"Usain Bolt!" Ashley says in a mock tone, immediately they walk into the lab. Meanwhile, Nathan heads straight to a corner, she could see
him, bring out his cell phone, with the corner of her eyes.

"You should continue running na. Or you don't have legs again?" Ashley says, all these while Cherish
kept mute.

If there was one thing she was regretting, it was running away. It was obvious Ashley hated her, but she didn't remember doing anything to him, that would warrant all these unnecessary punishments.

"And you don't have mouth to talk?" He suddenly asks. Making Cherish look up to him. Their eyes locks that moment. Cherish blink twice, looking away uncomfortably.

If she spoke, problem. If she didn't also a problem. Ashley was abnormal, and she wasn't going to
join him, in his abnormality.

"Pick that towel, and clean all those equipment," Ashley says. Cherish moves involuntarily. None of the equipment was dirty, she was sure
of that, because she was the one who cleaned them, the previous time.

She gradually walks down to the tables, without uttering a word. She wasn't comfortable anymore,
because Nathan was openly staring at her ass.

This wasn't the first, neither was it the second or will be the last. He always does this. The way he spoke,
his body language, she never liked been around him. Although he was one of the few seniors, who didn't
have issues with her.

"Fine Rihanna!" A name he normally called her. That was the name is always called her, it wasn't that big, although her forehead was a little bit big.

One of the things, Ashley used to insult her. His was always painful. Something like. "Shey it's that your
Orgor that's confusing you?" or maybe "Carry that your Orgor and get out of here!"

What had she ever done to Ashley? Something she always asked herself.

She doesn't respond to him as usual. She continues cleaning the beaker.

"Senior! I have a class now." She didn't know when she blurted that out. She knew it was her sudden
discomfort that triggered it. She wasn't comfortable being so close with a boy.

She was scared of Nathan, no denial, She didn't like being around him. He was an open flirt. She always saw him with different girls.

Unfortunately even her best friend Zara.

Looking up, only to meet Ashley smooching with a senior, who she dreaded. Or would she say, was
scared of?

She could see Ashley had totally forgotten about her, because he was busy in the act with Ukeme.
Wondering when she got there, she takes he head down slowly.

"Don't worry he would soon let you go. Next time, don't run off like that, it's disrespectful. Especially
when it's the Senior Prefect calling." Nathan tries to explain.

As President Buhari?

That was what got into her mind. Here she thought Nathan was a little bit normal, turns out Ashley is
better off.

"I didn't know he was calling me." She says lying through her teeth.

"I was late for class. So I started
running." Cherish explains. Meanwhile Nathan picks one of  her braids and starts playing with it. With all seriousness. while she continued concentrating on the same beaker. That was the only thing she had made her mind to touch. She wasn't going to touch
another thing.

"Cherish go to your class." Cherish recognized the voice immediately. Looking up only to meet Eva.

Senior Eva was always there whenever she needed help, although it seemed mysterious, so long as she always helped. She got it off her mind.

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Eva!" She heard Ashley call out calmly.

"Please na. You know this isn't right!" She heard Eva say.

"Go to your class!" Ashley says calmly. Although Eva played a role. That wasn't the actual reason he let
go for.

Firstly, he knew what was been done wasn't right. But he couldn't just stop himself. Whenever he punished her, he derived this satisfaction. The truth was, he always wanted her around.

Seeing Nathan making those moves with her, did alarm him. It was something he didn't seat well with. It pricked something in him. Something he couldn't describe. He knew what was next. She was his next target. And he also knew the reason. Knowing Nathan he wasn't going to rest until he got what he wanted.

But not Cherish!

Cherish was for him, she wasn't a toy, and he wasn't going to let anyone turn her into a toy.

Although he wasn't free from that, because he was treating her worse than a toy.

He had always liked her, at first it was a mere crush, but gradually turned into something worse. But she was not just younger in age, but also his junoir student.

He couldn't settle for a girl. That wasn't their code. They only toiled with them, not the order way around.

If one of them had something with a girl, all of them would, so long as the girl wasn't related to any one
of them. It was more like a game to them. Every girl tasted by one, would be tasted by all.

He always had his luck with girls. He knew Cherish would never be able to resist him, If he actually set out to go for her.

He had totally blanked out from whatever Ukeme was saying, while he watched Nathan and Cherish
thoroughly. It was Eva's voice that got his attention.

Immediately she made that statement, about him not being right, he asked her to go.

He was well aware, this could be tagged as bullying. Because the girl never does anything to warrant
such punishments.

"Thanks!" He heard her say, while she worked past him. The appreciation seemed like she forced it out, what was he to expect? He heard her mutter some words of appreciation to Eva, before walking away.

