Paper Hearts | ✓

✍Chapter Nine✍

Nine | Another letter?

Anyone can catch your eye but it takes someone special to catch your heart— Max Lucado

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Nnamdi sat alone on a lunch table, Kelechi had ditched him at the last minute saying he had something to attend to.

Nnamdi wasn't much of a social butterfly. He found it awkward to sit with other people and not take part in the conversation and more awkward to sit with them and be asked stupid questions about work, family and stuff when they didn't really care about it.

Nnamdi wasn't an introvert, he just preferred to be left alone sometimes.

He felt really bad about the way he had reacted to Kemi at his place and really wanted to apologize but didn't know how.

He glanced briefly at her table, she was laughing at something either Ada or Nife said. She looked so carefree and beautiful— without any flaw.

"Lookey there, your prince charming is alone and bored," Ada said using her fork to point at Nnamdi's direction.

"Stop pointing!" Kemi slapped her hand, "and he is not my prince charming."

Ada rolled her eyes and drank some of her Chi Exotic fruit juice, "I know you're still in love with him," she stated.

"And when did you become a love doctor?" Kemi queried.

Ada shrugged casually.
"It's a gift."

"And why don't you have a boyfriend hmm?" Nifemi countered while putting a French fry in her mouth.

Ada eyed her before answering, "Oh please, you know after Charles cheated on me I'm taking a break from the relationship drama."

Charles was Ada's ex-boyfriend, they had been dating three months back before Ada found out that he was sleeping with the girl he claimed was his cousin from 'the abroad'.

Their relationship had been six months then, Ada was still heartbroken and too scared to date anyone.
Ashamed to admit it, she told anyone to that cared to ask that she was taking a break.

"Kemi why don't you go and sit with him," Nife suggested.

Kemi choked on the Jollof rice in her mouth and was thankful when Ada handed her a glass of fruit juice while rubbing her back.

"And do what?" she whispered. She really wanted to talk to him again but didn't think she could do it. What of if I make a fool of myself? she thought.

Ada looked at her childish friend and clicked her tongue as if she was in deep thought, "you could make out on the lunch table, that will work," Ada suggested with sarcasm. Nifemi choked as she laughed.

"Adaeze!" Kemi snapped, "it's not funny Nife and I can't believe you think this is funny!"

Nifemi apologized still laughing, for a moment she thought Ada was about to say something useful.

A pep talk and some minutes later, Kemi found herself —with her lunch tray in hand— walking towards Nnamdi's table. She mentally spanked herself for listening to her friends, she felt like a lovesick teenager going to talk to her crush for the first time.

"Hello," she greeted him nervously when she got to his table.

Nnamdi looked up at her and mumbled a reply. He noticed that she had changed her hairdo to a bob which framed her oval face and the formal purple jumpsuit hugged her lovely figure.
He looked down and continued eating his food, fried yams and egg sauce.