CLASHING LOVE : CHAPTER 11-20
CLASHING LOVE : CHAPTER 11-20
By: Faith Ifeoluwa
Chapter 15
Cafeteria
“Attention, everyone!” Verna hit the two spoons together, capturing the attention of all the students.
“I have an announcement to make,” she said as the students fell silent, focusing their attention on her and the guy next to her.
“Oh!” Onda uttered, looking at them, while Kim, who wasn’t interested, couldn’t help but raise her head.
“What are they doing?” she muttered, looking at Jade and Verna holding hands.
“I’m delighted to tell you all that from now on, Jade here is mine,” she announced, causing gasps to erupt in the cafeteria.
“And when I say ‘mine,’ none of you should try to covet him. If you have any plans of seducing him, it’s better you abandon them, or else you’ll have to answer to me. I’m dating Jade, and he’s dating me. Do you all understand?” Verna declared.
“Hey, saying it like this makes it look like I’m your property,” Jade nudged her.
“I just want them all to know that you now belong to me. I don’t like sharing what’s mine, you see. Do you have any problems with that?” she questioned, while he shook his head.
“I’m fine as long as you are. Don’t worry, babe. I’m all yours,” Jade winked, while Verna smiled.
“I know that,” she whispered, hanging her arms around his neck.
“Wanna hang out at my place later?” Jade asked.
“Why not? It’ll be fun, I bet.”
“Don’t worry; I’m gonna make it a h’ll of fun,” he whispered seductively, while Verna smirked. Within a second, they locked lips right there, and the students started murmuring among themselves.
“My prince charming is gone…”
“Why Verna of all people… I don’t like her.”
“I think she’s cool. She’s pretty, think about it.”
“Yeah, they make such a perfect couple.”
“What if someone claims Jayden too…”
“No way, Jayden is mine…”
“No, he’s mine.”
“Aww…they look so cute together.”
Onda dropped her spoon, carrying her tray of food.
“Where are you going?” Kim asked as she stood up.
“I… think I’m having indigestion… I’m gonna… leave first,” she replied, going away while Kim shook her head.
“Jade, that spoonhead…” she muttered.
Onda sat at the amphitheater, whimpering as the scene earlier replayed in her head. Here she was thinking that something had begun to build between her and Jade, but it seems it’s just all her fantasy.
“Crying won’t solve anything…it’ll only make you look pathetic,” she heard a voice behind her and sprang up, only to see Jayden standing with a smirk on his lips.
“Ja… Jayden…?” she mumbled.
“You think crying in the corner like this would solve this? He doesn’t even know anything,” he took a seat beside her.
“What… are you… saying?”
“Jade is a fool… he fails to see the good things in front of him and always goes for the stupid ones… you shouldn’t be sitting around here sobbing. You should find a way to bring him back to his senses and make him realize… the real deal is right here… in front of him.”
“As if…” Onda scoffed.
“Are you just gonna watch that vixen take him away… just like that?”
“Then what am I supposed to do?”
“Confess to him! Stop hiding it and just tell him how you feel. You’re only hurting yourself by keeping it.
“I’ll only hurt myself more if I do that! Don’t you understand? I’m not as pretty as Verna. I’m not as sexy or attractive as those girls he hangs out with. I’m just a plain nerd he takes pity on. I…don’t want to hurt myself further. You won’t understand…since you only date girls for fun. You will never know what I’m feeling,” she snapped, standing up.
“Don’t you dare tell him anything…I’m not complaining,” she added before walking away.
“Hey! I’m not a tattletale! I was only trying to help her, but…how dare she talk like that to me? A playboy has feelings too!” He yelled after her.
CLASHING LOVE : CHAPTER 11-20
BASKETBALL COURT.
A ball rolled towards Kimberly’s feet as she stepped onto the basketball court.
She looked at it for a moment before picking it up.
“Why did you call me here?” she asked, quizzing Diego as he walked closer to her.
“Why do you think? Our lessons start today,” he replied simply.
“I never accepted—,” she couldn’t finish her statement when Diego snatched the ball from her.
“Try to take this from me within a minute, then I’ll back off,” he said, bouncing the ball.
“Easy peasy,” Kim smirked and aimed for the ball.
Diego began dribbling the ball, blocking every attempt of Kim trying to take it from him. Diego smirked as he saw her trying hard.
“Why that face?” she glared.
“A minute is over,” he said, and before Kim knew it, he threw the ball into the net.
“I won,” he smiled, breathing heavily.
“Yeah, good for you,” she rolled her eyes.
“You knew I couldn’t get it from you from the onset,” she added.
“Yeah, and you did too. But you still went for it,” Diego smiled at her.
“Whatever…”
“From now on, you can’t push me away any longer. I’m going to do anything I want with you.”
“Yeah, whatever…” She made an unconcerned face.
“Which also means…” he stepped closer to her.
“Today is our day one… girlfriend,” he smiled, leaning closer.
