Chapter 2 Hall drama

Hall Drama

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The loud sounds of complaints alarmed my ear as I diverted my attention to the hall gates.

   My set girls stood there with the school sergeant blocking their path.

   I can already interpret whatever is happening by watching the scene.

    They came to assembly late and are not allowed to enter without a punishment' that's just the short summary.

     "We had to boil water in the heater to bath because there was no hot water" Khloe complained.

     "How'd juwairiya get here then?" Principal james interjected their excuses.

    Goshh.. why do I have to be dragged into this.

   "I bath with cold water sir" I politely answered the principal.

  "The school rules must be followed and you students must be flogged on the stage before being allowed to join us for this assembly"Principal janes majestically spoke.

       "Well...I'd rather not attend the assembly then" Mariyah said before she passed me one dirty look before hissing and put two hands on her waist while her body guards supported her.

    "Yes we did rather leave" Hamida, the head if the body guards chimed in.

   "Yes" the other followers supported.

  "Sergeant! Close the gates" Principal James exclaimed.

    The school Sergeant obediently lock the hall gates as instructed by the principal.

  "You students should work to the hall stage!" Principal James thundered.

  Principal James always looks scary whenever he's angry.

    His light skin now red like tomato sauce under the brightly lit up lights.

    His bulgy eyes are now even more bulgier like they want to pop out as he glared at the group of girls scaredy walking up the stage.

      The students usually gossip about his nationality of being a non-Nigerian.

  I can remember Ester saying that he has some relationship with the U.S.

   He might be half cast , for what i do not know.

   My set girls calmly walked on the stage as ordered.

  I thought they'll act strong headed.

I should have watched more drama then.

   Sergeant Mary climbed up the stage with her thick bamboo cane firmly holded by her right hand.

     "Sir" Sergeant Mary greeted.

   "Give them all three lashes" Principal James ordered as he scrunched his black lashes together in clear annoyance.

  This man is a mystery to be unfolded.

  I would have mistaken him to be Albino instead of half cast but his accent sounds like a typical igbo man.

    The looks differ although, He has black lashes and brows, with a bright blue eyes and pink full lips.

   He looks too young to be a principal.

  He looks like someone in his early 30's.

   I wonder who even hires him as a principal at this age.

  The sergeant raised the cane and lashed it on Mariyah as she whimpered in pain on her first lash.

    Her brown skin is now slightly red as the cane landed on her skin mistakenly instead of her palm.

   Mariyah

Mariyah

    Mariyah.... She is one of the many troubles I have been having in garden heights.

    I won't lie Mariyah is a fine girl.

  She has a brown skin, a perfectly sculptured eyes , pouty lips , full brows and a slightly chubby body type.

   "Please move, you're wasting my time" Khloe said as she stood in-front of Sergeant Mary while forwarding her palm towards her.

   Sergeant Mary gave Khloe her lashes as Khloe kept a straight face acting like a stone.

   Sergeant Mary turned to Ester after Khloe and as she raised the cane, we all heard a loud booming deep voice.

  "Wait!" We all turned to the source of the voice.

  To the guy who is now the center of attention in the hall, and there he comes.

  The only student who dares to interject with Principal James's order or any school staff.

   My Prince Charming.

   Kareem walked to the stage and stood near Ester.

   "I will collect her lashes" Kareem said as he dragged Ester behind him and extended his palm towards the Sergeant.

  I would have sworn my heart just jumped out of my chest at the sight.

   Sometimes i think am taking things a bit too far.

  Like... this is Kareem, Kareem who is dating Ester... Kareem whom I have been secretly crushing on for six years.

    "Okay, I see what's happening here" Principal James chimed in cheekily.

  "Sergeant give him ten lashes" Principal James ordered.

  Sergeant Mary gave Kareem ten lashes as he chested the lashes not even showing a single strand of emotion.

  "Chesto chesto chesto" The students cheered him up.

   I watched the scene with a bitter heart.

  Kareem holds Ester's hand as they came down the stage together as he sat her down on her seat and went back to his.

     My other set girls got their lashes as well as they managed to stifled the tears threatening to fall off their eyes.

   "Hey" Ester smiled at me as she awkwardly waves.

  "Yes" I neutrally replied her.

   "Kareem is so sweet" she chimed in dreamingly as she grins from ear to ear.

  " I know right" I replied her as I glanced at the brown skin tall boy sitting down.

   Kareem has always been the quiet one amongst all the others, except for Hud.

    Kareem is quiet, smart and stubborn.

  He is just a mixture of mint and sugar.

   Kareem is smart but not as smart as Hud.

   Everyone knows that had it been Hud was not sick during the competition he would have been the one to participate instead of Kareem.

     Hud is that type of quiet boy.. people call him an introvert because he never communicates , well even if he does, just to some few people.

   Hud is every girl's dream, but because they know he won't even spare them a glance they all turned to Kareem.

   Kareem had those dip dimples.

  Those ones you'd wish to dip your finger in.

   They are so deep that they appear even when he talks.

   And his eyebrows... he has a natural small cut across one of his eyebrows, which made him look even more.... Good looking.

    The last person left on the stage is Jasmine.

   'Please she should collect her lashes so we can go and eat breakfast, it's ten already' I internally thought to myself as I glanced at my Rolex brown wrist watch.

   All eyes were now on stage as they looked at Jasmine who's still scared of passing her hand.

   Sergeant Mary was tired of waiting so she extended her hand and dragged Jasmine's Palm forward as she landed one lash in her.

   The next thing we saw was Jasmine in the stage floor.

Fainted.

   The school Nurse immediately rushed on to carry her .

   She was taking her out of the hall to the school clinic when I saw Jasmine opened one of her eyes as she winked at Mariyah and immediately went back to her fake fainting .

   The assembly ended lucky for me , as Ester and I walked with the other girls to the dining hall.

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