What are friends for? Episode 20

What are friends for?

Episode 20

“Pam! Don’t tell me that you’ve been listening to my conversation on phone” she  asked stylishly without leaving an impression of fear. “Yes of course. I’ve been standing behind you for about five minutes just waiting for you to end the call and I heard everything” Pam said laughing.

Rita was shocked and teased him to tell her what he heard until Pam finally told her that he was lying. “I didn’t hear anything. I got to see you few seconds before you hung up the call but why are you so concerned about me hearing your conversation or not. I hope you haven’t been keeping secrets from ne?” he said but Rita quickly replied that it was female’s talk which he shouldn’t hear and was happy he didn’t hear. They left for the library thereafter.



In the scanty library filled with almost irrelevant books, Pam eventually found a manageable textbook to teach Rita a topic in one of their major course since he left his at home. It was a calculation course, so he started with simple questions just to encourage Rita to learn which she did learn not until it started getting complex. She tried hard to understand but since she wasn’t getting it and was getting headache instead, she decided to switch to what looks fascinating to her.



She stole glances more on Pam’s face than looking into the book.  The movement of his lips while he explains became the course of study to her especially when he giggled or laughed, she reciprocated with a slight smile whereas her heart skipped beats with that. “I’m very amazed at how someone can be this brilliant!” she thought about this when Pam couldn’t solve a question at first but thinking for few minutes after, he solved it.



“Rita do you understand?” Pam said this for about two times before she could hear- she was lost in thoughts but he didn’t know since she was nodding her head at intervals to signify she was getting it.

“what were you thinking about? Ok let me see if you get anything we’ve been learning since morning” he formed some questions oIfhand and asked her to solve it but she was only able to solve the simplest part after checking through her notes to follow his steps and that was all.



Pam had to start explaining it again from the beginning and ensured she was following this time by asking her what he said last. He did this until they have finished solving two questions out of four and asked that they do the remaining later since he noticed Rita was tired and looked saturated already- he didn’t want to bombard her with so much than she can chew.



All these while, they have spent close to two hours in the library. Pam checked his wristwatch and was surprised to have used that time. He told Rita he was going to church and will be happy if she can go with him. “It’s just two hours and we will back.” He said.



She agreed and followed him. On getting to church, Pam was hijacked by some ladies like as if they have been expecting him for long. He left Rita at the entrance and didn’t come back to check on her until about thirty minutes after the end of the service. Rita was angry but her anger was more of jealousy seeing girls flock around Pam all through till they left- in fact, they dint want to release him if not because Rita was already in haste.



As they walked home, Rita won’t stop thinking about what happened in church seeing Pam sings well like that. She didn’t even for one day hear him sing until in church. She was about making jest of him when he mounted the pulpit not until he sang; she became afloat in the air.



Rita developed feeling on the long run seeing Pam doing brilliantly in a lot of things she didn’t know about him before. She was really in love and was ready to express her feelings if she can. She got closer to Nath and Pam personally this semester unlike the previous when they were all together. It’s either she is with Pam studying or she’s with Nath gisting about this guy she called Darrel. She gave that name so that Nath won’t know who the person is and since the meaning of Darrel was love, it was ok with her.



“Nath! Right now, I’m very desperate or else I will be sick if I don’t get out of this obsession for Darrel. I can’t stop thinking about him every leisure time I have. Do you have any way i can be out of this? Because most times, I end up leaving everything I’m doing whenever i am lost in thought of him- even when I’m reading too. I think I love him and I suspect he is having feelings for me too. Nowadays, he’s always jealous anytime I’m talking with another guy in his presence- I can see that all over his face every time. In fact, the way he looks at me nowadays makes me want to kiss him immediately” Rita explained after writing her final examination that semester. The exams were all sweet since she prepared well from the onset with the help of Pam.


She was so happy because she didn’t believe she could write exams as easy as this but she was happier because she now has more time with Nath and Pam. She planned on staying at least three days before leaving for the long holiday only for Pam to return with a heart rending story.