Chapter 14
Erica's POV
I woke up at about 9:00am, thank God a course mate of mine had earlier called to inform me that my morning lecture had been canceled due the lecturer ill health. I just lay down there staring at my ceiling indecisive of my next line of action, the weekend had ended in a rush.
I so much miss Damian, I miss his voice, his touch, in fact I miss everything about him. I wish we could have another get away soon, too bad our exam is fast approaching.
I came in late, last night. Damian had ordered for a cab to drop me off, he didn't want any unnecessary suspicions. We agreed on taking things slow, while on campus.
I stretched my tiny body on the bed and yawned loudly, my stomach groaning for food. I stood and walk over to where I usually keep my snack and brought out a chocolate.
I took my time on munching on the delicious snack. After which I went through my Facebook notifications. Beatrice tagged me in so many of her pictures she took while in the private jet. I notice she didn't post any picture with Lucas. I reacted and commented on some of her pictures.
After which I went into the bathroom to take a long shower. when I was done I went back to the room with my towel tied around my chest. As I entered the room I saw Sophia,I didn't hear her enter the room, she was lying down on her bed with her head face down.
That's odd I thought.
"Hi Sophia", I said but she didn't respond so I moved closer to her bed space and I heard that she was crying, "are you alright?" I asked as I gently try to pat her back.
She turned and hug me tightly while she cried, "its okay Sophia please stop crying, everything is going to be alright. What happened? Please talk to me"
She straightened herself up, her face all reddish and her makeup was a mess. She looked nothing like her real self.
"I caught my boyfriend cheating on me" that kind of took me by surprise. By boyfriend does she mean Damian? Or there is another?
"So sorry to hear that Sophia" not sure of what next to say as I gulped on my saliva .
"I went to his room this morning" she continued while still crying
"and I saw him fucking another girl" the asshole. That addition information shattered my heart into a billion pieces, if she is referring to Damian, that automatically means he is cheating on me too.
He is cheating on us
A part of me almost lost it, while the other part told me to put my selfish reason aside, my roommate or should I say my future sister in law needs my shoulder to cry on.
"Its OK Sophia, he is a jerk for treating you this way, he doesn't deserve you, you will find some one more worthy of you" the words I said to her were more to myself.
Suddenly I got an idea in order to cure my curiosity, I asked. What about Damian why don't you call him, I'm sure you will feel better once you talk with him.
"Damian is cheating on me, he doesn't love me anymore, he use to love me but now...." I could hardly hear what she was saying, because most of the things she said, was while she was crying.
I didn't react to her last statement, and for a moment, I felt guilty, she is crying because of me or maybe there is another that I was yet to know about, just then there was a knock on the door.
"Who is it, come in". The door opened and Damian came in.
I gave him that what are you doing here look, while he responded with a I don't understand what you are talk about look.
"Sophia!" he called out his voice immediately Sophia heard his voice authoritative and sexy. she quickly ran to him and hugged him tightly. I felt jealous, and got irritated with all that was going on as i walked back to my space.
I thought she was angry with him.
I just pretended to be busy with what i was eating,shooting dagger stares at them. she later calm down and I watched as he carries her to the bed.
I heard Sophia mumble something but I couldn't hear because she was whispering.
He went to a locker close to her bed side and brought out two tiny drugs to gave her, she took the drugs and soon fell asleep. With Damian patting her hair.
By now I was already dressed and ready to go out when he called my name, Erica, I ignored and pretended not to have heard him.
He walked silently over to where I was and asked "what is it" I stopped to look at him,
"Sophia said she saw you with another girl this morning, is it true?" I said my voice betraying my true emotions. He seem taken aback, by my question.
"Yes there was a lady in my apartment, but nothing happened" he said, his voice though not loud and there was almost a sweet tenderness in it.
"So you can afford to invite other ladies barely twenty fours hours we were together"
shhhh he said, attempting to close my mouth with his palm but I brushed his hand off as Sophia moves her body.
"so who was the girl in your room"
I asked in a defensive manner
"she is my friend" he said.
" just friends?"
"Yes just friends and no I am not in a relationship with her."
"so what was she doing in your room, we had an understanding of some sort, more of friends with benefit kind of thing, I was ending things with her because of you. when Sophia came so I figured I could make her jealous by pretending to be cuddling the lady." He said.
Why would he want yo make her jealous? He must think I am dumb or something, I may be in love with you but that doesn't mean I believe your silly lies.
"Is she a student?"
"No."
"I have to go" I said angrily. I don't can't seem to get myself to understand why I am angry. I will be dumb to think he didn't have other girls at his beck and call.
"I don't know the games you are playing, why did you have to invite the girl to your room, you could have met with her outside, instead you invited her in." I said with every word laced with jealousy.
"Are you jealous" he asked teasingly.
"Damian I am not jealous but I will hate it when I feel I am been treated like an option" I snapped back at him.
"No one is treating you like an option, come on, you know I love you, everything I do, I do it for you" he said calmly.
"Did you drug Sophia?" I asked considering the fact that she slept almost the same minute he gave her the medicine.
"No! will you just stop all these your allegations, she asked me to give her the drugs and that she needed to sleep. Why are you so angry with me?" He asked.
"I am not angry with you, I am actually angry with myself because for a moment there, I believed you actually loved and cared for me." I said still unable to control my annoyance.
"You know what, you can believe all you want, and for records sake, I did not cheat on you. He said and walked out.
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Damian's POV
I left Sophia room feeling defeated and angry, why did she have to take Sophia word over mine. So much for love and trust.
I hate the fact that she is hurting and I really do wish I can take away her fears and uncertainty. But she is not even giving me the chance to prove to her that she is wrong. I can never intentionally wrong her, only if she knows I love and adore her.
This is the same reason I avoided dating college girls, they are just to clingy and controlling.
Sophia managed to cause a fight between Erica and I even in her ignorance. Here I was thinking finally I have a girlfriend Now, let me enjoy a bit of campus romance and then boom!! It's all going to ashes.
If she wants to end the relationship she should please go to hell.
Just then I remembered I forgot my phone on Sophia table. I went back to the room.
I knocked on the door and when there was no reply, I knocked again. Erica came to open the door, she looked very upset. I stood there looking at her while she deliberately turned her back to me.
A part of me wanted to tell her I was sorry but the other part was too proud to apologise, so I went to the table where I kept the phone, I noticed Sophia was still sleeping, so I just took my phone and left.
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Erica's POV
I let out a big sigh as soon as he left. perhaps I could have handled the issue more maturely. I was so angry, the fact we spent the entire weekend together was even more annoying, barely twelve hours and I wished I never gave myself to him.
I turned to see if Sophia was still sleeping, I discovered she was standing right beside me looking very angry which gave ma a fright.
"Sophia are you alright" I asked out of genuine care for her.
"you witch!" she said as she hits me on my head with an object almost the same instant. I felt my legs give way to the weight of my body as it crash on the floor.
