VISITORS: THE LOVERS TALES

and beating the table with their fists"Sorry I am late. Everyone to page thirty of Organic Biology please" she said as the students scurried off

""Why did she broadcast it, he just came back from her not less than a minutes and Bella knows now?" Jamal asked"It was her friend that actually told Bella......""Hold on, she told Bella, like cheerleader Bella?" Finn interrupted her"The one and only" Misha saidFinn groaned loudly"Can you stop that?""As you can see, I have no control over myself" he muttered"Dude, you are going to be fine" Jamal said and touched a hand to Finn's shoulder"You think? Finn looked at him scornfully"The truth? No" Jamal said and relaxed back in his chair"Jamal!" Misha looked at him scornfully"God, I missed that look" he laced his hands behind the back of his head and rested his head on it"Finn, you are going to be fine, okay. It is Faidat, she isn't just any girl"Finn looked at her"I have never been on a date before you know?""And you are not going to mess this one up""I hope so""Wait, where are you meeting because I happen to know some places that don't exist in the school, in case things get too.... You know?" he winked at Finn"You are honestly not helping" Misha warned"Am sorry, I just can't stop" he laughed"Where did you picked?""Told her to meet me at the field, but we are going to the A.V Lab""Why would pick the A.V Lab?" Misha looked at him"I don't know, I was not in control of my own body""Can you please stop with that phrase?" Jamal said and looked at Babatunde as he continued eating chocolates after chocolates"That place is dark, moody, and full of old speakers, stereos and jukeboxes, why would anyone put a jukebox in this school?" Misha pointed out"I think that is the perfect place" Babatunde said, he was scribbling something on a book"You think?""Never mind me"They sat in silence and they all looked at Finn. He was a mess, he was sweating and he kept dabbing at this forehead with the sleeve of his shirt, his long curly hair was stuck on his forehead and he seemed to be breathing through his mouth. Misha reached across the table and held his hand, he looked at her and she squeezed his hand in assurance."You are going to be fine""Seriously dude, just be yourself" Jamal said and patted his backHe looked at Babatunde and he felt that courage again, he felt like he would take on the whole world"Thanks guys""Group hugs" Jamal stood up"Don't think of it" Misha said through gritted teeth"Ok" he said and sat down held his palms out"Guys, should we tell her?" Babatunde said and look at Misha"Oh, please I don't want to remember" Jamal said, he got up and walk towards the counter"What that?" she called after him, she looked Finn"Don't ask me, I don't want to either" he stood up and walked to the counter. He could hear Babatunde telling Misha about the half goat-half human they saw and he hummed so not to hear what he was about to say. He got to the counter; Jamal was perched on a stool there. He sat beside him and lay his head on the counter top. The woman there looked at him; he raised his head to smile at her, she laughed and attends to what she was doing. She never caught her name, and he was sure she doesn't know his name. She calls him 'Oyinbo' like most uneducated and non staff members does, hearing it come from her makes him feel good than the others."So, how are you going to do it?" Jamal asked eating an ice cream he had bought before Finn got there"Do what?"He gave him a look as if to tell him he was the most stupid human being he has ever set his eye on. He licked his spoon and asked"Your date?""Oh... yeah... that, I don't know""You don't know?""Should I?""Ohmagawd, you are hopeless" he muttered turning his head slowly to look at Finn"What should I do?"He turned around on his stool to face him"You have come to the right person""How come I have come to the right person, when you can't even ask someone you like out?" Finn asked with a brow raised high in doubt"This is about you, not me okay?" he shot back at him"Yeah, whatever"Finn felt something cold pressing against his hand; he looked at it and saw it was a bottle of coke. He looked up and saw the woman smiled at him, before she pushed it into his hands. He didn't know what to say, he searched for the right words to say his thanks. He should impress her, he thought. He has been learning a few of the native language from Jamal and whenever it was been said in the club."Ese ma" he spoke in her native language, Yoruba. "Thank you ma" She laughed and went to continue what she was doing"Did I said that