"Mia wants to steal books?" Mackenzie
bellowed.
Mia was quick to defending herself " It's not
actual stealing!" She shouted, then lowered
her voice. "Logically, it's stealing to borrow
since I'll be returning the books later"
She was justifying her proposed motion.
Stealing is stealing!
"Well, I don't want to go with you. It's none
of my business." I squeezed a corner of my
face.
"Yes, you are." she said with utmost
confidence to my surprise.
"Ah, why don't you come walk my legs to go
steal books with you. The effontery!" I held
my upper waist and scoffed.
She was simply unbelievable!
I stirred on the bed shut my eyes closed.
Mia who was still sitting beside me in the
bed dragged me and started ratting my ears
out.
"Arrrrgh!" I groaned. "Mia please go with
Mackenzie, she is more reliable. She saved
us from getting caught with her powers" I
pleaded.
I don't know why she wanted to go with me
when Mackenzie and senior Eira who was
obviously better options were there.
I guess she's planning on selling me out to
slavery on the way, I don't trust her sudden
request of wanting to go to the library with me.
"Mia, you guys might get caught. I don't
think it is safe to risk it all because of a
Book." senior Eira advised.
Mia looked over at her then ignored her words as if they were never there. I have noticed she had been avoiding conversations where senior Eira was involved.
We would be talking and senior Eira chirps in
then Mia was sure to keep quiet and just
listen.
I knew it was because she doesn't like the
senior, not after dragging her hair like that
before.
"Medusa, let's not waste more time and just go." she faced me with determination in her
voice and face. That was the scariest part, the confidence she had that I was going to go
with her.
"Mia, what do you want with Medusa?" Mackenzie stressed.
"She wants a partner in crime" I chirped in. "
When it was her turn to be nice, she wasn't.
Now, she needs my help. I won't be nice
either."
Mia's next words melted my heart. It was
my first time to hear such from her. Her
voice became shaky and her face got
softened and the pleading look in her eyes
made me forget all the annoying things she
had done before and I instantaneously got
this urge to go with her.
"Medusa, please." she begged.
Oh my, Mia begged. Mia begged for my help. I felt like the most important person in the
world. I mean, I know I'm amazing but
didn't know it was to this extent and that the girls wanted me around this much.
I'm super cool, I tell you!
Feeling fly, I pouted my lips and rolled my
eyes " Just one or two books and we leave
okay?" I said like a mother instructing her
erring child.
Mias vital nods shook the butterflies in my
tummy. Oh this Mia..! I laughed inwardly.
"Okay, let's go" I said and crossed my hand
across her shoulders.
"Good, you guys go, and when you get
caught, don't come running to Mackenzie"
Mackenzie said sarcastically.
"I have the brains, Medusa has the...she
has." Finding no words to complete her
claims of whatever quality she wanted to
say I have, she continued. " Anyway,
wisdom is greater than power" she finished.
"Yes! Go girl" I shrieked.
Mackenzie shook her head. " I'm not sad for
you Medusa, you have the personality of a
chameleon. You know how to change
colors don't you? First, Mia was the bad
friend now she's... Go girl." she mimicked
my voice saying the last words I said most
annoyingly. "Anyway, happy getting caught
girls." she finished sarcastically.
"Sarcasm should be your first name" I
squeezed my face and eyed her. I can
choose Whomever I want as a bestie. Right
now, it was Mia who respected me and
begged me...Oh, she begged me. She was
my bestie now!
"Good luck "I heard senior Eira's meek
voice. "Going after challenges without
fretting is one of the top thing you should
learn in this school. The second is knowing
who to trust. The classes are just bull." she
finished.
Something told me her words weren't just
advice, they held a hint of warning.
I nodded while Mia continued to ignore her.
If Mia likes it or not, senior Eira was a
person who was more experienced than us.
We would be needing her and it was good
to have someone like her around. We needed to start making alibis, they should be people stronger, well-informed, and more important than us.
Not just to protect us from whatever secret
the school has, but also from the clutches
of bullies.
