Vulnerable

Chapter 7

"Tomiwa! Tomiwa!" I called as I pounded my palm on her door

"Tomiwa..." I called

The door opened

A disheveled looking Tomiwa popped out with my bag in hand and threw it at me.

"Are you ok..." I did not finish my question as she slammed her door close.

Weird

I spent the rest of the day studying in my room until night time when my father came back home drunk again.

He vomited and I would admit it was disgusting but not the first or 100th time.

I cleaned it up

"Stupiff girl! When would you leave me and let me be alive in peace. Your birth made me lose an opportunity of a lifetime and now I have nothing but you... Worthless!" My father cussed me again

Nothing new

But, it hurts.

I went to bed, sad.

The next day,as I made my early walk to school, Tomiwa walked with me too

"Try not to pound on my door next time"Tomiwa said

"What do you mean?" I asked, feeling lost in the dark

"Yesterday? When you came by for your school bag?"Tomiwa stressed.

"Oh... I'm sorry, I did that because I thought something was wrong, with all the strained sounds I heard coming from the inside."I answered

"Strained sounds?" She queried

"The sounds na, The sound were like..." I mimicked Tomiwa's moan from yesterday

She chuckled

"Are you shitting me right now?"

"Huh?"

"Nothing was wrong with me, I was just busy with my boyfriend" Tomiwa said.

"Okay..." I said

I decided to end the topic because I don't want to find out what she was busy doing with her boyfriend that generated those sound.

Why did I not realize that sooner?

We arrived school in time and surprisingly, Derrick was in school and on SCHOOL UNIFORM!

Wow

This wàs the first time I saw him on the school's uniform and he looked quite good on it.

"Hey baby" Derrick greeted and I blushed.

He called me baby

"Hi" I said, feeling shy because we were in class and a handful of the students were gazing in our direction

When I got closer to him, he engulfed me in a hug and I melted away

I felt shy

But at the same time, I felt sparks flying and the smell of his cologne ambushed my senses as his body felt even more welcoming.

I'm in class, we should break off from the hug but he wouldn't let go

"Derrick..." I called out

"Yeah ?" He answered

"I think you should let me go" I said

"Why?" He asked

"I'm feeling shy, everyone is looking" I said quietly

"Let them look" he said

"Please Derri" I pleaded and I heard him groan as he broke off the hug

"Thanks" I said with a sigh of relief and a huge bucket of shy(ness)

"Derrick!" A voice called in a shriek and immediately ran towards Derrick, pushed me aside and gave him a full hug. The type of hugs where the legs are wrapped around the body.

I felt embarrassed because she pushed me off. I kept my eyes down like I was watching something intriguing on the floor. I felt some sort of thug in my heart whenever I tried looking at Derrick and the girl wrapped around him.

I silently made a short trip to my seat.

I didn't hear what they were talking about but I felt betrayed because Derrick still had her wrapped around him and they were conversing, she even pushed me aside and he did nothing.

I felt my eyes turning blurry. So, I quickly made a run for the Library.

Why am I feeling bad, he can hug other girls it's not like he is obliged to me.

The image of their hug popped into my head again and my heart thuged

That's not good, I shouldn't be feeling like this because of a boy.

What's this feeling anyway.

I opened the Library with my spare key, gratefully, Mr Aminu is absent.

I slumped into a seat, my head leaning on the table, My eyes gazing at the floor.

I decided to take any book to read.

"Hey" a voice called and I looked up to see a guy on our school uniform.

"Good morning, how can I help you? You want some books?" I asked.

"Well... Good morning to you too. Yeah, I just wanted to get the Agricultural textbook for our teacher, Mr Adams. He asked I bring it to him" The guy said and I noticed him stare at me weirdly.

"Alright... The book is around that corner" I said pointing the direction to him

"Thanks" He said as he walked towards it.

I sat down and waited for the guy to return and sign his name.

"I can't find it" He called out to me

"It's supposed to be there" I called back to him

"Not here" he said

Sighing, I walked towards him

"It should be..."I was cut short by the guys quickened grasp on my wrist

"Stop holding me that way!" I tried forcing my wrist off his grasp but he wouldn't budge.

"Shut up and let me take you"He said huskily.

"Take me where? I don't want to go anywhere"I said fighting my way out of his grips more fiercely now

"I'm not taking you anywhere, f*****g you here is a perfect spot" he said and my eyes widened at the realization of his intention.

Oh God, no!

"HELP!!!"I screamed at the top of my lungs.

"Shut the f**k up"he instructed with a deadly glare but I did not care

"HELP!!! r**e!!! r**e!!!" I screamed out, my voice trembling in fear now...

I'm about to get raped...

God! No, this can't happen

"No one would hear you, the school is f*****g crowded and more noisy than a local market." He said as he pulled my skirt up and traced his hands up my thighs

"Please don't do this"I sobbed

"Why wouldn't I? You're so desirable"he said coolly

"Please stop, I'm a virgin. I can't lose it this way" I cried

"Don't worry I would make it a memorable one"He said as his hands slapped my v****a and climed up to pull off my underwear"

"Please, please, don't do this to me...HELP!!! " I screamed desperately but it was indeed hopeless. The school is too noisy for anyone to hear and if they did... They wouldn't take it seriously.

"Just shut up, I promise you, you would like it. Don't let me clasp your mouth, you don't want that, do you?" He asked as he slowly lay me on the floor

"Why are you doing this?"I said, my voice quaking and my entire body trembling as tears ran down my face.

"I need it, I need to release desperately"he answered

"Please do it with a prostitute... They would gladly accept you do this to them."I tried convincing him

"Just shut up! I have no money to pay a w***e!" He shouted and I was startled as he latched his lips on my neck

I felt disgusted...

This can't be happening to me

I have to do something

God please help me

I at least worship you in church Every Sundays

Please don't let this happen to me

He began moving his lips down my chest region and with every passing moment, I was suffocating, disgusted at my helpless state. Disgusted at the ugly pleasure of his infested lips

This can't happen to me...

God...

Help me...