•• Arthur Dike ••

A section later.

"Bruhv, you ready yet?" Nonso walked into my room without knocking.

I glared at him,

Fresh out of my shower, my small sized blue towel hung on my neck while my white towel was wrapped round my waist.

Water droplets moved down my body from my dripping hair.

Segun was right behind Nonso and he paused by the door to stare at me.

"Guy, you resemble model (You look like a model)." Segun said to me hopping on my bed and changing the TV channel.

I rolled my eyes and smirked at him and decided to let my ego speak;

"That's why the babes can't resist." then I picked up my black briefs.

"Use that one and console your self. " Dominique's voice echoed before he walked into my room, without knocking.

Like, you all left your manners in the hostel or what?

"Where Kenelum abeg(Where's Kenelum please.)" I changed topic and walked into my bathroom again.

"Downstairs. Guy dey lose 5-1 to Kenneth(He's losing 5-1 to Kenneth.)" I chuckled.

"Guy, na even Kenneth, if na me eh. Correct 10-0 he go see(Dude, it's just Kenneth. If it were me, it'll be a 10-0)" I bragged while slipping on my boxers.

"No dey lie give your self abeg. Shay, you tell us say you ready, make we dey come. We con come, wake you up make you bathe? Guy you okay so (Quit lying to yourself please. You told us you're ready so we could come over and we came over just so we could wake you up to bathe? Are you okay?)Nonso snarled at me when I walked out.

Why was he angry, the party starts at 9pm and it was just 7?

Besides, I was peacefully sleeping when my phone's speaker blasted music straight into my ears.

Note to self: Do not sleep besides phone, ever.

Forget the cancer stuff, just don't do it again Dike

Dominique was calling to remind me about a party I'd totally forgot about.

I didn't want to go out, I'd stayed only two days in Lagos and I was already exhausted... Emotionally.

Last night's party still had my head ringing in an awful carryover hangover tune.

Fucking freaking awful hangover

I was unfortunately a 19 year old who couldn't really handle his liquor.

And in my half sleep state, I'd blurted out how I was waiting for them, how anxious I was about the party and cut the call.

And then the five of them turned up in front of my door thirty minutes later ringing the bell and pounding on my door.

I waved goodbye to sleep.

"Guy, no vex na! I don already dress up. We still get hours na. No be the same Lekki(Dude, don't get mad. I'm all dressed. There's still time, isn't it in the same Lekki?)" I quizzed him.

"We don't have hours left! " Nonso yelled.

And Segun increased the TV's volume.

"Na true sha(That's true.) It's 8: 56." Dominique said looking exhausted as he talked.

Huh?! 8: 50 what?

I remember checking a digital clock when they'd all walked in and it was 7: 10.

"Yes, stupid. You've been in the shower for close to thirty minutes. And we spent an hour playing your P.S-" Segun said after muting the TV.

"-And we did that Shisha stuff with fanta. So time don go(No time left.)" Nonso said.

I shrugged. "Who's punctual to a party anyways?" and drew out my rainbow shirt from my closet.

And a black tank top then pulled it over my head.

"So who cares?"

"I care! What if Silvana comes early?! And she's left alone with those.. This.. Those.. Those.. Wolves! " Nonso wailed and I rolled my eyes.

Nonso really surprised me,

Their relationship really surprised everyone.

He'd kept up this relationship with Silvana for a whole section now.

Unbelievably, this porn freak has been in a relationship since we were in SS1 first term and now, we were in SS2 first term.

A whole section and half a term.

Triple congrats.

They'd beat Rooney and Muna's record.

Remain for the two to get married...

Nonsense and Aza.

"Williams is with them. She'll be safe with that black D! " Dominique teased and he wailed louder.

Dude, be a man!

You're 18.

"Even worst! " Nonso rolled on the floor.

Kenneth walked in with Kenelum behind him.

"What's doing this fool? " Kenelum scrunched up his face at Nonso and I laughed while slipping my head into my rainbow colored fitted shirt.

"Virgin girlfriend problems. Wolves in the party. Bullshit bullshit. Etcetera etcetera. " Segun muttered.

