Lara later tells me she wants to go and I feel a sadness in my heart. She is so cool and calm. I can’t get enough of her, I want more. I ask for her number and she gives me. I tell her to be my friend and she agrees. Her agreement gives me joy and I feel like jumping up in happiness.

I open my phone to check the caller and the person is Tunde. I try calling him back but he opens the car door before I press send. “Why didn't you pick my calls? I call to know if you are safe since you are the only one with her. “He says and I frown.

"I am not a kid, I can take care of myself. And more so she is not a stranger and it’s not as if she will bite me". I say and I roll my eyes jokingly.

" What! She is not a stranger? The last time I checked, you met her for the first time yesterday. Another thing is she was with her phone and my duty is to protect you, so don't look at me like that.” Tunde says angrily.

“Well, don’t over do it. She can’t harm me” I say and he shakes his head. For reasons unknown to me, I trust her.

When we get to the hotel, Kola comes out and opens the door for me to come down but I do not move. I feel like seeing Lara again. I miss her already. I bring out my phone and send her a message. I feel the message isn't enough so I called her almost immediately. I ask her if I can go pick her when she is done. She declines without thinking twice about it and my heart sinks. I ask her why and she says she doesn't want to disturb me. I feel disappointed, I feel like calling her back, to tell her to disturb me all she wants, that I don’t mind but my pride is stopping me.

“Ayo, what's going on with you and this chick? This is getting out of hand, You know that, right?” Tunde says and I feel offended at him for calling her a chick.

"Don't call her that, her name is Lara". I correct him angrily and he smiles.

" Don’t lay aggression on me. I am not the one that rejected your offer.” Tunde mocks me and I look away.

“You are in love with this girl, I am 100 percent sure. Maybe you are in denial because you do not know how love feels but if you keep wanting to see her, to hold her and to see her happy then that’s love. Tell me how you are feeling and I will tell you what it is.” Tunde says. This time he is serious and I feel like coming out clean to him. At this point, I think I need help. Why did I feel unhappy when she declined my offer? Why did I feel offended when Tunde calls her chick? It is not as if this is his first time calling those girl chicks. Why did I trust her enough to let her come close to me with her phone? I need to know the answer to those questions. I tell Tunde everything and he listens to me without interrupting.

" I admit that she is beautiful and that she dresses uniquely but still, all this sudden feeling is baffling me. You said you have been seeing her in your dreams even before you met her and that you can't stop thinking about her after you met her. “Tunde says and I nod.

"Unbelievable, I don't know the reason behind the dream, but I am sure of something. All these feelings are signs of love, no doubt. If you aren’t going crazy then you are in love. It can only be either one of the two." Tunde says and I focus my eyes on him like what nonsense is this one saying. Why does he keep repeating the word love over and over again, it is annoying. The fact that he is sounding right is hitting me differently. I don’t want this persistent feeling to be love and I don’t want it to be craziness either. Infatuation, the word comes to my mind and I welcome it warmly.

“You keep repeating the word love like it is the only word that fits this situation. What happened to infatuation? Why can’t you mention it too. You can actually use that word too instead of repeatedly cussing at me with the word love.” I say. Tunde wants to talk but I continue before he speak,

“Do you even know what the word love means? It means commitment and unquestionable agreement to the other party. Mehn, that’s shit is for the weak, not for me. Do I look like someone that can commit to one girl? the answer is no, at least not now.” I say and Tunde sighs.

“Time will tell.” Tunde says.

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