Chapter 07: Feelings attached

"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