Days At D.C.A

🌺~15~🌺

I'm back!😁
Happy new year 🎉

Ifechi woke up that Saturday morning feeling more tired than she had gone to bed.

"You are still sleeping!" Her mother had barged into her room and said.

"Mummy it's Saturday na" she replied tossing the small blanket over her body as she adjusted into a more comfortable sleeping position.

"Hmmm....I thought you said you have an exam this morning, or did they cancel the competition?"

Her eyes flew open.

"the competition!!!"

In a nanosecond, she was flying out of the bed almost tripping over the mess of maths textbooks and papers scattered on the floor and entering the adjoining bathroom.

"Be careful o" her mother said before stepping out.

She hopped into the passenger's seat of her dad's modest Toyota Camry some minutes later and glanced at the time on the car's digital clock.

7:05

She breathed a sigh of relief when he pulled into the school's spacious driveway. She was walking towards Temi in a silky ironed uniform when an arm pulled her back.

"Damien?"

The pretty boy grinned, spreading his arms in the orange sweatshirt and joggers he wore.

"In the flesh and blood"

"But what...why, wait...what are you doing here?"

He chuckled at her little frenzy "I went to my friend's house to retrieve a stolen item....." He said with a smile that suggested that the item, a sleek silver object in his hand, wasn't really stolen but borrowed and held too long by the borrower.

"I remembered your competition was today so I decided to stop by...to see you"

She couldn't help but smile.
He stopped by to see her...

"Thanks, that's nice of you" she said

"Good luck in your competition....be sure to bring back that trophy"

"Thanks"

"Guess I'll be going now, but before I give you my good luck kiss, first answer this question"

He was replied with an eye roll.

"whats the question?" She finally added.

He cleared his throat suddenly taking a serious stance.

"Which 3 numbers have the same answer whether they’re added or multiplied together?"

Ifechi thought for a few seconds.

"Hmmm...Ok I dunno...tell me what the answer is"

Damien shook his head "you didn't even try"

"Is it 1, 2 and 3?"

They turned to Temi, who had advanced closer, her ironed uniform looking even silkier under the glow from the morning sun.

Damien smiled in approval.

"where did you get this question sef" Ifechi interrupted

"One puzzle book like that" he shrugged.

The teacher in charge arrived immediately, tagging along with him was a young corp member, their further maths teacher.

"Seems it's time for you guys to go so that's my cue to leave"

Where's my good bye kiss?

"Hmm?" He turned, a teasing smile on his lips that made Ifechi aware that she had said it out loud.