JOY RAN AS FAST as she could stopping to catch her breathe while she placed her hands on her knee,she stood up after few minutes walking slowly and nervously,her mind wandered to what Jonah will probably think seeing her or how she's going to react around him

She suddenly became conscious of her body and slowed her step the more

What if he finds me too fat in this jersey and jogger I'm wearing

She wondered and continue walking nevertheless,she thought she can never find out if she's not there to witness it,Anna saw her immediately and waved at her,she smiled and walk fast towards them

"Hi"she greeted them shyly

"What's up?"Jonah said casually but Joy's heart skipped,she smiled nervously looking at James

"Beautiful thing"she said bending to touch James cheek who glared at her

"I'm handsome not beautiful and stop treating me like a baby"James said and they all laughed

"Still a baby to me though"Joy said and they all laughed apart from James who didn't find it funny,James hit Joy's booty running away

"What!"Joy shrieked

"Catch me if you can!"James said running away and Joy run after him,Anna and Jonah bursted out laughing running after them

They stop after awhile trying to catch their breathe and all ended up laughing,the camera suddenly click and they all look up to find Jonah taking picture of them

"So beautiful,I love the genuine laughter"Jonah said and they went closer to him to look at the picture they nodded in agreement,Jonah took different pictures of them,Joy was really having a nice time forgetting everything that happened in her house momentarily

"Let me take the picture of both of you"James said refering to Joy and Jonah, Joy's heart skipped waiting for a rejection but to her surprise Jonah wrapped his hand around her waist and the camera clicked,her heart was beating erratically she noticed Jonah's heart is beating thesame when he lean on her taking another picture,she look at him to know what's on his mind but heard another click of camera

"This picture is mind blowing!"James exclaimed and they all rush over to see the picture,Joy was looking at Joy in some kind of loving way while Jonah was looking at her like he was lost in her eyes,Joy heart skipped and she was ready to see Jonah deleting the picture

"We look like couples"Jonah said laughing and the rest join except Joy who still seem scared

"I'm going to so save this picture"Anna said winking at Joy who look away shyly

"I want to take beautiful picture like this with Joy"James said and they all bursted out laughing including Joy

Jonah took the phone from James and he went to stand with Joy posing and taking their own pictures,after several pictures and videos they all got tired and decided to go and get ice-cream across the street before going home

They went inside and bought ice-cream of their favourite taste, licking and moaning happily,they left and started going back home when Joy stopped them

"Thank you so much for today,you don't know what it means to me"Joy said honestly

"What are friends for, BFF remember?"Anna said and Joy smiled hugging her and then hug James,she look at Jonah afraid to hug him but Jonah pull her into a hug and she felt so at home like she doesn't want to pull back but she did eventually

"Okay,Good night"she said waving at them

"Good night"they all chorused leaving Joy at her door step

Joy stood watching them as they walk away,she sigh happily and open the door to her house,she met Ruth sitting on the sofa her attention on the television

"I'm back"she breath out

"How did it go?"Ruth asked and Joy smiled,Ruth smirk gesturing her to come forward but she bursted out laughing genuinely,Ruth heart swell with happiness she was so happy Joy could laugh whole heartedly

"Nothing much happened Nana,we jog,took pictures and ate ice-cream"Joy said and her Nana winked and Joy laughed again

Her Nana heart swell so much,she couldn't remember when last Joy have laughed so happily and she was grateful to Jonah

Joy stood up and kissed Ruth cheek leaving the sitting room to her room,she closed her door and lean on the door frame sighing,she was so grateful to Ruth because she had been playing a mother figure to her for the past five years,she remembered the first time she started her period she was there to guide her,she remembered how she helped her with things mothers are supposed to do

"I love you so much Nana"she breath and went to take her bath,she wore her pyjamas taking her phone as she lay on her bed,she went to her Facebook account instantly and met that Jonah already posted their pictures including the one they were looking at each other like lovers with the caption "there's always something beautiful beneath" Joy heart swelled and she look at the picture again and again laughing and jumping like a maniac

She dropped her phone and look at herself in the mirror and smiled sheepishly

"Finally noticing me"she said and jumped again smiling whole heartedly for once forgetting her problems

She took her phone and scroll through her Facebook then saw Anna already posted their pictures with the caption "with you I found happiness,there's no one taking your place in my life. #BFF#"

Joy laughed and smiled finally going to her Instagram account to see thesame thing,she was happy to have the twins in her life and looking forward to the days she will be genuinely happy

She lay on her bed and placed the phone on her chest smiling before sleep finally take her

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Anna just finished having her bath and she wore her night gown,she went down to the kitchen to take a pizza from the fridge,she warm it up before taking an orange juice from the fridge heading to her room

She dropped the food beside her bed taking her phone scrolling through it as she eat slowly,she saw that Joy commented on her post with "I love you so much baby girl😭😫😍😘 BFF forever" she smiled and love her comments before scrolling down

She spit her food out when she saw her brother's post,posting his picture and Joy saying "there's always something beautiful beneath" her anger flared and she stood up,she's not ready for her brother to break her BFF's heart,she knows how much of a player her brother is,on opening the door Jonah also stood at the other side about to open the door

"Oh I wanted to help you with the book before going to school tomorrow"Jonah said but Anna glared at him,he look confused "what's happening?"he asked

Anna went back to her room to pick her phone and showed Jonah "what's the meaning of this?"

