Korede's POV
Wow, today is the day. It's Saturday. My flight or our flight rather, leaves by twelve noon today."Korede!" I hear my mother call"Yes" I call back. I quickly rush downstairs."Food is ready, come and eat." She said"What's for breakfast?" I ask"Chips and egg with Ketchup" she said"Cool" I saidI sit down and my mom puts my food in front of me. Even with all my protest she still treats me like a little boy."So what are you going to do today? Before time I mean" my mom asked me."Nothing, just hang around the house" I tell herJust as I was eating, there was a knock on the door. I stand up and go to see who it was. It was Di'ja. What bad luck. I am still in pajamas."Hey, what are you doing here?" I asked."Nothing, just wanted to see if you can go for a walk before your flight?" She said"Okay, just give me some time to take a bath and change" I tell her"Imagine, you haven't brushed and you are eating. This boy ehn" she said and laughed, I laughed with her to"Abegi" I say an walk away to my room to change.I take me bath, brush my teeth and get dressed.
After about ten minutes of getting ready, I go downstairs.
"Hey, are you ready?" I asked Di'ja, who was with Ezra most definitely on their flirt session again."Yes, I am."We were taking a walk on the beach
"So, you are all packed to go eh??" Di'ja asked"Yes o" I said"Take care of yourself when you go and get yourself a girlfriend" she said "don't let one heartbreak, get you out of the dating stuff" she said"I have heard you" I said while laughing at her."And call me everyday, tell Ezra and Jas too" she said"Okay, I will tell them.""I am really gonna miss you guys" she said"Me too" I replied and hugged her."Take care of yourself here too" I tell her"Hey, that is my line" she said while laughing"I know. I stole it." I said and laughed.We talked for an hour and I dropped her off at home.
It was 11: 25pm when I got home. Ibrahim the gateman had already put the things in the car. We need to be early so we don't miss out flight.Wow, this is it. I leave my home."Are you ready?" My dad asked me"Sure" I said"Are you okay?" Jasmine asked me"I'll be fine" I replied"Okay then, let's go then little man" Ezra said, and put my head under his arms.I hate it when he does that, his deodorant is so strong.The ride to the airport was slow and quiet.
When we got there, it was 10 minutes to twelve.Through out the wait for our flight to be called, I felt anxious as though I would run and hide so I wouldn't have to go."Quit being a baby! Korede Bello"My conscience is really starting on me today, but true. I need to stop being a baby.Finally the wait was over and then, we heard the call. Whew! Okay, I am ready after ten minutes of self talk I am ready.
"Are you gonna be okay K-man" Ezra asked me"Yeah, I will get use to the change in no time" I tell him and smiled.We got there finally after like two stops I don't even know how many hours we flew but we're here now.
We were in New York. In front of a big house, I mean our house in Lagos was large but this is huge."Home sweet home" my dad says"Whoa, that's... Whoa" Ezra says"Yeah, it's huge" I comment"You see that's the great thing about this job, houses are grand and the company pays for it." My dad says and smilesOkay, maybe living in the U.S is not that bad."This job must pay a lot!" Jasmine says."It does!" My dad said. "Okay, we'd better check the inside" he added.The inside was awesome, it had good furnishings and it was six bedrooms.
"So which one is my room" I asked"It's your pick""Oh boy, this house no get part two o!" Ezra said."I have found my room!" I heard Jasmine scream from the stairs, just like her to look to get the best one.After going through the rooms, I found the perfect one. It was navy blue and had a bathroom and closet in it.
I unpacked all my things, I had a few Michael Jackson poster. He's my role model. People even say we look alike.I was unpacking and arranging for two hours. Finally I was done. My room looked good.But there was some thing more beautiful about my room; I looked outside the window and saw a very beautiful girl. She was just absolutely gorgeous. I know I shouldn't be staring but I couldn't help myself.
But then worst she saw me staring, and I thought to myself, oh no she's seen me! And I thought she'd freak out, but instead she waved at me and I waved back. Even her smile is gorgeous.I realized I had been waving still and so I quickly put my hand down. And she was laughing, I laughed too.Now, I think I am really gonna like it here. Things are looking good. Or so I thought...
