EMPIRE HIGH SCHOOL - Episode 8

?Joseph’s POV ?

“Oh boy! That girl bad!” Emeka said over the phone

“w€tin she do you Minister?”

I knew he was talking about Kate.

“I went to her this morning for a brief introduction.. Oh boy! You need to see the way she behaved.. Simple greeting she no reply. I felt like a fool this morning”

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“Sorry Minister”

“Well it’s like she doesn’t know who I am. My father’s position in this country.. and I’ll still tell her.. ”

“I’m not sure it’s going to work on Kate”

“Why? Oh boy She’ll fall for me if I tell her that My father is the deputy Governor of our state. Will she say she doesn’t know Deputy Governor Chika Chukwuma”

He said boastfully

And I laughed

I knew his father’s title won’t freak Kate. Emeka always uses his father’s political status to woo girls at school. Some actually fell for him.

“Well it obvious Kate doesn’t want to be friends with anyone at school”

He hissed

“I’m determined to be friendly. We’ll become friends… even more than just friends sef”

He st©pped

I tried to think of what he just said. What does he mean?

“The girl is bad but don’t worry I’ll get her” Emeka Said

“Get her?” I repeated

“Yes she will end up with me” He said

Suddenly I felt the pang of jealousy rose within me at Emeka words. Get her? And she would end up with him?

I couldn’t h@rdly believe his words, so I laughed it off.

“Try your luck boy” I said with a fake chuckle.

Well let’s see how he’s going to make Kate end up with him.

“Thanks Friend” he said

“Yeah let’s talk later dude” I hang up before he could say goodbye.

Why am I so mad at him?! “Come on Joseph! St©p being jealous. Kate isn’t your girlfriend!” A voice said at the back of my mind.

Maybe the voice was right but I don’t want Kate to be with Emeka.

“That’s none of your business” The voice countered

Of course! It’s my business! Emeka doesn’t deserve a girl like Kate. He’s a player!

“So you deserve Kate?” The voice asked

And then I found myself thinking de-eply. That Angelic face blinded my mind’s eyes.

Oh my God! Kate’s so beautiful!

“This is wrong! What about Angella?!” The voice yelled and I snapped out of reverie.

Angella? Oh! That’s true!

I rubbe-d my palms together. I can’t be more than friends to Kate because I’m d@t!ngAngella.

Oh! Not so cool! I gro-an ed and fell back on my be-d. Do I want something else from Katherine? I thought de-eply

“Do.. You.. Love.. Her?” The voice said in a ti-ght whisper but it echoed in my head.

Do i love Kate?

Or

Am i falling for her?

My heartbeat accelerated

“Yes” I heard myself say to the voice.

What?! I love Kate! No it shouldn’t be..I’m in love with Angella too! I mean she’s my girlfriend!

But.. Wait –

I paused

Well it isn’t bad to stay away from Angella and be with Kate. I’m better off than Emeka or any other guy at school. And I’m sure Kate likes me too.. If not for feelings Like that but I know she wants too.. She’s just scared of Angella.

That crazy girl can destroy Kate if she see us together.

What do I do to win Kate? How do I make her become my friend before Emeka makes his move on her?

I thought de-eply

“Think Joseph.. You’ve got the br@ins” I urged

Seconds cli-cked by and an idea struck my mind.

A good impression to know about Kate!

I just need to know more about Kate!

And the upcoming competition too! I’m a superstar, so me winning the highest point in the game will definitely impress her.

I know every girl likes a Sporty, Charming, filled with good looks and a nice guy..like me and not some dumb@ss like Emeka!

I stood up and rushed out of my room to our luxurious sitting room. My dad was watching TV alone.

“Hello Dad” I greeted as I sat adjacent to the couch he sat on.

“You’re still awake” He said

“Yes its just 7:30pm”

I pointed to the wall clock

“What do you want?”he asked

“Well.. Uhm.. I.. I.. ” I stuttered

What did I plan to say to him?

Kate! Yes!.. But I don’t want him to suspect anything.

