Chapter Three: Fate and a phone call

Time crawled. I checked my phone for the hundredth time. Bianca had disappeared, and the hall was nearly empty.

I replayed everything that just happened in my head over and over again

That perfect opportunity, did I blow it, maybe I should have said something else

My heart wouldn’t stop it erratic beating.

What did I say, should I have said something else?

A million conversations ran through my head, each more cringe worthy than the last.

Hey, I noticed you standing there looking like a Greek god, and I’d like to volunteer as tribute? No. That would have sounded too desperate.

Do you believe in love at first sight, or should I walk past you again? Absolutely not.

No....no...no

I groaned softly, gripping my pen so hard as if it was the reason for my frustrations.

I wanted the ground to open up and swallow me,

But I enjoyed it, I didn't know I had it in me

You go girl, I gave myself a high-five.

I tried to continue writing my note but my thoughts kept derailing.

What if he doesn't come back

Did I just throw away a golden opportunity

Why didn't he just ask for my number?

Should I become friends with Debby so I can steal Jayden's number?

I know she'd give me if I asked but I was feeling to embarrassed to

Just then the lecturer walked in

I glanced at the watch on my wrist

"Oh shit, when did time move so fast" I picked up my phone and dialed Bianc's number

It rang ones and she picked

"I'm inside the hall" she responded,

I hung up

I grabbed my bag and moved to the front, I loved sitting at the front so I could hear the lecturer well,

Bianca slide into a chair near me and handed me a coke

"Thanks" I mumured while searching for my pen

I found it and place it on the table

I turned back one last time to check but Jayden was still not hear, I saw Debby at the other end of the class and my heart sank

Maybe he went home

The lecturer began to speak and I snapped out of my thoughts

The lecture wrote on the board and turned around to speak

"Today we'll be talking about biogenesis, it is........"

The lecturer’s voice faded into the background. I should be paying attention but I couldn't,

my mind kept drifting back to him.

The moment I saw him standing there, he was breathtaking, the kind of beauty that made you question if the universe had favorites. His sharp jawline, the lazy way he leaned against the wall, the way his fingers absentmindedly tapped against his thigh as he searched for someone—it was all almost perfect.

Think of something else Sharon, you are not a child falling in love for the first time

I felt stupid, like one of those silly romance movie girls who see a guy and immediately hear a song in the background.

Get a grip, Sharon.

My body had other plans. My fingers curled into my palms, and my stomach twisted itself into a knot I wasn’t sure I’d ever untangle.

And the class went on I checked my time, 5pm Jayden was still not here

Every now and then, I looked back searching for him. What was he thinking? Did he even notice me? My fingers traced the edge of my notebook absentmindedly. This was ridiculous. I was acting like a lovesick teenager, but there was something about him—something that made it impossible to look away.

The class as almost over and the lecturer asked if there were questions, someone from the back spoke yes I have a question

I turned around and our eyes met, he was right there, he was the one asking a question.

I barely heard anything he said as my heartbeat was louder than everything else. He talking completely oblivious to the storm raging inside me.

But then, just for a split second, his gaze flickered toward me. A quick glance, nothing more. And yet, it sent a jolt through me like a live wire.

I quickly turned back, I knew I had won, I smiled internally, the class ended. I packed my bags. Hwhen I turned around he was looking at me, I walked around to where he was sitting and stop for a second

"Bye" I muttered shyly

He held my hand and drew me back, offering a wicked grin

"Aren't you going to give me your number?"

Inside me I kept for joy yes , this is it finally, I won

I stretch out my palm and he gave me his phone

I typed my number and handed it over, he looked at the screen and asked me to save it.

I got the phone from him and asked curiously, What should I save the number as

"What ever you want" he whispered looking at me intensely as if he was silently challenging me

The girl after my heart I typed and saved the number

I handed the phone over to him

"He looked at the name and smiled mysteriously

I turned around and left

Really Sharon, what the hell?, The girl after his heart, that is so cringe

I wanted the ground to open and swallow me but the deed was done already.

I ran to catch up with Bianca,

"I told you" I said in her ears while breathing like I just concluded a hundred meter race

"What are you up to again" she queried with a frustrated look on her face

"He got my number" I replied giggling

"I told you it was going to happen"

"Just be careful, you can't trust these men" she rolled her eyes

"Okay...... Whatever"

I didn't hear anything that she said I was overjoyed that nothing else mattered

I was going to sleep well I knew it

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By the time I got home I was exhausted, I flung my clothes in the laundry basket and collapsed on the bed

I was exhausted, I had term papers to write, I had food to cook

I had to clean up the house, I ignored everything and went to sleep

2 hours later I woke up.

My sister had returned

We stayed together since I started university, she was cooking already

The sweet scent of the stew filled the air, I was instantly hungry

Then I remembered the price Charming I had met,

I wanted to tell her but I decided otherwise, I'll tell her later on when I know where exactly we are going

I heard my phone beep

When I reached for it I saw a message from a strange number, all it said was "hi Sharon"

I knew it was Jayden, I picked up the phone immediately with excitement

"Jaydennn..." I chimed with excitement evident in my voice

"How are you Sharon" he asked while laughing

"You already know" I said with a smile on my face and it evident in my voice that I was smiling

We talked on phone for a while

He told me some details about him, how he stayed with his cousin for the mean time, that his house was too far away from school so he needed somewhere to stay for the meantime.

He also mentioned that he was staying somewhere else with his other cousin and a friend, that they had rented a duplex, that he basically base there which was a 45 minutes ride from school, I understood his point

I felt it was too much information for a a start but then I was too attracted to care about anything else.

I in turn told him about staying with my sister and what area I lived and it turned out I and his best friend stayed in the same street, I didn't know her personally but he mentioned that she was in our major.

Then he started talking about The afternoon

"You really surprised me-- I liked women who have confidence" he spoke over the phone lightly

"I don't know what got into me but I decided that I must talk to you, fate presented a chance and I took it" I said boasting just a little

"You know, seeing you glowing like that, I decided that I wasn't going to let this day of sunshine disappear" I covered my mouth after saying it, I don't know what's wrong with me

" Please stop" I could hear him smiling through the phone

" Don't make me blush anymore, I don't trust people who are too smooth"

"I'll do the talking from now, you got me"

"I got you? In what way?"

He laughed " I'll see you tomorrow"

"Tomorrow? ........

The line went dead

I was staring at the phone trying to understand what he meant by I got him, did he mean that he likes me too or is he in for a fling?