Kenneth hissed.

"Guy, be happy. At least no one gave you 7-1 in Dream League 2018." Kenelum frowned.

I laughed.

"7-1? Guy, never play in public. Emerald Academy's student would deny you. " Dominique said and laughed.

I walked to my dressing table and I picked up my perfume, the kind mum brings home from business trips.

And sprayed on my neck and on my wrists. Then picked up my normal Smart Collections perfume and sprayed properly on my shirt.

Nonso sniffed the air and walked towards me, yanking the Smart's out of my hand.

Then proceeded to bathe in it.

Really?!

"Imagine it, Munachi wearing a tight short gown... " He was whispering.

"Dancing slowly, alone, a guy comes behind her and grinds on her.

You know Muna would rather tolerate than slap, he takes it as a hint and continues grinding on her, she wants to leave so she tries to and then he grabs her back and moves his waist into her, she's struggling to free her self but that excites him, turns him on even more.

So he pulls her to the toilet... The Numb, we know won't scream or beg, she'll watch him with.. 'emotionless eyes', maybe she'll fight a bit. But he over powers her and haves his wicked vile way with her till that 'emotionless eyes' shed tears... And all the while she's thinking... 'Arthur why didn't you save me? ' I'll be there to tell you.. " he paused to watch me.

I wasn't sure why I'd frozen inbetween smacking his head just to listen to his sick and twisted words.

But I had.

He had my full interest once he mentioned Munachi.

My throbbing heart was still pumping blood for her.

We were back to normal friends like we once were.
She didn't show up to the party like Nonso had said she would last year.

In my opinion, Nonso is a bloody fool.

But I'd bumped into her the last day of mid term break before we went back to school, first term.

She was in Lagos and that came off as a shock to me.

I'd kept contact with Jasmine via WhatsApp during the short holiday, who also didn't attend the party that term but... She did give me subtle hints that Munachi went home with her mother.

So I'd assumed she wasn't in Lagos.

And although, my anger bomb ticked slowly while I watched her thin left hand with the silver watch on it- that was the most terrible betrayal mum had played on me and the most obvious one that screamed, 'She's someone else's move the hell on' from her part-hold a Shoprite basket, I'd managed to come off as civilized.

When we returned back to school, I'd told Nonso to drop the plan. He was hesitant at first 'cause he thought I'd ask him to pay him back.

But I didn't.

Which I regret to this day.

We still talked normally, but I'd toned down the flirting, actually I quit it, I was happier being her friend than a guy she avoided, she agreed to continue being my dance partner during rehearsals. And that was the icing on the cake.

Everything went back to how it was before Rooney left, only that Rooney was gone and she was single.

But, that was a positive in her life, 'cause she attended a lot of external school competitions and won most of them for our school.

And I was glad I'd made the decision to stop being all flirty with her, I was distracting her in ways..

I am handsome after all.

What was I doing again?

Right! Listening to Nonso.

".. I'll be there to tell you... 'Stupid! Dress up fast, I'm waiting! ' Besides we both know Silvana is more liable to actually dance,so you don't have to zone out that much, I should." Now he was the one who actually ended up smacking a head-My head, as he walked towards my closet.

He threw me a black sweatpants and I dropped my towel before proceeding to wear it.

A pair of white sneakers dropped on my head from Nonso's direction and I growled at him.

Segun switched off the TV and they all stared at me.

"Can we go now?! " Nonso groaned and walked out the door, Kenneth followed and so did the rest.

I sprayed a bit of lotion on my hands then walked out too.

We were going in all our cars.

Dominique's latest made in Nigeria, IVM G80 was the hugest car parked in front of the apartment complex.

He was bigger now and could pass off as a 23 year old instead of an 18 year old that he still was, until January, so his bigger body did need a bigger car. The irony being that Dominique was younger than Segun—with just a week though—was not lost on me. Dominique being the youngest among us was a hilarious joke considering how before we even turned 18 we all used him to get into clubs.

Just stand with the guy who's big and looks like he can fight. Easy access.

