mumbling, I stooped down and gathered her into my arms.

Relief broke through me as she instantly welcomed my embrace and wrapped her hands tight around my neck.
Neither of us said a word. Not a single movement. All I just wanted was to keep on holding tight against me, I wanted to see her vulnerable side. I wanted to watch the emotions fly out of her. This girl that both fascinated me and frustrated me.

  After some minutes, she stopped trembling. My hand instinctively dropped from her neck, where it was. I'd been stroking her there, trying to ease off the tension.

  I now realized that her friend, Amarachi had left the room. Probably to give us the privacy we didn't necessarily ask for. I wanted to chuckle but I knew it was not the right time.

Placing my finger under her chin, I slowly pulled her face up to meet mine. I stared into her dark brown eyes. Even though she had cried her eyes out, they still looked enchanting.

"Will you tell me what caused.. All this?" I asked slowly, not wanting to frighten her.

"Um..." Her voice sounded cracked and weak, it almost made me shudder. She shook her head slightly as she started to move away from my embrace, I held her back, my stare intent.

  "Tell me." I commanded.

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*Sansa*

My limbs were trembling with fear and trepidation. I didn't know what to say to Richard. I wanted to hit my head on the hard wood for not being able to control myself after having a nightmare.

I knew it had been awhile before I had seen those horrible nightmares, but most times, when it happened, I usually drank to take it off my chest.

   But this... It had been so scary, so real. The fear and shame I'd felt when I saw Richard's tortured face still washed through me.

"I'm still waiting.." I heard his voice and turned to look at him.
His features looked strained and worried and I felt my heartstrings pull for him, he was worried for me. Or was it just a lie?

  "Well... I usually have those.. Nightmares. But.. I'll be fine." I murmured, my eyes looking down in shame. I couldn't tell him my situation, what had happened to me. I knew he would see me another type of way. Like a used, damaged doll.

  "What was it about?" He asked, clearly not wanting the subject to be dropped.

"Nothing.. Really.."

  "Did someone attack you, Sansa?"

I flinched immediately I heard the word 'attack'. It is more than that.

I clamped my mouth down as I stared at his beautiful, flawless face. His lips was so close to mine and I momentarily imagined how it would feel to kiss him. Again.

      He'll say i seduced him again.

"Look... Thanks for coming here but I don't need you here. The last time you came here, you threw horrible words at me. So I don't know why you think we'd be good with each other." I accused as I set my palms firmly over his wide chest to push him away.

  He didn't budge. He just smirked at me like he was amused. I still couldn't believe that I wasn't feeling scared by being so close to him.
Maybe because I wanted him to be close to him. I liked this guy. So much.

"You look like you want to kiss me, angel." he whispered, amused. He was staring at my lips as well.

"The last thing I would do is kiss you. Not after the words you threw at me earlier. If you try to kiss me, I'll slap you. Standard." I didn't know where the sudden confidence was coming from, but I was glad. I wouldn't let him push me around.

  "Alright, I apologize. I shouldn't have said those words to you. I won't say it next time."

"Next time?" I asked with a frown. "Who told you that there would be a next time?"

  "Of course there would. Like now."

My eyes widened as I realized what he meant. I closed my eyes as i felt his lips crash onto mine.

This was the second time we were kissing in a day. Jesus.

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End of chapter 8.

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