Selena

Oh my God, Selena is so brave I swear.

Everything she said was literally on point, I can't even agree less

Someone just had to call out these online bullies and Selena did a perfect job❤️

I've always known that that Selena girl is brilliant.

No cap, she deserves to be with Yobanna. Such a sweet soul

Bullies are insecure and that's on cap. 💅💯

If you still don't like this Selena girl then I'm sending love and light to you

Hopefully people learn to stop hurting people.

I was currently trending on the class group chat and literally on all other social media platforms and it was scary.i hadn't expected it to go out so fast.

It took me just a minute or two to create my Instagram account, filing the necessary information they needed and then notifications began to pop the next second.

Tens turning to hundreds so rapidly so fast,my phone just kept buzzing and then it was worse when Sofiya had actually posted it on her page.

My followers grew from 0 to 20k and I wasn't capping,all these happened within 30 minutes. I posted a simple picture of myself and the likes had grown to a staggering 10k likes, like brah I just opened this account and before the next hour I had 50k followers and I didn't know what to do about the tags and notifications that kept popping every single second.

"I've been on Instagram for 3 years and I'm still stuck at 500 followers but star girl appeared and she already has 50k,what a wow!" Kim was teasing me,she even asked me to become a brand influencer asap. Crazy human.

The video was a 40 seconds video and somehow I wondered if Yobanna had probably seen it. If he had seen my new account,I'd followed him,Kim and Sofiya of course.

How ever what was this look my classmates had on their faces when I was going to my class.

It all started from the gate, people whispering and not so subtly pointing at me.

Was there a problem? Was there something wrong with them or me or was it my head playing tricks.

When I got to the passage way,it grew worse,it seemed as though they were star struck,the same looks they had on their faces whenever Yobanna came into the canteen. They kept staring and some girls actually smiled at me.

"Oh my God Selena,I totally agree with you on that video and you should follow me too" Some random girl said at me and even added a wave.

Wait,she was waving at me?

"Wow,is that your natural hair,it's so long and full" Another said with so much energy in her voice.

I had to touch my hair to be sure it was the one I brought to school everyday.

Wasn't I always invisible and what was the smiles for,lips stretching into smiles all directed at me.

I took more slow steps trying to process my thoughts. Wasn't I like the most hated person in school?

Then it dawned to me that St Louis students didn't care about your place on the social ladder,you just had to make them talk.

I was already in my class and some hands were up still waving at me with small smiles on their faces. And I felt really uncomfortable with their niceness,they had never bothered to be nice to me until now.

I was still trying to put my bag down when Dozie came into my class with a grin on his face.

Okay, what was with all these smiles and white teeth flashing at me today?

"I'm so proud of you girl" Dozie said when he came closer,the light bulb shinning on his glasses, making them glow,he changed them everytime like a fashion accessory and this one was gold rimmed.

He pulled me into a hug and even though he smelt so good like mint and probably some citrus fruit,I wanted to remind him that there were in people in class and I wasn't ready to be termed a slut.

"So sorry I hugged you like that" He rubbed his neck, laughing nervously " Did I make you uncomfortable?" He asked

"Just a little" I pinched the air and smiled to calm his nerves.

"Sorry,I was just glad you said something and a lot of celebrities are reposting and stuff,as of this morning, Yobanna posted it on his IG story so it's making some rounds and —

" Wait" I put out my hand to stop him from talking

"You just said Yobanna reposted it on his IG?" He nodded

"So he saw it" I murmed more to myself than Dozie

I didn't know what to feel about it

"I'm sure he'll surely talk to you soon,and it's probably Paris handling his account not him"

I shrugged.

"How is Precious and Ken?"

I just had to ask,the fact they got into a messy fight because of Yobanna showed just how much they would go any length to protect their friend from idiots like Jerry. The whole school had been turned upside down yesterday, everyone had been surprised that Precious had actually been part of fight, like everyone knew him,he didn't do violence or stuffs,Ken was the rough guy so for Precious to actually throw the first punch,Jerry crossed the line.

"They are fine, haven't heard from Ken but Precious says nothing beats playing video games during week days"He said laughter trailing his voice.

I joined him too,it was so typical of Precious to say stuffs like that.

"Thought they actually hated me you know" I suddenly said and sat down on my seat.

"Hm?" He blinked in confusion,his eyebrows furrowed.

"I mean St Louis students. You had to say the looks I got, admiration and awe on their faces as though they don't see me everyday. They were even smiling at me and waving o" I just had to demonstrate the exaggerated waves to the amusement of Dozie.

"That's how it works Selena. You are an IG celebrity automatically " He told me, amusement twinkling in his eyes and I scoffed.

"Asides that, a lot of teen celebrities agree with you,you caught their attention and some other influencers so it's normal for St Louis students to love you. It doesn't take much for them to love you or hate you in this school, just make them talk"

"Plus this I saw a couple of IG stories where some girls were like I totally agree with Selena o and she attends my school too,I see her all the time "

Dozie couldn't help but laugh and shake his head again.

"Like bro WTF,I was like God abeg o" Raising his two hands to heaven like a clown

There was something funny about how he said God abeg I couldn't help but laugh especially his gestures. God,Dozie was funny despite how serious I thought he was.

"I didn't know you were this funny? Thought it was Precious that was the clown among y'all?"

"My default settings is seriousness,but sometimes I like to laugh and cruise. We are all funny when we want even Ken."

"In as much as I don't agree with that one,I'll not argue,after all his your friend"

"Ken is a cool guy trust me–" He said with a smile on his face.

He paused and then said "But honestly I'm so proud of you"He said so sincerely I found my lips stretching into a smile.

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I was in the library, at the very edge of the library, the same place I spent time with Yobanna, same place we kissed ...

I felt my heart ache and then I touched my lips as though reminiscing what it felt like and then I tapped my head with my pen, I really shouldn't be having such thoughts.

I still had to get this maths questions right and as tempting as it was to text Dozie and ask for help, I knew it wasn't entirely right plus according to Yobanna, Dozie was among the few students that dropped their phones at home and even when he brought it to school, he didn't text people. Man was really an ideal student.

Damn,why did math have to be so hard! Like honestly in my opinion,j just feel like after Jss 3, math had to be banned for arts students, science students could deal with the misery.

I was still focused on finding x when I felt a presence hovering over me. Yes, someone was standing right in front of me.

I raised my head slowly to see who the person was and I nearly choked on my spittle.

God,I really haven't gotten over this fear. Fear and dread of her.

I made mental note to myself to defend myself no matter what,I was done with that phase of running.

Cynthia.

She was wearing this expressionless face so I couldn't read whatever it was on her mind.

She was looking pretty as always, rocking her natural face and her ginger red braids packed into two ponytails. Her skirt short but ironed to perfection. Books pressed against her chest as she stared at me. I felt my mouth go dry.

I felt the air around me become so chilly,in anticipation of whatever it was she was going to hurl at me. Was she going to slut shame me or tell me I was desperate for attention,or what exactly?

It seemed at though a minute passed. As though she was done analyzing me and then she cleared her throat.

"Nice speech"

Her voice was above a whisper and there was no sarcasm or what so ever in her voice.

And then she turned around and left as though she was never there from the beginning,not even turning around for once to explain herself or see my confused expression.

But I got the message loud and clear.

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A/N

To friendship?🍻😂
3 updates to make up for the lost time❤️