Fatima's POV

On reaching school, I see that everybody is on his or her sportswear. It's surprising because today is Wednesday so we are all supposed to be in our uniforms.

To make matters worse, I'm the only one on my uniform so I stick out like a sore thumb. I hurriedly go to my class and on my way there I meet FHA.

But, instead of standing and blabbing their usual nonsense, they just make way for me and allow me to pass. This is definitely Hamza's doing.

I enter class and spot Halli and Kalt snapping selfies. Since when are phones allowed in school? I go up to Kalt and Halli and they give me a questioning look.

"Why are you guys, scratch that. Why is everyone in their sports wears?" Halli takes out her phone and shows me our chats with her. Wait, OUR? When did I chat with Halli? I didn't chat since 6 p.m in the evening yesterday so why is my last seen 2 a.m?

I read the chats and realise who she chatted with. Ya Sa'eed. I'm so going to get him back at him for this. But how did he even find out my password? I'll worry about that later.

I push the thoughts to the back of my mind and and decide to work on the matter at hand. How on earth am I going to get my sport wears and everything else?

"Halli..." we're cut off by the sound of little footsteps coming towards us. It's Amal running with one of my side bags and some stuffs inside.

She gives me, panting.

"Ya Sa'eed just brought it saying that he will come to school later." I collect it and she runs away again.

I shake my head, he'll never change. He always has a habit of coming to school late and not to talk of driving Ammi's car to school. She's going to kill him when she comes back from Yola.

I collect my things and thank her. On opening the bag I see that he has packed all the things I might necessarily need: my sportswear which is red by the way, my white sneakers, my white ear pods and a matching red pouch which he has changed my phone into.

He even picked a different cap for me and some snacks to eat which of course includes my favorite, popcorn. So Ya Sa'eed actually has a little bit of sense.

I give Halli and Kalt my bag and rush to the toilet to change into my sportswear and sneakers. According to our chats, today is the we're going to the National Stadium Abuja for the first part of our inter-house sports, the football match.

Suddenly, someone drags me into an empty class. Just when I turn to snap at the person I notice it's Amir but that doesn't stop me from snapping at him.

"Are you mad?"

"I'm sorry." I roll my eyes.

"What is it?" He rubw the back if his head.

"Uhm... Actually, I want us to talk about that thing we were talking about when... before Halli came to... and... you understand." I raise my brows at him.

"Just talk, I don't have all day."I look at my wrist watch. I kow that was rude but I need to be rude so that I can get over the crush i had on him. It's a weird mentality no one will understand.

"Okay. So, I don't want you to pretend to be my girlfriend anymore." He finally says after what seemed like eternity. I heav a sigh of relief.

I turn to leave but he holds my hand.

"I'm not yet done Bonito." I turn and glare at him. He let go of my hand.

"I don't want you to pretend to be my girlfriend. I want you to be my girlfriend."

"What?" the surprise mixed with confusion on my face is definitely evident. Is this guy seriously messing with me? He knows I can't do that for reasons we both are well aware of.

"No." I turn around and hold the door knob when his words make me halt.

"We both know that you are doing this because of Halima." He's right.

"You realize that she won't do the same thing for you, right? Fatima, friendship isn't about one person giving up what she wants for the other, every relationship has to be two-sided. It's high time you consider yourself too." He pushes past me and leaves me standing in the class.

He's right. But I have been giving things up for Halima for years now, and I haven't die. I won't die if I do it again. I walk to class and on getting there I meet no one in the class.

Where is everyone?

Wait! We're going to the national stadium so they should probably be on the assembly ground or bus parking space. I settle for the latter and run there.

The busses are almost filled up and there are less than thirty students still standing outside on a straight line. Mrs Aisha our proprietress turns in my direction.

"Where were you? These kids will be the end of me." she continues to rant but I simply ignore her and join the line. I never liked her.

"Will you leave that place and enter that coaster?" She snaps at me. I head to the coaster and I see Halli and Kalt on the first seat behind the driver. Just wow!

I simply snatch my bag and go to the designated seat given to me. It's a large coaster bus so I have to scurry through some people before I can get to the back.

Almost immediately after I sit, I see FHA, coming towards me.

"Now you should beside her and don't make any noise. I know how irresponsible you can be." Mrs Aisha shouts from outside the bus and my eyes widen. What the hell?!

Hamza sits beside me and stupidly slids his arm over my shoulder. I try to loosen his grip on my shoulder but it's firm. Why is the world against me today?

" At least be a little bit shameful. This is a bus, we are going on a trip and you are here touching each other." I just hiss at her. I hate this woman.

Everyone is now looking at us and for the first time in my life I feel annoyed at the attention I'm getting.

Only Ya Sa'eed can get me out of this situation. I raise my head to search for him, hoping he's in the bus when my eyes clash with that of a fuming Bella, whose real name is Hannah AbdulMajeed. She got the name Bella due to her beauty, her short but black hair, her clear natural caramel skin, and model-like body.

I roll my eyes at the childish fool, remembering the first time we met.

It's my first day at Aflon Digital Academy, Kuje. I walk with confidence as normal with Halli fidgeting with both my fingers and hers - something she does whenever she's nervous.

After some introductions and everything it's finally orientation time which is supposed to happen after break time. That's when we choose our various clubs. I choose cheerleading and music Club for me and Halli.

When we enter the singing club we're met with a teacher who seems to be in a hurry. After some introductions with the group's president whose name is Bella, he leaves.

"Newbies, you have five minutes to introduce yourselves to each other. Oldies, start rehearsals." after our five minutes elapse Bella uses her hand to gesture that we gather around.

"Hey! Dumbo, here!" Someone nudges me and points at Bella. I was too busy looking around the place that everyone has already gone to stand with Bella, leaving me standing.

"Are you as deaf as you're daft? I said to come here." Not wanting to make a scene on my first day, I walk upto where she is and stand there.

"This girl here will be trying out with me." She says after a little stare off. She gestures with her hand and a girl comes and stands with a bowl filled with papers.

"Go on, pick a paper." I do and the girl collects it.

"Lily, Alan Walker."

Bella turns to me smirking.

"Go on." I gladly do. I clear my throat and start singing.

She goes next and God her voice is melodious. But it keeps cracking at intervals. She suddenly starts coughing and rushes out embarrassed.

Since then, she has hated me. I don't even know why. And honestly, I don't care.

After some minutes I flip Hamza's hand off me and twist it earning a groan from him.

"Don't you ever do that!" I release his hand and pick my ear pods and connect them to my phone.