Selena Crib
7:00pm

Selena

I needed a dictionary badly and i had none but that was not an issue, Kim had one in her room and so I stood up from my crappy bed that was filled with loads of notebooks and textbooks. I made my way to Kim room that was opposite mine. There was no need to knock since there was no door, just blue over washed curtain to probably hide her when she was changing into her over size clothes.

I slide the curtain aside and made my way into her room,no matter how small her room looked it was better than the store I was staying in. Her room was small like every other place in the house,faded blue paints and loads of wallpapers that were beginning to tear. Her bed stood at the middle of the room,just comfortable for her slim frame and a worn out couch where she sitting and a chair that had her clothes that she was yet to park into her bag and her range of dusty bags hanging on nails from the wall.

She was engrossed,I've never seen her so engrossed in her phone,her eyelids flickering over something in her phone, certainly none of my business.

I sighted the dictionary right behind her, right on the table behind her. Seemed she didn't even realize my presence in the room or she did and chose to ignore me, Kim was like that,she ignored me most of the times and it was a kind of mutual understanding between us,she stayed out of my way and I did same.

And so I was already reaching out for the dictionary that was also looking old like every other thing in the house when my eyes, somehow my eyes landed on someone,yes, someone I knew right on Kim screen.

It was a picture of someone I knew in school, someone I didn't exactly like and I didn't exactly hate.

Ken

I turned to look at my step sister,the love struck face she had on her face,I've never seen it,never knew she could have such face since all she did was brood all day.

Ken,who didn't know Ken,the rough slim boy,part of the richest dudes in school,the most feared among the golden boys. I never had any contact with Ken,there was nothing that could ever bring us close. He was good looking like hell but he always gave me dangerous chills and then it was his love for oversize shirts and fighting seniors. Ken was bad news somehow but here was my step sister morphing at his picture as though she was under a spell.

"What are you looking at?" Kim suddenly snapped at me,her voice was calm even though there was a bit of anger or something I didn't know or was she probably shy?

I wanted to lie that I hadn't seen anything on her phone , that she wasn't nearly drooling over Ken while I watched her,I wanted to mind my business but my mouth had other plans

"You like Ken" I stated, I wasn't asking,it was an established fact.

I was expecting her to deny, though her cheeks did turn red a bit,she didn't fuss, didn't make unnecessary noise in the name of denial.

"Yes I like him,is there a problem with that?"She asked.

There was absolutely no problem but i was surprised, surprised that she was crushing on a boy she was seeing on the screen,a boy she was yet to see,it was just unlike her

"You think I'm not capable of liking someone?"She suddenly asked with a dead voice.

I swallowed the huge lump in my throat. Kim was confusing.

"I'm just surprised" I managed to reply

"He attends my school" I added,I wondered why I said that as though the information was relevant.

"I know,I know he attends your school,I know a lot about him"Her eyes fell and I wished I could help her,I wish I could walk up to Ken and tell him how much she probably wanted to talk to him.

"I'm stupid right?" She chuckled and I detected how fake it sounded,she hardly chuckled or laughed,she was always at work or reading some dark novel or pressing her phone while listening to Billie Eish or Juice wurld.

"I know it's stupid, liking someone that doesn't know me, someone I'll probably never see in this life, someone that would never know about it"She had a grin on her face,like it was actually funny but it was Kim after all,weird and we've never had this kind of conversation so I let her talk

" I'm sorry"I muttered,I didn't know if she heard me or not.

"I feel there's more to him" She had a distant look on her face, she looked out through her small window while I stood there.

"Close my curtain properly when you are leaving" she said finally and I nodded even when she was still looking out.

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Mansion
2:00pm

Yobanna

It was a lazy Saturday for me,I had done my pending assignments, watched the latest movies and was about to doze off when the door to my room nearly left it's hinges and the culprit came into full view

Precious

"Yobanna" He whined like a girl and ran to hug me but I shoved him hard and he fell on the other side of the bed with a loud thud.

"Ouch" He stood up quietly rubbing his head

His acomplians were now in the room, Ken with his oversized black shirt and black trouser to fit and Dozie, Mr prim and proper,his signature glasses resting on his nose.

I was now fully awake.

"Guy how far na?" Ken greeted me and without waiting for my reply he was already searching for my game pad in my drawer

I rubbed my palm over my head, thinking of how long my afternoon was going to be.

"You guys didn't tell me you were coming over?"I finally said.

