Topesatin2001,arestaurantinNewhall.Justinhadaskedthattheymeetthere.Itwas twodaysaftertheymetandtheyhavebeentalkingsteady.Shelookedatherwatch.She wasearly.Shesmiled.Hehadbeenonhermindallday.Shecouldn'twaitforher lecturestobeover.Justthen,hewalkedin.Shewasnotfarfromtheentrance.She waved,tryingtogethisattention.Hesightedher.Hesmiledandwalkedovertoher.He waswearingglasses.Hegottowhereshewassitting. "HeysorryIkeptyouwaiting."Hesaid. Shesmiled."Actually,you'rerightontime." "Iam?" Shenodded.Heremovedtheglasses.Helookedather. "Youlooknice."Justintoldher.Topetriedherbesttonottomakehimknowthatshe blushed. "Wow.You'renowsobig."Shesaid."IrememberbacktheninschoolIthinkIwaseven tallerthanyou." Hechuckled."Weallgottagrowoneday."Helookedaround."Wanttogetsomething?" "Onlyifyou'regetting."Topefeltlikeshewasflirting.Shesmiledinwardly.Hestoodup andwenttooneofthecounters.Justthen,herphonerang.ItwasMercy.Shepickedit up. "Heybabewhereareyou?"Mercyasked. "Onadate."Topesmiled."WithJustin." Mercylaughed.Itwasascornfullaugh. "What'sfunny?" "Nothing.Enjoyyourself.I'mgoingoutside.IwanttogetsomethingatYaba." "Okay.I'llcallyoulater."ShelookeduptoseethatJustinhadcomebackwithaplateof jollofrice,salad,turkeyandabottleofcoke. "Ipresumeyoulikecoke." "Yeah.It'smyfavorite."Sherepliedandsmiled. "I'llberightback."Hesaidandleft.Probablytogethisfood. Woah.Topethought.Thisshouldcostlikealot.Theturkeyhereshouldcostabout#600. Shestartedeating.Justincameback.Healsoboughtthesamething.Buthebought fantainstead.Hesatinfrontofher. "Heythanksforthefood."Topestarted. "Shhh,eat.Talkafter."Hereplied. Topesmiled.Shecontinuedeating.Afterawhile,shewasdone.Shewasaquickeater. Justinwasstilleating.Sherelaxedandwatchhimeat.Topestartedwonderinghowshe gottolikehimallofasudden.Shelikedhimbacktheninsecondaryschool.Butitdied downwhenhelefttheirschool.Buthereshewas,fallingforhimalloveragain.He finallyfinishedhisfoodandpushedtheplateaway. "So,how'sitgoing?"Heasked. "Prettygreat.Imean,I'vebeenhavingagoodtimehereinUnilag."Shereplied.She leanedcloser."WeneverheardfromyoueversinceyouleftCaleb."(Caleb,thenameof thesecondaryschool.) "Yeah.Mydadmovesalot.Thattime,wemovedtoAbujacusofhisbusinessand stuff."Hesippedhisfanta."Whenhisbusinessgotstrongandcouldcopewithouthim, wemovedbacktoLagosandIchoseUnilagasmyfirstchoice.IwasluckyandIgotin." "Nice." "HowcomeI'mjustmeetingyou?" "Icameinasadirectentrystudent.Icouldn'tgetinwhenItried.SoIhadtodo diploma."Sheexplained. "Oh,that'sprobablywhyI'venotseenyouuntilnow."Justinpickedhisglassesandput themonhisface. Topelookedaround."IhopebaeisnotangrythatI'mwithyou." Justinlaughed."Bae?Iwish.I'msingle."Heplayedwiththecoverofthefantabottle. "Whyareyoustillsingle?" "Idon'tknow.IguessI'venotseenwhoIwantyet." Topesmiled.I'mgonnabetheone.You'llsee. "Issomethingfunny?"Heasked. "Nonothing.Nothingreally." "Doyouhaveanywhereyouhavetobe?" "Nowhereinparticular.Why?"Topewascurious. "Myfacultyisorganizingasportscompetition.Todayisthesemi-finals.Iwantedtosee thematch.Iwasthinkingyou'dcomewithme." "Sure.Areyouready?" "Ofcourse.Wemightevenbelate."Hegrinned.Hestoodup.Shedidthesame.They lefttherestaurant.Astheywalkeddownthestairs,Justinmetoneofhisfriends. "Ah,bosshowfarna?"Hisfriend. "Ideyjare."Hereplied."Wetindeysupna?" "Iwangochopjare."ThedudenoticedTopebesidehim."Iseeseyyoudeyenjoyna.Na