CHAPTER FIVE

TUESDAY MORNING- 11:00pm

School was unusually hot that Tuesday but Amaka wasn't sweating, she had no time to sweat,she was burning.

The night before hadn't left her. Tobi's words, the texts, that last "dream of me"… it all stayed glued to her skin like perfume.

She wore her best-fitting uniform that day...nothing too much but she felt she looked good and somehow, she knew he'd notice.

During break, she was at the back of the school hall with Mariam, her bestfriend, pretending to scroll through her notes when she felt something warm

A breath...right behind her ear.

"Miss me?" a deep voice whispered, low and smooth.

She gasped and clem to her skirt giving it a little ruffle

"Tobi" she whispered in excitement

Before she could even turn around, his arm slid around her waist and gently pulled her into him...firm, slow, and dangerously nice

She froze on the spot. That was when she felt it.

Hard, Hot, Pressed against her lower back. It was something… thick.

She blinked, confused, heat rising from her neck to her ears.

"Tobi…" she said, barely above a whisper. "W–what is that?"

He didn't reply with words.

Instead, he leaned in closer and guided her hand back, slowly, till her palm met the bulge pressing between them.

His voice, soft against her ear, he said,

"It's me. That's what you do to me."

She stood there, frozen, blushing wildly, her heartbeat pounding through her fingertips. She had never felt a man before, this was all new to her but she was loving it

He didn't move away just yet instead, he held her hand in place, teasing her softly as he whispered,

"Wanna see a trick?"

She didn't even think she nodded, wide-eyed, lips parted.

"…Show me."

Still holding her hand there, he moved slightly, a gentle, slow grind against her palm and had his little man move in her palms till he got a big bulge

She gasped, lips trembling then she smiled, lips curling in mischief and wonder as her body tingled.

He pulled her close, turned her around and hugged her tightly, his lips brushing her cheek.

"Let's take a stroll," he murmured. "Away from this crowd. Just us."

She nodded again, still unable to speak.

Hand in hand, they slipped out through the back gate, unnoticed, like it was fate.

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MONDAY NOON- BREAK TIME - 12:00pm

The break bell just rang when they sneaked past the fence behind the Home Economics block. A building that has been forgotten at the corner of the school.

No one went to anymore, just bushes, abandoned lockers, and a rickety table someone once used as a desk kept it company

He held her hand tight, dragging her gently behind him, laughing low. Her heart was pounding from more than the running.

"There" He pointed, behind the trees, just as the wind whispered and the world paused, they stopped.

She leaned on the wall, smiling, chest rising and falling. He moved really close to her letting himself feel her nipples on his chest then he groans and pushes his head back staring at the clouds

In an instant, he took the little piece of braids out from her face and shoved it behind her ears examining her face before using his thumb to brush her lips gently while smiling at her

Then he cupped her face and kissed her forehead, then her cheek. Just as he was about to kiss her she held his hand to stop him

"I've never done this before," she said softly.

"I know," he whispered back, stepping closer. "I can tell…"

His voice dropped.

"…You feel like new air."

She laughed shyly, but before she could speak again, he leaned into her, used his palms to close her eyes then his lips to brush hers... soft, hesitant, then firmer.

It was her first kiss.

He pulled back,looked at her after noticing her weird body gestures

"You okay?" he asked.

She nodded, breathless.

His right hand slid down her back. Then slowly, under the hem of her skirt and he cupped her ass and spanked her while moving his left hand under her thighs from the front

Her breath hitched and stopped

Just Then a loud voice came piercing the air

"HEY!! WHO DEY THERE?!" loud, harshly cracking through the trees.

They both jumped like jolted cats.

"Security!" Tobi hissed.

Tobi grabbed her hand and took off like a madman. She squealed and followed, their laughter echoing through the field as they ran full speed, hearts thudding, dodging bushes and buckets.

"Stubborn goat children!" the security man yelled behind them.

Tobi made a sharp spin and dragged her into a wild circle, both of them dizzy with heat and thrill, spinning in the sun, shoes kicking up red dust…

Then they fell.

Her body crashed on top of his with a soft thud.

She gasped, breathless and dazed, chest rising against his. Their faces just inches apart.

"Wow…" she whispered, her eyes finally studying him properly for the first time.

Tobi lay still, lips parted, staring into her.

She raised her hand and gently touched his cheek, tracing the line down to his jaw. His skin was warm. Smooth. Real.

Then he lifted his hand, brushed a stray lock of her hair behind her ear with one finger…

And slowly, tenderly, he pulled her face down toward his and took her full bottom lips into his mouth sucking on it lune his life depended on it to live.

This time, theor kiss wasn't shy, it was deep. Slow. Hungry. Full.

In split seconds they exchanged tongues and things became more intense. This made amaka wonder if she had always known these stuffs

It made her toes curl and her fingers tighten on his shirt.

And in that kiss... under the sun, with laughter still ringing in their ears, Amaka knew she was already gone.

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AFTER BREAK TIME - 12:45pm

The bell rung right after the kiss but they lay still for a few seconds, their hearts thudding and their breath tangled.

Amaka rested her forehead on his exchanging breaths when reality crashed back in.

Tobi sat up first and gently helped her up. She adjusted her skirt quickly, cheeks still red, lips tingling from the memory.

"You good?" he asked, eyes scanning her face.

She nodded slowly. "Yeah. Just… overwhelmed."

He smiled, took her hand briefly, then kissed her forehead. "Let me drop you at your class before we both get suspended."

They walked back quickly, avoiding eye contact with anyone. No one noticed, they blended into the crowd of students rushing in for the last lecture.

Tobi stopped by her door, gave her a soft look, then turned to head for his class.

The final period felt like torture.

Amaka couldn't focus. The Biology teacher's voice sounded like white noise.

She sat still, dazed, heart echoing the way Tobi's mouth had felt on hers, her tummy ached from the butterflies, her thighs still tingled from where his hand had slid under her skirt.

She shook her head like she could clear all the thoughts

"What have I done to myself?" She was still thinking when a small JSS1 boy walked into the class and tapped her desk.

"Senior Amaka?"

"Yes?"

"Senior Tobi said you should wait for him after school. He said it's important."

She blinked. "Okay… thank you."

The boy nodded and ran off.

That was when the panic hit her. She dropped her pen and stared into nothing, eyes blinking fast.

"Oh God… oh my God."

She packed her books with a dramatic sweep, then dropped into her chair again, arms wrapped around herself.

"God, I'm a mess," she whispered to no one. "I'm not like this. I'm a church girl, I pray, I fast, I speak in tongues, I play tambourine for children's church."

Then she opened her bag, yanked out her small white Bible, and started flipping through it with shaky fingers.

"Let me see something. God please give me a sign. Anything. Just one verse."

Her eyes fell on Romans 7:15 —

"For I do not understand what I am doing. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do."

She paused. Then saw the next part:

"Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but sin living in me."

She read it twice and whispered…

"…But it felt right."

She closed the Bible softly and tucked it back in her bag.

Then, slowly, she stood up and walked out of the classroom through the back door when the teacher turned to write on the board