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Falling in love at a tender age is such a pain. Please don't ever do it. My name is Adeniyi Juliet, I'm 15 years old and I'm still in love with Ernest Joseph aka my ex boyfriend.

We dated in Jss3 when we were 13 and we broke up after our Junior WAEC exam then. We were what you call 'couple goals' but every thing just went down the drain. It really sucks. I'm not allowed to talk to him or look at him-why? because no one must catch me staring, especially him and it'd start spreading that I'm hung up on him. Which I am, I greatly am-but it doesn't mean that I can't steal glances at him.

The day we broke up was when I met his eyes last. Even though we were 'couple goals' we fight a lot but it doesn't last long before we get together. But the one that made it permanent, ask me, I don't even know what I did, that's the painful part of it all. I was calling him one day and he just ignored me, I was still burning from it when someone came to me and said he said I shouldn't speak to him again.

I mean who the fuck is he? I was so mad that I respected that decision. But I wouldn't have, had I known things would end this way.

"Earth to Jules" my best friend Lexi said to me.

Wait, let me introduce my best friends, yeah, best friends. You know when you watch on TV all those sappy BFFs movies and you roll your eyes, well I'm close with my best friends Lexi and Shay(her name is Seyi but we call her shay) that way. I know you are probably rolling your eyes but it's true. And if I say I don't know what I'd do without them, you better believe me.

I've known Lexi since I was like 8 but I hated her. Her elder sister and mine were best friends-yeah were , shit happened. We bonded when I started this school in Jss2 third term, I was twelve. She was nothing like I expected, I never spoke to her before then but she's really sweet. She even made me famous before I started school, I was two weeks late-don't ask why. I don't know.

Then in Jss3 we became friends with Shay, she was a new student and I told Lexi we should talk to her. Lexi agreed unwillingly and that's how the journey of 'The three musketeers' started. I never regret that decision though and what's more intriguing is that she lives close to us.

"Oh sorry, you were saying?"

"Not again Jules" Shay said. "We're in Ss2 for Christ's sake. Stop pining on Joseph will you? Talk to him already"

They are the only ones that know how I feel about him. "I wasn't even thinking about him"

Lexi rolled her eyes, "Of course you aren't. Pls finish your class work fast and let's go and submit. I'm starving" Of course it's about food. And I wonder why she never gets fat.

"Okay"

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In the cafeteria
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As we enter the cafeteria, I know where he sits with his group and friends every day but I never look there. The line of the food is too long so I settle for snacks.

After I gave a junior my money to buy me a scotch egg, I bought three fantas and waited for my friends to buy their food.

It is awkward, it always has been, not being able to look around freely, fearing that I'll look at him and our eyes would meet and I wouldn't be able to look away and he tells everyone I still like him. No way!

I'm popular, yes and my friends and we are very friendly with teachers and students and they like us back. I know I'm beautiful, with an apple shaped face, small nose, small cat eyes and fair brown skin. I call myself short even if I am not but at 5ft 4 I still am not satisfied with my height so I don't like standing next to a tall girl and thankfully my friends are the same height though Lexi is about an inch or two shorter. And I feel sorry for the people that I'm taller than, like how they will be feeling.

The junior came with my snack and I dig in not waiting for my friends to finish the line longer than the Eiffel Tower. The food will probably finish before it even get to their turn. Favour comes in and I roll my eyes as she spots me and making her way to me.

"Hi Juliet, what are you doing?"

"Nothing" obviously I'm eating dummy. But I don't say that loud because I'm supposed to be nice.

"Okay did you hear who Joseph is dating now?" my heart hammered in my chest, I'm not always eager to hear her gossips but this one sure picks my interest.

Joseph dating? It's about time.

"You won't believe it, Sandra"

"How did you know?"

"Her friend told me but said not to tell anyone that they are doing it lowkey"

Fuck lowkey, dating is dating.

"Well good for them."

"Okay I have a novel for you to read, are you interested?"

"Sure. Just drop it"

"Okay" she drops the novel and poof she was gone. I seriously don't understand how that girl passes her exams, she reads novels every time of the day and still manages to get a c4, some people are just intelligent, maybe. She has been trying to get me to read a novel since Jss3 and now she's succeeded, not that I'm going to touch it.

"What's wrong with you?" Lexi said as she and Shay carry their plates of food and sit in my front.

"Nothing"

"Your face, looks like you are about to cry" Shay said.

"Shut up. You know I won't"

Now there's another thing you don't know about me. I easily cry. When I just started this school, I cry at everything and anything except cane. If your words provoke me, I cry, if I'm angry at you and want to yell at you, I cry, but if you flog me, I don't cry. Typical. So during the holiday, I promised not to cry unnecessarily again, that no matter what, I won't cry. It gave me self confidence though but sometimes I feel like I should just cry. And it's times like this. But if you don't want Lexi to hate you, don't cry over a boy and never apologize to a guy first. She's proud than a peacock.

I take a deep breath and it was gone, I'll tell them later when I don't feel like crying. The bell rings and they rush their food, more like we rush their food and got my hand slapped multiple times by Lexi.

We rush to the class and get ready for the next subject, chemistry. I hate the subject, therefore I hate the teacher. Don't get me wrong, I'm a brilliant student, my grade is B2(in Nigeria, we grade A1 B2 B3 C4 C5 C6 D7 E8 and F9) and I love Maths, Physics and Further Maths but I hate Chemistry and English Language, though the English is more because of the teacher and Biology is average, and those are my core subjects.

The chemistry teacher comes in and starts teaching, I try to understand the subject because I am not a lazy student but it's just hard to. I glare at the teacher and take out the novel. I check the title, Caroline and the Raider, I hope it will help me through this boring class. Michael, my seat partner and might I add, Joseph's best friend snatches the novel from me and as I glare at him, he nods toward the teacher and I see her watching me intently.

Oops. That was close. If she had seized it, I won't be able to collect it again. I give a goofy smile and try to concentrate for the rest of the class.

The bell rings some minutes later signaling the end of the class but the teacher doesn't leave. And that's one of the reasons I hate her, she takes other teachers periods. I check the time table and the next subject is music. Gripping the table, I pray for Mrs Ojo(that's her name) to leave the class and after 10 minutes into the music period, she leaves.

"We have only 35 minutes remaining for music class. Let's go" I say to Michael. The fact that I don't talk to Joseph does not affect our friendship and I like it.

"He's not around. The music teacher"

I literally dance for joy. I turn to face him. "I heard that Joseph and Sandra are dating"

He looks at me, smiling, "Yes. I know that you still like him"

I roll my eyes, "You have no idea how much I hate him" I say really hoping it'd be true.

First chapter guys.. I hope you like it. Pls share with friends and tap that little star 🌟 at the bottom of the story. And I'd love to hear your thoughts through comments.