Our Hearts Beat For Anne

Anne's pov

I entered my hostel room and sat down on my bed. I was glad my two roommates and besties Jane and Pamela weren't around to bombard me with questions.  They are sweet and caring alright, but they can also be quite annoying. They are aware of what has been going on in my life and have been supportive, I love them but right now, I wasn't ready to answer questions.

After I ran into Andrew or should I say the door he hit on my face, he took me to a restaurant and true to his words,  it was an open space with lots of people. There, he poured out his heart and the pain he has been going through since he was little. He apologized severally for his action and I actually felt deep pity for him. I was touched with the way he expressed himself, like he has been holding it all in waiting to explode.

He told me how his dad has been treating him, making him feel inferior because he failed most times in school and had to repeat two classes, how his dad berated him when he told him he wanted to go into music.

I was cautious not to fall into any trap he might be setting but looking into his eyes, I saw real pain.

During our conversation, I confronted him concerning his brother trying to buy my silence but he found it amusing that I thought his brother could do such and kept on snickering which was annoying. Well, it made me rethink the situation and maybe, just maybe, his brother was giving me money to tend to my wounds with nothing attached.

Andrew's a free spirited guy. Despite the cause of our meeting, I actually enjoyed his company. After settling our differences, we got along well.

*******

I opened my eyes and it was already dark. I must have slept off. Jane and Pamela were back and were discussing.

'Hey.' I said.

They looked up at same time.

'Hey babe, how you doing?' Jane said moving to sit on my bed.

'Am fine. Thank you guys for taking me to the hospital,  I really appreciate.'

'Don't mention babe.' Jane said.

'Has it been long you guys entered.' I said sitting up.

'Not really. We found you sleeping, you must be really exhausted?' Pamela said coming over too.

'Hmmm, I guess.'

'Speaking of hospitals, we saw that s.e.xy doctor that drove you back,  girl that man is finnnne!' Jane said and guffawed. Pamela nodded in agreement.

'Shut up.' I said flushed. My mind went back to that moment in the hospital. The things I felt.

'If we hadn't classes then, we would have found a way to atleast get his number.' Jane said and they both laughed.

I don't dare tell them he attended to me because they will pummel me with questions.

We chatted through the night on different topic, from who dated who, the guys that toasted them to what we'll eat tomorrow.

Pamela has had her eyes on our lecturer Mr Ken since our first year and has been trying to get the man to notice her. Oh well, Pamela is beautiful but the man is loved by many and she isn't the only one trying.

Jane on the other hand has been dating a particular guy since high school who's studying abroad. They call and skype all the time. They're really trying to make it work.

We got tired around two in the morning and my rommies went to sleep. I wasn't tired cause I had slept earlier and decided to read my book. I ain't going to night class ever again.

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Andrew's pov

I was so happy with the way things turned out between me and Anne. She gave me listening ears and judged me less.

From our encounter, I realized she wasn't the shy type at all. She gets real quiet when she wants to and vise versa.

She gave me her undivided attention when she should have been running for the hills, I respect her for that.

I inserted the spare key to my brother's apartment and entered. Of course, Vin is still awake, going through his medical journal.

'Whatsup dude?'

He looked up and smiled.

Yea, people always think my brother is stuck up. Actually,  his not. His all hard on the exterior but warm, soft and fluffy on the inside.

'Someone is in a good mood.' He said still smiling.

'Yea bro, I had a long and nice talk with Anne.' I said going to sit on the couch.

'Anne?'

'Yea, we have gotten everything past us and am glad we did. She is fun to be with when she's not mad at you.'

'Good for you but hey, get your game together and stop messing around.'

'Yea yea, I got it the thousandth time but you know me, am the rebel, viva la evil!' I said and ran to my room as he flung the couch pillow at me.

After taking my bath and brushing my teeth, I laid on my bed with my front facing the ceiling and thought of Anne.

I can't stop myself. I could picture her face staring at me and those lips, how they open when she speaks. Just thinking about her is arousing.

She is definitely a tough girl. Not like all those girls who would beg me to sleep with them. She's beautiful but she doesn't know that.

I slept off thinking of her next to me.