Sarah's pov
"I literally can not believe this man!" I said taking a seat at a lunch table in the hall
"Who? Your principal?" Asked favour, my friend, classmate and fellow prefect, saying 'your principal' like she wasn't a student of the school. She's the social prefect of the school and that makes her responsible for any social event of the school
"Yeah!! I still can't believe he moved a meeting he scheduled himself, after making us rush to school and not just that, he used our short break for the meeting!! "I said totally exasperated.
My school has two break periods the short break, which our principal graciously used today, and the lunch break which as the name implies, was made for eating lunch. The short break, which is fifteen minutes, comes first, after, we've had three classes from the dismissal of the school's assembly. It's made so student can get a little mental break. Then there are two extra periods before the lunchbreak, which is forty-five minutes, then three more periods before closing hour.
Right now, it's currently lunch break and I'm mentally and physically exhausted. It's been a long day.
"You know how he is, right? He acts like he is charge of the world when really he is just in charge of a freaking high school" Bekky a fellow prefect said. Which was hilarious because she never complains
"We just have to be glad that we're leaving in a month and half" I said chuckling
"Yeah but also, prom is coming up!!! " favour said practically squealing, making every one at the table including me wince
"Favour, we already know how excited you are, no need to destroy our eardrums" Caleb, the senior prefect boy, said glaring at her
"I just needed to make sure everyone heard and no one forgets duhh" favour replied sticking out her tongue at him
"Oh we heard, really loudly I might add" Bekky said making everyone laugh
"Whatever" Favour said shrugging while pouting
"No need to feel bad, we all know how hard you're working to make our prom great and we love you for that. You know you also have our support" I said to her
"Thanks deary" she replied cheering up
"Just don't render us deaf before prom with your excitement, we wanna hear the music that is being played there"I said with a smirk. Causing another round of laughter at the table
"Saraahh" she whined
Every one at the table consisted of all the prefects, which are ten in number and extra five classmates of ours making us fifteen in total at the table. So, the tables in the school's lunch hall are rectangular and ginormous
"Sarah I got you lunch" a classmate of mine said giving me a tray of food
"Thanks, you shouldn't have" I said taking the tray, not bothering to try and refuse it because it'll just be a waste of time. I've learnt the hard way not to reject the gifts being given to me and they were a lot. My locker can attest to that, it's filled to the brim with candies, cards, cookie and whatever. Anything I can't eat I just give to people that want them, to avoid wastage
I stopped refusing gifts the day a junior gave me a box of very expensive chocolates. Seeing what it was I gave it back to her saying that I couldn't accept it. She immediately started shedding tears saying I didn't like her at all. I tried explaining my reasons to her stating that I did like her but she wouldn't have it, still crying hysterically, saying and I quote "you wouldn't refuse gifts some someone you like"
I took the gift trying to get her to stop crying, she kept at it, only stopping when I had eaten every bit of the chocolate in her presence. I had stomach ache for two good days after that.
I had encountered other scenarios like that but nothing as dramatic, and might I add painful, as that day. And for me that was the last straw and I decided I wouldn't stop anyone from giving me gifts. I just always make it known to everyone that giving me gift is not a criteria for being my friend. I can be approached by anyone.
After everyone had gotten their trays and settled down to eat their food. Jessica who happened to be sitting beside me tapped my shoulder and whispered to me, well at least her definition of a whisper because, everyone at the table could hear what she was saying
"Have you heard of the new boy that started school this morning?" She said wiggling her eyebrows
"Yeah I heard he is kind of cute" Favour said happily making me raise an eyebrow
"Yeah he is and some girls in his class say he smells really nice too" another girl at the table piped up making some of the guys at the table groan and others roll their eyes
"I heard he attended this school before but stopped and has now returned without any explanations as to why he left. Some say he just refused to attend school." T.J another classmate said
"Sooo He's a bad boy, I like" Angelica who was seating beside me at the table said in a flirty voice
"Girls the dude's in grade ten, two classes behind us and I'm guessing he's sixteen" Caleb said in an amused tone
"we know " they replied
"What?!" I and the rest of the boys yelled shocked making everyone in the cafeteria to look at our table
"Seriously guys, I can't believe you know he is younger and were still talking about him like that" I said shaking my head
"Age is just a number Sarah, you know what I'm saying" Angelica said winking and the other girls nodded in support to her
"No, I don't know what you're saying, you're all seriously crazy!" I said looking at the crazy friends I had and still not believing what I was hearing
"Shh Sarah, tilt your head a bit I think that's him entering the hall! I wanna get a good look at him" Favour who was across the table from me said
I just shook my head, sighing I moved my head to the side obeying her request.
"Is that him? He IS cute! " Angelica said in a silent scream
"Wow he's not bad, not bad at all" Bekky said catching my interest
"Yeah he's not bad all, if I do say so myself" Caleb said and that really increased my curiosity because, He hardly ever gives complements
Curiosity got the better of me and I turn around just to see what the fuss was about. Surprisingly,I saw the boy I bumped into briefly this morning and was surprised he was the one they had been talking non-stop about
His head was bowed down so I didn't get a good look at him just like this morning due to my rush, which was in vain by the way.
He glanced up quickly and our eyes met each other and held for a moment making me feel quizzy but he quickly look back down at the tray of food he held walking quickly to a table at the farthest end of the hall and setting down
I noticed most of the student, especially girls, had their eyes on him. Well, I don't blame them, he IS good looking and his eyes are like... what the heck am I thinking! I said to myself, stopping my wandering mind. These girls are terrible influences!
"I'm going to say hi to him will you come with me Sarah?" Jessica asked me
"Are you for real? Heck no!!!" I replied
"Whatever! who'll go with me?" She said looking at the rest of the group
"I'll go"Angelica piped up
"I'll most definitely come with you guys, but Jess fix your hair a bit, Angel you shirt needs adjusting, do I look ok? " Favour said hurriedly
"Wait what's even his name?" Bekky asked
"I have no idea, do you guys know? " Jessica replied. Other girls shook their heads signalling that they also do not know
"Lets get this straight, you girls have been day dreaming about a guy... " T.J said, "Excluding me"I said knowing fully well I was lying a little bit. "... and you don't even know his name! " he completed his statement, totally ignoring me.
"Soo? " the girls replied
"You're unbelievable! " he said looking shocked
"Well, his name is Daniel Morgan" Celeb said. The name for some reason sounded familiar but I couldn't figure out why
"What?! The little boy that used to walk around timidly?" Favour said shocked.
Yeah, now I remember him! As recognition dawned on me.
But there was still, a missing gap that I couldn't quite place. Like I knew him before but not in that manner everyone knew him as.
I wasn't quite sure but the thought made me uneasy. so I pushed the disturbing thoughts aside and focus on the conversation that continued around me
"Well, he's not so little anymore" Angelica said smirking
"Anyway, let's go girls" Jess said.
The three of them stood up after fussing about their clothes
As they approached him I heard them squeal in sync "hi Daniel!"
Oh boy! I almost feel sorry for the boy, he is in for trouble now! I thought watching them hastily approach him with their hips swinging wildly