HER ADVERSITY: Chapter 11 – 20

By Obianke Prosper

Chapter Thirteen

GRACE POV

Some coughs cut us off and Dylan removed his glance on me, looking like we didn’t maintain eye contact or that nothing ever happened.

I didn’t know what I was feeling. Glad that he now okay or confused on why he glanced at me. I didn’t know! But I somehow feel sad for a reason unknown to me.

“Good morning students and of course welcome back to school”.It was a teacher who coughed. It was the biology teacher!

“I didn’t…”.He coughed again. “I didn’t remember to introduce myself to the newbies the last time I came to class so I will just do it now. Am Mr Kelvin, your biology teacher and I will be glad to know your names but their is no chance today, so let’s go back to the main reason I came here”.

He took a dark marker from the marker cabinet and then he wrote on the board ‘Biology’ and below, he wrote ‘THE CELL AND ITS ENVIRONMENT’.

“When you were in junior class, you must have been told or taught rather about the cells so I would like a student to briefly define cell. Can anyone try?”.He asked but no one stood or raise their hands up.

“You! Eating popcorn, answer the question… What is a cell?”.He pointed at a girl who was eating from a bowl of popcorns.

“Me? Why would you ask me?”.She scoffed, hissing out loud.

“I don’t know, it could be because you’re just an insolent, mannerless girl who eats while a teacher far more older than her is teaching”.Mr Kelvin said and few students in the class laughed.

“Well Mr teacher, I don’t know the dmn answer. Ask someone else, just let me be!”.The girl eating snapped angrily and the teacher, Mr Kelvin sighed and turn back to the class.

“You all are being rude, huh? Well, it would be interesting to know how you all feel when I tell you this”.He smirked making all of us curious.

“Do you think the teacher is planning something?”.Jeanann asked.

“I don’t know”.I replied.

“Last week..”.The teacher began. “I told you all about a project we all will carry out together this week but now, you guys will do it yourself without my assistance. If you like, don’t participate, you will fail your biology exam cause whatever result you end up having on your project is gonna be recorded on your grade”.

He added and grasps ran out from the students. Geez!

“And guess what?”. He smiled widely. “The project is from this topic, it is rather an experiment you all will carry out but since am merciful, you all will be paired. Let’s see how you guys cooperate!”

He dropped the marker on his hand back to its cabinet before tuning back to us.

“It is an experiment on osmosis, diffusion and haemolisis. You will need lots of materials for this and you guys should be thanks full, you all are free this week since tomorrow till Sunday aren’t school days. I guess you all must have heard the news! Anyway come to my office to take the materials for the experiment and as I said, you all will be paired with someone, so kindly write your names on this paper, it will be submitted back later to you guys”.He dropped a paper on a desk and it was passed all around.

I wrote my name so did Jeanann and every other student before it was pass back to the teacher.

“Hmm…my period is over, the next teacher must be on his way and I should leave now. So see you next time but I will make sure the paper is sent back to you guys so that you all can know the person you are paired with”.He said and packed up all he came with before leaving the class.

“Gish! I don’t like that teacher”.Jeanann rolled her eyes as she threw a bubble gum into her mouth.

“Uh, why?”.I asked but she groaned.

“He gave us an experiment to carry out Grace, isn’t that too wicked of him? Ah! I was even planning on how to spend my holiday this week but he spoilt it all with his stupid experiment”.She spat out, chewing her bubble gum noisily.

“What holiday?”.I asked and her eyes widened a bit.

“You haven’t heard?”.She asked, looking surprised.

“Heard what?”.

“The news!”.

“Which news?”.

“OMG! The news about the principal’s wife who died during labor…the school is closing up for this week because of her”.She said and my eyes almost popped out.

“What?!”.I almost screamed. “How did it happen?”.

“She was in labour and was pregnant with twins as I heard, though she delivered one of the twins but she and the other twin died an hour later”.Jeanann said and I almost felt like crying.

“Oh! That is so painful!”.I exclaimed sadly and she nodded.

“Yes it is”. She sighed. “I saw the principal on TV this morning crying his eyes out besides his late wife corpse but at least the other twin is there…the other twin and his older children”.

She added and I just nodded, taking my eyes to my thighs sadly.

HER ADVERSITY: Chapter 11 – 20

The bell ranged signifying lunch period and I stood packing my books into my backpack. Jeanann was doing same too as she sang a song.

“What’s the name of that song?” I asked and she turned to me.