right?" he looked at Jamal"7 out of 10 maybe"He was pleased with himself, he opened the bottle with his teeth; he learned the act from Misha, and gulp the liquid down his throat, he didn't realized he needed it until he was drinking it."So, back to what I was saying, how do you make your first move?""I talk to her?""No, you don't"Finn gave him a look"First, you compliment her dress and tell her she look great, try not to make it sounds like you adore her and at the same time, don't try to seem uninterested in her""How am I supposed to do that?" Finn asked utterly confused"It is called maximum aloofness" Jamal said with a smirk"Ok. Should I jot this down or...?""Come on guy; work with me here, you are the one who needs this not me" he said intolerantlyFinn gulped down what remained of his coke and stood up before he smoothen his shirt"Don't worry about me, I will do just fine" he said and patted Jamal's shoulder"How did you level of confidence went from zero to a hundred" he frowned his face"I am not myself" he stressed and walked back to the tableJamal ordered two more ice creams and went back to the others. He sat beside Misha and offered her an ice cream"I am fine thanks" she said without looking at him"I will take that" Babatunde said giggling and collected one from his hanging hand."That wasn't cool""Never said it was"Misha stood up"I have a class, and I will be seeing you guys at dinner, but not you Finn, definitely not you" she winked at him and gave him a mischievous smile. She snatch a chocolate off the table and bounced out of the cafeteria."What the hell is up with her?" Jamal looked at both of his friendsThey shrugged their shoulders.It was after 7:00Pm in the evening and in Barclay's hostel, Finn Akinade Smith was a mess. They had gone through his clothes and they weren't sure if they were something really good enough to go on a date with. Jamal picked up a yellow shirt and oversized jeans up to him with a smile. He undressed and dressed and they finally settled with a thick cream turtleneck sweater and faded jeans, Babatunde cleaned his shoes, he had sneaked over to help with Finn's dressing. They both sat on the bed and looked at him all over"You look neat" Babatunde complimented him"Just neat?" Finn looked at himself all over"What else do you want me to say?" he looked at him with a questioning look"Something along the line of you look like someone that could make a good impression on his first date?""Told you many times you have got this"Jamal walked to him with a bottle of perfume, he raised Finn's arm and sprayed a little there, and he ruffled his hair and sprayed it, he took a comb out of his pocket, combing his hair down. Babatunde rolled his eyes at him."Looks like you are really enjoying yourself""Every moment of it" he said with a chuckle"I have a feeling I should get her something, right guys?""Yeah, you should" Babatunde said nodding. He was perched on Finn's bed."What should I get?""I don't know"Finn scratched his hair and Jamal slapped his hand back"Don't mess it up"They walked him out of the hostel into the cold night, the watch man wasn't there yet, the electricity was on and the school was flooded with light. The night sky was pregnant with stars and the moon was unveiling itself behind a thick cloud. The air was cold and fresh; he tied his muffler tightly around his neck and put his hand into his pocket. He strode towards the field. He nods at his friends when they waved at him. His head was flooded with questions. 'Will she be there?' 'Did he dress well?' 'Was his hair lying flat?' he ran a hand over his hair and it sprang up into a curly mess. 'Shit, I shouldn't have done that' he muttered to himself. He was almost nearing the field now, he could see the long wooden steps around it, and he could make out a silhouette in the darkness, it was a feminine shape. He walked towards her, the figure stood up as he approaches it. It was getting clearer in focus now, she stopped a few feet away from him, and he covered the distance and found himself staring at her eyes. She was still the same, small and amazingly beautiful girl he saw at the cafeteria. She was wearing a gown that ended below her ankles, she had packed her hair into two big buns that sat atop her head, and tendrils of it blew softly as if the wind was toying with it. She wasn't wearing her specs and the moon who was now out behind the cloud reflected in her glasses and deep into her blue eyes. 'He didn't know she had blue eyes'. She was biting down on her lip. Finn knew he had to say something, but the words were stuck behind his