This chapter is dedicated to Estmay

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I hated Femi, that part was confirmed. I knew he was going through the phase where, he just wanted to prove his innocence. I would too. But Femi needed a taste of his own medicine. He shouldn't be walking around thinking bullying was right.

Just because I was strong in the mind, doesn't mean others were. People who are soft and weak upstairs, tends to take bullying differently. He was lucky I didn't commit suicide. But just imagine someone else who was weak, gets bullied online or physical. They tend to end it all by either drinking sniper or something else.

So why am I not standing up for myself?

I watched Femi's triumphant smile as it crawled up his lips. Femi wasn't ugly. He was one of the most handsome guys I had ever come across. But his nasty attitude, just set him off.

Omonigho and Irene, moved away from me like someone had just broken the news of me being covid-19 positive. To them, I was no different from a stranger.

"Now do you all believe me?" Femi laughed happily. "Do I still look like some psycho to you?!"

"Pretty much," Jaja commented at the back. Things were already real, no one had it in them to laugh.

The door to the classroom opened slightly, and in walked Jeremiah. He had his hands wrapped around the stripes of his backpack, indicating he had just arrived. His brows knitted a little bit, as he noticed everyone in front of the classroom.

"What's going on?" He asked, to no one in particular. Dami, who was at the scene when everything started, rushed over to Jeremiah, to fill him in on the details.

"There's a picture of Tatiana on the new kid's phone." Dami tried to explain to Jeremiah, though it felt like he wasn't certain himself. "But that's not Tatiana, it's someone else. I don't know dude, I'm a little bit confused myself."

Jeremiah gave Dami a little pat on the shoulder, before striding over to Femi and I. He took Femi's phone, and stared at it with so much concentration. As if analysing it. Which got me thinking. Why study a picture, when you know I wasn't the real deal?

"Want to see that your girlfriend's nothing but a lying cheap item?" Jeremiah didn't bother answering Femi. He brushed him off, as he slides through Femi's phone. There were other pictures in his phone. My pictures.

"You must be some kind of creep, having her pictures on your phone." Jeremiah commented, still scrolling through.

Dami gasped in pure shock, "They are more than one?!"

"Apparently," Jeremiah shrugged, feeling less interested by the minute. He made Femi's phone go blank, by pressing the side button.

Jeremiah assessed the phone in his possession. When we all thought he was going to hand it over to Femi, the rightful owner. He surprised everyone by lifting his hands up, and flinging the phone to the back of the class. It connected to the brick wall, and fell to the ground into different parts.

"My phone!" Yelled Femi, still in shock. He looked like he was Sad-Mad. One minute he looked like he wanted to cry and the next, he looked like he wanted to murder Jeremiah.

"Don't be so dramatic," Jeremiah voiced out dryly. "That phone didn't cost much."

Jeremiah moved away from Femi and I, by stepping forward a bit. "This guy here," Jeremiah pointed at Femi, while speaking. "Is no other person but a murderer."

Chatters and whispers began to fill the classroom yet again. Femi quickly let go of my hand and wriggled it like some maniac. "No. No, I'm not a murderer."

"Well not directly," Jeremiah said, still not paying Femi any interest. "But his actions pushed the girl in that picture, to commit suicide."

His statement didn't stop the confusion, as a girl rose up her hand, to ask a question. "What do you mean by that, Jeremiah?"

Jeremiah signalled for me to go stand with him, which I gratefully did, without hesitating.

"Tatiana unknown to everyone, had a twin. She recently confided in me." The whispers increased. "Yeah I know, Shocking. But Tatiana herself, found out not too long ago. In that picture, is Uyai. Tatiana's twin. But I won't tell you the details. Tatiana would just have to do the honours."

Jeremiah stepped back a bit, forced me to face the whole class and that's when it occurred to me. Jeremiah was trying to paint a picture on everyone's mind. A picture of me being Tatiana.

"I-I__" I stopped to clear my throat. "I recently found out that I had a younger sister from my mother. My mother during labour, gave birth to a set of twin. But my younger sister sadly got babynapped. Recently, after doing some diggings, I found out that my sister was living in the ghetto. She was constantly bullied by some guy, reasons unknown to me."

Oh, I do know the reasons. Sadly, Tatiana doesn't.

My fist balled in pure fury. those furies I was trying so hard to contain, so I wouldn't blow my cover.

I swung my body to face Femi, any trace of pretending to be weak, totally gone. "Why did you bully my sister cause she didn't accept your offer?!" I was tough, though not too tough. I wasn't good at good comebacks nor was I superbly feared by others. But I did know how to defend myself. And I was so tired of playing the super weak girl. I needed my partner in crime. I needed, Judith.

My fury steps never slowed down. I knew my actions now, had made Femi confirmed his curiosity, but I didn't care. "Why did you push her into killing herself?!"

Femi missed his footing and landed on the floor. "I'm sorry," He said out loud. Maybe to me, maybe to Jeremiah. I didn't care. "I'm sorry for making life difficult for Uyai."

Good.

I closed my eyes, thanking God for creating someone like Jeremiah.

"Tatiana?" Irene asked, stepping forward a bit.

I wanted to be mad at them, for turning their backs on someone that was meant to be their best friend.

She rushed towards me and hugged me. "Gosh, I'm so sorry T."

But I couldn't. They were in the dark. I wasn't so innocent myself.

"Still not a hugger," I chuckled at Irene. She let go of me with a grin plastered on her face.

"We're Sorry T," Omonigho whom was still feeling guilty, apologized. The rest of the class all walked back to their various seat, talking about how much of a psycho Femi was. Femi in the other hand, was at the back of the classroom, tending to his already smashed up phone.

"I for one is disappointed at myself. I let that new psycho kid twist my brain. And may your twin's soul rest in peace." Omonigho said quietly.

How could I reply to that prayer? I could have said Amen, cause T might probably be dead. But it felt so weird.

"It's alright," I reassured them. "I'm alright."

"I could still beat him up, but that's only if you let me." Irene began to crack her knuckles.

I held her knuckles in place, making Irene to groan annoyingly. Don't play fire with fire, right? "Let's go have our seats."

I was about walking with the girls, but saw that Jeremiah was leaning at the door post. I left the girls and walked over to Jeremiah.

"You came back to help me," I smiled shyly, as I watched him stare down at me.

"Thank you," I looked up at Jeremiah, confused. Why was he thanking me? "You're supposed to say thank you."

Oh!

"Thank you," I said softly, expressing my sincere gratitude.

Jeremiah began to walk pass me. "You're welcome."

But then, Jeremiah stopped once he was right beside me, but facing the opposite direction. "Meet me at the love garden by two on the dot today."

My eyes involuntarily flew open, as I swung my head to stare at him in utter shock. "Does that mean you're gonna help me?" Though I was whispering, it still held my happiness.

Instead of sparing me with a Yes or a No reply, Jeremiah muttered. "Don't be late."

He left me standing there, as he headed for his seat beside Dami. I stood there smiling sheepishly, thinking I won't go through this bumping road alone.

"Trust me, I won't." I whispered, mostly to myself.

Once I figure out what a love garden is.

Eddy : Okay, her Cover is still safe. *phew* With Jeremiah now in the picture, we're hoping for success. But will it come that easy? Find out soon.

Do you think Irene and Omonigho did the wrong thing by deserting their friends? Or do you think it was because they weren't aware of what's going on?

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Words : 1506 (Short I know. Next one will make up for him).

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-Eddy