KIKIOPE

I knew it!

Even after the gullible students paid for the mower, we were still to cut the grass. It was a new week, and we were starting it by cutting grass. Our class and Brown were assigned to cut the grass today. The Prefects and our class teacher along with Mr. Stone who was Brown's class teacher guided us to the field, they were to monitor us.

There was no escaping today, we had to cut the grass, can you imagine each student was even given a portion to clear and Mr. Adeyoyo was really monitoring us. I hardened my grip on the Cutlass in anger while cutting the grass. JANU is no longer the best school but the worst school ever known.

The first four periods was spent on the field cutting grass, we were released when it was time for break.

"Abeg, me I need a good meal that can sustain me or else I'll just faint," Bimpe voiced out as we both walked into the canteen.

"It's not only you, what should we eat? Amala or eba?"

"Eba," she replied, and we both walked to the counter to buy Eba and ewedu soup garnished with meat and fish, after collecting our takeaway, we both walked to our usual spot, others were already there.

"Sorry, ehn, it's the turn of our class tomorrow," Doyin mocked, and we eyed her.

"You guys cannot even say sorry, I pity your wives oo," Bimpe accused the guys, and they laughed.

"Sorry beebee, but every one is going to cut grass oo," Kunmi replied before munching on his Gala ravenously just like the pig he was. Okay, Kunmi isn't a pig, neither is he dirty, he's a dark handsome young looking guy, he was the only dark-skinned amongst us and was the tallest. Tall, handsome and brilliant were the three attributes that qualified him, all my friends were handsome and beautiful, I can never play with ugly mucheches.

"Whatever," Bimpe gave a dismissive wave of her palm before opening her take away, instantly, the aroma wafted our nose.

"Wow, this is for the both of us, shebi?" Abee said with joy evident in his tone, quickly he dropped the Gala he'd been eating on the table and picked the bottle water to wash his hand.

"Two of us ko, six of us nii, better stop imagining, you're not going to eat anything in this thing," Bimpe clarified as she washed her hands prepared to devour the food.

"I know you love me, so you can't do that to me," Abee deceived himself.

"It's Doyin that loves you oo, me I hate you gidi nii," she dipped her hand into the food and the first thing she threw into her mouth was the meat.

"Hmm, this is so delicious," Bimpe moaned and Abee moved closer to her trying to touch the food but she slapped his hand away.

"Abee, it's okay, you're not going to eat this thing," Khalid who had been quiet all along finally said. Since his mom left yesterday, he'd been somehow sad.

"Bimpe na, ehn, Bimpe," he said in a sing song voice.

"You can't eat it, " she deadpanned.

"Who wants to eat it before? Ugly girl."

"O ti Jo pa oo," Bimpe mocked, and we all laughed, after the laughter died down, I brought out my own food and placed it on the table.

"It's Eba too, Kikiope, I trust you jare, you're my baby, I love you ten thousand times, it's for the two of us right?"

"You're saying all these because of Eba, remember Doyin is opposite you ooo," Kunmi warned.

"He doesn't know until I pour this Coke on his face," Doyin added, and we all laughed.

"Sorry, but Kikiope we are eating together?"

"Yeah," I permitted and his hand went straight into the food even before I could do that.

"Hungry wolf," Khalid mocked him.

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Our class prefects walked into our class, it was a Tuesday, so assemblies were always conducted in the class, each class were to conduct their assembly with the help of their class Prefects so far our class teachers do have meetings.

"Who will conduct the assembly?" Chief comportment officer asked still with her fake accent.

"I'll do that," Bella squealed.

"No, you can't," our plot prefect objected and the whole class erupted into laughter.

"Kikiope, come and conduct it," I heard Chinyere who was the Chief Comportment officer say.

This girl is sha looking for my attention. I walked to the front of the class but not without eyeing her before conducting the assembly which eventually ended up in disarray because I shifted from the normal Christian songs to hip-hop and my classmates were more than fine with it.

"Kikiope, please, don't allow Mr. Adeyoyo to come and warn you guys, he'll surely punish everyone including us," Chinyere pleaded and I nodded before saying the prayer and going back to my seat.

"So, class, the carton we brought contains the number of houses we have, each student will come up to pick a paper one after the other and Chinyere would write down your names along with your house," the plot prefect announced and the whole class grumbled.

"Senior Chinyere, come and sit here," Bella shouted while chasing the girl beside her away. The girl was a very quiet one who only walked alone without friends, I'd even forgotten her name gan. Kaffy and Precious were sitting behind Bella and quiet girl in the second row.

"Thanks," Chinyere replied and sat by Bella who had instantly been gushing over her.

"Number 1," Plot prefect called.

"I'm here," Bella waved at her with a dancing smile before picking a paper from the carton.

"Yayyyyy," Bella screamed.

