𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 ✔

Chapter 23. ♠️

Emmanuel's POV

If I said I was fine I'd be lying, I was far from fine and its been 2week since the end sport competition we did. Due to my epic fail in basketball it affected our over all score which made us end up with a silver trophy as first runner up.

I've been cry all day long,  heck all week long and my eyes were already red and puffy as a result. I couldn't even think straight any more because I keep on thinks of what was, what is and what could have been. It felt like the whole school was hating on me heck i was hating on my self, I've never felt this way my entry life.

I've never failed at any thing I tried that's why it was shocking to me when I didn't make the try out. I felt really hopeless, really really hopeless and helpless. The though of my dad wanting to replace my mom with some good for nothing cheap wanna be housewife, just so he could have a son that would inherit his basketball skills and his good looks; that motivated me to be better.

I actually got better at basketball, way better but yet I still could bring the victor my school souly desired. It was sad, really and I didn't know how to get rid of this feeling. It was slowing and gradually eating me alive. I couldn't do anything about it because its what everyone kept talking about. Everywhere I turned it was the subject of conversation and Victoria wasn't making it easy for me either.

Victoria literally turned the whole school against me saying I was some sort of wicked witch who's charm went wrong. A force of bad lucky that shouldn't be reckoned with. Obviously everyone believed her, except the principals and my friend who solidly stood behind my back as an excellent support system through out this two weeks. I couldn't be more happier that I chose them to count on.

They are really great at making me look to the brighter side especially Kelvin. He helped me ward off all those junior who keep pointing accusing fingers at me, forgetting I was and I still am their senior, forgetting I'm the smartest girl in school.

If I has know they'd hate me for trying to branch out to basketball I would have just sticked to being their "Nerd Queen" even though I really really hated the dumb nick name. I mean hello I'm the smartest most intelligent girl in the whole of Dowen Academy can't they think of a better nick name. They made it seem like being well knowledgeable and informed was a disease.

It was lunch time and the minute we enter, the whole place went dead quiet for 5mins.  Slowly and surely it increased to low mumbling and of cause I could hear them talking about me. I groaned out in frustration and Kelvin  squeezed my hands in reassurance. I was at the center of my crew as they all stood around me protectively forming a from of brick wall. they did this just In case Someone wanted to attack me or try something stupid Like try to throw food at me or make fun of me. But of  cause Victoria was relentless she and her minion's Amara and Tamara were purposely sitting at out table so there was no way we could avoid them or rather I could avoid them.

"Well well well.."

"Well, get up.  We are starving and you; are purposely at our table. So move!"

Kelvin  said before I got the chance to speak. Victoria in her usual ways didn't pay attention to him as she continued her statement.