Chapter 33 Thirty-three

Chapter 33 Thirty-three


Kimberly 

Andre stepped between the both of us, his shoulders stiffened with so much anger.

“And who are you to tell me that?” Xavier questioned, leaning closer.

“Back off!” Andre snapped.

“Wait, what are you even feeling like?”Xavier chuckled bitterly.

“You think you’re better than me?”

“You must be so stupid to think everything is about comparison,” Andre scoffed.

“You aren’t even on my level,” he added

At this point. Students were already gathered around us, bringing out their phones to record the whole thing, their murmuring filling the air.

So much drama for today already, we are definitely going to make their headlines again.

Xavier came rushing, about to pounce on him, my heart thudded, I rushed in between them.

“Stop!” I yelled, closing my eyes tightly, tightening my fist.

Xavier steps halted, I opened my eyes slowly, my shoulders slumping

“What has come over the both of you?”

I shifted my gaze to Xavier and then to Andre. They both lowered their gaze, but Xavier’s chest was still rising up and down. while Andre was just standing, calm and collected.

“You both are just making drama out of nothing, what you guys just did is so uncalled for.”

“He started it first by the way,” Andre said, a bit Nochalant.

“He was being a pig-head—” Xavier started to say.

“Can you both just stop this stupid bickering ,” I snapped, placing  my fingers on my temple .

And they both stopped, but still glaring at each other. 

My eyes darted around, all eyes were on us, their camera flashing on us. My gaze met Cassie whose face had already curved into a deep frown. I quickly look away.

My shoulders slumped and I lowered my gaze. I felt deeply embarrassed, I just wanted to shrink myself to be small right now.

Why would he even act like that? Who does he think he is to just confront anybody, he has been totally possessive like he owned me.

Why was he even feeling like he had a right, just because I  live in their house and he thinks he can just control my movement like that?

I lifted my chin high and I could feel the tightness in my eyes.

“Can we go now?” He asked calmly.

I looked up at him, with a tightness in my expression. Heat flushed through my body. He still has the gut. I didn’t even answer him.

Right in time, Andre held my hands pressing it gently and he pulled me away .

We went to a corner away from the scene and we stopped.

“Are you okay?” He asked calmly.

“Yeah I’m good,” I answered swiftly.

His gaze lingered on me for a moment.

I stared back at him, my eyes narrowed.

“What?” I asked, my brows squished together.

He blinked rapidly and tried to avoid eye contact.

“Is there something going on between you and Xavier?”

I jerked my head back, my mouth fell open.

What’s that question? So out of the blues.

“No! My lips curled up and my eyes were appearing flat.

“No,no , of course not,” I muttered, shaking my head.

“I mean, he isn’t a bad guy,,but no, he has a girlfriend, come on,” I rolled my eyes.

“Why did you even think about that,” I added.

“It was just a harmless question Kimberly, stop overthinking it,” he said simply.

I looked downwards, he was still holding my hands firmly but not aggressively, like he was scared someone would snatch me away from him.

I pulled away gently. With my fingers sliding away from his hands. My body tensed,I took a large deep savory breath.I didn’t know what that was, why I was feeling that way .

It was as though he still didn’t want to let go. I looked up at him, his eyes were still on my hands.I wondered what must be going on through his mind.

Then his gaze shifted to me, he was looking directly into my eyes. My lashes fluttered. 

What was this feeling?

I stepped back, breaking eye contact with him.

“I have to go now.”



I laid down on my bed, still on my uniform and I tossed my bag on the floor.

I was alone in the room, staring at the wall,,my mind started replaying the scene of what happened earlier.

The way Xavier looked at me, those sullen look in his eyes. The way he had clenched his teeth when Andre tried to protest against him.

I didn’t miss the jealousy in his voice when he argued with Andre.

It was all too embarrassing for me.

Now I will be the attention of the school and maybe their headlines will probably read  Scholarship students caused chaos between Grey’s heir and his rival.

I let out à Breath in frustration. And the fact that I was just coming back from a suspension will make the school authorities believe that I was a ruckus in this school.

And oh! , the way those students are actually going to craft that headline. I Just hope this won’t tamper with my scholarship.

But wait, did Xavier actually care about me? Because the way he has been acting these days, he even confided in me.

Scratch that! 

“He has a girlfriend Kimberly,” I muttered to myself.

Is he trying to prove something or is this just another one of his tactics?

“But why did it feel like he cared?” I face-palmed and then let out a fake cry, using the duvet to cover myself.

“You should stop thinking about him, forget about him Kimberly, forget about him,” I repeated, trying to calm my nerves.

“But the way he looked at me when he asked me to follow him,” I said dreamily to myself.

“No, no, Kimberly,” I slapped my face.

“Forget about all these you have to study,” I whispered

And then I rolled on the bed, rolling the duvet on myself.

I pouted.

“What’s happening to me?”

I sniffled. What’s that smell,

I raised my hand up a bit higher, putting my nose under my armpit.

“Oh no,” I scrunched up my nose.

I really haven’t had my bath since I came back. Thank God my Mum is not here. She would have start calling me a dirty pig

I rolled out of the bed and went to the bathroom. I was standing in front of the mirror staring at my reflection.

I loosen my tie off my neck. 

He started flooding my memory again. My pulse started racing.

“Why me?” I pursed my lips.

I touched the arm Xavier had grabbed, my mind flashed back to the way he had looked at my eyes at that time. “Why did he look at me like that?”

I should be angry with him and not all this mushiness.

“You will be fine Kimberly,” I said to my reflection.

My phone beeped on the shelf , it was a call from him. 

My heart thudded lightly. What does he want? I picked up the phone, my fingers hovering over the screen. Taking this call might riot my hormones right now and I don’t know If I would really want to be doing that to myself.