CHAPTER THREE.

CRISTABEL's POV.

"where were you, Jeffrey? I have been waiting for 20 minutes now."

I was so pissed. Amarachi might have thought all that she said was funny, I didn't find it funny. It seemed as though she was seeking attention.

"Christabel, I know why you called me. I'm sorry for keeping you waiting." He looked nervous.

"It's fine. Look, Jeffrey, I like you. Isn't it obvious? I want you to be my boyfriend. You can have as much time as you want to think about it. I'm not going to put any pressure on you. I know you like me too, you're just shy."

"Chris, we've been friends since we were kids. We are better off as friends. I don't have any romantic feelings for you. You are like my best friend, and I don't want to lose you. Please try to understand me." Jeffrey said while holding my hands.

I shrugged his hands off. I was trying so hard to hold back the tears that were welling up in my eyes. I have had a crush on Jeffrey since we were kids. It's even more than a mere crush now. I love him and he's rejecting me.

"I don't want to be your friend, Jeffrey. I can't be friends with you. Don't you get it?! I love you, Jeffrey."

"Stop acting like a child. Bel, you are my best friend. You know me better than anyone else. I don't want to stop being your friend. Don't let this come between our friendship."

"Jeff why can't you love me back? I love you so much please."

"Bel stop this. Let's go to the class. I don't want you to get into trouble." He took my hands and started walking out of the library. The librarian wasn't around and as the library was perfect, I have access to the library.

"You care about me but you don't love me? Why do you care?" I stopped and removed my hands from Jeffery's stronghold.

"Christabel friends look out for each other, right? Stop trying to make our friendship complicated!" Jeffrey yelled. He looked really frustrated.

"It's already complicated, Jeffrey. Please let go of my hands and get out. Stop looking out for me or whatever. I don't want to be your friend." I walked back into the library and locked the door. I sat down on a chair and started wailing.

I just want to be loved. Why is so hard for him to love me?

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Walking inside the class, I saw Ade and Amarachi talking. I wasn't really in the mood to talk to anyone and I was still at Amarachi for the way she acted in the cafeteria. I saw an empty seat at the far end of the class and I decided to sit down there and calm down.

"Christabel, come and sit with us." I looked up to see Amarachi's face.

"No, thank you," I replied with a straight face.

"Are you okay? You look angry. How did the meeting go?"

This girl needs to get out of my sight. Can't I have my personal space again??

"Amarachi please let me be. I am not in the mood to have a conversation with anyone" I told her politely. Although I was angry because of the situation with Jeffrey. I didn't want to overreact.

"If this is about what happened at the cafeteria, then I'm very sorry. I was just trying to be funny." Amarachi said with a sad face.

"I was pissed but that is not what is bothering me," I told her.

"Then what is it? You can tell me anything. I know we have just recently met but you can confide in me. We can talk outside if you don't feel comfortable here."

"Let's go to the library," I said.

"Start spilling," Amarachi said immediately we got to the library.

"Before I start, please promise that you wouldn't judge me."

"I promise that I would not judge you. You don't have to be scared about shit. I promise. Amarachi said while holding my hands.

"Do not interrupt me. I hate being interrupted."

"Aunty talk jare. You're wasting my time." Amarachi said playfully.

"Jeffrey doesn't love. I just assumed that he did. We have been friends forever. To him, I am just his best friend. I want to be more than that and if I can't then I don't want to be anything at all to him. I know I am selfish, but I can't help it. I love him so much that it hurts." I couldn't stop myself from crying.

I am such a crybaby. Gosh!

Amarachi stood up to hug me and that made me cry even more.

"Christabel you are not selfish. I don't understand what you're going through because I've never been in this type of situation. But think about it, this thing you have for Jeffrey, is it worth losing the friendship you have with him?" She looked at me and tried to clean my tears which weren't necessary because I continued crying.

"Girl, you're such a crybaby. Your face looks puffy and ugly. You better stop crying." Amarachi said without any hint of playfulness in her voice. I stopped crying immediately.

"Do I look so bad? I didn't even cry too much."

"You look pretty. I just wanted to make you stop crying." I smiled.

" Thank you, babe. I didn't realize that I needed to talk to someone." I said sincerely.

"It's nothing, Chris. You can always talk to me. Let's get going. I don't want to miss the next class."

"You don't want to miss the next class or you're just missing Ademide?" I said with a silly smirk on my face.

"I don't know what you're talking about."

" Oh, you'll soon know. I'll be watching you guys from now on."

Amarachi's face looked flustered.

A/N

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