Chapter 8

• "I... I think I like Monica" He said and I was dumbfounded.
• He took a deep breathe and repeated; "I like Monica"
• What??
• "I've always wanted to tell you" He added.
• "Since when?"
• "Since I transferred to this school, I liked her from the onset" He said.
• "Whoa, did you ever try telling her about your feelings?" I asked him.
• "Not yet. I'm afraid she would turn me down. I don't want her to reject me. She likes you, Peter. It's very obvious... Everyone knows she likes you like crazy" He said and I was dumbfounded.
• "You like her.." He said and I was confused whether that was a question or a statement.
• "Do you like her?" He asked me this time around.
• "Monica and I are just friends" I told him.
• "I know but don't you have feelings for her?"
• "I like Monica as a friend, you know about it that we know each other since we were five" I told him.
• "You do not like her romantically? You never developed feelings at all?
• "Nah" I said.
• "Listen Vincent, try to tell Monica about your feelings.
• "I think she's aware that I like her because I tried to show it to her in an indirect ways but she is giving me a red signal, a red light rather" He said
• I was mute.
• "What should I do Peter?" He asked me.
• I really don't want my friendship between Vincent and I to turn upside down because the girl he likes, likes me.
• Aw.. how complicated.
• "Give her some space" I just said.
• "Some time, I know her feelings for me would fade away very soon because I'm also giving her a red light"
• "Are you sure about that? She never stopped liking you as far as I've observed" He said.
• That's true.
• I can't believe Vincent likes her and I didn't find out earlier, I didn't even notice he has been noticing us..
• "How about I talk to her? I would tell her you like her then... We'll see how it goes or what next to do" I said because I couldn't think of a solution right now. It's so complicated. Yet I didn't wanna keep quiet.
• "Thank you" He said and tried to smile.
• "Sorry" I said.. Oops.
• He smiled and changed topic.. "This new girl is always looking at you" He whispered into my eyes.
• And I turned to see Bella.
• "Why is she waiting? For you again? You showed her around the school yesterday. Are you sure she doesn't like you already" He whispered again.
• "C'mon Vincent"
• His phone rang and he picked it up.
• When the call ended..
• "My driver is here, I'm guess I'm leaving" He said and picked up his back.
• "Alright" I patted his shoulder. I still couldn't get over all what he just told me.
• I watched him leave the class.. leaving Bella and I.
• We can't continue this way.. we are only delaying our precious time.
• Maybe I should have just registered her in another school.
• "Let's go Bella" I said to and she stood up.
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• Bella's POV
• " Waiting for everyone to exit the classroom before we leave.. We are literally delaying ourselves from getting home quickly and it might get us suspicious, Vincent almost did" Peter said when we got home.
• "Sorry" I didn't know what to say but I think I'm the cause of all this.
• "I'm not offended.." He said..
• "So stop saying Sorry"
• "Okay.. sorry.. oops, I'm sorry.. I ..I.. I won't repeat that word again" it was hard for me to avoid the word 'Sorry'
• He chuckled.
• "I came up with an idea" He said.
• "You would go to school and also leave first during the closing period and I would come later. How about that?" He said.
• "Errm.. the driver"I stammered.
• "Your friends know Joe has your Driver"
• "Oh that's true, we can't to school with the same driver" He said and I nod "come?
• " "Mom and Dad's Drivers are not available too" He added.
• "What are we going do I said; afraid that we might have to let the whole class know that we live together.. so that we can come and go home without being scared of being seen together.
• "Think Peter, Think" He said knocking his head.
• I looked at him, he is so concerned about me.
• "Oh..Kay! Okay I gat this" He bursted and stood up.
• "What is it?" I asked him.
• "I came up with a magnificent idea" He said and I watched him explain and demostrated.
• "Like I said earlier, you would leave home first for school, don't worry,Joe would put on a mask and drive in any of the other cars.."
• "Joe would put on a mask?!" I exclaimed.
• "Yeah.. he would drive you to school in the morning and bring you back in the evening and he would put on some kind of fancy mask" Peter said and I smiled.
• "Then he would return to pick me up later without mask" He concluded.
• "It's... Funny but I love the idea as far as doesn't lead us into more trouble" I told him.
• "You know It's better you leave home before; you are the senior prefect, remember?"
• "Anyhow, as you wish" He said and I delicious.
• "What would you like me to cook for you?"
• "Uhm, anything. Anything" He said and I turned to leave.
• "Wait Flora"
• "Uhm?"
• "Have I ever told you that you're a very good cook?
• I know I've not. You are an excellent chef, I was practically craving for a meal prepared by you during the recess period" Peter said.
