Where Forever Ends

ple took time to at least ask for my name, but here, it's like you're nothing, especially when nobody knows who your father is. I had just gone to collect my textbooks

's just me that haven't seen him because I've not been going to the refectory. I make my way to the locker allocated to me at the back of the class, it's a larg silver box that has different segments with keys on each. It's like the

the two books I need and a pen, lock my locker and walk back to my seat. Before I'm sat, I don't know why, but my

nto loud laughs and claps and I look up on time to see the boy hitt

te senior school uniform which includes the school blazer. That is how you differentiate the senior students from the junior students, the

st and strain my eyes to

looking boy , now that they're both in close proximity , they seem to have a striking resemblance, the

w ?", the head boy asks, gliding both

" , Onuta leans his back, I gasp, but eve

ou should be making your way to your class now,

your business",

't want to re

ims while standin

you should try and spend the energy you use in followi

shoulder. He walks up to the HeadBoy and they both stare at each other like some secret c

on back to us and smiles a little, the same charming s

, he points at his head and makes a ro

w', I thought to myself

be participating in any sporting activities or club activities again, to help you concentrate on your exams, and no social gathering for you guys too, don't run

his attention is on and I unfortunately notice, his full attention is on " Me", this Angel Michael lookin

new here?", I felt like crying, 'finally', someone recognize

I didn't expect

neteen " , he laughs light

y palm on my skirt, his eyes follows

th way at which he mimicks me. " Welcome to Crystalline Intern

r,.I ..I

I'd love to see you

rtunately, he noticed the action again and smiles a little, then t

les at Adam and he nods. "Good morning Miss Tonia

ger , paying more atten

day guys, bye, Urhm.. Glory", he says with a smile

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p it shut before pulling my hands into my bag. With my two hands at each sides of my n

rday, mtchiew", a dark tall boy says while laughing out ve

another boy replies, hitt

at Mancity yesterday , I understand Mancity is

ou and that your unknow

ah useless

he dark tall

bro", Onut

e to spoil the game for us now , I w

and then put the bl

he want to become... a Doctor? or mayb

s and smirks, he pulls h

ar country Nigeria?" , the dark guy says putting his arm around

shouldn't be s

this, you dey talk like

nce js2 and I've never heard you speak pigin self, yo

t inter

d try it,

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n to different places with some jumpi

s head down, making hi

be that", the dark butts in feigning annoyance, f

the loudest is the one that spoke the most, he's dark and tall, almost the same height as Onuta but seemed to be a little m

says coming towards the gate, "the

e you without your blazers,

it's

d go back to your hostel___and

s non of my business the entire time, maybe it's because I never really see a group of boy

en't seen any public bus here, I muster all the courag

surprisingly low voice compared to th

a bike going to Elegushi?, I've been

see a bike around here?", Onuta asks laughing , his f

n't kn

e", he leans his back on the gate, " you know, like normal peo

y stay with

y actually ", another person replies, " you can just

stay but the fee is to

and nods slowly with

mes closer to me, "Don't mind h

s..

clas

Js

t", Onuta says fro

, I just want

u see any fine girl ode", on

', I mutter

way", he stretches his hand for a shake, I take it hesitantly," and

hat's Trav", he points to the second fair guy, " Chidera's twin, he said he doesn't like his name , but you can still refer to him as Chidubem", he laughs at his mischief and Trav rolls his eyes " an

say his full nam

y", " Chelsea w

walks back into the school, ignoring a

ys", I say, smiling,

, the guy with the dreads , Samuel,

nted to kn

ntion back to me.. " you can actually walk down to that junction over there, there's a white house there, turn to yo

thank yo

era on his back and they make their way