Image of Herbert Macaulay prep in the  Media above

Tomiwa POV

Its another  day at Herbert Macaulay prep the school was buzzing as usual.  Everyone was anticipating the great list,  it was due to drop last week Monday  but it didn't. I was at the Assembly ground with Erica  and a bunch of other student on this blissful Monday morning. Even though I had endured a bucket of insult from Miss okiki I refused to be crestfallen.

How could I possible be when I was sure to get accepted into one of the prestigious school in Lagos, Dowen Academy. I couldn't  help the way i was feeling, I means they haven't even called my  name yet and I was  jittery,  excited and over whelmed how much more when they do, I would probably exploded with emotions.  I try to pull my self together nibbling on my bottom lips as an act of nervousness. 

Erica on the other hand tried her best to calm her racing heart,  she also want to spend her last year in Dowen Academy. We held into each other like our life's depended on it, our eyes following each step the principal of our school  made.

Mrs Abioritsegbemi  a dark  slime figure married Yoruba woman with 2 kids.  She looks to be in her early 30s as there are no trace of wrinkles  and her full hair was packed to a high bun.  I guess single handedly running the school and being the principal for 2years hasn't had  much of a effect on her.

She carried herself with grace elegance and sophistication as she made  her way to the podium. This is the day I've been wait my whole life, the day I'd get transferred to  Dowen Academy. She made her usual Monday morning speech about morals and religion  and I only paid attention because I wanted to district my self from thinking about the great list.

You are probably wondering what the great list is right?  Well you need not wonder.  The great list is a list of students who would get  transferred from Herbert Macaulay prep to any prestigious schools in Nigeria, any school of your freaking choice!!!  pretty cool right!!? Now that why I call it the great list,  some call it the great turn around while  others call it the game changer. 

But here is the catch, there is an entrance exam  which you have to write and get above 90% before you can be transfered. Most importantly the consent of a parent is needed else your stuck in this good for nothing ancient of days school. Yea forget the fact that the school looks cool on the outside,  this school is a real dump on the inside.  No water in the toilet to keep the WC up and running, no WiFi in the computer lab,  oh wait that because we don't have a computer lab and as big as the stupid school is we SS3 student we still had to share classes with our juniors. There was literally no way out,  It was always Promise and fail. 

I groan inwardly as she finally ended her speech on morals and religion. Finally I thought,  not like I was a bad kid who doesn't listen or give a damn about all this stuff. i do, its just she is been saying the same damn speech ever Monday morning ever since she became the principal 2years ago. Trust me this speak is kinda engraved in my heart already.

If only she could get someone to repeat the same speech of how to make your school great both inside and out

My subconscious mocked, I would have giggled and made the joke know to Erica but now wasn't the time to share a joke. She cleared her throat again to get our attention  before she open the small envelope in her hand. 

"Okay everyone its the moment we've all been waiting for, so I'll get right to it.
1)Michael Adebowale. Congratulations you've been accepted into
Brookstone Secondary School, Port Harcourt

2)David Hassan. Congratulations,
You've been accepted into
Kayron International School, Lagos

3)Abigail Nwadike.   Congratulations,
You've been accepted into
Premiere Academy, Abuja

4)  Steven Amadi. Congratulations,
You've been accepted into
Lifeforte International School, Ibadan"

My heart was racing  and for the first times since today, or  yesterday,  oh I don't know. All I know is I was sweating like  there is no tomorrow to sweat for. My eyes were tightly shut as I and Erica listened careful to our principal desperately waiting for our names to be called of the list.

"Taiwo  Abimbola. Congratulations
you've  been accepted into
American International School, Abuja"

okay maybe one of us was getting transfered into Dowen Academy,  I thought  which my subconscious responded.

For your sake lets hope it you

"And last on the list
Samirah Rabiu.  Congratulations
you've  been accepted into
Royal Girls Academy, Port Harcourt

A big congratulations to all those I mentions.  Please visits my office after school hours for your admission letters"

or not because they some how she didn't call you

My subconscious responded and i growled inwardly shutting it up.  I was really shocking I couldn't belief all my 3month of hard work and studying for an exam was all gone.  Gone!!!  I made sure to hold the tears in as the head girl gave a few other announcement and we were dismissed after wards. I can't believe I didn't make to Dowen academy. 

