Old memories
Amanda, opened the door, and showed him the empty box, and he shrugged him anger, then she walked back into the living room to be with him.
He would always have a lot to say, about what happened at the field.
More so, she could not stay in her room for too long, her brother would not stop knocking unless he sees that she was actually done, with the fruits.
She remebered how she had thought it was Goodluck who had returned and so, she had rushed to apply some lipgloss, and combed her hair, not wanting to appear, the same way.
"Stingy little sister, can't you even try to be more cheerful?
He taunted, she went to the couch, and sat on it.
He looked kinda happy, Amanda wondered what happened at the field that lighted his mood, he sat happily on the couch and smiled to himself.
"Goody must be crying now" he said as he continued to laugh and murmur something to himself. Amanda was half tempted to ask her brother what was amusing him but she knew better than to ask especially when it had something to do with his womanizer of a friend, she decided to pretend as if the issue doesn't affect her even though she was itching to know why her brother thought his best friend would be crying now.
As if he knew what was running through her mind, he slapped her back hard to which she yelled painfully not liking the sudden drama her brother was putting up.
"I beat Goodluck today at the field, he was always the champion but today, I took the crown from him, he even left before the last group played, I am sure he couldn't wait to hear the result, he must have felt so humiliated".
Amanda couldn't help but wonder how her brother was able to defeat Goodluck, the guy was not only cute and charming, but he was a very good tennis player and a wonderful footballer, he could dribble all eleven players and they would still not be able to get the ball from him, he was really that good but for his brother who was actually Goodluck's shadow to get Lucky today, something must really be wrong with the champion they know.
First he had visited her acting all strange, and now she just learnt of his failure at the game. Maybe the fruit have nothing to do with love after all, it may just be a distraction for him, with that thought Amanda retired to her room to continue reading her book, but was not able to concentrate, she continued to think hard and try to find meanings to what actually happened.
She kept turning on her bed, with her book in her hands, she knew she won't be able to do anything, but still, she was happy, that she is the distraction he sort for.
Good Luck on the other hand, could not sleep, he was worried that his little show of romance had been exposed since Maxwell was not picking his calls yet, he tried again and again yet no response, then decided to let it be till the next day. He had a mixed feeling, a feeling of love, happiness and fear, all at the same time. But his happiness, was overshadowing all. He was really happy, he couldn't wait for the next day to steal another view, he kept telling himself he had to stop but it was only on his lips it didn't go further than that.
Whenever he thinks of stopping, he would remember her messy hair, and how he wish he could be the one to help arrange it.
She just looks so innocent, that he wants to protect her, he wants to be the one to love her, he wants to be the one she would lean on in times of need.
But what could she need? She has a family, he doesn't, she has a brother, who would pretect her with his life, but he doesn't have any one.
He is all alone in the world.
Maxwell reached to his phone from his back pocket to find all the calls he had missed from Goodluck, he wasn't aware he hadn't removed the silent setting, he tried to quickly dial his number but it was switched off, he became worried. He may have won against him, but he was sure Goodluck wasn't in the game, he seemed far off, as though his mind was somewhere, he hope he was ok, without doubt Goodluck may be putting up a bold front in the presence of people, and be acting all bad, but only he knows the guy was hurting inside, knowing his mum wasn't interested in having him and only gave him up for adoption immediately he was born, his only consolation was that his birth father visited him every day till he was ten before he brought him home to be properly cared for. He was lucky he finished his secondary school before his father took ill and died but his suffering and loneliness only began.
He hated girls and only used them for his own gain, any girl that would not be beneficial to him especially financially was dumped after the first night.
Good luck managed to get himself a Job which he supports himself with, but the hatred he feels towards women were obvious and visible in all his actions.
He sees his mother in all women, though no one knows the true story, he only was able to share it with Maxwell, that was how close, they have been.
Maxwell tried calling him again, he knew if Goodluck had been himself, there was no way, he would have defeated him, at the game if tennis and football, that was so not like Goodluck, and since he left before the game ended, he must be feeling bad, plus it would ruined his reputation.
The girls trip for him whenever he plays, and if he smiles at any girl, that girl, could pass out. With his cute face and nice white teeth. He is a charmer indeed.
Maxwell was not going to give up, he kept calling his friend's line, but it was off.
He checked the time, it was late for him to go to his house.
The next day, Amanda woke early, she wanted to visit Goodluck to say thanks, she walked on the road and continued soliloquizinv, on how she would approach the matter, what she would say first, and how she would act, if he didn't want her at his place.
She knew she had not read her books, the way she should have, she had been thinking about him all through the night, and now she had woken up too early, making sure she is looking presentable she approached his house she rhetorically asked herself if she was doing the right thing, she gentle knocked on the door, and before she could knock a second time the door flunged open and just seeing him made her flush and she turned scarlet.
