"Come on Ai!" Brayden dragged me out of the class like a hero he thought he was, down to the school corridor where had became silent.Teachers had got themselves in each classes, students' had been engaged in school activities too. The few sound that was heard was that of the teachers as they gave their explanation and few chortled of students' that must had been the result of teachers funny gestures. I jerked my hand away from him. I took over the grip ness and we both headed down to the terrace. I paced down to where flowers are being used as decoration. Students' project of plants was placed carefully at the corner of the terrace.I turned back to see Brayden wrapped his arm around his chest. I could saw he was expecting me to say something."Why did you interfere?" Word found itself out. "You should have just let go, why did you do that?" My voice raised up unexpectedly."I can't sit there and acted like nothing is wrong. I gat to do something." He defended, of course he would def
Kelvin yanked Brayden hair while he knelt on the floor. His lips bled in blood, his face had already been branded with little bruises. He groaned as his hair was almost pulled out.A tall and slimmed figure, one of Kelvin's squad smashed the bucket of water in his hand to Brayden's face. He breathed in and out as his eyes almost closed.Kelvin let go of tbe hair, then Brayden ended up laying on the floor. He groaned as Kelvin kicked him with his heavy boot – there were three tall guys that stood behind Brayden, included the one that splashed the water, where two of those are SS3 students', can't believe they could be so dumb to call their junior 'boss'. They folded their hands on their loosed tie. They rolled up their sleeve and had their upper button opened, their shirt was turk out of their trouser. They smirked as Kelvin do justice to the innocent new boy."Next time, you don't messes with me and if you failed to show up by 7:00am tomorrow, you will be ruined." He kicked him again
"Hey! Brayden! I have been here for few minutes and you just sat down there acting du–"Gosh! Calm down Ai!"Dumb right?" He feasted his eyes on me while he plopped down on the wooden chair at the library. "You can insult me as you want Ai, go on!" He focused back on the physics textbook in front of him.I grabbed the chair in front of the long table and dropped my hand on the table. "Sorry! I– I am sorry for what they did to you because of me. I am sorry for not appreciating what you did on my behalf. I am sorry for my rude behavior towards you and I am –""It is fine Ai," he leered at me. "I am not angry at you." His voice came out calmly."Are you sure?" I gaped at him."Yes, I just wanna avoid a close relationship." He focused on the book like I wasn't the one he was talking to."Are you kidding me? Why? That means you are still angry at me. I am cool to be with, I –""Ai! I am not. Can we just end this discussion right now.""Is it Kelvin?""Ai! Please!""Al–"Just then, Kelvin s
The sunset showed it ray of yellow colour from a distanced to me, closed to where the students' played football. Some set of people ran after the ball in different colour of sports wear. They had their coach, Saleem. And they had an average guys as their post keeper.Few ladies jogged around the field making sure they were not closed to the football field. The whispered of the footballers took over the whole field.I walked down a little longer and viewed Brad and Lina chatting closed to the audience section. I stopped as my hand was on my bag handled. Lina released her beautiful smile, and he did the same.I wondered what this was all about.They took a glimpse of me as they both tilted their head to my direction. Sweat slipped down his forehead, then a small dropped of the liquid was visible on his small beards. I wrapped my arm around me. They looked back at each other, smiled and waved hands as Brad scurried back to the field."Hey babe!" Lina rushed down to me."What was that abou
"Do you also think I am proud?" We both sat down on the bench attached to the wall at the terrace. My head was on his shoulder. Tears couldn't find itself."No! I am actually lucky to know someone like you.""Really?" I raised my head to stare at him."Hmm! Hmm! From the first day I met you, I know you would be a unique person.""Eish! I am not flattered.""That makes you different." He said with a smiling face."Are you trying to ma –"He burst out laughing."Kidding me?" "I am not. Not even a single tears fall off Ai. I am scared of you right now." He teased.I let out a giggled. "I don't know what is wrong with me. I am okay actually, but will you ever stop intruding." "Maybe if it is all about you. I will never stop," he held my hand on my lap. "Ai! I am sorry for earlier.""For what exactly. For messing up my hair or for thinking that of me?" I still put on a smiling face."For all!" We both laughed out loud. "For Kelvin too.""I am not hurt by whatever happened down there. I am