Nonso had a sports car.

Never underestimate the Delta guy.

And the rest of us had sleek Mercedes Benz's of different years.

I'd gotten my real license recently. My mom didn't even want to wait for me to turn 20 yet like we'd agreed on when I turned 18, getting a real license was something that required by consistent physical presence and I really wasn't interested.. I turn 20 in December, just a couple of months and she couldn't even wait, end of last session I was in driving lessons morning till noon everyday for two weeks but well, at least now I have the real thing.

But still, I really tried to argue that I was in boarding school most of the time so why did it matter.

Like why did I have to go through stress when I didn't drive all the time.

She didn't care.

"Guy, my phone! " I suddenly remembered, about to make a turn straight back into my house.

Kenelum piped up, "I'm with it. " And I turned instead to raise my left brow at him.

It was very suspicious.

"Who you think go wait for you make you run up go get am before. (Who'd you think would wait for you to run up and get it?)Take. " He ignored my stare and shoved my phone into my left hand.

Very suspicious. Whatever.

I locked the front door and slipped the key holder into my pocket.

The night was cool, early October.
A month since we'd resumed a new section as SS2's.

This midterm break was two days gone.

Why was things moving so quickly?

"Condom anyone? " Nonso asked and I froze.

Why would Silvana finally agree to have sex with him?

"Not for me guy! Abeg oh! " he yelled and I rolled my eyes, Kenneth pulled out something from his pocket and handed it to Nonso.

I sighed.

We all slid into our various cars and I smirked at my reflection at my dashboard mirror.

Hell, we could all pass off as 23 year olds.

••

"You're totally sure Munachi's coming to this party? "I yelled my question to Nonso.

We were alone at the cocktail section of this house, with a curvy island and laid out drinks.

We'd arrived ten minutes ago and now after the usual boring, 'Welcome to my party,have fun' boring shit stuff..

The music was blasting real loudly in here.

Tyler-Munachi's former classmate was the host.. This party was just a random party.. To my knowledge he wasn't celebrating anything.

"Guy, me no sure again oh(I'm not so sure anymore.) She's coming with Silvana... Guy I don't know. " Nonso yelled and I nodded slowly at him taking a shot out of the small cup.

"No be watin' you talk last year? Say Munachi go come. We no na see any of them(Isn't that what you said last year? Said Munachi would come. We ended up seeing none of them) "I scowled at him.

He smirked.

"Guy, forgive now. Dey carry grudge for year now. (Forgive. You're carrying a year's old grudge now.)"he said and his phone started vibrating on top of the island.

He picked it up and placed it against his ear.

"You guys are here?!... Outside? By the pool side?...You're about to swim?... No fuck no! ... Not with my favorite swim suit!... Silvana you know, fuck no! Don't!.. Silvana! " I shook my head slowly as I watched my friend act out a mad man scene.

He removed his phone from his ear and stared at it.

"Fuck, she hung up on me. Guy, fast! " Nonso shouted at me and started running.

Wow, love makes you do stupid things.

I followed him, not exactly running but moving in longer strides.

We were going to the pool area.

Silvana was about to swim in the pool...

Jasmine would definitely do the same.

Any chance Munachi might also do the same?

Fuck, I pray so.

When we'd resumed this new section, the word... 'different' couldn't quite explain her.... New body.

The loud sound from the speakers reduced as I walked towards the pool.

No doubt Nonso had already reached there.

And I was right. He was standing beside a fully clothed Silvana-

Fuck why?!

Silvana's body had filled out this section, her black thin strapped gown hugged her figure perfectly.

There was a lot of physical changes with girls in our grade this session, maybe it was because most of them were turning 18 next year but every single one of them were filling out their house wears and school uniforms.

Most especially Silvana.

If she wasn't Nonso's girl... Fuck.

Jasmine had this tall body frame now, I knew she'd turned 18 already so I could understand why she'd taken on a more grown up figure this session, today she was dressed in a yellow crop top that stopped exactly below her boobs, almost looked like a cloth bra. She had a black tight skirt that seemed to sparkle under the light... She was extremely super hot

Munachi does surround her self with sexies.

