The Woman I Cherish 20

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The Woman I Cherish

Jessica rushed into Jewel’s hostel.
she walked from door to door until
she got to Jewel’s door. she entered
the room and was shocked when she
didn’t see Jewel in the room. She
brought out her phone and dialed
Angel’s number, but it was switched
off. She turned and left the room
immediately.
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*
Jane was seen pacing up and down
in the waiting room of the medical
centre. she seemed very nervous.
She walked to a seat and sat down.
“what’s delaying them? I have been
waiting here for 3hours and no one
has said anything to me. what’s
really going on” she mumbled.
She stood up and continued pacing.
After pacing for some time, she went
back to sit on the seat she was
previously occupying. She bent and
rested her head on her thighs.
“hey Lucy” she heard her name.
She quickly raised her head to see
Jewel standing in her front. She
stood up immediately and hugged
him tightly.
“thank God you are okay. I was very
worried.” Lucy said.
“Thanks for bringing me here” Jewel
said.
Lucy freed him from her hold and
stared into his eyes.
“what did the doctor say happened to
you?” Lucy asked.
“he said that I ate contaminated
food.” Jewel responded.
“but how come? what did you eat?”
Lucy asked.
“I ate rice, and I drank some wine.”
Jewel responded.
“you should be careful of what you
eat.” Lucy said.
Jewel nodded in affirmation
“you must be very hungry now. let’s
go and eat” Lucy said.
“what about the quiz?” Jewel asked.
“it must have ended already. I believe
someone would replace you. come
on, let’s go and eat.” Lucy said and
pulled Jewel away from the medical
centre.
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**
Angel stormed into Jewel’s room to
find it still empty. Jessica had earlier
rushed back to the hall to inform her
that she didn’t meet Jewel in his
room. She couldn’t concentrate on
the quiz when Jessica informed her
that Jewel was missing. All her
thought was on Jewel’s whereabout,
and it eventually led to her poor
performance in the quiz. She didn’t
bother when the quiz result was
announced. she just rushed down to
Jewel’s hostel to confirm for herself.
She stood at the entrance, staring at
Jewel empty bed. She searched for
her phone on the bed, but couldn’t
find it either.
‘how will I contact him now to know
where he is.’ she thought.
She suddenly realized that Jewel
might have gone to the medical
centre.
“yes, he must have gone to the
medical centre before Jessica
arrived.” she said.
“I need to go to the medical centre
right now.”
She turned and left the room
immediately.
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***
Jewel and Lucy sat opposite each
other in the school restuarant. Their
meal had just been placed on the
table.
“okay, let’s eat” Jewel said.
Lucy took her spoon and tried to
feed Jewel, but Jewel stopped her.
“what are you doing? i’m not sick
anymore. I can feed myself” Jewel
said.
“I know. I just want to do it” Lucy
responded.
“we are in a restuarant. it looks
awkward. people are watching us”
Jewel said.
“let them watch. who cares. I just
want to take care of you for today”
Lucy responded.
“I’m very grateful, but I’m fine now”
Jewel said.
“okay let me just feed you one
spoon” Lucy insisted.
“just one spoon” Jewel said.
“yes” Lucy responded.
Jewel opened his mouth and Lucy
fed him.
“thanks” Jewel said.
“you are welcome” Lucy responded,
smiling.
“can I have my spoon now?” Jewel
asked.
“sure” Lucy responded and handed
Jewel the spoon.
They ate their food silently, and when
they were done, they left the
restuarant together.
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***
Angel lay quietly on her bed. She
wasn’t in a good mood. she was in
her room alone. several thoughts
occupied her mind. Her major
concern was Jewel’s whereabout.
she had search everywhere possible
in school but couldn’t find him. she
was lost in thought.
A knock on her door brought her
back to reality. She turned her
direction to the door.
“come in, the door is open” she said.
The door opened to reveal Jewel
standing at the entrance. Angel froze
when she saw him. She stood up
from her bed immediately and ran to
hug him. she hugged him tightly.
After hugging him for a while, she
freed him, held his both hands and
stared into his eyes.
“thank God you are okay. I was so
worried.” she said and hugged him
tightly again.
Jewel stared at her, surprised at the
care and affection she was showing
him. He never expected such
affection from her.
Angel freed him and stared deeply
into his eyes. She pulled him to her
bed and they both sat down.
“what happened? I told Jessica to
come and take you to the medical
centre, but when she got to your
