ISABELLA

"why wasn't I informed since I came back?" I asked looking from my mom to Joy.

"don't look at me, I didn't know oo" Joy defended herself.

"it was just yesterday" mom explained.

"wow" said Joy.

"who is he?" I asked.

I can't believe my mom is getting married. This seems like a dream to me. But this was bound to happen anyway since my parents got divorced ages ago it was only a matter of time and the time had finally come.

"you don't know him but he's coming with his daughter on Sunday" mom was smiling now. Actually, she was blushing.

Hold on...

He has a daughter?

That means...

Stepsister!

"how old is his daughter?" I asked

"I haven't met her but she's the same age as you" mom replied.

Just great!

On the bright side, I don't have to change diapers or take care of a little annoying girl.

But my mom was kinda selfish for not thinking or even considering how this was going to change our lives. She didn't even seek for our opinions. But then again, that's my mum for you.

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KATERINA

"but mayam, dah your fada gerfren she fine? " that was Nina with her horrible Calabar accent. She found it difficult to speak correct English. ((but madam, that your father's girlfriend, is she beautiful?)).

"Nina I don't know. I haven't met her" I was getting tired of her ridiculous interrogation. She was putting my clothes in order while I was trying to sleep.

Did I mention she smelled like fish? It was starting to irritate me and I'm pretty sure I would vomit anytime from now.

"you know what?" I said getting up "just leave that I'll do it myself. You can go"

She was about to say something but I just said "just go" and she left.

She talks a lot.

And if you're wondering, yes, my room still smelled like fish.

I took my phone and went downstairs to the sitting room to watch TV and that's when they took light.

So they were waiting for me to come!

Having nothing else to do. I scrolled through my Facebook feed until I received a message.

Tayo Akindele
how you?

Me
You saw me 2day. I'm fine.

Tayo Akindele
😂 okay so watsup

It was obvious that he was as bored as I was and just needed someone to talk with.

Tayo is actually the only person that I actually knew and could talk to. Although I've only been there for two days.

Me
I'm just bored.

Tayo Akindele
Me too

Did I mention he replies really quick?

And that was how we talked for more than an hour without even knowing it. Although he was the one mostly doing the talking.

He told me a lot about himself. Mostly about his friends.

Everything he said led to his friends one way or the other. I kinda envied their closeness and bond.

I have only been at their school two days but I was able to notice that people called them "the evil four". It was funny but everyone seemed to respect them.

I went ahead and asked Tayo why people called them "the evil four".

Tayo Akindele
😂 😂 that name was given to us in jss2. We were kind of troublesome and rebellious especially Isabella.

So that was his reply and I couldn't also help but notice that he mentions Isabella at any given time. I know she was beautiful and one of his best friends but there was something more to it.

Me
Tell me more about Bella. She sounds interesting.

With that I was able to find out that Isabella was more than rebellious in her years back. She was said to have the highest number of suspensions in the history of our school for doing things like insulting teachers. She once said that their English teacher looked like a South African gorilla.

Another one of her evil deeds was using spray paint to write "Mr Jide is a goat" all over the school after the teacher (Mr Jide) gave her zero on a test.

She once applied glue to her teacher's chair and unexpectedly it worked. The poor woman couldn't get up from her chair. And I heard she tore her skirt in the process.

God forgive me for laughing...

Isabella was also a well known bully. She only bullied girls.

Obviously..

She wouldn't try rubbish with a boy but Tayo said that when she was furious, she wouldn't mind turning a boy upside down.

But this wasn't the girl I saw in my class. I saw a different person.

And when I asked Tayo about this, he said she was TRYING to change and that he knew the old Isabella would come back very soon.

ISABELLA

It's Wednesday and I hate Wednesdays. Why? Because we had Further Maths double period and Mr. Kofi was present today.

He was wearing his ugly white shirt that was older than me with a pair of black trousers that looked like they were begging to be washed.

Let me not even talk about his I swear to God shoes that was looking like something he inherited from his great grand father.

"Isabella!" he screamed my name like his life depended on it "Oya come and solve this equation for us"

God... What did I do to this man today again...

Just at that point when you weren't listening...

The devil is wicked!

"you'll just stay there and be mopeing like cat fish" Mr Kofi said when I was half way to the white board.

Simplify the following
1. (y²)³
2. (k¹)²

"I'm giving you two minutes to provide answers to the both of them or else, you'll go back to SS1 this minute" Mr. Kofi threatened.

Story for the gods

But seriously, I'm I the only only one that finds this difficult or what.

I don enter...

I was staring at the equation and the equation was staring at me.

"you're a block head!" Mr. Kofi shouted directly towards my ear. It echoed in my ear drum for some seconds.

See this man oh..

He wants to make me deaf abi?

He thinks I'll marry any of those his ugly sons.

His plan will not work!

The class that was opening their brown teeth before they suddenly went dumb when Mr. Kofi said "somebody should come and solve this equation and bail her"

Silence...

"I'll choose one person oh"

Silence...

Now you could see some people hinding their face. Some started dropping their pen on the floor only to hide under their desk in excuse of looking for it.

Even Sandra was hinding her face.

A part of me was thanking God that no one had come out. This means I'm not the only blocked head here.

And the other part was hoping Mr. Kofi would release me already.

"yes? You" Mr. Kofi said pointing at Katerina who raised her hand.

There's no way she can solve it if no one in the entire class attempted.

Solution
(y²)³
=y²×³
=y6

(k¹)²
=k¹×²
=k³

"very good!" Mr. Kofi exclaimed

What?!

"you see your life Isabella. This simple thing you can't solve" Mr. Kofi barked at me.

Like I'm the only one who couldn't solve it...

"I want you" looking at Katerina "to tutor this olodo" pointing at me "everyday during break. If she doesn't comply, come and inform me"

This is unacceptable!

Isabella Nwankwo can never be tutored by a fellow student. Over my dead body!

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