SOULMATES is an episodal blog post story written by Olaoluwa Oluwafunmilayo (A participant of the just concluded content writing class organised by COMFLO MEDIA CONCEPT.)
~~~~CHAPTER THREE~~~~
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“Nice of you to give me a name already” the lady said smiling.
She opened the door a bit wider for me so I could step in. She dropped the towel from her hair which made me realize that her hair was blonde and not black like Brenda’s.
Her hair was wet, she must have just stepped out of the shower.
“I’m Lillian by the way, but my friends call me Lily and you must be Isabella Briggs” her voice called to me again, drawing me out of my daze.
“Nice to meet you Lily, I’m Isabella but you can call me Bella” I introduced as i was beginning to warm up to her cool way of talking.
I still couldn’t get over the fact that she looked so much like my best friend. There’s a saying that people do come in two’s but this is just too much resemblance.
The only difference I’ve noticed so far is their hair. Also Lily is a little tan while Brenda is caramel white. Could they be related somehow? I wondered as I spot out the little difference between them.
I brush the thought aside as soon as it came up and left it as a discussion for another time.
She smiled lovingly at me and even her smile was just like Brenda’s!
God…. What was happening!
“Nice to meet you too Bella” she greeted kindly again whilst looking behind me…
“where are your bags?” she inquired after she noticed me with none
“Oh shoot! They’re in my car downstairs” I had totally forgotten about Mark!
“Whoa! Your car? Way to girl!” her face lit up, she raise her right hand for a high five and my left hand met it halfway. I like her already.
“Yeah, I just got it from my dad” I smiled at her as I made my way out of the room, she followed me and we both went down the stairs.
The hostel had four floors and I was staying on the second.
“Awwnn, you must be daddy’s girl then” she breaks the silence as we trudge down the last few stairs. Her voice a little dreamy just as I approached Mark who was standing beside the car. I didn’t give a reply to her statement.
“I’m so sorry for keeping you waiting, Mark” I clasped my hands together in front of my face as I stood directly in front of Mark.
He gave me a small smile and said “It’s no problem ma’am”
I squinted my brows at him in confusion “Ma’am? What did we say about the name calling, Mark?” I folded my arms on my chest like a child throwing a tantrum, I raise a questioning brow. He stared back at me, surprised at my childishness.
He let out a small laugh that reached his eyes “Sorry, Bella” he corrected himself
“Better” I chided, and drop my arms back down.
I turned around to see Lily just staring at our banter. I immediately apologized and introduced her to Mark as my roommate, while Mark introduced himself as my dad’s chauffeur.
Lily and I helped ourselves with the boxes while Mark got the bags as we made our way back up the stairs.
Getting back to our room, I was able to take a proper view of it now as my attention was quite taken by Lily earlier.
The room was almost the same in size as my room back at the pent house. Although from the way it was structured, it’s evident that it was designed for two people as everything in here was in two’s. From the beds to the reading table, the closet, a small vanity table and even the shoe rack. There were two doors on the left side of the room which must be the bathroom and the restroom.
The walls were painted a light shade of pink horizontally, and aqua blue vertically. Dad must be at work here again, I thought to myself as a small smile made its way to my lips.
Once all her bags and boxes were in the room, Mark decided to take his leave.
“That’ll be all, Bella. I’ll take my leave now and I’ll see you around”
“Thanks for your help Mark, I really appreciate. My regards to Blake and Mrs. Carol” I said to Mark as he stepped out of the room.
I heard a “Will do” before the door was shut behind him.
“Alright girl, let’s unpack!” Lily said with so much enthusiasm that I couldn’t help but to laugh a little.
Two hours later we were done unpacking, and arranging my stuffs where they should be.
I arranged my clothes myself while Lily helped out with other things.
“Wow! These outfits are going to get heads turning” she admired the outfits in my closet
I turned from my trail to the washroom.
“Heyyy, No way. These outfits are nothing out of the extraordinary” I refuted her sleazy remark as I went over to her to check out the outfits as well.
The clothes were normal clothes that any average student like me would wear. They don’t seem to be anything out of ordinary or even scream ‘wealth’.
My dad was rich and I pretty much got anything I wanted without requesting for it. Of course, I can dress exotic if I want to.
Although, My dad got some of these outfits for me personally, but Brenda and I had gone shopping for the rest.
Lily kept on admiring them letting out a ‘wow‘ from time to time.
I shook my head at her and left her there to grab my phone so I could call my dad.
He picked up on the second ring and his gruff voice rang through.
“How’s my princess doing? Settling in well, I hope?” Dad asked me
“Yes, dad. I’m doing great. Besides I’ve just unpacked my stuffs. My roommate, Lily assisted me” I told him smiling slightly even though he couldn’t see me
“Wow! That’s so sweet of her, my regards to her. Princess, do not hesitate to call me in case you need anything, okay!” it sounded more like an order. I stifle a giggle with a throat clearing.
“Definitely dad, you’re the only one I’ve got anyways”
I regretted those words as soon as they left my mouth because I heard my dad’s sharp intake of breath
“Princess, everything will be alright okay” Dad’s voice came through again after some seconds but his voice was anything but reassuring
I reply with a sad sigh “Yes, dad. Take care of yourself. I love you and I’ll definitely keep in touch”
“I will dear. I love you too, you do that and I’ll do so too”
Dad told me I had to go to the administrator’s office tomorrow morning to get accustomed to all I’ll be needing in school, after which we talked for a few more minutes and said our goodbyes.
