HER ADVERSITY: Chapter 41 – 50
By Obianke Prosper
Chapter Forty Two
GRACE POV
“Um hi, am Angela”.Jeanann’s partner, Angela appeared in front of me with a smile on her lips.
She looked quite happy now and I noticed that the once plenty acnes on her face was disappearing.
On a closer look, this girl was beautiful, like really and I realized that Jeanann was only bullying her cause she was jealous of her beauty.
“Yeah, I know you are Angela”.I said and her smile grew. She was happy and I was happy too cause I stood up for the truth. Something have always been taught.
“Well, I wanna thank you for fighting for me. Nobody have ever done that for me, not even my sister but you did, you stood up for me. I don’t even know you, you don’t even know me; we are just like strangers but still you stood up for me. Why did you do that?”.She asked and I wet my lips not knowing what to say.
What did I speak for her? It isn’t like I know her, it isn’t like have talked to her before but still I did it, why?
“Well….”.I sighed, pinching my nails. “Her character did irritate me, she’d lie against you but who does that? Who create such a big lie, a lie that could make someone fail her exam. Yes, I know she do bully you but has it gotten to the extent where she would lie against you to make you fail your exam? Not only that, she hits you too, like really hit you but you never reported her to the school authorities. That’s wrong! And as Mr Kelvin said, it’s highly prohibited and she deserves any punishment place on her but whenever she tries to bully you, then don’t waste anymore time, fight back or report to a teacher. Just stop letting her win, show her that she can lose too, okay?”.
“Okay, it wouldn’t be that easy but I would try. After all, am tired of being bullied”.She said and I smiled.
“But I don’t understand”.She crossed her arms on her chest, sending me a confused look. “You are one of Jeanann’s friends, right? In fact, you must be one of her closet friends due to the fact that she allows you to sit on her seat but despites being her friend, you betrayed her by defending her enemy which is me of course from her wrath”.
“Am not Jeanann’s friend, not anymore. Our relationship with each other is complicated, she kinda dislike me and I kinda dislike her too”.I said, flipping my hair backwards.
The bell had been rung but Angela had blocked my way when I was about going to the cafeteria.
“Oh okay. I was thinking you were her friend but since it’s clear now, I would go back to my seat. You can now go to wherever you are going”.She smiled at me and I nodded, taking some steps out of the classroom but suddenly she gripped my arm and I turned back to her.
“What is it?”.I asked, kinda feeling disturbed.
“Am really sorry but I just wanna ask what your name is”.She said and I shrugged.
“My name is Grace”.I said but noticed the way her eyebrows crooked together in confusion.
“Grace?”.She muttered slowly like if she was pronouncing every sound in the name.
“Yeah Grace, is anything the matter?”.I asked and she sighed, shaking her head.
“No. It’s just that my sister mentioned that name, Grace yesterd…”.She paused, biting her lips. “Just forget about it, it’s nothing serious”.
She added and left to her seat. I glanced at her briefly before walking out of the class. I got to the cafeteria and went to Kyree who I saw waving his hand at me.
I walked up to him and sat at the spot where he was sitted.
“Hey, you are late”.He smiled, chewing a fry.
“Sorry. I had to catch up with something”.I shrugged ruefully.
“Well since you are here, why don’t we talk about how we spent our last week holiday. You first?”.
“Yeah, okay. It wasn’t really pleasant though but still it was kind of enjoyable”.
“Did anything bad happen?”.He asked looking concerned.
“No, not really. It’s just that I was paired on a project with Dylan and…”.
“Wait…what?! You were paired on a project with who? Dylan?”.His mouth was wide opened and the fry on his hand slowly sipped back to its bowl.
“Yeah”.
“Geez! That must be terrible, horrible. How did you cope with him? Did he try to hurt you or something?”.
“Hurt me? Why would he? He is nice, really and I just can’t believe the rumor of him chopping off a girl’s fingers”.I said and Kyree scoffed, frowning slightly.
“Because he didn’t hurt you doesn’t mean he is nice, you never know if he is planning something against you. Just try to avoid him, that guy is more dangerous than he looks”.
“And how did you know that?”.
“You are just a newbie Grace, you know nothing about that guy. The fact that you stayed with him for few hours doesn’t mean you know everything about him. The guy, he wears black clothes….”.
“Maybe black is his favorite colour”.I cut him off and he sighed, placing his hands on his cheeks.
“You are jumping into conclusions Grace”.He says, pouting as he chewed more of his fries.
I didn’t say anything, I continue watching him eat until his eyes ran into mine.
“I haven’t told you about how I spent my holiday, right?”.He asked and I nodded, mouthing a ‘yeah’.
“Okay, so my holiday wasn’t so pleasant neither was it enjoyable. You can just call it my days of sadness and a bit of happiness”.He chuckled and I chuckled too, finding his words funny.
“What happened?”.I asked and he smiled a bit.
“Well, it was about Jeanann, she almost broke up with me”.He paused with a deep sigh. “I had to apologize to her and throughout last week, I was acting all lovey dovey”.
I chuckled, knowing it must had been hard to act lovingly towards Jeanann.
“Is that all that happened during last week?”.
“No, I felt something. I realized something”.His face fell as he folded his lips.
“Grace”.He called my name looking a bit sad. “Is it possible for someone’s love to lessen while thinking of a particular person?”.
I stared at him, looking surprised.
Is his love for Jeanann lessening because he is thinking about someone else? Well, that’s good cause someone like Kyree doesn’t deserve to be with someone like Jeanann.
“Hmm….it can be possible if that someone loves that particular person he is thinking about”.
“Oh!”.He mouthed, pushing a fry into his mouth slowly.
“But tell me Kyree, who is that person you are thinking about which made your love for Jeanann lessen”.I asked and his face turned tomato immediately.
“You knew I was talking about myself?”.
“Yeah, I knew. Now tell me who that person is”.
“The person is right here”.He said and I stare around only to see different faces both males and females.
“Show me Ky, where is that person?”.I asked impatiently and curiously.
“Here”.He pointed at his chest with a beam. “The person is right here in my heart”.
HER ADVERSITY: Chapter 41 – 50
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