THREE
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I looked at my friends. They surrounded me and I was shaking, rocking myself back and forth with my arms wrapped around me like my life was over. We were already in our room.
“Would you stop being dramatic and tell us what happened!” Christy yelled, “Aswear!” Christy added. After a few breaths, I exhaled.
“They took me to Senior Henry’s class”
“Ehh!”
They all exclaimed.
“Cause I said I loved him”
“True shaa. But you only like him na?? Love is a strong word. Wow!” Kamsy giggled.
“I was so embarrassed. He… He kissed me…”
“Ehh!”
They exclaimed again, “How come?” Claire said. Interest and curiosity was visible on her face.
“Baby girl, gist us in full details.” Christy pulled out the bag of popcorn she had bought earlier that afternoon. “He… he said he wasn’t prepared the last time I kissed him, that…”
“Oh my Gosh!!!” Claire shouted. “Wait now… let her finish talking na…” Kamsy said sweetly. I exhaled again and finished the story.
“… Fashi eeh! The way he was smiling at me. I was scared. I thought the ground would open and swallow me”
“Hmm… Okwa our Hot DSP”
Claire squealed, “Mtcheww…” I sighed lightly.
“Ehe! Chisom, I forgot to tell you… another set of SS2s came looking for you” Christy quipped while eating her popcorn.
“Jesus, are you serious?”
“Chisom run o, Senior Stephanie, Senior Emmanuella and Senior Chidimma were there o. And Senior Stephanie loves Senior Henry, who doesn’t know that”
“Hey, I'm finished” I said looking very frustrated.
What did I go and put myself into.
“But obviously, Senior Henry will not let them bully you na” Kamsy said. Did she think this was America… where the hot guy keeps showing up in every danger scene for his naïve love.
I wanted to tell her just one thing.
Welcome To Nigeria.
I started kicking my legs in the air like a frustrated chicken about to be slaughtered,
I threw myself back to lie on the bed. My friends were just looking at me puzzled,
“Babe calm down” Claire smirked. “At least you’ve got a hot boy at your fingertips” She added.
“Before I forget, speaking of hot boys, I met one today…” Christy cut in. “…He’s fair, tall, he has pink lips godi, if you see this guy… and he’s in SS3”
“Hiaa! Who is the guy?” Claire said, interest gleaming in her.
“Senior Jacob. He was ex-uniform prefect”
“Yes!! That tall fair one” Kamsy squealed,
“Ha! Run from him o. He’s a conc. Play boy” Claire chipped in.
“Are you serious?” Christy asked.
“Ehe na! You did not hear what he did to Senior Chika, Senior Joy and Senior Helen. He’s own level of use and dump has pass oo”
I joined Christy in eating popcorn listening to Claire and she continued to blab about other boys. Well. I could only think about one.
Senior Henry.
I was trying my best to forget about what happened. But all I could think of was… Senior Henry. I soon got fed up and went to sleep.
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I had managed to dodge all SS2’s and it was finally evening. I had decided to go to the refectory late so I wouldn’t bump into any of those SS2’s. I decided to stay in class. I was reading a brown novel when Ahmed walked into the class. I was reading a brown novel when Ahmed walked into the class. He waved at me and came over to sit beside me. I put down the novel and looked at him,
“How far?”
He said and I responded,
“Are you not going to go to ref…” he asked
“I will soon go”
“Make sure you go oo…”
“I’ve heard”
“I hope they did not later do anything last night” Then I recalled what happened, “No…” I lied “…Nothing happened”
“I know you’re lying … but I’ll ask Claire for the gist…” He smirked “…but really. I didn’t really think you’d do that dare”
I looked at him and laughed,
“I didn’t think I could do it either”
Just then, Claire walked in and sat on top of my locker
“Girl, how far”
“Is it not obvious? She’s very okay” Ahmed said laughing
“Chisom, you sef eeh, all the time you’re reading brown novel”
“Leave her, no wonder she’s been smiling like a goat”
“I wasn’t smiling joor”
“Abeg…” Ahmed stood up “… I’m coming back”
“Okay” I said and Claire waved, then turned to me, “Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone you were roleplaying Adeline and imagining Zade as Senior Henry”
“It’s not true!! Stop!”
Gosh!! How did she know??i was actually doing that.
“She how you’re blushing”
“Stop joor…”
Just then we started hearing noises, light ones. “Chisom, I didn’t see you in ref. Have you eaten?”
“No… I’m yet to go”
“Hey! Ezeh Chisom, step outside” Claire and I looked up. Oh God. Senior Stephanie was standing there with her hands at akimbo.
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