All Chapters of The Girl They Called A Boy: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

IRISH POV“Let go of him, right now.”A voice came from behind me, but what really slapped me in the face was ‘HIM’. Did he just call me him?Damn!Right. That’s who I am now. Not Irish, not a she. I am Idris, a he.If I want to survive this prestigious college with my secret intact, I need to keep reminding myself of that every single second.The guy who had been bullying me earlier didn’t wait around. He backed off and went away. I turned slowly, ready to thank my unexpected savior.Holy God.This boy… No, this man looked like he walked straight out of a Greek mythology book. He was more than cute, probably the most flawless face I have ever seen.I cursed under my breath.How on earth could someone be this unfairly handsome?“Are you okay?” His voice dragged me back to reality.Shit. I hoped he didn’t notice the way I had been staring, or worse, drooling. Because that would be next-level awkward.“I’m good. Thank you,” I said quickly.“You seem new?”I nodded, eyes still fixed to t

Slowly, I opened my eyes; soft pillows, clean sheets, and for a moment, I thought, finally, heaven.Of course I’d make it. Where else would Irish end up?Okay, snap out of it. Where am I really?I pushed myself up slowly, still a little groggy.“Here,” a voice said. “You need to change before you get stained.”Bless my soul! I nearly jumped out of bed.But it wasn’t an angel. It was Jimmy.He walked toward me, calm as ever, and handed me… a sanitary pad.No! No!. This couldn’t be happening.I darted my eyes around the room, half expecting the police to jump out of the corners, waiting for me to wake up.My throat went dry, but I forced myself to speak. “Can I at least look pretty before they take me away?”Jimmy chuckled, low and amused. “Are you always this dramatic? Nobody’s taking you away. Just go and change.”Not much of a talker, huh?I took the pad with shaky hands and slipped into the restroom.Holy Moses. The place was massive. Shower, water system, marble walls so clean you

“Dear God, you can take back the perfumes. Please, just send me a helper. I promise I won’t lie again.”I prayed silently, clutching my towel like it was a holy cloth.“I’m here, Becky.”That wasn’t God. That was Jimmy; he was back.“You didn’t tell me you were coming,” he said warmly. “I would’ve ordered your favorite pizza.”“Well, I wanted to surprise my favorite brother.” Becky’s voice chimed in, playful. “I thought I heard movement in your bathroom.”That loud mouth! She heard nothing. Absolutely nothing.Like brother, like sister.Wait. Sister?Hold on, Jimmy has a sister? No, he’s an orphan.I argued with myself in silence, heart hammering.“Let’s go grab a pizza. I’m hungry,” Jimmy said.“Okay.”The door shut with a loud bang. Almost deliberate.I waited, one minute, two, five, to be sure they were gone before tiptoeing into my room. Safe, back to Idris.******Boredom hit hard that night. It was dark outside. I sat on the couch with a bowl of hot popcorn in my hands, watching

JIMMY’s POVDid she just run off?That girl has too many personalities packed into one body. Now what? How do I even explain this to my mum?“What just happened? And who was that girl, Jimmy?”I was expecting that question.“Nobody to worry about, Mum. Just some crazy, crazy friend. She ran off because she was shy.”I hoped she’d let it go. But knowing my mother, that was wishful thinking.“Son, you can’t be seen around just any type of female friend. You are a Wellington. A CEO. I don’t even understand what you’re doing in this college. You’re a genius, son. The professors should be taking classes from you, not the other way round.”“Mum,” I sighed, “why are you here? What if I were outside school when you called? Actually, scratch that, I was outside school. You can’t keep showing up like this.”She was already used to my tone. She tossed her bag onto the couch and started walking deeper inside.Just where was she going?“Mum, where are you going?”She reached for the door handle, I

IRISH’s POVHer wink just confirmed it. This girl is mad. I only hoped she wasn’t coming my way.“Hey, boyfriend. How was your weekend? Did you sleep well? You know I wanted to come over to your place and spend some time with you. I missed you.”She was coming closer. Don’t tell me, this girl really wanted to kiss her supposed boyfriend in front of everybody, shameless.“Good morning, class, sorry. I had a little emergency.”I had never been happier to see Professor John in my life. Lilly went back to her seat quickly. My eyes went over to Jimmy. Of course, there was a smirk on his face. He was enjoying every second of the drama.But wait, did Professor John just say he had an emergency? I wondered what kind of emergency. A lady’s emergency, maybe. Looking at him now, for some reason known only to him, he was dressed unusually well. Black jacket, black trousers. He looked like he was coming straight from a funeral.“So let’s begin,” he said. “As we talked about last week, it is time t