C9 **Unexpected Encounters**

Jane was really feeling uncomfortable as he asked him all sort of irrelevant question. The questions were casual but she did not like everything about him and same goes with the words he's say.

“But on a serious note why is a pretty girl like you, always hanging out with someone with no swag?” he asked with a serious look on his face. Jane breathed deeply as she stared into his eyes with disgust,

“I like boys with no swag” she replied, in a manner which would even make a brave ‘jew student’ raise his eye brow in fear, but she cared not, because she really didn’t like even the air he breathed.

“Baby we are not quarreling nah? Please i’m also your friend” he said calmly, while she shifted uneasily on her chair. “I’m so sorry for the tone i used, it’s just that i need to rest, please” she said to him, while he shruggled, stood up and came to her side.

“Okay dear i will check on you tomorrow, please do take care of yourself” he said to her as he caressed her hair a bit, while she held her breath as she equally restricted herself from making any annoying comment, because his touch really was very irritating, but then she equally was more annoyed with his composure, because he just behaved confidently as if he owned both her and the hostel.

He finally left her room with a well composed smile, which really annoyed her more, but she soon forgot all about him as she rested for a while, before warming her rice, and dishing out some for Lawrence as promised.

However as she stepped out from my room with a plate of rice around 9:00pm, she ran into him again, as he was coming out from the hostel balcony, and he smiled as he saw her,

“Oh seems like you are now okay?” he asked jovially, while she smiled and passed him.

Lawrence was very happy when she brought the rice for him, and he thanked her countless times as he devoured it, while she smiled confidently as she watched him eat.

She really didn’t tell him about David’s visit, which appeared very irrelevant to be discussed at that time, but then a part of her really urged her to tell him, but she suppressed and kept it to herself, even though she really didn’t know whether she did the right thing, especially with the events which later unfolded

“Please can you sleep in my room tonight?” she heard herself ask Lawrence, who froze for a while as he stared at her in surprise. She really didn’t know what pushed her to make such demand, but she guess it was because she's very much scared of David and what he could do, which really didn’t make a whole lot of sense, but then she equally knew in her mind that she secretly wish to spend the night with Lawrence.

However she also knew what she did when she made such demand, because as a girl it could have been easier for her to sleep in his room, but because of her pride she had rephrased her demand, which she knew any sharp guy would understand the hidden meaning.

But Lawrence really was at lost on what to say, and he just stared at her for a while before he was able to find his voice. “Hope everything is okay?” he asked with concern, while she just nodded. “Yea it’s just that i’m having a bad feeling which is making me to be scared” she replied.

“Don’t worry dear, i will be by your side tonight” he assured her with a smile, while she smiled in appreciation, even though she equally was disappointed that he didn’t insist for her to sleep in his room, which most guys would have done.

However nothing really happened that night in her room, even though they both laid awake till very late in the night. She really was awake because it was her first time of spending the night with another boy, since she broke up with her Ex, while she easily noticed that Lawrence was also awake, because he kept tossing around on my bed. She really didn’t know whether it was because he was uncomfortable in her room that made him toss around, or because he was summoning the courage to touch her.

He finally drew close and held me, which delighted her very much, but she kept quiet and pretended to be asleep. To her greatest dismay he didn’t go further or do anything else to her, before they finally slept.

Hmmmm, since that night, Jane respect for him equally grew, because he behaved like a real gentleman who he has always claimed to be.

They woke up very late the following morning, and it was a steady knock on her door which really woke them, and she really was forced to open her door, when the person knocking refused to give up……..

It was precisely 7:05AM when she opened her door that fateful morning, to see David standing on her door-way, with hands in his pocket, and a fixed smile on his face.

She instantly broke free from David when she saw Lawrence enter her room. Her heart furiously pounded while her legs shook, as he sat on her bed with a blank expression……

David just stood with a smile on his face as he stared at Samuel who just pretended as if he didn’t notice his presence. “My guy how are you” she heard David say, as he drew close to him with an extended right hand, which he unhappily shook with a dry smile on his face. Jane felt like disappearing like a ghost as she watched them with frightened eyes.

“Baby i have to get going, we will continue our discussion later, okay!” David said with a smile before leaving her room, while all she did was just to stare at him silently, because she really was extremely confused that moment.

“Here are the movies you asked me to buy” Lawrence said coldly, as he stood up with a nylon bag, immediately after David left, while she drew closer to him and stared into his eyes, but he instantly looked away. He dropped the small nylon bag, which instantly opened as soon as it landed on her bed, revealing a plate of ice cream, a well wrapped cake and two DVD plates, which she eyed hungrily as soon as she saw them. “I’m going to my room, do have a nice evening” he added with a cold tone, which sent shivers down her spine. she instantly reached for his right hand, which she held tightly with shaking hands.

“Why are you leaving so soon, and why is your voice so cold?” she asked, even though she knew the reason he was angry, but naturally as a girl she pretended not to know, moreover she equally owed him no explanation, because she wasn’t yet officially his girlfriend.