FACADE

Chapter Ten

Laila POV

    In the cafeteria, I am listening to Florence tell me about the model she met face to face in her last audition. Without knowing i hit someone and my eyes grew wide open to see Sandra on the floor with coke all over the floor. Her friends help her up and her cream shirt is stain at the front with coke. And she shouted like she just seen a ghost.

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry." I apologize continuously. The next thing is her hand on the side of my face.

   She just slap me on the face.

"Look what you've done to my shirt. Can you afford to get new one for me?" She yelled.

   I understand she is a deputy governor daughter but she don't have to be so mean.

"You don't have to do that. She did not do it on purpose." Florence said.

   Her puppet of a friend help her to stand while Florence helped me.

"Mind your damn business Florence. I'm not talking to you. I'm talking to this...things." She said glaring at me.

"I didn't know. I'm sorry." I said again. I don't want to pick a fight with her. That's what she wants.

"You are sorry after doing this to me. You think i don't know what you do. You want to get back at me for the test." She said.

"What!" I exclaimed. "That's not true. I wasn't watching where i was going that's why you fell."

"Really?" She move close to me.

"Sandra she already apologize." Florence said almost in a pleading tone.

    I could feel different eyes boring holes on me. I feel so humiliated. If i was to defend myself, no one will support me. I have no fans like Sandra. She is well known in the school. Her father is a politician and her mother a deputy governor. Her family donate huge amounts of money to the school each session. I have no chance of winning her.

   Swallowing my pride, i said again. "I'm sorry Sandra."

"Maybe I'll accept your apology if you buy me a new school uniform because you don't expect me to wear this." She point at her chest. "again do you?"

    I stay quiet clenching my fist. My aunt will be so ashame of me if she see me standing quietly while someone my age look down on me. But I've got to be wise about this.

   Jason lies gave me three days headache that I'm still recovering from. Now this.

    Problem with some spoilt brat.

"You are quiet because you can't afford to. You are just like they say. Poor girl with no class and slim future. You are Nothing and nobody." She said poking me on my chest. She turn and walk away out of the cafeteria.

    I heard someone laugh hysterical at my back. Florence turn around and said to the person.

" Mind your business Jessica. "

" Oh! I'm scared. "She said." So what are you going to do? "

     She came to my front and she said quietly to me." I told you you don't belong here. You see... no one stood up for you because you are invincible. " She smirk and left.

   After that day at the cafeteria Sandra finds pleasure in tormenting me and calling me names loudly. Her friends also side with her.

  She knew that I can't do anything to her so she did it just to see me angry.

Jason POV

   I sat in the old music room with my gangs. Since the old music is no longer functional and it is quiet and far from where the students can just walk in so we use it as our meeting room.

I place my headphone on my ears and I watch in silence as my friends argue on some football games.

They were still arguing when Sandra and her best friend walk in. She is smiling broadly. I take the headphone away from my ear and watch her approach us.

"Hi boys." She said and she move to sit beside Saheed. Her friend stayed some distance away. I could see the fear in her eyes when she saw me look her way. I know she is only staying strong because she trust her friend.

"Hi." They replied looking at her.

"Hi Jason." She said almost quietly.

"Hi." I said trying not to be rude. Since she is now Saheed side chick at the moment, I decide to use her get to Laila.

"So how is our friend?" Favour asked with sarcasm.

   She smile broadly like she has just been given a gift.

"She is doing okay. You can imagine her face when I call her b***h in front of those senior boys talking to her." She chuckles. "This is real fun. She reminds me of my maid at home."

"Beautiful Sandra." Saheed comments kissing her on her temple. She blush.

"Well play Sandra." George said giving her a wink. She grin.

    Favour and Saheed looedk at me giving me a look that say 'do you hear what she just said'. I nod at them and they smile broadly. They are happy to get back at Laila.

    The day I share the message on the school chat group, they had call me to confirm it was me who really shared the message. They were really surprised because they thought I won't do anything.

    They enjoy seeing Laila look like she could disappear with the continuous stare she get from students. I also notice how pale and more quiet she had become since she knew about the message.

    But I don't care and I am not satisfied with it.

    I decided to use Sandra in my game. She didn't know I ask Sandra to pretend to fall beside her making her thinks she did it. And they humiliate her in front of all the students.

    Since everyone already knows about her. They won't defend her against Sandra so she is all alone without anyone on her side except her loyal friend Florence.

    The hurt on her face when Sandra slapped her gives me half the satisfaction I need.

   She should have learn not to get on my wrong side.