Munachi Odumba

"When did this nonsense even start self?!" Jasmine grumbled and moved the soles of her shoes against the wall, she was leaning on the railings behind her so it was an easy thing to do.

I shrugged as a reply to her question and we walked closer to Technical class... Dominique and Chidinma's class.

"I don't know, but you can't say it's a new thing sha, at the end of the day no body actually stays in their class for night prep anymore. " Silvana told Jasmine and then we walked into the class.

Aka Chiamaka's class.

A month ago when I'd found out she'd been adopted and I learnt so many more things about her, I'd tried to befriend her- Not entirely out of pity, now it felt like I could actually relate with her.

When she'd tried to befriend me in 7th grade I couldn't relate to her at all, I thought she was too pink and preppy and told bright and happy but she was really really strong.

She had that internal strength that I didn't have and it was so great considering how she lost her entire family in one day. In fact she was so much stronger than me that the only thing we shared in common was that we were both sole survivors.

But unfortunately, she didn't want me to befriend her because she became extra rude to me and out rightly blocked me on WhatsApp.

Well, since this term resumed I'd been avoiding her because even though the meanest thing she'd typed to me was a really long note:

'You're such a fake hypocritical fucking whore Numb, you tell Arthur I'm body shaming you as if I would ever and you come here and try to be all buddy buddy with me. I gave you the gym membership flyer because I live nearby and it's the gym I go to, how was I supposed to know you live near here too, I just felt really bad about what I almost made Kenelum do to you and I said to myself. Hey! Why don't I just hash things out with Numb after all, hash things out with my Stranger Danger—I know you do not remember so I won't be adding context to this! Anyways and we could talk regularly at the gym because yes girls really need to be watching their calories intake—it is called feminine maintenance! and if care is not taken you'd spoil your shape and it must be this new shape of yours that's making Arthur so crazy about you, but what do you do? You go and report me to Arthur that I'm body shaming you, after you guys silly cinema date that he posted on WhatsApp like a lovesick puppy he came to my DM to warn me off, do you know how embarrassing that was considering that I wasn't even body shaming you? If you do not want to lose weight that is really your business from this point hence forth but I'm not interested in this your bullshit friendship act anyways so leave me tf alone. I've left you, leave me. Fucking whore. ' I really didn't want her unleaving me.

I was going to be content with just that memory of her being nice to me after William's outburst and her validating my 7th grade memories were real.

Stranger Danger

She remembered.

I'd continue with my plan of avoiding her after we all played the truth or dare game that Kenneth had brought up earlier on...

Jasmine strutted to an empty sit and plopped down and I looked round the almost empty classroom, Dominique and Chidinma were the only people in here, they were huddled at a corner whispering lowly.

Ookay? You two seriously confuse me.

She's gay or she's not? You still love her or you don't?

Silvana sighed and sat besides Jasmine, Williams walked in seconds later with his black bag on his right shoulder.

"Why are you even with your school ba-"Silvana was interrupted by numerous loud male laughter, there was a few feminine giggles in there but no doubt the boys outnumbered the girls.

She stopped talking and a smile began forming on her lips, I watched her like she was sprouting a second head and followed her eyes movement, she was staring at the door.

Nonso's face suddenly appeared and I rolled my eyes and looked away.

Their relationship annoys me sometimes.

"Babe, sit with me. "Nonso requested in this baritone voice and slowly scanned Williams with his eyes.

He walked into the class and took her hand in his and I watched them both walk to a different corner of the class.

Jasmine stared at Williams for a full minute before she stood up, walked to him and rubbed her palm on his back, I was about to do the same too but someone at the door cleared their throat loudly.

I turned to look at Arthur who had his brows up at me, he walked into the class and pecked my left cheek.

"Just leave them."He murmured into my ears and tilted his face to place his lips on mine.

A close-by feminine laugh made my heartbeat still for half a minute, the hairs on my arms rose up quickly and I felt a serious wave of dejavu go through me.

Felt like I'd gone back in time and Chiamaka had walked in on Arthur telling me he loved me more than a section ago.

Maybe I did.

Chiamaka walked in and I felt the urge to pull away from him, something was definitely wrong with me, why did I just pull away from Arthur once she walked in?

She looked at me and giggled loudly, then walked to a seat and brought out her phone from the blue sweater she had on, she popped a bubble gum in her mouth and her namesakes walked in too, they walked to her and sat on the desk right in front of her.

Arthur tilted my head back to look at him, he had his eyebrows up but I couldn't reply his unspoken question so I shrugged.

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"Truth or Dare?" Kennelum asked Kenneth, the glass bottle was facing Kenneth.

