With You, For You

||22||^^

As it turns out, we were grounded. Grounded I tell you. Dad blew up when he found out we were at a party till that late. Luckily mom calmed him down or we would have been flogged.

Nedum was going back soon. I was in his room helping him pack up. We were almost done. "Here's your charger," I said.

"Thanks. We're done."

"Are you leaving now?"

"Nope. Day after tomorrow." I nodded. Tomorrow was our Confession Session. Mom and dad allowed us to go but we would come straight home and stay at home. Worse was that our bodyguards would be with us. Knowing those two, they'd bundle us straight home.

I sighed. Kaima's friends were here. I knocked on her door before entering. I covered my ears. The children were arguing. Luckily I knew their names. Idara was holding a boy's hand and she was defending him against her two friends, T and Inioluwa. Kaima was trying to be the mediator.

I looked at the boy whom Idara was holding. He was a new face; I didn't know his name. He was staring at the pair arguing with Idara and his eyes held mockery. But when he looked at her, they showed affection. I suppressed a cough. Hia. I could tell he and Idara were a couple. Fourteen-year-olds. JSS2 kids going to JSS3. As expected of Sofony High's students.

"Hey, what's with the commotion?" I asked. All the attention was directed at me.

"Sister, just go. You won't understand." Kaima rubbed her temples.

"Understand what?"

"You see, Idara and Caleb like each other. But Tatiana and Inioluwa don't want them to be together."

"Tell those two to stop. I love Caleb." I suppressed another cough. Love? How was she sure what she felt was love? And how did love feel?

I looked at Caleb. "Do you love her?"

"I do."

"He doesn't love her. He wants her money."

"Exactly. He's not worthy of our Idara. He's poor. He can't afford her." Caleb's eyes flashed slightly.

They disliked him because of money? That was no way to judge people. "Stop. There's still no difference. You're human. He's human. Don't judge with monetary value."

"But we're stating facts here. Look at Idara, she's the Petroleum minister's daughter. But him? He's nothing. Worthless trash. He has nothing." Caleb clenched and unclenched his fists. I felt bad for him.

"Enough! Stop hurting Caleb's feelings." Idara really liked this guy.

"It's for your own good. He can come back when he's worthy of you." Inioluwa said.

"Probably never." T snickered. The Caleb's guy probably had enough. He stood.

"What's going on?" Two hands wrapped around my waist and Buchi's head rested on my shoulders.

"Are you through?" He and his friends were having a dance practice to be presented tomorrow during Confession Session.

"No. Taking a break." I heard a squeal and looked at T who was staring at us with stars in her eyes.

"He's so cute!" She was gushing about Buchi. I rolled my eyes. "Hey, Jordan." She waved while batting eyelids. Buchi left me and walked towards her. He took her hands and kissed them before walking back to me. "Oh My Gosh!! He kissed me." She was fanning herself with her hands. "I could die here."

"Girl stop. That's my brother. It's awkward." Kaima said rubbing her temples.

"I don't care. Your brother is the second most handsome guy in my life." Second?