When I Met You

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 3

A new friend

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I headed to the hospital immediately after leaving Mr Parker office

” hello ma, i am here for my sister”. I said to a nurse who I saw seated in front of a computer

” what is her name?”. She asked without looking at me

” Zara Stark”. I replied

She searched for the name onthe system

“The kidney transplant patient”. She said

I nodded

“She is in children ward 7″. She said and I nodded

I walked over to the children ward and read the numbers written boldly on the door

” Ward 7″. I muttered as I opened the door quietly.

I walked in and was surprised to see 7 sick children in a small room

” Mother”. I called as I saw her,she was sitting on a low stool watching over Zara who was sleeping

She turned to look at me

“Nora”.She called

I smiled and walked towards her

” how is Zara doing?”. I asked her sitting on the bed

” she is recovering faster than I expected”. She replied smiling

“Good”. I said

” Did you get the scholarship?”. She asked

” yes mum”. I said in excitement

She stood up and hugged me

” I am so proud of you and I bet your father would be proud also if he were to be alive”. She said and I immediately felt guilty

” mother you can go home, I will stay here with Zara”. I told her

” fine , she said standing up, I will hurry home and take a quick shower so you can go back home on time and prepare for school tomorrow”. She said

” okay mom”. I said

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I looked around the room and stared at the sick little kids. Some were sleeping while others were playing with their guardians

” how will someone breathe in this small room”. I thought, I am sure there are other bigger rooms than this

” Nora”. I heard Zara call

I turned to look at her, she was awake

” when did you wake ?”. I asked her

” just now”.she replied

” how are you feeling?”. I asked her

” I am better”.she replied weakly

” mum told me you paid my bill”. She said

I nodded. ” it is the money from a scholarship exam

” is that so”. She said

I nodded

” did you get the scholarship?”. She asked me

I nodded and looked at her . I met her gaze and immediately looked away

” Best of luck at Adams college”. She said

” Thanks “. I said smiling

My phone suddenly rang and I sighed when I checked the caller, it was Mr Parker

” hello Parker”. I said immediately I picked it

” hello baby”. He replied , where are you?. he asked

” I am at the hospital with my sister “. I replied

” oh, how is she feeling?”.He asked

” she is getting better” I replied

” okay good,can we see tomorrow?”. He asked , I am missing you

” okay sir”. I said and ended the call

” is this how this man will keep on using me”. I thought, I am glad he is impotent at least my virginity would be intact

” who is Parker?”. Zara asked interrupting my thoughts

” he is just a friend”. I replied

” I know all you friends Nora”. She said

” you don’t know this one , I met him last week”. I said defending myself

” is he your boyfriend?”. She asked

” hell no”. I replied

She smiled

” when you get to Adams college, avoid Damon Adams I heard he is cold hearted and rude”. She said advising me

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The door opened and my mum walked in holding a bag

” you can go home Nora”. She said

” I leaned towards Zara and pecked her before standing up

“I already made dinner”. She said

” okay mom “. I said

” don’t forget to lock the door”.she instructed

” I won’t”. I said leaning over to kiss her

” Good night mom Good night Zara”. I waved and left

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It was already late when I got home, I went over to the kitchen and opened the pot

Rice”. I muttered, I dished little into a plate and sat down quietly on the floor to eat it

When I was done eating, I went over to the bed that I and Zara share and laid down

” I thought of Parker , i wondered when he will stop disturbing me”.

I am a step towards my dream and I will make sure I remove my family from poverty

I kept on thinking about lot of things and soon drifted off to sleep

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I woke up early the next day .

“Today will be my first day at Adams college”.

I quickly rushed into the bathroom

” D–n”. There was no water. I quickly went over to the neighbour house to get two buckets of water

I dropped one bucket in the kitchen and used the the second one to bath

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I searched my wardrobe looking for something nice to wear and soon settled for a black gown

I put it on with my red sandals, I plaited my hair into a loosed bun and applied little makeup.

I went over to the kitchen to check the remaining rice, it was already stale

” I will get something at the cafe”.

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I flagged down a taxi and I immediately got in when it stopped

” Where are you going?”.he asked

” Adams college “. I said with pride, he looked at me through the rear mirror and gave me a small smile

I guess he observed i was a scholarship student through my simple dressing

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He soon stopped in front of a gigantic building with a very tall gate

” we are here”. He said when he noticed I was lost staring

I got down from the taxi and paid him

I walked towards the gate and was intimidated by the scary looking securities

” I am a scholarship student”. I said to one of the securities handing him the form that Mr Parker signed on

” you can go in”. He said flashing me a smile

I walked in and immediately felt like a beggar When I saw students coming in with expensive cars and putting on expensive clothes

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I stood there lost in staring so I did not hear a car horn and almost got hit by the car. The car stopped and a beautiful lady came out from it

” if you want to die there are different ways to die”.she said

“I am sorry”. I apologised to her

She eyed me from head to toe

” I wonder what a beggar like you is doing in this school, are you a beggar?”. She asked mocking me

” don’t ever cross my path again”. She warned as she got into her car and zoomed off

” do I look like a beggar?”. I muttered assessing myself

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I walked around the school asking for the direction to the director office but no one gave me attention

” why are you seated here?”. I heard a voice asked

I turned back and saw a blond haired beauty smiling at me

” are you talking to me?”. I asked her obviously surprised that someone would actually talk to me

She nodded . ” I am Noami”. She said stretching her hands

” I am Nora “. I replied shaking her hands

” so why are you seated here? Or don’t you like going to class like me?”. She asked

” I am new here and I need direction to the director office”. I explained

” are you kidding me?”. She asked

” no”. I said shaking my head negatively

” you are seated in front of the office”. She said

” really”. I said looking at the beautiful building in front of me

” you can go on in , I will wait here for you”. She said

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I walked to the front of the office and knocked

” come in”. I heard a grumpy voice said

I opened the door and walked carefully into the room

” Good morning Sir”. I greeted

” morning”. He answered sharply

I walked towards him and handed him the form

He studied it and smiled

” can I see your documents”. He said

I handed it over to him

” impressive”. He said after looking at it

” are you related to Mr Parker?”. He asked

” No”. I said

” I wonder why he agreed to pay your fees throughout your 3 years course here”. He said

” I don’t understand sir, I thought it was a scholarship “. I said

” we don’t give scholarship here”. He said

” fill this”. He said handing me a form, I filled up the form and gave it back to him

He studied it for a while and nodded

” welcome to Adams college”. He said handing me a map, this will help with directions

I thanked him and left the office

“What does he mean by I am not here on scholarship does it Mr Parker is paying for everything?

” does it mean I am indebted to him”. I thought

“Nora”. Noami called immediately I got outside

” how did it go?”. She asked running over to me

” fine”. I said forcing a smile

” what do you major in?”. She asked

” Psychology” I replied

” wow, we both have the same major “she said in excitement

” really”. I said smiling

She nodded

” why don’t you like going to class?”. I asked

” it is usually boring, I was forced to come here by my dad”. She said

” why would anyone be forced to come to this school”. I asked

“I am not good at studying”.she said bending her heads in shame

” it is alright”. I said to her, I will assist by explaining anything you don’t understand”. I said to make me happy

” really”.she asked

I nodded

” cool”. She said holding my hands as we walked to class

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Nora already has a new friend?

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Is Mr Parker help genuine?