"Dare now, what else would I pick before? " Kenneth rhetorically asked with a smug smile, our seating arrangements had us circling the bottle.

The bottle was on an unoccupied desk and someone in Technical class was periodically rotating it before occasionally sitting down on his own seat.

"Boobs or Ass?" Kennelum asked a simple question and Kenneth chuckled.

"That one no be dare na, na question you just ask."

"Dare you to dance. " Kennelum changed his question to a dare, Diana giggled and pressed his body in a hug. They were sitting together.

"Watin dey even do you today? Dare me better th-"

"-Jo Soappy, dance it. Guy, mai talk finish first sef." Kennelum interrupted with a smirk. Segun all of a sudden started clapping and laughing, loudly.

Most people in this sparsely populated classroom joined him.

We probably weren't up to 20 people right now and it was because of Kenelum who had somewhat reserved this class for us by making it known that only very few people in the Technical class were even allowed to enter their own class.

Ten minutes ago it'd caused a problem because people wanted to at least witness the game even if they couldn't be a part, but now it'd been resolved-somehow.

It was now very obvious that our set had finally and officially stereotyped themselves...

The lowkey, not that obvious small cliques we all had and belonged in, now grew backbones and merged with other cliques to form major cliques.

No doubt most people would now be acting out scripts and roles from American stereotyped high school movies.

"With or without the song? " Kenneth's question brought me back to reality and Kenelum muttered 'Song'

Kenneth nodded at Segun, I looked at him and he scrolled down the phone in his hand, his phone was connected to the Bluetooth speaker on the seat of the unoccupied desk.

Seconds later, Naira Marley's masturbation song played and everyone started hailing and clapping.

I really didn't want to watch how Kenneth would probably masturbate with soap so I looked away and hid my face into Arthur's chest.

He laughed and the vibration made me slowly gulp.

Okay, who turned on the sun in here?

Munachi...

Yes..?

It's night, there is no sun! But yep.. Arthur is hot.

Okay?? Weirdo...

Five minutes later Kenneth had done his dare and the bottle was rotating again.

It spinned and slowly stopped turning with the head facing Arthur and the bottom facing Chiamaka. She wasn't even aware of what was happening because her namesake had to tap her before she looked up from her phone.

Bet this is the first time she'd looked up from her phone since the chaos Kenelum had unleashed minutes ago.

She smirked slowly and winked at me.

You're daring Arthur, not me.

Maybe, she doesn't know who's she meant to ask because we're practically one now.

I pulled away from him and Arthur groaned almost silently... He squeezed my thigh underneath my house wear before frowning at Chiamaka.

Now you know who you're asking truth or dare madam.

"Truth or Dare?" She asked him and he picked dare while raising his arm up to place over my shoulders.

He was about to pull me closer again to his body until Chiamaka shocked us.

"I dare you to kiss me. " She told him and I felt my chest slowly tighten.

Jealousy?

No... But why would she dare him to do that? Is this her way of revenge?

You've already blocked me on WhatsApp, please don't unleave me.

I don't think unleave is a real word.

Shut up.

"For what now? He has a girlfriend. " My best friend's tiny voice rescued me, um, rescued him.

Rescued Arthur, my boyfriend.

I internally smiled.

"Can't." Arthur murmured to Chiamaka and she stood up after dropping her phone on the desk.

"Well, at least stand up. I'm not going to bite or are you afraid of me now? "She told him and I started noticing this sharp glint in her eyes.

Why did she now sound like she was in control?

Does she know something?

If she does, how does he affect Arthur?

Arthur sighed deeply and obeyed. He slowly removed his body from mine and stood up.

"Fine, don't kiss me just a hug okay? "Chiamaka told him and he nodded.

"Okay." He replied and walked towards her, she stretched out her hand and just when he was about to move in for a hug.

She pulled away, "I changed my mind. Don't hug me. "

Arthur rolled his eyes tiredly and sat on her desk, while patiently waiting for what her next dare would be.

Won't lie, this scene was priceless.

He looked like he'd rather be anywhere than close to Chiamaka.

I liked it.

Nneamaka-Chiamaka's namesake... Well, one of them, the light skinned one, had to even sit down on the seat for Arthur to be comfortable on their desk.

"Instead of kissing me. Like, yeah you have a girlfriend now don't you? I get, Munachi's now your girl right? " Chiamaka asked slowly with this weird smile and I felt the air around me almost disappear.

Arthur mumbled an inaudible reply and Chiamaka started talking again.

"Instead... " She trailed off and looked at me,

...Wait those are sparkles in her eyes.. Right?

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