Standing next to Jasmine's yellow sandaled feet was a black suede boot, with long light chocolatey legs in them.

No doubt, Munachi, I didn't know if the white short she had on was custom made, cause now it hugged tightly her new round hips

She was thick now,

Guess all the food she'd monged on since seventh grade finally came out.

She wasn't fat thick now.. Hell that was different, she had long slender legs that led up to a huge round ass that always called out my name in her housewear.

She still wasn't busty.

I doubt she'll ever be busty.

She had a cup able amount of boobs now, that was trapped right now in a stupid bra.

Lucky bra. Like, I would trade my soul to be that bra for tonight.

She was also dressed in a short top, but this one had tiny sparkly little flairs that stopped above her short.

All in all, she looked smoking hot.

... And she wasn't mine.

She was no one's...

But at least this beauty was my close friend, that was a gain on my part.

"Arthur! " And this 17 year old beauty was waving at me.

I curved my lips upward at her as I approached her.

"Hey B. " I told her, moved behind her and placed my arm around her.

My eyes roamed down her back side.. And I licked my lower lip in content.

There was no way I'd ever decline this chance and that didn't mean I was lusting over her now,

I was merely appreciating her beautiful body.

And I still loved her in all honesty.. Banging body or not.

She was smart, intelligent... Nice, quiet, friendly and drama free...

But she wasn't mine, because she didn't want to be.

And staying faithful seemed like a fucking hard idea to do...

That's the only reason, I'd dropped the flirty game with her in case she considered one day dating me...

Incase!

Cheating hurt girls emotions the same exact way cheating hurts a guy's ego.

I wasn't being selfish for the first time... I was considering her.. And thinking about her feelings.

While still hovering over the fact that she one day might have agreed to date me.

Might have agreed..

Regrettably, I wish I'd done that instead in eight grade.

Put her first.

"Baba! " Nonso smirked at me, catching up with what I was doing.

Sampling this huge butt.

I ignored him and Williams walked towards us from the outdoor bar holding drinks on a tray.

"Arthur." He acknowledged me and handed out the canned not-open drinks to the girls.

"Williams." I nodded at him and he stared at me again then at Munachi who was opening her drink.

I understood what he was implying. But I still didn't drop my hand.

Gay guy too had changed, he'd dropped the Americana vibe, SS1 third term.

And went with the silently angered vibe.

Like the 'don't fuck with me cause I've got secret issues and I will kill you if you do' vibe.

That didn't stop him from rolling his eyes at me and moving over to stand with Jasmine.

"So, where's the swimming suits? " I didn't have to yell, the music was low over at the pool side.

Munachi walked away from me and picked up a bag.

"It's in here. Silvana had to lie to get Nonso here fast. " Munachi answered me with a grin.

She turned her attention to the couple. So did I.

"Ehen.. I'm here, what do you want me to do for you? " Nonso told Silvana who walked away from him and towards the pool.

Munachi came back to stand in front of me... But I didn't place my arm over her shoulder.. Just yet.

Nonso followed Silvana till he was at the edge of the pool.

Teenagers were in the pool, majority of them sucking their faces off.

None of them looked like my classmates, most of our classmates were indoor dancing or in a room... Fucking.

Hormonal teens, who can you blame?

"You told me, you'll pick me— us up with your car yesterday right? " Silvana asked jabbing her index finger at his chest.

"Yes.. But, plans changed-"

"-What plans? And you couldn't notify me? See eh, we were waiting for you for two hours today.. From 7pm we waited oh! I even told Williams not to come with his car, you'll pick us up... Guess what? " She stopped jabbing at him.

She's still a talkative.

"What? " Nonso smirked.

"You didn't come! Williams had to order an Uber to his house so we could all come in his car and we paid money we didn't calculate on spending! "

"I'm sorry babe. "

"Sorry?!" Silvana yelled and everyone at the pool away stared at us.

I winked at a girl. Who smiled at me and frowned at Munachi standing in front of me.

She thinks she's my girlfriend?

I wish!

