CHAPTER TWENTY TWO: THE TWO COUSINS PROBLEM
"Well, it is not me but the senior. You also know the disadvantage for disobeying a senior" Benita said as she looked at us while smiling
"Yeah, we do but you can't do this" Vanessa said as I looked at the ugly senior, she looks like Benita. Lol!
"So, you guys took in this crazy girl as your friend as well?" Benita asked as she looked Vanessa with a very irritating expression
"Yes and what is wrong with that?" Morayo asked as she looked at Vanessa
"I can't tell you until she does that thing to you so I can smile" she said
What thing? I looked at Vanessa and could see her very expressionless. I will deal with that later but now is the time we face this annoying girl called Benita
"Senior Bisola, you can send them on that errand you want to tell them to do" Benita said as she turned to look at her cousin
Them?! Did she just include us? Well, I will try supporting ourselves then
The so called senior Bisola walked towards us, "So you four were the one that did the wrong?" asked senior Bisola as she looked at us
"No, you shouldn't listen to what your cousin says. She is very much a liar" Victoria said as she looked at the huge senior
"My cousin's a liar? Point of correction, my cousin doesn't lie and don't ever say that nonsense again and because the teacher punished her for no reason, then I will have to punish you guys too" she said as she stood straight
"Senior, you have to listen… We are not the liars here" I said trying to defend ourselves from whatever punishment awaiting us from the so called senior Bisola
"Why would I? You have to follow me now" she said as she turned her direction to the senior's hostel
I started to think of a way out "I will tell my brother to…"
"… Your brother? Who is he?" she asked interrupting me from finishing my sentence as she turned to look at me
I am already getting used to it that people don't really know my brother's name just by looking at me
"Francis, the head boy of your school" I answered looking at her
"Francis?" she asked and then turned to look at her cousin, Benita. Benita also looked shocked when she heard what I said
"Yes, he is the head boy of your school" I said as I repeated myself
"Isn't he the guy that turned down you request? His sister can help you" Benita whispered to her cousin not knowing that we could hear whatever they are saying since their voice is thick
"Okay, I won't send you on an errand if you can help me tell your brother something" senior Bisola said as she looked at me
"Nah, that is not even a request because we are not a part of this nonsense but since you insist" I said to her justifying my friends and I out of her so called errands
"Okay, so the errand will be to tell your brother that he should think about what I said to him the other day" she said annoying me with the word errand
"That will be later because I can't go there now" I said to her looking at her expression
"Okay but, when you are telling him, tell him in a pleading way" she said smiling spoiling her face because of her teeth
I can see what my brother saw to turned down any request she asked my brother for
"I will try my best" I said as I looked at her shrugging
"Thank you" she said as she left with Benita
"So, because of your brother, they forgot about everything" Morayo said laughing
"I guess so, I even wonder what they see in him" I said shrugging as we turned to go into the hostel
"Maybe because of your brother's behaviour and handsomeness" Morayo said as she smiled
"Maybe because of that" I said shrugging and smiling as well
"Vanessa, what does Benita mean by that?" Victoria asked as she looked at Vanessa
"I don't know what she meant by that" Vanessa said shrugging
"Do you know her by any chance?" she asked Vanessa curious in why Benita would say something like that as if referring Vanessa to be a bad girl
"Yeah, we had met before" she answered Victoria without any hesitation
"Where? In this school or outside the school?" Victoria asked curiously as we walked into our hostel
"Outside the school" she answered
"Where?" Victoria asked curiously even though she is invading in her privacy
"In a lesson, we both waited for a year before entering this school because of a reason" she answered as she looked at Victoria
"How old are you?" I asked curious to know whether it was age that allowed her not to stay here
"I am thirteen years old" she answered making all of us confused at that moment
"Where is your room?" Morayo asked as we passed the first room
"This is my room" she said as she stopped at the second room door "I will come meet you guys later" she said as she entered her room
We left for our room
"What do you think about Vanessa?" I asked Victoria as we sat on our beds
"I am also confused about her age and about her staying at home for a year"
"Do you think she failed her last exam that's why?" I asked as I removed my bag from my back and putting it on the bed
"Yeah, that was what I wanted to say but because of what Benita said made me think otherwise, that's why" she said as she undress from her house uniform which we mostly call house wear
"Same here but I thought about another thing that might really not be the problem" I said as I removed my wristwatch from my wrist
"What is that thing?" Victoria asked curiously
"Maybe she is a poor girl"