Bullies? Oh, we still owed those bullies debt and I felt like sooner or later, they would catch up with us.
Slowly, we opened the door and Mia looked
around before we stepped out. There was
no one in the corridor.
"Let's go" she motioned to me and we
walked out.
We walked out of the corridor and were
Outside the hostel building. Thankfully,
there was no CCTV cameras in the school
so we were able to walk freely without
hiding.
The school compound unlike its usual self
was silent and calm. Only the chirping of
birds could be vividly heard.
" Ahhh..." I stretched my hand in the empty
space and allow my nose to draw in air.
The sunlight shone its ray on my face and I
felt magical. "Fresh air" I whispered as we
continued walking.
Mia nodded approvingly, supporting my
motion before she said boastfully. " You are
enjoying this fresh air all because of me"
she smiled.
I saw her average plump face shine with
delight and she suddenly grew prettier. I
never knew Mia was this pretty.
I went closer to her and place my hand on
her shoulder again. But alas! She slapped
my hand off of her shoulders.
"What are you doing?!" I cried out as I
fondled my hand where she slapped.
She stopped in her tracks and turned to me,
hands akimbo. " Why do you think I insisted
you come with me?" she asked.
What sort of question was that?... I rolled
my eyes "Because l am the only one you
are more closer to and the only one you
knew would go with you in the end."
"Oh, Medusa" she shrugged before slightly
tapping her forehead with her palm. " I did
that because I wanted to save you" she let
out confidently.
Arrghh.. To hell with Mia and this her so
confident attitude. I knew what she was
doing. She used tactfulness to deceive me
into following her and when I did, she
changed and showed her real color.
Oh, you bitch! I wanted to roar.
"Save me?" I raised a brow.
"Of course yeah, to save your loud mouth"
she became serious.
Her seriousness got me, it caught my
attention. I didn't know Mia to be so serious
and acting scary as she was. Mia was a
timid mama's girl, that's the Mia I knew. Why
was everyone acting strange and so not
themselves these days?
If she was saving me, it had to be from something or someone so I had to ask.
"Save me? But from what?"
"From getting yourself in trouble "
"With who?" now I was starting to get
scared.
She threw her hands up. "Mackenzie!
You've been saying all sorts of suspicious
things about her. If you were suspecting her
of something, you shouldn't attack the
suspect directly without evidence. First, you
find out what is fishy then act after planning " she lectured.
I thought the dean was the only one that
knew how to make people more confused
in his bid to enlighten them. Now, Mia just
seconded that.
"Why would you want to save me from
Mackenzie, Mia are you okay?" I moved
forward to feel her temperature. Perhaps,
she caught a fever owing to all the stress
we've lately been through.
Again, she slapped my hand away. " I'm fine
Medusa, why do you think I asked you to
follow me out? I wanted to speak with you
privately?I don't necessarily need the book
and I am against the idea of stealing but I
needed to talk to you. I've been quiet and
observing but I'm not a fool. " she finished.
"Quiet and observing what?" I was still
clueless.
"Mackenzie getting hold of her powers s
quick and acting so weird I feel like there's
something fishy about her."
What in the world? Was she insinuating
Mackenzie was a bad person?
"I have my doubts but that doesn't mean
she is a bad person or a villain.'" I blurted.
Mia was preposterous in her decisions.
Mackenzie is not the bad guy.
"I know, I know. I'm not saying she's bad.
I'm saying if any of those doubts were true,
you would be making her wary of you and when she knows you suspect her, she might go after you. And even hide her powers or
something. Now, we have to act like we
know nothing to catch her red-handed" I heard her say.
Again, what?
"It is not up to that Mia, Mackenzie is not like
that."
Now, she was the one who crossed her hand round my shoulder. " I know Mackenzie is not bad dear Medusa. She is my friend too. I'm just saying watch who you suspect and who you accuse. Those mouth and small brains of yours could get you in trouble."
Now I knew what she was doing, she
wanted to act like the clever one and make
me look stupid. Mia is so self centered...
I thought now slapping her hand off too.