CHAPTER ONE

I have this boy who lives next door. He only play with his skateboard and never talk to anyone. I was hoping one day, he'll be enrolled in my school. And so to my surprise, his mother brought him to school the following day. As most stories like that, I was suppose to be the quiet girl in class till he notice me. But I wasn't born like that. I tried staying quiet in class for almost ten minutes and that's all I could take. I started running round the class as usual and fall down more than twenty times. The boy only look at me with disdain, then I knew I wasn't meant for him but I'll keep trying.

Before i know it, he is already acquainted with Flora, the most beautiful girl in campus. Well, I suppose I crush on her as well, but as a girl, you know what I mean?

I grew jealous, they always walk together, eat together and do lots of things together. I thought I was the only one crushing on the boy until when I bumped into Cynthia, that devil. She told me how much all her class mates are crushing on him. Then I thought to myself, I'll make his life miserable. if I can't have him, no one will.

I took his skateboard that afternoon and headed to the incinerator, as I walk down the stair case, I bumped into him holding hands with Flora. He looked at me with disbelief.

"Is that my skate?" He asked angrily.

Then I started dusting the skate with my bare hand.

"Its dirty." I murmured.

He forcefully collected it from me and hissed before heading to class and I can see the kind of vicious look Flora shot at me. I had failed.

But as you see me so, I don't give up. when I got home that day, I sneaked to his backyard, stole the skate and hide it at parlour right below our stairs. But you see that my brother, he is so stubborn, always taking what doesn't belong to him.

He grabbed the skate one weekend and skate around the neighborhood. The next thing I saw was his coming home with bruises all his over his body, he had fought with him. I hide in my room and couldn't go out that day.

The next day at school, when I saw the boy, his mouth is plastered and he look ugly to me. But to my dismain,Cynthia walked to me and said.

"He even look more handsome with the plaster, I wish he could have it on his lips till eternity."

I was very angry.

My next plan was to destroy his phone. And I planned this well. During the prep, I sneaked to his locker when he had gone to the restroom and extracted his phone. I put it in my pocket. I know he is not going to make use of it until break hour, by then, I would have sneaked out of the class and destroy it.

He walked in minutes later and the lesson continued. As the good God will have it, the phone rang and its sound vibrated from my pocket. Which kind of a nerd will keep his phone in sound while in class? All eyes on me now. He knew the tone of his phone instantly and he accused me of stealing it from his bag. And of course, I was suspended. Three days suspension.

You can't imagine how angry I am right now.

I couldn't tell my parents what I did. And yet, I still want my revenge. So that day, when everyone had gone to school, I sneaked inside his kitchen through the back window, I wanted to gain access to his room, then BAM!!! I met his Mother right at the middle of the kitchen, flyswatter in the mid air.

"Hey Mrs Sherlock. I'm a friend of your son." I told her.

She was just looking at me like dumb and she sure looks like one.

Immediately without being asked, I started helping her with the dishes and by the time I finished cleaning the whole kitchen, she smiled at me.

"Next time, come in through the first door not the kitchen window." She advised and I almost hissed. who wants to come here and clean kitchen? I only want revenge. Why did she have to give birth to a child so cute? To me, it's a sin. Mrs Sherlock had committed a sin. Thank God my mother didn't. I'm so ugly like hell.

Evening, I walk in through the first door and he was very surprised to see me

"Your friend really helped me today Maxwell. She is a good girl."

It was that day I knew his name. Who cares anyways.

I watched him eat in silence, he is so cute but I must take revenge.

But wait, what did he do exactly?.

Who cares? I don't even want to know. I bid them goodbye and retired to my house.

That night, I couldn't sleep. It's like I should just destroy something. So I woke up and sneaked out of the house through the backyard, Mum is asleep and Dad is still talking with the new neighbor. Me that I'm wicked, I walk straight down to his house and jumped in from the kitchen window again. I tip toed down to the pass way and then Bam!! The light goes off and I was left in the dark. Who off the light?

I couldn't see anything, I staggered forward and fall face flat on the cushion chair. I wanted to scream but I hold my lips. FEM!!

I stood up again, but as usual, I'm always restless,I continued making silly noises with my legs banging every item in the living room.Maybe that was why I didnt see it coming. I fly forward as I hit my leg on something hard and I fall right on his hands and so the light came on. He held me in surprise and I was looking straight at him. You know as those Romantic stories he suppose to hold me like that, then one silly sound will be played and rain will start falling.NO!! Rain for where? He pushed me away and I landed on my back.

"You are such a fool." He retorted.

"It was a thief, I followed him here." I found myself lying.

But You see this God, he is so wonderful. Not long after then, we started hearing footsteps from the kitchen window that I opened. He was the first to fritz. And as if I'm bold, I walked through the kitchen.Maybe i thought it was Cynthia or anyone as stupid as me who is crushing on him and wants to sneak in like I did. Before Max could open his mouth to shout, the thief shot me right on my thigh and I collapsed.

The next thing I seee the next day was Max sitting beside my bed in the hospital. Was that really him?

"Hey." I called.

He looked at me and smiled.

"You took a bullet for me." He said happily.

I look at him and almost sneer. And I said to myself, see fool. When I'm not stupid. I only came to bust your sleep and now I got shot and you are happy. I'm still taking my revenge, we just started.

But then, to my utmost surprise, he planted a kiss on my forehead.

"Not even Flora can do as much."He said happily.

Come and look at me and how high my eyebrow had been. Did he just kiss my forehead?

"I forgive you Max." I said to him and he looked at me with surprise.

"What did I do?" He asked.

I only smiled. I only understands.