Chap 10

Mrs McClain, Fred, Zara, Ann, Zimba and Mom.

"Mom! she's awake now!" Fred announced.

"owwwu, daddy's little girl... are you ok now?"Mom asked stroking my hair.

I nodded with a weak smile.

"Baby are you ok? no pain right?" mom asked placing a kiss on my forehead.

"No, I'm perfectly fine!" I said unsure of what I said, until I had a sharp pain on my head.

"ma don't worry she'd be fine, just give her this prescribed drugs." the physician said.

"thanks alot! Zimba drive her to the hospital!" mom ordered.

"Ok, let's go!" Zimba says to the physician.

Zimba and the physician left.

Mom and Mrs McClain left also.

"you should learn to take care of yourself" Fred teased.

"yeah. he's right!" Ann said with a wink.

"mtcheww! lemme!" i childishly cooed.

"mtcheww! you'll be my girlfriend very soon! if only you'd let me do this!" he scoffed with the wet white cloth on his hands.

"urghh... where's my phone?" I asked trying to change the topic.

TO BE HONEST! I WAS DAMN EXCITED WHEN FRED MADE THAT SENTENCE!

"Her temperature is getting a little cooler" Fred said his hand on my neck.

"I'm fine!"

"but you have to take drugs!" mom piped in outta nowhere.

Mom was so annoying. if only I could just scream at her right now, but hell No! we weren't at home. and I just wanted to be the angel I was in the eyes of Fred, Zara and Mrs McClain.

"yeah! take it dearie" Mrs McClain chirped, blowing me the most friendly kiss I had ever received.

"So you'd be coming over for dinner after Zikora's performance at Ohio, right?" Mom asked staying at Mrs. McClain.

"Yes! Yes! Yes! Sure!" Zara shouted, jumping up and down.

"Zara! the question wasn't for you! learn to stay off conversations that aren't meant for you!" Fred yelled, sending eye daggers at her.

"Oh! whoah! don't kill me, moron!" she snapped rolling her eyes.

"hey, I'll smack...."

"Heh! Fred, she's your sister!" Mrs McClain interrupted.

"but Mom... "

"Don't Mom me!"

"urghh... urghh...." he growled.

"Ta la la la" Zara mocked.

"Zara!" Mrs McClain screamed, pulling her ears.

"Sorry! Sorry! I'm sorry! let go!" Zara yelped.

"Enough Mrs, McClain.... you're hurting her!" mom cautioned, laughing hard.

"Zizi's mom! I think I'd be leaving" Ann said, poised to leave.

"bye darling, extend my greetings to Mrs Katherine" Mom said, giving her a kiss on the forehead.

"bye, Zizi's Mom!" Ann said,descending down the stairs.

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DAY 2 COUNTDOWN TO PERFORMING AT OHIO.

"Fred, please! please!" I begged, following him every tro and fro.

"Zikora,no I don't want to go to Ohio with you and besides Bernard is your boyfriend...I am not!" he said walking tro and fro on the corridor memorizing only what God knows is written in that piece of paper.

"Fred why if I get sick?"

"Zimba is there, same with Ann, and please I need to read"

"Fred! its a private jet, you wouldn't book a flight!"

"I know, but I really don't want to go to Ohio" he yelled banging his hands on the wall.

"you're hurting yourself! OK! listen! I'll tell you're mom and she'll let us go."

"No! just let me be... excuse me!" he says angrily pushing me to the floor.

WAIT!

DID HE JUST PUSH ME DOWN TO THE FLOOR!

I promise he's gonna regret this! I hate him for this! I stood up dusting my lap length plain flare green skirt when a white handkerchief was held to my face.

"I'm not taking it Fred! I hate you for this!" I blurted almost breaking down.

"I'm..... not Fred..... I'm Bernard!" he said, his voice a little shaky.

"Bernard Just leave me alone! don't you get it! LEAVE ME ALONE!" I screamed walking pass him storming into the class in tears.

I went to my desk, took my bag and FIAM! I was out of the class. I went into empty gym class...I sat down by the corner where I knew I wouldn't be seen as tears trickled down to my cheeks.

WAIT! FRED PUSHED ME! LIKE SERIOUSLY?

I was becoming too sakky towards my classmates that was why the idiot, Fred had the guts to push the daughter of a celebrity, MISS ZIKORA WILLS to the floor. And he doesn't even seems to care...HE. JUST. DOESN'T. CARE..!

And Why do I even care about him? why am I thinking of him? He Isn't worth my love, care and thought. and its been five minutes I've been in this gym.. but no one cares... absolutely no one!

"Hey!" I heard a voice greet, slapping me gently at the back.

"what?" I asked wiping my tears.

"what are you doing here?"

"Ann please leave me...I ain't in the mood!" I cried.

"why?" she asked, taking a sit next to, me her arms around my neck.

I looked at her, maybe because I was irritated or I just wanted to show off my crying face. I stared into her eyes... she looked so so innocent... she really knew nothing about love..

WAIT! DID I SAY LOVE?

"You've Missed about two classes and you're here! now tell me why the heck are you crying?" she asked, wiping the fresh tears running down to my cheeks.

"I'm not crying, I wanna be alone!"

"but..."

"Ann... lemme!"

"Ok, I'm sorry... seems you don't need ya bestie! I'll leave!" she said leaving the gym.

ANN'S POV.

I was really worried on what was eating her up. I mean she was cheeky this morning and all of a sudden.... Wait a sec!

is Fred behind her tears?

If he is,I wouldn't spare him..I marched into the class and went on top of a stool ready to speak..

"Now listen up guys! if I find out that any one of you is, or are behind Zikora's tears this afternoon..I wouldn't spare that person! she missed two classes and now she's in the school gym crying out her eyes!" I spoke my gaze on Fred who all the while was staring, his face expressionless.

"I'd go see her!" Bernard said, accompanied with some boys.