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SPECIAL FRIEND: JAMES

Author: Popcorn
last update Last Updated: 2023-06-20 23:09:45

After what happened at the hallway I decided to go to the library and rest but not to read, I can't read with all these mess on my head ,all this frustration is getting a better of me these days, maybe it's the frustration of the scholarship that I applied which e-mailed me asking to pay a specific amount (five hundred thousand naira) for scholarship advancement and the worst part is that I don't even know where I would get the money from,am not even sure if it's legit or scam.

    

           "No, I don't have to be all negative about it instead I should be positive if I want it to work out".

 I ruffled my hair in frustration

                    "I can't back down now, at least, not when I've gone this far,that would be insane and disturbing".

The worst part is I can't ask my parents for the money, not with my school fees being incomplete,I can't work either, at least not now , even if I get any work now,my parents won't let me go for it. I don't even have enough savings ,what a shame.

    

        I've totally gone insane cus this days ,I do more of talking to myself than to others I even ignored James. I won't be surprise if I lose it one day.

                   "Excuse me".

A woman with a big g****e glasses greeted interrupting my thoughts.

            "Don't you have class now"?

She's the school Liberian, I've had a lot of people talking about how nice and friendly she is but to me, she isn't in any way close to that . She has this wicked step mother  face and a smile that doesn't reach her eyes as if she's dying of depression whenever she smiles and it can make you shiver just by looking at her.

       "Am sorry,I will get going".

She didn't reply but left me to my space and that's when it hits me that I have just missed a class by coming here. I don't skip class and doing that now got my heart beating fast,"will it affect my records".

  I went back to thinking ones I left the library,I needed to confide in someone, someone to advice me one the next part to take.

                                 UNKNOWN POV

     Serena increased her pace as she made her way to ss3 block not without mumbling to herself. If you are to see her from afar,you will either call her a psychopath or a freak , non of which is a good tittle to have in school.

       As she was about to cross a class with "PREFECTS" boldly written on it with black marker , the door is forcefully pushed open and an unknown hand reached out for her and pulled her into the room fulled with plastic blue chairs before closing the door shut. Serena head lands on a hard chest as the stranger's hand wrapped around her thin waist. Upon perceiving the stranger's cologne she didn't need to be told who it was.

  

                    " James"

She mouthed softly but he refused to reply her so, she begins to struggle to  free herself from his strong hold but all her efforts were a waste , because, he tightened his grip on her wasit making sure there is no room for escape. Such a pity for Serena .

               "Let me go James"

Instead of her words coming out as softly as it did before,it instead came out harsh and rude.

             "No, I won't, just tell me what I did wrong that you kept  on ignoring me. Did Ella say anything to you"?

  To James, that's the only logic reason that could make her ignore him to the extent of pushing him away. Since Ella , didn't like him, it's likely that she always bad mouth  him at his back.  Serena knowing that James won't let her go until she gives him a solid reply stopped struggling. She didn't know what to tell him because she didn't have any reason for ignoring him in the first place, it's just that when things gets hard, you have to disengage yourself from certain people and James is that kind of  person due to the type of effect he has on her.

          "James,let me go,we can talk after class okay? I don't want to miss another lesson ".

This time around, she's pleading with him hoping he would understand and let her go.

        "Don't worry there's no reasonable class going on for now, it's just the school mentor going around for general check up so we have all the time to talk and we are doing that right now ".

It's obvious there's no way out. What would she say or do now, so the best option is to keep quiet. James noticing this, decided to talk maybe she would respond.

       "Remember that time in eleventh grade, when we had a serious argument? You told me too always confront you whenever I notice any change in your attitude towards me and now, you are doing it again, am worried".

     He didn't understand why he always have to be the one in this situation with her, why does he always have to be the one to take the first step even after he tells himself he won't. His hurting,yet she always choose to ignore his feelings.

        "James, you didn't do anything, it's just me being stupid".

    "Stop lying ! Why can't you just tell me your problems when you have one . You would tell Ella and Linda or any other person but when it comes to me, it's as if I don't matter,as if I don't exist".

He's at his limit almost breaking down. It always hurt when you love and cherish someone and yet the fell to see it, it felt unrequited. Serena gently turned and could see how hurt James is and she felt guilty. She cupped his cheeks with both hands making him face her.

        "Am sorry okay, it's not that I don't have you in mind,I always do and I hope one day you will understand that. Am going through a lot and even if I want to tell you I don't know how or even where to start ".

    She bumped their foreheads together while James wrapped his hands around her waist and drew her closer . Their position is so intimate as if the were about to kiss but instead they were just nose kissing.

           

              The both understands themselves and their body language could tell their true emotions.

        "I heard about the scholarship that you applied for,is it the one, that's giving you a hard time ".

Serena nodded, surprised that he knew about it even before she told him.

          "Don't think much about it, I overheard Ella and Linda talking about it so I kinda of eves dropped.

Serena smiled and disengaged herself from him .

              "So tell me what's wrong".

The both found themselves a seat and she told him everything, after all she said James asked.

      "So if you don't get the scholarship the will refund you the money ,correct".

Serena nodded to this.

      "Okay, I will give you the money".

James concluded without having to think over it . The smile on his face could even show how happy he is about his decision as if he won a lottery.

              "You are not being serious"

Serena stood up with a shocked look on her face not believing what she heard.

          "I am ,okay,ones you reach home just send me your account details and I will transfer the money to you".

                  "But why".

Why would he want to give her that huge amount of money,she didn't understand, even her female friends (Linda and Ella) she told about  the scholarship didn't even lift a finger to help.

         "Because we are friends, isn't that what friends do for each  other moreover it will make you happy that's all  that really matters ".

He voiced out and looking at his face one could see how sincere he was his face held no sign of hinderance in them . Serena immediately hug him, thanking him repeatedly while he just wrapped his hands around her enjoying the moment and it was at that moment that the door was pushed open.

                      "We are dead".

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