Chapter 5: Meeting him once again

Claire stood in front of the SS2A class, still taking permission to enter when a Senior grabbed her hand and pulled her away from the door,

"Hey.... How are you?"

The voice came. It was their chief refectory prefect. He was a brown-skinned guy with big eyes. He wasn't handsome compared to the rest.

"Senior good evening"

"How are you?"

"I'm fine. Senior please I'm looking for Senior Henry"

"Cool down. Let's talk first then later you'll go and see him, okay?

"Please Senior, it's urgent"

"What's your name?"

"Claire "

"SS1 right?"

"Yes Senior "

"I'm expecting you in my class during sports. I'll be waiting "

"Yes, Senior. Senior please I need to see Senior Henry"

He eyed her curves and said,

"Oh ... Okay. I'm surprised you're looking for him. Enter inside anyways "

Claire hurried inside the class. That guy was a lunatic. He followed her inside and she walked to Henry's seat. As usual, Henry was discussing with Jerry and when Claire stopped in front of him, he looked up.

'Olivia was right about him having nice eyes.'She would admit that his eyes were sending her the wrong message.

"Any problem? Do I know you?"

"Senior, please... It's Olivia. Senior please you need to come with me, there's a problem"

Henry looked at Jerry and Jerry laughed and said,

"You know this SS1 girls and their pranks.... Henry, are you sure it's not a joke??"

"No Senior, please. Some SS2s came and took her out of the class. I'm serious, please. I don't know what they are doing to her please Senior"

"Do you remember any of them?"

"Yes, Senior Stephanie, Senior Christabel and Senior Jane. It's them, I could remember. Please they were looking very angry"

"Okay then, Jerry. Let's go"

...

I was already sniffing when I went round the hall on my knees. My knees were bruised and bleeding. Senior Stephanie was still dragging me around. I broke down.

"Senior, please, I can't do it again. Please, Senior, my knees are hurting please"

"And how is that my business? Continue moving"

One of her set girls came and whispered something to her. Her eyes widened.

She moved towards me.

 "I'll deal with you next time"

She turned and left with her friends.

She kicked my knee, turned, and left with her friends. I was on the floor hoping for strength to stand up. I tried and tried but I couldn't.

 I don't think I've ever been that helpless in my life... Not even when I was a baby.

Tears clouded my eyes as I saw Claire running towards me and walking behind her was Senior Henry and Senior Jerry. She helped me sit up and hugged me 

 "Oh my God, Olivia."

I didn't talk.

 ".... It's okay. You can cry..."

I hugged her tight and cried into her shoulder, a little loudly, but who cared?

 She kept patting my back, helping me to calm down. I still kept crying, wishing I could stop.

 Just when I looked up, Senior Henry was staring down at me. He sat on his hunkers (squat) just in front of me. He looked at me. I was still wet. Claire released me.

 "I'm sorry. Are you okay?"

 "No"

Senior Jerry chuckled. How could he be asking me that question? It was so obvious I wasn't okay.

 "Olivia, can you stand?"

 "No, my knees are paining me very badly "

 "Your knees?"

I changed position from kneeling, I sat and raised my dress slightly, and he saw the bruise, and I was still bleeding.

 "Fuck....They did this to you?"

He slightly touched it, and I drew in a breath, flinching lightly. He came closer, looking at my knee, a hand under, raising it slightly. I looked up at him. He turned to look at Senior Jerry,

 "Please help me get that first aid box under my locker"

 "Ok. No problem. Small girl follow me "

Senior Jerry said to Claire. Claire looked at him. 'Small girl?' she thought. She kept quiet so she would not seem disrespectful. She quietly followed him.

 I looked up at Senior Henry again. Tears leaked from my eyes and a tear dropped on my laps and he looked at me,

 "Fuck.... I'm so sorry Olivia"

 "It's not your fault Senior"

 "Stephanie did this right?"

 " Senior please don't approach her. Please Senior" The fear of what she'll do to me if she finds out I involved him.... It scared me

 "How did you get this injury?"

 "I fell"

I lied.