Unto Say : Is that a duck?

I can't believe She punished us. We're prefects!" Fey whines

"Seriously. She never punishes prefects. Like, at all."

"Menopause hormones." Alex says.

We all laugh.

"Let's start from somewhere. Standing here and staring won't help. Plus, were missing classes." Lateef suggests.

"Wait o. You're still hoping on class?" Bebe laughs.

I groan.

"But it's waaay too long." I whine.

"You know what else is long?" Alex starts.

"No!" Fey, cam and I chorus.

"Chill na. I'm talking about further math class. So this is free period for everyone. What did you think I was talking about?"

I let out a hiss.

"You know what we thought you were talking about."

Alex laughs.

Just then, Mrs Orojo, the junior home ec teacher lumbers past teetering like she'll fall any second.

"You children should start. What are you still doing? Am I the one that asked you to default?" She drawls in her deep, lazy voice. Listening to her is making me sleepy already.

As soon as she turns, Alex made a motion like he was going to throw the mop he was holding at her.

"Fat bitch". Wilmer mutters

"Well that was rude". I hear.

We all turn to see Mr banjo. Looking almost pristine in his navy blue senator and shiny expensive shoes.

"Good morning sir." We all chorus.

"What offence did you commit?" He asks, amusement poorly disguised in his voice.

"We missed assembly." Wilmer says.

"Is that so?"

"Yes sir."

He sighs thoughtfully.

"Pack up the equipment and return them to the supply room. After that, find your way to your classes."

"Thank you!" We all say.

As we begin dragging the mops and stuff , he says.

"Cameo, I need your help with something. Even you Fejiro and Okiki."

Wilmer gives me a look, and I nod.

"I need you to help me get people to join the humanitarian Cause club..."

"I'll join sir!" Wilmer cuts in.

"Oh. Ok. That's one member. Would you three like to join?"

"Yes sir."

He smiles.

"Ok then. I suppose. I'll see you three after break."

We watch him walk away.

"Wait o. Why are we joining that lame club?" Fey asks.

I shrug.

"Cos it seems nice."

Fey gives me a look of disbelief.

"It's ok if you don't want to." I say

"Ok so now you're guilt tripping me to join."

I laugh as we take the rest of the things to the supply room.

*******

"Juniors didn't see us. That's my own joy." Fey says as we sit down in class.

I shrug. Not like I care.

"Where were you guys?" May asks.

"Punishments."

"Oh. Anyways, Haze said there's new staff, and introduced them to us."

"Cool." Cam says, going through her schedule.

"This punishments have disrupted my entire schedule. I'm meant to be on government past questions now."

"Get on with it then." I reply before turning back to may.

"They brought a new sports Coach. He's also going to be teaching Jss2 people HPE. And get this. He's young ant tall and has abs like mad."

"Is he fine?" Fey asks.

"For where?. He looks like a herdsman."

A laugh escapes my lips.

"But damn. The abs." She says, leaning dramatically on chichi.

"They also brought one woman to be teaching us part time. Photography club or something. Her and jagger will be taking us. The lady is mad cool. She was wearing knee high boots and one short gown like that. With this ginger bone straight.and Gucci purse."

"What's she doing as a teacher then? If she's that hot?"

Chichi shrugs.

"Then there's one fat man like that. He's taking us in government from now on."

I sit up straight.

"Banjo nko?"

"He's moving to Ss3. Since he's teaching both of our sets they want him to focus on SS3s now. Anyways,

There are two new security guys as well. They didn't introduce them to us but I knew. And omo! One of them was hot. Like smoking! Fine boy like this!"chichi finishes.

"I didn't know you're attracted to security guys now." I tease

Chichi ignores me

"And the corpers are coming tomorrow. I overheard principal Haze saying it." May adds.

"But... banjo is now with SS3s?" Cam asks.

"Yes na. And why is that the one bothering you?"

"Nothing. It's just.... he's a good teacher and all."

"Na the mystery security guy I wan see." Cheryl says from her chair.

"You needed to see the way the sports dude was looking at Cher." May adds, tapping me.

Cheryl rolls her eyes.

"Abeg. I'm sure you guys are zagging.(exaggerating.)"

This draft is incomplete due to the fact I am returning to my shitty boarding school.

I won't be back till around July or August.

So....err.... sorry. I guess

- Author

"Being pretty comes with a lot of cons." Cam says

"See who's talking. Abeg. Make una leave me jor."

"Heeeeeey classmates!" Mayowa aka Mae says as she sashays into the class.

