1 The habit

"Dancan please hurry up !we are late already. "My mom called from outside the house. "I am coming mom, just give me a second, I will be right there with you."I said as I ziped open my school bag and arranged my books neatly inside."Hurry up Michael, we are out of time and you know I still got to go to work."

My mom reminded me. "I know mom, am coming."I ziped my bag closed and walked towards the door,I opened the door and slapped it close before heading towards my mom's direction.My name is Dancan Kelly, am seventeen years old. Am average in height and I won't say am super handsome because I don't actually like complimenting myself, but l know my handsomeness can make a girl head over heels for me. Am fair In complexion and I reside in lagos state Egypt with my mom.

Not like I Care if a girl gets head over heels for me. Don't get me wrong, am not gay, just that I don't believe in true love and that.True love only exist in fairy tales, not in real life.True love doesn't exist, it's just a theory that people have grown to believe.I got to were my mom was standing. She was the first to climb into the car, then followed behind her.

She start's the engine and zoom off.In no time we finally arrived at our destination, which was my supposed new school.I don't want to say this but I have to.I don't like keeping anyone in suspense. Not like even if I tell you you will believe me.The only person that actually believes me is my mom. She believed me even when all evidence and fingers were pointing at me.I was expelled from my previous school because I was caught in bed with a female teacher. Sincerely speaking. I had no idea on how I got there.( The teachers room)Miss Rita is a young lady of about twenty six years old. Starts the very first day I started attending my previous school, miss Rita has been given me all kind of signals.There was a day i went to submit my English assignment she had given us in her office. She grabbed me and forced me to have sex with her, but I refused.

I fought my way out. I forcefully push her away from my body and ran out of her office Since that day, I never made the mistake of going to submit my English assignment alone for the fear of being raped by a sexually aroused teacher.Miss Rita was extremely angry with me after that day. She finds every possible Way to get me into f***king her, but I managed to escape each time but last two weeks it was as though I was out of luck.

Bella Peter a female friend of mine was celebrating her birthday party so I was Invited.Sorry for skipping this part. I attended a boarding school. So during the party, there were a lot of drinks, food and students were drinking, dancing and having a lot of fun.I was sitting at the edge of the hall staring at each and every body when Bella walked up to me.

"Hi Michael." She called." Hi." I replied her."What are you doing here all alone? "Come let's dance. She said to me picking up a bottle of drink before dragging me to the dancing floor without waiting for the reason why I was sitting alone. Although I had no reason.We got to the dance floor and all eyes were on us." Drink, "she said handing over the bottle of drink she has picked up earlier from the table.

"No am fine. I don't drink alcohol. "I protested"There's no much alcohol in this drink, it only contains a little amount of alcohol. "Bella said trying to convince me into drinking."Ok, I will take a sip. "I said and drank a little.

"Wow, it taste good. "I muttered." I told you,why don't you take another sip." Bella advice I took another sip of the drink and that was all I remembered.But according to what my roommate told me. He said all of a sudden I started misbehaving.

He said I started dancing and jumping. He said he saw miss Rita and Bella talking me to miss rita's room.What happened thereafter he had no idea of It was about 12pm that same night, a junior student was taking a walk pass miss rita's room when she started hearing miss Rita screaming for help.

She silently ran and inform the principal.The principal and some other teachers arrived shortly at miss rita's room and opened the door.They were surprised to see miss rita's clothes torn in several pieces and she was under me begging for her freedom.To be sincere I had no idea of what happened that night, but am sure it has something to do with miss Rita and her culprit Bella. I know it was the both of them that set me up.

To cut the long story short. The next day,my mom was called and the principal expelled me without any further investigation.I left the school that very day, after I was publicly disgraced by the principal in the assembly hall.

I Left feeling embarrassed and ashamed of myself. But there is this saying that says every disappointment is a blessing.Maybe God doesn't want me to continue schooling there.We arrived at the school and the gatekeeper opened the gate wide motioning my mom to drive in. What's the name of the school again? Ok, prestigious high school My mom drove to the parking lot and packed the car carefully before heading to the principals office.

Immediately I stepped out of the car, I was mesmerized by the beauty of the school.The garden at the middle of the school and the big mango tree between the garden makes it more mesmerizing.The colours used in painting the walls suit it well. The Egypt flag standing at the edge of the principal's office makes the school more prestigious.

"Come Micheal, stop admiring the school,you have alot of time to do that.You know l don't want to be late for work."My mom said dragging me out of my imagination.Am very happy because the school isn't a boarding school.I can't stand attending another boarding school.Ok, I think it's high time I tell you more about my mom. The name of my mom is Mrs Esther Kelly and she's forty four years old.She's born and brought up at Cairo ,State Nigeria. My mom is the best in the entire world. Alot of persons says that mom's are not close to their son's, well that's a big lie.

Even before my dad passed away when l was twelve, my mom was my best friend.Back then when we lost dad, it was as though all hope we're lost. We spent all we had on dad's treatment.Mom even went as far to sell her car just to raise money for dads hospital bills.We had nobody to help us. Dad's family members all gave up saying that my dad was already Dead because he was diagnosed of heart Cancer. Two months later my dad gave up his ghost. My mom couldn't hold back when the doctor had told her my dad had died. She started crying bitterly, yelling and punching the doctor on his chest. It was extremely hard for our family.