"Oh! That wasn't the only picture I posted right,we all had fun and posted our pictures"Jonah said casually shrugging

"That's not it Jonah, I'm talking about the caption,Jonah I swear to you if you go close to my friend I wouldn't mind we are twins and deal with you"Anna said angrily

"Woah woah woah! What are you trying to say?"Jonah asked frowning

"What I'm saying is that I know you for breaking girls heart,making them feel special today and trash tomorrow,Rejoice is my BFF and I would not stand and watch someone breaks her heart even though we are siblings"Anna said and Jonah folded his hands

"First of all I only wanted to be her friend and second even if I want to date her you can't do anything about that,you're not in my heart to know if I'm genuine or not and also those girls I never asked them out they were the one running after me,I thought you knew me but I can see you don't,what was I thinking I just remembered you told me to stay clear away from your friends when we were in JSS3 and I promise you I will surely stay clear away,this player you're so tired of will surely stay clear away"Jonah said angrily and matched out of Anna's room

Anna felt guilty immediately and thought she had went far than usual,she remembered how he warned Jonah to stay away from his friends when she saw him talking and laughing with Bisi in JSS3,she just prayed she's doing the right thing and not being a bad friend or a bad sister

She sat on her bed loosing her appetite and decided to clear away the remnants of the food,she stood at Jonah's door contemplating whether to go inside or not,she sighed rubbing her temples and the door suddenly swung open with Jonah pulling her inside his room

She hold a yelp and look at Jonah like something is wrong with him

"You're fifteen for God's sake!"Anna whisper yelled while Jonah smiled sheepishly hugging his sister

"I'm sorry for shouting at you like that,I got angry"Jonah said in between the hug and Anna smiled,that's one of the reason she loves her brother so much,he is always there to apologize for things he didn't do

"No I should be the one apologizing,I shouldn't have flared like that,I should have understand better"Anna said placing her head on her brother's chest

"It's okay it's okay"Jonah said and they broke the hug "we should definitely go through your book"

"Yeah yeah" Anna said smiling

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Joy woke up so early in the morning smiling at anything she saw,she look at herself in the mirror and muttered "there's always something beautiful beneath"then she look into the mirror again

"Did he see something beautiful beneath or its just a caption?"she asked herself turning around to look at herself,she saw her big breast and shook her head dismissively,she saw her wide hips and smiled then turn around looking at her booty

"Apart from the hips I'm happy with I'm definitely fat!"she said groaning

"Angel have you wake up!!!"she heard Ruth's voice and jumped from the mirror

"Yes nana! About to take my bath!"she yelled back

"Okay honey! Be fast and come downstairs for your breakfast!"Ruth yelled again and Joy heard her foot steps fading away

Joy ran to the bathroom and had her bath,she took her uniform and wore it, wearing her panty hose before pulling her sneakers out to wear

She took her school bag and phone leaving her room only to meet Ruth already prepared pancakes with tea

"Pancakes!"Joy moaned loudly while Ruth giggled

"I know how happy you're so I decided to prepare your favourite"Ruth said and Joy hugged her tightly

"I love you so much!"Joy said honestly and Ruth laughed

"I love you more sweetie! So sit down and eat before you get late to school"Ruth said and Joy nodded

Joy sat down and ate her breakfast without leaving anything behind,she stood up taking her school bag and phone before she remembered she didn't take her earpiece,she went back to her room to take her earpiece and decided to reply her WhatsApp messages since the time is not yet gone

Her heart jumped to her throat when she saw a particular message with her eyes getting wet with tears

+234086743....

I saw the picture you took with Jonathan,I know you're happy now food murderer,to burst your bubbles Jonathan doesn't give a shit about you and we all know he hates fat girls,he was definitely doing you the world biggest favour snapping with you

Fat moron

She deleted the message quickly with her chest rising and falling as she start crying then her eyes fell on another message from an unknown contact

+23407655...

Have you ever see yourself in the mirror,how ugly you look and how those body of yours make you look like a pig?

The first time I saw you I thought you were related with the pig but frankly speaking are you? Don't bother hiding it,I won't tell anyone

Joy threw her phone on the bed crying and backing away as she ran into the bathroom