“You need money?” He asked

“No I still have my allowance”

“You need my help with mathematics @ssignment?” He asked without looking away from the TV

“No” I said

Then he looked at me

“What is it?” He said sternly

“Well.. Can we talk? ” I asked

He nodded slowly

“Are you having problems at school?” He asked

“No Dad” I answered

He sat back and folded his arms

“Dad.. I’m just curious about the new girl at school”

He lifted his eyebrows at me

“New girl?”

I nodded

“Katherine Adebowale” I reminded

“Oh! Kate what’s wrong with her?”

“Nothing..”

“And just to let you know she isn’t a new girl at school anymore. Kate is now a student and she’s doing fine with school works” He said

“Yes I know Dad”

“My teachers are impressed. They keep saying she’s good”

I nodded in agreement

He leaned forward on the couch

“Are you preparing for the test or the game?” He asked with a frown

“Ahmm both.. I’m working h@rd on test and the game”

We always have a social activity a day to mid term break.

“Well I think you should try to be friends with Kate so she could help you with school works . Don’t get me wrong, I only said school works and nothing more like what you share with Angella Benson” he pointed at me

Ah! My dad knows Angella was my girlfriend. And many times he has tried to tell me to break up with her to avoid distraction with school works.

“Undivided attention, that’s all you need to be the best” he’d say to me

But there was no way I could break up with Angella.

“I want to be friends with Kate but she doesn’t want to friends with any guy at school” I said

To me, it seems Kate doesn’t like boys. But at the same time, on several occasions I’ve caught

her staring at “Ghost Man” in cl@ss.

And one day I saw them together in the hallway.. Just staring at each other until Ghost man decided to walk away. He moves around alone with an Earpiece plugged in his ear. And always

wearing a sour expression on his face ever since he enrolled into our school.

“Kate doesn’t want to get distracted by boys” My Dad said

“She’s at school to re-ad, learn and make her WAEC papers. And that’s what I want you to imitate and st©p moving around with girls” he warned

I raised my hands in surrender

“Okay dad.. But can I atleast know why she left her previous school?”

“I can’t share that with you. It’s a long story”

“Can’t you make it brief dad?” I said

“No i don’t want to talk about it” He stood up

“I’m tired” he yawned loudly before moving towards his be-droom.

I was happy! Now my dad wants me to be friends with Kate!

Approved!

I stood up and danced happily.

Suggesting a re-ading group on weekends won’t be a bad idea! If she says yes then I’ll take things from there. Go Joseph!

I raced to my room happily and sle-pt with a smile on my face.

?Katherine POV?

“So how well are you preparing for your tests?” My dad asked

I glanced up from my food

“I’m preparing fine Dad” I replied

He cleared his throat

“I want the best result in that test” He said

“I’ll try my best Dad” I said in a low tone. That’s all I could say to him. de-ep down my heart, I knew it won’t be easy to get the best result in test with other brilliant students in cl@ss. The likes of

Elena, Jones, Temi, Jamal, Linda, Lawal the headboy.. And Angella?

No I could do better Angella! And Of course! I won’t forget the Starboy Joseph!

“In a cl@ss of 30 students I want to believe that you can get the best results in test, exams and WAEC too”

He said again before filling his mouth with food. I gave him a short nod. Well I was the best student at Linda Girls College and that got me into trouble with the school most popular girl

“Cynthia”. She was determined to be the best and also win the post of Headgirl for our set. I wasn’t interested in titles, I just wanted to be a normal school girl with good grades. Well I did achieved it until Cynthia ruined my reputation. And it was beyond amendment. There was no way

to defend myself because I didn’t see it coming.. And it’d hit me straight in the face. And the good girl bec@m£ the bad one. Everyone hated me and avoided me like a plague.. s£nior Faith suffered

worst fate than mine.

Now dad wants good grades, not bad but the problem was I don’t want the same incident to repeat itself.

I ba-rely survived that shock!

Now with Angella Benson in the picture and Joseph trying to be friends with me – The most popular Girl and the Starboy, that calls for trouble!

