Fifty

At school.

I was getting out some of the books I needed for our upcoming class, squatting in front of my locker as usual.

Nick and Uche were talking and laughing over at Uche's locker when Kim joined them. They all talked for a while till Nick left with Kim. I saw Uche about to leave where he stood in front of his locker when a girl hopped in front of him.

I saw him smile as they talked on, it made me wonder what they were talking about. I decided not to think about it and focus on getting my books but just as I was about to look away, I saw her stretch her arm to reach for his hair. She was touching his hair! Why was she touching his hair?!

I shut my locker in annoyance, finding it hard to get my eyes off them both. Why was I getting angry about this, I mean it's just his hair she touched, that was nothing.

'That was nothing.' I repeated to myself under my breath, trying to convince myself that It was really nothing. Was I jealous? I was! I guess I was the jealous type. I swear I have never felt the way I was feeling now, never ever.

It was Uche doing this to me, it was him getting me feeling jealous. I guess I really liked him to be jealous of someone else touching his hair.

"Heyy, Julie." Someone tapped my shoulder from behind but before I could turn, she was already in front of me, it was Casey.

"Hey." I smiled dryly when I saw her.

"Are you okay?" She asked but I just nodded.

"Yeah," I replied, wanting to walk away because I wasn't used to talking the long with her but she stopped me.

"Please wait for me, I'll be quick, I just have to get my books and we can go to class together." She looked at me with pleading eyes so I just nodded, I didn't want what happened with her the last time repeating itself.

While she got her books, I took my eyes back to Uche. He was still talking with her. Seriously, what were they talking about?!

"Alright, let's go." I heard Casey and immediately looked away from Uche's direction to avoid any suspicion from her but she already caught me.

"O.M.G." I heard her say.

"What?" I tried to act like I didn't know that she had caught me looking at Uche.

"Do you like Uche?" She asked in a whisper.

"No." My answer was quick. I was bad at lying, I knew I was, I just hope she doesn't catch me In my lie like she caught me staring at my boyfriend's direction.

"Liar."

Oh no.

"What do you mean?" I laughed quirkily, it was an attempt to cover up my lie.

"You are lying. I saw the way you were looking at him just now."

"That doesn't mean I like him?"

"Pffft." She scoffed."Don't worry, it's not like I'm gonna judge you or anything. It's fine if you like him, many of the girls here like him too, o my god, they more than like him, the way they throw themselves at him." She shook her head in a dramatic sad manner."They also throw themselves at Nick too, and Kim and Danny, all the hot boys here."

When she said "They also throw themselves at Nick", I almost asked her if she wasn't one of them because I remembered what I watched in the video of them both kissing.

"But I would advise you to try and forget about him, I don't know if you've noticed but Uche doesn't give many of the girls chances. He's not into dating and stuff." She told me like I didn't already know.

"And even if he was into dating, chances are he would go for these famous girls, probably. Unless he likes your type. I'm sorry, Am i talking too much?"

"No," I told her. She was talking too much, yes, but I didn't want her to stop, her talking was helping me get my mind off Uche and the girl he was talking to.

"See what I said? He's talking to April, she's pretty famous here like he is. And she's smart too, they once represented the school at a math competition together; she, Uche, and Nick."

"April, is that her name?" I wanted to be sure.

"The girl standing with him?"

"Yeah?"

"Yeah. She's pretty hot, right? I wish I could be that hot then maybe...." She stopped her words halfway but I could predict what she had in mind.

She got me looking back at Uche where he stood with April. I sighed. Without saying another word to Casey, I headed for class.

"Wait for me." She skipped to meet up with me.

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