I remember studying my ass of in those 3 months like it was an end of the world exam or something.  I also remember I sat for the exam and solved all the question correctly making sure I didn't fail a single one.  I sign as Erica  and I entered the class which we shared with the science student  of SS1, we were walking like zombies who just came of a horror movie as we head to out usual sit which was at the middle roll.

I was really upset,  I don't think I've ever worked soo hard on any exam my entire life and now that I did, I Failed so horribly  that they didn't pick me.  I mean it is really sad,  I and Erica were soo deep in thought that; we didn't notice  Smith-Walker standing in front of our long  wooden desks talking to us for a while .  

"hey hey how's my two feisty Queen's doing  "

No response

"Well you don't have too answer that  because I can see for my self that you are drop dead perfect. "

No response

" oh I see the silent treatment,  well two can play at that game cutiepotutie"

Still no response

"Okay what is wrong with you too, we should be arguing on how suckish that nickname I just gave you is! "

Yet no response

"Hello?!?!   Earth to ica and Iwa!!! "

snapping his fingers in our faces for more effect, He whisper yelled  calling us by the silly nick names he tagged us with. We bother jerked a bit snapping out of our thoughts and glaring at Smith-walker like he was the  source of our problem.  While still sited in our wooden sits we both said simultaneously

"What  do you want Smith?"

"Ahhhh there they are,  the  feisty Queen's I've come to know and love. "

I just  groaned out loud in respond,  before he got the change to use one of his pickup lines on us; we both asked

"What are you doing here any way?"

"Yea and when did you get here?"

"Those are all great question but I had a greater one, are you both related to google because you both are heavily endowed with everything I've been searching  for "

This time around I an Erica groaned out loud at his cheesy pickup line. This earned us a few Stares from our nosy classmate who where literally dying for a Monday morning drama. I looked around  giving them a fake smile pretending all was well and the minute I looked back at smith I glared at him daring him to utter another pickup lines.

"Whatttt your can't blame me, I'm microsoft and I am desperately looking for a place to crash"

Okay that was it I explored, not caring if I would hurt his feeling on not.  I was already having a Bad enough day that I didn't get into my dream school.  Now he was  torturing me further with his stupid pick up lines. I stood up and yell getting every ones attention.

"That enough Kayode!!! 
Can't  you take a hick, I am n already having a bad day and you are making it worst with your stupid pick up line!!!  When will you get  the fact into that tick oversized empty skull  of yours that my No means No!!!  I Dont want your stupid flower! or your rotten surprise Shortcake and cupcake!! or your dumb fruit salad!!! And stop blowing my phone with love message every night!!!! I don't  like you, I never liked you and I doubt if I ever will!!!! "

I vented out all my emotions on him feeling relief that for the 227th time I told him to leave me alone. He just  stood there like a status  feeling the full impact of my out bust  after what felt like forever he looked me dead in the eyes saying

"It alright i'll be out of your hair from this moment on. But  know this, when you need me I won't be there  "

With out another word uttered his lips were pressed in a thing line and i noticed tears he was holding back we're now making his vision  blurry.   briskly he walked out of my  class and headed Back to his which was Act class located two classes away. I sat back down still breading heavily from my out bust and I notice every one was looking at me and so was Erica.

"What?  Why is everyone looking at me  like I've magically grown 10 heads"

"You just said all of that to the most popular boy is school,  Tiana's 'boyfriend' "

Yea I 'know' besides he had it coming"

Erica laughed it off and I shrugged it of as well as a sly smile found its way to my lips feeling proud that maybe this time Kayode would leave me alone.  The presence of a teacher I didn't notice was in  our class wiped the smile on my face. Great more learning  I thought  but my subconsciousness mocked me and said

Yay!  at least its more fun for me unlike  you ,  who certainly couldn't have avoided giving them an early Monday morning drama

Shut it! 

I responded before a frown found a permanent residence on my face,  while the Chemistry teacher  was performing chemistry magic  I couldn't understand.

______________________________________

The end of another awesome  chapter guys,  I hops you found it just  as interesting as I found it when I was writing it. Any who with no further ado

Pls don't forget to spoil this chapter with
❤Votes❤

💬Comment💬
And of cause i'd really appreciate it if you
💖Share 💖

💫Thank you. 💫