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Title: Cruel Love đđ
Subtitle: Complicated Love{it hurtsđ°}
Written by Temitope Atilola (Tstar)
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High school/college storyEpisode 5
âMarcelloâs POVâ
The day went so well and I enjoyed every bit of it. I played basketball and it was all fun. I had the heights so basketball was it for me. I mean, itâs either basketball or tennis so I just went with basketball. All I could think of was a cold shower and a nice meal.
âMarcelâ my younger sister called.
She is the one who calls me that.
âIâm in no mood for your shenanigansâ I replied tired.
âno brother, I just have something to tell you. I know you would like itâ
âshootâ
âyou know Amelia right?â she said.
âWhat about her?â I asked furrowing my brows.
âwell, she is having her birthday party tomorrowâ she said in jubilation.
âoh wow, thatâs nice. Happy birthday to her. I wish her successâ I said happily.
She then looked at me with a pleading eye as if she had a favor to ask. She normally makes this puppy face whenever she wants to request for something.
âwhat is itâ I asked.
âI want you to follow me !â she requested loudly and I opened my eye wide. No way, am I doing this. (Written by Tstar â¨)
âNope nope nopeâ I answered in total disagreement.
âyes yes yesâ she said rushing her words. âyes, you are following me!â she screamed.
ânoooo, I am not. You canât force me to do what I donât want to doâ I replied calmly.
âreally?… then you leave me with no choiceâ she said as she took her phone.
âwhat are you trying to do?â I asked her. I know my sister, I hope she is not about to do something naughty.
âYou know already so quit the pretenceâ she said firmly
âOkay, I will follow youâ I finally agreed against my will. What a miracle working sister making me do things against my own will.
âyes!.. thatâs my Marcel. I love you so much broâ she said hugging me
How pissed I am right now but I just let her do her thing. I am not happy and she is, what an irony. Now, I have to plan for a party that doesnât concern me out of the blues. Thatâs cruel of Mitchell. I looked at her and all I could see was a look of content.
âYou could also come with your girlfriend younnoâ she chipped in.
âI didnât tell you I have any girlfriend or did you find one for meâ I replied nonchalantly.
âwhat about Linda?â she mentioned. I had already told her about my friends and how beautiful Linda was.
âLinda is not my girlfriend, she is just my friendâ I explained.
âYa ya, itâs fine but you could bring her to so you wouldnât be boredâ she said.
â bored?â I asked rhetorically âif you know you wouldnât stick around why take me with you to be bored then?ââas my brother, you are there to protect me so definitely you must be there. I only feel you could bring your girlfriend along so you wouldnât be booooredâ
âwow, ainât nothing I am not gonna see with my sister.â I thought
but thatâs not a had idea. I could bring Linda although she is not my girlfriend but she is my friend. She might not mind. The best way to know is to call her. I would do that when I get home. The sudden stop of the car made me aware that we were home already. What a day. We both alighted from the car, dragging out feet to the house. Mummy wasnât home neither was dad home so we both went to our separate rooms to freshen up. Mitchell made us some macaroni and cheese which we ate to satisfaction. I cleared the dishes and washed the plates. I retired to my room. I took out my phone to call Linda as Mitchell had advised me to come with someone. The only lady I could think of was Linda.
*Phone rings đ*
She picked on the second ring. I was quite surprised because it was as if she was waiting for my call.
âHi Lindaâ
âMarcello hi, whatâs upâ she responded on the phone call.
âI hope youâre good?â I asked.
âyea, I am. Why did you call?â she asked.
âoh yeah right. Erm, actually, my sister is going to her friendâs party tomorrow and I will be in attendance too so I was hoping if you could tag along as a friend?â I explained hoping she would agree.
âOh reallyâŚâ she said excitedly âyes, I would. Why not? Remember we are friends. Anything for my friend. I am definitely attendingâ she agreed happily.
So nice, I didnât think she would be this happy. So lovely to have a friend like Linda. She is such a wonderful spirit. She said anything for her friend. I am so lucky to have a good friend.
âthatâs cool then, we would come pick you up at your house tomorrow okay?.â
âYepâ
â oops I donât know the time yet, I would just text you â I said to her
â okay then, thatâs fine by meâ
â okay, thank you Linda. Have a good night â I said in delight.
