Xavier was still not back from wherever it was he went to. I made up mind that if he doesn't show up the next day, I'd go back to campus. Brian called that night and told me how Ife got angry and all. I found it funny and laughed all through. I called Brenda. She yelled through the phone asking when I'd come back to staying with them. I assured her "soon". Preparing to sleep, I thought of the day's event and more especially, Brian teaching me to cook. Laughing, I drifted off to sleep.

The next day, I awoke to the hard knocking on the door. It couldn't be...