thebabebethisabi?" Topeblushed. "Abina."Justinreplied. "Nayouooo."Theguysaidandwalkedup."Laterna.Wegochill." "Okayna." TheywalkedoutofNewHall. "Whatwasthatabout?"Topepretendedshedidknow. "Ah,it'snothingmuch.Justnormaldudestuff."Hereplied. Shenodded.TheywalkedsidebysidetowardsSportscenter.TheygotinandJustin tookhertowherehisfacultywasplaying.Itwasfootball.Theygotthereandacoupleof Justin'sfriendscameovertothem. "Geee!"Oneofthemexclaimed. "Wedonthinkseyyounogoshow."Anothersaid. "Ahnona.ItoldKingthatI'llbearound."Hesaid."Sowhat'supna?Whenareyouguys playing?" Thefirstfriendlookedatthepeopleonthefield. "We'vequalified.Butwestillhavetofaceyear4."Hesaid.HeglancedatTope."Who's thechick?"Heasked. JustinlookedatTope."OhhernameisTope.Mysecondaryschoolpadi." "HeyTope,mynameisChristopher.CallmeChris."Thefirstguysaidwaving. "Hi."Suddenly,Topefeltshy. "AndthisisSamuel."Justinpattedtheotherguyonhisshoulder.Hewaswatchingthe game. "HeyTope.Nicetomeetyou."Samuelsaidwithoutlookingback."PASSTHEBALL!" Justinchuckled."Don'tmindhim.That'sjusthowheis.Footballfreak." Topesaidnothing.Shejustkeptonsmiling.Thematchwasover.Justin'sclassgot readyandthefootballersgotintothefield.Topewatchedthemastheylinedupintheir formation.Shesawthelookofdeterminationontheirfaces.Ohthisniggasarewinning. Shethought.ShesawthatJustinstoodbesideher.Hewasn'twearinghisfootballkit. "You'renotplaying?"Sheasked. "Ohno.Footballisnotmything.AlthoughIlikethesport" Shenodded.JustthenJustin'sclassscored.Thewholefielderupted.Topewas beaming.ShesawJustin'sfriendsjumpingupanddowninjubilation.Sheglancedat Justin.Hejustshookhisfistwithalookofsatisfactiononhisface. "Thatwasfast."Shesaid. "Iknowright?Theboysarereallygood."Hereplied."Comeonboys,youcantrash them." ThematchwentonwithJustin'sclassdominating.Topesecretlylikedfootball.Her brotherswerebigfans.Sobasicallyshewatcheditwiththem.Justin'sclassadvanced intotheopponentpenaltyboxareaandTopeunconsciouslygrippedJustin'sarm. Unfortunately,theylosttheirchanceandtheballwentout.Sherealizedshewasholding hisarm. "Sorry."Shesmiled. "Nobiggie.Ineverimaginedyou'dlikefootball." "It'smyfavoritesport." "Okay."Hesaid."RonaldoorMessi?" "Messialltheway!"Shereplied. "Ohyeah.AnotherMessifan."Justinraisedhishandforahighfive.Topejumpedup andsmackedhishand. "He'sthebest.Nofurtherargument."Shecontinued.Thefielderuptedagain.300lvlhad scored! "Awman,wemissedthegoal"Justinlamented. "Shoot.Yourteamisreallygood.Thisistotaltrashing" "Yeah.Theytrainregularly.Themembersoftheteamarequitefamiliarwitheachother." Theycontinueddiscussingthematchandotherfootballstuff.Thematchendedand 300lvlwon3tonil.Thefinalfixturewas300lvlvs100lvl.Theywalkedtowardstheexit ofSportscenter. "So,tomorrowforthefinal?"Justinasked. "Sure.Wouldn'tmissit." "Great.I'llwalkyoutoyourhostel." TopestayedinQueenAminahall.Theywalkedsidebysidetoherhostelandwhenthey gotthere,Justinhuggedher.ShewentintoherhostelandJustin,feelinglazytowalkto hishostel,decidedtotakeacab...... Justinsatinclass.Hewaswatchingamovieonhisphone.Hewasreallyengrossedin whathewasdoingthathepracticallyshutouttherestofhiscoursemates.Suddenly, hefeltsomeoneyankhisleftairpodfromhisear.Alarmed,hepausedthemovieand