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The instant the bell rang for dimissal, my whole body jolted up and worked as fast as flash. I zoomed out of the class.

Anybody who gets in my way while I'm trying to get downstairs might end up needing medical attention.

I couldn't find Simi after hours, I wonder where this girl disappears to. I brought out my phone and dropped a text for her to meet me at my place.

"Excuse me, sorry" were the two words I had to say every three seconds to my victims.

"Phew" I sighed as I made it downstairs and almost at the gate. I reached out to grasp the gate's handle

"Hilda!" A voice yelled out my name

I squinted my eyes in so much annoyance cause I was almost out of the school. A part of my brain fought the idea to pretend not to hear and just run out.

"Hilda!" The voice was getting louder and I just stood there freezed facing the gate. I sighed and just turned around, it was none other than Rotimi. I should've known cause we always walk home together.

"Where are you off to?" He asked as he got closer

"The market" I said with a healthy dose of sarcasm

" Really?"

" No Timi, I'm going home where else do I go to from school?" I retorted, irritated.

"Without me? We usually walk home together" he said looking up to me with pleading eyes

"Well I had to rush off"

"Anything important?"

"Not really I just need to be home"

"You're good though?" He asked with the softest voice ever it almost made me melt.

"Yes Senior Rotimi I'm good" I wanted to irritate him, I don't like being sweet with males.

He pulled my ear " I told you not to call me that!"

"Ouch ouch ouch" I exclaimed

"Now be a good girl correct your self" he said and released my ears

"Senior Rotimi" I said and ran out of the school

"Naughty!" Rotimi yelled and ran after her.

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"There! There he is" I shouted as I saw him walking towards a provision store opposite a house I think is probably his.

 "Okay, let's go meet him" simi said as she wanted to walk up to him.

 "Wait! Are you crazy? What would we tell him? We haven't seen you in school for a while so we wanted to check up on you?" I pulled her back before she got sighted by Alex.

 "Yeah durh!"

 " Sorry my friend we can't do that"

 "Uuhh why? isn't that why you wanted to come see him?"

 "Nope, I just wanted to see if he's okay and now I know he is so we can go now"

 "Just like that? Without meeting him? You've wasted my time. Let's make this more fun!"

 " Yeah, we aren't even his classmates, we're his juniors. What would he think?" Simi was trying to frustrate me. She acts as if we're cordial friends with this boy. We're total strangers to him; we just go to school together.

 "He's just a senior by a year. I don't consider him a senior"

"We're still his juniors"

 "Ugh! Let's go then!"

I couldn't wait to get out of here to avoid being spotted by him and I'm happy she finally agreed to leave.

"Yay! Let's go" I grabbed her arm and pulled her but as we were about to leave.

 "Hey Hilda!"