KIKIOPE

Picture above is Jubilee 🖕

Introduce yourself," Mr. Adeyoyo ordered the new girl who stayed by his side, she had an innocent look but it was apparent that she wasn't innocent though beautiful, complimented with a pretty stature, surely, the boys would give her a warm welcome.

She rubbed her hand on her long hair before talking, "I'm Jubilee Coker."

Resounding applause erupted from the whole class as the boys kept on whistling.

"What kind of name is Jubilee Coker, Oga oo," Bimpe turned to me.

"I don't even know oo, some people are just so senseless, see the way those guys are already grinning and whistling," I commented while my eyes roamed around the class.

"Is that all about you?" Mr. Adeyoyo inquired.

"I'm the only daughter of D'la; the popular musician," noise filled the air at this as everyone started grumbling and murmuring.

"Popular or unpopular?" Bimpe commented.

"Someone that his popularity has gone down the drain, when last did he release a song?" I snickered.

Bimpe giggled, "Ahn, he released oo, the song didn't blow niii."

We both erupted into a mocking laughter.

"Bimpe and Kikiope, can you share what's making you guys laugh?"

Our laughter died down that instant as we turned to Mr. Adeyoyo with a small smile.

"Do you mind sharing it with us?" He continued.

"We were just talking about D'la" Bimpe and I responded in unison before bursting into laughter.

"And does my dad amuse you?" The new girl, no, Jubilee inquired. Seems this one has guts.

Bimpe and I shared a look before proceeding to talk but Mr. Adeyoyo beat us to it.

"Jubilee, you can seat with Tolani over there, there's an empty seat beside her."

Jubilee nodded before walking over to where he pointed at. Tolani quickly waved at her.

"So, as we all know, today is the last day for practice, next week is our Founder's day week, conclude all your preparations and everything, enjoy next week to the fullest but don't forget that the week after, real work for second term starts," he concluded before walking out of the class as the whole class grumbled.

Immediately he was out of sight, other students rushed over to Jubilee's seat.

"Some people are just so shameless," Bimpe dropped her pen as she turned to me.

"More than shameless gan, see the way the ADS patients are all over that stupid Jubilee, look at that foolish Abimbola."

We both turned to look at them and that Jubilee looked like someone enjoying the attention.

"Seems this second term is for new people, new teachers and corpers arrived yesterday and today, a new student?"

I shrugged.

"Even a new assembly ground is being constructed, I just hope they take long to complete it."

"Abi."

Just then I sighted Ann saunter into the class looking downcast, we'd noticed she'd been called to the principal's office yesterday and was also interrogated by Rebecca's parents, but we were unable to get hold of their discussion.

"I think I should return the novel to her and ask her about the threat paper," I suggested and Bimpe nodded.

After picking the novel from my bag, we both went over to Ann's seat.

She looked more than shocked seeing the novel being pointed at her.

"Where...where ...did you find this?" She stuttered.

Bimpe and I exchanged looks before turning back to her.

"I took it last term," I admitted, she bobbed her head and laid her hands on the novel but I retrieved it from her and opened the middle to bring out the threat letter.

She gasped upon sighting it, clasping her hand on her mouth, her eyes widened.

I sat on her table and crossed my legs while Bimpe did the same too, but I was the one in front of Ann.

"Who gave you this?" Bimpe asked.

She glanced at Bimpe before looking down.

"Were you being threatened?" I added.

She shook her head while trying to avoid our gaze.

"Is this related to Rebecca's death?" I continued.

She looked up at me with a shocked expression and I shared a look with Bimpe.

"Do you know anything about her death?" Bimpe pressed on.

Ann banged the table, "Stop asking me!"

We flinched before turning back to her.

"Seeing you look so worked up over this issue confirms you know something,"I reasoned.

Her expression dulled as she looked away from us quickly, she stood up in an attempt to leave but Bimpe stopped her.

"Will you talk or should we take this matter to the principal?"Bimpe threatened.

Ann fell back on her chair as she started another round of her endless cries again.

"Stand up from my seat!" Bella shouted at Bimpe, she was Ann's seatmate. We didn't even know when she got back from Jubilee's seat.

"Did you bring this from your father's house?" Bimpe crinkled her nose as she eyed her.

"Just get away from my seat, imagine, your dirty leg is on my chair," Bella pestered as she dashed Bimpe a slight frown.

Bimpe crossed her arms, "And if I don't?"

"You will, go back to your seat!"

"You heard her right," Precious and Kaffy chanted like the minions they were.

I scoffed before clapping my hand, "Do you guys realize you're just constituting a nuisance here?"

"Are you talking to us?" Precious shrieked.

I curled my lips, "Who else if not you douchebags?"

"You have no right to talk to us like that!" Kaffy shouted.

Bimpe and I chuckled.

"Kaffy, of all persons, you have no mouth here, we all know you're a low- class prostitute who has no pride at all, look at you not looking contrite about what happened last time, you still have the right to come to school and even insult people after your nude pics went viral," I sneered.

