Chapter 5

I slept early last night and this morning I woke up to my neighbor who was busy complaining about werewolves eating her cats this time. This woman has must've lost her mind or something because if it's not her spotting me with men, it's her complaining about werewolves roaming around her yard. I checked time on my phone and it was 06:00 AM, I had to prepare for my class. I jumped out of bed and went straight to the bathroom, after bathing I put on my normal jeans, a crop top and my denim jacket with sneakers on my feet. I made the bed then walked all the way to the kitchen where I found my mom dishing up porridge for me.

"Morning ma," I greeted her.

"Morning sweetheart," she replied "how did you sleep?"

"Great," I said "until the neighbor woke me up."

"You can't believe what she told me about you this morning when I was unlocking the gate," she replied.

Deep down I knew that she was going to mention the fact that a car left me at the gate and she believes that I am dating older men.

"She just said 'I think your daughter is dating other men,'" mom giggled.

"I knew that she'd tell you that," I laughed "what was your response?"

"I just said I will talk to you," mom replied.

We both laughed at how crazy she was.

"Why would she say such a thing though?" Mom asked.

"She saw me and Angela getting out of our classmate's car and greeted us," I replied.

"Finish your porridge, you're getting late," mom said.

I glanced at my wrist watch and I was late again, Angela was going to snap at me since I snap at her all the time when she's late. This was her chance to snap at me, I quickly finished my porridge then kissed my mom on her cheek after that I ran to Angela's house, she had already left so I ran to the bus stop and found her waiting for the bus. Angela was finally fed up with me delaying her all the time but I had to come up with an excuse.

"Did you really have to leave without me?" I said while heavy breathing.

Angela gave me a stare with a facial expression which showed that I really bored her.

"Since we were in high school" Angela said "I have been getting late for school because of you."

"You can't believe what the woman next door said to my mom," I changed the subject.

"She told her that she saw are getting out of a car?" Angela replied.

"No," I said "she told my mom that she thinks that I am dating older man."

We both laughed.

"She must think that you are a slut," Angela replied.

"She's obsessed with me," I said.

Angela glanced at her wrist watch "why is this bus delaying? We are going to get late." Angela replied.

"Maybe it's stuck somewhere," I said.

Angela still glanced at her wrist watch more and she was looking a little bit anxious this time.

"So have you decided?" she asked.

"Decide what?" I replied.

"The date," she said "are you going to the date with the handsome Josh?"

As I was trying to answer her question Josh's Mustang GT came out speeding our direction and then he stopped the minute he saw us on the bus stop.

"Oh, speaking of which," Angela whispered.

Josh lowered the windows of his car.

"Ladies," he greeted us.

"Hey Josh," Angela replied while I just waved my hand with a fading smile.

"Get in," Josh offered.

Angela opened the door and stared at me, surprised by me not moving on the spot I was standing on.

"What's wrong with you?" Angela asked "we are going to get late, just get in the car dummy."

I wasn't going to argue with her because she was right and my pride would not pay me any cent this time, we needed to get to school. I opened the door and sat on the passenger seat. Josh sped off to school. Throughout our journey to school, no one said anything in the car, not even Angela. She texted me while we were in the car, I glanced at the text.

"And then you? What changed your mood so instantly?" I read the text.

I didn't reply it, I glanced at her and then kept my eyes on the road. Josh kept on glancing at me, probably wondering why I was so quiet.

"Did you guys fight or something?" Josh asked.

"No, not at all," Angela replied.

"Why is everyone so silent?" Josh asked.

"Well ask your girlfriend over there," Angela replied.

"I'm just tired guys, it's nothing," I said.

"You sure?" Josh asked.

I glanced at Josh and nodded, enjoying sitting beside him in his car, there was no doubt that I like him very much and by the look of things Josh might've liked me too. I thought of telling him that we could go on that date after class and not on the weekend but I had my own doubts. He seemed bothered by the fact that I was quiet since picked us up.

"How about we go on that date today?" I replied.

"Are you serious?" Josh asked.

"Yeah, after class," I replied.

His beautiful smile came out and at this moment I realized that he might feel the very same way I felt about him. He glanced at me.

"Cool, that's perfect," Josh replied.

Angela sent another text and I opened it.

"That's what I'm talking about," I read the text "you go girl."

I glanced at Angela and smiled. We finally arrived at the school parking lot and as we got out of the car, Samantha and her friends came towards us.

"Hi Josh," they all greeted him.

"Hi," Josh replied with a fading smile.

"What do you say we go grab some ice cream later today, maybe we can go to your place a little bit later?" Samantha offered.

Josh cleared his throat "unfortunately I already have a date with Precious," he replied.

Samantha just stared at me and Angela like we were nothing, scanning us with her eyes from top to bottom like we were below her standards.

"Okay, but the offer still stands" Samantha said "don't hesitate to call me."

Josh said nothing in return, he just watched her walk away from us while I glanced at Angela and realized that we might've met our college bully.

"Who is she?" Angela asked.

"Samantha, she's our classmate," I replied.

"What a bitch," Angela said as she walked away "well, see you later guys."

Josh and I waved at Angela as we both went the direction of our class. Josh slowly held my hand, deep down I wanted to yank it away from him but it felt good, I was now curious about where our date was going to be after class.

"You look beautiful today," he whispered in ear.

"Thank you," I said with a smile on my face.

"Hey, please take my bag with you" I pleaded with him "I want to go to the toilet."

"Okay, sure," Josh replied as I gave him my bag.

I walked to the toilet and got there did my business. I smiled through out the way, thinking about how perfect my morning started. When I was about to walk out of the toilet, one of Samantha's friends blocked the door. I was familiar with this kind of a situation and I knew what was about to happen. Samantha and her crew got into the toilet then one of them blocked the door so that no could enter. It was now five on one, they surrounded me like sharks when they're surrounding a prey preparing to attack.

"Uhm, is there any problem?" I asked.

"You are the problem," Samantha said "you can't come from anywhere you come from and get here to steal our men."

Of course, this was about Josh, I saw how Samantha looked at me earlier and it made sense that she would try and terrorize me like the other bullies at school used to do.

"I don't know what you talking about," I replied.

"Ladies, grab her," Samantha said.

Her friends pushed me against the wall and held me tight.

"Let me go" I tried to fight back but the overpowered me.

Samantha took out a pair of scissors "there's no date you are going to," she said with a sinister smile on her face.

"You are going to regret this," I replied "get the fuck off me."

Samantha started cutting my hair in the most horrible way she could. As I thought that she was done she took my denim jacket and split it in half, making sure that I want going to put it on ever again, did the same with my crop top and my jeans. Then they poured water on me and left me on the floor with just a bra and my panties on. I lied on that floor crying all alone as Samantha and her friends walked out of the toilets, laughing out loud like I was just a joke. I was bullied in each and every school I went to but I was never this humiliated.