HER ADVERSITY: Chapter 31 – 40
By Obianke Prosper
Chapter Thirty Seven
GRACE POV
I found a place to sit and I sat with my head lowered to the ground. I felt sad.
Dylan left me, he didn’t even wake me up and I really don’t wanna believe that he changed my clothes.
Scoffing, I began playing with my fingers not knowing what else to do.
Some minutes later, I heard the horn of a car beeping as it parked outside the gate.
With a smile, I rushed out of the gate and stood beside the car. Dave was the first person to step out and I walked up to him.
“Oh Goodness! You are really here”.He smiled, hugging me. I reciprocated and after few seconds, we disengaged.
“You thought I was lying?”.I asked him, confused.
“Not really. I was just having a doubt”. Just as he said that, Mr Lucas stepped out of the car, walking towards me.
“Grace, am really sorry for not picking you up. The fuel in the…”.
“I know about that, Mr Lucas and I totally understand. No need for any explanation”.I said and he smiled.
“So Grace, where is Dylan?”.Dave asked, roaming his eyes around the place.
“Huh? You wanna talk to him?”.
“No, I just wanna see him”.He said and I sighed, shaking my head.
“He is not around”.
“What?! You mean he left you to school?”.He asked with widened eyes but I shrugged, putting on a ‘I don’t care’ look.
“Let’s get into the car, it’s quite cold out here”.I changed the topic, not wanting to talk about anything concerning Dylan.
Obviously I had some regrets. Some of which was why I drank alcohol, slept on a guy’s bed, woke up with different clothes on me and then later discovering he left home, to school probably without waking me up. Oh! How caring of him!
“Yeah, you are kinda right”.Dave said to me and turned to Mr Lucas. “Mr Lucas, can you take us home please?”.
“Of course, please get in”.Mr Lucas said, opening the backseat doors and I and Dave went in before shutting the doors close.
Mr Lucas placed the key on the ignition and the car bounced back to life before he drove the car away.
HER ADVERSITY: Chapter 31 – 40
ANGELA POV
“I don’t wanna go to school today”.I muttered sadly while staring at my sister, Mary who was combing her hair beside a mirror.
“Why?”.She asked, chewing her bubblegum loudly.
“You know the reason Mary, it’s because of that girl, Jeanann. Gosh! I just hate her, she wouldn’t let me blink peacefully”.I said with a scorn on my face as I glare at the clothes I chose to wear to school which was laying on the bed.
“Gee Angel, stop being a weakling. You are too soft for my liking, just try to be rude one day and that big mouth of hers will surely close”.Mary frowned. I could clearly see her reflection from the large mirror, she was actually backing me.
“Rude? You know that’s not possible, Mary. I can’t be rude!”.
“Then continue watch her bully you. Watch her rain slaps and curses on you. Seriously, she wouldn’t dare do all that to me. You are making her see you as a weak person and to her, she is stronger than you. Just one day Angel, try to be rude. When she slaps you, rain curses on her, even if you can’t do that, then try to report to a teacher. Stop letting all this slide!”.Mary advised and I crossed my arms on my chest looking frustrated.
“I wish I can do all you said, Mary but you know Jeanann. She is rich, powerful and all that. The teacher will believe her lies and might even punish me for saying the truth”.I chewed my lower lip sadly.
“Then try to defend yourself, nobody will do that for you not even me”.She shook her head and I rolled my eyes. “So tell me, how is the project going?”.
“Uh..worst. This project is the worst project have ever worked on, Jeanann isn’t even helping. She just sit around doing nothing, Gosh! I wish I could throw a punch on her jaw…”.
“Then do it. Punch her on the jaw”.Mary smirked and I gasped.
“What?! Are you crazy? You know I can’t do that to her in the dream talking less of doing that to her in reality!”.My eyes widen as I closed my opened mouth.
“See Angel, stop acting like an angel. Why were you named Angela anyways? You took after your name”.
“And why were you named Mary? You didn’t take after your name”.I smirked and she frowned, dropping her comb aside before turning to me.
“See Angel, am trying to help you here. All I want you to do is to be rude to her, trust me, this would work”.
“Really? You know being rude is wrong besides am not like you, you are rude and you never do think of it as a bad thing…”.
“Gish! That’s a lie. I only act rude whenever am angry or frustrated and I do think of rudeness as a bad thing. Anyways, you kinda made me remember something”.She pouted, throwing an annoyed look at me.
“Which is?”.
“You know Mr Bryon, right?”.
“Yeah, who doesn’t know Mr Bryon, the principal”.
“Um…yeah and do you also know that he always call me to drop off new students at their various classroom?”.
“Yes, I do know that. You are his messenger or should I say assistance”.I smirked and she scoffed.
“Am not his messenger or his assistance, you very well know that! Am just um…how will I put it? Yeah, his most trustable student”.
“Whatever, just continue”.I rolled my eyes and she squeezed her face, looking like one who just swallowed poison.
“Well, Mr Bryon called me to drop off two new student at their classrooms last two weeks. They were siblings and they were also blacks, maybe from this country or somewhere else. So as we were walking, I noticed that one of the student who was a female was missing. I and her sibling, her brother waited for her and when she caught up with us, she apologized for keeping us waiting. Of course I was angry with her cause I was late for class and she wasted my time, so I had to unleash my anger on her. I told her that have always known blacks for that which wasn’t true. I was just frustrated. Her brother angrily told me not to speak to her that way and I nodded, feeling intimidated….”.
“Wait…What?! You mean the mighty Mary felt intimidated? Wow! Isn’t this the most interesting story have ever heard?”.
“Oh, just shut up Angel. You really haven’t seen this guy, he is quite muscular”.She said and I shrugged.
“Well, as I was saying before a girl named Angela interrupted me…”.She eyed me. “I felt intimidated but tried my possible best not to show how I felt. I lead the female named Grace to Grade 10 which was your class then I took her brother to Grade 11 which was my class”.
The name ‘Grace’ ring a bell but I can’t remember where I had heard it from.
“Her brother which I later knew to be David began interacting with this girl called Vanessa. Believe me, I tried my best to make him notice me but he didn’t, Vanessa was always getting the upper hand”.
“Hold on! Are you jealous?”.I chuckled and she sent me a glare.
“Gee, you are so annoying. I wouldn’t tell you anything about this again before you bring up more stupid ideas”.She hissed, putting on a creamy heel.
“Awwwn….She is jealous”.I mocked, laughing hard and she frowned at me.
“Get that out of your mind, Angel! Am not jealous, you know I hardly get jealous, all I want is for David to take a liking for me. Let him choose me as his friend. I don’t care about Vanessa. She can remain in his friend list for as long as she want. I just want him to add me too to his friend list, that’s all!”.She half-yelled sadly and before I could say a word, she walked out of the room.
HER ADVERSITY: Chapter 31 – 40
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