He blankly zoned his friends out,they were discussing about football and his thoughts were on a whirlwind,he have gone to the computer department several times wishing to get a glimpse of .Even if it is just a glimpse,even if it is just like the way air passes.

"Please stop sighing like that,this is like the 50th one in 1 minute," Tahir nudged him and he sigh again "Tell me what is wrong," Tahir turned his whole attention to him "Nothing," Yusuf answered as he bought out his phone acting like he got distracted by it and Tahir shrugged as he jumped into the conversation again.

"Their is football match today," Hafiz stated excitedly,Yusuf used that as his que to leave the place,am going to the backside garden to rest,come and meet me there before the lecture,all of them nodded their head and he entered his car zooming off.

He sat down as he let out another sigh.What it is like to have a normal family?

He doesn't even know that for crying out loud,growing up in a house which your parents are not in love with each other is so heartbreaking.

His mother and father had a forced marriage and they never loved each other till today,it has been years but still no improvement,just two children which his father calls mistakes.

They are just mistakes and nothing more.

He closed his eyes as he lifted his head now facing the sky with his eyes still closed as he breath in and out,he wants to feel loved,he wants to be called something apart from a mistake.

"Hey life saver," Abruptly he opened his eyes and sat up,a girl wearing the lightest blue gown stood before him beaming with an omo blue veil wrapped carelessly on her head,she had a hardcover on her hand hugging it with both her hands like she is hugging a baby.

He beamed at her as she sat down beside him letting out a sigh "It feels good to see you again," She smiled and Yusuf's heart lost a beat "Same," He scratch his eyebrow nervously and she cutely gave him a tight lipped smile "Lectures are just sooooo annoying,seriously being in 100level sucks," She whined stomping her feet as she face palm herself "Being in the whole university does," He chuckled shrugging his shoulders.

"So what are you doing here?" He casually asked "I kind of saw you coming here from our lecture theatre so I ran here after the lecture to meet you," She explained and for the second time his heart lost a beat before coming back to thumping loudly.

"I have been wanting to meet you but you were nowhere to be seen inside the whole school," He sigh as he look at her "I have been busy with lectures," He nod his head in understanding.

"Ahm I wanted to actually thank you again for the other day,seriously you did so much for me so thank you very much," She smiled as she looked at her legs.

"I have always gotten what I needed but never what I wanted,you gave me what I wanted that day,the care and concern I have yearned for my whole life.So thank you for that,you never know how your smallest act will mean the world to someone,to you it is just an act of goodness but to that person it is like a dream come true." He nodded his head agreeing with her words.

How can someone be so calm and reserved? How can someone be this wise and smart? How can someone like her go deep into things?

"How old are you?" Yusuf found himself asking "I am going to be 18 in the next two months," She answered with a glint of happiness in her eyes.

"Do you have lecture?" He asked praying for the answer to be NO.

"Oh yes I have," Oh shoot noooooo.

"Can we like kind of skip it?" He raised an eyebrow.

"You don't look like the mischievous type but it is not from the looks," Warisha laughed and Yusuf just smiled with his hands inside his pocket.

"Is that a yes?" He questioned.

"Skipping one lecture wouldn't hurt would it?" She laughed and he shook his head no "Am totally into this,let's get going already," Yusuf shook his head by the way she was too excited.

"Do you usually get excited over outings like this?" He questioned as he started the car.

"This outing is special,"

"Why?"

"Because it is our first outing,"

He turned to look at her aww stroked and she had her hands on her lips as she kept avoiding his gaze "It is special to me too," He mouthed and that seemed to ease the awkwardness in the car,he meant it,it is special for him too.

They kept chatting as he drove around the the city "You are pretty popular," She informed him and he shook his head "Am not," He shrugged.

"Many people know you,half of the girl in school are crushing on you,plus me too," She stated making his smile grow wider "Really?" And she nodded her head in approval.

"You are crushing on me?" With a hint of teasing and amusement he asked and that was when she realized what she said.

"How many secrets am I going to blurt today? Save my soul Ya Allah," She closed her eyes childishly making Yusuf laugh.

"She is too cute," He thought.

"Well yes am crushing on you because you are so handsome,you also dress well,you are also very nice and rich too," Too blunt isn't she?

"Wow so you are crushing on me because am rich too?" He questioned amused and she nodded her head "I grew up in a poor family so I want to marry a rich man,I don't want my children to suffer the way me and my sister suffered, I want to have a life which I don't have to care about the price tag because I have enough for sure."

"It is simple,I know how being poor sucks so I want to marry a rich person," Okay she have a point "I want to be happy not just contented,"

"Being rich doesn't make you happy," He argued "No,money makes a person happy,you can buy everything you want with money,you can bribe people with money,you can make someone dance to your tunes with money.Money is life in summary." She finished.

"Money doesn't buy happiness," He stared at the road painfully "It buys materialistic things and many more but it doesn't buy happiness." He finished.

Which kind of money is it that his father doesn't give him?

His account is always full,he have like 10 cars of his own.That is what guys want right?

But he is still not happy,money didn't give him a home,it didn't give him peace of mind,it didn't give him happiness.

So money is not life.Yes it is a very big part of life but it doesn't buy everything.

"Yusuf?" He let go of the wheel he was tightly holding and her worried face came into his view "All fine?" She asked raising her eyebrow and he smiled.

"Yeah." She smiled as her face soften.

He stopped infront of a phone shop and stepped out telling Warisha to follow him,she trailed behind him looking around the place in aww.

"Choose any phone you want," Her eyes shot up and went wide in surprise "Me?" She dumbfounded-ly ask and Yusuf rolled his eyes "No,me." He eyed her "Come on," She came forward still unsure as she kept pinching herself.

"I want to make sure that this is real," She answered his pending question,he ended up choosing for her because she was going crazy.

He bought a sim for her and saved her number on his phone "Put the phone to charge till it is full then turn it on," She eagerly nodded her head smiling goofily,her smile didn't live long because she frowned "I cannot accept this," She handed the phone to him.

"Why?" He looked at her confused "My mother wouldn't like this.Trust me, I want this phone,like I love it so much but I know my mother." She casted her eyes down to hide her tears "My mother is a woman of self respect,she won't like it if I take this phone home, I don't want to hurt my mother to make myself happy," How many sides does she have? One minute she impress him and the other she leaves him speechless.

She fondly fondled the phone "I have wanted a phone since but I didn't get,it hurts alot to give this back but I can manage the short lived happiness I felt minutes ago," She smiled handing him the phone.

They reached her house silently and she walked out "Thank you life saver,you are so cute and it is making my heart beat crazily," She laughed and he smiled.

"Uhh bye," She mouthed and he wave his hand at her,a girl came out with a chair and Waisha high fived her "That is my sister,she sells Tofu in the evening,she is just starting wait and have some," She suggested and he shook his head.

"Next time." He entered the car laughing goofily at what she said.

"Let's meet again, I enjoyed today's outing alot,who wouldn't enjoy an outing with most popular handsome guy in school? Let's not forget rich!"

"Okay!" He shouted back with a smile,wow he is happy today.

They are completely opposite,an elite and a pauper don't fit in the equation but then,

Opposite attracts.