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It's the second time in the same day I am staring up at a gigantic man whom I know very well I can not fight with and win. This is what happens everytime my mouth speaks on it's own.
"You're a very reckless, mouthy geek!" The guy snarls, breathing into my face. "Say one more word and I will..." Hilda cuts him short.
"Hello sir, that's my friend! She is having a tough day, just leave her alone." Hilda says rushing towards us.
The guy steps away from me.
"No, she got a nasty mouth! Someone need to teach her a lesson!" The girlfriend says. She glances at her boyfriend with pleading eyes.
"Mind doing it yourself? Because I will be kind enough to return the favour." I fire back.
"Sarah! Shut your mouth and follow me, now!" Hilda yells at me, she grabs my wrist with her free hand and drags me towards the door.
"See you later, little geek!" I hear the guy shout.
"Keep your mouth shut!" Hilda warns. "That's the student reader." She informs.
"That jerk?!!" I exclaim. Who would elect him?
"Let's go have the drinks, then I am taking you home!" She says in a voice that almost makes me shiver. The girl is scary when mad.
* * * * *
"Thank you for being my friend today, it would have been even worse if it wasn't for your help." I thank Hilda who is steering the wheel of her blue sedan. She gave me a ride home, at least I didn't have to bear walking the distance.
"I didn't mind chasing Billionaire Harvard, he is worth it, but saving you from Greyton...that took effort." She answers.
Urgh! I hate her honesty!
"Sorry about that! They were rude to me and I was already angry." I apologize.
Surely there was no other way of dealing with those two. How could I let them mock me while standing right by my side? You never know how humiliating some situations are until you experience them.
"You need to keep a low profile for sometime, let people forget what is in social media." I hear Hilda say.
"What?!"
"You knew you would trend, right?" She asks. My heartbeat pauses!
"No, I was hoping no one bothered to post. How bad is it?" I say, my lips are trembling.
She uses one hand to steer the wheel while the other digs into her purse and takes out her phone.
"See for yourself." She says, hands me the phone."
"Where am I looking, YouTube, Twitter or f*******:?"
"And i********: as well. But it's not bad, there are some that does better." She says with a smile. "None of the posts have more than ten thousand views."
Ten thousand?!! Like a celebrity video?
Hilda's phone has no lock pettern and she didn't log out of her f*******: account. So I easily find the video.
The likes are close to eight thousand, that's not too bad, I will live. I put Hilda's phone back into her purse.
"Your home isn't as far as you made me think." Hilda comments looking at the yellow gate ahead of us.
"You should try footing some day." I reply.
The car halts a metre away from the gate, I give Hilda a tight hug before leaving her car.
"I'll try calling your phone when I get home, see what happens." She says.
"Good luck with that!" I say before going through the gate. If the guy ignored us after we chased and screamed at him, how would he answer a cheap, old phone that isn't his? He must have already threw it away anyway.
I hear mom and Neo talking inside the house as I climb the front stairs.
"It was gallant to confront Billionaire Harvard like that, I am sure she would have punched him if it wasn't for all those people watching." Mom says, she doesn't sound mad, thank God.
"Yeah. She made my day, too bad she lost her phone." I hear Neo reply. He doesn't sound mad either, all is well.
I swing the door open and step inside.
The two are on the couch, Neo is watching the video on YouTube.
"And here she is, our naughty little geek!" He says smiling, tosses the phone aside.
"Have a seat honey! I'll get you something to eat, then you will tell us all about your confrontation with the billionaire." Mom says, her smile is huge. The woman loves gossip. Guess that's why she and Neo get along.
Neo comes and wraps his hands around me, very briefly then steps back as if I stink.
"Sorry about your phone! I just ordered pizza, will give you a slice when it gets here. Hope it helps calm your nerves." He offers.
He is being nice today, like embarrassing myself is what I needed to do to earn his love.
"Thanks!" I say.
Mom walks back in with two sandwiches and a glass of milk. She sets them on the table.
"I will go eat in my room, thanks very much!" I say, she frowns.
"You're supposed to tell us what happened while you eat." Neo points out, mother nods her head in agreement.
I know they will be annoyed if I pick up the food and leave. So I quickly tell them everything. They ask a million questions, I answer most. I take my food to my room after they get satisfied.
Once in my room, I go straight to my laptop. I notice I got a f*******: message from Hilda so I click on it.
Hilda: Great news, naughty! Just called your phone!!!! Guess who answered???!!!
I quickly type a reply and click 'send'.
Me: Who?
Hilda: My one and only hot like fuck
crush!!! You have no idea how melodic his voice sounds on phone!
Me: You spoke to him?!
Hilda: Yeah, I could hardly hold myself from ...you know...reaching for my ***** while he screamed "f**k Off!" .
Me: That's what he said?!
Hilda: Yeah. He asked if I was with you, I said no, he told me to f**k off. I am thrilled I spoke to him through.
Wow! So he still got the phone. Why would he answer my calls? Didn't his momma teach him the art of respecting others privacy as well as being a little humble? Gorgeous son of a b***h!
Me: Sorry about the 'f**k Off'! Your crush is that arrogant.
Hilda: Which makes him even sexier! I will try him again tomorrow, see if he is less moody.
Me: Wish you good luck! Goodnight!
Hilda: Goodnight! Hope I find some sleep, I am so nervous after talking to him.
I don't reply that, I am too hungry to be kept waiting.
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