Sorry for keeping you guy waiting oo
Andddddd..
For everyone who's been wondering where our Shades of green has been😅❤️

Here you go❤️
This whole chapter is in her perspective..

                                      ~SHADE~

"Happy Birthday to a special person who is     bringing so much joy to my heart. I am thankful for every moment we spend together and I hope and pray our happiness never ends. May this day be as sunny as your smile, as gold as your heart and as beautiful as you are. You are the best and you in turn, deserve the best. I wish that for you. Best wishes, my love."

                                                                              Nova

I couldn't stop reading Nova's texts. I went over it ove and over and that hearty smile never left my face.

With the way this Saturday started out, I didn't think anything would be able to wade the stress of me. Well, that was until I saw Nova's text.

Do you know what it's like for a celebrity on their birthday?

Nah, I don't think you do.

Well, Today is my birthday and I spent my entire Saturday morning and afternoon moving from one live interview to the other. You know the thing about live interviews? You have to keep pretending like you're a hundred percent interested in whatever they're saying no matter how bored you really are. Yes, it's a must-follow rule.

I didn't have a chance to use my phone all day. And when I did, Nova's message caught me first out of the multitude of birthday messages I already got.

"Shaw-dai," Madam K's voice called me, as we sat in my limo that evening.

We were on our way to Castron High for the Ss3 Saturday evening lessons. I had missed school the entire week because of the excessive shoots, interviews and unending celebrity meet ups, so it was easy to convince Madam K to let me attend the Saturday lessons today. I told her it was a good way to catch up with school.

But in all honesty, I had been catching up with school alright. Prissy always sent voice notes from class. But cut a girl some slack, will you? I missed the hell out of my friends and Nova. I wanted to see them.

I looked up to Madam K who called me. As usual, she had a magazine held close to her face.

"Did you see Yemi Alade's comment on your last post?" Madam K asked, not glancing at me for a second, but keeping her eyes on her magazine.

"I haven't gone on Instagram since I posted," I tell her.

"Hmph," came Madam K's reply.

"What did Yemi say?" I had to ask.

"Nothing particularly serious. Just something about you having fatter cheeks," Madam K hinted.

Oh, God. Here we go again.

"You know, I told you you're adding a bit more weight than you should," Madam K commented.

I sighed. I hated having this conversation with her.

"I'm sorry, maybe it's my hair," that didn't make sense as an excuse, yes, but that's what I heard myself mutter.

I just didn't fancy the fact she made me go all white with my hair to give my fans a "new look to gush about". Anything, but white. It was way too extreme. Especially since I have to still go to school. I mean, just because the school granted me liberty with my hair didn't mean I should be over doing it.

"Did you say something?" Madam K asked me.

"No," I lied.

From there, she started giving me a long lecture on how fat she thought I was becoming.

I can assure myself her words weren't getting to me. But why something in me desperately wanted to see that picture again amd see if I was really as fat as Madam K said, I'm not sure.

I turned my phone data onn. Immediately, my notifications started blowing up with a dangerous speed. More birthday messages from all my social media - Instagram, Twitter, WhatsApp and Snapchat. Literally everywhere.

Instagram notifications unendlessly flashed username after username with a remarkable speed saying they like my post or commented on or whatever.

9731 messages notifications from WhatsApp.

12000 unread emails

7543 Snapchat notifications

I hadn't even swiped up my phone to open yet. I already started regretting putting on my data.

I just cleared all the notifications and decided to just log into my Instagram to see my "fat face" according to Madam K.

Yeah yeah that's Shade's insta post😂👌

"You see, even Yemi Alade agrees you're adding too much weight," Madam K tells me plainly.

"I don't think she meant it that way," I opposed.

"However, she meant it, the fact remains the same," Madam K retorted.

I kept quiet at that point. There was a silence for a long while. Neither me or Madam K spoke up.

"I just want you to be in your best shape that's all," I heard Madam K speak up, breaking the silence. She glanced away from her magazine to me and added, "You know so many people look up to you as a role model,"

Typical of Madam K to feel bad about some shit she does or says and then defend her words, not to make you feel better, but to reduce the guilt she's feeling.

"Hope you're ready for your birthday party booth in three days," Madam K asked me, completely changing the topic.

I nodded, without saying a word.

"Good, cuz a lot of celebs are going to be there," she informed me for about the hundredth time that evening.

"I'm aware," I answered.

"Although, Simi may be absent though. It's a pity because she and that mavins kid with the funny hair were looking forward the most to your party," Madam K said.

"You mean Rema?" I asked Madam K referring to who she just called the 'mavins kid with the funny hair'.

"Yeah, him." She said dismissively.

"Rema said he's coming. I'm not sure about Simi. She hasn't said anything to me since Tuesday we last spoke," I said.