She calls herself queen Mae. Everyone else knows her as just Mae. She's beautiful and popular, only child of some bloody rich senator talks in a high pitched American accent and bosses people around. In a nice way weirdly. She has this charm that makes everyone just.....like her. At least most people. She got here in her Jss3 and made a name for herself by getting the senior perfect then to date her in less than three weeks of her arrival. Beside her always is her bestie Patrick. He's beautiful. Yes beautiful. He looks like a girl, acts like one and doesn't give a fuck about what anyone says. He also has a razor sharp tongue. Asides from that he's a total vibe. They're the best duo in the set. Hands down.

I smile at her.

"So guess what?" She asks.

She looks pretty in one of her berets (she can never not be seen in one) and her shoes clip clop as she walks.

"What?" Someone asks folornly.

"I just got word that there's no school for the rest of the week"

I sit up.

"Why? Nina the snob asks

"Did anyone die?"

"No. Buuut some teacher got her house burned down. Another had his fiancee kidnapped or whatever."

My stomach sank remembering.....

"What does that have to do with school?" Chichi asks

Mayowa smiles her gap toothed signature smile.

"I convinced hazey dear to let the teachers go on a...err . condolence visit. I'm the best aren't I?"

"She is." Patrick adds.

"Oh. And drama cub, we have a meeting now."

I raise my head. I'm among the backstage crew in drama club.

"Why?"

"You didn't hear what happened with the Ss3s yesterday?"

I raise a brow

"Oh. I heard." Emmanuel says

"Ss3s are declaring war on us."

"Ah. Say wetin happen?" A very interested Cheryl asks.

"I dunno the full gist but..."

"But I do!" Mae cuts in.

I close the book in front of me.

"Talk na!" May asks frustrated.

She smiles.

"Drama groupies first. Later everyone!" She giggles an clip clops her way out of the class.

Everyone begins to complain.

"Attention seeker." Charity the oversabi. Mutters.

Patrick turns almost immediately.

"There's an attention seeking pimple on your nose. Hygiene issues darling? Cos with that flat chest, I know it's not puberty." He laughs and hurries away.

The laughter that follows starts off slowly. With a chuckle. Before the whole class literal erupts in loud choking gufaws.

Charity shuts up and turn to her books.

"No class for the rest of the week? Nice." I say with a big grin.

"Okiki. One Ss1 brat s looking for you." Adesewa says.

"Your boyfriend?" She adds tauntingly.

I ignore her and walk out of the class.

Seyi smiles at me from a distance.

"What?" I asked walking up to him.

"Hey senior."

He smells good. And he has perfect teeth.

And he's in Ss1.

"What is it? Im kind of busy. And I told you to drop the seniors."

I heard my name just then

"Drama club" Ugochukwu, another of my friends from science class and a very good friend calls out.

"Later." I say quickly to seyi and run to catch up with ugo.

I slip my arm into the crook of his.

"Haven't seen you in a while beautiful."

I didn't mention he's an even worse flirt than Alex. The difference is, he doesn't practice his stupidity if you get what I mean.

I roll my eyes and smile.

I look up in the orange evening sky and see a bunch of white birds fly past.

The orange of the sky reminds me of fanta.

From afar, I spot a white..... something, beside the bleachers. I didn't pay much attention to it until it moved.

"What's that?" I ask

"I've been looking at it too sef. That thing beside the bleachers?" I ask, just to be sure.

"Yes na. Let's go check it out" he says walking over.

"Seriously? Let's just ignore it" I say, but he's already dashed off.

I sigh and follow suit.

"Ugo. Seriously you didn't have to...."

He was hunched over the....thing.

"It's a bird. A duck I think."

I sigh.

"It's injured. He says.

"Ok doctor dolittle. I think we should go now."

He ignores me completely.

'ughhh.'

"What's wrong baby bird."

"That looks pretty big to be a baby." I state, already tired of standing there.

He then touches it's downy looking feathers. It is a duck.

It happened like I was watching from a distance.

It opens it's wide wings, fluttering about.

I move back for my safety.

"Hey there. You ok?" Ugo asks

It only stares at him.

"That doesn't look....."

It charges. With the force and agility of a hungry Chihuahua.

Ugo screams as we both take off, running furiously.

Quack! Quaaaaack!

It lands on ugos head, pecking furiously on his head and....mine!

"He's the one you want! Not me!!" I scream. Just before I fall to the ground.

Embarrassment was, you could say, quite an understatement.