SCHOOL DAYS

VE BREAKIN

st, you're delaying your friend", Mom

ould be, Amaka doesn't come to my house neither does Aishat,

he stairs, two steps at a time. I walked in

ere? What the hell

're ready to go to school? We don't want

u doing here Jeremia

to school together,

or telling you that we are going t

school with you", Mom said. "You people are already late so just take the bike to school"

oya lets go",

p this because my Mom is totally in support of this.

, I carried my school ba

added, as we wal

ow that we live close by and that we were practically neighbors, because yesterday you

er my own house, that's how I discovered we were neighbors. You s

y go to school alone,a

axation, pleasure and adrenaline. The way the air feels on my skin, the soun

since I don't have friends here except you,

I mean his only friend for now

ou smiling?" H

nd, you could have just said that

so you're afraid of

fully well he was going to

you can remember of all that I said? And for your information I love bikes, I

awesome, I feel like I'm on top of the world when I'm on it and a

oo, let's go, we are a

o stand here talking about the advantage

watching me like I was a prey. The way they were staring at me was so unsettling that for a brief second I considered turni

at me like that?" I said, sitting a

But both of you came to school together, even laughing

ill it", Ais

y you people were looking a

re", Ama

g me about my new neighbor and if I knew t

e he is the one", Am

saying na and yes Jeremiah is

ky oh", she gushed. "H

too, just the perfect boyfriend

mean Aishat?" I was sur

ind", sh

I mean the NO BOYFRIEND RULE. I've been hearing rumours since we resumed that Aishat has a boyfriend, Amaka gave me a look that says are you thinking what I'm thinking too. When break

bout our rule, and to top it off with

's confirm it first, let's not rush

een serious about her studies and her grades are suddenly dropping. Or have you su

should not jump to conclusions,

maka noticed Aishat

idn't buy something for

y to buy anything for

nd to get something for you", Amaka

nted to inform you guys about the new

"So tell me exactly what you need a boyfriend

loves me and advises me

ubbish she's saying?"

ion", obviously we were already, I could s

and advise you Aishat, including your parents, tell me what else do you want?

our business? Tell me

believe what Aishat just blurted out. We have been fr

mean we all know that no relationship can survive if i

your little crush on Jerry which you wouldn't even admit to yourse

gure behind me, I wonder what he wants this time. I quickly composed myself, pushing aside what just happened. I turned to face him, only for A

wait for my reply, and she looked li

ctly are you doin

a way to get close to me, telling me to help her in Mathematics but I--------.

er", I broke eye contact, it was like he coul

Gen?" His ey

ing is wron

liar, I can see clearly th

book?" I gave up t

g you", He said. "But if it's something tha

it's normal right" I shrugged it off. "So what are you going to

e knew I didn't want to talk about it and he respected that. "Okay

aug

aking of the devil her

asked your friend Jamal and he told me you were with G

ining some things

e the pleading eyes. "Yea he was", I covered up for him,

th me and also explain some things to me to

h you", I said abru

t he?" she wa

cause he's not done with me yet", I

e looked up to Jerry with bright ey

s personal Maths tutor, I tutor her

e you-started-it-first look. "When did you become her p

widely at her. Gosh I didn't kn

en". She's obviously pissed, with the way

Funke's face was hilarious, totally priceless. Jerry joined in, la

ou say tha

ome guy like me will get to be your tutor, You know it's not every day you get a Maths guru

of what you are, but you must keep to your words or else

dered, giving me the puppy look. I couldn't help but laugh at his stupidity. The time kee

leave. Then he stopped and said "Thank you fo

he