###Chapter 98

Chapter 98


7am..

Diana Pov

I dressed up eager to meet my family.
They would arrive sooner or later.

As I fixed my hair into pigtails still leaving the fringes,Delia went out to meet her family.

I soon relaxed and waited for my family to come .

Few minutes past nine, they had arrived and I hurried out to go meet them.

On my way, I came across Ryan taking a stroll along the footpaths.

"Hey!" He waved at me and I smiled brightly.

"You look good." He complimented and I definitely turned red.

"Thanks. Am actually on my way to meet my family." I notified and he only nodded.

"You could come along with me. My parents would be delighted." I offered and he looked at me with a relaxed gaze that was so tended seconds ago.

"I can?" Ryan asked and I nodded as he pulled on a bright smile.

We both walked off heading for the car park where I spotted my family including Silvia.

"Diana!" Silvia squealed running into my open arms as I lifted her off teh ground and twirled her while she giggled happily.

I placed her back on her feet and she faced Ryan.

"Hey Diana's boyfriend." Silvia waved at Ryan as I let out a gasp.

"Silvia.. I have told you already. He is my friend." I groaned and she giggled as Ryan pulled her cheek slightly..

"Ryan, it's been a while,how are your parents?" Mum asked and I saw Ryan smile.

"They are fine Ma'am." He replied

"So Princess, are we going out for a ride today?" Father asked and I nodded with exictement bursting through me.

"Is he coming along?" Dad asked.

"Of course." I and Mum chroused and giggled happily.

I smiled at Ryan who grinned as we got into the pickup jeep Father hired this time.
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We stopped by a McDonald's snack shop and purchased our desired snacks.

I and Ryan had burgers and soda before our ride continued.

Ryan suggested we go to a lake nearby and it turned out to be great and relaxing.

I inhaled the fresh scent of the surrounding with a relaxed smile glued to my lips.

Silvia was busy skipping around while my parents hanged around codely having their couples play.

I was left with Ryan as we both lean on the pickup jeep gazing out.

"How did you figure out a cool place like this?" I asked and he exhaled.

"During a day like this." He plainly replied and I furrowed my brows staring at him.

"You came here with your parents?" I asked.

"Nahh.. I came alone." Ryan bluntly replied.
Whoa!

"Hold on. You mean you left school on a day like this alone and you were allowed?" I queried and he scoffed.

"It isn't much of a big deal tho. I can leave the school premises anytime I want buh I don't do that. I decided not to." Ryan said and I was left in awe.

"Tell me something,how rich are you?" I blurted and he chuckled.

"I have two personal mansions in Washington and New York. I have ten guards and two maids who follow me around outside the premises even without me knowing. Am certain am being followed right now and reports definitely get to my parents, my Mom tho as my Dad is too busy to care I guess." Ryan concluded with a sigh.

"Wow!" I muttered.
"You really didn't appear so rich to me until I saw the entourage your parents came with." I stated and he smiled.

"Yeah. There are times I wish I am not so rich. Look at you, you get the love of your family at the slightest chance buh my parents are too busy building an empire for me to even notice how lonely I feel. I crossover every year for the past years alone, likewise this year. It's... it's not what I desire." Ryan narrated and I bit my lower lip.

Goodness!

I can't believe Ryan feels this lonely.
I can't even imagine not crossing over without my family.

So much riches and little happiness.

I vowed within myself to be the friend Ryan needs no matter how bad the outcome may be.

I reached for his hand and squeezed it lightly as our gaze met.

I smiled at him before he pulled me into a longing embrace.

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Later...

The sun had become less harsh when we got back to school.

The visiting hours are officially over.
My family and I had our goodbyes and my parents offered Ryan some cookies made by my Mum specially.

I took mine and we hugged once again.
With smiles on our faces, they departed.

So far .. I have had the best visitation ever!

"Guess I will see you around." Ryan said and I nodded.

He gave me a cute smile and walked away.

He suddenly stopped and walked back to me.

"I will walk you to the dorm." He offered and my cheeks grew hot.

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#Time_Skip

Diana Pov

I sat down at the dining table with my tray in the middle of my friends and Delia stood up to go take her food.

"What did you take?" Abigail asked.
"Veggie salad." I replied and she groaned.

"Still dieting? Oh com'on!" She threw her arms up in the air and quickly brought it down after realising we were at the dining table.

"By the way, the exam date is out.." Denise stated and paused as Delia took her seat then she continued.

"It's in three weeks." She added.

"Wow! This term is super short!" Abigail exclaimed.

"What did you expect from a term beginning in the middle of April and ending early in July." Delia scoffed.

I guess I will have to begin night reading immediately.
"I do hope your silence means your thought about studying hard cause babe, you need high grades to keep your post." Denise said with a matter of fact tone and I gave a weak smile.

#Morning...

I closed my locker and headed up for my history class.
Well...I will begin my reading tonight and it's totally worth it.

The library posed to be the perfect reading place and I am too excited to begin..
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The day went by pretty fast and cheer practice came along and I felt super exhausted.

