HER ADVERSITY: Chapter 41 – 50
By Obianke Prosper
Chapter Forty One
GRACE POV
The ride back home was quite. No one made any sound as they all concentrated on what they were doing.
Dave’s eyes were fixed on his phone, chuckling quietly as his fingers roam around the screen. He was probably sending some messages to Vanessa while Mr Lucas had a smile on his lips as his hands worked on the sterling.
Me? What was I doing?
I was just staring outside the car window with different thoughts flying on my head. I was thinking about Dylan, I was worried about him.
What was happening to him in the restroom? What really is wrong with him, huh? Am just so confused and he doesn’t look like he would want to tell me anytime soon and I don’t think I can pressurize him to speak up.
Oh God! What’s the problem? But whatever it is, I hope it get solved.
The car drove into the compound and I and Dave walked out of the car before going into the house.
We got to the living room and we saw Dad and Mom laughing heartily as they watched a movie displaying on TV.
“Mum? Dad? Good afternoon”.Dave greeted and the couple turned to us with a smile lingering on their lips.
“Good afternoon”.They both said simultaneously and chuckled.
“Grace, you are here?”.This time it was Dad speaking and I nodded.
“Yeah, I am”.
“Oh!”.He smiled, with a slight nod of his head. “You can go to your room”.
I smiled, feeling happy that he didn’t talk about my stay in Dylan’s house before I climbed the stairs, heading to my room.
HER ADVERSITY: Chapter 41 – 50
The next day came really fast and I found myself getting up from bed, brushing my teeth, bathing, wearing some clothes, eating breakfast and then joining Mr Lucas in the car. The car drive to school and when it stopped at the parking lot, I got down and went to class.
The class wasn’t noisy when I came in and I smiled in relief, at least I wouldn’t have to bear an headache.
I sat on Jeanann’s seat feeling thankful that she wasn’t yet in school.
HER ADVERSITY: Chapter 41 – 50
Some minutes later, a teacher came to teach and that was how it was until Mr Kelvin came to class. His subject was the last subject we had on the timetable before lunch break.
I glanced at Dylan’s seat and smiled when I saw our project on a big bag, I glanced at his face only to see him frowning slightly at me.
I sighed and took my glance away to the teacher, he was staring directing at the class while fondling with a black marker wrapped between his middle finger and his ring finger.
“Hello class!”.Just as he said that, everyone took their attention back to him.
“Last week…”.He cleared his throat. “You all were given an project to work on and today everyone of you will submit yours. Those who wouldn’t submit theirs today will score an F on biology and those whose project turned out to be terrible will be awarded with a D. So please, partners should be on one seat with their project on their desk”.
I gulped down as the teacher said that. I mean sitting with Dylan on same seat would feel so… I don’t know, maybe awkward but now, what should I do?
“Wouldn’t you leave?!”.Jeanann snapped at me with her eyes growing red. “My partner is coming and she wouldn’t be able to sit here unless you leave”.
I frowned at her.
Geez! What’s up with her? Can’t she take off what I said yesterday to her out of her mind? Must she hate me? Must she despise me?
“Am leaving, okay?”.I glared at her and stood, taking slow steps to Dylan’s seat.
Oh lord! I feel so damn shy. Sitting with Dylan? The quiet devil? Isn’t that what the school thinks?…. Goodness! How will I cope, sitting with him in the presence of everyone in class?
Calm down Grace, it is just for some minutes, you wouldn’t die during those minutes.
I thought and took in a deep breath before rubbing my sweaty palm as I tried not to feel awkward or shy.
HER ADVERSITY: Chapter 41 – 50
Finally, I got to his seat and sat but immediately I did, gasps ran around the class as the students opened their mouth in total surprise. I could see Jeanann gasping and as well frowning at me.
Oh Goodness! This is all too much..
It took me all my might not to bury my head on my palm but my eyes were staring at the floor. I wasn’t able to see any of their expression not even that of Dylan.
The teacher checked everyone’s project and recorded their scores on a small notebook. He later dropped the notebook on a desk nearby before began calling out people’s scores.
“Finns Lockwood and Jessica Williams, you got an F. You forgot your project at home.
“Rose Benson and Mirabel Israel, you got a D. Your project was terrible.
“Sophia Tim and Alfie John, you got a D. Your project honestly was poor and the result was horrible.
“Bab Desmond and Walter Josh, you got a C. Your project was great but your crystal of potassium tetraoxomanganate didn’t fully spread through the whole of the beaker”.
He continued, calling out more names and then he said;
“Grace Uchenna and Dylan, you got a B. Your project was really great and impressive but their was a complication in the distilled water in your osmosis experiment”.
I sighed a bit sadly but Dylan’s face was emotionless. A B is a great score, right?
“And lastly Angela Lucas and Jeanann Kingsley, you got a A. Wow! Thumps up. Your work was perfect, no complications”.He said and just as he was about saying something more, Jeanann stood from her seat with a frown on her face.
“Excuse me, Sir but this is not fair!”.Jeanann burst out and everyone stare at her, wondering what she was about saying.
“This my partner here…”.She pointed at her partner, Angela who was just staring at her surprised. “She never helped me when I was working on the project, she would never come help me out, instead she would just be at her home doing nothing!”.
She said and the teacher, Mr Kelvin glared at Angela who was visibly shaking in shock.
“Angela Lucas, is that true?”.
“I…I….I….”.
“Don’t lie, you scumbag. I told you I would report you to the teacher, didn’t I?”.Jeanann said but on a closer look, I could see a wicked smirk on her lips.
Wait! Is she lying against the girl? Why would she do something like that?
“In that case Angela Lucas, you will be awarded with an F for not helping out your partner”.Mr Kelvin said, canceling the A mark written besides Angela’s name.
“No”.I could hear Angela mumble a ‘no’ before tears rolled out of her eyes. Why isn’t she defending herself?
Jeanann sat back on her seat smirking happily at her work well done. I frowned at her, greatly annoyed by her lie. Is she this wicked?
“Sir?”.I called, standing and Mr Kelvin and the rest of the class glanced at me except Angela who was bowing her head towards the floor, crying profusely.
“Sir, this is not just right. What you did is wrong, without waiting for the accused to explain herself, you believed what the accuser said. Does that make any sense?”.
Jeanann glared hard at me and I frowned back at her before glancing back the teacher who was staring at me, amused.
“Well miss, I asked her if what the accuser said was true but she kept quiet…”.
“She didn’t keep quiet, Mr Kelvin!”. Okay, I was now angry. “She was about explaining but the accuser cut her off, even call her a scumbag but you said nothing about it”.
The class gasped, probably surprised that I was yelling at a teacher but I cared less.
“Okay, Miss Angela…”.Mr Kelvin turned back to Angela who was wiping her tears away. “You heard what Miss Jeanann said, right? So, is it true?”.
Angela didn’t say anything probably afraid of what Jeanann is gonna do to her afterwards.
‘It….It’s not true!”.Angela exclaimed earning a hard glare from Jeanann. “She is the one doing this to me. She never did helped me during the project, she would just sit around doing nothing and I dare not complain cause she wouldn’t hesitate to hit me”.
I frowned deeply, hearing the ‘hit me’. So, Jeanann hits her too?
“Miss Jeanann Kingsley, what you said is so wrong. How dare you lie to me, how dare you lie to the whole class, how dare you lie against your partner. This is highly prohibited and you will be getting a detention after school for this week. Also, you have failed this biology exam and you scored an F. Good day!”.The teacher took his possessions and left the class while Jeanann ran after him with tears in her eyes.
HER ADVERSITY: Chapter 41 – 50
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