He turns to Eva who just had a small smile on her face. There was just something about her. She
wasn't his friend, but a classmate. She was more like a loner too.

Always on her own. The only time they spoke was whenever she wanted to plead on Cherish behalf, which had become a habit. Most times he wondered why she was always there.

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Trying to tuck his shirt in properly, he hurries down to the classroom. He was currently on his way from the restroom. He wasn't putting on his blazers.

Immediately he gets to the entrance, he hurries in.

The scream makes the pain worse. The only word which left his mouth was "Ouch!" He says holding his forehead, clearly in pains.

"Are you blind, can't you look where you are going to?" He looks up immediately only to see the
same girl's face. She practically bumped into him, and was claiming he did.

He just stares back at her. As usual, he doesn't utter a word.

"You can't even apologize." She hisses, now taking a good look at him. She recognised him immediately. He also gave her this look. like he was daring her to utter another word.

Funny enough, she couldn't talk anymore, more like she had lost her voice, the next thing she does,
is walking away, without uttering a
word.

Meanwhile, he uses his left hand to massage his forehead. He couldn't describe the pains he felt that
moment.

Wondering if that was a machine or a human being.

He attempts to walk into the class, but almost bumps into someone else.

"Jayden! Wait." Jason calls, almost hitting him. Making Jayden move back a little, recognising the voice. He doesn't respond, he only moves back, meanwhile Jason takes the route.

"Thanks!" He mutters to Jayden, who doesn't utter a word. Immediately he was out of his way, He walks in.

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Immediately Nathan joins the table, both boys raise their heads up slowly, they had practically left
their food, looking up to him.

Meanwhile, Nathan drops his plate of food on the table. They were currently in the cafeteria.

Each tables had up to five chairs, for its occupants. It's a very large hall. It could contain the whole
students. Although it wasn't the only hall they had.

Students just had to serve themselves with any of the food available. It was more than enough, also specially regulated by, Special Duties Prefects.

"Tunde, looks funny," Dashlin says and chuckles, making Xavier and Nathan do same. Ashley was the
only person left in there midst. And they probably knew where he was. Either banging a girl or looking for someone to punish.

Nathan smiles while he takes a look at Tunde. He was their classmate, and also the SP boys. Not the senior prefect, but the special duties prefect. Him standing close to the food like a bodyguard was a funny sight.

"My next target." Nathan suddenly says, diverting from the current topic, also picking his friends
attention.
They both follow his eyes direction, only to land on the two person's they never expected.

"Gidi?" Xavier asks quite unsure, taking a look at the fair Junoir girl, who Geraldine was giving an order
or something.

"God. No! My fellow boy. I don't have that ones strength." Nathan says looking grim.

"Or because the last time you tried it, she gave you a hot slap?" Dashlin says and burst into laughter. He
knew how to provoke Nathan, he knew how much he hated been reminded about this.

Although the information wasn't true, the slap wasn't because he was flirting. He got into an issue
with her, and she gave him a hot slap. There was no day Xavier didn't use it to taunt him, he even twisted the reason of the slap, that he was flirting with her, which wasn't true.

Honestly, Geraldine wasn't on his list right now. Although he would do anything to fuck her. Especially this term, he didn't know what changed. But she was looking more attractive than ever.

"Abeg, I don't do les." They understood what he meant. And burst into laughter. "But aren't you seeing how she acts." He says with a serious tone.

"Cherish!"

"That girl is small jor. What can she do for you?" Dashlin asks not interested in the topic.

"The younger the sweeter. Especially when you get to pop the cheery." Nathan chuckles. Making the both boys chuckle.

"How do you know she is still a virgin, all these girls that looks so innocent, with there eyes shining like a torchlight?" Xavier says.

"It's obvious, " He chuckles.

"Boss na." Dashlin laughs.

"Even if she isn't. I still get the fresh you know." He winks.

"This Jewel." Xavier suddenly blurts out, immediately Jewel walks in, making both boys to turn to her direction. "Can you believe she told me, I am below her class?" Xavier asks looking grim.

"It's not as if she is even that pretty." He says grudgingly, meanwhile Nathan laughs at him. He hated it when Nathan gave this his mocking laughter.

"The girl is fine, it's not because she rejected you. I told you didn't I?" Dashlin, who had tried discourage
Xavier from going for Jewel, he knew she would insult him.

"Her own is in her body. Who knows maybe she is the one fucking Gidi." He says and laughs.

"Abeg, I won the bet my money." He laughs.

"Give me another week," Xavier says in a serious tone.

"You think you can? Jewel?"Dashlin laughs.

"Who she be?" Nathan asks in pidgin. Although there was no difference between his pidgin and English.

"Drop your money, I would fuck that girl, and bring her panties to you," Nathan says with confidence. Meanwhile, Dashlin burst into laughter.

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