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Dieko

"I'm so sorry Feyi, please just hear me out, I'm ready to tell you everything" I plead desperately

"Shebi you told me to stay away from you" She crosses her arms over her chest

"I know I did but I'm sorry, I just said it out of anger, you know I didn't mean it, please forgive me"

Talking to my mum this morning has made me realize I can't handle this alone, it's draining me, Akin is my best friend, I even used to crush on him in SS1, I don't know what I would do if he doesn't forgive me

"I'm not angry Dieko, just tell me what's wrong"

"It's Akin"

"Is it that your best friend, Bestie 1?" She inquires making me remember the video call that day

"Yes" I nod "You see, I told you that I lied to them about my reason for leaving Abuja, but what I didn't tell you was that Akin didn't believe me, he felt I was lying and he asked me again and again and I still lied to him, the night when Ife and Dorothy called me, they said he didn't want to join the call that I should call him myself and talk to him alone, so I've been calling and texting, most times he would be online on WhatsApp but he wouldn't reply, I know it's not a good enough explanation but Akin means the world to me and I was just so sad that he wasn't replying me or anything, that was why I-"

"Poured out your anger on me" She finishes

"Yeah, I'm sorry" I breathe out

"I'm your cousin, Dieko, it doesn't matter if you were angry, what you said really hurt me, I tell you everything too and you know that" Her eyes were swirling with different emotions but one was more pronounced. Hurt

"I'm sorry, I let my anger get the best of me"

"It's fine, but I have to tell you something...Akin won't forgive you unless you tell him the truth and that is that your father brought another woman home and your mum couldn't take it, unless you tell him that, both of you can never be friends again"

"I'm scared, Dieko" I confess "I'm scared that even if I tell him the truth, he would still be angry"

"He has the right to still be angry because you lied to him, look the words 'best friends' are for a reason, you're meant to be able to tell him anything"

I heave out a sigh

"Can I give you his number so you can help me tell him?"

"Ah, noo, that would make matters worse naw, it's better you tell him yourself and apologize, that way, he'll know you're truly sorry"

I rub my temples, my head was aching badly

"Okay" I croak out

"Free period is over" She looks at her watch "Let's go back to class"

"What were you doing here?"

"Ahan, what do people do inside the toilet?"

I giggle "You know what I mean naw, you only washed your face, you didn't even use the toilet" I say remembering seeing her wash her face when I came out

She hisses "Is it not Noya and Henry, those two mumus"

That name sounds familiar

"Noya?, I think I know him"

"He said he wanted to talk to you but you ignored him"

Ohhhhh

It's my turn to hiss "The boy can't take a hint, he came to meet me the other day at the pool party, I wasn't answering him o, someone with common sense would know I wasn't in the mood, but him he was still talking, I just stood up and left the place for him"

"That's my girl" She raises her hand up for a high-five "Those two mumus think they've found mugu, don't let them decieve you o" She drags her right ear warning me

"Trust me naw"

We both burst into laughter as I open the toilet door, but amidst my laughter, I can't help but feel like someone was listening to our conversation because I heard footsteps running as we approached the toilet door, I shake off the feeling and walk back to class with Feyi

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"Have you guys heard there's a new student?" Nmeso asks during lunch

"How is it that you always hear the gist first?" Feyi asks

"It's because amebo is her specialty naw, she deserves award for it sef" Lanre laughs making all of us burst into laughter too except from Nmesoma who eyes him

"Ehen" Feyi turns to me "How far your birthday naw?"

"What kind of question is that?"

"Ahan Feyi, your birthday is coming?, You must throw a party o" Bridget says

"No" I shake my head "I don't throw parties for my birthday"

"But you're turning sixteen, once in a lifetime something"

"It doesn't matter, my mum won't answer me"

I remember when I asked my mum if I could throw a party for my fifteenth birthday last year, she started preaching to me that I'm still a small girl, that I don't need to throw a party for my fifteenth birthday

"Not if we all ask her on your behalf"

I turn to the person who just spoke, I still can't believe he's talking to me, even after how I spoke to him at that party

"I don't know o" I shrug "She might not still allow, besides even if I throw a party, me I'm not inviting the whole set o"

"Why?" Lanre raises an eyebrow

"Because it's not like I know everybody in the set, I'll just invite the people I talk to" I can remember that pool party that the whole set was there, even some people that didn't attend Kayron High came, I'm sure the girl that threw the party didn't even know all of them there, it's just waste of money

"Okay so it's settled, we'll help you ask your mum, but before then, better be a good girl, you'll sweep and mop the house, you won't complain when she sends you on an errand, so she'll at least consider when we ask her" Bridget says making me burst into laughter

"Okay okay"

"Where is Yemisi?" Timi asks

"I saw her in school today, she stood beside me during assembly" Bridget says

"She's not a child naw, she'll come when she wants to" Feyi shrugs

"Yeah true"

We talk about random things for the remainder of lunch, and after lunch, we all go back to our classes, when I get to class, I see my school bag on the floor opened, I frown, I'm so sure I closed it and kept it on my table, I check the contents to see if everything is still intact especially my phone, I sigh in relief when everything is there, I dust the bag and hang it on my chair sitting down

The English teacher, Mrs Ohakwe walks in, I almost hiss, English is my worst subject and the teacher even makes me hate it more and more, she was so boring, her voice was like a lullaby, halfway through the class, almost everybody's head is already on the table, even Timi, i know that boy is very smart, Feyi has told me, he gets straight As without even stressing, people like that are blessed

I get straight As too, but I have to read read and read, Nmeso is even drooling, I suppress a giggle, Feyi's head is up but I know she's struggling to keep it that way, the only good thing about this English is that Mrs Ohakwe is not strict, I'm sure even if the whole class was sleeping, she wouldn't say anything, she would just keep talking to the wall

The door swings open and the headmistress walks in with a boy...is that...??

Noo, I'm just seeing things, the stress is getting to me

Everybody's head shoots up, people clean the spit from their face and tables, it's so funny to watch

"Good morning, ma" We all greet standing up

"Sit down students, This is Maxwell Sule, he'll be joining us here at Kayron High and I want you all to welcome him properly, okay?"

"Yes ma" We chorus and she leaves

That shouldn't be a problem, see how fine the boy is, the girls will welcome him well for sure

Everybody begins to murmur, even Feyi elbows me at my side whispering that the boy is fine earning a glare from me

But that name, Maxwell Sule, I can swear I've heard it somewhere sha

"Welcome Maxwell, I'm Mrs Ohakwe, your English teacher, you can introduce yourself to the class"

"I'm Maxwell Sule, I'm 16..." I zone out, that voice, that voice was unforgettable, it sounds so familiar

And then it clicks

My God!!!

It's that Maxwell!!!

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What do you guys think Dieko is talking about?

Does she know Maxwell?

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