“We shall see about that,” Kimberly nudged him away, walking out.
“See you later, girlfriend!” Diego shouted after her as she went out.
Upon getting outside, Kim couldn’t help but grin. Playing hard to get is really not her thing. Left to her, she would have jumped on him in excitement earlier, but she just had to compose herself to keep her so-called pride.
“I can’t believe this!” she sI.apped her reddened cheeks.
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ROOFTOP.
“You missed me already?” Jayden said arrogantly as he got to the rooftop.
“Jayden!” Kim called in excitement, running to him. She threw her arms around him in a tight hug.
“Hey hey! My neck is gonna fall off,” he pulled her away.
“Why are you so gushy?” he asked, while she chuckled.
“We are finally a couple,” she beamed.
“What?”
“Diego…we’re officially dating now.”
“You…don’t mean that?”
“Of course I do…this is all thanks to you.”
“But isn’t it too soon? I thought you were supposed to play hard to get for a while.”
“Who cares…what matters is that he likes me too.”
“Did he say that?”
“Not yet, but I felt it. Anyway, I’m with him now thanks to you, so…you can tell me if you want anything…I’ll do it without a grudge.”
“Really? You’re really gonna do anything I want?” he asked, and she nodded.
A sly smirk appeared on Jayden’s lips.
“You said it… don’t change your words later.”
“You know I don’t go back on my word… let me know when you decide. I gotta go.” She pats him and leaves.
“What the heck! Everyone is just getting hooked up… how boring,” Jay signs.
CLASHING LOVE : CHAPTER 11-20
CLASS TWO.
Verna catwalks into the class while murmurs begin.
“If you have anything to say… say it to my face and stop humming like a bee!” she said while the class remained quiet.
“Good.” She smiles and looks towards Onda.
Their eyes meet, and Onda looks away immediately.
Kim walks in as well.
“Move out of the way!” She nudges Verna while walking to her seat, and Verna scoffs.
“That rude goat.”
Kim takes her seat but then finds a little present on her desk. She opens it and sees her favorite chocolate bar with a note on it.
“Wondering why your tempting lips taste like?” is written on it.
She looks back at Diego, whose eyes are already on hers.
Diego licks his lips seductively while Kim can’t help but chuckle. Verna notices this and scoffs again.
“What’s going on between you two?” Onda asks the blushing Kim, while she clears her throat.
“Nothing special,” she replies while Onda eyes her suspiciously.
“But… are you okay? Earlier…” Kim asks, and Onda gives her a sad smile.
“It’ll be okay.” Kim pats her, and she nods.
Shortly after, the teacher enters the class, and the lesson begins.
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TWO HOURS LATER.
“Guys, I have bad news and good news to share with you. Which do you want first?” Mrs. Enid, the chemistry teacher, announces.
“Bad news!” the students chorus, and she smiles.
“Okay… I’m delighted to inform you guys that I’ll be giving out the first project of the semester,” she announces with a smile, while the students begin grumbling.
“Enough!! The good one is that you are free to pair with anyone you like, and you can also work with Class 1 since I’m giving you all the same project. The class monitor will tell you about it, so submit your names and your partners by the end of the day. Remember, you only have until the end of this week. So, on that note, I end my lesson for today. See you again in our next lesson. Have fun!” Mrs. Enid smiles warmly, leaving the class.
Immediately, Kim’s phone buzzes.
“Partner… let’s start today. My house.” It’s a text from Diego. Kimberly looks at it and smiles but then remembers something, and her smile dies down.
“You should better pair with Diego before someone else does,” Onda says to her before she can talk.
“But what about you?”
“I… I just can_”
“You can join us also. The three of us can do it.”
“No… I shouldn’t meddle. I’ll only ruin your moment.”
“I don’t need your opinion on that. The three of us. No argument,” Kim declares.
“Onda is coming with me… or I’m out.” She sends the text to Diego.
“Sure… she’s highly welcomed,” Diego texts back while Kim smiles.
“It’s been sorted out… I’ll text you the time and address later,” Kim says to Onda, who only sighs.
“By the way… have you chosen a club to join?” Kim asks.
“Oh… I… have.”
“Really? Which one? Broadcasting? Photography?”
“Dancing.”
“What? Dancing?”
“Yeah.”
“Hey…I didn’t know you could dance…really?” Kim said in amazement while she sighed.
“Apart from reading…that’s the only thing I’m good at.”
“Really…wow…that’s new. But will you be okay? Verna is in the club too.”
“I’m not going there because of her…I’ll do just fine, don’t worry.”
“But…”
“What about you? Do you have one in mind?”
“Do you have to ask?”
“Basketball?” Onda asked, smiling.
“You’re lucky…you get to be with your boyfriend all the time.”
“Come on, stop it…it’s not because of him. I just want to try out the cheerleading thing, that’s all. Let’s go audition together tomorrow, okay?”
“Sure,” Onda smiled.
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