Nathaniel stood up and rushed towards Semiloore as she started walking up to them. Immediately he walked up to her shielding her from everybody else.
"What's up?" He asked.
Semiloore stared up at Nathaniel and that moment everything she had been keeping inside broke their bounds as she slung her arms round him and burst into tears.
Nathaniel was taken back at first but he turned slightly further shielding her from others as he smoothened her back slowly.
"You'll be fine" he whispered as he drew circles on her back.
Semiloore knew she could only cry for a short time or else others would notice. She pulled away as used her bottle water to rinse her face before wearing the sun glasses in her bag.
Nathaniel was surprised but didn't say anything. His shirt was soaked slightly.
"You good?" John asked as she sat down.
Semiloore laughed and nodded "I am fine"
"What did you guys talk about?" Maria asked.
"Nothing,the guy is pretty cool though" Semiloore replied.
"He's older" Peter said laughing.
"I never said I liked him" Semiloore replied and few people burst into laughter.
Nathaniel passed his drink to Semiloore and she gave him a grateful smile. Soon the university students were already mingling with them and they had started making friends.
As expected two girls approached Nathaniel.
"Hi"
Nathaniel nodded his head at them.
"I'm Bolanle and this is my friend Timi" one of them said.
"Nice to meet you" Nathaniel said.
"You won't tell me your name?" Bola asked.
"Nath"
"Nice name"
They soon began chatting and Nath relaxed when he noticed that Bolanle and Timi were very cool people.
Timi was actually a quiet type;Bolanle had probably dragged her there.
"Professor Joseph... " John started.
"He was the one who took you guys around?" Bola asked.
"Yeah" Maria replied.
"Whoa!" Tomi said.
"What's the big deal in that?" Joshua asked.
"Professor Joseph is one of the hottest profs OAU has got,I mean the way that guy speaks sends shivers down my spine. He just recently got transferred here from UniLag" Bolanle repled.
"Yeah. All the classes he takes,they talk about him a lot. He has a way of bounding with his students. He's really popular" Tomi added.
"You have a crush on him?" John asked with a smal smile and Timi looked away immediately as Joshua and the others burst into laughter.
"Would you guys see our lecture room?" Bolanle asked.
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.
.
There were students still in the lecture room and they stopped whatever they were doing as they walked inside.
"Guys,these are students of Oxford Colleg,Akure. They came for an excursion in our school" Bolanle introduced.
"Whoa!"
"Welcome to OAU"
"This is Nath,Christian,John, Joshua and Semiloore" Bolanle added.
"Nice to meet you guys"
A girl in a red gown stood up with pride "You guys are in SS2 right,you've seen our great school. OAU is one of the best schools in Nigeria if not the best" she said proudly.
"If not the best?" Semiloore repeated scoffing.
"Excuse me Senior,both of us know that was just to cajole us to choose OAU but just because we school at Ondo state doesn't mean we don't know what's happening" Semiloore added.
The girl frowned immediately "OAU is one of the best,you can't argue with that" She said.
"Huh? OAU is a very famous school with high moral excellence and students and indeed is one of the great schools in Nigeria but no one is planning to spend 10 years in the university please" Semiloore retorted and the boys burst into laughter and even a few of the students laughed.
"Pardon?"
"As well as being famous for your high moral excellence, your school has a reputation of going of mad strikes. Why would I want to come to a school that I know I might spend 10 years other than going to a school that I'll spend my exact years there?" Semiloore asked with a shrug.
"Despite that you people still choose OAU and that has not at all affected the school standards at all"
"You see this is very logical,nowadays many students just read to pass not for knowledge so when I read to pass why would I attend or choose this place when I know my days of staying at home are plenty" Semiloore said and the students laughed again.
"Aside that,I don't think you have any right to say that. You are in 100 level right? You haven't even started striking. No wonder you had mouth" Semiloore sneered.
The students burst into further laughter as the girl's face turned purple. Nathaniel was laughing despite himself. Although they had barely chatted with them for less than an hour, Bolanle and Timi knew Semiloore had a whole new high level of sarcasm.
"How dare you!?"
"Calm down,I know you feel patriotic towards your school"
This spurned more laughter in the class and even those who weren't laughing before burst into laughter. This girl was just too blunt but she was funny.
"Do you feel good? Now that everyone is making jest of me"
Semiloore shrugged "Nobody is laughing at you,your argument just came out the wrong way"
"You..."
"Let's go,we've spent time already"
Semiloore beamed at the class and waved happily "It was so nice to meet all of you and sis... "
"Angela"
"Awwn....you have such a cool name. I hope we do all meet in the future not in your school because am not choosing this hell hole"
Everyone laughed as she continued to wave excitedly as they walked away towards the bus.
"You haven't even changed one bit" Joshua said.
"Like I was even thinking that no one has collided with Semiloore and boom that Angela fell into the trap" John said.
"My mouth was actually itching me" Semiloore confessed while laughing. The boys burst into laughter while Nathaniel laughed quietly. Joshua glanced up and was surprised to see Nathaniel laughing.
"Whenever she talked like this you always say she is irritable but you laughed this time around" Joshua whispered to Nathaniel.
Nathaniel ignored him as they strolled towards the bus.
"You guys came in time, we are about to go"
The students stood up and said goodbye to their friends and Nathaniel quickly asked someone to give him his camera through the window as he started taking snapshots.
He snapped Bolanle and Timi, Joshua leaning his hand on Timi and teasing her. Semiloore with her sunglasses. Peter and Maria talking to Semiloore while she gave off a "idgf" aura.
Nathaniel snapped other of his classmates as he snapped the serene also.
"Nath snap me!"
"Snap me"
"Snap me"
"Snap me"
"Snap me"
Others started yelling as others came down from the bus and Nathaniel started snapping pictures. He laughed as he did so. Even the students were surprised,Nath never mingled with his other mates except his classmates and even his classmates not all of them.
Rolake brought her selfie stick out, "Everyone gather!"
"Seriously guys,F class guys nah you guys should join" Yemi said as the latter all joined reluctantly.
"Selfie!" She shrieked.
"Selfie!" everyone chorused.
Rolake pressed the button several times and the teachers watched with laughter in their eyes.
"Mr Willy and others come and join now"
The teachers joined them and they snapped thousands again. As they stepped into the bus someone asked Rolake.
"Won't you memory get full?"
Rolake laughed with everyone else.
"Abi nah,Its just the first day"
"I deleted all my films and cleared my videos I sent them to my laptop and bought a 32gb memory card,satisfied now?" Rolake replied as few people burst into laughter.
"Whoa!"
"You were mad prepared"
"Norms nah"
Rolake checked all the pics as a soft smile grazed her face. Jerry turned to ask her something before he froze. As soon as Rolake raised her head Jerry turned his head back into his seat swiftly but Rolake had seen him.
Rolake raised her hand up to her face as she checked her face on her phone's camera if there was something on her face.
"Yemi,is there something on my face?" Rolake asked.
"No,why?" Yemi replied.
"Why was Jerry looking at me earlier? Was I too loud back there?" Rolake asked quietly.
"No,you were totally cool"
"Jerry....."
"Why? You won't get in trouble with him don't worry" Yemi said.
"I always do"
Yemi and others couldn't help but laugh. Jerry was taking sharp intakes of breadth but no one noticed. He tried to calm his nerves.
What the fuck was that?!
Hadn't he seen her smile before?
As he thought about it he had never seen her wear a actual smile before.
But hell, she was pretty.