Monday morning and BHS students were moving to the class area already after breakfast. I was walking with the crystal girls and i felt immense pleasure as everyone stole glances at us. I was at the peak of my glory when Crystal threw her arms around my neck or when Tolu snatched my cookies.

We walked into our class after assembly and I went to the staffroom to pick up my class captain badge. Our class teacher gave me the attendance sheet to mark too and she said anyone who's name isn't there, has repeated SS1

"Announcement everyone, Mrs Olagoke said I should mark the attendance and if you resume first week, there's an automatic ten marks waiting for you on all your subjects" I announced and first weekers cheered. Extra ten marks was something atleast.

"Who dash you class captain abeg, Na your type?" China mocked and I ignored her. She was our class captain in SS1 so she thought they won't change her. Plans change baby girl.

"Please if you hear your name, please raise your hand. It's easier that way and we won't disturb other classes with noise.

Abdulsalam Ameenah, Adebimpe Kofoworola, Adenuga Crystal, Adenrele Olaniyi, Ahmed Bolaji, Ashimi Jasmine, Atoberu Atinuke, Babayemi Derinmade, Badmus Adenike, Bada A'isha..."

I continued calling the names until I reached number fifty two that's the end. Some people didn't hear their names and i felt pity for them. Repeating in BHS is like commiting suicide because you automatically lose your respect and your juniors start to call you by name.

"Gbemi, i didnt hear my name oh" Shade Akinlade told me and I held my laughter. She's the wannabe in Ameenah's group and now she has repeated. I'm sure they will cut her off with immediate effect, before she joined them she use to be academically sound but after she joined them in second term, things went downhill. She started skipping classes and not doing assignments.

"Please If you didn't hear your name, Mrs Olagoke said that you've repeated SS1 and she doesn't want to see you in this class by closing when she comes to mark the attendance herself.

She also said that after every class, each subject rep should write a list of how many people were present in the class and submit it to me. Thank you"

I watched her as she crumbled to her chair and she started sobbing loudly. Only Seyitan rubbed her back in their so called clique and Ameenah sat their looking unbothered. Use your head when joining cliques.

I watched as some class mates trooped out of the class, no doubt going back to SS1 block and i felt really bad for them. Some might have bullied several juniors and they are going to be sitting in the same class with them. How sad.

I walked back to my seat to get cello tape to plaster our timetable to the wall near the board and after i finished hanging it there, i went to sit down.

During break, me and the girls walked to the tuck shop to get things and I was about to pay for mine when senior Dunmininu slid cash to the sales girl, he paid for me. I was shocked and majority of those at the tuck shop too were surprised. He walked away not before winking at me.

Omooooo, my poor heart.

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During night prep, we didn't seat according to the way we usually seat in class, I sat down at the back with the girls and I was reading what they taught us in class. Crystal was reading a novel and I don't know what Alicia, Maryam and Tolu are reading.

Our class was still somehow noisy because Bode Samuel was narrating a recent episode of Blindspot he watched and some people were listening. A'isha was narrating her experience in Dubai during the Christmas holiday and i find some of it hard to believe.

I know she might travel to Dubai because her family is rich but she lies a lot. Last session she said Justin bieber came to her house to wish her elder sister happy birthday. Some believed but i didn't. A whole Justin bieber coming to Abuja just to wish someone happy birthday, what happened to WhatsApp and all that. He didn't even post her picture oh, A'isha said they are dating low-key, someone that's married.

Our class teacher will soon be here and she might punish all of us or even punish me for not making sure the class was silent. I knew what to do if I was going to make sure I read in peace and we don't get punished.

"Names of noise makers is going on and I'm submitting it to Mr. Ajibola. If you people like don't keep shut, you will think I'm joking. New session has started and instead of you to start reading early so it won't overwhelm you when exam starts, you won't but when you repeat you will be crying up and down" I said angrily before tearing out a sheet from my jotter.

I know Mr. Ajibola will do the trick because nobody in BHS that can actually chest his cane. That man flogs people on their waist and he will tell them to touch their toes. His favorite thing to do is when class captains submit noise maker lists to him and he derives joy in flogging them on assembly ground.

"Ah class captain be calming down now. It's them A'isha that's making noise oh. Awọn Dubai connection. Abeg no write my name oh" Bode said before going back to his seat.

Soon the whole class gradually became quiet except for some people that were murmuring and whenever I look up, they stop. Atleast human being can read peacefully now.

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