Arielle struggled to focus as she attended the next class. she couldn't concentrate anymore.
The Algebraic teacher , Mr Lax, asked her a question . She just stood up and said nothing. He called out to her calling her name but Arielle remained unresponsive,lost in thoughts
Brenda gave her a gentle shake. "Mr Lax is speaking to you!" she said.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I just got carried away"
Arielle stuttered.
It was surprising for Mr Lax and more surprising for the students.
Arielle, known for always having the correct answers especially in Algebra.
She was Mr Lax's favorite student.
This incident disturbed Brenda and she decided to speak with Arielle after school.
See me after class ,Mr Lax said calmly.
After class Arielle made her way to his office
Are you fine? Arielle, do you need to see the School Counselor or is something going on at home? You seemed really distracted earlier. Mr. Lax asked Arielle.
No sir I am fine , I was just thinking about my dream college. She lied. I am having a hard time picking a college to attend .
Ohh if that's the case you can always talk it over with your parents or the school counselor, or even me. Don't go about thinking about it, okay.
Yes, Mr Lax. Thank you Arielle replied.
The trio decided to go to their usual meet up point in McDonalds. Each person got their favorite flavor of ice cream. This is heavenly., They also got some sweet muffins to go with it.
"All bills on me today" , whoa good job Arielle. Collin said happy that Arielle finally gets to pay the bills for the first time in a long while.
Brenda kept glancing at Arielle, sensing something off. What's really going on Arielle. Many times you are caught staring into space in class.
Are you okay Arielle, is there something you are not telling us.
Remember we are best friends forever. Yes, echoed Collin. I have been doing a lot of thinking for some time concerning college. She winked to Brenda promising to tell her the truth later on the way home
There's no need to worry Arielle , college is still months away and then your parents would pick one out for you . Collin said.
Alright thanks a lot buddy.
After dropping Collin off, Brenda drove to a parking lot , Arielle was wondering where she was headed. Brenda turned to her friend. "Alright. spill."
Dave and I kissed today.
Arielle said she expected Brenda to be surprised.
Well I am quite surprised it's happening now you guys were late. I thought it happened ages ago. Listen , Brenda said calmly.it's just a kiss, you have to learn to keep it cool.
If you keep acting weird, the whole school will find out
Alright I will keep it cool, Arielle chuckled.
Later that evening, Arielle sat at her desk , writing in her diary.
Dear diary
Today is my happiest day. I gave out my first kiss today to the one my heart yearns for . It was better than I imagined. I wanted more but we had to stop because I had class. I am so in love with Dave.
"Arielle! her dad called from downstairs, come along let's go grocery shopping before your mother comes back.
Arielle loves outings with her father,he tends to spoil her and gets her to talk about issues bothering her.
Most times, the decisions she makes concerning the school as the Vice president are influenced by her dad
Arielle felt like she needed this outing. Her mind needs a break from Dave's kiss.
Hey pop let's go they decided to walk down to get groceries in order to talk well.
"So ,anything new?" her dad asked. Well, nothing much .
Same old ,Same old she said except Bowen asking me out to his parents anniversary dinner.
"Would you like to go?her father asked.
I would have but when I told him I had to inform Mom first he snapped at me and called me a little girl. He even cornered me and did not allow me to leave .I had to kick his leg hard for me to escape.
Her father laughed at her antics, "Well you sure bruised his ego. That must be because he was pained about the fact that you rejected him ,this is the fourth time you are rejecting him but it was not an outright rejection Arielle interjected. I was going to seek permission
If you don't want to go , don't feel pressured." When next I see him I would ask him to speak more politely and warn him not to corner my little princess again.
He said and pecked her on the cheeks. I love you pumpkin,I love you more dad .
Gosh her lips were so soft , I would have loved to kiss her senseless and do more dirty things to her. Dave was having an array of emotions he wanted to do more things rated 18 with Arielle but on the other hand he felt guilty that her first kiss was taken by him and not someone her age .
He felt like he couldn't give her all the fun she needs as an 18-year old
Moreover he was here on a mission to find his long lost father.
He decided to message her
Dave :Hey ,how are you feeling. I am sorry about today.
Arielle:Are you sorry you didn't kiss me more
Dave :'Hope I didn't cross your boundaries, but I loved what happened today. You're driving me crazy Arielle,I couldn't stop thinking about you.
Arielle: you are doing more than that to me
They texted each other till late at night.
The following weeks were a blur of stolen moments as Arielle was busy with administrative duties and preparing the student mentally for the competition They exchange glances across the classroom, brief touches as they passed each other in the hallway, and text messages exchanged late into the night. Each interaction only deepened the connection between them, making it harder to maintain the facade of professionalism
Student were asked to sign up voluntarily in whatever areas of the competition they
Would like to participate in
Most of the senior girls eagerly volunteered for the essay writing category as soon as they heard Mr Dave would be coaching in preparation for the competition.
The principal was shocked at the number of students that signed up for Essay writing. They only needed 10 students,at least 5 would get to participate. But about 60 students sign up for Essay writing so she asked Mr Dave to set an English test Only those who passed the test would be allowed to sign up
Among those who signed up were Mabel and Arielle who was good in writing
Brenda signed up for althethes ,she was going to participate in the competition by playing football.