"How was the dinner??" I asked aunty Jane as I cleared the table
"It was less than what I expected" she replied
"What about his son??" I looked up at her
"You mean Jamal??" She shrugged
"He's a nice boy"
" I should hook you guys up, I think he attends the same school with you" she said looking at me
" K.C, are you okay??" She looked worried
" Yeah, I am" Jamal's uncle James' son??!
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I walked into the café by the school and sat down beside the window
"K.C??" I looked up and saw Merissa
"What a surprise" I rolled my eyes
"I'm sorry" I looked up at her
"I've been mean to you without even getting to know you" she couldn't look at me, this is such a joke
"And now that Bella's dead I thought..."
" Wait, what??!!" She looked up
" You didn't hear??" She looked at me closely and I shook my head
"We had a sleepover the other night..."
"What day??" I looked at her closely
" I think the day before yesterday" she adjusted her seat, that was the day I found the phone
" I went out to meet Jackson at the gate but before I got back, she was already dead"
" Did you tell anyone about the sleepover??"
" I told the gang"
" The gang??" I squeezed my eyebrows
" I mean Jackson, Vera, and Jamal" everything's becoming clear now
" I thought Josh's death was just a coincidence but it's because a pattern"
" One's an accident, two's a coincidence and three's a pattern" I muttered to myself
" I can't believe she's dead" I walked to her and wrapped my hands about her
"Take heart, okay??" I patted her on the back
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" I can't believe this" I dialled my aunt's number
" Hello??" Uncle James' voice sounded as the phone was answered
" Where is my aunty??" I asked through clenched teeth
" She's in the shower" he answered
" Stay away from my aunty"
" Why??" He chuckled
" Because you are a psycho" I yelled
" I'm warning you K.C, stop involving yourself" he whispered
" How can I not??, You killed my best friend" I yelled again
" They know what they did, they killed..."
" Honey, who's that??" I heard aunty Jane's voice in the background
" It's K.C, but she was just hanging up, she just wanted to..." The line went dead
I groaned... She's the only reason why I'm staying quiet
Ringgggg!!!!
" Hello??" I heard Jamal's voice
" Oh hey" I decided to act like I didn't know anything
" Could you come to the cinema??"
"I have tickets to see Jumanji 2" I rolled my eyes
" Okay, I'll be there"
"I hope I don't keep you waiting" I walked towards him and gave him a big hug. I have to make this look as real as possible
"No I just got here" he replied pecking me on the lips
" Shall we go in??" I grabbed his hand and gave him a big smile, he smiled back not a big one though
"What's up with you??" I held him at arm's length and examined him
"Oh nothing" he replied and put his arm around him
" Maybe after the movie, we'd go for ice-cream" I whispered softly
" I love you" he whispered back into my ear, I gulped. I'm really starting to like him, I hope he's not in on this.
"Don't be so cheesy" I winked at him and walked to the popcorn stand
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"How was it??" He asked as we walked down the street to an ice cream shop. I looked at him
"It was good and funny" I smiled
"It's weird you never talk about your family" I decided to ask him indirectly
" My dad??, You know him, he's a police officer" he looked at me like he was looking for a show of uneasiness in me
"Woah, that's cool" I smiled at him
"Are you guys close??" I asked looking at him
" Nope, just family kinda close, nothing too exciting about him, ever since I lost my mom and my sister" Woah, I had no idea...I looked at him closely and hugged him tight.
" Enough about me"
"What about you??" He smiled back
" Well, my family's in Nigeria, only my aunt lives here..."
Rinnngggg!!!
" Give me a moment"
" Hello??" I asked
"Am I on to K.C??" The voice inquired
"Yes, please who's this??"
"This is Kira, Kira Park" Oh my goodness