â Thank you and you tooâ she said and I hung up.
Thatâs really good. So party it is tomorrow. I said in my mind. I jumped on my bed and took a long nap.
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âHenryâs POVâThe closing bell rang and that signaled the end of the day. Everyone went to their separate cars. We were all tired. I packed my bags and my driver was already waiting for me. I entered and the car engine was ignited and the car started moving. The gate opened automatically and he drove in. I alighted and went straight to the house. I met mom in the living room and I greeted her.
âhi mom â
âhello son, how was school today?â She asked. âyou look quite tiredâ she chipped in.
âSchool was fine mom and yes, I am definitely tired. Today was sports day so the activities took all of my strengthâ I explained to my mom.
âOkay, alright. Food is ready. I will microwave your food as go freshen up â she said.
âokay mom. You are the best â I praised her as I run to my room and I heard her laugh.
I got to my room and freshen up quickly because I was famished. I ran to the dining table and my mom was done setting the food. It was chicken and waffles. I sat down and savor my food.
I thanked my mom for a meal well prepared and I went to do my dishes. I arranged the dishes at the appropriate place and went back to mum.
âMumâ I called
âI might be having my friend come around tomorrowâ I told her as I sat on the couch.
âwhich of your friends?â she asked.
âLindaâ
âLinda?. Oh thatâs fine. She is welcome anytimeâ
â thank you mumâ I appreciated grinning loudly.
âare you fine?â She asked looking at me weirdly.
âyes mum, I am absolutely fineâ I replied with a chuckle.
âif you say soâ she replied.
To be continued.Title: Cruel Love đđ
Subtitle: Complicated Love{it hurtsđ°}
Written by Temitope Atilola (Tstar)
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High school/college storyEpisode 4
âHenry Richardsonâs POVâExactly, 10:00 am, the bell rang. It was the beginning of sport activities for the day. The teacher that was in the class rounded up immediately and I didnât do otherwise too. I am very excited as it is my first time experiencing a day like this in the school. It is obviously not only me because most of the old students are as excited as well. I donât know how these activities takes place in this school so I just asked Marcello.
âBuddyâ I called.
â I guess you do not know how things are done here rightâ He asked as if he had just read my mind.
â Yeah, I was about asking thatâ I told him plainly.
âthe thing isâŚ..â
âHey palsâ Linda greeted
âyo gal, how are you?â
â fine, itâs time for sports. How will it go?â she asked Marcello.
â thatâs what I was about explaining. The thing is, we are not in the same group with you two â Marcello said and we nodded. â So, today is the beginning of sport activities in our school for this session so all students are gonna assemble in the sports hall so when we get there we would know our group leader and how things will be done. You all would choose the sport you wanna participate in and it will be a competition. Trust me, it would be fun guysâ Marcello expatiated interestingly.
â So let s go guysâ he said and we followed him .
Sports Assembly Hall**
I entered the sports assembly hall and it looked so beautiful and magnificent. It had sufficient chairs for the students and even more. Itâs a big hall. It has a podium where a beautiful wooden lectern was placed. There were beautiful chairs on the podium too with modern tables. We all took our sit side by side after I had finished admiring the building.
âItâs beautiful â Linda commended. She was sitting in the middle between Marcello and Iâm
â yeah, it isâ I replied and be smiled approvingly.
The addresser mounted the podium to address us.
âGood morning sirâ we all echoed.
â good morning students! He greeted through the microphone.
â good morning sirâ we all chorused.
âfor the sake of the new the new students, my name is Mr Mathew and I am the sports director of the Shinning Stars College. Thatâs all for the introduction. So we have five different sport group and therefore there will be a competition toward the ending this term. The preparation of this competition starts today. I am sure everyone knows the group they belongs to by now. I will call the following names forward and they will be your leader. There will be representatives from each groups which will be chosen by your group leaders based on your performance as the competition continuesâ he explained.
âMr Evans for the red houseâ
â Miss Luciana for the yellow houseâ he mentioned.
Wow, lady ? Thatâs impressive.
