[ SOUTH OF THE BORDER BY ED SHEERAN, CAMILA CABELLO AND CARDI B]

Nishola ate her breakfast slowly. She wanted to tea to increase in volume but it really decreased.

"You'll be late for school, hurry up" Mrs Osanyibi hurried her daughter.

Nishola grumbled quietly as she entered the car as Kazeem sped off.

Kazeem kept glancing at the chocolate skinned girl who had nervousness written all over her face. She didn't seem to focus on her phone as she kept fidgeting with her fingers.

Kazeem shook his head remembering Saturday night.

This girl was so.....

Nishola mumbled something as she got down from the car and walked to the assembly ground.

The Assembly Prefects were already punishing late students by asking them to put their bags over their heads while raising their hands up.

Nishola nodded her head as greetings to the prefects before raising her bag over her head.

Nishola tensed up as her eyes tried to find Damien in the crowd of Prefects standing on the podium. Her eyes glistened as soon as she sighted him.

He was saying something to Ifeoma his face serious. He looked so hot clad in the school's blue trousers, white shirt, tie and jacket. His uniform was well ironed, his hair well combed.

Damien seemed to notice someone's eyes on him that moment as he turned to where the latecomers were standing with their bags over their heads.

Damien turned his face immediately as made eye contact with Nishola. He waved for Matthew to come over.

"What's up?" Matthew asked.

"Tell Funke and the rest to release the latecomers"  Damien said turning back to Ifeoma.

"Latecomers?" Matthew asked as he turned. A smile wore its way to his face as he grinned widely.

"Aye aye captain" Matthew said as he walked away.

Nishola wore a big smile as Matthew approached.

"Good morning Matthew" Gideon greeted slapping handshakes with the latter.

"Morning, Damien said you should release all of them" Matthew said.

"Huh? Why?" Funke asked.

Matthew shrugged as he winked at Nishola making all the Prefects turn to her.

"Go to you lines" Funke said.

"Yo! Y'all wait" Matthew said stopping the students who were about to join their lines.

"Say thank you to her, you all owe her" Matthew said with a grin as Nishola blushed in embarrassment.

"Why aren't you saying thank you?" Matthew asked in mock bewilderment.

"Thank you" the students started mumbling as they walked to their different lines.

Nishola looked at the floor while Matthew laughed.

"Snr Matthew, you are embarrassing me" Nishola whined.

"Ah, sorry, sorry... Pele ehn" Matthew said as he motioned for Nishola to join her class line.

Matthew watched her back with an amused look.

"Who's she?" Gideon asked as Matthew laughed slightly.

Funke's face flushed slightly. Matthew was ranked number six most handsome guy in BIC. But if you got lucky to see him laugh, it was always breathtaking.

"Why are you asking me? I'm just here to deliver a message from your Senior Prefect, why am I the one who's questioned?" Matthew asked.

"Anyways, you see her, do look out for her" Matthew said as he walked away.

Yanmife laughed as Nishola joined the line. She had seen the whole drama. Some other students glanced at Nishola.

"You shut up!" Nishola said to Yanmife.

"Please, that was cute" Yanmife whispered.

"No, he's going to kill me" Nishola whispered back.

"If he wanted to, he would have" Yanmife said.

"He hasn't got his chance yet" Nishola said with a sigh.

"Do you know up till yesterday I didn't know Snr Joel liked golf" Yanmife said.

"Golf? Snr Joel? How'd you know that by way?" Nishola asked.

"Well..... We kinda talked overnight" Yanmife confessed.

"So he's going to be a joke this time around?" Nishola asked raising her brow.

"You know you can't mess with these people, they are as devilish as their pretty faces" Nishola added.

"I think its real, each time the image of me grinding him on the dance floor comes to my mind, I totally get chills" Yanmife whispered.

Nishola flushed immediately "Don't ruin my innocent ears please" Nishola said.

"I see" Yanmife snickered as Damien's voice came through the speakers.

"Good morning everyone" Damien said and almost every female swooned.

"We have another week ahead of us, a new week to get better and stronger. As at the moment, there are no special announcements, if any happens during the day, we'll send word around. To all Bostonians, have a nice week" Damien added as everyone started clapping.

Nishola rolled her eyes as Yanmife kept mumbling about Joel.

"You just met him, Mife, you don't even know him" Nishola said with wide eyes

"Uhn uhn, that wasn't for me, that was for yourself. You've been thinking of Snr Damien" Yanmife replied.

"Please.... I wasn't" Nishola replied.

"You scratch your left eye whenever you tell a lie" Yanmife said.      "Move your ass, Mrs Oyedele won't go easy on you if we are late" Yanmife added rising to her feet.

Nishola nodded as she searched her locker for her Data Processing note before heading to the Computer House with Yanmife.

"MJ, pass the ball" someone screeched as MJ passed the ball. The latter caught the ball and threw it, the ball went straight through the net.

"Take a break" Damien said as he rested his hands on his knees bending. He was sweating all over and panting slightly.

"Here, take some water" Someone said.

Damien raised his head and saw Karen holding a bottle of water and an hand towel.

Matthew flung a cold water to Damien on instinct. Damien caught it and showed Karen.

"Thank you, I've got one" Damien replied as he opened the bottle and downed the content.

Damien flung the bottle at one of the other basketballers. The latter catch it before kicking it into the dustbin.

Damien slumped on the floor slowing his breathing. Deep down, he knew he was practicing too hard.

"You are going too hard" Joel said slumping beside Damien.

"Isn't that the best way to ease an erection?" Matthew teased as he also slumped beside Damien.

Damien groaned immediately as he used his hands to cover his face.

"What am I missing out?" Joel asked curiously.

"Err... Your friend Damien here, had a huge bulge in his pants" Matthew teased as Joel's eyes widened.

"Now that's interesting" Joel said.

"Please shut up, will you?" Damien said removing his hands from his face.

Joel and Matthew burst into laughter as Damien smiled a little.

Damien sighed as he rubbed his glabella.

Who the heck gets a bulge after seeing someone? Perhaps only perverts.

He had seen her a lot of times on assembly mornings, for over a year but this morning was different. She actually stared at him.

Damien couldn't pick which turned him on, either her big clear eyes or the fact that she was staring at him.

"So she really doesn't know anything?" Joel asked softly.

"She doesn't" Matthew replied with an eyebrow raised.

"That's crap yunno" Joel said. "What if she dies later, what excuse was her parents going to say?" Joel asked. "To Nishola, her sister was in perfect health, nothing could suddenly kill her" Joel added before sighing.

"I hate shits like this" Joel added.

Damien jumped to his feet.

"Back to practice" Damien said.

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