Days At D.C.A

🌺~52~🌺

"Don't think you're free, I'm sure they'll use something to hold you"

"You better pray they find those printers, else you'll pay dearly for it"

The shadowy figure stood a good distance away, smart enough not to be noticed but still close enough to hear everything that transpired. What a wonderful way to ease the burden of guilt, it was almost as if the universe had given her a pawn to play with, and the new girl was just the unfortunate victim. Now, all that needed to be done is to give the authorities more reasons to doubt the scholarship girl, and the rest would take care of themselves.

This was too good be true.

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Ifechi said at least five prayers that no one would notice her or look at her weirdly the next day when she stepped into school. And for the early part of the day,  it was answered. She didn't have any papers that Friday, but they were mandated to be in school, even on the days they didn't write exams, for extra lessons and study time.

Ifechi trotted down the corridors to her class and stayed there for the next two hours, grateful that no one had suspected anything or asked her any weird questions concerning yesterday's event. Perhaps Gabriel wasn't the blabbermouth she thought he was.

However as she left her class during break, she noticed the stares...small at first but then more heads turned as she passed. Most of them were juniors and she could almost feel their eyes boring holes into her back.

"What!?" She snapped at one boy whose stare was particularly intense. He shuddered and scampered away, giving her time to recollect herself. She didn't have a reputation for being a mean senior,  and she wanted it to remain like that.

She was taking the last flight of stairs down when she overheard some SS1 girls at the mid-step.

"Wait, isn't she the senior that got the highest in jamb."

"I heard they called her to the principal's office yesterday " one of them spoke

"Maybe it's for another competition" another said

"No way, I'm sure it has to do with the missing equipment..." a different voice spoke

"But how.."

They paused when they saw her coming. Few seconds after she'd passed, the first girl spoke up again in a not-so-subtle voice

"I heard she got caught sneaking into the new lab"

Ehh?

Ifechi turned sharply, about to retaliate when Emmanuella beat her to it.

"Somto, Miracle, Alozie, I assume you were at the assembly yesterday and you clearly heard what the principal said about spreading false rumours. Surely you don't want to face any disciplinary action do you?" The headgirl appeared at the top of the 1st floor stairs.

"No senior"

"Good, now back to your classes"

"Yes senior" they scurried away leaving Ifechi and a worried looking Emmanuella at the mid-step.

"I need to talk to you" She said grabbing Ifechi's hand without even waiting for a response. They sat at the last corner of the cafeteria,  the place where she'd formerly held math lessons for Damien. It was a nice and quiet spot, convenient for these type of discussions.