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Stella's POV

I bit my nails curiously, wondering what had happened to Daniel. Paul, Richard and Temidayo were so caught up in a conversation about hospital clear lines.

I was terrified by unanswered questions that kept dancing in Paul's eyes when he overhead my conversation with Jj.

I know he is going to tell Daniel everything which made me a bit confused. I should have spoken to Jj when I got home.

He probably couldn't say anything because he was aware that there was chemistry between those two.

I know that Daniel is closer to Paul than I am because their boys but he should have at least told me, that if there's chemistry between them because I'm not yet sure.

And Jaiye is aware that I'm madly in love with this guy so why is she so close to him
He's even tutoring her.

I'm going to make sure nothing goes on between them, if I can't have him neither Temidayo nor Jj will have him.

I saw Daniel's mom and Jj walking back to the receptionist and they seemed to be having this very serious conversation judging by the look on Jaiye's face.

It also irritated me that she was close to Daniel's mom, I mean why?

Why is she always trying to be the best even though she's not!
Why!!!

I stood up and walked towards them before greeting Daniel's mom.
Then I gave Jj a very bad look which left her hanging.

"Ma, can I see Daniel now?, I'm really worried about him." I uttered trying my best to sound nice.

"I know dear, everyone is worried about him but he's in a critical condition and we can't allow everyone to see him for now." The woman said cleaning the tear drops on her cheeks

She had bruises on her chest and a bandage wrapped around her two hands.

"Ma but Jaiye was allowed to see him?" I asked moving my eyes from her to Jj.

"Your teacher took a pass for her, besides Daniel might not be able to see you for a while, not only is he unconscious he's brain has been severly damaged and he might not be the same Daniel you used to know... But I want you to give him time and space, I know God will take control...." Mrs Johnson burst into tears again cleaning her face with her shoulder.

"It's okay Ma... Please stop crying." Jj uttered rolling her eyes at me.

I understood why she did that, I made the woman cry again. But that did not say explain what had happened to Daniel.

I really felt like asking her that but seeing her situation I just kept my mouth shut and went to sit down.

Maybe I'm not the best, and maybe Daniel likes Jj and maybe Paul knows I love his friend and doesn't want me to ruin things between Daniel and Jj.

But still why would they keep it from me??
And does Timi know?

I really wanted an answer to these questions but no one seemed to have answers for me at the moment.

Jj had this sad and shocked expression glued to her face which made me sure that Daniel is in a very bad condition.

"So how's he?" Richard asked raising his head back, I still needed to ask him why he got me such an expensive gift on my birthday

If Daniella finds out, I'll be in big trouble because they're in an open relationship.

"I don't... Kn..oww." I replied brushing my skirt towards my thigh and taking a sit next to Richard.

I don't know why but I felt very uncomfortable sitting beside him but I think it was due to the fact that Richard was kinda tall which made me look short beside him.

"Ohkay.." he replied touching his knees awkwardly.

"Soooo... Why did you get me an expensive gift for my birthday?"
I asked looking straight into his eyes which I thought was kind of intimidating.

"Uhm... Is it a crime??"
He asked looking a bit puzzled.

"Well it's very unusual but it's fine anyways, you're a rich guy anyways.... Sinzu!" I replied smiling at him.

"Thanks anyways I appreciate it."
I added and he smiled back, I must accept the fact that he has a very very cute smile.

"Don't mention dear." he said waving his index finger in the air.
Then I smiled. Even though it was kind of awkward.

................

Jaiye's POV

"Daniel."
"Daniel."
"Dan... Daniel."

He slowly opened his eyes but I couldn't tell whether he could hear me or not.

He slowly placed his hands over his face like someone who was having a severe headache.

"Daniel can you hear me?"
I asked again, he tried moving his lips, he tried to make words come out.

I kept guessing what he wanted to say as I held his hands.
"Daniel!."
I called again, he opened his eyes and looked directly into mine

I guess he heard me clearly this time.
"Jay...."
He uttered silently, rubbing his forehead.

"Yes it's Jj."

"I'm sorry..." he uttered his face turned into a frown.
And I tried to figure out why he was saying sorry.

His breathing increased and I felt he was finding it hard to breathe, something didn't feel right so I removed my hand from his and quickly rushed to get a nurse.

A nurse rushed into the room with me followed by a doctor, they both panicked and I could tell that something was going really wrong.

