The Holiday was over as soon as it started.

Ifechi heaved a sigh of relief when she finished her last holiday assignment. She checked her WhatsApp.

Anita had still not replied her message.

She's actually angry at Pedro, but since she can't confront him, you're the easier person to pour her anger on. I promise you she doesn't keep grudges for too long. She remembered Dami saying over the phone.

She hissed. If three weeks wasn't too long, she didn't know what was.

The next Monday morning, she happily packed her bag for school.

"Ifechiiiiii!" The head girl was the first to greet her.

"Finally someone reasonable has come. What's with SS3s and resuming one week after resumption" she lamented while Ifechi just laughed.

The day went past like a breeze. Only two teachers showed up as the class was half empty. She felt elated when Dami and Anita walked into class the next day until Anita gave her a stink eye.

Dami threw her an apologetic look.

"I thought you said she didn't hold grudges" she whispered to her when Anita was not looking.

Dami shrugged. "I didn't know she was that angry"

Ifechi rolled her eyes as someone made a loud noise with a desk.

Everyone turned to the center of attention. A busty teenage girl walked into class, head bent low, her classmates began whispering and making subtle gestures at her.

Ifechi looked puzzled.

"What happened?" She asked Dami.

"Didn't you see what Kemi posted on our group chat?"

She shook her head.

"Ayomide was caught giving Gabriel bj in the toilet" Anita spoke up for the first time. Ifechi felt a hint of mischievous glee in her voice but she was more shocked at the news.

"What? Where? How did it happen?"

"Ogbeni calm down" Anita said rolling her eyes while whipping out a sleek phone.

Ifechi widened her eyes in horror. "You brought your phone to school?"

Anita threw her a weird look. "Duh!"

She swiped to the video on the group chat which Ifechi had apparently missed. It was unclear and a bit blurry and the video seemed to be have to be taken from outside a bathroom.

"Whose house is this?" Ifechi asked. The toilet looked too modern and clean to be their school's own.

"Grace" Dami replied.

"Huh?" She asked confused.

"It was during Grace's party, geez keep up" Anita said irritatedly and Ifechi's face morphed into a deep frown. She turned her attention back to the screen. The contents of the video corresponded with the rumours and the explicit part was blurred. All that was obvious was a boy leaning close to the wall and a girl on her knees. Unlike Gabriel, the girls face wasn't obvious, but the kneeling girl didn't resemble Ayomide to her.

"This doesn't look like her"

They looked at her in confusion.

"I'm talking about the girl, it doesn't look like..."

".....yeah we know so who is it?!" Anita hissed at her.

Ifechi glared back at the darker girl.

"If you watch the video very well, you'll see there's a difference. First of all, this girl looks slimmer than Ayomide and since when did Ayomide start making braids, I've never seen Ayomide on braids, only bantu or weaving"
She explained.

The two girls looked at her briefly and at the phone then back at her.

"Kemi said that the person that videoed it said she's the one, plus this looks like Ayo to me" Dami said.

"Yh, me too" Anita said.

Ifechi shrugged. "Okay. It's none of my business"

Later that morning, while going for break, Ayomide walked passed her and entered SS3B and she heard one of the classmates yell.

"Ayashawo!"

Ifechi turned, it was Success from SS3B. Those B girls had something in common that Ifechi disliked about them, they were all mean and rude.

Sounds of laughter filled the corridor from the class and some of them began calling her other names and saying mean things.

"Ayashawo come give me head na" a shameless boy shouted from SS3B. Members of the class broke into laughter.

Ifechi's frown grew deeper. Don't interfere don't interfere, it's none of your business. Her subconscious chided.

But her mouth was faster.

"Don't call her that!"

The whole class paused and everyone turned to her. She wasn't even aware that she was standing in front of SS3B just by the door outside the class. Ayomide turned as well, wondering to see the owner of the voice that dared to stand up for her.

"Who be this one?" One boy asked rudely, others murmured before another spoke up.

"Wait, no be Ifechi be this?"

"Who be Ifechi?" The previous voice asked.

"Ah, you no know am? That one wey dem give prize for assembly that day na, wey new"

"Oh that girl...no be she bin dey follow Damian for first term, until e later dump am carry Aliyah with big nyash" he said. The class roared with laughter.

