The only reason I was back in this hell hole was because my mother thought it logical and wise. I arrived home a mess after the girls had salvaged what they could out of my dress. I told her about the scenario in school and the only thing she did was smile and say," it's only normal Emmy. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Tomorrow would be better."
There, that was the end of the discussion.
"You won't believe who made the headlines." Foluke said making herself comfortable on the chair next to mine.
Curiously, I raised a brow and watched Bisola grab a copy of what seemed to be a magazine.
I shrugged nonchalantly," what's so special about being in a magazine?"
"Firstly," Meredith cleared me, "this is no ordinary magazine, this is the Greenville High gossip review. It carries the latest news of who is cheating on who, who's dating who and recent breakups. And though, I'm not a huge fan of it, I must tell you, the secrets in here are juicy."
"Here," Bisola nudged a copy towards me, "read the first headlines."
"QUEEN BEE; MITCHELL DREW HUMILATES NEW GIRL."
"Okay?" That came out more like a question. "New girl could be anybody."
"Well yeah." Foluke drawled, "new girl could be anybody but isn't because anybody is not the one in the picture below."
"Oh!" I said recognition dawning on me.
"You're lucky," Bisola shrugged," you still look beautiful in it."
"Oh please." I brushed the compliment aside,"that wouldn't erase the memory of what happened yesterday."
"It wouldn't, but it's comforting."
"Like how jobless could Rosa be?"
"If it's spicy enough, an hundred and one percent." Meredith said making us burst into fits of laughing seizures. Especially me in particular. This was the first time I laughed since I stepped foot in school.
"Is it something bad?" I asked wearily," me being in there I mean."
"Get over it Emmy." Foluke chimed, "it's not worth sulking over. If anything, you just got popular."
"And two," Meredith raised a finger, "got you into Mitchell's bad book."
"It's all weird."
I dropped my shoulders. It's not been a week and yet I felt my world spiraling out of control.
"Why do I feel like I've been handed a death sentence?" I rolled my eyes and heaved.
"Oh no!" They all choroused.
"If there's anyone to be handed a death sentence," Bisola shrugged twirling until she stood facing Meredith," it should be Meredith."
"Like I did something bad." Meredith shrugged obviously unbothered.
"No you didn't. You did something worst. How long have you been seeing Nick?"
Hiding her face between her palms, Meredith tried to stifle a laugh."I really can't keep secrets from you guys , right?"
"Not even in your dreams."
I lost track of who was talking, all the while thankful for the distraction.
"Fine." Meredith said, her face showing signs of embarrassment "how long have you guys known?"
"About a week?" That was Bisola.
"Well, we met at..." Meredith was saying when the bell rang signalling the beginning of homeroom.
I let my shoulders drop as I stepped out of the hallway and found my way to the car park.It's not even been upto a week and I had a guy messing with my head. The girlfriend had humiliated me on my first in school and now I had my name on the front page of a stupid school gossip magazine.I let my mind drift off to the conversation I had with the girls. I could picture Meredith now as she said, "But he is so cute. How did he end up with a witch for a girlfriend?" With a dreamy look in her eyes."If you ask us, who do we ask?" Bisola said smirking."isn't that why we have google? Google knows everything. So that should be where u direct your rhetorical questions to next time." Foluke summed.And In that moment I thought how google wouldn't want to have anything to do with her."Watch where you going, will ya?" A voice said drawing me out of my trance. For the first time, I noticed how crowded the lot was. I turned around and caught Alain staring at me, drawing clos
It took us barely two minutes to reach Mitchel's house. Her house was a big white neat house just like the others in Malibu drive which from what I've noticed so far is the lane where all the people who had snobbish attitude and deep pockets stayed. It was a lane for the rich."Are you ready for our first high school party?" Foluke asked as we made our way through the maze of cars."Your first? How come?" I asked, " I thought you guys have been here for like forever?" I looked from her to Simi."Well, before you came, Mitchel had banned us from attending any school party." Bisola said and shrugged, " you can understand now why we desperately wanted to come. Sorry for dragging you into all of this."I was dumbfounded.How could one lean girl be so mean and nonchalant. What was she? A god? For the life of me, I'll never understand how this school operates."It's fine." I said, " at least we're attending one now. Doesn't matter, does it?" I tried to take away th
