When she woke up after a few hours, she wondered how she suddenly fell asleep. Oh I was thinking about Alex, anyways, let me forget about all this, just because I might meet Alex in the same University i will be enrolled in,or maybe he already graduated and is now working, she shrugged, it doesn't matter. He never took me seriously and even if I meet him now, he will probably have someone he loves, fortune thought to herself and decided to forget about all these fantasies that would never come true. She has to be with a person who she will start a new beginning with and give her assurance not with a person who never even dared to say he liked her. Oh fortune! you are such a fool to even day dream about such impossible things, fortune scolded herself and felt like hitting her head to the wall cause of her stupidity, she even thought that they would be together, foolish girl.
It so happened that alot of people congratulated Mr and Mrs Williams on their daughter's good results most of who were family members. They held a small party to celebrate their daughter's success. Mrs Shaw who was Mr Williams sister never for one second wanted to attend the party, she had no choice but to put up a fake smile and show up. Her husband literally dragged her here saying that she must not behave nefarious even to her own brother's daughter. Seeing that some relatives approached her one after another to ask about her own daughter's school performance, Mrs Shaw felt like she was a joke, she wanted to disappear from this place. Anyways it's fine, I will make sure to find a well educated and rich suitor for my daughter and see what these pathetic people will say.
The time fortune had to relax soon elapsed and she would be entering the university. She was a little nervous but excited at the same time. Being an anti social person, she wondered if she could make a number of friends or she would feel like a lonely and abandoned child. No, she shook her head, I will have friends this is not something I should worry about. Suddenly a face flashed through her mind, Alex, will I get to see him,oh forget it, I'm not going to the university for Alex I'm going to acquire knowledge and gain skills, he probably graduated long time ago. Being an African young lady, it wasn't easy to reach the stage that she got to. growing up in city A which was a small and simple city, she still wanted to be outstanding.
She believed that it didn't matter where someone came from, anyone could achieve what they wanted as long as they remain focused and work hard. The next morning, fortune, accompanied by her parents and sister got into the car and drove fortune to school. It was a school located kilometers away from her home and because of that, she had to live in the hostels opposite the university. When they arrived, she bid her farewells to her parents and sister then entered the school to have her name registered and fill in other required forms. The moment she turned to go out, she suddenly saw a familiar face, OMG could it be her! it was Asia, her high school old friend. " Asia" fortune called out to her and the girl looked over. Her eyes immediately beamed brightly with excitement, she couldn't believe that she met fortune here.
"Fortune" Asia said and walked up to Fortune's side. It's been years since I saw you, and as usual u look beautiful, even more beautiful than I remember you to be. Fortune smiled " you look more beautiful as well".Asia gave her a white look and responded "oh come on fortune, how dare I compare myself to a beauty like you". Fortune laughed and asked her"are you here to fill in the other required forms?"
"oh I just did that a few minutes ago but the lady at the administration told me to go directly to the principles office so I can give him a copy of my results, the organization of the school is a little incompetent by loosing some student files" . Fortune got a little surprised they are incompetent indeed. "Have you found a hostel yet?" Fortune suddenly asked"oh no, not yet,we can be roommate's if it's fine with you".
Fortune sighed and felt relieved, just before she came here, she thought it would be difficult for her to make any friends but here she was, meeting an old friend who she hadn't seen for a while. "oh Asia since you have to go to the principles office, let me walk you there then we can deal with our hostel issue" Asia smiled brightly and responded" yeah sure". The two girls walked straight to the principles office but just before Asia could knock, the door opened from the inside and a girl stepped out of the office. Fortune who was looking elsewhere subconsciously looked over upon hearing the door open. Seeing the person who stepped out clearly, she was completely stunned that she couldn't utter a word. It was Camilla, what was she doing here,she vividly recalls the scene of Mrs Shaw scolding her daughter because of her bad results which, were not good enough to get her enrolled in any university not to talk of a college.