"Na why she dey talk, birds of the same feathers, na dem, don't worry after I finish with Ayashawo, me and you..we go..you know.." the first guy winked and made suggestive gestures with his hands which caused the guys around him to with laughter.

Ifechi cringed.

These guys are really shameless.

"Aren't you ashamed of yourself? If she really is a prostitute, what does it say about you willing to sleep with her, clearly you have no honor and you..." She said turning to Success "They were two in that video, both the boy and the girl were involved in the act, so why don't you and reprimand the guy as well?" She said to the girl who stood up to attack before someone beat her to it.

"See Ifechi or whatever they call you, if I were you, I'll just mind my business" the girl hissed. Ifechi knew her name, it was Confidence, a fellow of the gang of Aliyah and co.

"And I advice you to mind who you become friends with too" Another girl told her a few feet away from the class.

"She doesn't need to be my friend for me to defend her"

"Peele o defence academy!" Someone said and the class roared with laughter.

"Whatever!" She said and left. The insensitive fellows continued to bawl at her while she left.

"You shouldn't have done that" the accused girl met her later when school was over and she was packing her books to leave.

She turned and was surprised to see Ayomide. The two had never spoken before "Do what?"

"What you did at SS3B, I didn't beg for your help"

Ifechi rolled her eyes. "I wasn't necessarily helping you, what they said just irked me and I had to speak up"

"No you didn't. I was the one they abused and I didn't say anything. You just made new enemies for yourself"

Ifechi hissed. "Whatever" so this is the thank you she gets for her bravery.

"Don't say I didn't warn you" the girl said and turned to leave but Ifechi called her back. "Did you actually do it?"

She smirked. "Haven't you watched the video?"

"I have. It doesn't look like you, I don't believe it's you"

Ayomide was taken aback. How could a total stranger have this much faith in her moral upbringing? Even her parents would believe the rumours if they saw the video.

"Well the rest of the school doesn't think so"

"And it doesn't bother you?"

The busty girl shrugged. "It never did."

*************

Ifechi's face lit up the next week when she saw Damien strolling casually to the tuck shop during break with his bag slung over his shoulders.

She quickened her steps past the corridor wanting to say hi and tease him about his late resumption. She waited till he had ordered his snacks and prayed that he was going to eat in class so that they would cross paths.

He almost bumped into her at the staircase. Well, not really. In reality, she waited for him to reach the front of the building before racing down the stairs just in time for them to 'almost bump' into each other.

Crazy I know.

"Hey there" she said in a cheery voice.

He mirrored her cheerful expression and suddenly paused.

"Oh hi" he said shifting uncomfortably on his feet, Ifechi sensed the sudden downcast.

"Is anything wrong?"

"Hmm, what, no..any problems?" He said unenthusiastically, Ifechi's mood was damped.

He wasn't excited to see her as she was to see him.

"Erm..well nothing, I just wanted to say hi and you know welcome back, you know na, as his royal highness decided to resume a week after main resumption" she joked but he only gave a weak smile.

"Yeah..about that, um..." He said rubbing his head, Ifechi noticed his new haircut.

"Wow you barbed afro, I like your hair" she complimented. Their school had little restrictions on the hairdo of their students. Ifechi thought it was weird during her first week when she saw students with different styles of braids and the guys on dope haircuts.

Such a nice school.

"..yeah thanks, um I have to go, someone's waiting for me..." He walked passed her

Ifechi was heartbroken "Oh okay, say hi to Ko..."

"sure...bye" he waved her off and rushed up the stairs. She felt hurt and sad.

Had she done anything wrong this time?

Among the people she was least excited to see, she didn't know if Grace was the worst or if it were P.G.

Her former seatmate returned to his seat beside her to her annoyance. He greeted her with a cheerful voice.

"Hello"

Her reply was monotone and void of emotions. "Hi"

While their civic teacher dictated notes from her huge thick cover notebook, Ifechi looked up and caught Anita glaring at her.

She let out a sigh.

New term, New wahala

A/n

I've updated!

Welcome back from the Holiday o.... who vex Damien abeg😂 and Anita too dey keep grudges sef.

Omo this second term get plenty wahala sha. Drama full this term. Don't worry, lemme not spoil anything for you, just relax and enjoy my story.

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