Dedicated to Black-At_Heart . The only person who got the answer to the question in my author's note in chapter 29. The answer was D&G by Davido ft Summer walker

Comfortable silence took over the class as he battled with his thoughts and I with mine. He asked again, "Tobi, do you still like me?" His tone was very serious, so was the frown etched on his face.

Chewing the inside of my lower lip, I thought about my answer. I knew my answer but I was scared to let it out. I was also scared of what would be his reaction too. What if I said yes and he didn't like me anymore or what if I said no and he still liked me? It was more about his answer or reply than mine.

"Tobi?"

"Ye-yes?" I croaked out.

Stepping down from the chair he was standing on, Daniel shoved his hands into his jeans pocket. The frown etched on his face was still there. "You know; you haven't answered my question."

His back kissed the white board as he made contact with it. He was biting his lip and I couldn't help but notice how handsome he looked standing like he was modelling for some magazine. The hair was the only issue I had. It wasn't looking nice on him.

He wanted to dread his hair. God knew how much I hated it. Dying your hair was okay with me but styling it in dreads wasn't acceptable. For some reason I had always hated it. But that didn't mean I didn't like it on Rema.

"Such question doesn't need an answer." Our eyes made contact. Quickly, I averted my gaze to my feet suddenly regretting it. It made me feel inferior. "Do you still like me?" It was my turn to ask. Our eyes had made contact once more and I had made the decision not to back down this time.

Our stare down was intense. There were so much emotions held in those brown orbs of his. Some I could decipher, others I couldn't. "You know; you haven't answered my question." I used his words against him.

A small smile broke on his lips as he sauntered towards me. I was still captivated by his orbs, his eyes didn't also leave mine. Again, my eyes went to my jeans culottes. The fabric became fascinating.

Slowly raising my head, I noticed he had gotten closer. His hands which he had shoved in his pockets moments ago were by his side. His feet were swallowed in sneakers, expensive looking sneakers.

"After your party," he started. Daniel had stopped walking and was now seating on a chair close to the window. Since all the chairs were positioned facing the board, he had to turn the chair around so it could face me. "Why did your attitude change towards me?"

Narrowing my eyes, I faked a confused frown. I knew what he was talking about but it wasn't something I wanted to talk about. It was a sore topic for me though I had told no one about it neither had I talked about it with anyone.

My countenance prompted him to explain his statement. "Like, I mean," he stopped to think. Probably to gather his words. Daniel's chest heaved while he took deep breaths. "I mean, your attitude was totally uncalled for. It was like I did something when clearly I didn't. I was hurt, Tobi. All of a sudden you started... you changed."

After listening to his words feeling guilty was inevitable. Daniel was right. He had done nothing to deserve such attitude from me.

"When I got home on your birthday, I called. I wanted to talk to you. I wanted to know what the problem was but you literally blocked me on almost every social media. You even blocked me from calling you. It was annoying."

I opened my mouth to speak but apparently he wasn't done so I shut my mouth to listen. "I tried to be the bigger person. I was very angry with you but I still tried to talk to you on Monday. Yet you kept on ignoring me; almost everyone in the class was saying: trouble in paradise. I couldn't take it anymore. You attitude was literally selfish."

He sucked in his lips after his rant. Another round of silence took over. It was very uncomfortable and I didn't know what to say or do.

We were both in our own worlds with different thoughts. More than ever I wanted to know what he was thinking. I also wanted to know if he was done with his rant and had let out all he had in his chest.

Few minutes had gone by and Daniel didn't speak up so I took it as my cue to respond. I whispered, "sorry."

"Say what?" The fake American accent he used to reply made me roll my eyes. The act was presumably to lighten the tension which had built up while he spoke.

"I am sorry." He nodded with a casual shrug, a sign he had accepted my apology. "I was just overwhelmed by what had happened. It was my first time and I was just you know..." I trailed off then let out an exasperated sigh.

Furrowing his eyebrows, "You should have told me. I'm no mind reader," he paused for a while then his mouth parted open, "I'm also sorry."

"It's fine."

There were times words just spewed out our mouths without our brains registering it. The next sentence I uttered were one of such words. "You and Pauline are dating now, right?" I just blurted the words out without thinking and the moment it got to my ears, regret. Yes, regret was what I felt.

Badly, I wanted to facepalm. The odd stare I earned from him was justified. It was definitely none of my business. Then he bursted out laughing.

While Daniel laughed, I wanted the ground to swallow me up. It was so embarrassing. I didn't know what was more embarrassing; how stupid the question sounded or his laughter aimed at mocking me.

Placing his hand on his belly, he continued laughing and I could have sworn my cheeks were flushed in embarrassment. Slowly, slowly, Daniel whose back had slouched when he sunk into the chair while laughing sat upright, back erect.

He still had an amused smile on his face. "Pauline and I are not dating. We're only friends."

The amused smile playing on his lips was still there, unmoving. In my heart I prayed our eyes didn't lock else the embarrassment would be multiplied.

The smile on his face was no where to be found anymore as soon as his countenance changed. A subtly frown was on his face. "Why would you think Pauline and I are dating?"

Quietness responded. I knew better than to speak after my earlier utterance which embarrassed me.

Daniel narrowed his eyes, a corner of his lips tweaked upward revealing his dimples. "Perhaps, you're are jealous?" He emphasized on every word. The smirk was still prominent on his lips and I knew immediately it wasn't going anytime soon.

Yes! Yes! What if I'm jealous?

A fake laugh escaped my lips. I eyed him up and down taking in his features. Scruffy hair, bushy eyebrows, brown orbs, a big nose; which looked out of place, thin lips which his smirk was very prominent on; were what made up his face. His dark skin was toned and there was no patch of skin lighter or darker than the other. This was one of the perks of having wealthy parents.

"Never," my eyes travelled to his eyes after the word left my mouth. "I repeat; never."

"I know you're lying."

I rolled my eyes. "They're your ears. You choose to believe whatever you hear," I ended with a shrug.

"What if I told you I have a girlfriend?"

"It's a free world." My reply to his statement was nonchalant. "Besides, it's your life. Live it as you please."

"But we've broken up."

My heart jumped for joy but I still maintained the look of indifference. "Ehya. Pele o."

He chortled making his body vibrate a bit before adding, "her name is Tobi."

His words caught me off guard. I was stunned and didn't know what to do or say so I remained fixed in my seating position. What if there was another Tobi?

"I still like her." He continued like it was just something normal. "The only problem is; I'm not sure if she's still interested in a relationship with me. He stopped. "Or would she?" He added.

Just as I was about to reply, we heard a click from door. Instantly, my eyes moved from Daniel to the door. The door opened ajar, light from the sun passed through the slightly opened door.

A vague silhouetted figure appeared against the light on the floor. My eyebrows furrowed together due to confusion. "Who could it be?" I whispered to Daniel who was now standing.

His response was a shrug. It couldn't be Anna and Wale, they had told us to call them when we had reconciled so who could it be?

Glossary
Pele - it means sorry in Yoruba Language.

A/N
Who could it be? Perhaps, it's a teacher? Find out in the next chapter.
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Don't mind me oh, I just wanted to feel like those big writers on Wattpad😂.

Ok, so someone should guess the last movie I watched. Don't worry, there will be options.
a) Looking for Baami
b) New Money
c) Sugar Rush
d) The Bling Lagosians
e) His Excellency

They are all Nigerian movies and let me tell you Nollywood has gotten better compared to what they showed back in those days.

I would also like to hear which of these movies you've watched?