I can’t deny the fact that Angella has been s£nding me signals like..

“My eyes are on you”

” Don’t step on my toes”

“Stay away from my b©yfri£nd!”

Yeah! I know those looks! And i won’t try to steal her b©yfri£nd! I don’t want to be called a “b©yfri£ndsnatcher!” But Joseph was determined. I could see it ckearly in his eyes that he wanted to be friends with me. Elena and Temi said he’s nice and i shouldn’t avoid him because he’s close

to Angella!

That’s impossible! That girl eyes won’t let me be at peace in cl@ss. And if eyes could kill, then I

should be long gone. Killed by Angella’s Glare!

I felt a t©uçh on my skin which stunned me out of thought.

“Kate.. ” My mom called

And I looked at her

“I know you can always do better” She said

“Don’t feel too pressured about this whole thing.. I believe you’ll do good in your test and exams just like you always do” She said softly

Her words melting my heart and taking away every doubt about myself. I can be the best to make my parents proud again. To let dad know that Kate was still the child he loved. If best results would make him treat me the way he used to then I’m re-ady to study h@rd, beat EHS best and

emerge the best. I don’t care about the obstacles.

“Thanks mom” I said giving her a half smile.

Eat up” She said

My gaze met dad’s but he looked away quic-kly.

?Jeffrey’s POV?

I sat at my re-ading desk to revise my notes before heading to school. The upcoming week was mid term test week, so I needed to re-ad ahead and study. Well since I don’t belong to any sport

team at school so I just prepare for test unlike Joseph James the Starboy and other sport players.

They are all preparing for test and the competition between our school and Kingsley Academy.

Everyone belived that with Joseph on the team, our school will win. Well that’s true but there are other students in hiding that can do better than Joseph. He hasn’t been challenged by his team and I’m pretty sure they are scared of him. I have watched him pl@yand I know his tactics in playing basketball. And to be honest, I know I can pl@ybetter than him but I wasn’t interested in challenge with him or becoming a basketball player at school. We’d end up fighting if I join the team because I won’t let him boss me even as a captain. And I’m sure Joseph won’t appreciate a guy like me going against rules or taking away his fame. Everyone sees Joseph James as the Brightest Star and all the girls are drawn to him except one.

The image of the girl who wasn’t fond or drawn to Joseph yet flashed my mind. She was different.

Normally, every new girl fell for Joseph but I haven’t seen her around him like I expected. And I was even more surprised the day I saw both of them. Joseph tried talking to her But she walked off. And I guess she’s the only girl who thinks Joseph isn’t the only special student.

Thinking again of the face of the beautiful girl in our cl@ss. Katherine Adebowale, so fresh looking, neat and Gorgeous. I must admit that she was beautiful, long thick lashes, long hair and so shy you want to do her talking for her just to help her ou.

or maybe am wrong?

But I’m only judging from the first day she c@m£ to cl@ss. She couldn’t say her name properly until Mr Daniel gave her time to relax. And she bec@m£ confident and introduced herself.. Like Kate

was unbelievably shy!

Over times, I’ve heard some boys talking about her. They said it wasn’t h@rd to talk to her but its h@rd getting her to talk back. And Angella and her girls complained that she was snobbish and

unkind. You must be wondering how I get to hear these things.

Well I am a Ghost!

No one regards my pres£nce in cl@ss so they just talk without minding what they say and I on the other hand act as if I’m not listening to their conversation. Whereas I know so many things going

on in our cl@ss.

who is d@t!ngwho? Who is the riche-st kid? The baddest boy/girl? and nas-ty things boys discuss about some girls in our cl@ss.

Lols! I sabi Everything!

And I think kate needs to be careful cause Angella and her girls are planning something against her. I don’t know their plans but I can tell that they are up to something. And whenever you see

them glaring at a student and whispering to each other ears just know something’s up for such student. Those girls are really up to no good especially Angella Benson. I can’t imagine myself falling for such a girl like her. So mean, rude, arrogant and she has no regards for rules or anyone.

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Mr ghost u too much oo.

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