Lily was done admiring my outfits by the time i was done with the call. She came over to my bed where I sat and blurb down on the bed.
“Hey, why don’t we go grab something for dinner” she said as she made herself comfortable on my bed.
“Sure, why not. I’ll just freshen up, then we’ll go” I said standing up to go to the bathroom to freshen up.
“Mhmmm… this has to be the best burger I’ve ever tasted” I told Lily as I savor another bite of my burger.
We decided to just get burger and cola at a small store few blocks away from the campus, instead of getting a heavy meal to eat as it was already quite late.
“What! You’ve got to be kidding me” Lily said looking at me with a surprised expression
“I’m serious! The burgers in California don’t taste as delicious as this” I told her with a serious expression. “I could eat this all day” I sighed contented and dreamily kept munching on my burger.
Lily giggled and just kept on eating.
We were done a few minutes later and we decided to head back to the hostel.
We had drove down here in my car. I moved towards the driver side but Lily stopped me as she cleared her throat. I see her look at anything but my face. ‘Is she nervous?’ I questioned her change of act.
“Uhm, do you mind if I drive us back” Lily asked me, not so sure I would allow her but I burst her biggest bubble. I am not a meanie
“Sure, why not?” I smiled as I handed my key over to her
“Thank you so much!” she said giddily as she pulled me into a hug before hopping into the driver’s seat.
With a smile still etched on my lips, I made a turn around the car and hopped into the passenger’s seat. Once we were both settled in, Lily put the car in ignition and drove us back to the hostel which was about twenty-five minutes away.
“So, what’s your schedule like tomorrow” Lily asked me as we got settled into our respective beds
“Uhm, I have to visit the administrator’s office first thing in the morning to get my time table and get acquainted with other stuffs” I told her
“Alright, I can help you with that, but we have to be up early because I have class by eight” she said as a yawn escaped her mouth.
“Thank you so much, I really appreciate. Good night Lily”
She muttered a “Good night” which was barely audible. I guess she’s tired, I thought.
“Shoot! I haven’t spoken to Brenda all day” I whispered quietly to myself so I wouldn’t disturb Lily.
I quickly dug out my phone to check the time. It was almost 11pm, which means it’ll be around 8pm in New York which is still quite early.
I sent a quick text to Brenda promising to call her first thing in the morning. I couldn’t wait for her response before I drifted off to sleep.
“It’s absolutely the same; the structure and all” I told her as I kept on driving
I was currently on the phone with Brenda. My phone was connected to my car’s speaker so I was able to concentrate on driving and talking to Brenda simultaneously.
Lily is beside me in the passenger’s seat but she has her earphones on.
We woke up quite early this morning and we were able to grab breakfast from the cafeteria downstairs.
Lily made a comment on my outfit this morning, she said I looked ‘hot’.
I’m dressed in a black skinny jean, a white crop top that has the words ‘I love Miami’ in black ink on it and I paired it with my black combat boots.
My golden locks are in an uptight pony tail above my head and my make-up was casual, with just lip gloss and mascara.
Lily wasn’t looking too bad herself. She was wearing a yellow summer dress with white gladiator sandals, and her blonde hair was cascaded down her back with little curls around its tip.
“Wow, I’ll really love to come over some time to check it out, especially the pent house” Brenda said excitedly
“You can come over during the break, or thanksgiving or even Christmas. There’s an endless list of options really” I told Brenda
“Sure, sure, you can look forward to my visit. We’re going have lots of fun” she said raising her voice a little.
Just then, Lily tapped my arm signaling that we’ve reached our destination and I should park. I nodded my head at her
“Bren, I got to go now. I’ll talk to you later”
“Alright dear, I better catch on my beauty sleep then. Talk you later Bel”
“Yeah, later”
With that, I hung up and parked my car.
Lily and I alighted from the car and made our way to the administrator’s office.
Twenty minutes later, I was seated in my first class that should kick start in five minutes.
Some students were here already and since I didn’t know anyone, I took a seat on the last row at the back. The class isn’t big anyways; it’ll probably contain a total of 80 students, though it’s very spacious.
I was studying Business Management while Lily is in Arts & Drama department. We parted ways after we left the administrators office. I got all I needed and I was able to locate my locker also.
Just in the nick of time for the class to commence, students started trooping in and the class was almost filled in no time.
Once every one was settled in, a young man that seems to be in his early forties stepped in.
“Good morning class” he greeted us as he adjusted the spectacles on his face, and placed his books on the podium in front.
“Good morning sir!” we all chorused
“I was informed a new student was joining us” he said as he scanned the whole class.
I was about to raise up my hand but he beat me to it when he said “The student should see me immediately after this class”. I took note of that and kept to myself.
Just as he was about to continue addressing us, the classroom door snapped open and a guy walked in. He was wearing a navy blue t-shirt with its three top buttons, unbuttoned, it was fitted to his body like a second skin.
His jet black hair looked like he ran his hand through it a few times. He had a black jean on and he paired it with a black Jordan.
All in all, his looks screamed ‘I am a bad boy, stay away!’
Professor Harrison looked at him with a slight disgust on his face before he said “Good morning, Alexander. It’s nice of you to grace us with your presence this morning”, there was a sarcastic tone to his voice, but the guy just grunted in response and he made his way over to where I was sitting.
To be continued…
Author Note:
Hi guys, thanks for reading SOULMATES. In the prologue of this story, i introduced two characters and so far, this story has been from Isabella’s point of view (POV). From the next chapter, I’ll be introducing Alexander’s POV and I’ll be interchanging their views in subsequent chapters.
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