"Don't tell me you're still thinking about Dan." Selena rolled her eyes for the fourth time as she leans her heads on her hands.

Tears still dropping from my eyes, how could she get it?

Like she wasn't there to see how he treats me, no guy has ever treated me the way he does.

"I messed up, " I manage to speak in between tears flooding and wetting my book.

Selena looks towards me with a perplexed face,

"You messed up?". She asks as she almost screams.

This time the tears runs hot down my face, as my mind bring back flashes like it happened few minutes ago. I try shaking the thoughts away, like it would go away.

I could hear Selena snap and mumble gently " Honestly Helen, you deserve better, you do".

A memory flash again through my mind, It was the third time, Dan and I had was sitting close together in Economics class, His hands slightly touched mine, I remember how my heart had pounded that day,

i turned to face him, i was very certain he could hear my heart pounding because he smiled,

He smiled, Dan hardly smiled but he often did smile at me.

But that was before I messed it all up.

A smile crossing through my mustered teary face which had destroyed the lip gloss I applied and the powder I had put earlier before coming to School.

"OMG, do not look up Helen."

I hear Selena say sharply.

Unfortunately I am looking up already, I was about to clean my teary face and apply my lip gloss again and that was when I see Dan holding hands with someone.

I couldn't figure out who it was immediately but when the crowd cleared away ,

It was the hot, sexy, beautiful 'Sabrina' .

Our eyes meeting each other, All the air ceased to exist immediately, I could feel my heart sinking, hot tears starting afresh.

Dan looks away immediately, my eyes still fix on him, as he walks in with Sabrina, everybody eyes are on them,

It feels like I can hear everything happening immediately in the class, I can hear the wows, the gossipping

"He does this with everybody". One says.

"He finally upgraded, I wondered what he was doing with the Helen". Another says

"Shhh, she's looking at our direction." The other trio in the group slaps them both as they all looked towards my direction.

Sabrina's friends were all looking and laughing cheekily at me, The boys were all patting his shoulders, some his hands.

I can feel someone shaking me, and at the same time shouting out my name,

I am too weak, too shocked to respond,

The voice in the megaphone comes off loudly again, this time I stand up immediately, look over at Selena

Who has been shaking me,

I can tell she's as shocked as I am, This was happening too soon.

The voice came again in the megaphone, this time it came out strongly

"Helen Edward,come to the office right now".

Everyone in the class looking at my direction, I pick up my bag immediately, I can feel Selena strolling behind me.

I don't know how I got to the Principals' office, I could feel Selena talking, but I couldn't hear her right this moment.

I see Selena sitting outside the principal office, waiting for me,

Immediately air begins to rush towards me again,

I knew why I was in the Principal office, I am on scholarship, I am the brightest student, I can't say if I am still the brightest anymore, and I am still the head Prefect.

I drop my bag on my lap as I sit facing the Mrs Edwina, I am not looking into her eyes, I can't, but I am looking in her direction.

If I glance towards her direction, I will tear up all over again

" How many times have you been called over to my office this week?" Mrs Edwina asks sternly.

I hang my head towards the floor this time, I couldn't speak, looking for words to say.

"This will be the fifth time". I managed to mutter the words, this time I look towards her direction, not her eyes yet.

"We've have been reaching out to your parents, no responses from them,

Are they still out of the country". This time I look Mrs Edwina in her eyes

My teary eyes widening a bit, my results are not that bad, I knew I was not doing all that good, still it wasn't all that bad.

"Yes, they are still out of the country". I answered sharply and a bit angry.

My parent don't care about me, they are out there chasing a son who they had abandoned years ago and now neglecting the one who's Infront of them.

"It's a circle isn't it", I let out a chuckle as I remember Dan saying those words to me. He understands me, in ways no body did.

" What's funny?". I can hear Mrs Edwina asks as she leans on the table, clasping her hand towards me.

The smile comes off my face,

"Your teachers are complaining and you've been having a lot of D's in your result, Are you still aware you're on scholarship?". Mrs Edwina goes on.

I was about to speak, when She cuts me off sharply "What is going on actually, you used to talk to me". Mrs Edwina looks at me calmly for the first time in weeks.

Until I met Dan, I was a bubbling girl, nobody understood me then, He did, he would listen to me, and then when we kiss, it was like every other thing and person wasn't in existence anymore.

How could I explain this to everybody else, they wouldn't get it.

" I don't know what else to say or do Helen, I would be cutting off your scholarship next session". Mrs Edwina concluded as she goes back to what she was doing on her laptop.

My heart sank again, 'Maybe this time, my parents, I mean my adopted parents will really see what's infront of them and stop chasing ghosts'.

I didn't respond, I don't know what to say, I just want to go home and curl in my bed and sleep everything away.

I look towards Mrs Edwina, she's typing away at the laptop this time, She isn't saying anything anymore.

I think that is my cue to leave, I stand up and begin to leave her office, still no words from her, I leave silently but I can feel her eyes watching me. I dare not turn back.

I step outside, Selena's gone , Dan would never do this to me, even if he didn't wait, he would always hang around and I will find him.

I couldn't go back to class, I couldn't bear seeing him and Sabrina. He told me he hated her, he couldn't see himself with her.

" I know he's mad at me, I will find a way to fix this". I mutter to myself again.

I take out my phone as I book a ride home, I can't walk home after everything that occured today,

I just don't have the strength to face Dan, my teachers, Sabrina's mean friends, the whole class and their gossips.

I can hear Selena's calling out my name, I look towards her angrily,

"I know you're angry, I waited tho, what took you so long?" Selena asks as she catches up.

"Mrs Edwina just ranting about me loosing my scholarship and all". I tell her quickly and slightly angry.

Selena eyes widen as she speaks

"You worked so hard for that scholarship, your parents would be so mad about it".

I look at her in disbelief

"where are they right now, chasing off ghost ".

" Don't say that Helen, don't". Sabrina says gently.

I look at her like she didn't think I have a right to be angry.

"You're so unbelievable right now, you know what I can't take anymore from you too". My phone bings, indicating my rides around the school area, I walk away from Selena.

" I am sorry, sorry Helen". I hear Selena say as I storm off angrily.

I didn't look back, my eyes teary again, as I walk off,

I see Sabrina sitting on Dan's lap, she is laughing as she places her hands in his chest.

" Atleast he isn't laughing, he only does it with me". I mutter again

Our eyes intertwine again, but this time he's smirking at me, I look again to confirm, he looks away to Selena, and flips her hair gently to her side ear.

My heart tightens, I didn't realize when I clash into Dom, my classmate, his drinks splashing on both our clothes.

I look over at my clothes, in utter despair "like the day couldn't get anymore worse". I say out loud.

"Excuse me?, you clash into me , and now your day is worst?". I hear his voice for the first time.

I look at him properly, He has this plaited well groomed hair, brown honey glowing skin and almost 6 feet tall.

I stutter, I could not find my words

" Let me get you another drinks". I manage to tell him.

"You want to get me another drink?" . He asks perplexed.

I didn't speak

" You know what, you owe me another drink, Helen". He smile lightly as he runs off to his friends calling him to join the football match.

His statement rings in my ear again, He knows my name, my thought was cut short as I see my ride waiting for me.