lookedsideways.Hesawthebeautifulfaceofhiscoursemate,Silviastaringathim, smilingwiththeairpodinherhand. "WhydidyoudothatSilvia?"Heasked. "I'vebeencallingyou.Thisthingisgonnadamageyourears."Shesatbesidehim. "Ijustwantedtowatchthismovie.It'sagoodone."Hesaidandsatwell."So,what's up?"Hestretchedouthishandforhisairpod.Shedroppedthedeviceinhishand. "Nothingmuch.Ijustwantedtotalkabout,youknowus." "Whataboutus?"Justthen,acallfromTopecamein.HerpictureshowedandSilvia's eyesfollowedit."SorryIhavetotakethis."Justinsaid. "Sure." "HeyTemitope.What'sup?" "Nothingmuch."Topereplied."Iwantedtoknowthetimeforthematch." "Ohit'sby5pm." "Okay.Can'twait."Therewas excitementinhervoice. "Iknowright?Seeyouby4:30.I'llcometoyourfaculty."JustinglancedatSilvia.She wasusingherphone. "Okay.That'llbecool.Seeyouthen." "Bye."Thecallended Whowasthat?"SilviaaskedassoonasJustinputhisphonedown. "Ohthat'sTope.She'smyfriendfromsecondaryschool."Hereplied. "Okaythen."ShetypedsomethingonherphoneandJustin'sphonestartedringing.It wasacallfromSilvia.Justinwassurprised. "Whydidyoucallme?" "Howcomemypicturedoesn'tshowwhenIcallyou?" "That'saweirdquestion.Ididn'tsetitthatway."Justinrealizedwhereshewasheaded. "Butherpictureisclearlyshowingwhenshecallsyou." "Doesitreallymatter?"JustinwastiredofSilvia. "JustinyouknowIlikeyoualot.Butyou'redenyingthefactthatIdo.Idon'twanttolose youtoanyone." "Silviawe'vebeenthroughthisalready."Hesatwellandfacedher.Shelookedsober.He feltsorryforher."Thethingis,I'mactuallynotyetreadyforcommitment." Silviasighed."Soyoudon'tlikeme?" "Ididn'tsaythat." "Soyoulikeme?" "Ididn'tsaythateither."Justinreplied. Silvialookedathimblankly. "Thiswasuseless."Shesaidandleft. Justinsighed...... "Girl,youandthisJustinguyarehittingoffprettyfast."Mercysaidtoherfriend.They werewaitingfortheirnextlecturertocome. "Yeah.Babe,Ilikehimalot."Topereplied."I'mhangingoutwithhimagainthisevening." "Woah.Yourock."Herfriendsaid."Youknow,I'venotactuallyseenthedude." "Don'tworry,you'llmeethim. "You'resurehe'sstillsingleright?CusI'msurehe'scute.Imean,isn'titrareforcute guystobesingle?" "Iaskedhim.Hesaidhe'ssingle.He'shonest.I'veknownhimsincesecondaryschool." Mercyglaredather."Easybabe.Don'tyouthinkyou'refallingtoohard?" "AmI?" "Ifeelyouare."Mercyopenedhernote."Ihopeyou'venotgivenhimhintsthatyoulike him." "Ishouldn't?"Topeasked,surprised. "No.Heshouldn'tknowyoulikehimyet." Why?Sheaskedherself."Why?"SheaskedMercy. "Youknow,soitdoesn'tgetintohisheadtoomuch." "Oh." "Yeah.Yousee,whenguysrealizethataparticulargirllikesthem,boom!Theystartto messup."Mercytouchedhershoulder."Soifyouwanttokeepthisdude,makehimfall foryou.Nottheotherwayaround." Woah,thatactuallymakessense.Shethought.CanIactuallydothat? Thelecturercameinforthelecture. "Oh,he'scomingheretogetmesoyou'llprobablyseehim."Topewhisperedtoher friend. "Great.Ihopehe'scute.Ifhe'snot,it'satotalNO!" "Ican'tbelieveI'venotshownyouhispicture." "Idon'tevenwanttoseenow.Iwanttobesurprised."Mercyreplied. Thelectureraskedforhisassignmentsthathegavethepreviousweek.Thetwofriends submitted.Whentherestoftheclasshadsubmitted,thelecturestarted.Abouttwo hourslater,thelectureendedandthelecturerleft.Mercywaspressed.Sheranoutto thetoilet.Topesat,revisingwhatthelecturerlectured. Someonetappedhershoulder.Shelookedback.ItwasDamian.Oneofhercours