First it was my elder brother who was kidnapped when he was five years old and now my dad is dead.My older brother kelvin was kidnapped when my mom went to the hospital to carry out a check up on him because he wasn't feeling well. After the check up, my mom left kelvin inside the hospital room and went to ease herself, but on coming back she couldn't find kelvin anywhere.

She search and search still couldn't find him. She started screaming and crying,running in the hospital like a mad woman.The doctor was able to calm her down and asked her what happened.She narrated everything that happened and they promised to do there best in searching for him.Months pass months and years pass years and my mom was still searching for her lost son. There was a time a young man claimed he saw my brother at a shopping mall with a lady. The news of my missing brother was everywhere. On TV, newspapers and also on the internet.

Anyone with meaningful information, my dad promised to reward with five hundred thousand.The police investigate and tracked the location of the woman's house. In a jiffy, my parents arrived at the house.

"Knock, knock." My mom pleases a knock at the door. The door opened and a lady in her early thirties stood in front of us."How can I help you?" She asked."My name is Mrs Kelly and here's my husband. We had an information that our missing child is with someone in this house"My mom replied her.

"Am sorry to get your hopes up, that's a wrong information. The only child present in this house is my elder sister's son and not yours."She said to my mom in a nice tone."But can we atleast see him? "My mom asked."Why should I allow you see him? Who knows if you guys are kidnappers." She protested.

"What?? we are not. You won't mine because you said the child belongs to your elder Sister right?""Ok fine. Come on in. "She said and my parents walked in to the house.She motioned for my parents to take their sit before heading to get the child.In a jiffy she came back with the child."That's my son!!" My mom said to the lady."What?? Are you insane, this child here belongs to my sister and what do you mean by saying he's your son?"The lady asked.

"Young lady, that's our son kelvin. This is the same child we have been searching for, for almost a year now." My dad told the lady."Please I think you have over stayed your welcome. You need to leave now please."

The lady said to my parents. "I'm not leaving here without my son. "My mom protested. Yes you are. The lady said dragging my brother upstairs back to the room she had brought him.

"Where do you think you are going with my son?" My mom asked the lady, but she didn't reply. She just continue taking the boy upstairs."Honey I think we used go now. We will come later when we have the police with us".My dad said.

"No! no. I can't leave without my son, not after all this time." My mom said heading towards my lady and my brother."Give me my son. "My mom demanded dragging Kelvin's hand when she had gotten to the edge of the staircase. "Let go of my sister's son." The lady said dragging at Kelvin's other hand.

"Never!!"

"That's never gonna happen. Let go of him first.." My mom said back at her.My mom and the lady started dragging brother, not letting to let go of him.The lady finally let go of my brother and my mom wasn't physical balance to guide my brother from falling.

"OH. MY GOD!!!"

The sound of the helpless child crying was all that filled the house.

"Kelvin!!"

My mom yelled running down the stairs to were he was laying down with blood flowing out of his head.

"What have you done to him?" My dad ran down to the staircase. "Let's take him to the hospital."My dad says carrying kelvin on his shoulder.In no time they arrived at the hospital and the doctor immediately took him to the emergency ward. After spending much time inside the doctor finally came out of the ward.

"What happened doctor?" Where is my sister's son? The lady asked."Doctor is my son alive, doctor please say something. "My mom begged as tears began dropping down her cheeks.

"Hmm, hm. Madam's, we tried our best but we couldn't save him." What? are you trying to say my sister's son is dead?"

"Yes madam." We lost him.

"Hey!! God, why have you allow the plans of the enemies prevail over my life." My dad just stood still as though he was poured cold water. He was shivering and weeping silently.My parents were took to court by the lady who claimed to be my elder brothers mom, but my parents won the case due to lack of evidence and also because all evidence presented shows that my mom was the biological mother of the child. My family had gone through hard times and when my dad died few years ago, it was as though we had gotten to the edge of our lives. But like I said earlier.My mom is the best in the entire world. She's the strongest and smartest lady have ever known.

A year after my father's death, we relocated to lagos state and start afresh. My mom got a job in a marketing firm here in lagos and worked extremely hard just to make sure she provide me with all my necessary needs.It wasn't actually up to a year before my mom bought a car and a house.We aren't as rich as at then my dad was alive, but now we don't have to depend on my mom's elder sister who was accommodating us back then in Cairo State.We sold all of my dad's property just to pay up his hospital bills. He was flewed abroad but still to no avail.

*school.....

Ok, enough of my life story. My mom and i finally arrived at the principal's office."Please sit. "The principal said motioning for us to sit down.After the registration, I walked my mom to the parking lot. She kissed me on my forehead before biding me goodbye. "Take care Dancan and please stay away from trouble."She said and zoom off."This way please. "The teacher that was assigned to take me my supposed new classroom said and I followed him silently. We got to the classroom and all the students present stood up and greet the teacher.

"Good morning. "He reciprocated to their greetings and ordered them to sit down."This is Dancan Kelly your new classmate.Each and every one of you is expected to treat him nicely and equally. I won't accept any form of bully from any of you.Do I make myself clear?"" Yes sir! "They all chorus.

"Ok then, Dancan go sit with victor." He said pointing at the most handsome boy have ever seen.His eyes were shining like that of the sky. His pointed nose and well shaped face was entirely breathe taking. What's wrong with you Micheal?

Why are you fantasing on a boy? Someone of the same gender. Maybe have gone crazy, but sincerely speaking he's extremely handsome.He's more like a Demi God or he must be an angel or even an arch angel because he's too handsome to a human.

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