I know I am being stupid right now but I need it, I need to keep the promise at least. It is important to me. Even if I can't date him or have anything to do with him, I need to at least do this to make myself happy.

               I take my time in the restroom and I plan what I will say if anybody asks me what happened to my hand. On my way to my seat, two ladies stand at the entrance talking, one of them mentions Fresho's name. I pause immediately to hear what they are saying about him,

       " I can't believe Fresho is here, I must get his autograph today. OMG, he is so handsome". She says while she pulls down her top to reveal her breast cleavage. 

       "You are pulling down your dress to show your cleavage because of an autograph or you want to show him what you've got up there." I think to myself and I roll my eyes at them. Few seconds later, I get to my senses and I realized what I just did. What's my own now? Why am I rolling my eyes? Am I jealous right now? Why? Hell No, it is not jealousy, it can't be.

          On my way to my seat I look at where he is sitting, he faces my direction and it seems to me like he is looking at me. It can't be me, he is probably checking out the two ladies that stood at the entrance . 

       I sit down in my seat but Yemi seems not to notice my presence because she is occupied with discussion with her boyfriend. Both of them are compatible anyways, they are both talkative. I sit down quietly and she looks at my side after a few seconds. 

     "Why are you late?". She asks.  I show her my hand and she gasps.

        " What happens to your hand"? She asks concernedly.

      "I had a minor accident inside the restroom so I went to the pharmacy over there, to get it wrapped. " I lie.

       " Are you okay? Should we go to the hospital"? She asks concernedly .

      "I'm okay, it's just a minor.....”  before I could finish my statement, I hear a voice behind me,  it is Fresho's voice, 

      "What happened to your hand? are you okay?'' He asks. He looks worried and concerned. how on earth did he get here? I see him on his seat just now and I do not see him coming. So many questions run through my mind immediately, “Did  he just ask me if I am okay? Is he worried about me? What will he think of me now, won't he think I'm clumsy?”

        "I'm fine, it's just a minor accident , I will be fine". I answer simply.

       " We have been here for hours, we are going for a drive, will you guys go too?” Sade says. She sees my hand and her facial expression changes immediately. "Omg, what happened to you."

         "It is just a minor injury. I had it in the restroom, I am fine." I say with a smile on my face and she relaxes her eyes.

        " Will you guys go? Fresho is also going ." She says,

       "Uhn''? I ask suddenly,

       "I said Fresho is also going. “Sade repeats herself. it is not that I didn't hear what she said earlier, I am just surprised that Fresho is going too. I look at Fresho's face and he looks away immediately. Sade holds my other hand and she says,

       " I know you want to decline, but please don't, let's go together. She draws me toward the entrance and she eyes Fresho, Yemi and Bolu to follow us.

       She is actually right, I don't want to follow them. I want to get away from this young man that is driving me insane every time I hear his voice or see his face. When he asked me if I was okay earlier, my naive mind wished he asked me out of concern, but why would he ? But part of me still wishes he asked because he was concerned.

       We leave the party hall and we walk to a beautiful white Limousine. Thank Goodness I can hide my emotions very well. And I am so grateful that these people can't hear my thoughts. What I am thinking at the moment is embarrassing, even to me. 

    "I can't believe I am in Limo with Fresho." Yemi whispers to my ear excitedly and I smile. We do not pass the regular exit,  there is another exit, VIP exit I guess. which makes it easy for Fresho to pass freely without fans or paparazzi.

        During the drive, We are talking and laughing, unknowing to them that  my own laughter is not genuine,  I am as nervous as hell. He sits beside me so I am being careful not to make any stupid mistake.  I  put my accent in check before I  utter any word, and I am trying as much as I can to keep calm and compose myself well. After driving around for an hour,  the driver stops at one coffee shop along the road. 

        Sade, Yemi and Bolu alighted the car. I want to follow them but Sade tells me to stay because of my hand. 

       "Fresho will not  go with us too because of who he is. Or, will you follow us?” She asks Fresho and he looks away. Sade slaps his leg slightly and she walks away. 

       They left and it is literally the two of us. The driver is far from us because the car is kind of long. I lean my head against the glass and I am staring at the stone across the road . 

         "How is your hand? Is the pain  bearable? " He says and I look around to check the person he is talking to. I look at him and his eyes are actually on my hand. Did he just ask me if I am okay again? 

     " Yes," I say, trying everything in me not to act nervous.

        "Your full name is Omolara right"?. He asks and I nod." I can’t believe he actually remembers my name. Sade mentioned it when she introduced me to him earlier but I do not expect him to remember it. 

        "What course are you studying"? Fresho asks." 

       "Statistics'' . I answer and he nods. My  answers are short and simple because I don't want to utter the wrong word. I have so many unanswered questions going through my mind right now, if I am not careful I might say rubbish.   

       Minutes later, Sade and the others come back and my coffee is given to me. I gulp the coffee down at once  because my throat is dry from nervousness. I regret doing so immediately but it is late. The deed is already done. I feel awkward and embarrassed. I know I will make mistakes, it is unlike me not to make one when I am nervous but I am doing well so far. Why now? Why here? And why does it have to be gulping down coffee at once?  Why can't I sip it like others?