Yusuf's POV
Yesterday Adnan met me in L-Spot, together we ate breakfast and waited patiently for our lecture time. While waiting, Fatimah and her chubby friend arrived. I couldn't take my eyes off them because I was so surprised, I never thought they would be there. I stared at them as they ordered for food, glanced at me and then smiled while they talk to each other.
"You know them?" Adnan asked.
"Of course, yes. They are in 100 Level. I met them in that fool's fucking lecture" I uttered.
"Dr Marwan?" He smirked. "Just because you have his carryover doesn't mean he's a fool"
"Yes, and just because you don't have his carryover doesn't mean he's not a fool" I snapped at him.
"Hmm, okay" He said checking his wristwatch with his wide eyes. "Time's almost up, let's go"
"Come on, we still have 20 minutes more" I said as I checked my own time and then glanced at Fatimah. "Let's wait, Adnan..."
"Oh, is it about those girls?" Adnan shook his head. "Yusuf, man, it's high time you repent"
"You won't understand, but you should know that I am not after anything from them. In fact I don't have business with the chubby girl, it's the dark one and that's because there is something special about her that I am yet to find out" I uttered. 
"Wow, you mean you love her?" He asked.
"What? I never say that!" I glared at him.
"Sounds interesting, after all she's beautiful" He said turning to her. "She's slim like you but dark, though not so dark. Yusuf, I cant really imagine the beautiful children she will giv..."  
I didn't wait for him to complete his words when I stood and left the eatery. He was so damn annoying, I wonder what gave him the impression that Fatimah and I could make a great couple. Was he sick or something? He must be nuts! Maybe he even liked her!
"Yusuf, wait for me!" He uttered from behind. I didn't say anything to him, I kept walking until he caught up with me. "Come on man, I was only joking but seriously she's really beautiful"
"Court her" I said not looking at him.
"Hmm, you sure about this?" He said.
I stopped and looked deep into his eyes. "Damn sure, but I know she won't even accept you. She despise me because I smoke, and you know a friend of a thief is also a thief" I said.
"Not in this case because I don't smoke. You are on your own" He said triggering my wrath.
"Get out of my sight!" I pushed him away and walked away. I could hear him calling my name but I pretended deaf ears. I was angry.
After our lectures, I was the first to leave the hall. I drove home without biding any of my friends goodbye. Immediately I was home, I parked in the parking lot and walked into the mansion. It was a celebration galore and when I managed to ask my sister about it, she beamed and said "One of our rivals lost their factory to inferno"
"And you are celebrating it?" I puzzled.
"Yes, or do you want us to mourn?" She said.
Just then, my father called me. They were five in the dining area, my mother was there and also two of our relatives, Uncle Asad and Ya Abdullah.
"Your sister has led us to victory!" My father said gulping his juice. "Finally, we are going to take over the cement market for good before Bulama Cooperation regain its full strength"
I was speechless, I couldn't even say anything and by looking at my mother's face I knew she wasn't happy too. She gestured to me to sit and I obeyed. Just then, my sister served me some fruits before fetching rice for me in a plate. As soon as she was done she sat close to me. Judging from the way she was looking at me I knew something wasn't right, so I didn't eat the food. I only stood and left. "Yusuf!" I heard her calling my name but I kept walking until I was finally in my room. Thus, she walked in as well. "What is wrong with you? This is our victory!"
"Victory?" I glared at her. "This is mayhem!"
"No... not at all" She walked closer to me. "It is only jealousy that will make you see it that way, and do you even know what? Dad said I have finally convinced him that only I can lead our company to victory and that soon he will handover the overall company to meee!"
"Get out of my room!" I yelled at her.
"Hmm, baby bro you will not understand until you are left with nothing in this house" She said with a mischievous smile and left.
That moment, I just found myself in a state of distress. What had my sister turned herself into? Oh Allah, I was a bad person but not a devil. My sister had totally changed, in fact the way she used to look at me these days I was beginning to think she was planning to kill me.
And about the Bulama cement factory, how did it happened? I wallowed as I walked over to my laptop in the study table and began exploring the internet. Indeed the fire was real although my research proved it wasn't natural, someone must have set it on but who could that be? Wasn't the factory secured? I kept asking myself series of questions until eventually, slumber overtook me and when I wokeup later it was already time for Isha prayer hence I went to the bathroom, performed ablution and expiated my missed prayers before eventually observing Isha.
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The next day I woke up so hungry, I couldn't even wait for our cook to finish cooking when I went directly to the kitchen and took three apples from the freezer. I ate them gently before preparing for school.
Today was Wednesday, Dr Marwan's carryover course again! The timetable said we had him twice a week, Mondays and Wednesdays – all as early as possible.
I drove to school and just as I stepped my foot in the hall through the back door, Dr Marwan bounced in through the front door. I didn't want him to see me but he saw me anyway and gave me a warning sign with his index finger not to dare sit in the back seat. I nodded my head and moved to an empty seat in the middle.
When the lecture started, some guys in my back began murmuring. I tried to endure their noise but I just couldn't, so I turned and yelled at them to stop the noise.
"Yusuf, come over here" Dr Marwan with his annoying voice said while on the stage. "Come and sit in the front, where I can see you well"
"Ahh!" I groaned standing to my feet.
"Yes, don't waste our time" He said.
"Shit!" I muttered and gently walked to the front. The seats were occupied, I wondered who he would send away this time around.
"You!" He uttered pointing at someone, and when I turned to the person I found out it was Fatimah. "Go to where he stood from, please" 
"Alright sir" She said about standing up when I squealed like someone that was bitten so hard.
"No, this isn't right!" I said.
"What is not right, Yusuf?" Dr Marwan said.
"The fact that she came so early just to sit in the front and now you are sending her to the back, it is not right at all sir!" I frankly said.
Just then he took off his eye glasses and glared at me. "Go back to your seat and meet me after this lecture" He said returning back his glasses.
After the lecture, I went to his office and he expressed how unhappy he was with me even though I was saying the truth. He said a lot to me before finally warning me not to mess up in his class again or else automatic carryover.
"Thank you sir, and I won't mess up in your class again sir!" I said and he dismissed me.
Just as I walked out of his office which was in the department, I spotted Fatimah and Adnan talking in the rest area. I didn't know how and why, I only found myself dragging Adnan with me into ACC Class which was empty.
"What the hell?!" Adnan pulled himself away. "What is wrong with you, Yusuf? Just tell me please!" He uttered bringing me back to my senses.
I didn't also know what came over me, I just felt he shouldn't be friends with Fatimah but if I should tell him to stay away from her right now he would think I was jealous or something. By the way, wasn't I the one that asked him to court her?
"It's time" I managed to say.
"Time for what?" He wrinkled a brow.
"Time for lecture" I muttered.
"Ohh!" He said glancing at his wristwatch.