Eleven

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💜Daniel💙

I'm very fast to anger. I've got the worst temper and everyone always criticize me of it. Except for my dad who I took it from, and my manager who says it's good for me to be able to charge at my opponent.

Anyway, little things make me angry. But usually I get amused when I see Agnes threatening girls because of me. I find it as entertainment, seeing her fight so much for something she can never get. I should have known that she was going to come after Unugwa.

I can't explain the anger I felt when I saw her confronted by Agnes. Agnes has no right to do that, she's not my friend, she's not even anything to me. I don't even see her as a girl that has a crush on me.

What made me angry was that she said, I Daniel Alberto is hers. Gosh!

I didn't hear much of what she said in total but when I heard her voice in Unugwa's ward, I knew she was up to no good. And when I came, I began to hear her telling Unugwa that I am hers.

Hers in what way?

Me : are you okay?

She nodded and smiled. I sighed and looked back but didn't see Agnes

Me: the witch is gone

She chuckled

I looked at her leg again

Me: should I call the nurse to check your leg?

Unugwa : you should. I think the pain has doubled

Me: hang on. I'll be right back

I left and thank God I met the nurse in the hallway. I called her and she quickly came and attended to her. She said Unugwa has to go home and rest since the dislocation won't allow her to walk around with ease

Unugwa : home? I don't want to miss school

Nurse: it's just for today

Unugwa : okay then

Nurse: do you want me to call your parents?

Unugwa: yes please. You can call my mom, I'll write the number out for you

Nurse: okay. Write it then your friend can bring it for me

Unugwa: okay ma'am

She left

She took her bag and brought out a note, tore the back and wrote her mom's number. I leaned on the table as I watched her looking at the paper

Me: is there a problem?

Unugwa : no. Can you please hand this....

I took the paper from her without her completing what she had to say. I went to the nurse and gave her the paper. I looked back and saw the vice principal coming with some staff. They came to the counter

Nurse : good afternoon sir

VP: how are you doing Mrs Sebastian?

Nurse: I'm doing quite well sir. What brings you here?

VP: we heard the black girl had an accident and she's here. Can you please direct us to her room?

Nurse: oh the second room to the left sir

VP: thank you

He looked at me and I bowed my head in respect without greeting him with my mouth. He nodded and walked away with two teachers behind him

I don't like him, he didn't like me first. He said I was too pompous and full of myself. Well who should I be full of? His grandma?

I huffed beneath my breath and watched as the nurse made the call and began speaking with Unugwa's mother.

I sighed and walked out of the clinic. I stood outside with my hands in my pocket. It was already recess. I looked up and saw the Loretta and another girl coming with a paper bag. I think they brought some food for Unugwa. They came close to me

Loretta : hey Daniel. Is Unugwa still in?

I stared at the both of them. I don't like Loretta, she talks too much. I scratched my forehead for no reason and walked away, I'm in no mood to talk to anyone.

I heard the other girl beside her mutter ''asshole''. I'll be sure to pay her back later

💜Unugwa💙

I don't like the way the school authority is treating me. Like I'm some princess. It's really boring me

Me: I'm fine sir

The VP has been asking if I need anything for the umpteenth time.

VP : just make sure you tell any teacher if you're in need of any special services

Me: I will sir. Thank you

I smiled and laid down as a sign that I wanted to rest. I think he got that

VP : you should rest now. We'll be going

Me: thanks for stopping by sir

VP : it's a pleasure

He smiled and left with the two teachers who haven't said a word since they entered with him.

I sighed in relief and closed my eyes

Another set of people walked in again. I could tell that they were more than one by the footsteps. I groaned internally because I don't want more visitors.

I looked up to see Loretta and Claire smiling at me

I sat up immediately

Me: Loretta, Claire

Claire: you're indeed a celebrity. I can't believe the vice principal came to see you just because of a sprained ankle

Loretta : yeah, and they made us stay in the reception for so long

Claire : it was only ten minutes Loretta

Loretta : so? They're not friends with her. They should be the one waiting to see her not us

Claire: authority is more than power you know

Loretta : I seriously think we should have the authority

I looked at Loretta's hand as Claire fired her another answer. That must be food

Me: guys..... guys.... guys

They looked at me

Me: I'm hungry

Claire: I knew you would. That's why I brought you something to eat

Loretta : it was my idea

Claire: no it wasn't. I'm the one who said we should get her something

Loretta: yeah but I'm the one who said it should be cheese and tomato roll

Claire: but I'm the one who paid for it!

Me: cheese and tomato roll?

They looked at me. I don't like tomatoes but if I say so today, we won't leave here because they'll start arguments like 'I told you to buy the one without potatoes' and 'didn't I insist we buy short cakes instead'

Me: guys, can I eat now?

I took the paper bag and brought out one cheese roll. Claire gave me a napkin and I used it to hold it while eating

Loretta : so whats up with you and Daniel

I looked at her

Claire: yeah. What's up?

Me: nothing

I took a big bite

Claire: easy with the bites or you're gonna choke

Loretta: Unugwa.... Daniel

I looked up at the door

Me: where is he?

The way she said it, it looked like he was here already

Claire: maybe you're wondering why we're asking? Daniel isn't the type to make friends. The only friend he has is Miguel and well, it's more like a one-sided friendship from Miguel because Daniel doesn't really care about him

Me: okayyyy... So what are you driving at?

I took a bottled water from the bag and opened it

Loretta: the other day when a student came to call me, I heard you were speaking with Daniel and you even went to class together. And you guys kept laughing while the teacher was in class

Claire: also, we heard he walked you from the library when you twisted your ankle

Loretta: and that he later carried you on his back and ran all the way here

Claire: we also saw him when he was coming here earlier

Loretta: and he was standing outside when we arrived

Claire: and he's here

We looked at the door and saw him standing with his hands in his pockets. He was frowning

💜Loretta 💙

He never smiles. I wonder if smiling is such a hard task. And I wonder what he's doing with Unugwa. He has never had eyes for a girl. Or maybe he doesn't like white girls and prefers black girls. That has got to be it

He walked to the bed and took the water from Unugwa

Unugwa : why are you frowning? You look tensed

Daniel : I got into a fight with a stupid idiot

He opened the bottle and gulped down the water

Unugwa : fight? Why?

Claire tapped me and signalled for us to go

Me: uhh Unugwa we're leaving. See you later

We left. When we were few metres away from the clinic and out of earshot, Claire spoke up

Claire: Daniel is so free with Unugwa. Do you think they've known each other before she came to The Philippines?

Me: I really don't think so. Except she didn't tell me that part

We walked into the school building and climbed the stairs. Just at the last step, we saw Andy

Claire : oh my gosh. Your cousin

I looked at her and she was arranging her hair hurriedly. Is this one having a crush on Andy too? I shook my head and called him

Me: hey couz!

He looked at us and sighed and tried to walk away. What is he trying to avoid this time? Usually when he's not in the mood to talk and he sees me, he runs off even though I call him.

Me: hey wait up

I ran after him and stood in front of him

Me: you can't avoid me today

Andy: Loretta not now

I noticed he was bleeding from his lower lip

Me: oh my gosh. Your lower lip is bursted

He tried to move away

Me: what happened

I held unto his arms tightly

Andy: I got into a fight with a stupid idiot