My eyes landed on a fair skin lady that has her sit beside ours. She had her hair bonded like mine and she was chatting with a guy in front of her."Guess you are playing games with me kid." Kelvin sit back, relaxed.I glared at Brad as his gaze were still on Kelvin."Now I get this. You have been avoiding me because of him right?" I looked back at Kelvin. "Do you threaten him to stay away from me?"He cackled irritatedly. "It is just a deal. He will never stop interfering," he shrieked, "because he is in love with you, right kid?""Hmm!" I ogled at Brad, then he just smirked."Even if you keep interfering, that won't stop me from moving close to her." He grabbed me on the arm aggressively."Hey!" Brad screamed, full of raged."Calm down. Since you don't keep your promise then, I won't keep mine either.""What the fuck is going on here? As Ai becomes a deal between you guys now?" Lina said in a verge of tears."Hey you!"Lina gasped out anxiously."Hey!" I yelled back at him, then ever
"Are you saying they won't be showing up?""I hope they do. Mum is really angry at me for the first time. She isn't even speaking to me." I bent my head on the desk in the science class.Lina rubbed my hair down to my back. "I guess I am the cause of the tension going on in your family."I got up reluctantly. My eyes settled on the white clean board in the little classroom. "It is bound to happen," I stared at her with a smile plastered on my lips. "It is not your fault.""And Brad? Have you– have you seen him today?""And why? Why are you asking? Why must I see him?" My voice came out louder than before."I– I am just asking, it is nothing." She hummed."Don't even think of it. That move made me hate him the more, I can't even stand him right now. All I am worried about is my parents' and the freedom of all students'."She hollered at me as I walked out of the classroom, down to the corridor."Heyyy, my baby Ai!" Daniel tightened his fist towards me. "Chop knuckles."I smiled slightl
"Young lady, come sit here." The man with bald head directed in an hoarse voice."Yes sir," I sat down in front of Kelvin, a large white table was placed between us and we both dropped our hands on it."We are sorry to both parents' for the impromptu meeting. This won't take much of our time as the decision will be make shortly by the majority."There was a slim woman beside Kelvin, so beautiful with cute cat eyes. I wondered if she wasn't able to train him properly or he just didn't heed. It is not by beauty actually."From history, it is said that Kelvin had been rusticated from three different school before he came here to st. Anthonio. We accepted him without looking at the consequences, but still he rides everyone because he is older," the man sighed, Mr Jack."Thanks to this smart lady who raised her voice. My decision was to make him explain himself, maybe he could be pardon, but not anymore this time. What he has done, even to our young teachers is above pardon now.""I don't u
"Woahhhhhhh! Babyyyyy!" Akila screamed as I walked inside the club house dazzling with different kind of disco colours to make sure her voice was heard through the music playing loudly."Yeahhhh!" I scurried down to her in my black heels, clad in a nude gown that exposed half of my lap. I threw my hands up as we both dance playfully to the music."I miss you so much baby."We both cackled then I tug my hair dangling on my cheeks to my ear."I miss you too."A welcome party was organized for the SS3 students' one month after the completion of our mock exam, looking forward to writing WAEC.Everyone dancing away their sorrows in their different kind of sexy dress. I was never used to dressing girlish, but I have to this night, to look different at least and mum actually complimented that."Look who we have here. Thought you are never coming." Daniel showed u
"Ai!""Yes, yes mum!""You realized your phone is ringing right?"I looked up at dad to meet his gaze on me."Go pick up in your room if you are uncomfortable picking up in our present." Dad uttered."No dad! I am just – I am –" I stuttered.That wasn't a good thing!"Go on and come back." It sounded like a command and I just have to obey that."Ok!" I got to my room to switched off my phone. I threw it on the bed in anger and paced around my room.He should have just stop calling, why does he had to call continuously. Just be positive Ai. Dad will trust you. What if he didn't?I got back to the living room and acted like nothing was wrong. I could feel his gaze on me, but I fixed my eyes on the T .V show even though I wasn't fully concentrating."You
"What is Victor doing here Ai? Arnold? I mean, how did you came across him?""By chance mum. Please move forward." I demonstrated with my hand like he knew not what that meant.Brad moved forward with his dad reluctantly."After everything he did to our family. I almost lost Arnold because of his wicked act. I almost lost my own life. You wouldn't have been here if not for God Ai because both of us would have been dead by now all because of him. So what is he doing here? Why are you here?" Mum raised her voice higher at him."I am aware everything I did in the past could cost your life and I still kept doing it out of my own selfish motives even after I had a son already." He said lowly.I never knew the cold hearted man I met yesterday could be pitiful."What! You had a son during those times?""Yes, I impregnated a lady during my NYSC. I told her to go abort th
