Dedicated to the child that have joined the ATWAD family Author_blanc

I thought that I've been hurt before
But no one's ever left me quite this sore
Your words cut deeper than a knife
Now I need someone to breathe me back to life

~Zoe

A Break
Finally!!!
My twin sister and I have been dying for one for a while now. We finally finished our NECO exams two day ago, yes you guessed right, my sister and i were writing NECO exams in the mist of the chaos we were experiencing in our family. If we get As and Bs when the result come out it will be by the Grace of God.

Right now I was  at  home in my PJs  having pancaked with caramel syrup and warm Tea for breakfast while Chloe who was in her school uniform chose quacker oat and pancakes. I know you probably think her food combination is weird, well that's one the things you'll come to love about Chloe.  There was this one time when mom prepared coconut rice and Chloe thought it would be a nice combining Efo riro soup to it. 

It was hilarious that's day because she actually tried it and found out it was a horrible combination. Mom sat her down and made sure she finished the food without leaving a single grain of rice or soup on the place. I felt pity for her though I couldn't help the laugher, i mean who really would think of such a combination.

" soo, what are we going to do with the price money."

She said speaking in whispers after taking a sip from her tea. I was quiet for a while thinking of what she said. The price money from the competition was sent to us yesterday and it was a whooping four million naira . Even the bank was shocked to see such an amount in our twin joint account, thanks God Chloe already visited the bank a day before it was sent so as to give the bank heads up. And I am glad it worked because the account might have actually been blocked if we didn't act fast. after drinking my tea and clearing my throat I spoke.

" well since the bank already knows about the money, I think it's beside we keep the Money there for now. From the way things are going in this family—"

" I know our future is uncertain, especially because we don't know who we truly are, whose kids we are"

I said and I gave her a sad smile. She sighed going back to finish her food and I did the same knowing that there are no words I could say to change how she sees the situation. We both finished our food At same time and before she could get up I spoke not knowing what I really wanted to say but I knew I had to say something so I said.

" hey Chloe. Look I, I know what I am about to say don't make any sense,  and it's not going to change how you see things right now but. Hmmm for what it's worth, you're the best Twin sister I could ever ask for and if the world is, If our world is ending then I am glad it's ending with you by my side. I am so so sorry Chloe, you are my twin sister and if anything I should be looking out for you, not doing the opposite. I'm sorry, that I stood against you everytime I should have stood by you. I--"

"Apology accepted, twin Zozo."

The tears I was struggling so hard to hold, was falling freely from my eyes now, I sniffed wiping them away but they just keep coming. She sniffed too and I noticed she was crying as well. We both shared a sad smile as we both got out of our sit to give each other a tight squeeze.

" i am sorry too. I literally almost killed you and the baby the night that I stormed out on you. I was just soo mad at you for stealing my animes works and submitting it in the Competition. I... I just—"

" I know and I am sorry I did that to you. Will you ever forgive me"

I asked after letting go of her, she sniffed wiping her tears away. Looking everywhere else but me a sly smile play on her lips. I smirked at her giving her a raised eyebrow, she chuckled and said.

" alright alright, I'll think about it."

"Okay, twinkle . I'll take what I can get."

I responded calling her by the nickname I gave her when we were little. She chuckling smiling at me, she then went to the dinning table to pack the plates we Used to eat to the kitchen. If my Calculations are correct then I am certain she wanted to wash the plates, including mine. I shivered at that remembering how I used to enslave her, and blackmail her into doing my biddings especially washing plate.

" you know what, don't bother. I'll Handle the dishes you need to get your ass to school. C'mon chop-chop."

I said leaving the Dinning room and heading to the kitchen. I dragged her out  pushed her gently toward the main door of our house. She giggled in response before saying.

" okay, okay. let me just grab my bag."

She said and I let go of her so she could grab her bag which was in the dining room. Once she got it she came back out with her bag on her back. She gave me a side hug before dashing out of the house to meet the driver who was just driving in. I when back to the kitchen to do the needful and once i was done i went up to my room to get some sleep.

~Chloe~

Alessia Cara was right when she said there is hope that is waiting for you in the dark. I smiled at the thought of that as I listened to not just the song but the lyrics of scars to your beautiful that was playing on the radio.  I was in the car right now as the driver drove me to school . Immediately I saw the driver drive in I went to meet him half way so he didn't have to enter the compound completely. He was bringing the car from the mechanic hence why he was just driving it in.

