< Suffering is the sandpaper of our incarnation >

- Clare of Assisi.

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Damilola
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"Pregnancy? Seriously Anita? Is that why I sent you to school?" Dad yelled at Anita, holding the test results, while she lowered her head, crying her eyes out. "I'm so, so, so, disappointed in you. I'm ashamed!"

"I'm s-sorry," Anita cried out in a horse tone. I felt so sorry for her. She hates me, yes, but I can't stand seeing her like this. I didn't intervene because I know how dad gets when he's angry. It's best to always stay out.

"I can't even look at you right now," Dad exhaled, holding his chest. Ms Margaret quickly helped him with a glass of water and he drank it.

"Dad," I called him softly. "Let me talk to Anita, please." He stared at me for a while before waving his hand in dismissal. I took Anita's hand and dragged her to my room. I shut the door and sat her down. She was crying so much, so, so, much.

"Anita," I trailed off, not knowing what to even begin with. This is just too much. "Anita, how did this even happen?"

She lowered her head, sobbing. I sat down next to her and raised her chin. "Anita, look at me." She burst into more tears, burying her face in my chest. Her back shook with sobs, as I felt her tears on my chest. I patted her back, blinking back tears.

"Dami," she said hoarsely, raising her head from my chest. "I'm sorry."

"Why are you apologizing?"

"For not listening to you from the very beginning. I ignored your all your advice, I'm such an idiot," she cussed under her breath. "I went ahead and got myself pregnant."

"Anita, who is responsible?" She stayed quiet, lowering her head. "You need to speak."

"Jae Paul," she whispered.

"What?!" I shouted, standing up hastily. "Jae, my classmate?" She nodded in embarrassment. "Anita, how? Why? When?"

"I don't know how it happened," she explained in tears. "I'm sure he raped me the day I went for that beach party."

"So, that day he brought you home, you guys attended a beach party?"

"Yes. He spiked my drink and I got inebriated. Few days later, he started threatening me."

"About what?"

She took a deep breath and exhaled. "About a pornographic image of me."

Lord have mercy.

"Simisola Anita Oladele, how could you be so foolish?" I know yelling at her wasn't making her feel any better, but she wasn't supposed to feel better about it. It's just wrong.

"I'm sorry. He threatened me that if I ever leaked the info about Zion raping Daniella, he'd leak my -"

"Wait, wait, wait, hold up," I cut her. "Zion raped Daniella?" She nodded.

"I saw him do so."

"And you didn't bother helping her out? Or report the issue?"

"I...I..I didn't care -"

"How can you say that -" My room door just flung open, interrupting me.

"Tell me more about this Jae boy!" Dad shouted on Anita. "And I want you to send me a screenshot of all the text messages he sent you."

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I'm sorry. He threatened me that if I ever leaked the info about Zion raping Daniella.

"Dami?" Ivan snapped his fingers at my face. I shuddered, blinking back to reality. "Where's your mind? You haven't solved the assessment yet."

I let out a soft sigh, staring at the assessment Ivan gave me. We were having a math tutorial. "I'm sorry." I grabbed my pen and started solving, but he pulled it away from me.

"First, I want to know what's on your mind."

"It's nothing."

"So, you don't trust me enough to -"

"No, not at all. It's not like that, I trust you alot. Infact, I lo -" I controlled myself immediately. What was I thinking? Almost blabbing out my feelings for Ivan!

He creased his brows and leaned closer to me, "You were saying something." I shook my head and waved my hand in disagreement.

"Nah, I..I was just blabbing nonsense."

"It didn't sound like nonsense to me," he said, leaning closer than before. My heart started beating so fast, Ivan's behaviour was just different.

"It doesn't really matter, there's no need for me to say it anyway -" Ivan cut me off by pressing his lips on mine. My eyes widened, while his was closed, as he deepened the kiss like he'd been waiting for it all his life.

He finally broke the kiss, allowing me breathe properly. I sputtered unheard words, while he just smirked, bitting his lower lip.

"There's no need to say anything," he said softly. "I have feelings for you, Damilola."

