Chapter 3

Omoshalewa's POV.

We got to our classes, I was preparing for the first period, Posi would probably be somewhere gossiping, that girl ehn, she's aljazeera. Suddenly, everyone ran out of the class screaming, I was not in the mood for aproko(gossip) this morning,so I just sat down on my seat and placed my head on my locker.

"Hey"I heard that voice that has been on my mind lately. I raised my head up to see Rudeboy smiling at me.

Is he here to get revenge. I said in my head.

"He…hello"I choked on my words.

"Don't be scared, I'm just want to make friends"he said.

"Friends?"I said raising my eyebrows up in confusion.

"Yes, friends…you had your revenge already…so that makes us even"he said as he chuckled.

"Yeah, sorry about the that"I said looking down at my shoes,I act this way anytime I'm shy or nervous,but right now I'm nervous.

"At first I was angry, I wanted to get the four of you suspended…but my mum spoke so sense into, you and your friends are the first people to burst my bubble like that"he said, earning a chuckle from me.

"So friends?"he said stretching his hand for me to take which I gladly accepted.

Woohhh, his hands are so soft. I said in my head.

I bet his lips would be soft too. My subconscious said, laughing mischievously.

"Get your hands off my boyfriend"I heard the voice hated the most in the whole of CHS, Bridget.

"What!"Micheal said.

"Boyfriend?"I whispered to him, he nodded his head like an agama lizard that about to be slaughtered.

"Are you deaf, I said get your hands off my boyfriend"she snapped at me making to realize that I and Michael's hand are intertwined. I removed my hand from his and stood up for whatever was coming.

"Your boyfriend?"I asked crossing my hands around my chest.

"Yes, my boyfriend"she said taking Michael's hands in hers, but he pulled his hand away from her slowly, this time many students were already in our class, all are from SS2, all from science, technical, art and commercial.

"I have a d**k instead of a p***y"I said not knowing where does words came from.

"What?"she asked looking confused, everyone was confused too.

"I thought we were saying things that is not true and can never happen"I said with a smirk on my lips. Everyone started laughing. She stormed out of the class with her two minions behind her.

"Wow" Micheal said.

"You go girl"Debby said giving me a high five not noticing Michael.

"You don nack her yansh for chair"Posi said causing us to burst into another round of laughter.

"And what is he doing here"Mide said pointing to Michael who was smiling at her.

"True ooo…what is he doing here"Posi and Debby said at the same time.

"Jinx"Debby said pinching Posi.

"Ouch"Posi said rubbing her hand gently.

"Hi, I'm…"Michael tried to talk but my three friends beat him to it.

"Michael Oluwafemi Martins"they yelled a little.

"I think the principal made me a bit too popular than I expected"he said smiling.

Omo this your smile na killer smile oo. I said in my head.

"Am sorry about our first meeting"he said, pouting his face.

"It's cool…we had our revenge already,so we're even"Mide said.

"So are we friends now?"he said smiling showing us his nice set of teeth.

"Sure"we all said in unison.

"Hello ladies"Emeka chipped in.

Hi, Emeka"Debby said blushing shamelessly at him. Debby as always had a crush on Emeka since SS1.

"Hi" i said.

"Guy, awfar(how far)"Micheal said, as they both hugged each other.

"You guys made up?"he asked Micheal.

"Sure thing"he replied him.

"OLAPADE VICENTE"Tega, a girl from my class shouted. All attention turned towards him.

My crush.

All the girl ran towards him, Vicente was the cutest guy in CHS. You're wondering why I used was…well he's got a rival now, Michael.

"Hi, Shalewa"he said walking towards my direction.

I was speechless and shocked at the same time, thankfully Posi pinched me out of whatever truance i was in.

"Hi…hello Vicente"I stuttered.

"Do you mind if I be your seat partner?"he asked still smiling at me causing me to blush shamelessly.

"Yes…I mean no"I stuttered again, causing him to giggle.

"Thanks"he said dropping his bag on the empty chair beside my chair.

"Hi, guys"he waved slightly at my friends…all my friends both new and old.

Seems like this session will bring good vibes oo. I said in my mind.

"Hello" they all replied, except from Micheal, he was frowning, before he stormed back to his seat.