I got to school by 10:30am only to meet it in a frenzy of activities. I passed by a couple of Junior students who were loitering around gisting excitedly. They look to be in JSS3 due to the stress of a just concluded exam was obviously on there face. Heading to the senior block I Ascended the stairs that  led to the 3rd floor where my classmates were. The whole hallway was filled to the brim as everyone wanted to rest on the railing to gist with there friend. Was the class infested with rats ni abi why is half the population of the SS3 student hanging on the railing.

" I can't believe it, the long awaited match is here."

" I know right, it's head to head JSS3 vs SS3. ahhhh!"

" good thing I brought my dad's camera, i am going to get everything on tap."

I over head the conversation between Matilda and her girls. So that's why everyone was in the hallway. I moved away from there and made to enter my class but I was interrupted by someone equally coming out of my class. It was Jayson he looked a little pale and Sad like he would rather be anywhere but here. In as much as I wanted to question him on why he was looking dull and sad, I couldn't.

For some weird reasons I didn't feel like it was In my place to ask him, besides what if he shuns me or ask me to mind my business. I would most definitely feel hurt so in other to avoid that it's best I don't ask at all. It was then it occured to me, I was suppose to call him back later after I ended out conversation abruptly the other day.

" hey Jayson, um sorry I didn't return your call. I kinda had my plate full."

"nah it's alright, mine was ... never mind so about the project. We pretty much had red filters in all subject in our mock exam. The only subject we have to work on is English. It's the only one we have in common."

"Yea you're right. Ummm what should the project be about. Should we write an essay or something?"

" yes! Urmmm I mean yea urr that's perfect. I'll think of a topic and forward it to you after it has been approved by our English teacher. And you will come up with the essay, are we good."

He said like a light bulb just came on in his head. He looked a little happier about the idea of the essay and I am glad I brought it up, with a raised eyebrows I said to him.

" I don't think that how teamwork works Mr Mustapha. We were made a team so we can work together, not you pick a title and I do the main and actual work."

He sigh his happy dilemma long gone. He was looking everywhere else but me now like I was some foreign objects he shouldn't lay his eye on. I snapped my fingers back at him calling his attention back to me to get a response. He gave me a force smile finally settling his eyes to look at me before saying.

" sure thing boss,  We'll work on it together. But definitely not right now."

" of course,  we would figure something out."

I said in response and he left for his class which was commercial class. I entered mine going straight to my seat I wiped out my phone and began going thorough my feeds. I replied to some messages that I have been hanging there for over 3 month now. While I was at it I saw my last post was 3 months ago and i Smiled, I wondering what made me post that .

While I was scrolling though my other posts someone cleared his throat loudly besides me, I quickly closed my Instagram app before looking up at the person. It was Samuel Dawson, i offered him a fake smile before going to pressing my phone this time around it was Wattpad I opened.

" you know, it's rude to scroll though your phone while someone is trying to have a conversation with you."

I sigh not wanting to start this conversation, the last time Samuel Dawson walked up to me have one it ended badly. Why exactly is he here to have another one, I just hoped it doesn't end way worse Than the last one we had.

Will you at least shut up and hear him out.

"Dawson! what brings you to my side of the class this fineeeee morning.  Any news"

"Actually, as a matter of fact there is. So good news and bad new"

" really well pray tell me, the good news."

I asked delight that he wasn't here to bored me or tell me to have a change of heart about my sister, spoiler alert we are officially cool now. But not the less I paid rapt attention to what he has to say who know maybe it's actually important.

" well the good news is in two parts, first is we have a prefectship meetings at the ends of school today, this is decided the theme Colour and what not for our prom night. The second Good news is we won the sport competition we were training the junior for."

" ooh how wonderful. So, what is the bad news."

"Well we are disqualified."

"What? What do you meant disqualified"

I ask him in a hush whispered practically glaring at him waiting for him to spill the beans already. He looked at me skeptically, he was also a bit hesitant as well and I glared at him harder daring him to with hold what he was about to say to me. He exhaled harshly finally giving in to my demanding glares.

" Fine. You didn't hear this from me but, we were Disqualified because the school bought one of the judges for the competition. And as if that isn't enough, we ended up beating some kid from the opposing house. Sss it wasn't our fault though they were playing dirty so—-"

" you know what, this is just so upsetting that I can't even get mad. Well at least we are disqualified we will try again next year. And by then it won't be out headache any more because we would have graduated. So my dear,  Rest!"

" yeah, your right but umm. We can't go next year, we were disqualified for life Chloe."

Any normal person who on hearing that will feel dejected, crestfallen even. But as for me, after everything i have gone through in a space of one weeks how much more 5months. I am sure one more bad news couldn't hurt so instead of feeling sorry, I bust laugh. I laughed so loud that people in my class were giving me weird stares, some even left the class for me because of that. 30 seconds later I stoped laughing abruptly like I just remember it was a sad news he just shared, clearing my throat I said.

