Chapter 31. A Tentative Friendship

Recap: Isaac opened up about his dark past and hoped to form a connection with Precious, who remained cautious. Kolade realised he may have gotten himself into something more sinister than he expected by trying to get into Leo’s good books, but does Leo even have a good side?

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Anna did a pretty good job of convincing me to listen to Isaac. I agreed to a meeting and we met up at Aroma, the campus’s prime hangout spot. Luckily for us, there weren’t many people there so less curious gazes trailed us about. I realized most students would be studying for exams and I felt a pang of guilt that I had not met my study quota for the day.

“I really need to study.”

“But we just got here.” Isaac raised an eyebrow.

“I know but I have a lot of topics to cover.” I shrugged.

“I understand, you love your books, I won’t take your time. How about we order something?” He smiled and signalled the waiter.

It was not long before the food and