I opted to sleep till I was ready to go read but not after I had gotten my night snack ready.

Anthonia Pov

I waited till Ryan's team concluded practice and walked up to him.

"Hey!" He cooed and kissed my cheek.

"You did great." I complimented and he chuckled.

"It's only practice boo." Ryan said and I laughed.

"Anyhow but my bad is totally the best." I replied and he smiled deeply.

"Am ready. Let's head for the dorm together." Ryan offered and I nodded happily.
He helped in carrying my bag with his before we headed out.

"So what course are you taking? Is it still biochemistry?" I asked and Ryan shrugged.

"Yeah. That's if am not placed in a tight position to choose between my dream course or the family company." Ryan replied.

"You were not around on the day if visitation. Why?" I asked and Ryan didn't reply.

I glanced at his distant looking face and arched a brow when he let out a soft smile.

"It's nothing Anthonia." He finally said and I scoffed.

"Nothing?" I asked and he nodded.

"We are here. I will see you around. " He replied handing me my duffel bag then placed a kiss on my cheek before heading for his dorm.

I pulled on a deep frown as the possible thought of him being with Diana that day filled my head.

I headed for my dorm in an upset mood and met Paige inside.

I dropped my bag on the bed and sighed rubbing my hot head.

"Everything okay?" Paige asked and I sat back on my bed staring into space.

"Could it be possible that Ryan and Diana were together on the last visiting day?" I replied questionly and from the corner of my eyes, I saw her shrug.

"I think you need to calm down Anthonia. You already have Ryan to yourself." Paige advised and I scoffed.

"He has Diana as his fvcking assistant school president." I snapped.

"It's not a big deal. After all,they only stay together during patrols and separate after that. I think we should leave Diana be. She is no longer a threat." Paige said and I glared at her.

"You are saying this because you have no one you love, nor do you have a boyfriend to love you. You are so clueless on matters like this. Don't advice me again as you lack experience!." I retorted and stormed out.

Diana Pov

I packed my hair into a ponytail after pulling on a black hoodie.

I picked up my backpack and headed out of the room.

Everywhere was so silent, giving me the message that everyone is at the dining hall.

I plan on reading very early and return to the dorm before 1am.

At least, I would have covered a lot then.

The walk to the library felt short and the environment made me remember Dave for a moment.

Letting out a sigh, I stepped into the library.


Diana Pov

Upon my arrival, I spotted three students,a boy and two girls who were studying separately.

They only spared me a glance and faced their books.

I walked further into the library and picked the texts I would be needing and occupied a desk among other desks in that area.

The light used here was totally and not so bright which is so good for reading.

The desk I occupied was made up of a wooden portable table and a cushioned chair providing comfort for the b.utt.

I immediately brought out my materials and began studying.
I had spent only a few minutes studying when I heard soft steps come my way and I looked up on instinct to see Ryan.

He had a smile on his face when our gaze met.

"You're here?" I heard myself ask and he nodded.

"I study every night for years now." He replied.

"Wow!"

"When did you start?" He asked and I shrugged.

"Exams are coming up and I need to study harder." I replied and he grinned.

"Impressive." He said and headed for a desk, few desks from mine

I watched him settle down and began studying.
A tiny smile crept up my lips before I carried on.

I was getting a hang of night studying until I eventually fell asleep on my physics text.
I didn't really fall asleep, I opted to shut my eyes for a while before I carry on.

Ryan Pov

I smiled watching her sleep cutely.
Her lips were in a pouted position and her hair almost masked her pretty face.

I drew a seat carefully next to her and sat down still watching her.
It's her first time studying so late I guess,resulting to her sleeping so early.

I sighed lifting my hand and moved her richly made hair off her face and slowly caressed her soft smooth skin totally reminding me of the night we both spent together and my junior twitched at the cozy memory.

I must have caressed her for so long as she stirred and slowly opened her eyelids revealing those pretty eyes.

Why am I admiring her!?

I sat back as she sat up straight arranging her hair.

"You fell asleep." I stated and she sighed.

"I only wanted to close my eyes for some minutes." Diana replied with a groan and I chuckled.

"You'll get used to it soon." I assured and she nodded glancing at her watch then gasped.

"Two fifteen!?" She whisper yelled with bulging eyes and I giggled softly.

"Easy cherry. I could help me if you want." I offered and she stared at me quizzically.

"I could be your study partner. If you don't have a partner in studies like this,it would be a waste of effort." I added.

"But you have no partner." She stated.

"Yeah. Am used to it already." I replied and she sighed.

"Ok. I accept." Diana finally agreed.

Yes!
"Okay." I said with a plain smile.

Diana Pov

I packed up my books and headed out of the library with Ryan.

Everywhere was so silent that my own breath sounded so loud to me.

"Do you always study this late?" I asked and he nodded.

"I do." He replied orally.
Wow!

It's a great thing l now have someone to study with everyday.
We finally arrived the dorm area and baded each other for the night.
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As days went by, I found late night reading really interesting.
Two weeks to our examination, night class began.

