Chapter 19

I was in the practising room with Hinn’s friends who he had introduced me to, Lukas and Nicholas, Lukas was good at playing the drums and Nicholas was good at playing the guitar, they had helped me create a spotlight the day I sang at the daily bar, they were good and I love that.

I was about to pick up my note when the practice room door flung open. I looked up to see Hinn walked in dejected as if his pride had been slapped.

“Hinn, why the long face?” Nicholas was the first to ask as Hinn sank into a chair next to the window, Lukas who seemed curious stopped playing the drum to hear Hinn out.

“Have I become so unpopular?” Hinn muttered and we were all bemused, for all I know Hinn was a very popular guy in this school and his team as well, they also deserve it, I was also glad to join them.

“I don’t understand,” Lukas spoke up, breaking the silence once again.

“I approached a young lady asking her if she doesn’t mind me teaching her music for the upcoming audition, I was volunteering to teach her for free, but guess what she told me?” We were silently waiting for him to continue. “She told me she would think about it, you all know that any lady I ask about that would accept immediately.” He sighed.

“Why are you going about wanting to help someone win an audition?” Nicholas asked what I had in mind to know, I was curious about it, they ought to come to Hinn and not him to them.

“I have interest in her,” Hinn told us without hesitation and I lean back to my chair, shaking my head, Hinn was just so over the moon right now and he was acting crazy, I opened my note and flip the pages, no longer interested in hearing his love matter, to me those things aren’t important.

“Whoa!” Lukas smiled and made a few drum beats before turning to Him again. “And who is this mysterious lady that has earned your interest?” Lukas asked.

“Ivana Kimbuersy.” The name Hinn said out loud made me turn my attention to him, I was not expecting him to say she is the one, the person I have seen him peek on was Katherine, what is Hinn up to this time?

“Who is she?” Nicholas asked curiously and I turned my eyes to him, he was smiling, I could also see Lukas interest too. “Have I met her before?”

“Robin knows her,” Hinn looked at me and I looked away, acting nonchalant. “Robin, the lady I had bumped into that day.” He said trying to make me remember back in time even without that reminder I could tell that he had met her once, maybe twice now.

“She didn’t call me unlike other ladies would do.” Hinn went on to say and I scoffed, I remember Ivana smiling like an idiot that day and she had tried to act tamed too.

“She is also pretty,” Hinn added and stared up as if he was daydreaming, I could tell he had also lost it, was it only interest he had on her. “She also rejected my offer to help her win the audition, could it be because of you…” Hinn glared at me.

I scoffed, Ivana always has a habit of bumping into people, she had done that to him 15 years ago and has done it again with Hinn Carlos. She is clumsy and stupid.

“Hey Robin, what are you thinking?” Hinn Carlos called my attention and I looked up at him.

“Nothing.” I flip the pages of my note in anger, I couldn’t tell why I feel angry but deep down I feel that way.

“I will sing at the daily bar tonight, I need to earn my popularity again,” Hinn spoke out and I heard Nicholas and Lukas chuckle but my mind was no longer here, I looked down at my guitar and stood up.

“I will step out for a while,” I told them and left the practice room. I needed some air and to clear my clouded thoughts. I shouldn’t be concerned with all of this but I couldn’t help it, now I have to brush the thoughts away.

“Hello,” A tantalizing female voice called out and I turned my head to look at a lady in a red dress, her hair was let down perfectly on her shoulder and back, she looked classy and pretty and her eyes were beautiful.

“Yes, how may I help you?” I asked, waiting for her to speak.

“You must be Robin Hiesten,” She said with a smile, it wasn’t so surprising if she knew my name. Hinn Carlos had introduced me to the daily bar and she must have been there. “You are the guy who sang at the daily bar the other night right?”

I guessed right. “Yes.”

She smiles and her long lashes flutter as she tucked her hair behind her hair in a coy manner, I could already tell what her intention would be.

“Can I have a word with you?” she spoke finely and I scrutinized her, she wasn’t so bad.

“Okay, but make it brief.” I walked to a distance and located a seat by the hallway. I sat down and she joined me. I wasn’t going to break the silence so I waited for her to speak first.

“Well, I saw how well you sang at the daily bar and hearing you were a new student in this school also surprises me.”

I turned to her with a raised brow. “Why is that?” She smiled and it was not the usual smile I saw in my mother’s face or Ivana’s face, this one was different.

“It is because so far so good, I have been the best singer and dancer ever in this school, so seeing you sing so well the other night made me realize I needed an expert to become an expert, so help me become an expert.”

I touched the space between my brows, truly this was part of the reason I hate ladies, more especially those who are so full of themselves.

I exhaled softly and got up from the seat. “I am very busy, you should go find someone else, whereas Hinn Carlos is looking for a person he would teach and you are asking for help which makes you the person he needs right now, you both would make a good team so go find him,” I told her and turned to leave.

“Hinn Carlos is not as good as you are and it is you I want!” She said in a loud voice and I was trying hard not to get agitated, she walked to my front and looked at me. “And I will make you do that.” Her eyes were seriously staring into mine.

I chuckled, this girl got some nerves, not only was she so full of herself, she got some nerves. “Hey listen,” I told her coldly. “You may be whoever at this school, but you shouldn’t show how weak you are to everyone.”

“What?” Her face turned ugly, I already knew she was Katherine, the girl Hinn was peering at the other day, of a truth, she was good at dancing, but speaking with her, I could tell she was hiding her weakness behind those expert talks and professionalism.

“Hey girl, give yourself some thoughts.” I gave her a once over and brushed past her.

“I will get you to do it no matter what!” She called out behind me and I shook my head, she was quite different from Ivana, the difference was Ivana is more stupid and senseless, this one knows when not to follow, but Ivana would still chase after you shouting like a damn nutcase.