Immediately I got home, I caught my parents sharing a cup of hot coffee in the living area. "What are you guy's doing up by this time?" I asked."Evening to you too." My replied with sarcasm laced in her voice. "How did it go?""Pretty cool.""Pretty cool? That's it?" She said turning to give me a long good look."Mum, if you're looking for details, I'm the wrong person you should ask." I walked into the kitchen with my mother trailing behind me."Glad you're finally getting to relate." My dad called from behind.I tried not to roll my eyes. If relating meant being locked up in a cupboard then I didn't want to.I entered my room and shut the curtains. The last thing I wanted to see was anything related to the house Nextdoor. As I collapsed on my bed, my eyes caught a simple lemon stick on notes plastered on my window. Curiously, I tiptoed to the window and peeled it off. Instinctively, I raised my eyes to the room opposite mine and saw someone looking at
For the rest of the the day, I spent it indoors counting the ceiling. The only time I went downstairs was when Meredith, Bisola and Foluke showed up. The moment they stepped foot in my room, foluke dramatically went to door and shut it. "Oya, spill." She said."What?" I shrugged pretending not to understand what she was on about.Meredith gave me an all knowing look, "oh please. You can tell us anything. That's why we're friends right.""Juicy, juicy secret. Pretty please tell!" Bisola jumped up and down on the bed."But it's nothing. Why act like I won a trophy or something?""Pretty, please tell!!""Pretty, please tell!!""Pretty, please tell!!" They ganged up and said in unison.I shut my ears with my hands, not wanting to hear anymore of their chanting. Out of nowhere, I felt them tackle me to the ground and began to tickle me.I wriggled and wriggled on the floor untill I could bear it no longer and started laughing. I laughed until I felt li
"OMG!! I can't believe I forgot my trigonometry textbook at home!" I said."No worries, we can share." Foluke said heaping textbooks in her arm, "how was practice?"After a week of attending trigonometry class, I was yet to come to terms with the fact that I was a trigonometry student. I avoided that subject like it was a highly communicable contagious disease. And I've got goodnews too, guess?! I've been accepted into the female baseball team!! Bad news is, I've never been stressed out this much in my entire life.As I walk with foluke to her house, I managed to walk with bones which where all in wreck."It was pretty good. The team has started talking to me more." When I told the news to my mum she had screamed and given me a big hug, "got my uniforms too and I'm starting to learn names slowly but surely.""Honestly, I don't know a lot of girls on the team. They're kind of weird."My curiosity was aroused, "how do you mean?""They never mingle with the
Minutes after Ray dropped me off at home, I yawned and kicked off my shoes locking the door behind me.My dad walked into the room in his glasses and pyjamas, holding chinua Achebe's things fall apart in his hands and looking smug. "You're getting in late.""I'm sorry dad. Trigonometry took longer than I thought. I didn't do it on purpose.""What friend where you with again?" My dad asked and I cracked my head trying to figure out how he knew I'd been out with a friend."Foluke. Foluke olatunji Ibrahim.""Oh, right. Right."I gave him a look."What? You didn't think I keep tabs on the friends you make. The ones who walk right through this door?" He pointed at the front door."Well yeah, I'm a little surprised. Like you're barely home.""I know. I don't need to hear how estranged I am from my family. I'm still trying Emem.""I'm not complaining dad. I'm just surprised that you still have me in mind and that your job hasn't eaten that part up."
"you bloody bitch." Mitchel snarled cornering me the moment I stepped outside the schools gate, "what the hell is your fucking problem?"For a moment there, I was taken aback. "What have I done this time? Is this about your boyfriend again?""Oh please, shut up." A girl I hadn't seen before stepped around Mitchel.I quietly folded my arms under my chest and made to move when Mitchel pushed me with full force I tripped and fell making them burst into giggles.I got up and wiped the dirt off my clothes. "I'd just go now." I said quietly to them, "I do not want trouble.""Did you hear that?" The other girl mimicked, "I'd just go now. I do not want trouble.""Oh you don't want trouble?" Mitchel laughed, "let me guess. You didn't think about trouble, when you started flaunting yourself around my boyfriend?""Excuse you?" I said a bit shocked, "your boyfriend? That's like the most absurd thing I've ever heard.""You heard right. You think I don't see you? I
The first hint i got that wearing the number two jersey was a little startling was the look on Alain's face as I passed him by on my way to school. He looked suprised but didn't say anything. He just looked at me.The treatment continued as I arrived school. I waved at some few friends and familiar faces. Because it was Friday a brief end to school activities for a few days, I felt elated and comfortable walking alone to my locker. But then, a group of footballers gave me the once overs and smirked a little. I was oddly disturbed and thought about the look of interest on their faces. Twas one of utter surprise.Then there was Mitchel and some of her cheerleading friends who noticed me and poked their friends to garner their attention untill they where all looking at me. I endured the stares walking down the hallway. Foluke had a lot of explaination to do.But I didn't even make it far.None other than Raynard stormwind was walking towards me and wearing the number tw