It's just like everyone studying in classes from 9pm to 12 and only class A buildings in each grade were put to use.

Tho, it didn't stop I and Ryan from staying at the library to study, to an extent,only the two of us had the library to ourselves.

The final SAT exam results came out a few weeks ago and the majority passed in Poshville High.

Finally!
The senior students would be leaving soon.
Tomorrow is their prom and graduation, then the day after that, they would leave the school.

Abigail and I walked past a group of giggling senior girls and sighed.

" I seriously can't wait to start wearing the silver coloured uniform." Abigail groaned and I chuckled.

"Seems like you will travel ahead of time if you can." I said.

"You bet I would. I would get five pairs of the uniform if possible. Heard the uniform cost two hundred dollars each." Abigail notified and I felt my heart miss a beat.

"The total fees for next session according to my private counselor is two thousand dollars...no! Five." She said and giggled.

Five thousand!
How on earth would my Dad be able to afford such an amount!?

Back in Graham Prep,my fees were only two hundred dollars and I knew how hard it was for my father to get that paid.
How did he get me admitted here?

"Diana!" A tap on my arm followed the call and I blinked rapidly then faced Abigail who frowned.

"What are you thinking about so hard?" She queried.

"Nothing. Am good." I assured forcing out a smile before sighing.

#Later...

Immediately after dinner, I headed for the library.
I and Ryan would be having our weekend test tonight which is Saturday night.

I spotted Ryan at our regular spot and let out a warm smile and greeting.

He returned the smile as I sat down next to him.

"You are such a slow eater." Ryan began and I chuckled.

"Am not a boy duh.." I replied and he only grinned.

Ryan handed me a stack of papers...our test.

I still wonder how he get them printed for over two weeks now.

"You know the drill. Solve, answer and exchange for marking in two hours." Ryan stated and I gasped then opened the papers glancing through it.

"First you reduced the time from three hours and now two? How do you expect myself to solve and answer over 150 questions in two hours, 100 of which is filled with scientific questions?" I asked and he faced me.

"You can do it Diana... I know you can." Ryan said and I sighed.
Here we go...

I began solving and scribbling and calculating and thinking so hard that my head began to hurt but I had to keep going.

Ryan was through with his work a long time ago before I rounded off and the mini alarm rang lowly.

"You did it " Ryan said with a smile and I nodded werily as he chuckled helping me exchange our answers.

He began using the answers from random textbooks in the library to mark our solutions.
In the end, I climbed up to 80%.
Wow!

"You did great!" Ryan cheered and I only smiled.

"I know but you are always outstanding." I complimented and showed him his script.

He had 100% as usual.
My highest over two weeks ago was below 60% but I improved by 20%.
Cool!.

"How about we reward ourselves?" Ryan suggested.

"How?" I asked toying with my pen.

"Let's go watch a movie. You and I." Ryan suggested and I felt the goose bumps.

"Wh.. what?" I muttered and he nodded.
I gulped heavily.

What about Anthonia?
His girlfriend
"The passes must have been sold out already since yesterday." I stated.

"Good thing I bought them earlier." Ryan replied bringing out two passes from his pocket as I gasped.

"I bought them on Tuesday and needed to take someone with me." Ryan notified with gleeful eyes.

"B.. but you can go with your girlfriend." I suggested and he stared at me blankly as I gulped.

"Tell me Diana,if you are given bread for the rest of your life as your only meal, wouldn't you want a change? Especially if your love for it is dead?" Ryan asked and I sighed.

"Yes." I muttered.

"Then it will be my movie date tomorrow." Ryan proposed.

Anthonia Pov

I sighted Ryan approaching the dorm area and I scuttled to meet him.

We had a brief hug and I began to arrange his hair leisurely.

"You are through?" I asked and he nodded.

It's past 10 and only few students are outside heading back for their dorm or to their study building.

"Why don't you let me study with you?" I asked with a pout and he sighed.

"You would sleep off ten minutes into studying." He replied.

Or something else...

"Tomorrow would be a busy day so I need to rest. Good night boo." Ryan cooed and kissed me briefly before walking off.

I smiled widely and headed for my dorm.

#Morning...

Diana Pov

"Morning!"

"Rise and shine!".
I heard squeals and groaned in my sleep.

"You are too loud!" I snapped and they giggled.

"Seems like our assistant school'pres'is forgetting something." Denise sang and I gasped opening my heavy eyelids.

Today is the graduation ceremony and I need to be there!.

I hastily got off the bed, gathered the things I needed in a duffel bag and sprinted out of the room leaving the laughing girls behind.

Ryan Pov

I fixed my badge and necktie before brushing my hair.

"Ouu... President! " Carl teased and I rolled my eyes.

"More like a groom with his assistant by him." Nathan jeered.

"Ha!" Carl gave a short laugh and I knew something so not nice would follow.

"I bet your girlfriend will steam up soon." He said and I groaned.

Said it..

"Shut up Carl." I snapped and licked my lower lip staring at my reflection one last time.

"Bye bros!" I said and stepped out wearing a smile.