As I got down from Zaid's car, all eyes were on me. During the past weeks, I and Zaid had bonded. I held the strap of my backpack like my life depended on it and hung my head low. I didn't want to see the disgusted look on their faces and I knew this would be the latest news.
A gasp escaped my lips when Zaid's hand snaked around me and adjusted my hood. I mistakenly raised my head up and saw Becky and her minor sneering dangerously at me while some girls had a dreamy face.
I was dead!
I would make sure to avoid them today because I didn't know what they had in their sleeves.
I quickened my pace, wanting to go away from Zaid but I was unlucky because he shouted my name. I stilled, I couldn't move. He came to me and handed me my book.
"You forget this Dee" he smile softly at me while tapping my nose.
"Ouch!" I glared at him while he raised his hand in surrender.
I'd forgotten we were on the hallway before Sumaya decided to interrupt. "You know, will you guys stop PDA. You are in school not home" she grinned cheekily while I covered my eyes embarrassingly. I peeked through my fingers and saw all the students looked shocked with their mouth opened.
Now, kill me.
"You know, this stupid cousin of mine never shows affections. You are the first person" she said softly while she linked our arms together.
As I entered the classroom with a smile, the smile vanished from my lips when I saw a scowling teacher.
"Can you please explain why you are late?" The teacher bellowed.
"Erm..erm" I searched my brain for what to say but found nothing.
"Just because you are opening your legs for the prince, doesn't give you the privilege to come late to my class" she stated angrily while I flinched.
I scurried to my seat and sat quietly on my seat, lost in my thoughts of what happened since pass two weeks.
What's NPD?
I wanted to search for the meaning but I didn't have any access to the internet. I'd no phone or anything and there was no one to ask. Sumaya wouldn't help, she said I should go find out for my sake before going into any relationship with Zaid.
The bell rang and all the students erupted in laughter, rushing out of the door. I waited for all of them to be out.
I went under the usual tree and brought out my lunch before Zaid came to me smiling.
His laugh melted me inside.
My heart and every fibre of my body wanted this guy but the rational part of me was screaming no.
He had been nice to me, stopped the abuse and always find a way to make me smile but maybe he wanted to get to me but I refused to agree.
"Come to our table" he grumbled while I looked at him with eyes opened wide.
"Pinch me" I requested and Sumaya pinched me.
"Am I dreaming?, I should come to eat with the elites?" I asked to be sure and he nodded.
"If you don't want, we can sit here," he said quickly while I shook my head.
All heads turned to me as I walked to Zaid's table. I felt uncomfortable, I rubbed my sweaty hands together.
What if he wanted to disgrace me?
What if he wanted to humiliate?
I shook my head to erased the negative thought, even though he wanted to, I would know I was the one that transgressed to their territory.
He yelled at the students who were busy looking at me while I sighed.
Today school was not eventful, nothing happened and I was happy.
As I walking back home, a black car crossed the pathway and I stopped abruptly looking at the car
What was wrong?
As I moved away to pass another side, I was hurdled up by a guy into the bush. I cried out for help but no one came to my aid.
I was thrown down like a sack while I looked at my abductors.
"Tsk tsk, look who we have here" I heard the voice, I'd been trying to run away from since morning. I whipped my head and saw Becky with her crews walking elegantly to my trembling form.
"Look at this village girl, coming to Lagos and behaving like an innocent whereas she is a whore" Becky sneered while others laughed like hyenas.
"Bros, you know your job" Becky turned to the guy while he smiled evilly at me.
Memories wanted to flood back.
I didn't want to remember
"No one is gonna save you" she laughed.
The guy punched me on my stomach, I curled up in a ball trying to protect myself but I knew it was futile.
The guy continued to punch me till blood spluttered out of my mouth before he tore my clothes, revealing my inner-wear. I screamed, pushing him away as he started to unbuckled his trousers while my eyes widened.
"please please Becky " I pleaded because I didn't think I would be able to recover from this.
"Stop" Becky ordered, she came to me and crouched beside my weakened body and spat on me.
"I don't know what he sees you whore but I'm going to make him hate your face" she growled while she signed the others but there was feminine figure beside the tree watching. They came behind me and held me down while Becky crawled my face with her manicured nails. I screamed and thrashed but it was impossible.
When she was through with her damaged, she stood and cleaned her bloodied hand with a handkerchief.
"Know trash, this is your last warning. Zaid is mine" she walked on my stomach and her manors videotape everything. The guy carried me back to the car when the car reached the expressway, they threw me out. And darkness washed over me.
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