Is he jealous? That was the question I asked myself.

***

First period was over, it was short because the teachers were having a meeting, that was what gave us the privilege for the little drama we had. I could not concentrate through out the whole period. Vicente just kept on flirting with Shalewa, and it's starting to piss me off.

Are you jealous? My subconscious mocked me.

No I'm not. I snapped back at him.

Whatever makes you happy dude. He mocked me again.

Our chemistry teacher walked into the class her lesson note and a white board marker in her hand. We greeted her which she returned. Yes, we greeted her on her sit. As a senior student in CHS, you greet your teachers while seated, one of the things I like about CHS, back in KQHS(Kings and Queens high school), you stand up, bow if you are a boy or bend slightly if you are a girl, if you want to greet your teachers.

"Welcome back Vicente"Mrs Ugo said smiling at him, broadly.

Why is everyone so interested in this dude. I said in my head.

"Thank you ma"he said, also smiling stupidly.

"Would you mind if you please go into the book store room to bring your handouts for the term…you can go with Shalewa"the teacher said.

Another reason why I'm in love with this school,we used handouts instead of copying notes from the board.

"No problem ma"he said taking Shalewa's hand in his.

He's doing it again. I said in my head, seething.

"Second row on the tenth shelf"she told them.

"Okay ma"Shalewa said, with her sweet voice that makes my heart skip a beat.

It's been 19minutes since Vicente and Shalewa left the class. I began to panic, so many questions running in my head.

Is he touching her?

Is he hurting her?

Just as fate would have it, Mrs.Ugo spoke.

"It's been a while since Vicente and Shalewa left the class…Micheal would you please go and check on…"I didn't wait for her to complete her sentence before I ran out of the class.

I got to the hallway that leads to the book store room, I heard banging on the door.

"Help"I heard Shalewa's voice.

"Anyone there, please help us we're trapped here"I heard his voice. I ran towards the door.

"Shalewa, calm down I'll go get help okay, keep calm…"I said

"Okay, please be fast"she replied

"…and don't let him touch you"I said what I was thinking in my mind out loud.

"Meaning"she said.

"Never mind"I said as ran back to the class.

"Ma'am…ma'am they're trapped inside the store"I said trying to catch my breath between.

"Ohh I totally forgot to tell them not to close the door…we can't find the keys to that door and we can't break down an iron door…let's go to the principal so she'll call the welder to open it"she said as we walked swiftly to the principal's office.

The principal called the welder,who told us to give him an hour.

An hour kee, what if he does something to her. I began to panic.

Calm down dude, you don't even know this guy. My subconscious said.

He has been flirting with her. I said to him back.

That is not enough reason. He said back.

You know what,just shut up. I snapped back at him.

Omoshalewa's POV.

"Vicente, Shalewa, I'm really sorry about this…the welder will be here very soon"the principal said to us.

"Okay sir"Vicente and I replied in unison.

"I have to get back to my office, call me as soon as the welder gets here"I heard the principal say, following with her heels stomping the ground.

"I'm sorry about this Shalewa and Vicente…I should have warned you about the door"Mrs Ugo, our chemistry teacher said,with guilt in her voice.

"It's fine ma'am…we'll just hang here for a while…you don't need to feel guilty"Vicente assured her.

"Okay then, I'll be right back then"She said.

"So…it's just you and I here for an hour…"Vicente said but I cut him short.

"…or less"I said with a little smile tugging on my face.

Rinnnngggg.

The bell rang, indicating it's a break, as the voices and screaming of students filled the hallway. We always have three breaks, the first one is after two periods, 30minutes break. The second one is the long break, 1hr break. While, the third one is our lesson break also for 30minutes.

"Looks like it's short break already"I said breaking the silence in the room

"Yeah…and there's no damn network in this room"Vicente said, as he stared at his phone, tapping it furiously.

"What's wrong, just let it go if there's no net…"I tried to talk but Posi's voice cut me short.

"…Shalewa…ohh my sweet baby is locked in there…"She said but Debby cuz her short.

"…locked in there with her crush"gbam!Debby dropped the bombshell.

"Ouch"I heard her shout. Probably from a smack from one of them.

I'm going to kill that girl when I get out of here,I swear. I cursed under my breath.