"What?" Someone else yelled on my behalf.

Megan.

"Ivan, what do you mean?" She asked, strolling into the library. Ivan hissed and packed up our books. After that, he grabbed my hand and pulled me out of the library. We got to the noisy classroom, and Megan followed us.

"How can you love her?!" Megan yelled, inviting attention from others. "She's a weirdo! I can't believe you left me for someone like Damilola! She's a wretch, and stupid undeserving -"

"Megan -"

"Enough!" I shouted, cutting Ivan off. I don't know what came over me, but I have had quite enough of Megan's rubbish. I've stayed quiet for too long, which is why she's taking advantage of it, I can't take it anymore.

Everyone had their eyes on me, especially Megan. "I won't tolerate anymore insults."

Megan laughed, "Do you have a choice? No! You stole my position as head girl, now you've stolen Ivan."

"I didn't steal anything, everything I have was just given to me without asking. I'm not like you."

"How dare you?" She threw her hand at me, but I averted the slap by grasping her wrist and throwing it back down.

"Keep your nasty hand to yourself, don't touch me."

"You're talking too much," Megan yelled, coming closer to my face. Her eyes turned red in rage, and her voice became cracked due to yelling. "You're starting to spread those ugly wings of yours, you fat girl."

"Megan, are you stupid?" I retorted firmly, eyeing her up and down like dirt. "If you're jealous, just say so."

"Exactly," Ivan added, facing Megan. "What does Damilola have that makes you so insecure? Is it because she's prettier than you?"

Ivan just called me pretty!!!!

Megan eyes were already filled with tears. She turned to me, shoving me in anger. "It's about time everyone here knows you attend this school on a freaking -"

"Scholarship!" I exclaimed loudly. "So fucking what? Eh? What?" I yelled in fury, causing Megan to flinch. "I have tolerated your bullshit for way too long, and for your information, I don't attend this school on a scholarship. Not anymore!"

"Liar! You attend here on a scholarship you hedgehog!"

"How dare you?!" A deep voice echoed in the classroom. It wasn't Ivan, it was my dad! He walked into the classroom with the principal and some teachers behind him.

Judging by the looks on the teachers faces, it was obvious they tried to stop him from entering the classroom, since parents aren't allowed.

Megan gulped down saliva, seeing all the authorities in our classroom. "Sir, I can explain -"

"Will you shut up!" Principal Jonathan barked at her.

"Is this why I paid seven hundred and fifty thousand to your account last week?" My dad yelled at the principal. "To get my daughter insulted? A district attorney's daughter for that matter?"

Yes, my dad paid my school fees the evening after his election. He came to my room that evening and said he wanted to talk to me about my school. He forced me to tell him everything that happens to me, so I didn't hide the fact that Megan bullies me because of my scholarship. He stated the reason why he left me to attend the school on a scholarship in the first place. He was mad at me after mom's death, which is why he developed hatred for me. But now, he realizes that holding onto past events will only ruin him more. He apologized for everything and decided to terminate my scholarship.

"I apologize for the -"

"Save your apology," Dad cut principal Jonathan off. "You'll need the apology once I sue this school."

Principal Jonathan eyes widened in shock, "Please sir, let's talk about this."

"I don't want to talk to you, I want to talk to Jae Paul. Who is Jae Paul?" Dad asked angrily, sneering at everyone in the classroom. Everyone directed their gaze to the back of the class, while Jae reluctantly raised his hand in the air.

"I'm...the one, sir." Dad walked over to his seat and threw a punch at his face.
The teachers quickly pulled my dad back, inorder to avoid injuring Jae.

"You got my daughter pregnant!" Dad yelled at him, while others gasped in shock.

"Sir, please calm down. Let's talk about this in my office."

"Which stupid office? Office that will soon be closed after I sue this school."

"I don't know what you're talking about," Jae denied. Dad slapped him this time and pulled him to the front of the class.

"Anita!" He called out. That's when Anita walked into our classroom with her head lowered. "Is he not the one?"
She nodded her head in affirmation, while Jae shot her a dirty look.

