My Wish #project Nigeria

Chapter 37

Narrator:

Looking back , none of this would have happened if she had only brought a novel to class.

But she didn't and now , she was in the principal's office chewing her nails nervously and waiting for the principal to come in to give his punishment.

Daring a glance at Kyle , she could see that he wasn't smiling at all.
She didn't expect him to . For once ,he acted nice towards her and then he got into trouble because of it .

He was never going to speak to her again . No doubt there.

The door was suddenly slammed ,making heads turn to find the principal dressed in a soaked grey suit. The rain outside was falling in torrents.

He regarded them with an unsmiling face as he took his seat behind the large desk that occupied most of the space in the room .

Why is the table this large ?

Aramide couldn't help but ask in her head . She was snapped back to reality when he cleared his throat eerily .

"So ,what is your offence ? " He said staring straight into Aramide's eyes like he could see her soul .

"Sir..."

"I believe you have been provided with that information already sir ." Kyle said ,cutting her short with a steely voice.

"Yes ,but I would like to hear from the horses mouth in order to make sure there are no false accusations. So ... Who is talking first."

"Jemima here ,was as usual ,bullying Aramide .Wh.."

"If Aramide was the one being bullied ,then let her speak ."

She sighed as she looked at Kyle who gave her an encouraging nod .

"Sir ,this morning ,my room mates and I ,who are also friends , were talking about Ella's death . We found a letter that she left for us and we were still quite sad about it . This was before the teacher for third period came in .

As we were talking , Jemima passed by us and said ,and I quote , ' Wahala for person who no get dead friend oh ' , end of quote ."

She paused to look at Jemima who was seated by the corner.

"Sir , it is obvious this was said to provoke us . And it almost did . We ignored her knowing she was never nice to anyone and continued talking .

By fifth period ,Jemima had called me an Idiot , said my birthing was a mistake made by both God and my parents , said Ella did everyone a favour by committing suicide , and when Kiara and Kyle tried to defend me , she called them fools.

I was going to Insult her but Kiara and Kyle beat me to it . She slapped me and as she was about to land another hit , Miss Nkechi walked in ."

"Jemima ,anything to say for yourself ?"

Jemima's eyes darted around the room guiltily as she thought of what she could say to get herself out of the trouble she was in now .

"Sir , I was provoked as well. " She started carefully. She would have said Aramide cooked up everything she said but she was sure the principal already knew about all that happened .

"She called me vicious. " She pointed accusingly at a smiling Kiara .

"And I don't regret it one bit ."

"You should , after all at least that would take one thing off the list of things you're too stupid to do . "

"Don't you dare ..."

"Mhmmhmmhmm" The principal cleared his throat reminding them that they were still in his office.

"Sorry sir" Jemima and Kiara said simultaneously

"I'm sure you know there will be punishment for what you did today . Kiara, Aramide and Kyle, you all will help the cleaners out today . After school, you'll stay behind to arrange your class . As for you , Jemima. You'll have to wait in my office . I want to speak to you .
The rest of you can go ."

"Thank you guys. For defending me . I'm sorry you got in trouble though. " Aramide said when they got outside the office.
"Trust me, with the punishment that girl is going to get , it's worth it."
Kiara said .
"Yeah ,it's fine. " Kyle said tapping her shoulder gently .

They all went their separate ways with triumphant smiles on their faces .

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"What do you think happened? " A girl said as she packed her books from her desk .

"I think she was suspended." Another girl replied.

"Chioma, you're still thinking . Isn't it obvious that she has been suspended ? She hasn't come to school for three days. I pray it's indefinitely."

"They should just expel her self. I don't know what she was thinking . The school's number one rule is there should be no form of violence among students. Yet she slapped Mide."

Demilade couldn't help but join the conversation.

"Why are you guys this wicked ? Wasn't Mide at fault ? "

Chioma and her friend exchanged confused glances before facing Demilade.

"As how ? "

"Aramide is selfish . She's nothing but a goody two shoes. So I don't get why everyone is defending her ."

"Aaahan !!! Are you not her friend ?"

" Abi oh . I don't understand for Demmie again oh ." Chioma said .

"Wo, you guys can not understand so just free me . Anyhow sha . Stop blaming Jemima ."

She stood and walked away leaving the two other girls confused .

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The trials for participating in the Grammill sports competition were done two weeks ago and the students who would represent the school were being picked . Those participating in the races including Demmie and Aramide were going to be paired in three's, making five groups.

Aramide did her last round of stretches as the coach called the group before hers. She was in the third group and so was Demmie.
Demilade had been passing her glares ever since they got to the field. Sometimes she could feel someone burning holes in her back and she was sure she knew who it was . The thing was... She didn't know why . Or at least that was what she wanted to believe. Somewhere in the back of her mind ,she knew she had hurt Demilade. Everyday, Kiara and Vera's words were also reminders .

She sat on the bleachers watching the second team as they ran . From watching ,she could tell that the rel competition was between only two of the runners . The other one was running wrong .
He started with all of his strength and speed and now that they were nearing the end of the race , he had no strength to use in bypassing his competitors. They soon neared the finish line and they all channelled their speed and strength towards the finish line .
At this point, it was already clear who was going to win .

"Woahhhhh!!!!" The few spectators on the bleachers screamed .

The coach blew the whistle and waved towards her group .

As they each got on one of their knees, Aramide turned and whispered to Demilade, "Good luck" .
Demilade rolled her eyes.

"Mtcheeeeww"

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