Days At D.C.A

🌺~31~🌺

Dedicated to Marsfootball234 and simply_Benny2022

"Alright guys, that's the end of our meeting for today. Don't forget to bring your annual club dues for our T-shirts next week, is that clear?" Dera spoke authoritatively within the walls of SS1B that housed D.C.A's Junior Engineering and Tech Society.

"Yes senior" they chorused.

"Okay then, have a great day" she dismissed them.

Ifechi rose to take her leave but she called her back.

"Ifechi"

She turned. Dera waved at her. "Can I talk to you for a second?"

She raised her brows in confusion but stayed rooted on her spot. The other girl took quick strides to her.

"Hey, how are you doing?"

"Finee.." Ifechi said slowly wondering why she was talking to her. Last time she remembered them saying a word to each other was when she called her a "selfish fool." Deciding not to give away any hint of displeasure, she forced a smile and added. "And you?"

Dera offered her a warm smile. "I'm fine, thanks for asking"

"Cool"

"So, um..." She started. "I actually wanted to apologize for yunno...what I said to you last term. I've been meaning to, it has just always skipped my mind and I just thought now would be the perfect time so that I don't keep putting it off. Are you still angry at me?" She asked a bit uncertain as she waited Ifechi's response.

Ifechi shook her head. "Nah it's fine"

Dera's eyes lit up. "Really"

Ifechi shrugged. "Yeah, I mean you were angry, and you had every right to be, plus its in the past. New year, new things. Old things have passed away"

"Wow.. thanks, you're a really nice person"

"Thanks, happy new year by the way"

"Haha..same to you. Um...by the way, I've noticed things between you and Damien have been a bit fishy."

Ifechi's tensed up involuntarily. "Re...really Like how?"

Dera hummed. "Are you guys still quarelling?"

"Nope we kinda settled that last year, before the holiday" She replied.

"But it seems like you guys are still not on talking terms?"

Well we would have been if he didn't tell me to stop talking to him because his girlfriend said so. Ifechi felt an urge to reply but decided otherwise. "I don't know, we've just been...cool I guess"

"Hmm....okay, that sounds fair, I mean unless you count the weird stares he keeps throwing your way every now and then"

Ifechi's eyes snapped open. "Wait what?"

Dera giggled. "Well yes. I caught him staring at you multiple times during meeting and each time you look, he snaps his eyes away quickly, very sleek boy" she added with a laugh, Ifechi joined in nervously.

"Well..I have no idea what's up with him, plus he has a girlfriend so it can't be that way..."

And he also said we can't talk anymore.

"Yeah whatever, I don't understand all this yeye secondary school love some people dey do abeg. Silly boys and girls" Dera sighed dramatically.

Ifechi chuckled light-heartedly.