He finished calling the names and after some minutes we were dismissed. We were led by miss Luciana to begin our practice. Miss Luciana listed the available sports to partake in. She said we could only partake in two activities and I preferred to partake in football and volleyball. I chose volleyball because Linda wanted to do volleyball too. Feels good right? It would be hectic though but they arranged it such that the time for practicing for a sport you are interested in would not collide with another one. I had to part with Linda after meeting with miss Luciana to go to the field.
â So who would be the captainâ a guy asked
â I wouldâ I volunteered
â Niceâ the same guy said (written by Tstar â¨)
âWe all support that ?â he asked and the rest of the about, about 15 of them agreed. His name was Jack and we all introduced ourselves. We were to start practicing immediately. We were paired into six. We warmed up with some exercises before we began training. After training, we started a match. It was fun because I loved football. I scored two goals and another guy in my team scored one. The overall match was 3 to 1. My group won. We were tired after the match. I dismissed everyone so I could go and rest to play volleyball since I was engaged in two sports. However, on my way to a tent, a guy named Fabrian from my group came to me. The one that scored one goal from my team.
â You think you are good right?â he asked and I furrowed my brows in confusion.
â What do you mean?â
â Just so you know, I am better than you are. I am going to be in the spotlight. Watch your back okay?â he said rhetorically and walked away.
â Whatâs that supposed to mean?. An empty threat I suppose because what could he possibly do. I waved it off as I went to rest under the tent.When it was time for volleyball practice, I went to meet Linda. She was energetic and beautiful even though she told me she had practiced for sprint numerous times today. No doubt, I like her. What! I like her? Isnât it too early for that. I just met her, how could I like her. I hardly like girls but Linda was different. She is young, vibrant and pretty. I learnt she was also from a wealthy family. She told us when we were together. She is an only child. Her mother, Mrs Rose Franklin, owns the biggest fashion brand in America called âThe-roseâ while her father, Mister Franklin is the owner of the second largest tech company in the world. She should be an overly spoilt brat but she is not.
âLindaâ I called and I looked at her with all likeness.
âYes, why is your face like thatâ She said amazed. Oh, was it that obvious. I only like her and nothing more. At least for now.
â would you come for lunch in my home tomorrow?â
I asked expecting a positive answer.
â wh.. what!! Lunch? I donât think I wouldâ she said without thinking twice
âI would like if you could just come Lindaâ I persuaded.
â Okay, I would want to come but it depends on my momâ she said.
â Do you want me to inform her?â I asked sincerely
â No, not yet. Donât worry, I would find a way to persuade herâ she said assuringly.
â Letâs go play volleyball my friendâ she said and I smiled.
We went to play but this time around it was a draw game. Funny right?…Here comes episode fourđ.
I canât wait to see what would happen next.
Stay tuned to #cruellovebytstarTitle: Cruel Love đđ
Subtitle: Complicated Love{it hurtsđ°}
Written by Temitope Atilola (Tstar)
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High school/college storyEpisode 3
Four days later
” Linda’s POV”
Today is Friday in the “Shinning Stars Academy” and it’s known to be the sports day. Everyone will be in their sport wears. I am in the yellow house because that’s the colour of my sports wears. Marcello told me that Fridays are usually the most interesting days in the shining stars academy. He told me it’s a day filled with lots of sporty activities so much that I would always look forward to it.
Marcello and I have become quite close. He is a very cool dude. Talking about Marcello, I look forward to seeing him. I took a likening in him since the very day I saw him. My eyes was automatically locked into his eyes that day and I couldn’t fathom that feelings. It was that magical. I had never felt attracted to a guy like that.
It felt as if I had known him for ages. I kinda felt drawn to him. I picked up my sport wears and wore it. The shorts fitted me perfectly. I am in yellow house but I don’t know if Marcello is in yellow house too. I am enthusiastic about today. I quickly got prepared and grabbed my school bag then I walked out of my room.
” Good morning mom”
” morning princess, go have your breakfast” she said.
I wanted to decline, I do not know the reason why though but on a second thought I just went straight to the dining to have breakfast. It was four slices of bread with fried egg and a cup of hot tea.
I ate quickly and cleared my dishes.” Mom, I wanna leave for school”
” Okay darling. Bye and my regards to your friends if you have any” mom said.
” Oh mom.. yes I do. They are guys though, they go by the name Marcello and Henry. They are my only two wonderful friends ” I announced happily.