His eyes just stared at me as he continued to breath heavily, my mind couldn't focus on what was really going on in the room, my body remained stiff and everywhere became tensed, the nurses were running around and one tried talking me out to exit the room but I just stood there staring into his eyes.

It felt as if he was dying and he wanted to tell me something before that happen but he couldn't talk, he was struggling to breath he was fighting for his life.

"I love you... Bye, Jayyyjay." those words brought me back to reality, then I remembered we were not alone in the room.

I was forced out of the room and it dawned on me that he just left.
He just said goodbye.
Is he leaving me like my dad and Anjola?
Is he not going to fight this battle for my sake?

And in a few minutes the news of his death spread like wild fire
Debbie and Stella kept consoling me but I wouldn't stop.

Dad and Anjola left now him!
It makes no sense at all!
"I don't care if we're not together again or he doesn't love me again just bring him back! God bring him back! He's my only friend now!"

I weeped, wailed, bawled, and cried my eyes out.
"Daniel come back, I'd sacrifice anything for that even the love you have for me but please come back!"

"Jaiyeola omo Johnson!"

I rolled off my bed and hit my head on the floor, I screamed in pain and opened my eyes.

They were sour, a figure was looking down on me and kept pointing a torch light directly at my eyes, I tried to cover it with my hands but the figure seemed to enjoy watching me struggle for my sight.

I tried to understand what was really going on and it took me a few seconds to come to a conclusion that I was having a night terror and I was crying in my dream.

I remembered the dream vividly, and I know what had triggered such a stupid dream.

I hit the torch off Stella's hand and stood up from the floor as she winced in pain.

"Why did you hit my hand so hard? What's wrong with you? " she asked holding on to her hand, a frown spread across her face.

"Only my enemies try to blind me. well I'm sleeping is it wrong?"
I sat on my bed and stretched like a lazy girl waiting for her to tell me what was so important that she had to wake me up at five in the morning.

" Well something seemed weird about you so I had to check your face well... And yes it's time for school sleeping beauty." she said rolling her eyes angrily.

It's time already! Damn I was still very sleepy, I lain down again and few seconds later Stella tapped me again.

"don't tell me you're just going to sleep back!"

I sighed and gathered enough strength to get up, I picked my torch light and dragged myself to the bathroom to wash my face.

I twisted the knob, switched on the bathroom light and stepped into the bathroom, the walls had white tiles and the floors blue tiles.

I washed my face and stared at myself through the mirror noticing a few bumps and a sleeping marks that my pillow case had designed on my face, then I picked up my toothpaste and after a while and decided to brush my teeth immediately.

The dream kept recurring in my mind 'God forbid my best friend will not die' I kept saying, I always prayed for Daniel with the hope that one day he would resume back to school.

Back to his normal self and I prayed that would be possible since Debbie told me that he has temporary amnesia.

It's been six weeks now, everyone misses Daniel, Stella, Timi, Vicky even Cynthia!
Everyone seems to go along with him well enough.
I miss him so much that I think about him, in school, when I pray, before I go to bed, when I wake up.

Even when I see his handwriting in my note book, now there's no one to tutor me and exams start upper week, just great!

My maths test I got thirty over forty and I was really dissapointed in myself, I wish he was here.

Alot had happened during the six weeks period that he was not around.

Alot, even though he's friends and I had gone to visit him frequently, I made sure I went every week lying to Stella that I had lessons.

She had told me to stay away from Daniel but I just couldn't help it.

Then I remembered one conversation I had with Paul.

Four weeks ago.

"You're just going to hurt Stel."
He said looking very serious, what on earth was I suppose to do?

Daniel said he had feelings for me and I was starting to like him, it was no longer one sided so what was I suppose to tell Daniel?

That I no longer have those feelings?
How will that help with his recovery phase.

She's not even caring for him half as much as I do.

"Yeah. She's your friend, I expect you to stand by her..." He didn't say anything clearly understanding that what he just said was wrong.

I have feelings too! I'm not a robot! Daniel is his friend too if he doesn't acknowledge me as his friend, he should think about Daniel's happiness.

"I'm sorry."

"You don't need to be, I don't give a shit, whatever happens happens I'm not going to force things." I replied not caring if Daniel ended up with me.

I did feel hurt not because of what he said, these people were toying with my emotions and he's taking her side simply because she's his friend, how's that fair.

"okay."

"Yeah I'll be going now, came here to see if Tim could tutor me."