mates "Hey."Hesaid."Canyoulendmeyournoteforthiscourse?Imissedthepreviousclass." "Surething.Makesureyoureturnitontimesha." "Thanks."Thedudewalkedaway. Topecheckedherphoneforthetime.Itwas4:22.ShestartedexpectingJustin'scall. Almostimmediately,hecalledher. "Hey,"hesaid."I'mtakingacabnow.Comingtoyourfaculty." "Okay.I'mwaiting." "You'regonnahelpmethough.I'veliterallyneverbeentoFSS." "Really?"Sheasked. "Yeah.SowhenIdropatFSS,I'llcallyoufordirections" "Sure." MercywalkeduptoTope. "Okay.Bye."Hehungup. Mercyshookherhead,laughing. "God,what'sfunnyagain?"Topefrowned. "You'regoingtogetobsessedwiththisboyoo." Toperolledhereyes."Hejustcalledtotellmehe'sonhisway." "Okay.PretendIsaidnothing."Shesmiledthiswickedkindofsmile. "Whyareyousmilinglikethat?" "Nothing.Actuallynothing." "Itbetterbenothing." Mercyhissed."He'scomingabi?" "Yeah.Ijusttoldyou." "Endon'teatmena!" Topegrinned.Herphonerang.Shepickeditupimmediately. "Youhere?" "Yes.Sodirectmetowhereyou'reat." "HowaboutIjustmeetyouatthegate?"Topesuggested. "Nah.Justtellmehowtogettoyou." "Okay,ifyouinsist."Shewentaheadtogivehimthedirections. "He'llsoonbehere."ShetoldMercy. "Who?"Theyheardbehindthem.Topegroaned.NotAjayiagain. "It'snoneofyourbusiness."Shelashedout. "Calmdownna.I'mnotfightingwithyou."Ajayisaid."Howareyou?"Hetriedtohugher frombehind.Topeshovedhimaway. "I'mokay.I'mexpectingsomeone.Whatdoyouwant?" AjayiwasTope'sannoyingcoursemate.Topealmostthrewupwhenhecameoneday andsaidhelikesher.Sheturnedhimdownonthespot.Buttheduderefusedtogiveit up.Heleftherforawhileandonlystarteddisturbingherrecently. "Whoareyouexpecting?"Heaskedagain. "Ajayi,"Mercystarted."Don'tyouknowwhentoknowyou'renotwanted?" "Idon'tunderstand."Hereplied. "Whatshe'stryingtosayisthatIwantyoutoleavemealone."Topetoldhim. "Why?"Heasked "Isn'titclearenough?" "Shedoesn'tlikeyou!" Theguylaughed."Stopplayingna." TopelookedatMercyandthebothofthemstartedlaughing. "Whoisjoking?Isitbecausewe'relaughing?"Mercysaid. TopelookedattheentranceandsawJustinlookingaroundforher. "Abegshift,thepersonthatI'mexpectingishere."TopewavedandJustinsightedher. Hecameovertothem. "HeyJustin."Topecrooned.Shehuggedhim.Justinfelthisstomachflutterwhenshe huggedhim. "Hey."Hereplied. MercylookedatJustin.Wow,thisguy'shot. "Justin,I'lllikeyoutomeetmybestie,Mercy." "Hey.MynameisJustin.Nicetomeetyou." Ajayislippedaway. "Nicetomeetyoutoo.MynameisMercylikeTopesaid." "Whowasthatguy?"JustinreferredtoAjayi. "Ohhe'snotreallyimportant.Justaregularcoursemate." "Okay.Youready?" "Yeah." "Mercy,youcomingwithus?"Justinasked. "Ohno.ButI'mgoingtowardsthatdirection.SoI'llprobablytagalong."Sheanswered. Justin'sphonestartedringing.HebroughtitoutofhispocketandMercy'seyeswidened. ShepulledTopecloser. "Youdidn'tsayhe'susinganiPhonex."Shewhispered. "Ididn'tthinkitwasnecessary." "Woah." Justinfinishedhiscall.Hewasfewfeetaheadofthegirls.Heglancedback.Thegirls walkedfastertomeetupwithhim. "ThatwasfromSportscenter."Hesaid. "Ithoughtthematchwon'tstartuntil5." "Yeah.ButlikeIsaid,todayisthelastdayofthecompetition.Therearealotofthingsto