"Abi oo, if I was the one, I would have committed suicide a long time ago but I guess you were born with promiscuousness," Bimpe added.

A vein popped out of Kaffy's head as she glowered at us with her nose flaring.

"Don't burst here oo," I jested.

"You're mad, you're crazy, foolish thing, id..."

Bimpe cut in, "Stop acting childish."

Just then Ann got up and ran out of the class, I wanted to follow her but Bella pulled me back.

"Have you gone nuts?" I scowled at her.

She opened her mouth to reply but someone cleared her throat behind us, we all turned to look at Jubilee.

"What's going on here?" She ended it with a warm smile.

Bimpe and I shared a knowing look.

"And who called you here?" Bimpe eyed her.

The ADS patients quickly rushed over to her, "Don't mind them, they..."

I blocked off the rest of their words as I walked back to my seat while Bimpe followed.

"Where is Ann?" She asked behind me, just then I remembered she went out the class, I ran out with Bimpe behind me only to meet Ann at the corridor vomiting into the gutter.

I glanced at Bimpe.

" Are you okay?" Bimpe patted Ann's back, she slapped Bimpe's hand away before running off.

"That girl is strange," I commented as we watched her run away.

Bimpe moved closer to me, "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"

I scrunched my brows as I turned to look at her.

"What?"

She wagged her eyebrows, "Ann is pregnant."

I blew out my cheeks, "A ahn, just because you saw her vomiting now, you've attributed it to pregnancy."

She shook her head, "No, the...."

The sound of the bell interrupted her as we both walked back into our class, time to change into our P.E dress and get prepared for our last practice.

"Oh, I haven't given aunty Grace the cupcakes," I exclaimed while pulling off my skirts, Bimpe had already changed into her P. E dress.

"How did you forget?"

"Let me quickly wear my top and take it to her," I discarded my school top quickly and changed into the P.E top before bending down to pick up the basket that contained the cupcakes.

We both rushed out of the class and in a twinkle of an eye, we got to the front of the staff room and as we stepped our legs in, we were stopped by Ìyá Ìbón and Ọyọndẹkun who wanted to walk out of the staffroom.

" I still find it hard to believe Rebecca was raped to death," I heard Ìyá Ìbón say to Ọyọndẹkun as they walked out.

"Did you hear that?" Bimpe turned to me.

I bobbed my head, "Clearly."

Just as she opened her mouth to continue, we heard Aunty Grace's voice, after going to her and dropping the cupcakes, we headed towards our rendezvous to meet the others so far we were going to the field together.

"Guys, we know what killed Rebecca," Bimpe announced as soon as we got to the rendezvous.

Others turned to us in surprise.

"What?" They questioned simultaneously.

"She was raped to death," I enunciated.

"What!" They exclaimed.

"Her body was dumped in the school, do you think the act was done in the school premises?" Doyin reasoned.

We all turned to her.

"That explains it," Abee agreed.

"Let's talk about this on our way to the field, 'please don't bob' is already running around with his cane," Kunmi suggested, and we all laughed before agreeing.

"Also, I think Ann is pregnant," Bimpe said as we all walked to the field.

Others snapped their head towards her except me.

"What!"

"Bimpe, you only saw that girl vomiting ooo," I warned.

She waved it off," I'm certain my guess is right."

I shrugged.

"And how does that connect with Rebecca's death?" Khalid asked.

"If we connect the dots, it'll surely have a connection," Bimpe replied proudly.

"Hmmm," we all mumbled.

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"When will you go to school?" I inquired immediately Moye joined me on the two-seater.

She squeezed her face, "Are you sending me away nii?"

I looked away from phone, "No na, it's just that your school resumed earlier this week and you're yet to go back."

She cocked her head, "I'll go after tomorrow's photoshoot."

"Oh," I nodded before turning back to my phone to chat with my friends, we were all discussing Ann's possibility of getting pregnant and it's connection with Rebecca's death.

"Who are you chatting with?" She poked her head into my phone and I rolled my eyes before sitting up.

"My friends, satisfied?"

She shook her head, "Okay oo, that reminds me, I knitted mini gowns for your girlfriends."

That piqued my interest as I dropped my phone by my side, "Mini gowns?"

"Somehow like a bikini Sha but it's in the form of a mini gown."

"Wow, that's nice, where is it?"

"You won't see it until Monday when you give them."

I eyed her before picking up my phone.

"Aren't you nervous about tomorrow's photoshoot?"

I looked up from my phone, "Not at all, is it not to take picture nii?"

She bobbed her head, "Yeah but you know the picture would be all over."

"And that'll make us popular," I concluded.

Tomorrow was the photoshoot for the new product D&L cosmetics would be launching; it was a body cream and soap actually and Sugar Boy had given them to us about last week, so, apparently, we were the first persons to use the product and it did a good job on our body.

"I'm going to Tunji's place oo," she rose and I glanced at her.

"You guys are always seeing each other, Oga oo, not like you won't go to school together or see each other throughout the semester."

"Abegi, if you're jealous, get your own boyfriend too," she jested before walking out of the house.

Boyfriend ko, girlfriend nii.

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