Chapter 32

“Just leave Katherine, I have to practice, I will be up next,” I told Katherine as I took out my guitar, I looked at it and could remember watching Ivana play, she was good at this, the way she handles the guitar was as though she was a professional, has she learnt from someone?

“You didn’t come to watch me sing.” I heard the nosy voice of Katherine and looked up in anger, this girl was one hell of a nuisance and here I was thinking that this practice room would be quiet and calm. “Tell me, why didn’t you show up on time when you knew I would be performing second place?”

I scoffed. “Do you think you are a celebrity because you are called a dancing machine by this whole school, or do you think everyone would want to watch you display one of those unemotional moves? Wake up girl, the results are not even out yet.” I shook my head at the likes of her.

“You are my fu*king tutor and an expert, you should have been there to see what I did, then that way you wouldn’t call me a doll, you should have also seen the directors face and smiles when I performed, I just wanted you to see me so you won’t have any reason to say what you said before to me.”

I pinched the space between my brows, were girls from this school sent to see me dead or what? This girl Katherine was such a bother and she doesn’t look like she would change her egotism anytime soon.

“Hey. Just get lost, I have more important things to do than listen to your bullshit.” I picked my guitar to leave, but to my surprise, Katherine pulled me in and planted an aggressive kiss on my lips and I was immobile as my eyes dilated.

What was this, I needed to push her away, I needed to push this nutcase away but I couldn’t, was it because I have never kissed a lady before? I blink still in the kissing position, my eyes flickered to the door and there I saw Ivana with her hands clasped on her lips and her eyes wide open as mine.

Oh no!

I pushed Katherine away, but the time I looked at the door Ivana was gone, she shouldn’t have seen this, this was not what I wanted her to see. “Are you crazy?!” I barked as I looked at Katherine who had a satisfied grin on her lips.

“You can say that again, all I know is that I would make you mine.” Katherine smiled and I knew that there was no need to talk to her now, I will have to deal with her later.

I walked out of the practice room in search of Ivana but she was nowhere to be found. I received a phone call and spoke a few words to the other person on the line before we disconnected the call.

I approached Hinn Carlos who was standing close to the audition hall, he was setting up something and I wondered if this was a job given to him.

“Hey Hinn,” I called out while glancing around if I could catch a glimpse of Ivana but she wasn’t here.

“Hey man, you will be called up soon, give it your best shot. Our team depends on you this time.” Hinn told me, I was to sing for my group. We made a vote between the four of us and they handed it over to me, maybe because I was the best, but this wasn’t why I was here.

“Hinn, I’m not sure I would do this, you should go in and perform for us all.” Hinn blinks, looking at me sceptically, he was about to say something but I cut him off. “I am not asking you, I am telling you, something came up and I can’t perform today.” I turned to go when Hinn held my arm.

“Hey, Robin, listen to me, this isn’t something you could back away from right now, you were picked and a few minutes ago you were getting ready for it, what is wrong with you man, you shouldn’t always act like an ass in important matters.”

I exhaled softly and shook his hands off me. “You should go get your popularity if you perform for us then it would be the talk of the school won’t you?” I smirked. “That is all you want, the director would notice you and you would be one of the main leads.”

Hinn punched me across the face.”I didn’t know you would repeat this after what you did in the States.” Hinn barked at me. “I thought you had truly changed after we resolved it, but you are still the same asshole as before.” Hinn left me and walked away.

I closed my eyes. Five years ago in the States, that was where I first met Hinn Carlos, he came for a competition at my school and he was one of the best singers then. He was the one who helped me, he taught me how to play the instrument and he made me one of the popular boys.

I didn’t start singing or being popular when I went to the States, I was more like an isolated rat there just as I had been here 15 years ago. I became popular after meeting Hinn Carlos, until I became the best, more popular than he is. Hinn was not jealous he was cool with it, but I ruined everything just like I am about to do now.

I opened my eyes and looked back when I heard our group being called. I had promised Hinn Carlos after ruining his show in the past that I wouldn’t do that again, this time I was about to repeat it. Was I an asshole?

I heard our group being called again and this time instead of going in to sing, I turned around and left the hall, no matter what I had to find Ivana.

I walked down the stairs searching in any practice room I could find but Ivana was in none of it and the funny aspect was I didn’t see Kate, her best friend too.

“Hi, Robin.” I heard my name and turned around to see who it was and it was none other than the school tomboy, Clara, Hinn’s cousin who had a crush on me but had no beautiful face to look at.

“Just walk along,” I told her and turned to continue my search but she stepped to my front blocking my path.

“Stop brushing me away, I am not a plague!” She barked and I rolled my eyes, do these ladies ever get tired of displaying their foolishness.

“You are more than a plague to me, now move!” I brushed past her and walked away, this was not the first time I have talked to Clara, it seems like the fourth time, but Hinn was always there to take her away, but there was no Hinn right now, he is mad at me as it stands now.

I made my way to the field still in search of Ivana, I still don’t know why I desperately need to find her. Could it possibly mean that if I don’t clear the misunderstanding my plan to chase her out of our house would fail?

I spot Ivana walking like a lost puppy in the field and she was not concentrating, her eyes were down and she looks dejected, I could still remember the shock in her eyes when she saw I and Katherine kiss, I was sure she didn’t hear anything that could be why she has a lot of imaginations in her head.

I took a step further but stopped when she bumped into a man and she looked up at him like a fool and the man was smiling at her instead of getting angry.

“Is this one enchanted by her also?” I asked myself and looked at Ivana’s face. She was not moving either, she was just staring at the face of this unknown asshole.

First, she bumped into me 15 years ago and I can’t get her off my head, next she bumped into Hinn Carlos and he became interested in her and even confessed his feelings to her, next this one? What could this other man do this time, make love to her in this field with his eyes staring at her with lust?

This was something I won’t allow this time. I won’t let her put any other person in her spell.

I walked over to them and stood between them and looked at the eyes of the man who stopped smiling immediately. “Do you know her?” He asked me the funniest question I have ever heard.

“Why?” I looked at him tilting my head with my hands in my pocket. “Do you know her?” I retorted.

“I was about to introduce myself.” He told me and stretched his hand over to Ivana for a handshake. “I am J…”

I hit his hand away, the guts of this man. “She doesn’t want to hear any introduction of yours, now walk along,” I told him and folded my hand across my chest with my back at Ivana and my eyes at the man who was now glaring at me.

He wanted to peek through to see Ivana’s expression which I cannot tell since I haven’t glanced at, but I use my body to shield his view. He seemed to get frustrated and heaved a sign before walking away. I even waved him goodbye and told him never to approach this girl again since there were many girls in this school already.

I turned around with a smile on my face, but the smiles on my face suddenly vanished when I looked at Ivana’s cold eyes. She looked just like a white ghost who could tear off my rib and eat my liver.