room, you were not there” Angel
said.
“Lucy took me to the medical centre,
before she arrived” Jewel responded.
“but how did Lucy know that you
were not feeling fine?” Angel said.
“she only came to my room to wish
me success in the quiz, only to
realize that I wasn’t feeling fine”
Jewel responded.
“I see. thank God that she came
when she did. but what did the
doctor said was wrong with you?”
she asked.
“He said that I ate contaminated
food” Jewel responded.
“contaminated food! what did you eat
last night, and where did you get it
from?” Angel asked.
“I ate rice, and I also drank wine. The
rice was given to me by Henry. He
said Jessica gave it to him. Daniel
brought the wine to my room for us
to celebrate our in advance, before
the quiz. I think the fault was from
the rice because Daniel drank the
wine with me.” Jewel said.
“I was there when Jessica gave
Henry the rice, and it was the same
rice I ate. so it definitely can’t be
from the rice” Angel said.
“who knows, Henry might have added
something to the food before giving
it to me.” Jewel said.
“but why would he do that?” Angel
asked.
“to make me miss the quiz of
course.” Jewel responded.
“does this have to do with the fact
that he things we are dating?” Angel
asked.
“maybe” Jewel responded.
“I think I have to confront him. I have
to set things straight with him. I have
told him before that I’m not ready for
any relationship. maybe this time I
will be blunt with him” Angel said.
“no please don’t approach him. don’t
make things worst than it is. I will
look for a way to deal with this.”
Jewel said.
“okay” Angel responded.
“so how was the quiz?” Jewel asked.
“It didn’t go well jor. Daniel replaced
you, and we came third. I know we
would have done better if you were
there.” Angel said and hissed.
“at least you did your best” Jewel
said.
“I didn’t even concentrate on the
quiz” Angel said.
“let’s forget about that. next year, we
will do better.” Jewel said.
“okay” Angel responded.
“I will take my leave now.” Jewel
said.
“okay, see you in class tomorrow”
Angel responded.
Jewel stood up and left her room.
Angel waited for some minutes and
left her room also.
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*
Angel sat quietly at the garden
waiting for Henry. She had called him
on phone to meet her there. She
couldn’t take what was going on
lightly again and needed to set
things straight. She was going
against Jewel’s plea.
Henry walked into the garden few
minutes later. He went straight to
meet Angel.
“Hi”he said, smiling.
Angel stood up immediately and
glared at him.
“so it has come to the extent that you
now have the gut to harm your
roommate. I think I need to make this
clear to you. I don’t like you and will
never do. no matter what you do, I
will never date you. so don’t you try
to harm Jewel. if you do, I will report
you. I won’t say this again.” she
warned.
Henry stared at her in shock. He
didn’t understand why Angel was
saying all that to him.
Angel glared at him one last time and
turned to leave. she stopped and
turned back to face him. she felt she
didn’t say enough to him.
“for your information, Jewel and I are
dating. He is now my boyfriend. so I
won’t allow you to harm him” Angel
said.
Henry froze when she said that. He
stared angrily at her.
Angel left his presence immediately
she said that. She did what was on
her mind, and that was to make
Henry angry. She wanted to pay him
back for trying to harm Jewel and
that was the best way she could
think of.
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**
Jewel lay on his bed, trying to get
some sleep, but couldn’t fall asleep.
He picked a book and busied himself
with it instead. His door suddenly
opened and Henry stormed in. Henry
rushed to meet him on his bed and
forcefully dragged him to stand up.
“what are you doing?” Jewel asked.
Henry replied his question with a
heavy punch on his jaw. Jewel fell
back on his bed. He stared at Henry
in shock. Henry rushed furiously at
him immediately and punched him
continuously on the face. After
several punches on his face, Jewel
managed to pushed him away. Henry
staggered few step backward before
gaining balance. They stared angrily
at each other, breathing heavily.
After staring at each other for a
while, Henry finally spoke.
“you think you can take her easily
away from me. you think I will just
sit back and do nothing. You
betrayal. Why must you go for the
one you know I like. Out of all the
girls in school, why must it be her?
You deceived me and went behind
me to steal my woman from me.”He
barked, still breathing heavily.
“don’t think this is over”
Henry turned and stormed out of the
room. Jewel stared continuously at
the door, and couldn’t find a clear
explanation to what just happened.

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