KIKIOPE

  The school management had agreed on the Valentine dinner only on the condition that the dinner would end by 7pm and that all Corpers or students teachers should be present to monitor us, good thing those ones are jasi so, tonight would surely be fun filled.

Immediately the bell was jingled to signify closing, we all went straight to our house to prepare for dinner that would be starting by 5pm.

"Are you going somewhere?" Mama D asked as she strolled into my room. I fluttered my eyelashes 'cause I can't remember the last time she was home in the afternoon or the time she even entered my room.

"Yeah," I nodded while applying the nude lipstick to my lips.

"Today is Valentine, so, where are you going?" She asked with lifted eyebrows and I whirled my chair.

"To school."

"And you're dressed like someone going to a party?"

I stood up and picked my clutch bag from the bed, "Actually, we are having a dinner party at school."

She nodded, "Oh okay, anyway, Felix and I would be going out, and we won't be back till tomorrow."

No wonder. I thought as much.

"Okay then," then I walked out of the room.

"Wow, you look sweet," Sugar Boy complimented immediately I stepped into the living room.

I straightened my red full length straight gown that was parted from the knee before replying him, "Thanks."

"Going out with your boyfriend?" He teased while wriggling his brows.

I chuckled before hitting my clutch bag on him, then I walked out of the house headed to Khalid's place.

"Hey," Khalid greeted with a wide smile as he opened his door widely for me, I assessed him before walking into the house.

He was looking smoking hot and dashing in his red blazers, but telling him would just make his head swell.

"You look gorgeous," he complimented while scrutinizing my body.

"You don't look bad either."

He smiled and I raised my brows, "Your parents?"

"They went out," he replied and I nodded.

"So, shall we?" He asked while opening his palms widely.

"Yeah," I responded before heading to the door while he trailed behind me.

"Where are you going?" Abimbola bellowed immediately she stepped into the compound, Khalid and I glanced at each other before returning our gaze to her.

"Don't tell me you're actually going with this animal!"

I hissed before opening the door to the car, she walked over to my side and Khalid entered the car. While banging the window, Khalid instructed the driver to start the car, she shouted and cursed as the driver drove out of the compound.

"How do you even cope with her?" I turned to Khalid.

He shrugged," I understand she's furious today, you know I chose you over her."

I rolled my eyes before looking out through the window. We stayed in silence till we got to school.

"Is that not Bimpe and Kunmi at the photo booth?" Khalid questioned immediately we stepped into the hall.

I shifted my gaze to where he pointed at, they were both taking pictures, Bimpe was dressed in a red strapless gown, "Let's go and join them," then we sauntered there.

"Seeing you guys together without being at loggerheads is a beautiful sight," I commented with a mischievous smile.

"There's nothing beautiful there," Bimpe snorted and I pursed my lips before joining Khalid who was looking at the pictures they took.

"Awwn, you guys look good together, I can't wait to carry your babies," I joked and Bimpe smacked my head.

"For where?" Kunmi shouted and I eyed him.

"Oya the two of you should take pictures too," she pushed us to the booth.

"Lemme even take it for you gan," Kunmi proposed as he brought out his phone.

"Why are you na standing like a stick? You guys don't even know how to look sweet at all," Bimpe snarled and I eyed her before we adjusted our standing positions and posed for the pictures.

After taking several pictures that were nothing but beautiful, I sighted Abimbola walk into the hall with her twin brother, Abimbare, then she snapped her head towards our direction.

Then I wrapped my hand around Khalid's shoulder before placing a kiss on his cheeks, I didn't miss the daggers Abimbola threw at me but I ignored her and walked to Kunmi to check the outcome of the picture and it was nice shot.

"Let's go oo," Bimpe shouted, and we all turned to her before walking into the main hall that was fully decorated with red and white balloons, the hall was blasting with music from Choki before we sighted Doyin and Abee waving at us, they'd reserved some seats for us.

"When did you get here?" Khalid asked them as he pulled out a chair in front of them while I pulled out another one beside him.

"Not quite long," Abee replied before I turned to Doyin who was opposite me.

"Did you guys take pictures?"

She nodded before giving me her phone while Bimpe who was right beside me quickly moved her chair to take a closer look at the pictures.

Not quite long, the party started fully with different kind of games.

"So, now, the next game is Ping Pong game, we need six couples to play the game," the social Perfect Girl, Ngozi announced.

"Let's join the game," Doyin proposed before pulling Abee up from his seat.

"I'm not doing jare," he replied while trying to free his hand from her grip.

"You guys should join too na, we haven't joined in any game since the dinner started," Doyin complained.

"I agree," Bimpe said before pulling Kunmi up.

"You won't join abi?" She frowned at me.

"We'll join," I told her before we all sauntered to the stage alongside three other couples from SS3.