... I really wish.

I looked away from the girl and placed an arm over Muna's shoulder again.

Now, she reached my upper arm.

"Yes, I'm sorry. It's all Arthur's fault. I thought the fool was ready and I just... "

Munachi chuckled.

"Guy, who's a fool? "I asked and realized Silvana's jabbing had pushed him closer to the edge.

Doesn't he see what she's about to do?

"You! " the limp dick yelled.

Well, you deserve what she's going to do next.

"You said you were ready and I thought that I'd drift off from your house and pick my babe-" I interrupted him.

"-You could've left. Bloody fool. " I grumbled out.

"Exactly! So I'm blaming you! " Silvana yelled at him...

"We're blaming you. " Jasmine said. I stared at her, she was leaning on Williams body now..

Hmmmn.

"Yeah man. It's all on you. " Williams said.

"Yes oh! " Munachi cheered and I laughed at her.

"Yeah, so this was all our plan. Lure you to the pool. To do this. " She smirked at him..

Yeah, I knew this was coming..

"To do what? " he ignorantly and foolishly asked.

I mean love was blind, I get. But was he stupid?

"This!" she shoved him and he fell back wards into the pool.

Told ya.

The four friends were laughing evily.. And Nonso swam up.

His phone was water proof and he didn't move with cash, except his ATM card, so he was good.

He had this evil glint in his eyes and a mischievous smirk and I knew what was coming next.

"Baby! " he glared at her, everyone around us were laughing now.

See, this is why i don't do long term dating, you end up fooling your life in public.

"Boo." she smirked at him and made a mistake of coming closer to him.

Don't you watch movies?!

That's stupid to do.

She crouched low in front of him. His hair was wet and his punk style hair was dripping.

"See, this is what happens when you mess with me. " she sounded so bold that I almost laughed.

Nonso's hand was secretly stretching up.

"And this is what happens when you mess with me. " he dragged her hand down with him.

She screamed as her body hit his in the water.

See, I told you so!

In my head I did...

I was laughing now, because Silvana was soaking wet and was shouting all profanities at him.

And in all her words, I heard her say he's lucky her phone was with Jasmine.

My laughter dried in my throat as my eyes glued to her wet chest...

There was no way she was wearing a bra.

Nonso, Nonso, Nonso, why the fuck are you so fortunate?!

I wasn't the only one staring, Kenelum and Kenneth'd suddenly appeared from inside the house.

And they froze with red cups in their hands.

Nonso noticed their obvious staring and leaned over her. His head nestled in between her chest.

"Now, we both have to change into our swim suits. " he climbed out of the pool and helped his girlfriend out.

And they both walked away,

Munachi stared at Kenelum and she pushed her self unto my body...

It felt like she was cowering away from him, but all thoughts left my head as she pressed her soft ass against me.

Fuck.

"Munachi, looking good. " Kenneth smirked at our position.

She smiled and pulled away.

"Jazz, let's go change. " She muttered.

"No, I want to dance. " Jasmine whined childishly and I rolled my eyes.

Don't be a pest Jasmine,

I needed to know if Munachi's swimming suit was a one piece or two piece suit..

" I want to take a dip too. " Williams said.

Munachi was standing in front of them, they were both taller than her.

Her waist looked thin from the back. Kenelum walked up to me and started staring at her.

Don't do that!

There was this creepy weird look in his eyes.. A lust filled look.

I didn't like that, he wasn't just checking her out like I was, he was undressing her with his eyes.

What the fuck?!

"... Arthur, do you want to swim or dance? " Jasmine's pipsqueak voice snapped me out.

At least, that was one thing that didn't change.

Her cute voice.

"I'll swim. " Kenelum said and Munachi whipped her head backward... To glare at him.

"No one asked you. " She dropped.

"But you asked Arthur, slut. " he muttered and walked back into the house.

Okay, this was getting too far, he had no rights to insult her.

Why hadn't he dropped his stupid hatred?

Well, I'm about to find out.

I walked past Munachi, puting Jasmine's question on hold as I followed him.

I was getting answers tonight.

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