CHAPTER TWENTY-TWORufus got into the white Bugatti as soon as the Chauffeur opened the door for him, and they drove straight to Hilton’s college, moving through the avenue that led to the students’ parking lot until Andy parked the car and alighted at once to get the door for Rufus, who was in the back seat.At that point, the attraction of all the students who were in and around the parking lot marveled at the sight of the exotic car that they had not seen before on the school premises. Sights of admiration were cast on Rufus as he stepped out of the car and adjusted his clothes, a confident smile on his face.Coincidentally, Julius was also at the park with Mia and Dan, and his spotlight was stolen from him as everyone who usually wanted a photo of him or just wanted to say hi, including the ladies, changed their focus to Rufus, whose entire appearance was both intriguing and catchy.“Who the hell is that?” Julius’s eyes stared curiously at Rufus, who was surrounded by almost all t

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOURRufus became the hottest topic in school that morning as everyone who saw him walking through the hallway had their eyes on him, wondering who he was and when he had gotten into the school.On the other hand, he knew his way around the school, and that made everyone who saw him walking confidently to the locker room for the senior students to wonder how he was able to know all of that since he was evidently new to the school.Most of the new students who had come to the school always needed someone to show them around, but the dashing young man seemed to know even more than some older students.The bell had stopped ringing for the students to move to their classrooms, but some of them were still standing along the hallway, talking about the new student or some other topic that they had left out as a result of the weekend.Rufus listened attentively to see if any other person was going to talk about him and the tragic incident, but it seemed as though he didn't matt

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIXThe last lecture they had was on anatomy before the bell for lunch break went off, and everyone left the classroom except for Rufus who sat back, waiting patiently until everyone was out.“Cyra? Are you there?”“Always.” Cyra’s voice echoed from within his head, and he sighed softly while he looked around to be sure that he was really alone, and that no one was coming into the classroom. He was about to speak when he saw two ladies walking into the classroom with coy smiles on their faces. Their steps were slow but steady, and it was obvious that they had something up their sleeves as they walked up to him.“Well, it seems you have some admirers already.” Cyra teased, but Rufus said nothing as he stared at the ladies who were already close to him, and were definitely going to see him if he said anything to Cyra.Rufus looked at the ladies closer, and after noticing that they looked identical, he realized that they could be sisters.They had the same long raven-black

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHTRufus gave Julius a glare while the bully was forced to take two steps backward, seeing that Rufus was getting close to him with a stern look on his face.“You don’t know when to give up, do you?” Rufus snarled angrily at Julius while he forced himself not to throw a punch on his face. He could feel Cyra urging him not to even though she refused to say a word.At that moment, every other person had backed off, including the female worker who slowly returned back to her position, and decided to watch from afar.No one was willing to interfere in the affair of the two of them as they waited eagerly to see what Julius’s reaction was going to be.“Why won't you mind your business, newbie? Can’t you just stay in your lane? Must you try to poke your nose into things that do not concern you?”“Oh, I assure you. I will always be here to stop you from bullying other students, Julius Prescott. I am your bane, your Waterloo.”“What?”“Yes, Julius. I can see that you are very

CHAPTER THIRTYNoah was speechless, but he was also glad at the same time. No one had ever chosen to stay with him for any reason, and he couldn’t stop smiling at Rufus, who drank from the can of milkshake and smacked his lips at once.“This tastes really nice, Noah. I love it!”“I am glad you like it.” Noah chuckled excitedly, and then he grabbed his sausage rolls and took a bite that gave him a mouthful.He munched until he crushed the food entirely inside his mouth, and then he diluted it with his own milkshake.“Why did you transfer to this college? Were you in another city?” Noah broke the few seconds of silence that had lingered between them for almost a minute. He was very curious to know more about Rufus, who slowly dropped the can of milkshake on the table and sighed softly.“Well, I was once in this city, but I went away for a while and returned home recently. I decided to come here to finish my senior year.”“And you chose Hilton’s college?” Noah asked with a look of surpri