Chapter 13: Cleopatra

I thought my uncle was going to keep talking to me about my stay at the hostel when he called me at the floor when both me and Damon was going to the hostel but he changed topic when I came to him, he started questioning me about how I came to know Damon, I was just like, oh uncle chill, he is not my boyfriend he is just a friend, I just met him we can't just jump into a relationship very early, my uncle took a deep breath and exhaled like that wasn't why he was asking me about him but yet he never questioned further. I think he was bothered by something but yet he doesn't want to speak of it, he just decided to let it slide away like it wasn't an issue but I can tell that he was bothered about something, I know it's definitely about me living at the hostel, he wasn't really comfortable with it. I assured him that nothing was wrong at the hostel that I was living comfortably and everyone is happy with my presence, most people I mean or can I say just one, I don't even know how he feels about me because we just met. maybe very soon he won't be happy with my presence, I don't know actually, people change. change is constant.

I was now in my room few minutes after I just went separate ways with Damon, he headed to their room while I went to my own floor, many students were all scattered around the staircase most of them chatting with each other, I can't speak or have any conversation with any one of them because I don't know them and I also don't know how to strike up a conversation with a person I haven't been with before unless he was the one or she is the one that came to me and start a conversation, I just went smoothly as I get past all the students there like I was invisible till I get to my room, I brought out my keys from my bag about to open my door when I heard her voice behind me, oh my god not again I said inside my mind. Lydia has been acting really weird toward me, I can't believe that just few days ago I don't even know who she was, suddenly she just came into my life all because of a guy. I never made up my mind to come live at the hostel so that I could be going through this trash every single time. I am not referring Lydia as trash, it was her character that I was referring as trash, she has been behaving so bitchy like as if we have been enemies forever while I just get to know her some hours ago not even days. " hello dear what is that your name again it seems to me that I have forgotten already ", she said laughing at me, if I decide to look away and snub her, that would be rude but she definitely deserves it. I don't want to show her the feeling that her behaviour is getting on my nerves so I just decided to get along with her stupidity if that is not an offensive word for her. " Cleopatra ", I answered her with both of my hands folded across my tummy below my breast, looking at her as if I was forced to give her all my attention with my neck bent a little toward my right shoulder as I kept giving her an intense look like I was tired of her presence here, " so why are you here, is there anything you have for me this time ", I asked her jokingly, she gave out a loud laughter like a fool before she spoke, " as if you are going to accept anything I give you, let's not joke around, where is my boo?" oh my god this girl is a psychic, who made Damon her boyfriend, is this how her mind kept deceiving her. this sound like exactly what my father told me your life is shaped by your thoughts, her thought is exactly what is deceiving her to think that Damon is her boyfriend or something. I just took a deep breath then exhaled, " I don't know where your boyfriend is or can I say who you call your boyfriend ", " it's quite a shame that you don't like me, I can tell but if our relationship continues this way I am definitely going to kick you away from his side, do you understand " , "yes your majesty ", I turned around as I tried to open my door she was just laughing behind me because of what I just said, she might find it funny but she is very irritating.

I am still contemplating on what my uncle told me downstairs about Damon, my uncle is a good person he has always been looking out for me since my parents were still alive so it seems a bit hard for me not to give him every attention he needed. whenever he advises me about something which I know that will probably help me with my decisions I have never argued with his opinion because he is always right but this time I don't think that he is right because the guy he is talking about seems to be a cool and caring guy. I let my uncle know that he is just a friend but for me I'm expecting more than a friend to a guy like him, when I entered my room everywhere was not in good shape because of the way I left everything scattered before leaving for class, I was in a hurry so that I wouldn't be late to lecture but now I think I have a huge laundry to do. before I could start with my chores there was a knock on the door, who would be knocking at my door right now I hope it is not Lydia because I am not ready to do with her troubles right now. I reluctantly went to the door to check who it was, it turns out to be Damon at the door, I never expected to see him right now but it was actually cool seeing him right now because I might need his help if he is willing to offer, I am still about to organise the room my uncle assign me to. the room was totally disorganised so it is going to be a lot of work for me, I open the door for him to come in but he just stood there in front of the door. " come in ", I said to him but the look on his face wasn't the look I was familiar with and his eyes seem to be red right now like the change of colour he told me about but never explain more about it, I went to him where he was standing at the door, " is there any problem ", I asked him with a gentle sweet voice, I don't know what is bothering him but I know that he wasn't himself right now, " is there something that you are not telling me just let me know so that I can know how to handle things right now ", I don't understand what he is saying, is there anything that I am hiding from, I don't know, I don't think there is something he needed to know that I haven't let him know apart from the story concerning my father which I'm not willing to share with anyone even if I seem comfortable with him and they also seem to look alike. " no there is nothing that I am hiding from you, everything you wanted to know about me I have already shared the story with you apart from my father's story actually but why all this, I never expected you to come to my room now not to talk of in this mood, did something happen or is there something that Lydia said to you about me because if she did she is lying, just tell me Damon, I don't have to continue suggesting if you are not going to let me know what is bothering you right now, just tell me ", I tried to persuade him in a gentle manner and my effort seems to have worked because the colour of his eyes returned to Brown but he still said nothing about the situation. " I am sorry to have disturb your peace, too bad of me, is just that your uncle told me something and I needed to find out more about it from you and who is Lydia I haven't heard of her before ", he said with his mind seems to be elsewhere as if he was thinking to know who bare the name, " nevermind Damon, is none of your business actually, let's just put everything aside, can you come and give me a hand I really need it right now, can you?", i pleaded with him giving him that cute look with my eyes to show that I am really in need of his help right now.