Relocating

Unugwa's POV

I gently folded my clothes into my travelling bag. I've tried to persuade dad to let us stay in LA but it didn't even seem to make sense to him 

I even tried going through mom but instead she encouraged me to just try and make myself comply with dad. My dad is a type of man that if he commands that they should be no movement in the house, even a insects won't fly or crawl out that day 

Yesterday, my friends and I tearfully parted. It wasn't easy for them as it wasn't for me. But we decided to group call every Saturday 

My door creaked open and a handsome devil popped his head in. I looked at him and sighed 

Me: what do you want? 

Anibe: may I come in, though I'm a little bit in 

Me: don't come in 

He chuckled and entered then sat on my bed 

Anibe : so how far na? 

Me: please I'm not in the mood 

He shouted 

Anibe: mood? Mood? Unugwa, you've started entering mood? God! I'm finished 

I stared at him with cold eyes but suddenly started laughing because of the attitude he was pulling. 

Whenever he's with me, he's always acting funny and local

But if he's outside, he's an African American. With the sweetest American accent ever

I sat beside him 

Anibe: you should pack up the rest of your things 

Me: I don't wanna 

Anibe: sis, you gotta. There ain't no way dad is gonna change his mind over an eighteen year old girl's disobedience and choice of location 

Me: when did you become so meaningful 

Anibe: just few minutes ago 

I laughed 

Me: but why do you wanna leave here too? Won't you miss your girlfriends, and your life here? 

Anibe: nah.. Filipino girls are so pretty 

Me: but so emotional. Don't break any lady's heart

Anibe: yes ma'am I won't break it too hard 

I spanked him on the shoulder 

Me: now help me pack up before dad gets back 

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Writer's POV

Unugwa and her dad arrived at St Andrews High School. A private school and one of the best in Cebu. 

She sighed as she stepped out of the car, the environment was so strange to her. Afar off, she could see some students in ox blood uniforms and it felt awkward 

She followed her dad and they entered the administrative block. They got to the principal's office and he happily enrolled Unugwa. A teacher came and led her to her class 

The teacher entered first and she waited outside anxiously 

Students: good morning ma'am 

Teacher: morning students. How are you all

Students: fine ma'am 

Teacher: all right. We have a new student this morning 

The students began to side-talk excitedly. Some said they were expecting a new member to the class. The girls hoped it would be a girl and the boys hoped it would be a boy. It's was just a typical classroom like any other class in the world 

Teacher: come on inside 

Unugwa nervously stepped in. All the excitement of the students died down and the class became as quiet as a graveyard 

They each were expecting a white Filipino person but the exact opposite stepped in

Teacher: introduce yourself my dear

Unugwa: uhh, my name is Unugwa Achimugu. I'm eighteen years old  

Student: you must be an American. Your accent is so American 

She cracked a little 

Teacher: you can sit on any of the empty chairs 

She sighted one on the second row, beside the girl that talked about her accent. She then braced up and sat beside her and the girl gave her a smile 

The teacher began to teach and I can say that even a word didn't penetrate Unugwa's skull. All that surrounded her was a feeling of awkwardness and imbalance. She kept saying to herself that she wouldn't fit in

Another teacher entered the class and demanded that Unugwa should follow him immediately. She obediently followed him out and just as she stepped out, the gossip began 

~ OMG a black person. 

~ it's my first time seeing one in person apart from the movies

~I think she's pretty 

~did you see her wrist watch? 

~she's a classy girl 

~and she's shy 

~I like her 

They were all saying these randomly and the class was getting noisy. A girl was sitting at the front row, on the last column and she was trying to read a book but the class was too noisy for her. She banged her hands on the table 

Agnes: keep quiet idiots! Why do you always have to show your locality? What's so special about a black person that you all are disturbing me!! 

Everyone kept quiet and stared at their front. Agnes was the richest and meanest person in class. Everything seemed to irritate her and she was just too fast to anger 

No one wanted to get on her bad side because she was capable of doing things beyond their imaginations 

 Unugwa's POV

He led me to the principal's office and left

Principal : hello dear

Me: hello sir 

Principal : please sit 

I sat down 

Principal : how do you like our school? 