"I don't wanna go to high school, I am suppose to be done with that. I need a University" I was arguing with my Dad after hearing I had to go through another year of high school."You don't have a choice, you need to go through the American curriculum for a year before you go to the University" he said.I am so angry, if I knew my way around I'd storm off."Okay, I heard you" I told him, then I went to my room.I take out my phone and opened my WhatsApp. I had lots of messages. It wasn't unusual since I had lots of friends. And a few fans (not bragging, just saying) I saw a message from Dave.Dave: Hey, KB what's up? Sorry I wasn't able to say good bye before you left yesterday. I has some errands to run.Korede: I dey o. No wahala. So whats happening??Dave: Just the usual o, eating, work and what notKorede: Lol, this boy ehn
I wake up to find my worst fear realized. I am going to high school today! Another year , gosh i am so hating this.I get up and head for the bathroom, I brush my teeth. And then take a shower. Since it's the first day of school, I decided to dress as good as possible even though not meaning to brag but I have awesome sense of style!I am so ready for school. Lies.I go downstairs to find Ezra and Jasmine having break fast. "He's finally up!" Ezra says "are you excited about today kiddo" he asked. I have a feeling he knows I am not. I just hissed and sat down. "Korede, don't mind him o. On his first day of school he cried outta his mind" Jasmine commented. We both laughed at his fake pout.After breakfast I went outside to see my dad waiting for me in the car. I had a car in Nigeria now I have legs, so yeah dad said he
Finally the bell rang. Chemistry was over so I was heading to the cafeteria for lunch when I heard Randy calling me. "Hey dude. What's up? I've been calling your name. Wanna have lunch with us?""Sure, why not" I sayAs we reach the table I see all this boys looking so buff and tall with all the cheerleaders. Slender and beautiful cheerleaders."Hey Randy! Who's the hottie?" One of the cheerleaders ask"Oh, this is KB from Nigeria. He lives next door to Emma" he said and patted my back"Oh, and is he single?" Another cheerleader said"I don't know" he said and then he looked at me with "are you?""Yes, I am" I said not understanding why they asked. And then it dawned! They like me? Why?"You know, I am gonna start calling you the Nigerian cutie""What?" I asked not understanding what was happening"Because you're cute" she comes over to where I am standing and starts to put her hand all over me. And the other girl
"Did she actually say that?" Ezra asked laughing hard about the story I had told him about the girl from the cafeteria."I swear she did." I replied laughing along with him."That's why I love white people. They are so bold." Ezra replied. "But, what's up with that Emma chick?" Ezra added."I don't know. I sorta like her but she's dating this Randy guy." I replied somberly."Your dilemma." Ezra mocked. "So what happens if she never breaks up with him? Will you go and date the Skye Mobile girl?""Hell naw. I am not desperate for a girlfriend!" I squeezed my face like it was the most awful thing that could ever happen to me.
This morning, before getting to school, I had to make sure that I didn't run into Emma. So I got up early and arrived at school thirty good minutes before time. I went into the library and connected my ipod to my headphones. I put the volume really high and played music.I pulled out my Literature text book and continued my home work. The literature in Nigeria is so much different from the one in America.The music was playing so loud that I didn't hear when the bell went off. It was at least twenty minutes later when I felt someone tap me. I turned around to see one the girls that I see always hanging out with Emma."Hi." I said after I had taken the headphones off."Hello. I just came to tell you that your class has started. I figured you didn't hear the bell because I could hear Bruno Mars from where I was sitting." She said.My eyes widened. "Holy Moses! I am late for class." I stood u
EMMA'S POVWhen KB smiled, I couldn't help but smile too. He looked into my eyes and I just knew he was the one. All this while I was dating Randy, I thought I had everything. I saw all his bullshit and I ignored it because I thought I loved him. I have been dating KB for just two weeks and he treats me like a fragile egg. He doesn't treat me like I'm weak but he protects me. Randy didn't ask if I slept well or if I had eaten or if I was doing alright. It was all about Randy. But KB didn't go a night without calling me and every day before we went school, he'd look through his window and call my attention by saying 'Hey princess.' I had never gone out with any guy that treated me like he did, I have never felt about any guy how I felt about KB."What are you thinking about?" KB asked. He'd been singing a song to me and I guess I just blanked. "I was thinking about you." I said and walked over to where he w
Korede's POV"Emma!" I yelled but she didn't turn round to look at me. I knew she heard because some people signaled her that I was calling her.She'd been ignoring for over two days. The last time I'd spoken to her was the day when we spoke at the window.I stopped calling her. Because at this point, I knew she wasn't going to talk to me. I just wonder what I did wrong.When I finally got inside the school building, I spotted her by her locker and walked to where she was standing."Can I have a valid explanation as to why you have been ignoring me?" I said when I got to where she was standing.She turned around with a cross look on her face, she looked pure pissed."Leave me alone, KB." She said softly but with a lot of anger."Not until you tell me what's going on?" I replied calmly.She sighed and groaned. "Fine. But we can't talk here."I nodded
Korede's POV"Emma, sometimes you act as though you still like him." I muttered even though I knew she'd hear me. "What's that supposed to mean?" She asked. "You defend him everytime something about this comes up. He came at me with a punch first and you say it's because he's hurt." I said with anger."KB, I am not taking his side. I am just looking at things from his point of view." She argued. I wondered if she knew how weird she sounded. "You know what Emma, I have to rest. I'll talk to you tomorrow." I said and closed my window before she could respond.I went to bed that night and I found it hard to sleep. I felt like I needed to talk to someone. So I went online to check if Di'ja would be online. To my luck, she was. KB: HeyDi'ja: What's up? How are you??KB: I am not fine. Had a fight with my girlfriend.Di'ja: ☹️ what ha