"Your mouth wee nor kill you ehn"I heard Mide's voice.

"WHAT!"he whispered-yelled.

"Ermmm…ermm…she's just saying non…nonsense"I stuttered as I looked away, blushing shyly

Omo, thank God say you be dark skin…chaii,see as she's blushing like mumu. My subconscious mocked me.

"So you have a crush on me…since when"he said as he walked over to the other side I was facing. He sat down on the tiled floor beside me.

"Jss3"that was my simple reply, I suddenly became shy.

"Wow…that's been long"he said as he used his index finger to lift my face up to look at him.

"I've always like you too…to be sincere…but it all started in SS1…but then, Bridget made her move…I thought you never liked me, because you never spared me a glance…or maybe you've just been stealing glances at me"he said causing us to chuckle.

"Yeah…that…I've only been stealing glances at you"I said as he stroked my chin gently.

Are you not supposed to be feeling butterflies in your stomach or something. My subconscious asked me, but I paid no attention to her.

"Babe…we're back, we went to see Mr Thomas…he asked us to come"Posi's said bursting our small bubble.

No wonder everywhere was silent for a while. I said in my mind.

"Looks like you're having fun  with your crush"Mide teased.

"Shut up amebo"Posi said causing me to giggle.

"Don't mind her ooo…aproko will not kill you one day"I said jokingly.

"Leave her now…let me gist you Mide…we're having so much fun here…it's like God intentionally locked us in here for a purpose"Vicente said smirking at me, I shot him a deadly but friendly glare.

Shalewa Shalewa…just relax the welder is almost here, okay"I heard Micheal's voice.

"Thanks Micheal"I said as I smiled widely.

I could swear your heart skipped a beat when you heard his voice. My subconscious said.

No it didn't. I said back to her.

"Tell me something fun"I said  breaking the silence in the room. He dropped his phone on the floor before taking my hands in his.

"Actually I'm really a boring person but I can show you something fun on my phone"he said as I nodded eagerly.

"You're not boring…I see all the fun you and Bridget used to have when you were dating"I said as I poked him on the side gently, we giggled and he began to tickle me causing me to laugh very loudly, I could swear the principal heard me in her office.

"Abeg jhoor…shey that one is fun…Bridget was just forcing me to do those stuffs jhoor"he said, before he mumbled something to himself.

He began to play comedies on his phone, as we laughed loudly at every video, mostly videos of Taaooma and Broda Shaggi.

"Will you stop pacing the length and breadth of the corridor…you're not the one locked in there"I heard Debby's voice, as I ajd Vicente stopped to listen to their conversation.

"I know that…but it's almost an hour…do you know what they're doing in there"I heard Micheal's voice now.

"She's not even your girlfriend and you're doing like this"Mide was the one who spoke this time. I and Vicente got up from the floor, seeing how intense the conversation is beginning to be.

"Ermmm…ermmm…yes she's not my girlfriend but she's my friend"he stuttered.

"So why the fuss"Posi said.

"They might be doing nasty things in there"he said causing me to frown.

"What do you mean by that"I shouted a little bit.

"What I mean is that, you're in there with a guy who as been flirting with you since this morning…this is just an option for you guys to…" SMACKKKK, he yelled back but was cut short with a slap from someone.

"I won't stand here and listen to you talk rubbish about my friend how dare you"I heard Mide's voice or should I say Mide's angry voice.

"I'm not wrong…I'm just stating matter of fact…her mum might not remember to warn her about been alone with a guy in a room…or maybe her mum was just like her too,I mean she's so comfortable in there with a flirti…"he said but I heard another resounding slap that filled the whole corridor.

"My mum was never like that…and…and…nothing is happening in here"I stuttered, feeling the need to explain myself to him as a tear fell from my left eye

Rinnnngggg!

The bell rang, indicating that short break is over.

"How dare you…you son of a bitch…babe, you don't need to explain yourself to this dipstick"I heard Debby's voice. Vicente was seeting, clenching his fists and unclenching them,I was seeting too because he just said something disrespectful to my mum. Tears began to flow from my eyes, as memories of my mum began to flash in front of my eyes. My legs began to shake,I was too weak to even talk or defend myself any further. Since my mum's death, I've not been the say, I've not been stable…I get panic attacks easily.

