Walk Of Shame

Chapter 6.

.........**** A week later***.....

"Am sorry about the inconvenience Rose, once I secure another accommodation I would leave" Grace sank into the chair. Biting her lip. Her forehead wasn't swollen and the redness to her chicks had faded. It's been a long day.

"Don't be silly. It's fine. Besides I don't mind a room mate. We can gossip and stay up all night watching movies and talk about boys and whatnot " Rose says, sitting on her bed. But the joke was lost on Grace who hasn't been in the mood since the incidence. And laughing wasn't in her memo at the moment .

"Infact if you feel so bad, we can split the bill . So you don't have to keep looking for another space. Mine is big enough for two. Forget about the agents. The houses we have seen are either too expensive or too small. So why not stay here with me?. Ask for a refund from the landlord. That's it. It's no big deal. Infact I insist. Case closed "

Grace thought about it.
"But Victoria might turn on you for helping me. What if she comes to trash yours too.?"

"Well ever since we stopped being friends, i moved away from our former house. I really don't have friends and I never invite them over. I love this place because it's hidden and only a few students stay here. She doesn't know where I stay and no one does. So how would she find you.?"

"But she found me!!" Grace stated.

Rose shook her head. Knowing it was a possibility she wasn't safe either being close to Grace. But she couldn't sit back and not help Grace , especially now.

"Don't worry about it. You are staying . Period! !!"

Grace nods.

Rose looks at her , tugging at her sleeve .

"We going back to class tomorrow. You can't hide from everyone just because of a nasty rumour of you that isn't true. Plus you can't just miss classes and all. It's been a week". Rose tries to console her. Atleast it was a rumour of her house . What if she was the other girl whom Victoria pasted "slut". Hers was something to bounce off easily.

"Its easy for you to say. It isn't your room that they pasted on that stupid campus blog with your name and face with worms all over the place looking as if it was breeding there and the room was a mess. "

"Still. You came here to finish your education. Are you gonna keep hiding away?."

"No. Ofcourse not. I just---" Grace trails off.

"You just what Grace??" Rose interjected staring into her eyes.
"Avoid Anthony right? ?"

Graced sighed. It was because of Anthony she is in this mess. Bearing the brunt of a mad girl who feels she is after her man. What a joke.

"I don't even want him to come near me. Not even his shadow. He has brought nothing but this ..this. ..." She sighed. Spreading her hands and dropping it.

"How can one suffer for what she has no idea or plan for. It's annoying. " She shook her head. Rose kept quiet watching her, a side smile on her face.

"What??" Grace askes her ,folding her hands.

"Nothing !!" Rose replied . "Nothing at all" .
But she didn't stop smiling a knowing smile.

........***Monday****.....

Anthony looked worried. He had finally gotten her address and gone to check on her. Her room was empty. He had gone the next day and the next day and the next. It's being a week and no sign of her and of Rose.

"Do you think she has left school. Like gone back to lagos??" He spoke to James back. Who was trying to lock his door.

"Well it's possible. No one has seen her. Or Rose. But I doubt . She probably just moved. And besides , she got slapped and someone trashed her room and filled it with disgusting worms. It's okay to be shaken and want to be left alone. Plus , you know it's because of that crazy bitch likes you. "