Me: well, it seems quite interesting 

Principal : our school is actually the best in this side of the country and I'll like to let you know that we offer the best. If you're not comfortable with anything or anyone, tell me and I'll take care of it

I smiled 

Me: thanks sir

He handed me a card

Principal : this is for coming to our school. It's a freedom card, you can do anything you want to and you won't be penalized for a month

Me: wow, thank you so much 

Principal : you may go back to class 

I smiled and left, I sighed as I reached the class. I entered the quiet class and every eyes were on me, except a girl in front. I passed beside her and sat down on my chair 

No teacher

No talking 

Is this how this school is? Awfully quiet and highly disciplined? In LA, as soon as the teacher steps out, we turn the class upside down 

The girl beside me turned to me 

Girl: hello black girl 

Me: hello white girl 

Girl: haha, I'm Loretta 

Me: it's nice to meet you 

Girl: wait, what's that in your hand? 

I lifted the card

Me: this? 

Girl: oh my God! This is the freedom card! 

The class all faced me and began to wow

~ hey black girl, are you that rich? 

~ I guess Agnes isn't the only girl in the history of the school to get a freedom card 

~ you broke that record. Congrats 

~you must be really rich? 

I didn't get any of the things they were saying. The more they talked, the more they confused me 

Me: what's so important about the card? 

Loretta : it's issued to the richest and most important student. It enables them to do anything they wanna do for a period of time 

Female student : yeah, and the longer the time, the richness of the student 

Me: mine is one month 

Students: what??? 

My eyes widened, they were all looking stunned

Loretta : that's the longest time ever. It's usually a week or two. Yours is four weeks 

Male students : which means you're richer than Andy, Daniel and Agnes 

Loretta : wow, you're richer than Agnes 

The girl at the front scoffed, stood up, carried her book and left the class 

The students began to laugh 

Male student : crazy 

A teacher entered the class and they greeted 

Teacher: it's biology time 

The students began to bring out their textbooks, I recognize them from the one dad got for me this morning. I opened my bag and brought it out.

The class was actually fun and I began to like the students 

 Daniel's POV

I stepped down from the boxing ring and walked to the table, I removed my gloves and took a bottle of water to drink. My manager walked through the door and was surprised to see me 

Mr Monteiro : Daniel... What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be in school by now? 

I sat on a stool

Me: yeah, but I'm not going this week

Mr Monteiro: and why is that? 

Me: I don't want to see someone 

Mr Monteiro : you're still at beef with Andrew aren't you? 

I stood up and looked at him 

Me: let's not talk about this

Mr Monteiro : Daniel you have to take your studies serious. You're in your final year in highschool 

Me: I know that manager. But remember you're supposed to manage me in the gym and not in academics 

I walked away and went to the shower room, after my shower I wore my clothes and went home 

I entered the living room and saw my dad sitting alone. It's the first time I'm seeing him in the sitting room, doing nothing important 

Me: dad 

Dad: Daniel, you're back 

Me: yes dad

Dad: sit... 

I sat down 

Dad: I've been waiting for you. You'll have to resume school tomorrow 

Me: but dad, I thought we talked about this. I said I wasn't going to go to school yet and you agreed 

Me: yes I know. But I want you to go to school. You've been at the gym almost everyday during the holidays, it's school time now. Go to school 

I sighed and stood up then picked my bag up 

Me: okay dad. I'm going up 

I went upstairs to my room and arranged my uniform. I remembered Agnes 

Me: uhhh she's gonna be a thorn in my flesh again 

I really dislike that girl 

Andrew's POV

I saw beautiful butterflies hanging on a flower, I bent down and took a picture of it. I wanted to take another picture but it flew away 

Mom: Andy!! 

Me: ugh mom, you made my butterfly fly 

Mom: Andy, what are you doing at home? 

Me: nothing 

I stood up and walked into the house from the garden 

Mom: tomorrow you're going to school 

Me: mom, I don't wanna. Just one week home please 

She shook her head 

I sighed and entered the kitchen then opened the fridge. I picked out my favorite drink and headed to my room 

Me: school tomorrow? Gonna be boring as usual 

I opened the drink and sat on my bed 

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Morning! 

I wore my dark red suit and tightened my white tie, I checked my white shoes to check if it hard any unwanted stain

None

I took my bag and hanged it on one shoulder. I headed out of the room but I came back and took my camera. I cannot do without it 

I left the house, my parents should be in the office already. I entered my car and drove off to school. I checked the environment and sighed, if I had my way I would skip school 

I came out and headed straight into the main building. Some students were staring and smiling at me, I knew they all wanted to say hi but I wasn't smiling. Which means I'm not in a good mood 

I entered the hallway that led to our class, I saw the last person I wanted to see- Daniel. He saw me and looked away, I too looked away and walked beside him like he didn't even exist 

But I'm thinking I should do something bad to him this semester, as a pay back for what he did last semester. I entered the class and sat down

Me: ugh.. I hate this school