"oh cousin it's you" Camilla exclaimed with a provocative smile on her face filled with so much mockery which was self evident to fortune and Asia . Fortune covered up her stunned expression and spoke without hesitation"Camilla what are you doing here?" she asked so straight forwardly that Camilla was taken aback and couldn't put up a proper sentence together, she obviously didn't expect this annoying fortune to speak without being restrained and went straight to the point. I abhor this stinky girl and can't stand her. Camilla had to put her disordered mind in place so as not to show any nervousness. She smirked and leisurely responded " of course I'm here for school just like you, don't tell me you are jealous dear cousin" Camilla smiled lazily like she didn't give a care.Fortune looked at her with deep eyes and wondered how possible this was. Seeing that this foolish girl only gave her a stare, Camilla passed by Fortune's side, brushed off her shoulder and ambled down
For Mrs Shaw, this was like a consolation for all the shame she had to go through because of her daughter's failure. It took Camilla 2-3hours just to get home due to heavy traffic. Before she disembarked from the cab, she said a few words to the driver asking him to wait half an hour so that she could gather up everything she needed then he could drop her off at school. The driver naturally agreed. Without further ado, Camilla rushed into the house and headed straight for her room."my darling you are finally home" at this time, Mrs Shaw spoke. Camilla subconsciously paused and looked back at her mother who was leisurely watching a TV show on the couch "mom please help me pack my bags, you know I have to be in school". Mrs Shaw looked at her daughter with a warm smile"don't worry your luggage is ready, come sit with mum abit longer ".Camilla was slightly stunned and walked up to her room just to confirm, sure enough her luggage was ready. she happily walked over to her mother'
Fortune looked at the guy in front of her who didn't seem to be lying. She took out her notebook and gave it to him "please make sure to give it back before class tomorrow morning". "Thank you so much, I really appreciate, and rest assured that I will return it before class tomorrow" Brandon responded with a smile. Fortune nodded her head and was about to turn when she heard him speak out "may I know your name please?" Brandon asked. She subconsciously paused for a few seconds and replied "Fortune". " oh, alright then fortune,see you tomorrow". Brandon responded and snappily walked away. Asia who witnessed the scene giggled and mischievously looked at fortune. "you see why I say I can't compete with a beauty like you?" it's only been your first day in school and guys have already started chasing after you". Fortune gave her a white look and ignored " Asia stop blabbering around, you know he only needed help come on". "Fortune stop acting naive, don't tell me you didn't notice how he
As soon as fortune walked in, she saw Asia intensely concentrating on her book like she was trying to get something out. "Asia what are you reading?" fortune asked with a little curiosity. Asia jumped up like a child who was caught doing something wrong and quickly hid the book."fortune you are back, actually an announcement was made saying classes will have reshuffles". Fortune looked at her friend with suspicion "tell me, what were you reading just now?". Asia felt she couldn't hide it from this girl so she pulled the the book and showed it to her friend "HOW TO MAKE A MAN WANT YOU" fortune couldn't hold back and started laughing at this crazy friend. "Asia listen to me, you don't have to change yourself because you want a man, you are perfect the way you are and if a guy must like you, he must like you for who you are, for the real Asia". oh no Asia pouted her lips "fortune it's easy for you to attract guys cause you are a beauty". " you are a beauty as well, why must you h
"oh, is there anything important you would like to say to me?" fortune thought he wouldn't run all the way just for a greeting. "actually, I was hoping to ask you out for dinner if it's ok with you". Asia smiled at her friend mischievously and motioned for her friend to accept. "ok we can go out for dinner but I must be back before eight" fortune responded with a solemn expression. " ok I promise to bring you back before that time and I will come pick you up at the school gate at six o clock since I'm not familiar as to where you staying and can you please give me your number?"Brandon said this in one breath. fortune nodded and gave Brandon her cell phone number. After class, Asia was so eager for her friend as if she was the one going for dinner. they left school at 5pm as usual and headed straight for their apartment. Asia chose an outfit for her friend which was simple but nice. a pair of short boots, some jeans and a sweater on top cause the weather wasn't good enoug
Fortune arrived safely and knocked on her apartment door. after a few seconds the door was opened and Asia's sparkling eyes stared at her. "fortune tell me, how did it go? come on spit it out and tell me" Asia exclaimed. Fortune walked in "can you please give me a break, I just arrived". "ok fine,fine I'm waiting" Asia said with a hint of impatience in her voice. Fortune had to freshen up first and took her time on purpose just to make her friend feel irritated. As soon as she was done, she was preparing herself to leave her room when her door was suddenly pushed open. Asia walked in with an aggrieved expression on her face. "fortune will you please stop this and tell me, I know you are doing it on purpose but please, please just tell me now" Asia said in a pleading tone like a child begging for candy. fortune smiled and sat beside her friend she narrated everything that happened in detail. "fortune don't tell me you are hesitant because of that guy who probably isn't thinking
Brandon was taken aback by the way they addressed each other."cousin" so they are cousins. "Brandon, Brandon" fortune called out to him several times before he snapped out of his immersed thoughts "Brandon what's wrong with you?" fortune asked with a confused expression. "oh no I was just thinking about something, come on let's go in" Brandon snappily said this and led the way in. They sat, ordered their food and started to enjoy their meal. Afterwards fortune and Asia had a dessert while Brandon ordered for a drink. Although Asia felt like a light bulb being around Brandon and fortune, she casually had her dessert, after all, she was invited by them in the first place. Brandon had a few more drinks before they left, despite this, he was still in his right state of mind. fortune looked at Brandon and had to accept that his alcohol tolerance was really good. When they arrived, Asia quickly got out of the car, thanked Brandon for the meal and excused herself leaving the two in the car
She pushed and struggled to avoid Chris from carrying her. She didn't want this dirty man to touch her,she didn't want it. Fortune who saw this felt like she had seen enough, clearly Asia didn't want to see this man here. Before she could take a step, Zack looked at her and said " let's give them time to talk about their issues. am I allowed to take you out for breakfast?". Anyway since Asia's cousin has said so, she will do as he says. Chris had carried Asia and turned to ask "where's her room and do you have any first aid kit?" fortune pointed in the direction of Asia's room and quickly ran to get the first aid kit and gave it to Chris. looking at her friend who didn't want to see the man in front of her and even turned her back, she was taken aback. how can such a cheerful girl get so angry, she went to the bed side near her friend "Asia, if you need anything, just give me a call, your cousin and I will have breakfast outside". Fortune didn't give her friend time to respond