"Are you normal?" I shouted, me that I'd been talking with Bimpe who was telling me she was planning to buy a sewing machine before I heard the ignacio scream.

She ignored my question, "I'm in White house, I'll surely do Queen this year, senior Chinyere, you're in charge of white house right?"

Chinyere nodded and before she could respond her, the plot prefect called the second number and Nnena stood up, it went on like that until it was my turn.

"Is this not signs of Chicken pox on your face?" I asked Chinyere while bending to take a good look at her.

"It's Pimples," she corrected and I scoffed.

"Chinyere, this is chicken pox not pimples."

"Ahan, you don't even have respect at all? Is she your mate?" Kaffy shouted and I clapped sarcastically.

"Chinyere, she's asking if I'm your mate, anyway, you have to treat this your chicken pox before it starts spreading oo."

"I said it's Pimples!" She deadpanned and I moved back.

"Better, don't kill yourself, anyway, I'm in Pink house."

She scribbled it down and I went back to my seat. Bimpe also chose Pink house, good thing someone I know is in my house, not like I was of any use there 'cause I was only egbe alatewo. Others still even engage in the sporting activities but me ke I can't do anything.

"Hope you'll do something this year," Bimpe said.

"In your dreams."

"Try to do something na, even if it's glitters girl or balloon girl."

"Wo, I'm not doing jare, we all plan to do Queen in SS3 right, wait till then."

Bimpe only shook her head in pity. Most of the first period was used for the house allocation, thank goodness it was Maths period and I didn't even do my assignment, I'd entirely forgotten about it yesterday since all I did was video call with Moye and then watch film throughout the night.

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"Come here, I told Chinyere to call you but you didn't answer, you've grown wings abi, see what you caused, it would have been better if we didn't go there at all instead of coming last," Mr. Nala scolded.

I wanted to laugh, but I was still confused about what he was saying. Chinyere never came to call me, yeah, she came to our rendezvous but I only asked her about her chicken pox, and she stormed off.

"Sir, she didn't come to call me oo or did she?" I turned to Bimpe.

"No, she didn't," she testified.

"So, she's lying abi, Chinyere had to go for that debate competition, and she ended up coming last, she disgraced our school big time."

This time, I couldn't hold the laughter again so, it gurgled out, Bimpe even joined me.

"This is not a laughing matter!" He said sternly and we straightened.

"We're sorry sir."

"Keep your sorry, just don't do that again, it was an impromptu debate and I told her to call you but she came back saying you didn't want to go that you were even pretending to be sick."

"What!" Bimpe and I shouted in unison. Chinyere is dead today.

Immediately we left Mr. Nala, we went to the SS3 block, it was the most beautiful block in the senior section, a two-storey building painted in blue, the colour of our school.  They even had Air conditioner in their classes while we have nothing but the breeze and sometimes ceiling fans. While the SS2 block was just a storey building with four classes in each floor also painted in blue.

"Chinyere or Chinwerey or whatever you are, are you sick?" I barged into SS3 pink class with Bimpe, and they all turned to look at us, she looked up from her table and stood up.

"Do you realize you're in the SSS3 block?" One of the notorious guys in SS3 shouted.

"And so?" Bimpe and I responded while eyeing the life out of him.

"Have you forgotten no junior is allowed in the SS3 block?" He continued and I picked up the pen on Chinyere's table and threw it at him, it couldn't hit him because he caught it.

"Are you mad? Do you know who you're dealing with?" He moved closer to me.

"Who are you? You're nothing but a fool, anyway, I didn't come here for you," I turned to Chinyere, and he touched my shoulder in attempt to make me face him.

"Pako or whatever you call yourself, get your filthy hands off me!"

"And, if I don't?"

"You're testing my patience ooo," I stood akimbo while shaking my legs prepared to fight. I didn't fear him,  with other students fearing him and all those notorious students, we JANU Icons don't give a fudge.

"You heard her right," Bimpe shouted, and he chuckled, shook his head, smirked before leaving.

"E ehn, madam pimples chicken pox, why did you lie to Mr. Nala, ehn, if you desperately wanted to go on the competition why did you include my name, you should have just told him but no, you wanted to use your trickish method but you ended up disgracing yourself, is that how low you are?"

"You can't talk to me like that," Chinyere shouted.

"But, she just did and what can you do about it?" Bimpe asked in a mocking tone, she didn't reply but rather kept quiet.

"Anyway, I just came here to warn you, don't you ever lie against me again, Good luck," I left her presence with Bimpe heading towards the door but a voice made us halt halfway.

"Kikiope!" I turned to look at the person only to realize it was the notorious guys popularly known as Pako.

"What?" Bimpe and I bellowed.

He stood up, smiled and shoved his hand in his pocket, "You're fierce and I like you."

Is this one trying to hit on me? Oh my goodness, I've suffered oo.

"Well, good for you," I stormed out of SS3 pink with Bimpe.

These children are something else

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