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It's taking too long to update, but I'll sure leave no stone unturned...

JJ's POV

   It was a cold Monday morning, just like other Monday mornings, students with well ironed uniform and well polished shoes.
The only difference was the cold weather from the Sunday night rain which was still threatening to fall

It reminded me of my childhood days in boarding school, where stubborn students like me would be punished severely in the rain with painful lashes from the hard but thin cane.

  Then I heard the sound of the morning bell bringing me back to reality.
And students from SS3 trooping into our class just to send us down to the assembly ground.

Someone tapped me and I turned my head around just to see Temidayo, the head girl.
But this time she was not with her best friend who had gone to ring the bell.

"Didn't you hear me?" She asked with a very harsh look, I stared her down and rolled my eyes rudely.

Did I say I was not gonna go?

"What?" I asked not really getting her question, but it was clear that she was very shocked by my reaction.

"I said move ur butt downstairs." She ordered placing her left hand on her waist, one could easily notice her neat braids.

She had time on Saturday, lucky her she wasn't planning some stupid birthday party.

"What If I don't move it?" I really did not know where this rudeness came from, or maybe I just did not like her.

"Don't try me, don't even try me." She uttered looking very serious as she continuously touched her long braids... Maybe she wanted to be noticed.

"What are you going to do? Beat me?" I folded my arms watching her with a very amused look, she was clearly boiling.

"Jaiye or wethin dem dey call you, I said move down stairs!" I leaned on a desk and crossed my legs a bit, I was very confident that she can't do anything to me.

Until...

Until a plane took a harsh landing on my cheek... The slap kept echoing through my ears causing a slight headache and a pink mark on my tender cheek.

The sound was very amusing to other students and some guys in a corner made a very embarrassing sound
"eish", "yesh", "gbasgbos"

And some bursting into a long round of laugher which would have been extended if I did not do my own back.

I hit her straight on her left cheek, making sure the sound increased.
This one was rather shocking than funny to the students.

Some had their jaws touching the floor, a guy held his cheek and shook his head in pity.
"Kai."

The next thing I know she tugged onto my shirt and I did the same as anger spread across my face.

Who tf does she think she is??

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"And you!, I thought you would be more matured! As the head prefect girl of this prominent college!"

The vice principal blared, his glass rested on his very looong pointed nose.

I hissed and regretted silently... I should have just ignored her!
And I just found a way to get myself into trouble on a Monday morning.

"Sir I was trying to co ordinate them but Miss Jaiye was being arrogant and rude."

Ohh now she calls me 'miss Jaiye'

"You hit me first!"

"Shut up your dirty mouth!, you're still passing it in my presence, you both lack good manners and courtesy." He said staring at us both.

I just bent my head facing the ground as we knelt down before him.

I can't believe he caught me fighting.

"And you!, fighter woman, jagidijagan!, you came here to fight with your seniors abi??" He asked staring at me with disgust.

I remained silence pushing back that rude voice.
"I'm sorry sir" I grumbled, I kinda sounded like I was using my nose to talk.

"Sorry for yourself."
That reply hurt me so bad I felt like giving my vice principal a hot slap on his left cheek.

"You want to turn yourself to a tug abi?... Not on my watch, not on my watch!!" he stared at me looking serious before rolling his big balls.

I rolled my eyes when he wasn't looking and I felt really angry.

"Sir I heard the senior head boy is not in school!" A physics teacher said after walking into the vice principal's office which was left open.

"He has to be in school, look for him and bring him to me, that boy has been of great help." The v.p uttered as he searched for a file on his table.

This day is going to get worse if Daniel sees me here, he'll know I got myself into trouble.

Biiiiiiiiiiiiig trouble!

"Sir he's not in school, even his sister."

Daniel is not in school?
He always comes to school early
He's a good guy
Where is he?

I don't know why but I became very curious, I really love to see his bright smile everyday.

"Why is he late to school?... It is already past eight, I need this boy oo today is Monday now." The v.p uttered still searching for a file.

Maybe Daniel has the file he is looking for.
"Let me call his guardian then."

He stood up and adjusted his well ironed pants breathing in just to adjust the belt which was rather possible.

He walked to where his telephone was and copied a number from a notebook which he dialed immediately.

I did like our V. P and his very old fashioned ways, he'd prefer to write on a paper with mere ink than to type on a system.

He'd even wear suspenders to school with old boots, let's not forget his very old cars that he'd been riding for more that twenty five years, they were very slow and made very annoying sounds.

The exhaust created a lot of smoke and his cars smells like a local herbs seller's shop or dried fish.

"Good morning this morning..."
I didn't pay attention to the greetings as I watched Temidayo pick her nose.
She was very serious as she stared at the V.p clearly interested in the call.
She immediately stopped after noticing that I was watching her.

