13 Chapter 13
Daniella's pov
"I swear I am going to destroy Michelle. I am going to make her regret her existence." I said to myself.
"You need to calm down."I heard Teresa's voice from a distance.
"Just shut up. Did I ask you to talk? Get out. Go away from here." I screamed.
I saw Teresa running out of the room. I sat down on the chair.
"Why can't he love me? Why?" I tugged my hair.
"It's Michelle. She must have told him something. She can't separate I and my Alex. Never! I and Alex are made for each other." I said to myself as I heard the bell ring.
Marco's pov
I walked to the basketball court to practice alone. I saw Kate walk pass the door. I have always had a huge crush on her but I couldn't ask her out because she is not in my calibre. There are a few rules in St Mary high. The rich for the rich, the average for the average.
I decided to follow her as I always did taking secret pictures of her. She was trying to open her locker.
I walked up to her.
"Do you need any help here?" I asked nervously. I am not used to talking to people except from Alex. I enjoy staying alone.
"I don't know what's wrong. My locker won't open." She said hitting the steel locker out of anger.
The student has surrounded us again as if we were giving out free candy. I hate this a lot. They are always everywhere trying to listen to what I say to people,they even watch me eat.
"Let me go get the janitor." I said assuring her.
"Thanks."She said.
I looked for the janitor and I found him.
"Hey sir. My friend's locker is not opening. Can you please help?" I asked
"Ahh so Alex needs my help now?" He asked sarcastically.
"No it's not Alex, it's Kate." I corrected him.
"Whatever let's just go." He said and I led the way to Kate's locker.
"Here." I said pointing at the locker.
The janitor fixed it and left.
"He is always angry." Kate said smiling.
"I thought I was the only one who noticed." I replied back.
She brought out a book from her locker.
"Where are you going?" I asked hoping I could spend more time with her.
"To the library."She said.
She sounded so uncomfortable. The students who pass by us stares before they walk pass us.
"What if I take you somewhere? Somewhere silent where you can also study." I asked.
"I'll be happy if that kind of place exist in this school. Wherever you and Alex is there is noise." She said.
"Is that supposed to be a compliment?" I asked.
"Whatever you call it." She replied.
We were walking towards I and Alex room. That's the room we used to hang out ever since we were in grade seven.
We heard Alex and Michelle's voice arguing.
"It's taken already." I said.
"Another drama coming right up." She said pointing forward and I spot Daniella and Teresa walking in.
"Only God knows what they'll do to Michelle." She said walking towards to the room. I grabbed her wrist.
"Let's leave them." I said.
"No. We can't leave them alone
"What if
"There is no what if. Alex is there he won't let anything happen to Michelle. I promise." I cut her off holding her hands leading her to another spot where I liked to be alone.
It was at the back of the school. I sat down on the grass and she followed suit.
"This place is so silent. No noise. Nothing. Please can I come here whenever I want?" She pleaded.
"Sure." I said.
She started reading and I was about to start a conversation when the bell rings.
" We have to go to the class now." She said and we both walked back to the class.
We walked into the class together and all eyes was on us again. She walks up to Michelle.
Michelle's pov
I walked to the class after leaving Alex,Daniella and Teresa in the room. I wondered what they are talking about.
I sat down and began to read when the bell rang. Alex came into the class, I fixed my gaze on the door trying to avoid eye contact. Minutes later Daniella and he little gang walked in too.
What surprised me the most was when Kate and Marco walked in together. I was flabbergasted. She walks up to me and sits beside me.
"Hmm so you are hanging out with Marco now?" I teased her.
"When you are hanging out with Alex, what do you expect me to do?" She asked.
"It's not my fault. I wish I could run away from him. Remember the stupid contract I signed. He has made my life a living hell." I explained.
"Sorry." She laughed.
"What did Daniella do to you?" She asks.
"Do to me?" I asked back.
"Yes I saw when she entered the room with Teresa when you and Alex were arguing." she explains.
"Oh. I left the room. It's none of my business. I don't want to get into their rubbish anymore. I don't want to be seen as a middle man." I said.
"It's good that way." She said and a teacher walks in.
"Good morning sir." We all greeted.
"Good morning student." He greeted.
"My name is Mr Seville your history teacher. I won't spend much time here. I'll just give you and assignment which you have to submit tomorrow.. You have to pick an African country to write about. Their culture, their way of life etc.
"Excuse me sir. Why do we have to write about Africa?"Daniella asked.
"Because we have written about so many prominent countries but we have never done anything on Africa and now that we have Michelle wouldn't it be nice?" He asks.
"I don't know anything about Africa and I don't want to." Daniella said folding her arms.
"You guys should pair up in four and submit the assignment tomorrow. Thank you." Mr Seville said and left the class.
"Kate! Kate!! Do you want to be in the same team?" Marco asks Kate.
"Yes. But can Michelle join?" Kate asks.
"Sure." Marco answers.
"How about me?"Alex mumbles.
"You are not needed in our team. Go join Daniella." I said to him.
Daniella walks up to Alex.
"Hey Alex. Will you join my team?" She asks and I noticed her red, swollen eyes.
"No." Alex turns her down.
"But we always do our projects together." She continues to pacify him.
"Well I don't want to do this with you." Alex said then faces me.
"So which country are we writing about? I want South Africa." He said.
"You are not part of our team." I said sticking out my tongue.
"Michelle. Tomorrow is our match and we have to submit our assignment tomorrow." Kate announces.
"That's true. Oh no. Coach said we have to practice a lot today." I said.
"What match?" Alex asked.
"We are having a match with Darwin high school tomorrow. Didn't your parent get the text that it has been postponed to tomorrow?"I asked and there was silence everywhere.
"What? Did I say something wrong?" I asked and Alex walks away and I follow him with Kate and Marco trying to catch up with us.
He stopped at the school garden and sat under the tree.
"Did I say anything wrong?" I asked again.
"It's nothing okay. I just need fresh air. Let's talk about the project." He said.
I sat down. Kate and Marco finally caught Ho with us.
"You guys are super good at walking fast." Marco said trying to catch his breath.
"Why is Darwin high school like that? Kate asks.
"Like how?" I asked.
"Anytime they have a match with our school they never tell us,they just give us a date, sometimes they postpone it and they always win." Kate explains.
"Well Just like coach said we can make this the game changer. We will practice hard and win.
Let's talk about Nigeria. It will be easy because that's where I am from and we have a match tomorrow so we won't stress too much." I said
"No I want to talk about South Africa." Alex said sharply.
"Do you know anything about South Africa?" I asked glaring at him.
"Just shut up monkey." He said.
I stood up and drags his ear.
"Stop! Stop you yellow monkey." He winces in pain as I drag his ear.
"Tell me sorry first." I said and he stands up trying to release his ear from my grip.
"No I won't."He said.
I jumped on his back quickly and all the students at the garden had gathered round us again.
"Tell me sorry." I said.
"Get off." He screams turning left and right trying to throw me off his back.
"If you don't say sorry I won't come down." I said and saw Kate and Marco laughing.
"Fine. Sorry." He said finally.
"I can't hear you." I said.
"I'm sorry." He screams again
I got off him sticking my tongue.
"Don't mess with me again and I am writing about Nigeria." I said leaving.
"Ugly monkey." He screams.