"Hmph," was all Madam K's reply as she flipped to the next page of her magazine, dismissing the topic from there.

I sighed, and wondered how much longer this ride was going to take.

You don't know the sigh of relief that left me when we reached Castron High finally.

Anything to get out of Madam K's cage. No matter how little the time it is.

I was dropped right infront of the Ss3 Block. Since it was Saturdays lesson for only Ss3s', the school was quite empty and a bit deserted. Although, a while load of noise filled up the Ss3 block that seemed to be the only block active ofcourse.

One thing I loved about Saturday lessons was the fact that we didn't have to wear our uniforms to school. So, I had on a long sleeved body-con turtle neck crop top and some faded baggy jeans - a style that suits me perfectly well.

"Wow, 3:45pm," I said to myself, looking into my phone screen. It was approximately 15 minutes for the English combined class to start so Mrs. Owunam would be walking into class any moment.

Mrs. Owunam HATED lateness. She honestly wouldn't give a flying hoop even if I was the president's daughter.

I needed to increase my walking speed.

I made my way to Ss3A, walking as fast as I could down the slightly empty Hallway. I didn't have much time to make out the people lingering around.

I stepped into Ss3A and barely got in two steps, before I nearly got knocked off my feet by the startling massive round of applause that followed my entrance.

"Jesus Christ," I muttered to myself as I watched my classmates applauding so loudly and aggressively for me.

I could see that Class B and C students were already present in my class, because the class was already mighty full. I couldn't find Giwa and Hassana anywhere though. And Nova too..

Where were they?

As I pondered on that, Aaron and Casper from Class C, who were originally clapping the loudest, started folding their English textbooks to look like microphones and in seconds, they were chanting, "Shades of Green, Shades of Green," over and over again.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SHADE!!!"

I turned back to where the scream came from just to have confetti thrown all over my face and there were the Igbo Sisters and a few Sports guys, laughing at what they just did in front of me.

While I still tried to get over the surprise of that,with the confetti all over my hair and clothes,  Soma danced around me and kept blasting a party horn in my ears. While at that, my classmates couldn't stop making a whole hell of noise.

I had to laugh. God, I had to have the most dramatic classmates in the world.

They started to hug me. If not everyone, a good number came up to me, turn by turn - the people I usually talked to, the ones that were mere acquaintances, and the ones I have never even said a word to - all squeezed me in a hug and said "Happy Birthday".

"Happy Birthday, Girl!" The twins, Ebere and Ebube, said to me as they pulled away from our hug.

"Thankyou," I replied with a smile.

As they left to their seat, they started calling after Soma concerning cleaning up the confetti on the floor before Mrs. Owunam comes in and has their heads. I laughed so hard. Only God knows how they'd get rid of all that confetti on the floor before Mrs. Owunam comes.

"Okay, okay, you guys back off from the Birthday Queen," I heard either Aaron and Casper announcing to the whole class.

"Exactly, you guys have had your chance. It's our turn now," Casper announced.

Before I knew it, both boys were already up and marching towards me with their matching hoodies. As soon as they got to me, they took me -Aaron holding my wrist and Casper tugging on my other arm-  as they walked me into the class, making me laugh my heart at while at it.

As soon as they got to a seat by the back of the class, they sat me down and then sat right infront of me, turning the seats over so the could face me directly.

"So, shades of green, what's up? How far Nova?" Was the first thing that came out of Aaron's mouth.

"Wait, what?" I exclaimed, shocked at their straightforwardness. I mean, I knew people in our set suspected something was on between me and Nova, but no one has ever said anything about it particularly.

"Come on, nawww," Casper went. "Literally everyone in the set knows you two have been..yunno..," he raised his jaw slightly to the side and smirked a certain type of way like he was saying 'you know what I'm talking about'.

"Exactly, babe. Who do you think you're forming for like wait what," Aaron said, mimicking my voice in an exaggerated feminine tone and flipping an invisible long hair on his head.

"You guys, get out of here abeg," I laughed, pushing Aaron's hand away.

Just immediately, Nova walked right into the class. As soon as my eyes met with his', Aaron and Casper's eyes traced from me to Nova as well.

"Guy, he's here, he's here!" Casper laughed, nudging his clutz best friend, Aaron and the two boys immediately faced their front and trued to to keep a straight face. Although, they couldn't stop laughing as Nova started making his way towards me.

Oh my God! What will I actually do with my classmates.

"How's my queen doing on her special day?" Nova asked me with a warm smile, as soon as he took a seat next to me.

"Better, now you're here," I answered with a brighter smile.

I heard the two clutz infront of me making funny sounds like they were hearing our conversation and both Nova and I laughed.

"I haven't seen you in school all week," Nova said to me after the boy's distraction.