” Wow, seems you are getting used to your school” mom commended.
” Yes mom” I nodded in approval.
” And your sport wears also looks good on you ” she complimented.
” Thanks mum, bye, I will be leaving now” I said my farewell.” Okay ,take good care of yourself in school and I hope you do have enough cash for lunch?” She said concerned.
” Yes, I have enough mom. Bye mom” I said hurrying out to avoid any further discussions with my mom. It’s not like I am running late or something but it’s just that I can’t wait to see my friends especially Marcello.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
~ Shinning Stars Academy~
I got off my limo and starts heading into the school. Everyone were on their sport wear which fitted them well too. It is evident that almost everyone is excited. I entered the class. Not many people had arrived and my friends were not exempted. I do not relate with people that much else I would have easily mingled with those around.
” Hi” A girl in my class came to me. I was quite surprised.
” Huh.. hi?”
” Your sport wear looks good on you ” she complimented and my face lit up.
” Wow! Thanks!” I appreciated all smiles.
” You are also in yellow group ,same as mine” she said and my gaze went on her dress. She is in yellow house too. ” We come first most of the times and second few times. It will be nice to see how energetic you are” she continued.” yea, sure” I said and smiled. I sighted Henry, a little disappointed that Marcello hadn’t arrived .
” Bye ” she said and left.
I went to my locker and kept my school bag. I went to my sit afterwards.
” Good morning” A not so thick but masculine voice greeted me. It was that of Henry.
” Morning. Hope your night was good⌔ I asked friendly. I turned to face him. Within the few days I had spent in this school. I have known Henry to be friendly, plain and caring. He acts weird sometimes which I do not know why but he is very friendly regardless.
” Oh .. wow . You are in the same house as mine” he said joyously.”” Yeah .. I am. I heard we win most of the time ” I replied.
” If that’s true then I hope we would continue winning together and moreso your outfit looks …”
” Marcello” I called happily as I sighted him.
” The smiling girl, how are you this morning? And you buddy ,hope you are good ? ”
“Yea, we are” We chorused.
” Oh that marvelous. And your sports wear looks beautiful on you” Marcello complimented and I blushed a little. I did try to conceal my blush tho.
My eyes quickly landed on his wears and was very disappointed in what I saw. He was in red house. I smacked him on his back to express my disappointment.” Ouch! That was painful ” He complained.
I hit him again .
” what could I have done this early morning Linda Franklin ” He questioned calling my full name for the first time.
” Thats because you are not in yellow house ” I shouted.
” But that’s not my fault.”
” whose fault is it then?” I questioned
” Oh no … I am never going to argue with a girl” Marcello expressed making a funny face and I laughed…” I hope you guys would stop being dramatic honestly ” Henry chipped in
” Don’t mind Linda. Come on buddy ,let’s leave for the assembly. It’s almost time” he said dragging Henry along with him.
” I am coming with youâŚ!” I yelled after them , tagging along hurriedly.
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đ¤đ¤Title: Cruel Loveđđ
Subtitle: Complicated Love{it hurtsđ°}
Written by Temitope Atilola (Tstar)
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High school/college story
Episode 2
“Marcello’s POV”
” Bye Jack” I said as soon as I and Mitchell alighted from the car.
” yea,.. bye” he replied.
” I will call you when you need to come drive us home” I told him.
” Okay, bye then” he replied and zoomed off.” Jack is a cool guy yunno” I said turning to face Mitchell only to realize she was gone. She must be so excited to see her friends after the long weeks of holiday. I checked my wristwatch. It was 7:30 am. Time for assembly . The timekeeper rang the bell for assembly immediately. Every students of the Shining Star Academy must be present . I was walking towards the assembly hall when I felt a tap on my back . I turned to look at the person who tapped me and it turned out to be a girl .She would be around my age but I have never met her before. She looked moderately beautiful too .
” u u. urg ..urm .sorry . Good morning” She stuttered while I looked at her intently ” please I just wanna know where the assembly hall is” She asked fidgeting a bit.
” Oh that? That’s where I am headed. We could just walk together if that’s okay by you”
“, Yeah, that sounds good ” She said all smiles .
