Chapter 7

The students who were also in the class room when Mary approached Dean went ahead and spread the news like wild fire.

Further solidifying the rumor that Mary and Dean are dating.

Mary walked back to her classroom after her confrontation with Dean and brought out the snacks she brought from home, for herself and Angela.

She handed Angela a bottle of nutri-milk, a sachet of pure bliss biscuit, wafers, a chocolate bar and two packs of cheese balls.

"Thanks" Angela smiled and sat on the table.

"So what was that all about?" Angela asked while munching her wafers.

"What was that?" Mary arched an eyebrow

"I mean what made you confront Dean and what was that look stuff?" She said with a sly smirk on her lips.

"What look stuff?"

"The look you and Dean were sharing when he held your hand, now that I think about it, it looked like a scene from a zee world movie. You know when the girl is angry and then the guy holds her hand, then they get lost in each others eyes and finally kiss!" She laughed while happily pouncing on the desk.

Mary stared at her with evident distate on her face. The look was not directed at Angela but at what she said. Mary hated Deans guts and the thought of kissing him made her stomach chun.

"Eww, Me? Get lost in that fools eyes? God forbid! Tufiakwa!" She exclaimed.

Angela just laughed at her reaction. They kept chatting mostly about Mary's previous school and gossip about the latest happenings in school.

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Break time was finally over, and it's time for the next period. Miss Ruth walked into the commercial class with her head held high. She is a 23 years old lady that recently got accepted into the school as a teacher, she teaches commerce, she loves handsome guys and doesn't care if they were students or teachers like herself. Her legs are always wide open for whomever she grows a liking to.

It is a well known fact that she doesn't like female students that are prettier than her and tends to be a bitch to them.

She is a very short and plumb lady with fat cheeks and big brown eyes, she has a small nose and thin black lips.

The students all stand on their feet, the serious ones smiling widely, happy to learn something, the unserious ones were either grumbling, frowning or making fun of her appearance.

"See her nose like short knicker.." Kefas a dark skinned guy behind Mary said. He is a serious student but was playful at times.

"When will this woman buy new shoe nah" Kefas's seat mate said

"It's true oo, since she came to this school she has been wearing that shoe everyday" Kefas said and they started laughing

"Who is laughing?" Mrs Ruth shouted.

The whole class kept quiet.

"You haven't even greeted me yet and you are already up to mischief, you will all remain standing till someone points out the person that Was laughing" she glared at them all and walked to the board with a maker in hand.

"That her shoe is everlasting" Kefas said and half the class burst out in laughter Mary included.

Miss Ruth turned around and scanned their faces. "You there *she points at Angela* why were you all laughing?" Angela started fidgeting.

"Ma...I w..was...n..n..not laughing" she stuttered

"Then who was laughing?" This time around she directed the question to the whole class, but they still remained silent.

"So you don't want to talk right?.....suit yourselves then" She turned back around and wrote the topic,date and lesson objectives.

"Who has an idea of what a sole trader is?" She asked

A few students raised up their hands. Miss Ruth looked at them and ignored them choosing to point out those that don't know the answers.

She is one of those teachers that doesn't allow the "smart ones" to answer questions in her class.

"Out of twenty five students only three people know what a sole trader is?" She angrily yelled.

"What's the essence of giving you guys scheme of work if you won't read ahead, ehn?"

"Oya you *she points at Kefas* What is a sole trader?"

He starts scratching his neck, wreching his brain.

"A sole trader is...uhm....a sole trader is a person who runs his own business?" He said unsure of the answer himself.

"That great!" She says making Kefas to smile.

"If you were still in primary school" Miss Ruth added making his smile to vanish and laughter to erupt in the whole class.

"What's funny? You are all shinning your teeth when you can't even attempt to answer, idiots." She hissed and points to Mary.

"You, What is a Sole trader?" She asks with a glare.

"What's with the look" Mary muttered under her breath.

"I'm waiting" Miss Ruth impatiently said while tapping her foot

"A sole trader is a person who is the exclusive owner of a business, entitled to keep all profits after tax has been paid but liable for all losses" Mary answered

"If you knew the answer why didn't you raise your hand when I first asked?" Miss Ruth asked with a deep frown

"I did raise my hand ma" Mary replied

"Are you saying I don't know what I saw? Remain standing, the rest of you sit down" She yelled and turned back to the board.

Mary glared at her head imagining she has laser eyes that can just pierce through it.

Miss ruth started teaching asking questions every once in a whike and directing them at Mary who answered them all correctly.

Mary was feeling very thankful to her mother for seizing her phone last night and forcing her to read. If nit fir that she Would have made a fool of herself today.

"Mention three disadvantages of a sole trader" Mary answered but gave only two.

"I said three not two"

"I only know two ma" Mary replied

"So in your exam if you were asked to write three you'll write two and then write I don't know for the third one abi?, read you'll not read, the only thing you know how to do is snoop around. Nonsense!" Miss ruth angrily said with a glare directed at Mary.

Mary was beyond pissed at that point, she had no idea why Miss Ruth Was acting like a bitch and directing her anger at her when she didn't do anything wrong.

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It was closing time and Mary was on her way downstairs when Dean blocked her path. She looked at him and sighed, she was not in the mood to deal with his childish banter.

"What is it?" She asked

"Oh it's nothing" He smiled

"Then why are you blocking my path?" She asked

"A little birdie told me someone got humiliated in class today....how was it? Did you enjoy being insulted in front of the whole class?" He smirked.

Her frown deepened and realisation dawned on her.

She pointed at him "it was you! You made your stupid sugar mummy insult me!" She accusingly shouted.

"At least you are smart, you tried to slap me in the face Mary but you didn't succeed, so I played my cards right and got Miss Ruth to slap your ego" he said with a huge smile

"You'll regret this, and that bitch too" she screamed and pushed him out of the way.

She angrily stomped to the school gate and stood there waiting for her driver to arrive.

She looked at her wrist watch and looked around, trying to see her car when someone poured cold water on her.

She looked at the wet patch on her shirt down to her skirt and felt the cold slowly seeping to her very bones.

She heard giggling sounds and looked up to see Diane and Dorathy holding pure water nylons.

"What the fuck is this?" She screamed

Diane walked up to her with a fake panicked face. "I'm so sorry, the water slipped"

Mary glared at her and dorathy.

"I'm sure it did" she replied and walked to her car that just arrived.

She got into the car and looked back at the giggling girls.

"Laugh all you want bitches, you poured cold water on me in front of a few students, but I'll do something far worst to you all in front of the whole school" she muttered