"I haven't seen the kids at school, I mean they are always here as early as six thirty in the morning...."
He said staring at his suit which was hanged closed to a well framed picture of the current nigerian president.
He also gestured like he was talking to the black suit in front of him.

"Oh my God!, how did it happen??"
Immediately the look on his face changed and he looked very worried almost as if he was about to cry.

I knew it was going to be very serious for him to have that look on his face.

Did something happen to Daniel?
Or is it Debby?
Did they have an accident this morning?

"I'm on my way, this is serious. No no no no no." our v.p said hitting his hand on his table.

My heart started racing when though I did not know why
Is Daniel okay?

"Both of you get up!, Miss Temi, call Paul, Richard, and Stella for me.

I give you five minutes, y'all should meet me at the school gate.
Temidayo left immediately, he faced me his arm roaming around his forehead, the worried look was glued to his face.

He picked up a suitcase and handed it to me, he also gave me his suit to hold, he wore his weird looking office cap on his bald head.
He picked some keys, his android phone and walked out of his office.

"You follow me." He ordered and I just did as he said.

I was still confused so I mustered enough courage to ask.
"Sir is something wrong?"

He turned his neck to the left side, facing me as he gave me a really bad look.

"I did not give you permission to question me, your work for today is to do as I say."

I grumbled again " But I came here to learn not to do P.A." I mumbled quietly with regret.

"Ohh but you came here to fight abi?, this is your punishment for fighting."

He replied. I was a bit shocked that he heard what I said, I guess my anger made my voice louder.

I remained quiet and followed him to his car
"Get in!" He ordered as I moved into the front passenger seat.
The smell of his car was really making me uncomfortable to the extent that I concluded he was selling herbs in here, or maybe he was delivering herbs to herb sellers.

"All of you should get inside." Our V. P told Temidayo, Stella, Paul and Richard.

They all got in and Stella looked kinda excited until she noticed me in the front seat.

Her smile turned to a frown and I still did not understand why.

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An hour later we reached the hospital, it was a private hospital not far from where Daniel, and his family resided

We got there late due to a little hold up and our V. P 's slow car which also had a flat tire.

Someone who took a bike would have arrived here Fourty five minutes before we did.

His car made the whole trip tiring, let's not talk about his choice of music, which he made so loud that we could hardly chit chat or gist about something.

I was about to fall asleep when we arrived at the hospital.
Carrying his heavy suitcase and suit slowed me down, plus I was already sleepy.

Then Stella pulled me to a corner when everyone had already gone inside the main building.

"What now!?"
I blared
"What are you doing here?"
She asked, a frown spread across her face.

"I swear I don't know." I replied wishing I never had a stupid fight with the stupid head girl

"What do you mean you don't know, You came here to see Daniel, Are you dating him. I've been noticing you two and here you are superwoman you even made sure you came along to see him." Stella said looking really hurt and then there was me, my jaws on the floor and my balls widely opened.

"No! You're getting it all wrong this is my punishment for getting into trouble, I don't even know why I'm here until now, what happened to Daniel?"

"Well you better don't know, it's really not your business, stay away from him Jaiye!, stop trying to take away my things from me. You know I love him, he is mine." She screamed almost crying, I trust her to cry over stupid things.

But the statement, "he is mine!" Kept replaying in my head.

I love him too
Do I?
I don't know...
But I feel different around him.

She turned around to see Paul behind her with a surprised look, it was then I also noticed he was behind us the whole time.

"Uhm Jj, V. P is... Is Uhm calling you." he stuttered scratching the back of his head awkwardly.

Just great!
now Paul heard everything. I left the scene immediately as anger spread across my face.

She should keep him, I don't want him.
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"He just woke up this morning." Daniels mom told the vice principal as I followed behind like a body guard.

Then I noticed Daniel's mom was wearing two different slippers and and hair net, I guess whatever happened was alarming.

The other students waited in the receptionist.
And I also realized I hated the smell of hospitals.

Then we moved into the intensive care unit something I guess they called The ICU.

The suitcase dropped from my hand when I saw Daniel with bandages all over his head, legs and arms. Debbie sat next to him on a chair with bandages on her hands.

All attention was drawn towards me now as the suitcase made alot of noise landing on the floor.

Again! My jaws were on the floor and I was almost loosing it

"What happened to Daniel?" I asked quietly

I was not sure If he was alive or not, cause his eyes were shut closed and he was not moving.

Daniel's mom narrowed her eyes at me before words came out of her mouth.

"Are you Jaiye?" She asked moving towards me.
I nodded even though I still paid attention to Daniel

What happened to him???!

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