"By the way I want to tell you something about Timi." Paul said turning to face me as I stood up From the seat he shared with Daniel.

"I don't want to hear it." I replied walking out through the back door he remained quiet sensing that I was angry.

I was angry with my self, for stooping so low, falling in love, discussing my feelings with some guy.

This is not me!
I kept telling myself as I compared the me when I first came to RHS to the present me.

This is just not me
Why do I even care about some Daniel, if it was me he would have done the same but he's friends are not okay with the fact that I care so much about him.

I'm sick of this school drama.

I was heading downstairs to look for Timi when I bumped into Vicky and Olaitan.

Olaitan who was now part of them but for some personal reason something about her didn't seem or sit right at all, was it the way she looked at me or the fact that she's so full of herself.

"Hey." Vicky greeted, I noticed something about Stella's friends, they became a bit unfriendly and harsh to me since Daniel had not been coming

And they became closer to Olaitan it was all so confusing, but later they tore apart.

Stella told me Vicky always had a crush on Timi which Daniel and Paul also knew about.

Stella said she didn't like Olaitan because Vicky grew close to Olaitan.

So they literally broke apart, Paul stated sitting with Stella and then Vicky started sitting with Olaitan after she fought with Stella.

Olaitan was a hot babe, a cunning young girl, a mischevious girl and I despised her, All of us did but Vicky was just too stupid to leave her best friend for some new girl that has picked interest in causing dramas. This same Olaitan Eshinlokun found a way to ruin Richard's unstable relationship with Daniella and then she was after Vicky's relationship with Stella which was rather successful, they fought and then Stella didn't get the chance to warn her bestie about Olaitan - the green snake under the green grass.

It was all high school drama, leaving Timi in the middle and Paul to take care of Stella during the times she lost her best friend.

The same best friend stella had told about her feelings for Daniel the same Vicky!, Then this best friend told Olaitan then Olaitan ended up telling it to Richard which was tragic because Richard ended up hating Stella.

In fact Richard hates Timi and Daniel!

So I was left out in the friendship drama, and there was only one person I could talk to freely and that was Timi.

So just to be clear.
Vicky and Stella hate one another
Vicky's new bestie is Olaitan and Stella had to share her pain with Paul.

Stella avoided Timi because Vicky has a crush on him and she doesn't want to cause more fights.

Then I'm in the middle receiving all the harsh greetings and nagging.

"Hi." I replied, my eyes went to Olaitan who was busy filing her nails.

"Any news about Daniel?" Vicky asked, I shook my head. I knew they planned something, it was either Olaitan asked her to ask or they planned to let Stella know that I've been visiting Daniel so they can cause a rift between Stella and I.

"Uhm do you know where Timi is?" her reaction to the question was cold, they both faced each other following Olaitan's smirk and a frown on Vicky's face.

I'm certainly not stealing her boyfriend so she should calm down.

"Never mind I see you don't have an idea." I uttered before walking past them trying to avoid drama.

*******

I found Timi in the Biology lab he was busy solving past questions, when I saw that he was busy I decided to turn back and not disturb him.
"Jj." he called when I was about the leave I turned around and entered the lab.

"Hi Timi."

"How are you?"

"Cool, you?
I replied before pulling a stool and taking my sitting next to him, I peeped into his note and I saw that he had been working mathematics all along.

"let's say I'm okay."
He replied smiling.

"Look I need your help, my grades are dropping I'm having problems in mathematics." I blurted out of frustration.

He smiled and pulled my note closer to see, I noticed something about him he was very calm these days not the happy Timi that will play and joke around all day the same goes to Paul.

He closed the book and placed his arm on it.
"I need your help too." he replied looking very serious and rather sad. I've never seen him this serious.

"Anything wrong?"

"Alot!... My friends, we've broken apart, Stella is avoiding me Paul hardly talks to me and since yesterday Vicky ignored me, she's been nagging lately and then she's not talking to me again. I called her today and she snubbed me, and when I held her hand she shouted at me in front of that her friend, that new girl! She's a devil. Even Richard that I never had an issue with told me that I and Daniel is a traitor and we don't know the true meaning of friendship. I don't understand is it because Daniel is not here, everyone is fighting everyone even Aisha is avoiding all of us now." Timi said out of frustration a frown had spread across his face so quick and it felt like he wanted to cry.

He really loved his friends so much.

Poor Timi....

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