Christy's POV
"Oh! my! gosh!, Esther what the hell did you just do?" Nneka was boiling with anger, Esther threw the spaghetti and stew on Nneka and her stupid bestie on purpose. Junior students gathered and started laughing and I was laughing too.
"Oops!!!, I did not do that on purpose,I was just trying to eat my spaghetti" Esther was faking her sympathy and apology, she brought her bottle water and pretended to clean them up but she poured all it's contents on both of them,then she gave them both a very good and beautiful slap,to be sincere I was enjoying it.
"You dare mess with Christy?, don't you know who she is?!,just look at what you have done to her eyes, do you think you'll go unpunished?,no sweethearts I will deal with you both mercilessly till I leave this school!.... and just know that if you disgrace Christy nation wide I will disgrace you two world wide, Ndi Ara, Ndi Ara!!!" Esther said to them throwing them the empty bottle water and walked away from them.
"Esther that was...Epic" I said to Esther when she sat beside me.
"And?!...." She asked keeping a face of high expectation.
"I love it!!!" I was trying not to show how excited I was, the junior students were laughing so hard that some were rolling on the ground, Nneka's face was like a wet rag and her stupid bestie was more like a clown that was thrown different vegetables on because of his boring clown show,trust me it was hilarious.
"Very good, this is just the beginning,how dare they do this to my baby's beautiful face. They are so in trouble!!" Esther was clenching her fists.
"Don't please, you'll just get yourself in more trouble instead focus on your upcoming exams, you are a science student for crying out loud, you should read" I tried to advice Esther.
"Please don't lecture me, you are not my mom"
"Okeke Esther you must listen to me, it's for your own good...." That was how we argued till Mr Jeong and our driver came to pick us.
(At Home)
"LORD HAVE MERCY!!!, Christy my dear what happened to your eyes, they are so swollen and dark " Mrs Ajileye was shaking with fear and anger.
"Good afternoon mom" I greeted Mrs Ajileye.
"Good afternoon Omo mi, what happened to your eyes" Mrs Ajileye answered and asked fear and anger written all over her face.
"Good afternoon mom, it's a long story but to cut it short, Christy here was bullied and not just any type of bully,it was a bully of spicy food and floor" Esther started.
"Oh! No!,so what did Mr Nze do about it?" Mrs Ajileye inquired.
"Nobody knows,but don't worry, I gat all of it under control" Esther said.
"I'll go to that school tomorrow and find out, what kind of rubbish this is, Esther go and freshen up, Christy follow me let me see what I can do to help you" Mrs Ajileye instructed and who are we not to obey.
Mrs Ajileye came home early to rest but unfortunately another patient arrived,so she had to attend to that patient who happens to be me.
"Geez, what happened to your face Christy?" Taiye was the one who asked this time and I laughed, seriously his face was funny. We entered the library where the first aid kit was kept and behold the twin brothers were there,I started to hide my face from Kehinde but it was already late,he had seen it and there was worry on his face.
"Who did this to you Christy?" Kehinde asked trying to hold his anger.
"Boys focus, and let Christy be. I'm sure this has been a long day for her,after her rest you can ask her questions but for now, read!" Mrs Ajileye instructed again and as usual. Mrs Ajileye found a special lotion and applied gently and carefully on the affected part of my eyes.
After she was done treating me like a VIP of course, I went to the bedroom and changed to comfortable clothes,I wanted to do my Assignment but I was too tired for that,I think the medicine Mrs Ajileye gave me for the pain was working so I laid on my bed and fell asleep. A little nap would not harm me right?!.
.....
"That little nap has definitely harmed her"I heard Esther say,I opened my eyes slowly to see Taiye, Kehinde and Esther so close to my bed looking at me as if I was one kind of specimen, I screamed and jump out of my bed looking at them with confusion.
"Guys!!! What's up,why are you people acting all creepy?"I questioned looking at their weird facial expressions.
"You are the creepy one here" it was Esther...as usual.
"Look at the mirror" Taiye said this time.
"I'm okay!!!, the swelling has reduced,so how am I the creepy one here?" I murmured observing my face again and again.
"Your face is swollen Christy, you look like a fat Squidward, school is not for you tomorrow" Esther was blunt, sometimes it annoys me but sometimes I like it, wait who was she calling a fat Squidward.
"I'm okay, I'm not a fat Squidward, Esther I'll get you for that"I said and my eyes landed on Taiye and Kehinde who were seriously laughing at 'whatever'.
"Why are you guys here" I asked them trying to understand why they would be here of all places.
"We were worried,so we came to see you" Taiye said after he straightened up,but there was something wrong with his voice.
"What he meant was 'we want to know that idiot who did this to you' " Kehinde said this time keeping a 'dead serious' face.
"It's...it's nobody, Esther has it all under control and I'm fine after all" I said, trying not to remember Nneka and all that happened to me today,deep down I want to scratch Nneka and her stupid bestie's face and make them pay for all they had done to me. I was contemplating whether I should tell Kehinde and Taiye so that they will help me revenge,but at the end I decided it was a stupid thing to do,but heaven helps those who help themselves, that's what Esther tells me when she wants me to stand up for myself,I reassured myself that I won't be miss goodie two shoes for long, I'll wait till Nneka and her stupid bestie pass the boundary.
"Just tell us,let me show that person who he or she just messed with"Kehinde murmured and I pretended not to hear him.
"Well, Andrew Ajileye helped me" I said so that they will not keep on questioning me.
"Yeah, I was surprised to see the most handsome boy in Bright minds sitting and gisting with Christy" Esther added.
"Andrew Ajileye huh?!..... sitting and gisting with Christy huh?!....I will love to meet him one day" Kehinde said looking as if he was spacing out and there was a hint of jealousy in his voice but I was not bothered.
"Ajileye.... I think he might be somehow related to us"Taiye said looking as if he was about to solve a mysterious puzzle.
"Can you hear your self?... There are many Ajileyes in the world,that does not mean they are some how related to you!, where did you even come from?" Esther started.
"There's a possibility that all the Ajileyes in the world are related somehow you know?" Taiye was defending himself.
"What possibility are you talking about....." Esther and Taiye started arguing as usual, I am used to it already, infact everyone in the family is used to it.
"Dinner is ready kids" Mr Jeong announced to us. Kehinde and I ran to the dining room, while Esther and Taiye were arguing all the way to the dining room too.
"It's okay kids,end whatever that argument maybe and sit let's eat" Mrs Ajileye instructed.
"I hope you are convinced and not confused that all the Ajileyes in the world are not related, Thank you!!!." Esther said last and Taiye rolled his eyes.
"Before we start eating I want to give an announcement "Mr Ajileye was the one who talked this time.
"Next weekend is Christy and her brother's birthday,so I'll throw a party to celebrate it, invite few friends and we will have fun that day" Mr Ajileye announced.
I released a silent sigh and wished Mr Ajileye asked me first if I was okay with it.
Today was really not a good day for me at all,but on the bright side I will get to see my family next weekend.
After dinner we had our night devotion and we went to bed.
Ndi Ara - crazy/mad people.
(Igbo language)
Omo mi - my child.
(Yoruba language)