" Surprise"Precious said dramatically.

"And moreover it's not like you are hiding anything na" Ken said without turning around.

You don't wanna know bro.

I was glad my parents travelled this morning, wouldn't want my friends to walk in to my mum and her young lovers.

"It's been long I played video games Sha" Dozie said while accepting one of the game pads from Ken.

"Then prepared to be whooped , at least 3-0"

Ken loved playing PS,it was his thing but I didn't want to tell him that Dozie was also a genius in that aspect.

"Actually the true purpose for the visit is because of mystery girl,dude you've been seeing a girl behind our back,I felt betrayed"Previous started dramatically

"She's my partner in the Civic assignment,get your head out of the gutter"I told him

" Killjoy"  he hissed and busied himself with the books on my table

"Guy,you know book come Sabi PS,what do I have na" Ken glared at Dozie playfully,Dozie was only laughing and I joined him.

"Talking about mystery girl,oga start explaining"Dozie suddenly snapped his finger,even Ken was looking at me now.

"She's a partner in a civic assignment" I explained for the second time,I wonder why they were so interested in this mystery girl as they termed her.

I didn't expect them to know about the assignment,I was in the art class, Dozie in science,Ken and Precious in commercial.

"What's her name?" Ken asked.

"Selena M Donald"

" Who is that one again?"Ken asked, looking as if he was really thinking

"Is she in our set?" Precious asked

"I don't think I know her"
It was Ken again.

" I don't even know people in my class" Precious chuckled

"Same here" Precious seconded.

"It's not possible we know everyone in our set"Dozie reasoned and rubbed the nape of his neck.

We hardly knew people around, and it was not intentional.

"And I was so excited my boy grew up" Precious said again, I honestly didn't know what he was looking for among my books.

"Talking as though you have a girlfriend" I threw back at him.

"I'm trying, come to think of it, why are we all single?" Precious scrunched up his face.

" Cos we are just teenagers, we are supposed to be reading, our books are our boos"Dozie said his,nigga was beginning to sound like a dad.

" So we are gonna be kissing our books or doing lomotif videos with it?" Ken asked chuckling and I joined in, even Precious.

"So lomotif videos are your perfect definition of relationship goals? What's wrong with reading a book together, recommending books to each other? "Dozie asked obviously not too happy we laughed. Nigga is always serious

" Must everything be about books, what about watching football together, discussing music, I don't do relationship sef, no need"Ken ended the discussion.

Somehow I felt like that was what Ken would surely do in his relationship,Ken probably didn't want a girly girl and Dozie wanted a nerd and Precious, why was he ransacking my books?

"Guy, what are you looking for?" I finally asked.

"A diary or some sort, I don't want to believe that story about mystery girl" And he continued his search,so he thought I was lying or what? The boy is just drunk.

Ping ping

I knew it wasn't my phone.

Precious took out his phone and his eyes grew wide and somehow I knew what got that reaction from him. He left the pile of book  and sat on the bed.

"Why this this girl so fine na?" he asked nobody in particular. I slouched closer to see the picture that got the reaction from him.

Shade Onam in a red dress,the confidence oozing from her,her beautiful green eyes staring right into the camera.

The caption was everything:H for hotness,Yaji no hot pass this one💓🔥

Precious was still fawning over the picture while I took my eyes off.

"I hope one day he stops crushing on her and realize she's someone's girlfriend"Dozie  murmured as he swiped through some things on his phone

"I'm hungry Sha"

Oh well,you guessed who said that.

Ken,the foodie.

"You just came here less than 10 minutes ago" I tried to remind him. I wonder where all the food went too honestly.

"Abegi, just bring food"

"Food monger"

"My mum likes me that way"

"Am I your mum? "

"Guy go bring this stuff na"he nearly yelled and Dozie laughed really hard this time.

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"H for hotness,Yaji no hot pass this one💛💛😛"...gat to be my favorite line in this chapter 😂😂

Honestly didn't know how I was going to end this chapter but here we are.😇

I so much love shade Onam,I wish she was real sometimes you know,Tori is a queen mehn.💓💛, who else is feeling Shade's caption

So someone is crushing on Ken,like Ken gat to be the toughest character in this books,nigga eats,wears oversize shirt and he fights but I love him and it's only natural that someone as weird as Kim is crushing on him.😂

Don't worry,this books just started honestly,I know I've said this over and over but guy,we just started😂😂