Forty two

"Look, Ann can't know about that, I don't know how she will feel about it," I told him and heard his brief chortle.

"You too aren't dating, she's just having a baby by you, as long as you know, you are single and can do whatever the fuck you want to do, she shouldn't influence your decisions with whether you flirt with someone or not."

"Are you serious? You just said not to play with them both and now you are saying...."

"I know what I said, you are the one who misunderstood. If you want Jessie, tell Ann that she needs to keep a tab on how she calls or texts you or even come by here. Let her know that you are not tied to her in any way, you too aren't dating after all."

"I don't want Jessie and I've tried to keep her off but hellllll is she persistent, the way she calls, it's annoying."

"I wish you were this irritated by Ann's calls. It would be better. You know you are the reason Ann's keeping that baby? If you had walked away from her and her decision maybe she would have come to her senses and decided to abort it, she isn't doing so because she has your support."

"...." Dylan left me wordless again.

"Well, it's your choice, do what you want, be with you want to be with, I just know I tried to talk some sense into you and Ann. If you ask me, I am still gonna repeat it, this pregnancy situation and her choice to keep it which you supported is one bad idea." With that, he turned back to his books like he did not just dad me now.

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The next day.

It was a general class we were having today, I sat mid-row with Dylan sitting next to me. I came early to today's class so I could see Ann walk through the door but I hadn't seen her yet. I hope she was coming today because if she came then I would be able to tell if she was okay or not.

I saw her Lily, her roommate walk in. I sat up, expecting Ann would walk in after her but she didn't. I kept my eyes on the door, badly wanting to see her but she didn't walk in. I grew worried.

A few minutes later; I had taken my eyes off the hall's entrance. She most likely wasn't coming to class today, I might have to go see her, maybe she was stuck to bed for one or more reasons because of the pregnancy."

"Jerry," Dylan tapped me when I was just sitting now, with just the left pair of my earphone in my ear.

I looked at him in response to his call and saw him nod in the direction of the entrance. Excitedly, I turned my attention back to the entrance, maybe Ann finally came.

All my excitement died off within seconds, it wasn't who I expected it to be; it wasn't Ann. It was Jessie.

I turned back to Dylan, he had this smile on his face, he knew what he just did.

"Not funny bro, not funny," I told him because it wasn't. He knew I was waiting for Ann to walk through that door and that was why he made me look at Jessie when she came in.

"Can you see the disappointment on your face?" He asked rhetorically in return, laughing in a low voice. I shook my head with a sigh as he laughed on.

"Bro," He called when I wanted to cover my ears completely by using the right pair of earphones.

"What is it? I swear if you make me look at her...." I warned him just Incase he wanted me to look at Jessie again.

"She's actually coming over here."

"Hmmn?" I asked before turning my eyes to the aisle which led up the rows of chairs in the hall. He wasn't joking this time, he was right, Jessie she was walking to where I sat.

Why was she coming to me?!!! She approached where I was and sat on the free seat next to me.

"A friend's there," I lied immediately because I didn't want her to seat there, she couldn't seat right next to me.

"Relax, I don't plan to seat her when the lecturer comes and the lecture begins. I just wanted to talk to you, you know..." She replied quickly with an innocent smile which I ignored.

I just went ahead to plug my earphone into my ears but she pulled them from my earhole. I turn to her sharply with angered annoyance.

"I said I want to talk to you and you are closing your ears." She said after I had just glared at her.

"What do you want to talk about?"

"The tone of your voice, I don't like it Jerry, I don't like the way you to me." She said and pursed her lips after.

"Good. You don't have to, I don't want you to like the tone of my voice or the way I talk to you. I don't want you to like me." I said my mind to her without feeling guilty today. I watched her eyes reddened quickly but she looked away, blinking repeatedly.

She looked back at me after a while.

"Me too Jerry. I don't want to like you but I do, is that my fault? I can control it, I just want you. How can you even say that to me? You are just...I don't know what word to use to describe you but the things you say to me and the way you act around me...." She paused and shook her head, looking away again as she blinked some tears away.

"I'm sorry." I found myself saying. I feel like I shouldn't have said what I just said to her. That was probably the meanest thing I've ever said to any girl.

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