CAN'T GIVE IN NOW

.. Outside the school Joan and Pearl were talking laughing and walking towards the bench to sit while waiting for their mum to come pick them up.

"Pearl what out fit are you thinking on wearing for tomorrow celebration....??? ".... "Hmmm...!!! Well I don't even know, you said you were going to take care of it...!!!" . She said as she put one of her hand on her jaw as she was trying to think,even with nothing on her mind as she look at Joan to get answers .

"Okay then we will look into it when we get home... "

"Okay thanks..!!! "... while Sam was running out like he was being chased by dog, hoping that pearl hasn't gone, he ran outside the school gate panting like he was out of breath.

He turned to his right and to his left side again then he saw her sitting there right on the bench on his left hand side and he felt a relief, but on second look he didn't want to go there because of Joan, he saw her as a Black Witch who was sent to block his way and path.

He thought to himself .. "Am not scared of her and she doesn't matter, I will not give in to her threats, so all that matters is that I like pearl and I will do what I possibly can to get her....."

He said to himself as he walked boldly to where they sat down.

.."Hello Pearl.. a...nd Joan.…" ... He said trying to keep a strong face like he was ready for a fight but to his surprise Joan didn't respond immediately as he thought she would.

... "Hey Sam..!!!" ... Joan was the one who replied and he was surprised he Didn't see that coming, .. "Are you guys waiting for a ride ..?". He asked

" Pearl are you okay?". .. he asked, pearl was just quite and didn't want to say a word....

"Yes we are waiting for my mum and yes she is okay, do you have any problem with that..? Or houldn't she be okay...!!!? " .. Joan said almost upset.. and it came like a shock to him. Pearl tried to hold Joan like giving her a sign that she should clam down but Joan removed her hands, not wanting to yield to her demand.

By this Sam was moved to ask .."What have I ever done to you that you have to be so rude and mean to me ..?" He said, suddenly feeling so bad and down.

..."Do you want to know...!!!do you really want to know..!!!?" .... She asked ...." Yes I would love to know.. ".….he replied in curiosity..."Okay then, you want to know right..? It's from the very day your lunatic of a girlfriend, so called Olivia pushed my friend into the pool and knowing that it was your fault but you didn't do any thing about ít, yeah i saíd it" ... She said so upset, wishing she could strangle him.

Sam was caught unaware because he did not see that coming, he was about to Apologize and at the same time defend himself... "I'm sorry but I didn't mean to., it wasn't my fau..!!!" .. before he could finish, Joan grabbed pearl by the hand and walked away on seeing her mum's car from a distance,.... "Move out of the way and keep your explanation to yourself." ... She hit him with her shoulder on his trying to pushing him out of the way.

Sam was so speechless he didn't know what to do, he just stood there and watched the car accelerated away, he started walking gentle as the incident kept on Playing in his head, like a movie show.

Sam got home from school still thinking of pearl, her image kept on appearing in his head. Ever since he was in grade 9 and she was in grade 8 he has like her but he was just so shy, back then he just couldn't walk up to her to tell her how he felt.

Now he was thinking on how to erase the thought of Olivia being his girlfriend, "she wasn't,she is not and nether will she ever be my girlfriend" .. he has always thought to himself, it wasn't that Olivia wasn't hot enough or wasn't beautiful as he may want, he just didn't like her, she was too saucy and lousy for his liking.

It just so happened that his mum and her mum had a thing to do together with business in the pass which lead to them knowing each other, and because she also found out he was going to same school, So since then she has always been on his neck just because he helped her with her stuff she carried.

She was coming back from the boutique and she was carrying a lot like she didn't want any one to help her or touch her things, but she didn't have a good enough stamina to do so, then some of the bags she carried fell down, there she saw the Handsome good-looking Sam.

Back to the present Sam kept on thinking, "Joan seems not to like me but I Can't Give in To her demand now on leaving pearl, not now not ever, am going to get pearl to like me, am that I will do period" he said while thinking aloud. So he got to his room pulled his uniform take a bath and relaxed.

But ever since it was like Olivia claimed ownership on him that if he is not hers then he is no body else, as if he is a piece of meat, when they finally met in school that was the end because she was all over him, he was so sick of it.

In the car, there was silence in their midst, and Joan's mum was so worried because it looked serious, she was looking at the both of them from the front mirror, wondering what the issue was or what must have conspired between the both of them.

".. Hmmm..!!! Pearl....!!!!Joan....!!!! Is anything the matter." .... Mrs Norah asked but there was no response, then pearl spoke up breaking the silence... "Joan don't you think you are being too hard and harsh towards Sam...? Besides he hasn't done anything wrong, and the pool stuff was just a misfortune nothing much,he has nothing to do with it" ..

." Ohhh..!!! Really...? I see, Shouldn't that be a thank you for at least helping your ass out...? Okay hold on let me ask you, who took you to the pool....? Ohh yeah Sam, who is Olivia to Sam..? Again Sam's girlfriend And who bullied you...? Again Sam's girlfriend, so what are you saying.. " .. Joan said trying not to be upset with Pearl. But Pearl kept quit and softlyndaid again.

" But still, Joan it wasn't really his fault, I thought you were his Fan and you were so fond of him, what happened now...? " ....She asked surprised at her new altitude...." Well I was, but since my bestie got bullied,hurt and was treated badly he became my enemy, whoever messes with the cub messes with the lioness" ... She said folding her arms together as she looked out side the car through the window. Pearl smiled at her proverbs and said.

"Ohh common Joan..!!! Pls cut him some slack Okay..?, he hasn't killed anyone, so pls try and be nice to him ok ..?" She said pleading on Sam's behalf..,. "Okay fine I've heard you, you know I love you and I will always want to look out for you, you are all I've got..." ...she said feeling sad,while she opened up her arms to get a warm hug,..." I love you too Jo and I appreciate all you do.."... She said in return .

Mean while Joan's mum has been staring from the front mirror all this while, she was already jealous and she just could not take it anymore she had to interrupt the girls who were having fun.

.. "Young Ladies, sorry to interrupt your love section..."... she said smiling..."But doesn't mummy deserves love and a hug too...!!?".... She said with a puppy looking face.

"Awwn mum of course we love you too but we can't hug you..".. they said looking at each smiling 2like they were thinking the same thing, to make her feel worried

"But why..?"..... "Because you are driving mum...!!!!..".... They both said in chorus as they all Burst out in laughter. ... "Ohh...yeah.!!! But you can always give me a hug when I come down... "

" .. Okay mum....!!! "

So Joan's mum dropped Pearl at her house and just a distance away from pearl's house was Joan's house, so most of the time they visit each other.

"Bye Pearl see later okay..!!?" ..... "Okay bye."

Joan and Pearl said their good-byes,.

"Say hello to your dad and remind of the celebration tomorrow okay..?"..... "Okay Mrs Norah".... "That's my girl" Joan's mum said and pearl replied as she went into the house.

Joan and her mum drove home...

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