• "Oh c'mon, don't flatter me" I blushed
• "I would go prepare something now" I said and left the living room.
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• I ate on the dinning table again with him and he didn't complain about it.. Infact, I'm free around him and I think I'm getting used to him.
• "Do you understand the topic we were taught in mathematics today? " He asked me.
• "Uhm yeah?"
• "Yes?" He laughed.. and I started at him like what's funny?
• "Wait you are serious about it" He said.
• "Yeah because I know the topic and it's true"
• "You see Bella, this topic is broad, like it's very broad.. and we started this topic about a week ago and virtually everyone in class doesn't know it but you just came yesterday and you said you understand it.."
• I rolled my eye; what matters is that I know that damn topic.
• "Serious Peter, I'm not joking" I told him and he gave a short laugh.
• "I would give you one or two questions to solve after dinner"
• "Okay " I said.
• "Okay? Are you really doing this?"
• "Yeah"
• "Bella, this topic is freaking difficult"
• "I won't deny that fact but once you know it, you know it" I told him and hurried up with my meal.
• "Okay..." He muttered still doubting me.
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• After Dinner, he wrote me two questions in a book but mere looking at the questions, I knew where he got those questions from. Damn! I'm so familiar with textbooks..
• "Here" He gave me the note book.
• "Solve it if you can" He said and folded his arm, standing at an akimbo angle.
• "I'm not going anywhere, imma watch you solve it" He said and I gave a short laugh..
• "You should stop doubting me already" I recieved the book and a pen from him and in no time, I solved it even though the solutions was so long and broad.
• "You can't be right, you know that. How could you solve two questions in two minutes" He collected the book and pen from me.
• "One minute for one and another minute for the second"I said jokingly and he smirked.
• "I'll be right back" He said and left.
• Wait what??
• Why didn't he just check it right here and tell me if I'm wrong.
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• Peter's POV
• I rushed to my room to check the extensive textbook where I got the Questions from... I went to recheck it whether her solutions and answers were right.
• Unbelievable, it was. Same answers and solutions, her solutions was even more simpler to understand.
• Huh, did she cheat? Nah she didn't 't.. I was watching her.
• Or wait she must have seen these questions.
• That's right! I smirked.
• She's so smart.
• I brought out my laptop and search for questions under that same topic then I picked two questions which obviously looks difficult .
• She definately won't be able to solve this.
• I wrote down the Questions and went back to her room to give it to her.
• "Here's another one, solve it" I said.
• "Didn't I get the last one right?"
• "Well you did, kind of... In your tricky trickish way, you got the last two questions right" I said.
• "But I wasn't tricky..."
• "Just solve this"
• "Okay.." She received the book from me, looked at the Question and
• "This is so simple" She said. " Uhn
• ?" I exclaimed and she smiled then begin to solve it.
• I didn't know what she was solving but I was looking at the note.
• "Doo.. … "I interrupted her.
• "You definately can't be done already" I interrupted her.
• She went through the Questions and the solution she just wrote down and said "But I'm done"
• "Hmmn, let me see" I said and collected the paper.
• Ran back to my room to confirm again and I was so shocked the answers were the same.
• "She's not lying. She's knows mathematics" I muttered, still very shocked.
• Then an idea niggled me, to set a question from my dull head and give it to her solve it.
• But she's so intelligent that she could tell that the question isn't correct, therefore doesn't deserve a correct answer.
• Oh my God, Bella is so brilliant. Isn't she a blessing in disguise, she can just teach me this topic and every other topic I do not understand.
• But... But she's my maid.
• Even still, can't she just grant me this request to be my home tutor?
• Oh how can I ask her that? She's working here as a Maid and not a tutor.
• Jeez, what will I do?
• "That question is not correct right?" Bella repeated.
• It was now it drawn to me that I was still in her room, standing, dumbfounded and confused.
• "Uh...h.. yeah, it's not correct" I stammered and she smiled.
• "Oh I'm too good" She flattered herself with her both palm on her cheeks.
• "So you believe I know this topic? Mathematics is actually my favorite subject followed by every other subjects" She said.
• "Err...I..." I stammered.
• "I don't know"
• "Good... Night Bella" I said and walked to the door.
• On getting to the door, I couldn't control myself anymore.
• I really have to do this.. I stopped walking then turned to look at her.
• "Bella?"
• "Yes?"
• "Bella please.." I resumed.
• "What is it??" She asked me.
• I was mute for a while, I didn't just know how to say it, I don't know if she would accept it.. I don't know how to ask my maid to teach me school subjects.
• "What?" She asked again.
• "Be.. Be my tutor" I summoned up courage to say it out.
• "Please Be My Tutor" I repeated and went on my kneels... Practically pleading"
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