Chapter three

7:30am...

Tiana's POV

"Ding Ding"I know I would definitely wake up late, I don't know what's wrong with me I can't just help it . I stared at the wall clock,

Goddd!!! it's 7:30am already.

I jumped from my bed and dashed to the bathroom. After I had taken my bath, the rest of my dressing was a rushie.

I posed in front of the mirror. I think I look okay now. I stucked my phone inside my jacket breast pocket and plugged in my earphones to my ear to listen to Back to you by Selena Gomez.

I was about to rush the stairs when I remembered my mum, I paused; confused. I don't just want to see her but I must.

I reluctantly dragged my legs to her door. I knocked patiently waiting for response.

"The door is not locked" She said following the sound of  my knock. I creeped in to find her eyes glued to her phone.

"I am leaving for school"I said waiting to be ignored.

"Bye" she replied not looking at me. Then I saw some five hundred Naira notes on a nearby table beside me.

"I am taking this money along with me"I announced to her but she only nod without looking at me as well.

I dashed out of the room and rush the stairs down.

"Please make sure you take breakfast before leaving okayyy" her voice ran after me as I was about to cross the dining room.

I think I have to do that, though I don't want to turn am obedient child to but I would be the looser at the end of the game.

So I stopped at the dining table and uncovered it alas! It was my momma's favourite; bread with pressed eggs. I took four slices and dashed to the car.It has been wailing for me.

"I am sorry Benard, I was trying to eat a little, can we?" I asked and he nodded, starting the car without looking at me at all.

Benard have been my driver for a almost year now. I can boldly say that I don't have any problem with him.He's quite,polite and most importantly, he's a good driver.

Despite all my rantings on Benard to speed, we never arrived my school no sooner than thirty minutes.  8:30am is not a better time to arrive to school in Stockfield.  I hopped out of the car and baded Benard goodbye by waving. He never waved back since I started but I didn't care.

After the car left I started making my way to my locker room. I can see the literature teacher in my class from here, the woman is a weirdo. She's going to barb the remaining hair out of my vulture's head this morning. But.. I was not even sure if I'm going to make the class this morning. But I must, even if I'dhave to hold her down spiritually in the class.

I tried to get my lit tex, exam focus. Sooner than later I saw it and I tried to turn back when I saw someone behind me, Blake. 

"Good morning.. why are you not in the class" I shuttered with lost eyes. 

"Morning Tiana, I was in the class but then I saw you dropping from the car so I decided to check on you" he breathed, trying to find something to lean on. 

"Thank you for the call. But wait a minute, how did you get to know about the the issue" I stopped midway, frowning. I did not tell anyone about this but Halima. I did that because she pestered me so much. And Halima and I went to the same primary school so she was somehow close. But how could she do that? Must her mouth run!

" Earth to Tiana" he waved me out of my thoughts. 

"Never mind about how I got to know, the most important thing right now is 'Are you okay" he said giving me that smile that've got everygirl in Stockfield high crazy

I nodded still staring at him. It's a blank argument saying Blake Anthony is not a cute guy. You could just say that because you don't like him. But your conscience will always ring the truth right in your heart. Dark curled hair, blue eyes, smooth skin and a mind blowing pink kisseable lips what else do you want in a  guy? He's virtually in all subjects but... I was his only competition.

Little did I know that Blake had been staring at himself, looking for what I was looking at in his body then he smiled and looked up to me

"Oh I know what you are looking at, my good looks? Never mind I've got used to it" he said with a  smile

And this was his flaw and why I detested him, he was arrogant of his good looks, his talent and personality.

I tightened my grip on my book and made way to leave. I was just few steps away from him when I felt a drag by an arm certainly sure to be his.He held our bodies so close that our chest leaned against each other.

His lips wandered around my neck looking for were to connect. I wish this moment won't stop but it did.

It was his girlfriend, Cynthia.

"I knew it! It'd be you. The good boyfriend snatcher.  I knew you were a slut Tiana or whatever they call you" 

Her voice was shaking as if she was going to slump and die any moment from then. 

"That's enough Cynthia I can't watch you continue" Blake said trying to get hold of her

" And you Blake" she said turning to her boyfriend pointing a finger at him, fumming. Blake quitely dragged her out without uttering anything.

That was Cynthia Collins. Blake's girlfriend. He never respected her feelings since everyone knew them. He could flirt a girl right in front of her yet she never left him. Probably she doesn't want to loose the ego of being regarded as Blake's girlfriend.

Cynthia have almost turn a psycho on the verge of protecting him away from girls. Blake is the best player I've ever seen in my lifetime so she never succeeded but she never relented. Girls have beaten, humiliated her right in front of her'boyfriend'. Yet that one never budged.

Sometimes I pity her but she was too stubborn. Nevertheless she was beautiful. Blake never went for scarecrows except for me.

But I was just a pick on, just for fun. For the first time I was disappointed in myself and ashamed as well.

I stared at my wrist watch and my jaw dropped. It was it's 10am already. I've been busy thinking about irrelevant things. God! we have test about an hour more or so and yesterday's drama did not allow me to read.

But inside of me, there lived fear Cynthia killing me. I shrugged off and made attempt to leave the lockeroom for class when a jss1 boy ran up to me.

"Snr Tiana, Snr Blake instructed me to deliver this to you." He said panting as a result of excess running and handing over a note to me. I collected the note and he dashed off.

I opened it and it content reads:

Hey Tiana don't feel too special about what happened a while ago. I did that out of SYMPATHY cos I thought you needed something of what I gave you

Your undeniable crush,

Blake.

I knew I would be hurt again, I knew it. Blake was never up to something good. 

This what you get by trying to fit in to where you don't belong. My subconscious scolded me. 

I started feeling hated and unwanted by everyone. It made me remember yesterday. I was thinking it wouldn't have happened if my dad was still with me. 

I sobbed loudly as I try to wipe my tears as more were coming. I broke down physically and emotionally. I looked down at the note against somebody must have helped him to write it to hurt me because this is not his handwriting.