chapter 25

The next day, Sadik walked to the class alone. He didn't see Sarah in the dining hall. When he was about to enter their class, he saw Sarah coming from the hostel."Hey Sarah! Why didn't I see you in the dining hall during breakfast?" Sadik inquired."And what are you going to do about it head boy? Punish me?" She asked as she walking without even looking at him."I'm sorry for what happened yesterday. Please forgive me" Sadik pleaded."Please leave me alone, I don't want to talk to you" she said and entered the classroom.

Sadik was having a free period on his class timetable and he decided to go to the library. He was searching for a book to read when he saw Fatima's friends in the discussion room far behind the reading room. He walked to the discussion room and luckily for him, Fatima was there sitting on a table opposite her friends with no any other student. All of a sudden, a smile spread on his face when he found her smiling at him."Hello girls, are you also having a free period?" Sadik inquired."Actually not, we are having Mathematics and we hate the subject" Fatima replied."Oh I can't believe that an intelligent girl you hate Mathematics" Sadik Joked."Actually, I do like Mathematics but I hate the teacher who teaches the subject. And it looks like he hates me too" Fatima replied."Is that so? But why on the earth will he hate such a friendly person like?" Sadik asked."Friendly? I think you are the first person to say that I am" Fatima responded."Oh then I must have a special ability to discover how friendly and amazing you are. You are just like a diamond, so special and also very rare to come across one. "Sadik complimented."Oh really?" Fatima laughed."Do you think you know me that well?" Fatima asked."Yes of course I do. In fact, I can even write a book about you" said Sadik."Oh really? If you write a book about me, what will you say about me in the book?" Fatima wanted to know."I will say you are the most beautiful, intelligent and amicable girl in the world" Sadik praised. When Sadik said that, Fatima's two friends stood up."Let's get out of here Hafsat before our heads explode, I'm done listening to these bunch of lies" Maryam said and they walked out of the discussion room and Fatima laughed at them."Do you know what?" Sadik asked."Not until you tell" she replied."I've never been so worried in my life like I was for the past 2 weeks when I lost contact with you. I was so worried that something bad has happened to you" Sadik complained."Thank you for your concern. Actually, I was sick that's why I couldn't resume on time" answered Fatima."Oh what kind of sickness troubled you?" Sadik asked."That's something I'm not supposed to disclose to you, is my secret" Fatima responded."But I hope you are okay now?" Sadik requested."Yes I am much better now, let me meet my friends before they start saying funny things about us" said Fatima and she stood up."See you later Sadik" she added trying to walk her way out of the discussion room.

Whenb she got close to the door, Sadik called her name and she stopped walking immediately and turned looking at him."I miss you so much" Sadik said. She smiled and walked out of the discussion room.

In the evening, Sadik went for JETs club meeting, and their patron was absent. James was appointed the new President of the club. Mary was the secretary of the club who writes down everything discussed in every meeting. The officials of the JET club usually sit on the high table in front of the lab. James, Mary and other officials of the club were sitting in the high table. While Sadik, Serah and Fatima were sitting among other members of the club. While the meeting was taking place, Mary walked out to ease herself. She forgot her diary in the file of the club. One of the officials who was in the same class with Mary was going through the file when he saw her diary. He opened the diary and it took him to the last page she had written. He immediately took the diary and gave it to James and he started reading out the diary loudly to everyone's hearing.

Is been six months since he

Came here. I couldn't believe he

Was the one at first. It was like I

Was lost in my own dream. I

Couldn't believe it was actually

James Mathew Nuam, the boy I

Love since my childhood. I love James.

When he finished reading it, everyone was surprised to find out that Mary actually loved James. She was standing by the door embarrassed and confused not knowing what to do."If you were beautiful and intelligent as Fatima, and perhaps little bit slimmer, I would have loved you" James laughed. Mary quickly ran away from the lab with her hands on the face.

Fatima stood up and ran after her, she met her on her way to the hostel crying."Please stop wasting your tears for that jerk" Fatima tried to pacify her but Mary could not stop crying. She followed her to room. When they got to the room, she sent the two of her roommates who happened to be junior students outside."Stop crying Mary and look at me" Fatima said."You are making yourself too cheap for people like James who don't even deserve someone like you to look down on you. By all means, you have to make him regret what he did to you. Let him know that you are not the cheap girl he thinks you are" Fatima encouraged and Mary wiped her face and looked at Fatima."And what makes a girl to classy is for her to have an ability to hide feelings despite the fact that she dying for it inside. The ability to pretend you don't like it even though in the real world is what you are desperately wishing for, the ability to make him beg for it even though you are the one who badly wants it" Fatima explained."I don't think I can be that kind of a woman" Mary cried."Of course you are, everyone has a chance of being a classy lady except if she wish for herself to the cheap type" Fatima reply."You are beautiful just the way you are, you just have to be confident about that" Fatima added."Thank you so much Fatima" Mary said while she hugged Fatima.

Sarah was behind the door listening to all their conversations. Even though she doesn't like Fatima, she was impressed by what she did. When Fatima tried to open the door and go out, Sarah pretended she was just coming. She entered the room and met Mary immediately Fatima left. Sarah tried to Pacify Mary too. She told her that everyone was angry with him in the lab because of what he did."Is okay, it was my fault. I've made myself so cheap that's why. But I swear I will make him regret what he did to me" Mary vowed.