He Must Be Gay

One week later, I already had my uniform, it was very smart on me. You need to see me in my uniform, and my black Italian shoe which mom hand-picked from me from that same boutique which I told you was at the junction of my street, the shoe complemented the uniform most, unlike other students who wore canvas with the uniform, you know the uniform was of two colours, an oxblood trouser, a milk inner shirt, an oxblood suit, and a check tie which comprises of the normal oxblood, Dark blue and milk. I was very happy to be in this school, I was like a celebrity, and my story had been the talk of the school since the day I started till date. After the assembly session, all the students were matched to their various classes, but I was with my new and only friends in Abuja, a clique of girls, I was the only male in the clique of four, actually, they were three, and I'm the fourth person, all the girls made it almost too obvious that they had a crush on me, though it was fun to know, still, it was becoming embarrassing. Thank God for my sweet Cynthia who often tries to shoo the girls whenever they attempt to be a little too physical with the super cute me, hahaha, don't mind me, I know that my handsomeness is getting to my head, but trust me, in only trying not to make it that obvious. Did I say that Cynthia also had a crush on me? Well she does, and she believed I felt the same way about her, I don't know how she managed to think that, I thought I was hiding it. so, because she believed I'll ask her out soon, she made sure the girls do not distract me from focusing on her. Yeah, she had dreams that we will have a thing, so she wouldn't like her friends to ruin it for her.

As we walk to our class, we walked past Bright and his friends who sat under the mango tree which was just at the front of the class, they sat there discussing like they had no business with the class.

"Just look at him, so comfortable in the company of girls, what is he even telling them? And why are they laughing so loud?"

Bright asked, looking very furious, restless and jealous.

"Very loud."

Ojo added.

"Wallahi, that boy must be gay, if not, how could he be so comfortable being with girls all the time."

Ojo said.

"If you ask me, I'll tell you that this Demonic devil is not a gay oo".

Ojo said.

"Why did you say that? Are you blind? Don't you see his eyes? The dude is wearing contact lenses, is it till he starts wearing makeup and a skirt that you will know he is gay? This guy is a Que, This Ojo guy self ehn."

Bright said.

"Don't you see how the girls flirt around him? See Cynthia, she is even blushing, I swear, Cynthia like this boy, even Charity

Ojo said again.

"Wait... It's true, Bright check it out, your girl is blushing hard o, something she never did around you."

Sani said hilariously.

"Hmm... I will so kill this boy, trust me, I, Bright Mmaduka, I will kill this Demon albino".

Bright said.

"He is so dead."

Ojo added.

"And you, you are there saying that my Cynthia is blushing hard, can't you see how Charity is jumping on him? Pressing her breast on him. Mtchew... Girls hen, was very stupid, so because he is wearing contact lensse and also sprayed his hair that is why they felt he is handsome. Annoying species of human."

Bright said

"Please Bright when should we kill this boy?"

Aanu asked looking very pissed.

In the class, all the students were already in the class but with the absence of a teacher. Because there was no teacher in the class the students were all so unorganized, playing and jumping, and many were throwing papers. Amid all the noise in the class, I and my new friends were having a little chit-chat.

"You heard the announcement, right? Tomorrow might be the day the principal will announce the competition. I'm so happy, can't wait for it to start."

Chinwe said.

"Yeah, me too, do you know that Damian can swim? Yes, he is a very good swimmer, he will represent our house, I'm sure about it, that egotistical Bright that had always settled with the second position will have to rest this time, my Damian is here, it's time we take that trophy."

Cynthia said looking so excited.

"Really? He can swim? Awwn, he is so sweet, Damian you will teach me how to swim right?"

Charity said.

"Hey! I already asked him to be my coach, and don't touch him like that when you are talking."

Cynthia responded rather too quickly after Charity made her comment. Charity had developed the habit of holding or rubbing my chest whenever she is talking to me, but Cynthia does not like that.

"Common Cyndy, he can teach us all, and why are you always mad when we touch him, why are you acting like an overprotective and jealous girlfriend? It's not like you guys are even dating, and you just call him your Damian, please stop that, I also do not like it."