"He threatened to leak an inappropriate image of me, if I ever said anything about Zion raping Daniella."

"What?" Principal Jonathan yelled, directing his gaze to Zion. Zion was shocked, as he averted his gaze to Daniella. "Daniella, is this true? Is that why you skipped school?"

Daniella's eyes welled up with tears, as she slowly nodded her head while staring at her feet.

"Jesus Christ of Nazareth," Mr Akin placed his two hands on his head.
"Zion, come out my friend!" Zion stood up, maneuvering to the front of the classroom.

"So you are a rapist?" Principal Jonathan yelled at him.

"He's not just a rapist," everyone turned to Raymond, who raised his phone in the air. "He's also an addict. Drug addict, to be specific."

Everyone gasped, directing a glare to Zion. Raymond sauntered to the front and showed a photo to the principal. The principal almost had an heart attack, his school was turning into something else.

"So, you took that picture?" Peter Ogundaye asked.

"Will you all stand up!" Mr Akin roared at Ramson, Zion and Caesar. Perhaps, they were in that photo too. Ramson exchange a glance with me, but I broke the gaze immediately.

I can't believe he's a drug dealer.

"I am highly disappointed in you all!" Principal Jonathan said lowly, holding his chest while some teachers held onto him.

"This school is nonsense! First off, my daughter gets bullied, then my other daughter gets raped!" Dad yelled while the rest authorities lowered their heads in shame.

"I didn't bully Damilola, ask others," Megan denied.

"Shut up, you're a bully!" Joy retorted sharply.

"Ask them, Betty and Sharon," she gestured her hand to the two of them. Sharon said no, while Betty said yes.

"You're a bully Megan," Betty said, standing on her feet. "You didn't only bully Damilola, but you bullied every scholarship student."

"You liar!" Megan yelled at her. "After everything I've done for you."

"You did nothing for me, and I certainly don't owe you anything. You don't pay my bills! You've always treated me like trash, but I convinced myself it was friendship. Not until Michelle Adams played a recording for me yesterday, you were in that recording. You called me and Sharon your minions and mindless mimes, you also called us flies!"

"Eh?" Sharon shouted, standing up. "So we are flies, eh Megan?"

"No, I can explain -"

"You go explain taya," Michelle Adams remarked from her seat, laughing with her friend, Daisy Oliver.

"You are a bully Megan," Sharon finally confessed.

"If I'm a bully, then you're equally one too," Megan said. "You also bullied Damilola, abi?" Megan faced me, but I rolled my eyes at her.

"Everybody shut up!" Principal Jonathan yelled in full rage. "Megan Uwaifo, Zion Williams, Ramson Jay, Caesar Sam, Peter Ogundaye, and Jae Paul, you six are hereby EXPELLED from WestWood High Academy! To my office, NOW!" He yelled at them, and they ran out.

"And you," he faced Sharon and Betty. "You both were aware of Megan's bullying, and you two said nothing. You're both suspended, and I'm dethroning you two from your prefect positions. To my office!" They both lowered their heads and walked out.

My dad also stormed out of the classroom, while the teachers and principal, trailed behind him.

"I'm so sorry about Megan, I didn't know she was a bully," Ivan apologized.

"Why are you blaming yourself? You knew nothing about that," I said, holding his hand.

"Megan ruined our moment!" He grimaced. "I wasn't done kissing you," he whispered in my ears, causing me to shiver.

"Ouuuuu," Joy cooed. I totally forgot we were in front of our classmates.

"So, you guys are the latest couple abi?" A girl yelled out. I shook my head frantically, "It's a misunderstanding -"

"Yes!" Ivan yelled back, cutting me off. "Damilola is my baby," he grinned, winking at me.

Goodness, I felt like I was on a motorcycle speeding at 1,228 km/h.

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A/N

I'm not a fan of long books😂, the thing dey quick taya me. Which is why Yung Lies is coming to an end already.

I know, everything seems rushed, but gosh, I'm tired 😂.

I hope you guys like my story sha, I apologize for the sudden rush. We still have like, five chapters to go, so don't worry.

Thank you for reading, please vote and comment.