dobeforethemainmatch."Justinexplained. "Oh."Topeexclaimed. "Awwn,IwishIcouldcomewithyouguys."Mercychippedin. "Whydon'tyoucomewithus?Trustme,it'sfun."Justintoldher. "WellasmuchasIwantto,Ican't.Maybesomeothertime."Mercyreplied.Shewanted totakeacab.Shegottothebusstop.Topehuggedher. "What'sallthesefor?It'snotlikeI'mtraveling."Mercyjoked. "Seeyoulaterjare."Topeanswered. "ByeMercy.Nicemeetingyou.Again." "Bye." JustinandTopecontinuedtowardsSportscenter.Theysoongotthereandtheywalked in.Thewholeplacewasfilledwithdifferentactivities.JustingrabbedTope'shandand theywalkedtowherehisfacultywas.Topeimmediatelyrecognizedthefacesshesaw thepreviousdayandshealsosawnewfaces.Mostofwhichweregirls.Justinledher towhereagroupofpeoplewereseated. "Heyguys,wassup?"Hegreeted. "YoJustin!Whereyoubeenbrother?"Samuelsaid. "IhadtogogetTope."Herepliedandheldherlikehewasshowingheroff."Guysthisis Tope.Tope,law21" "Hi"Topesaidtothefacesthatwerestaring. "Heyhaveaseat."ItwasChris.Hestoodupforhertosit. "Thanks."Topemanagedtosay.Itwasobviousthatshewasshy.Shesatdown.She lookedatJustin.Hesmiledather. "Yougood?"Hemouthed.Shenodded.Henoddedback. Somehow,Topefeltuneasy.Shedecidedtolookaround.Sheregrettedthatshedidso almostimmediately.Asshelookedsideways,shesawthisgirlstaringintenselyather. Infact,shewasglaring.Topeshuddered. Whyisshestaringlikethat?Topethought.Thereandthen,shedecidedthatthegirlwas goingtobethefewpeopleshe'lltrytoavoidinJustin'sclass.Justincameovertoher. Hebentdowninfrontofher. "Hey,um,thematchwillstartsoonsoIwanttogetsomesnacksforustoeatwhileit's on." "OhI'llfollowyou."Shesaid. "Nah.Juststayhere.It'llonlybeaminute."Topenodded.Shewatchedhimasheleft withChrisandSamuel.Shewatchedtheracesandotherattractions.Sheheardlaughter comefrombehindher.Shestrainedherearstohearwhatthegirlsweresaying. "Where'sshefrom?"Oneasked. "Yabatech.Shelookslikeoneofthem."anotherreplied.Theylaughed. "Idon'tthinkso.Ithinkshe'sfromUnilagtoo." "Ugh!" "IssheJustin'sgirlfriend?"Anotheroneasked. "Ofcoursenot!"Thisvoicewaslouder. "WeallknowthatJustinbelongstoSilvia." Tope'sheartskippedabeat.Shepretendedtoconcentrateontheeventsgoingonthe field. "Sadeisright."Anothersaid.Everyoneagreed.TheirgossipdieddownwhenJustinand hisfriendsreturned.Topedecidedtogetbackatthelousygirls. "Heyyou."Topesaid."Iwasfamished."Shesawthathebroughtcoke."Oooh,coke." Hepassedittoher."Youcouldhavesaidyouwerehungryyouknow." "Girlsdon'tactuallysaywhattheywant.Theyexpecttheguystoknowitalready."She smiled. Hesmiledback.Hesatdownbesideher. "Poopcorn?"Heasked. "Sure."Topesaidandpaused."Wait,Ididn'thearright.Yousaidpoopcorn?" Justinlaughed."Ididn'tthinkyou'dnotice." "Ididand,ew.Idonotwantpoopcorn.Butifyou'vegotpopcorn,I'llgladlyaccept"Tope said,laughing. "Hereyougo."Hepassedthepackofpopcornintoheropenhands. Theplayersstormedthefield. "GoLaw21!"Justinyelled. "Woooo!"Topeyelledback. Thetwoofthemlaughed.Topemadeherselfcomfortable.Sheputherheadonhis shoulderandimmediatelynoticedthatshecouldn'tseethematchwell. "Canyouseethefieldlikethat?"Justinasked. "Yeahsure."Shelied.Topewasprettysurethelousygirlswereburningwithannoyance. Shesmiled. Justin'sheartwasthumpingslightly.Hethoughtaboutputtinghisarmaroundherback sohecouldbemorecomfortable.Hesummonedcourageandwrappedherwithhis