” You have a beautiful smile yunno ” I complimented before I could even think about it. She just kept on smiling .’How lovely ‘ I thought.We kept on walking. It was not long before we reached the assembly hall. We were not the first neither were we the last to reach the hall. Students were trooping into the hall.
” So, this is the assembly hall” I told the girl
” Thank you but I am in the 11th grade, where am I supposed to stay?” She asked
” That means you are in my class” I said amazed
” wow!” She exclaimed
” you are in grade 11?”
” yea, just come” I said and she followed me .
” Here, go to the girls” I said to her
” Oh thank you” She said all smiles and went to line up .
‘What a grateful soul’ I thought.The assembly started. Everything was wonderful. We have some new faces including the girl I met earlier . Oops I didn’t even ask to know her name. Will do that later. We even have few new teachers. Everything went on smoothly . The school appointed proprietress addressed us and urged us to put on our best performance so that our school would remain at the top.
After the proprietress speech, we were dismissed to our various classes. I caught a glimpse of Mitchell very happy with her friends. As usual.
———————————–As soon as we all entered the class, miss Lucy came in and stood in front of the classroom .
” Good morning class” She greeted.
” Good morning ma’am” we echoed.
” Good… All the new comers should come forward while the rest of you can have your sits” She said as we all obeyed her instructions. The new comers came forward . The smiling girl was among then. ‘ The smiling girl?’ I thought and smirked. What a nice nickname. We have five new faces . That’s nice ..” Good. I am your class teacher for this new section and I am here to introduce this new students to this class . So I am miss Lucy and I would like you to introduce yourselves to the class” she said facing the new students.
” my name is Michael Gentry” The first student introduced.
” I go by the name Elon page” The second guy introduced.
” I am Celestine Peace .As you can see my surname is Peace so I want peace, I don’t want trouble” She said strictly and everyone bursted out laughing except miss Lucy who only smiled.” Then you should be a peacemaker” someone in the class said and everyone laughed again .
” quiet everyone” The class teacher ordered for decorum and the class went silent . ” The next person” miss Lucy gestured her hands towards the next person. .
” I am Henry Richardson.” The last male introduced with a smile ..
” I am Linda Franklin ” The smiling lady I met earlier introduce .
‘ Hmmn, so her name is Linda Franklin. The Franklin I know is actually wealthy.” Good. So now I would distribute you guys to your respective sits”
” Micheal” she called ” go pair with Elizabeth over there…. Elon , you go sit with that guy…. Celestine, go pair with that girl ” She said while pointing towards the people they would share there sits with. There are two chairs with a table wide enough to be used by two.“So Henry would go sit with Marcello” she said pointing towards me.
‘ what!’ I exclaimed in my mind. ‘I have sitting here alone for a long time . Why now. I hope he is sensible ‘ I thought.
” So Linda Franklin, go to that empty sit over there. You would be sitting there alone for now” Miss Lucy instructed.” Okay ma’am ” I heard her say as she went to her sitting space.
” Hello Marcello” The new guy beside me called. I stared at him and he seems cool to me.
” Hi.. we would be sharing spaces from now on. I hope we become good sit mates.
” No problem buddy”
” Buddy?”
“Yes, buddy” he said and smiled. ” anything wrong with that” he questioned.” no, nothing” I answered and smiled too.
” Good day class ,I would be taking you Latitude and Longitude” Mr John said immediately he entered the class and the class became silent as everyone focused on him…
‘What a good way to start the session’ I thought as I focused too.
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Anticipate guysđ
Next episode loading…Title: CRUEL LOVE đđ
Subtitle: Complicated Love{it hurtsđ°}
Written by Temitope Atilola(Tstar)
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High school/college story
Episode 1
* Linda’s POV *
“Hurry up dear so you won’t be late for school” my mom hastened me
“Mom, you know I don’t really like rushing my meals” I said trying to rush my delicious salad.“Yes I know but today is your first day at school and I bet you wouldn’t wanna be late on the first day at your new school” she added
“Yes mom”
I hurried up and I was ready to leave for school after some minutes
“Mom I am ready” I told her and carried my school bag
“Alright my daughter. Now, I want you to be of good character at your new school. Make sure you make us proud darling”
She encouraged me and I smiled
“Okay mom.I hope the driver is ready ?”
