Chapter 13
Hey, are you okay!?" Abby who was also a student in the same school happened to be passing by with her boyfriend when they heard Samantha crying.
'Is she not aware that her voice was loud? What could have happened to make a girl as beautiful as this cry without reserve in a public parking lot?' Abby wondered to herself.
She handed her room key to Jordan her boyfriend and told him to go ahead of her, she would follow suit after she was sure that the girl was okay. Abby couldn't just walk past a fellow woman in distress.
She wouldn't leave until she was sure the girl would be okay if left by herself. Her boyfriend however insisted on waiting for her in his car. He didn't know why the girl was crying and he wouldn't leave his girlfriend alone with a crying stranger.
Abby saw Samantha's car was wind down and the girl sitting inside was leaning back on the sit with tears running down her tightly shut eyes.
"Are you okay sweety?..." She repeated her question with concern
Samantha slowly removed the hand she used in covering her eyes and looked at the lady that spoke to her. It was Abby, the girl that gave them the Lakes club recommendation. The girl that was envied by almost every girl in Scholar suite simply because of that connection, through the man she was dating.
Samantha attempted to smile but the smile came out like a grimace before she slowly nodded her head to the question Abby asked about her well-being.
"May I come into your car? Abby asked again and immediately opened the car door, sitting down without waiting for Samantha's invitation.
"Hi, I'm Abby" She introduced herself to Samantha with a wide dimpled smile.
"Who doesn't know you in Scholar suite? You're kinda like a celebrity you know" Samantha replied while taking out some tissue from the dashboard to clean her face with.
"Oh really? Why is that?" Abby was happy that the girl responded to her question and was genuinely surprised by her reply. How could she be that popular when she only stays at the hostel during test weeks and examination periods.
"You provided the recommendation for the TGIF party... Plus the girls staying on your floor were always oohing and ahhing over your man, telling everybody that cares to listen, how good-looking and rich he is...
Word of advice... Don't bring him around here too often. Girls are desperate these days. There's no telling the extent they would go to snatch boyfriends."
Abby feigned a sad face. "Oh, I'm pained! So I'm only popular because of my boyfriend!? That's very bad! I urgently need to improve on my social skills then, so people would know me for me.
And those girls drooling over my boyfriend can oohs and ahhs all they want... Having wet dreams is the nearest they could get to him, so I'm not bothered..." Abby shrugged and they both laughed.
"You didn't tell me your name though," Abby asked, happy to see that the girl that was crying before was now laughing at leat
"Oh sorry! I was too busy fangirling Samantha said and they laughed again. "I'm Samantha, but my friends call me Sam"
"Oh my God! I can't believe it's you! Now it's my turn to fangirl." Abby said with surprise
"It's me what!? Samantha asked, not knowing what Abby was talking about.
"You are Samantha-Rose Da-Silva! The person that I've always wanted to meet in this school!"
Samantha was even more confused "The person that you've always wanted to meet!?" She repeated Abby's statement, frowning and laughing at the same time.
"You're always the queen with the overall best CGPA? God! I can't wait for you to graduate so I can finally wear that crown."
"Are you kidding me!? Samantha asked with a huge smile on her face, her problem forgotten at the moment. "You're not that Abigail, or are you!?... The part-time student?" She asked, looking unbelievably at Abby. She's heard about a 300 level student named Abigail who was just three points behind her.
"Yeah, I'm that Abigail... Abigail Pearl Benson" Abby replied with her full names and a huge grin on her face. "But I'm not a part-time student, I just don't come here that often because I have to split my time between two schools that I attend..."
"Two schools!?..." Samantha was surprised and impressed "You attend two schools!? How do you cope then!?"
Abby just shrugged her shoulders "I'm also in my final year at the Nouveau school of fashion and design... What a coincidence! I swear I was just telling Jordan about you..."
"Jordan?" Emma asked questioningly since she was not sure who Abby was talking about.
"My boyfriend..."
"Oh really?"
"Yeah!... Do you like ice cream? Abby asked, barely waiting for Samantha's reply before she continued "Let's go get some."
Your eyes are all puffy, here..." She fished inside her bag for a small compact makeup. "Let's conceal that puffiness and make your eyes look prettier..." Abby continually talked as she deftly applied a light makeup on Samantha's face.
"There!... That's better!" She smiled at the result of her handwork and returned the makeup inside her purse.
"Oh fuck! I forgot my wallet inside the purse I carried yesterday." Abby exclaimed after rummaging inside her bag. "I'm always doing that and it's so frustrating." She complained further in frustration.
"No worries, I'll..."
"No never mind... Jordan will take us... Problem is, I'm not sure if he would allow me to indulge in this guilty pleasure of mine... But I'll sure give it my best.
He doesn't like me taking too many sugary things because it worsens my period cramps... But what can I do? I love ice cream a lot." Abby said and smiled.
Samantha was enthralled by the burst of energy from Abby, who was a vivacious mixed-race beauty, with glowing skin that looked soft and smooth like silk.
When they got out of the car, Abby held Samantha's hand as they walked towards her boyfriend's car like they've known each other for a very long time.
Jordan came out of his car where he was waiting when he saw the girls approached him. He saw how Abby was laughing and chatting with the girl and wondered how she could find it so easy to make friends with a stranger she met ten minutes ago.
He knew he was the complete opposite of Abby who was just as warm as he was cold... But they loved each other still. Abby pulled Samantha to where Jordan was standing and introduced them...
"Baby remember the girl I was telling you about in the car?..." She asked, letting go of Samantha's hand for her boyfriend's arm, hugging it close to herself. "The one with the overall best CGPA in school?"
"Yeah?"
"This is her... Meet Samantha. Samantha Da-Silva... What a coincidence right?" Abby asked smiling lovingly up at him.
"Yeah..." Jordan simply agreed. He didn't know what else to say... Whether to smile or offer his hand to the girl because he found the whole introduction thing awkward.