rightarm.Silviahadhadenough.Outraged,shestoodupandwalkeduptothem. "HeyJustin,canIspeaktoyou?" "Yeahsure.Spill."Hemunchedpopcorn. "Um."SheglaredatTope."Privately." Topereturnedtheglare. "Idon'tthinkthisisthebesttimeSilvia."Justinexplained."Clearly,I'mwithsomeone." "OhI'msureshewouldn'tmind."Shegaveafakesmile."Wouldyou?"SheaskedTope. "It'llbeaminute." "Nonotatall.Sinceit'ssoimportantIreallydon'tmind."Topesaid,returningthefake smile.Justinwasoblivioustowhatwasgoingonbetweenthetwogirls.Hestoodup. Heledherfewfeetaway. "Sowhat'ssourgentthatyoucouldn'twait?" "Howcanyousayyou'renotdatingthatgirl?"Silviablurted. "What?"Justinwasshocked."That'swhyyoucalledme?"Hestartedlaughing. "Justin!Whyareyouactinglikethis?" "Whyareyoujealous?Thebothofusaren'tevendating." "Yet.Wearen'tdatingyet."Silviapointedout. "WhathascomeoveryouSilvia?"Justinasked."You'vebecomesoobsessed.It'snot healthy." "WhosaidI'mobsessed?" "Comeongirl.Everyoneknowsyou'reobsessedwithme." "Whywon'tyoudateme?" "You'renotgivingmeanyreasonto." "Whatdoyoumean?"Sheasked. "Seewhatyou'redoingnow.Iamnotyourboyfriendandstillyouactlikethisjealous wife.You'realwaystextingme,callingme,youdon'tevengivemespacetobreathe." Herfacehadchangedtremendously.Hewenton."LookSilvia,you'reaverybeautifulgirl. You'resupposedtobechased.Nottheotherwayaround.Lookatyou,you'restressed. Tired.Maybeifyougiveitachill,youmightgetwhatyouwant." "Ididn'trealize." "Iknow." "Youlikeherright?"SheaskedandhalfpointedtoTope. "Youknowwhat,I'mnotgonnalietoyou,Idonotknow.LikeIsaidshewasmyfriendin secondaryschool.Butitwasmorethanthat.Ilikedheralot.ButthenIchangedschool. Andnowheresheisagain,Iguesstheoldfeelingsareresurfacing." Silviasighed."I'msorryforreactingthatway.IguessI'mobsessed." Justintouchedhershoulder."Howaboutyouactuallygivemetimetofallforyou?And seeifitactuallyhappens." Shenodded."That'llbenice."Shesmiled. "We'regood?" "Yeah." "Comeon,we'remissingthematch." Silviahuggedhim.IttookJustinbysurprise.Shereleasedhimandwenttoherfriends. JustinwalkedbacktoTope. "Hey."Hesaidashesatdownbesideher. "Hey,youweregonelong.Wasthereanyproblem?"Sheasked. "Uhnotreally." Topewantedtoask,butsomehow,sheknewwhattheytalkedabout.Noonehadtotell herthattheSilviagirllikedJustin. "Thematchisreallytoughright?"Heasked. "Yes.Itreallyisthough." TherewasanawkwardmomentofsilenceuntilLaw21foundthenet.Everyone stormedthefield.Theyearonestudentsweretough. Afteralongbattle,theLaw21clinchedthevictorywith2goalsto1.Itwasahard earnedvictory.Theplayerscrowdedthecupastheytookpictures.Somehow,Justin andTopegotintooneofthepictures.Later,JustinwalkedTopetoherhostel. "Woah.Whataday."Justinexclaimed. "Iknowright" "Ican'tstillbelievethatyoulovefootball." "Well,mybrothersmademelikethesport." "Ohyeah."Hesmiled."Nowonder." "Sincetheywereolder,Igrewuplikingthesport." "Nice.Wherearetheynow?" "ToyosiisinOAU,finalyearmechanicalengineering.WhileTadeisservinginEkiti." Justinnodded.Theygottoherhostel.Itwasdarkalready.Justinlookedathiswatch.It wasalready7:30. "Thanks."Topesmiled."Ihadaswelltime." Justingrinned."Youdon'thavetothankme.It'swhatIdo." "Bye.We'lltalk." "Sure." Topewavedandwalkedtotheentranceofherhostel.Sheturnedaround.Hewasstill waiting.Shewavedagain.Hewavedback.Sheenteredherhostel.Justinturnedandleft.