"See no dey stress your self like this. Is that why you are looking like someone who just killed his brother, because we were disqualified for life? Abegii tch see I have better things to worry about hmmm. When it's time for the prefect meeting please come and call me."

He got the message immediately and without asking me why I laughed out loud, or why i didn't make myself available on the day of the competition . He  stood up and left my class heading downstairs probably tojoin his team mate going head to head with the JSS 3 student. He was kitted in the school jersey so it was easy to tell that he was one of the players of the game, unlike Jayson who m was dressed in our regular school uniform.

I picked up my phone again going straight for Wattpad app. I went through some of the few comments people left on my book and i smile I haven't seen Jkaloko  comment on my book for a while and I was wondering if he was okay. I guess he was probably busy with his personal life, I mean we all have an actual life outside wattad after all. I went through his profile and I marveled at how much progress he had made in such a little time. I smile at that leaving him a message in the message box section saying

Hi James. You probably don't know me but I am huge fan of your work, I am also the Author of "How To Get Away With Bullies". You commented on my book this one time saying it reminded you of "How To Get Away With Murder". Well I am just checking in since I haven't seen your comment on by book in a while now. Hope you are doing alright.

Satisfied, I sent it to him and it delivered immediately. I binge read some of the books in my library and took my sweet time to binge read "The Things We Do" by Donaldprince 
After Leaving some crazy ass comments in the comment section of the book I finally clicked on the create icon on to see the progress on my book has made, low and behold.

" my baby has 500 views!!!!!"

I said screamed unconsciously. Finally what I have been waiting for, it's been what now 3 months i couldn't tell all I know is my wattpad book has 500 views and still counting. I was still jubilating when Molly and Antonio rushed to me side checking my body for any injuries. I swatted there hands away from me ,with a raised i Brown I asked

" what?"

" we should be asking you what. Why did you scream like that, we thought you were in danger or something. Are you alright?"

"Oh Molly I am better Than alright. HTGAWB just Hit 500 views."

I said to Molly with a huge smile on my face. I was expecting some form of excitement but what I got from her and Antonio was nothing but share confusion. I rolled my as at them when they both said in union.

"HT what now ?"

" ugh can you two try and keep up. How To Get Away With Bullies just hit 500views!!"

" oh my goodness Chloe this is huge."

" that's amazing!!! See I told you you could do it."

Molly and Antonio said congratulating me when they finally got the gist of what HTGAWB means. I smiled at them both before looking  at my phone with  pride. Omo it wasn't easy to get this much view on wattpad but still I am glad I am getting there. 

" Chloe we are on a short break and ever since we concluded our neco exam, we decided to do a little bit of games which are Who arted and some karaoke- you know songs. You  wanna join?"

Smirking like a fox at them I finally put away my phone in my bag. Now they were speaking my language and I am loving it, I can't remember the last time we played this games and I am glad they asked me to join. With out giving them a response I stood up with my bag behind my back and headed for the entrance of my class. When I didn't hear footsteps and I saw they weren't following me I turned and asked.

" yo we don't have all day are you coming or what? You know karaoke isn't karaoke without people like us sing."

"Yes ma'am!"

Antonio said draging Molly as they both follow me to their class. The Art class, the place where the fun never ends, or rather the fun is just beginning. The place was a bee hive of activities as everyone both the girls and guys who didn't have the stamina to be downstairs paying football where all sitting in a floor in a cycle.

They didn't mind if they got their uniforms dirty, they where more concerned with the game there were currently playing and by the looks of things they were playing truth or dare because of the bottle in between them. Molly Antoino and i quickly join in making the cycle they formed around the bottle bigger.

Well this should be fun.

My subconscious mused and i chuckled a sly smile playing on my lips. This really will be fun especially for me that doesn't have a boyfriend, I sighed feel bad about that truth but I shock  it off. Now wasn't the time to think of such thing I was about to play truth or dare for the first time in a while I am not going to ruin in by thinking of the things  I don't have . I was so lost in thought that i didn't know the bottle has been spines and it landed on me. A girl name Aisha who was at the opposite end of the bottle called out to and asked

" Truth or Dare."

"Umm Dare."

" I dare you, to kiss Muyiwa Cambell."

"Excuse me?"

I asked and swallowing hard. Surely she can't be serious about that, this must be some sort of a joke to humiliate me. She snapped her finger in my face to remind me that everyone in the cycle was expecting me to make a move, a move I was too shy to make because I have never been kissed before and I wanted my first kiss to be special. I exhaled getting up to do my dare but not as everyone expected, instead of a kiss on the lips as everyone was anticipating I gave him a small peck on the nose.