"But I had been keeping you updated," I said, a little giggle following my sentence.

"Well, yeah. But that doesn't change the fact that I missed seeing you in person," he said, and that made me smile hopelessly.

"The entire week was so booked for me." I ended up complaining to him. "Like, hell. Even today. I haven't even had chance to check all my birthday message properly. I'm sure people will be thinking I'm just snubbing them,"

"No naww, anyone who has sense will understand that Shade Onam is a very busy person," Nova concluded.

"Hopefully," I reply.

"I mean, it's not easy being the most talked about girl in Africa," he added and I just laughed.

"All you need right now isn't Social media anyway," he said. He seemed more serious now.

"You need a break." He told me.

Just then, I noticed the class suddenly getting kind of noisy. I looked around for a whike trying to find out the source, only to land my eyes at the door.

There, Chika Chioma catwalked into the class wearing an alarmingly short skirt. Believe me, when I say that Chika was as thick as Kim K and having onn a skirt like that was bound to casuse a lot of commotion. Ofcourse, the guys in my class were wide eyes as they watched her and some of them made side glances and whispers to each other.

I saw Aaron whisper something to Casper and after they both laughed, Casper suddenly called out, "Yo, Chika!"

Chika was already about to sit down with the twins and Soma Best, but she classically turned to look at Casper who just called.

"My man over here..," Casper started pointing to Aaron who was wide eyed and looking like he was pleading for him to not say whatever hr was about to say. "..thinks you're crazy hot!" he finished, completely ratting his friend out and causing laughter to be heard in the whole class.

However, Chika was smirked flirtatiously as she sat with her friends and said to Casper, "Tell him to meet up with me after lesson,". She winked and turned away, causing the entire class to start cooing.

"What do you say we leave this noisy class and go somewhere?" Nova asked me, tearing my attention away from the scene.

"Somewhere like?" I asked.

He paused his lips for a few seconds like he was thinking of how to put his next words.

"Outside school?" He let out after the pause.

My mouth dropped.

"What? Nova!" I exclaimed.

He wants us to leave the school premises?!

"Just for today.. actually, just this Saturday lesson..," he said.

"You want us to ditch school?" I exclaimed.

"When you put it like that, it sounds like I'm a bad influence or something," he laughed.

"Yeah no kidding!" I agree.

"You know Saturday lessons are optional and aren't part of our school c.a," he said, defending himself.

"And that's supposed to make skipping lessons any better, how?" I go onn.

He just laughs a little and then his hands rest on mine on the table and he looks at me.

"Shade, I'm doing this for you," he admitted. "I know you've always wanted a chance to just explore the real world outside that cage your manager puts you in and that's what I want to do for you. We barely have hours till lessons are over but I can make them feel like a lifetime for you."

My look lingered on him for a while and a sigh escapes my lips.

It sure was a tempting offer. And Nova knew the right words to use to get me to consider.

"I really want to, but you know I can't go against Madam K's orders. I don't have that kind of freedom to just walk around the street however I like. I've never really done this going 'outside alone' thing before," I said.

"There's a first time for everything, I guess. Count this your first," he told me. "Besides, you're not alone, you're with me,". A smirk followed after that.

"I guess trying new things won't hurt, right? One little step at a time." I hinted.

"Yeah, baby steps." he completed for me, shrugging his shoulders.

Before we had the chance to say much more_

"ATTENTION. ATTENTION. EVERY BODY!!"

Both Nova and I turned to see Miranda Archibong in front of the class, holding a piece of paper and laughing to absolutely nothing.

One question lingered on my mind; Why was she in this class? She was in Class F. And Class F was supposed to be having their combined class with Classes D and E.

Whatever that was funny only amused her, because mostly everyone else in the class was either confused, neutral or annoyed by her presence. Not very many people liked Miranda Archibong.

"RANKINGS OF OUR SET!!" She announced very excitedly.

"Miranda, please leave the class." Aaron's voice came in so dryly.

Everyone went "ohhhh" as a dumb founded Miranda stood in front of out class and looked at Aaron.

"If you don't want to hear my ranking, you stand up and leave yourself!" she retorted back to Aaron who scowled and started to fire right back at her.

Nova turned to me again, this time looking very uncomfortable with the unfolding scene.

"Are you ready to leave now?" He asked.

"Hell yes!" I replied, standing up with Nova and leaving the turmoil that was about starting between Aaron and Miranda behind.

Who else missed Nova and Shade?😩😩

Yoo. I used this chapter to expatiate on how fun and crazy it usually can be in our classes, especially when it's someone's birthday. Only that  it's not confetti they throw but way and food lmaooo😂😂 but let's not get that nasty pleaseeeee😂

I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter the way I enjoyed writing it!! I'm looking forward to seeing your commentsssss!!!