"I wish I can strangle you right now…but too bad am in here…how dare you say that to her"Vicente said banging the door angrily, clenching his fist

"I'm…I'm so sorry…I didn't mean to say…"he tried to defend himself with a regret evident in his voice, but Posi cut him short.

"F*ck off jhoor"she said. I heard someone running off from the corridor. I became dizzy, my head was spinning, I was about to slump but luckily Vicente caught me before I hit the ground.

"Shalewa! Shalewa!"open your eyes please, he said tapping my cheek gently.

"What's wrong with her…Vicente say something…what's wrong"I heard my three friends voices, I had no idea if they were all talking at the same time or it's just my head that's playing a trick on me, I was tried to flutter my eyes open but I became weaker every seconds.

"Help…get help…she's fainting…go…now"Vicente shouted at them .

"What's wrong…we heard noises…the welder is here"I heard the principal's voice but everything became silent, Vicente was mumbling something to me, I could only see the movement of his mouth, but I couldn't hear a single word he was saying to me, before everything blacked out.

Micheal's POV.

I ran as fast as my legs could carry me away from them, I didn't know what came over me. I've always been like this for almost 10 years of my life. I hurt her with my words, I know that but I had no idea what made me say that, I was so angry at that time I wasn't thinking straight.

I got to the garden, the senior garden. In CHS, we have two gardens, one for the junior, but the junior one is more like a play ground, and one for the senior, each on each  block. Senior block is different from junior block, making things easy for anyone coming into the school to see a student.

You really hurt her with your words. My subconscious said to me.

I know and am really sorry about it, I had no control over myself anytime I'm angry, and you know that… I said but he cut me short.

…but she's…they're not aware of that…only you know that…you've been pushing everyone away with your… my subconscious said but Ayomide's voice stopped him from reminding me about my problems.

"Dude! I heard what you said to Shalewa…"he said in a angry tone but I didn't let him finish his statement because I know I'm at fault I'm not ready for another lecture.

"…I know, did you think I wanted to do that on purpose"I said almost yelling.

"No, you did this intentionally, because you kept on saying insulting word to her and her mum…"he said as he sat down beside me on the grass

"…and so what…I apologized and if she's not ready to accept my apology…then she can go to hell"I cut him short again but this time I yelled at him, the other part of me taking over again. I got up to walk away from him.

"Wow…I never expected this from you…i thought you were better than this…"he said but I didn't bother to look at him.

"Do you know how your words affected her…"he continued to shout behind me following me closely. Students stopped their chatting and began to watch the drama that is about to unfold between two new best friends.

"…she's lying in the sick bay because of you…because you caused her to feel the pain of her dead mum again…"he said, this time I froze on my spot, I couldn't move a finger, I turned to face him gently, like I was going to break if I shook my body too much.

"What…what did you just say"I asked in a whisper.

"Yeah, you heard me right…her mum is dead…she lost her mum at the age of 13. I bet you don't know how hard it is to loose a loved one…you've always lived in luxury all your life so you can never understand what she went through or what she's going through"he yelled a little, with that he walked away hitting his shoulder with mine, causing me to stagger backwards. I knelt down on the floor, I was shaken Ayomide's revelation to me. Some students returned to their chatting,while some amebo were still looking at me like mumu.

So that stupid welder now came after yawa don gas abii…mitcheewww. I mumbled to myself.

What have I done?

I had no idea her mum…her mum was no more.

Will she ever forgive me for this?

We're almost in the same shoes but…my mum is still alive…but she's a living corpse.

So many thoughts were running in my head…it was like I was about to go crazy.

Another battle line as been drawn between you two…and it's all your fault. My subconscious said to me.

Shut up and crawl back to your hole. I shouted at it.

I got up and ran towards the sick bay to check on her,but I met her friends there I couldn't go inside, I was too ashamed and full of regrets, I decided to just go home. I walked to my class to pick my bag, my two friends didn't spare me a glance at all,they were so angry at me. I tried to talk to them but I couldn't form the words to say, I had no idea of what to say to them, they were just staring daggers at me. I left the school in shame and disgrace, Bridget was calling out to me at the school gate, but I didn't pay her any attention, I was not in the mood for her flirting or her stupid antics.