"There, dare done."

" hey that is not an actual kiss!"

" well you didn't specify."

I Said with a sly smirk on my lips. She kissed her teeth in annoyance and The game continued, after a while it got to Mollys turn this time around the bottle was facing Muyiwa Cambell the Punctuality perfect. He smirked at her and for the sake of her relationship, I prayed she picked truth. Knowing Molly all to well she was a bit on the wild side so she picked dare  and muyiwa proudly said.

" give a Lap dance to any a random guy That is not your boyfriend."

I didn't like it one bit and I saw the expression all over her face. She was Abit hesitate but she had to do it because she didn't want to be a buzz kill. After cat walking to the front of Steven Adeyemi the most notorious player in the whole is our set she gave him a lap dance. For 20 second and just when the guy was about grabbing her waist for her to continue, she swatted his hands way. The game continues for another 30mintes with most people picking dare Than truth. After a while we move to the next game which was karaoke.

Aisha and her boyfriend Chinedum  Sang flashlights  by Jessica j. And I could literally see sparks fly between them I had to look away at some point because their love was blinding. The next set of people was Steven and his patient in crime Paschal , they sang to the song a million dreams from greatest showman.

They ruined the songs for people like us who have know and loved the song for so long. Not only were there singing off key, they were mixing up the lyrics and it was just hurtful to watch and listen to. We all had to chase them off the stage as they put Me and Antonio on the stage hoping we would do a better job Than they did .

We chose the song treat you Better By Shawn Mendel and a part of me couldn't help but read deeper meaning to the lyrics of  the song.  It made me Feel wanted, it made me feel loved,  and more importantly it made me feel like I wasn't alone in this battle I was fight.

It was only too bad that the person that was making me feel this way was already take, I'd be a fool if I lied and said I didn't feel moved by the way Antonio sang his side of the lyrics to me. I swear if i wasn't self disciplined and he  wasn't taken I probably would have kissed him on the lip, right there in from of everyone breaking rule number 6 and rule number 9, the very rules I created as the foundation of our friendship.

Give me a sign
Take my hand, we'll be fine
Promise I won't let you down
Just know that you don't have to do this alone
Promise I'll never let you down

___

Cause I know I can treat you better than he can
And any girl like you deserves a gentleman
Tell me why are we wasting time
On all your wasted crying
When you should be with me instead?
I know I can treat you better
Better than he can
Better than he can

We sang ending the song. In as much as I wanted to stay and enjoying the rest of the game, I couldn't knowing somehow somehow  let my heart and head get lost in the song Antonio and I sang together. I had to excuse myself to clear my head and get rid of whatever feeling it was that was trying to develop in my heart for Antonio.

I couldn't let this happen I won't allow myself to ruin my best friends relationship. Not now, not ever, while I was Trying to get away from the class heading back the science class, I bumped into Samuel  Dawson who was breathing  heavily apparently the match between the SS3 and JSS 3 had ended with the SS3 beating them 3-2

"Hey. There you are. Been looking all over for you. Don't bother about the meeting. Will have it after our first WAEc paper. It has been shifted—"

I didn't let him finish because I had roughly dragged him down by his jersey so we could be one the same hight. Without caution I did the unthinkable,  well that's because I wasn't think at the moment but I still did it anyway. I kissed him on the lips and surprisingly he responded drawing me to himself as he kissed me back no questions ask.

A/N

Omo that was hot!🥵🥵🥵
Who saw that coming ooo 🥺🥺🥺🥺
Finally the long overdue kiss has happened. I guess it's time we start the ship of Chloe And Samuel.

What do you think we should call there ship tho, CHEL 🤔🤔 or SAMULOE 😂😂
Gawd the both sound wrong 😑😑😑 oh I know how about LOEUEL 🤢🤢🤢🤢 that one is even worse 😂😂😂😂😂😂ooh i know, LOEL😌😌😌 thats much better 😌😌😌🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺😌😌😌

So guys what do you think of this chapter?? By the way this is a 4000 words chapter ooo excluding the A/N that I am typing.

What do you guys thinking tho,
do you think Chloe just acting on her feelings and Kissing Samuel like that in the middle of the hall way is  the right thing to do?

If you were Samuel and your life long Crush kisses you like that what will you do?

And of cause can we shout a loud hallelujah for Chloe has finally forgiven Zoe and Vice versa. So what are you thoughts about that, are you happy that at least the twins aren't at each other necks any more? or you want the Vawlence to continue 🌚🌚🌚

let me know in the comment section your thoughts on this question I asked above. PLS REMEMBER TO VOTE OOO BIKO 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺Now before I forget

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