"So, now the rule is, each team would have two players that is the boy and girl, one of them would carry the box at the end of this line while the other would hold the bucket full of pink ping pong balls, the one carrying the balls will throw to the other one and whichever team gets full first is the winner while any team that the ball rolls down thrice gets disqualified," Ngozi explained, and we all nodded in return before she ordered us to split up according to how she'd explained.

I decided to do the throwing of the balls while Khalid would do the catching likewise my friends too did the same.

"When you hear the whistle, the game starts,"Ngozi enunciated.

I looked down at the bucket full of about seven ping pong balls before looking up at Khalid who was at the other end. In a split second, Ngozi blew the whistle.

I picked up a ball and positioned myself well before throwing the ball, unfortunately Khalid didn't catch it. I dashed him a warning look, and he nodded, then I proceeded to throw the ball again which eventually got into the box, it went on like that until Bimpe and Kunmi got disqualified, then the other two from SS3 followed leaving Doyin and Abee, the last couple from SS3 and Khalid and I to determine the winner.

"And the second runner up is the Doyab couple," Ngozi shouted and I squinted my eyes, which one is Doya abi Doyab bayii?

"That's Doyin and Abee right?" Khalid whispered into my ears.

"That's true oo," I turned to tap Doyin, but they'd already walked to the stage, after collecting their prizes and taking pictures, they went back to their seat.

"And the winning couple is the Kikhal couple," Ngozi shouted again and I shook my head. Which one is key car abi Khaki abi what did she say gan?

I felt a dab on my shoulder and then turned to look at Khalid.

"They just called us," he said and I scrunched my brows before digesting what he meant.

Then we walked up to the stage to collect the prize and take pictures before going back to our seat only to meet Bimpe and Kunmi arguing.

"You can't even throw something well," Kunmi snorted.

"Abi you're the one that can't catch anything, at your age, to catch is a problem, stupid boy," she retorted, and we all laughed at their childish banter.

"So, where are the pictures you took jare?" Kunmi asked as he turned to Abee.

"They haven't printed it out," Abee replied before we all hummed to the song playing.

"And the last game before we all dance is called Shakespeare in love," Ngozi announced and the whole hall roared.

"Let's join the game abi you can't do this one again?" Bimpe asked while eyeing Kunmi.

"Whatever," he replied and she hissed before turning to me.

"You and Khalid should join the game."

"Me?" I pointed at my chest before glancing at Khalid.

"That's true, you guys should join it," Doyin added.

"You nko?" I asked her, and she pulled me up from my seat to a corner before Bimpe quickly joined us.

"What?" I queried.

"Don't you know you have to join more games so that Abimbola will finally die nii?" Doyin asked and my brows creased.

"That's true, you didn't notice the glare she'd been dashing you since the dinner started, it's as if she wants to die, so, this is another cue to make her fall dead," Bimpe added and I nodded before glancing at Abimbola who glowered at me, I'm not even sure the glare had left her face since the dinner started.

"Okay," I concurred and that was how Khalid and I joined the game.

"So, the game is simple, all you have to do is  for the females to pick up a blindfold while the males are to draw out a note from any buckets in front of them, then walk over to the girl, remove the blindfold then read out the Shakespeare quotes written in the paper before the girl provides an answer to it that is her answer should be the name of Shakespeare book that the quote is from," Ngozi explained, and we all nodded in understanding before the game started till it was our turn after all the previous ones got it wrong, we were actually the last.

After Khalid placed the blindfold on my face, he walked over to the other end to draw out a quote, and he got back later to remove the blindfold, then he stayed in front of me, we were really standing so close and our eyes met before he read out the quote.

"You have witchcraft in your lips," our eyes met again and I felt somehow uncomfortable before he read it out again making my eyes flash to his lips.

Then I heard Ngozi's count, "10, 9, 8..."

Where did I hear that quote from oo? I tried to reason and in a split second I remembered I've read something like that at a time, I was even using it to tease Moye then after she told me she had her first kiss, flashing back that day, I could remember it vividly.

"2,..."

"It's Henry V by Shakespeare," I cut in quickly, and she smiled, then I looked away from Khalid who was still staring at me.

"Correct!" She announced before cheers came from the crowd, I resisted the urge to glance at Khalid before we were both called to the stage.

"I didn't miss the way you guys were staring at each other there, for a moment I thought you would kiss," Bimpe whispered into my ears and my eyes widened.

"I need to use the restroom,"I announced quickly before standing up.

"We'll go with you," Doyin offered as she stood up too along with Bimpe then we walked out of the hall.

Doyin started, "Hmm, I saw..."

"Look there!" Bimpe cut in and I heaved 'cause I knew what Doyin wanted to say.

"What?" Doyin asked.

"Is that not Uncle Kingsley and Muizat?" Bimpe questioned, and we quickly snapped our head to where she pointed at.

It was already getting dark so, I squinted my eyes to see what was going on.

"They are kissing!" Doyin shouted before Bimpe quickly covered her mouth.

"How did you guys see them?" I asked.