” yes darling, he is waiting for you at the limo outside”“Okay mom bye and don’t get to work late too mom” I said waving at her
“Wait” she suddenly said.
“What, I asked perplexed.
“Here, I just wanted to give a hug” she said and hugged me.“Awnn” I said and we both smiled. She released me afterwards and I waved at her once again. I rushed to meet the driver outside because I was almost running late.
“Good morning Mark” I greeted my driver.
” Good morning ma’am ” He greeted back.
I have always told him to address me by my name and he should keep the formalities but he wouldn’t listen. I entered the limo and he drove me off to my new school. SHINING STARS ACADEMY.
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* Marcello’s POV *
” Mitchell !!” I roared her name for the umpteenth time. She is gonna start delaying me just on the first day of resumption.
” Don’t bring down the house with the excuse of me delaying you”. She said finally coming down the stairs.” Why wouldn’t I scream your name when you wanted me delayed and you know I don’t like getting to school late.”
” Not like you would be punished anyways ” she said and smirked.
” Yea, I know ” I bragged ” but I still don’t wanna be late” I insisted
” ok bro but aren’t we having our breakfast?”
” Breakfast ? No,we are not. We are gonna eat during break in school”” No, I will quickly make tea for us” she said
” No, that won’t happen . I have some snacks which we can eat in the car ” I said to change her mind.
” Really?”
” Yes”
” Okay then let’s go ” she concurred.” Finally” I murmured.
” What did you say?” She asked.
” Nothing ” I replied quickly.
‘I really do not want another round of drama now’.I thought as we walked out of the house .
*****************************************” Henry Richardson’s POV”
A knock on the woke me up from my sleep.
” Come in mon” I knew it was my mother.
” Good morning my son” she greeted as soon as she entered my room.
” Morning mom” I greeted back yawning loudly.
” You should be getting prepared for school son”” Oh y.. yeaaaaaah ,I should” I said standing up from the bed.
” So go get your bath and come for your breakfast after you’re done” she said sternly.
” Okay mom”
” Be quick about that too” she said and left
” Urghh,school is starting again huh. I hope I like my new school ” I said to myself .I quickly went to brush and then I hurriedly but carefully took my bath. I creamed my body after I had come out of the bathroom. I wore my underwear and I went to where my new neatly ironed school uniform was, took it out gently and wore my uniform on my body. I also took my tie and went to the mirror to tie it. It was looking very nice as everything were well fitted. I styled my hair and wore my shoes which was a black sport shoes and then I wore my school bag. I walked out of my room to have breakfast.
” Mom” I called
” yes son ,are you ready?”
” Yes mom” I answered.
” Go have your breakfast,it’s noodles and fried egg” she said across the living room.
” wow” I exclaimed ” thanks mom” That’s actually one of my favorite meal.
I went to my meal and I did justice to it.
” Thanks mom. I am ready to leave mom” I said to her hearing.
(Written by Tstar â¨)
” Bye son, have a nice day at school and make sure you concentrate during classes. Be a good boy. I do not want a bad report of you from school okay?” She advised sternly.
” okay mom.. bye”
” Bye son ” she said smiling and I smiled back .
I love my mom and she loves me too. I left afterwards in my car to my new school.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~“Daniella Culkin ”
” Dad, I know you love me. I also believe that you can give me anything if you can afford it. It’s not your fault that things are like this. Let’s just hope that the Shining stars academy, I meant to say let’s hope that I would pass their scholarship program” I told my dad. He drew me closer and patted me on my back.
” I believe in you too. I believe you would be awarded the scholarship. You have always made me proud. But today is the resumption day,shouldn’t they have done the necessaries before resumption?.. ” he asked and continued.” I am worried that you did not resume with your colleagues ” he expressed in bitterness .
” No worries dad . They should be done by the end of the week and more so dad , I can cope and I will try to collect missed notes from my classmates. I just hope they would be nice. ” I said sadly .He instantly released me and held me by my two arms so we could face each other .
” Daniella” He called gently and I just looked at his face ” Don’t keep it in okay? Don’t hesitate to inform me when you are being bullied” he said calmly and I knew he really meant it .
” Okay dad” I said and he pulled me in for a hug .
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