A I's P O V."Do you wanna talk to me about your father?" I looked back to his eyes which suddenly filled with sour. "If you wanna forget your whole past then you have to let it out.""You are right Ai, but I don't even know what to talk to you about than to let you know the wicked of a father I have.""His action could be of the past. Why don't you just make a good relationship with him and forget it ever happened."The journey was a silent one with little breeze hovering the little dirt around."I wish I could but he is not even ready to accept his past mistakes. He never sees it as one. My mum still have yo beg my father for love. I just want him gone forever.""Why would you say such?""I am already used to living without him before he came around to add more salt to the wound. I wouldn't have allowed him back in our li
I lifted up my head to let the liquid stayed in my eyelids. I turned back to him as he stared at me curiously. I looked down to the floor than back to him."Brad,""Yes. I am listening.""I – I was never –""Children, Brayd! Ai!" Brad's mum distracted with her call on us. "Come down and eat. I prepared something.""We should go to your mum now." I said as I stretched my thumb to the door."No! I want you to talk to me first. Is it about what happened to you or there is more to it?" He held up my chin, made sure his eyes was directly into mine."Will you still love a liar like me?" The tears flipped down my eyes unknowingly."Ai, you are scaring me right now. Liar? How?" He quickly pulled me into a hug, and rubbed down my hair."I was never raped Brad. It all lies. He never dig the strange thing in, but he never stops – stops scratc
I staggered down to the living room in aimed to go into my room as I was saved by my dad from falling. I looked into his eyes and tears escaped from my eyes."Are you okay love? What happened?"I cried out then I quickly embraced him. "I am sorry dad, and I miss you," I whimpered. "I am sorry. I have made a mistake. I committed an unforgiving crime dad.""You haven't committed a crime my dear and you deserve to be angry at me. I am sorry love. Just have it in mind that I love you and your mother a whole lot." He stuck my head on his shoulder."Dad, I – I was never raped. I am still a virgin. It was confirmed by a doctor dad. I –""Are you serious?" He disengaged from me to stare into my guilty eyes. He smiled and embraced me back just again. "You should be happy love. You don't deserve that punishment.""But dad, Lina and Kelvin?""They are in
Dad moved out of his room as I was about walking out of the house to school. Our eyes on each other. His sympathy gaze caught my attention, calling for forgiveness. I still can't help to think of it, that my dad was actually responsible for my mum misfortune."Hi love!"I nodded my head and stared at him with strong gaze. "I wouldn't want to be late for school dad. See you later.""I know my Ai didn't care if she got late to school or not. She just wanna avoid her irresponsible father."The word struck my hearts. My father was never irresponsible in his duties as a father. Why didn't I got the fact that all was in the past now, and my mum was finally happy."What if she is just acting like she is happy," I raised my glare at him. "Dad, I know mum said she is happy, but deep inside, what if – what if she is never happy. Dad, did you think I will forever be happy for what has b
I and my family having dinner at the dining table as my mind trailed off to the conversation I had with Brad.How can he expect me to fix his broken hearts while I have mine too?It was so much to ask for."Is this about Lina or your neurologist?" Mum brought me back to life."Huhn!""You have been toying with your food since. Why aren't you eating?" Mum said in a mouthful food.I looked down at the rice and plantain that was dished in front of me."What happened dear? Are you okay?" Dad gained my attention to him."Do you have your past too dad? And," I shook the meal with my spoon. "Does it still haunt you?""Why are you asking such questions?" Dad reached for the glass of chilled water in front of him."I just wanna know. Why must everyone has a past? Can't we just live a happy life without no
"My child, go meet Brad in his room." She said in a more requested tone, with a slight must do voice."But –""There is something between he and his father that haven't been sorted out up until now. I don't want him to have such feelings of sadness about his father anymore." She had my hand on hers with her eyes fixed on it."Okay, I will go ma'am." I smiled in a tight lips then she did the same with a small of her teeth exposed out.I watched my steps carefully as I moved up the stairs like they told me not to put my foot on ground. There was only one room with a black door at the right hand of the corridor. I opened up the door slightly and peeped into the room after a little dramatic action – my fingers on my head then my left and right chest.So boring! Guys don't fantasize their interior decor like we girls. I love it colorful but it wasn't that