Chinwe said.

"Imagine o."

Charity said.

"Listen let me tell you, he is a busy person and he can't be coaching three of us, I asked first and so it will be, is that not so? Ehh Damie?"

Cynthia said ending with a question directed to me. Poor me who have been trying not to find myself in this situation, now I became so dumbfounded, I knew not what to say, I had been like an invisible man since they have all been discussing me as if he wasn't there.

"Damie, I'm asking you."

Cynthia said again.

"Yeah, you asked first."

I said feeling very bad. Look at me, I can't even swim now they are trying to make me feel bad for what I can't even do.

"So this is it now, Cynthia you are not a good person, truly you are not good."

Charity said.

"Don't mind her. Oya, see him, take him and eat."

Chinwe said as she stood up from the chair and left, and charity joined her too.

"Don't mind them dear, that's how they do. They will still come back."

Cynthia said to me.

The next day in school. It was on Tuesday morning, the second day of the second week of my time in school. It happened that all the students were at the assembly ground where they listened to the announcement that the principal was happily making. But I was absent from the assembly ground. I got the information from the Tripple Cee the day before that the swimming competition announcement will be made today, and that the registration for the swimming will also be ending today, for that I decided to play sick and stay at home, if I don't come to school then I will not have to register for the swimming, and if I don't register, then I will not have to compete and no one will know that I can't swim. I know those girls will want to persuade me into enrolling on the competition, well if I'm absent, there is no way I can enrol, I'll just stay home and pretend to be sad about my missing the enrollment tomorrow and that's all. So I thought to myself. I was a boy who had never swum in a bucket, in fact, I had always been careful about the source of water I bathed with. Swimming is a suicidal game that I intend to engage in never time.

In the assembly ground, all the students were on their best conduct, as the school perfectly wandered around looking for whom they will make a scapegoat of. Yeah, you can only imagine how they will be walking around acting all super busy, after all, the principal is making a speech today.

"As we already know, we always have our swimming competition in this very term that we are in, and it is a once-in-a-year thing. Well, I'm here to announce to you the date of the swimming completion, the same competition that we all have been waiting for. Well... The date is... On the... Third of March, which according to our school academic calendar is a week before revision."

So the principal said, and all the students jumped for joy. The swimming competition period is the most fun-filled period for the students they love it because in this period there will be a reduction in the lesson period so that the students can meet up with their training. Well, just like many teenagers the majority of the students in this school really do not like studying that much, they will rather play all day in school than sit for lectures.

"And as we already know, the winner of this contest will be crowned the Merman!, and he will be exempted from the payment of next term's school fee. And we also know about the golden award that comes with it. So who will be our next Merman?"

So the principal said, and the students applauded. The principal also said something about the various recognized houses of the school, he urged them to try and make this time's completion more competitive as it had been one-sided for the past three years. The Red House had always won the competition, and it has always been Kunle Adewole. After the announcement, a few other things were done and the whole students uniformly matched to their various classes.

"Why is Damian not in school today? Will he still come?"

Chinwe asked.

"Yes o, I'll like to see him win this competition, even though I'm not in the same Yellow house as him."

Charity added. I was in Yellow house, and both of us, I and Cynthia are in the same house including Bright.

"No, he won't be coming, it's quite heartbreaking, but he is not feeling too strong, I will really love to see him swim too, you know he is a very good swimmer."

Cynthia said looking unhappy as they strolled to their class.

Later in the class, announcements were made concerning the registration of the swimmers, according to them, whoever knows he/she is interested should go to their various house captains to register. The competition will start within the houses first, where they will choose a person who they believe will lead them to victory, that person chosen by the House will represent the House in the coming competition which is only a week from today.

When Cynthia heard of this, she thought of what to do, so she decided she will do something that will make me feel indebted to her, she thought about helping me to register for the swimming so that when I hears about it, I will know that she cared for me deeply. So she thought as she went on with the registration.

Can you imagine? I did not come to school today because of this same thing, how could she even think such evil, she even thought that I will be grateful.