“Which song?”.She asked, looking confused.

“The one you were singing”.

“Oh! It’s title is spirit”.

“The song is beautiful but I guess it isn’t popular cause I haven’t heard it before. But can you tell me who sang the song?”.I asked and she smiled happily.

“It’s my brother”.

“Your brother?”.

“Yeah, he write songs and well, he is practicing to be a songwriter and a musician”.She answered.

“Where is he now?”.I asked, curiously.

“He is studying in a music school in Germany”.

“Wow! That is so cool”.I said but she just shrugged, with her smile disappearing within seconds.

When we both finished packing our books into our backpack, we left the classroom but as we walked, we both almost bumped into Sophia, one of Jeanann’s friends who was stomping towards us.

“Jean, you left the class! I thought you promise to meet us at our normal spot”.Sophia frowned, glaring at Jeanann.

“Oh! Am so sorry Sophia, I forgot…”.

“Yeah, of course, why wouldn’t you forget? When you were with an African bitch who wouldn’t hesitate to take away your memory with jinx”.Sophia yelled and few students passing by stopped walking just to stare at us.

“Hey! Watch your tongue!”.I retorted angrily.

I was surprised she knew I was an African but however, that still don’t give her the right to call me a bch.

“Oh! Just shut up!”.Sophia rasped with her voice high.

“Okay. Sophia stop yelling, you are yelling for no serious reason. I just decided to spend little time with Grace. She would be alone if I join you guys so I had to keep her company”.Jeanann shrugged but Sophia scoffed.

“Jean, why are you doing this?”.Sophia asked.

“Doing what?”.Jeanann asked, looking confused.

“Being friends with her! I know you too well Jean, you hardly fall into a relationship with a person except the person is beautiful”.Sophia said and Jeanann gasped, her face turning into a frown.

“Oh please! Stop saying shit, you know nothing about me. You are uttering complete nonsense!”.She fired back and Sophia face crumbled.

“You changed so Jean just because of her”.Sophia pointed her index finger at me.

“Mind your own business, Sophia!”.Jean snapped angrily.

“You know what? Am leaving and am gonna tell Allison and Harper about how you treated me”.She said and began walking away.

“Yeah, do whatever you want. I don’t care!”. Jeanann yelled and then I could hear some faint sobs.

It was clear! Sophia was crying while walking..

“Jean, that was harsh!”.I turn back to Jeanann who was watching Sophia walk away.

“Really? You are now supporting her? Geez! It was your fault I was harsh”.She retorted hissing and I sighed.

“You’re right for supporting me but you’re wrong for raising your voice at her. You could have just talked to her calmly like a friend would do”.I stated but she rolled her eyes.

“Sophia is just being dramatic. Don’t think about her, she isn’t crying, she was just making those sounds just to fool us”.Jeanann said with a deep sigh.

“You think so?”.I asked.
“I know so. That’s how she is but still, I will….”.

“Hey girls!”.It was Kyree. He was walking towards us with a big smile on his face.

“Hey Kyree, what are you doing here?”.Jean’s voice was kinda cold.

“I came to say hi to Grace, it’s being long I saw her”.He said and I scoffed.

“You saw me last Friday!”.I retorted.

“Yeah last Friday and today is Monday, haven’t it been like three days of not meeting?”.He said and I rolled my eyes.

“Oh! Well, you came to say hi to Grace and you totally didn’t care to say hi to me too…when did you two become so close?”.Jean said raising her eyebrows, she look confused.

“It’s our little secret, right Grace?”.Kyree chuckled.

“Whatever. Kyree, we…”

“I guess you forgot our little agreement maybe I should kindly escort you to your car again, that would be so nice of me, don’t you think so?”.He asked and I frowned.

“What? No!! Am sorry Ky, that wouldn’t repeat itself”.I said and he smiled.

“Better”. He said and turned to Jean. “We are both leaving, go find yourself some company”.

He snorted and ran off drawing me with me. He took me to a bench close to a dried mango tree, the place looks kind of deserted since I couldn’t see anyone in here.

It was actually a place a little close to the school garden.

“I come here whenever am free, just to relax and maybe think straight”.He said and I smiled but suddenly a question popped up in my mind and I realized that this was the best time to ask that question.

“Ky, who is Dylan? Do you know him?”.I asked and Kyree chuckled, sitting on the bench.

“I guess you must have heard of him…he is just like everyone says, he is a quiet devil”.

HER ADVERSITY: Chapter 11 – 20

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