"We have eyes unlike you," Doyin replied proudly and I eyed her.

"Did you say Uncle Kingsley and Muizat are kissing?" I asked again in wonderment. Uncle Kingsley was a calm student teacher while Muizat is somehow quiet like Ann, but she isn't a loner like Ann and Muizat is known to be a very religious Muslim, infact she was nominated as the Muslim prefect gan.

"Hmm, this is another thing to use as a blackmail," Bimpe said as she brought out her phone and tiptoed to hide behind the tree she claimed Uncle Kingsley and Muizat were kissing.

"They're even smooching each other," Doyin commented before dragging me along and that was when I was able to take a good look at them, they were really shoving their tongues into each other's throats while leaning on that tree, the place was quiet and was somehow like a hidden place so no one could easily see them, I even wonder how Bimpe's eyes travelled to the place gan.

"There's nothing we won't see in this school oo," I muttered.

"Good shot, let's go," Bimpe said as she turned away from the tree.

"Have you videoed it?" I asked, and she nodded before proceeding to walk away while we quickly followed her.

"Everything is just happening in this school oo," Doyin commented as we headed to the restroom.

"Abi oo, so, that Muizat that is always doing like holy holy has something under her sleeves," Bimpe added as she shook her head.

"And that Uncle Kingsley that is always looking like a good person," I pointed out.

"But se all those girls think they'll marry them nii? The people that would be leaving soon, do they even think those ones don't have a real girlfriend or even fianceé?" Doyin queried.

"Marry ke? They should keep fantasizing, something that is just like a fling to the guys," Bimpe replied.

"Abi oo," I acknowledged.

"But looking at the brighter side Sha, this is a good piece, we'll either use it to blackmail them or include it in next week's article," Bimpe said with dancing smiles, apparently, she was happy about the whole thing.

"Bimpe, you're evil oo," I jested, and she shrugged before we entered the restroom only for us to hear muffled voices coming from the other end then we glanced at each other before Doyin told us to go there, and we tiptoed to the place.

"I don't think I want to be with you again, you drugged me without my consent just, so I'll abort the baby and now you want me to come back to you!" The girl which I instantly recognized as Blessing from Brown class shouted.

"I was only thinking about your future, whereas Dapo doesn't know about our relationship," The guy popularly called Skirt chaser replied as he moved closer to Blessing.

Skirt chaser is a name coined by we JANU Icons for the idiot back in Jss3, he believed he was the most handsome guy in our set and believed he could get anything in skirt, he was also that Dapo'a bestfriend oo, Dapo and Blessing have been dating since Jss3 and this stupid Skirt Chaser even chased his best friends girlfriend to the extent of getting her pregnant.

I can remember the time he was chasing Bimpe too back in SS1, he eventually got her pissed that day after he'd tried kissing her which in turn earned him a punch in the eye from Bimpe which sent him landing on the floor, he got up angrily and slapped Bimpe earning him a returning slap from me and that was how the fight started, we were eventually separated by Khalid and Kunmi but the guy didn't go whole oo because we'd torn his clothes and bruised his body.

Later in the day after Kunmi told us he knew his place, we all ganged up and went to his place to beat the hell out of him. He stayed in the hospital for a whole week, ever since then, he didn't cross our path again.

"Don't touch me!" Blessing shouted, but he moved closer to her and grabbed her neck.

"Don't tell me not to touch you, what's in your body? Something that I've seen and I'm already tired of it gan, I need to discard you so, you won't destroy my friendship with Dapo," he sputtered while tightening his grip on her neck.

"This boy will kill her today oo," Doyin voiced out as we watched Blessing trying to get away from him but his grip got tighter on her neck and I could see his vein appearing from his head.

"Let go of her!" Bimpe shouted as she gave Doyin her phone and moved closer to them.

"And if I don't?" He glared at Bimpe before turning back to Blessing who looked like she could pass out anytime.

A resounding slap landed on his face and that made him release his grip from Blessing who fell on the ground and tried to catch her breath.

"Did you just slap me?" He bellowed as he moved dangerously close to Bimpe.

"Didn't your brain interprete it?" Bimpe retorted.

"Let's go," Doyin said to me and I nodded before we both walked in.

He raised his hand to return the slap but Doyin grabbed his hand, she twisted his hand and he writhed in pain before I joined her, then we dragged him to the water closet.

"Next time, you'll know how to treat a girl," we forced his head into the closet, luckily for him, it was clean but then Bimpe poured a bowl of water on his head, and we pushed his head into the closet so that his face would meet with the water in it.

"Let's go," Bimpe said as she helped Blessing to stand up.

We pushed his head out of the closet before I placed the bucket on his head, then we walked out of the toilet and bolted the door.

"Orisirisi is just happening in this school," Doyin commented.

"Abi oo," I added before feeling the urge to pee, then I ran into the toilet.

The way this girls are just seeing things you, hmm...
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