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Those things we coulda said
On loop inside my head
It's with me everywhere I go
Might be your mistake
Well that's a risk I'll take
If I don't ask, I'll never know

~Chloe~

Chloe this is not who you are ... you know who you are

The light in your eyes was destined to ends someone's night

I want the goody tooshoes back, this is not the Chloe I remember.

There is a storm coming to Wesley academy and your the only one who could stop it.

This where the  thought clouding my mind  while I stayed in my room crying my eyes out. I lay on my back facing the ceiling not moving an inche. I know I promised my self never to cry but thats all I've been able to do for the past 5 hours ever since I woke up. Mom and Zoe weren't at home they went to check up on dad at the hospital. I offered to stay at home yet again faking a headache, and thanks to me crying my eyes out while listen to A song titled Truth by Kygo and Valerie Broussard, I now actually have headache.

My brother offered to stay at home with me since he wasn't feeling up for it. He mostly didn't feel like seeing dad looking so helpless and vulnerable on the hospital bed. That was another reason why I haven't visited him since he go admitted into the hospital. I really hated hospitals and it made me hate it even more because i had somehow seen it as a prison house instead of a place to improve our health. I sighed for the 15th time today as I laid in bed listening to same song on repeat.

The truth is I was scared, shit I was petrified. Matilda was right, being evil, no being mean is not a good color on me. She was right about me not lasting as the new queen of mean and I don't know how to Handel her being right about me yet again. It was never really my intention to take over Matilda's throne as the queen of mean but it felt like I didn't have much of a choice, how else was I supposed to prove to Zoe that I wasn't the girl she could boss around any more.

So much was going wrong and If I'm being completely honest with myself, I couldn't keep up, I, I just couldn't keep up and I just wish I could i just pause time and take an actual break. An actual break from keeping up the false facade, an actual break from being a shitty friend, an actual break from wanting revenge, an actual break from being the twin With a Difference. I wanted a break from all that and if not because I am well learned, knowing the consequences of committing subside, I probably would have gone through with it before it got to this stage.

"Hey Chloe. Umm when do you plan on getting out of bed and making something for us to eat. It's almost noon and—"

"I'm not hungry."

I said responding to my brother in a dry raspy voice. I didn't know he had walked into my room and was not sitting comfortably at my study table.

" Chloe, Chloe, Chloe. How many times did I call you."

" I don't know I wasn't counting"

Yes you were, and it was 3 times

Urgh, Not subconscious. not now.

" well it was 3 time and I called you in that Manner because, I want you to Snap out of it. Okay, snap out of what ever it that has got  you so lost in thought and in your head these days."

" yea right, see pot calling kettle black. As if you that you are talking you've been able to snap out of the fact that you got rusticated."

Ouch. Chloe!!! really, this is your elder brother you are talking to remember.

And so what. Pls he had it coming.

I couldn't see his facial expressions because I had refused to move an inches from where I was lying down. There was a moment of silence in the room before he finally spoke up saying.

"I, I don't know how you heard I was rusticated. But the Chloe I remember, the Chloe that I always  serve breakfast in bed too, that Chloe wouldn't rub it in my face."

"Dre bear I—"

" dont! Don't call me that. You are not the only one who is going though a tough time, so stop acting like the weight of the world is on you. You acting like that isn't in any way fair."

I just keep quiet letting his words sink in why I sank further into depression. His word didn't just hit deep it literally broke me and so did the tone of his voice. I never thought I was capable of hurting my delicate older brothers feelings and now that I did, I don't know if I'll ever be able to come out of it.

"I'm ordering pizza since you've refused to cook us something to eat this fine Saturday afternoon. You know where to find the remaining pizza if you ever do get hungry."

With that he was out of my room closing the door gently leaving me alone with my thoughts. Fresh tears started flowing out of my eyes as I stayed there in bed hungry, torn and tired. In a blink of an eye Monday will be here again and this timed I have too pull through with my big girl pants. This is because this Monday isn't your regular Monday. This Monday is going to be all about Michael Jordan. MJ, Popularly known as bugger boy.

I didn't leave the bed until till 6pm when mom and Zoe returned from the hospital. It was the sound of my mom angrily walking into my room that got me to finally sit up on the bed. There was so much angry and frustration in her eyes and she didn't fail to take it out on me with one of my dads belts, under the disguise that She was punishing me for not leaving my room all day and neither did i cook for the weekend.

" you this child It's not me that you would disgrace oo. Since morning, look at the time 6:pm and and the pots in the kitchen are empty no single drop of food in any of them"

Mom complained as she keep using the belts to design my body.  I welcomed the pain, the sadness and  anguish  each stroke of the belt brought as it connected to  my skin. Mom keep talking raining insults on me but I was unmoved.  I just sat up on my bed and let her keep punishing me for something I didn't do. And this time around she was actually right, i didn't do it and yet I was punished for it. I was  supposed to prepare dinner for them to eat but I did not do it. so therefore I deserve every atom of punishment and I am getting even if it in the worse way Imaginable.

" mommy stop you'll kill her at this rate."

Zoe said coming to my rescue throwing herself at me to shielding me from any more beating from mom. In as much as I wanted to push her away and say something mean to her or to headboot her before glaring at her, I couldn't and this was because I passed out right there and then on my  bed with Zoe warped an around me.

~Zoe~

"If there is one thing I do regret. It's treating bugger— I meant Michael Jordan the way I treated him."

It was Monday morning again and another hectic weeks for a pregnancy teenager like me. As the head girl of this prestigious school, I was required to give a speech in memory of Michael Jordan. I had to come up with it super last minute yesterday when I heard about it on the prefect WhatsApp group chat. I was just glad I was about to come up with something under such short amount of time. I stood at the podium addressing the students in the assembly hall saying.

" I know I wasn't exactly the friendliest face in the room and sometimes I acted on impulse lashing out in ways that are in human. I know this and that is why I am here this morning not to just publicly apologize for my behavior but to let you know that. All of that is in the past and from this day forward, I will be putting all your interest first before mine. As regards to MJ death, I'm sure you all must think that I have a hand in it because of the whole Scorpion incidents. Well I don't and as A matter of fact I am still feeling drained about this whole thing."

I keep on speaking my mind not just as the head girl of this school, but as pregnant teenager who might have had a good friendship with MJ If only I was level headed. By the time I was done speaking tears were flowing freely from my eyes and lot of people where shocked. I Bet the thought my heart was made of stone and I could never cry, little did they know that, that all I've been doing every night for the past few weeks. 

"In other words I may not have extended a hand of friendship to Michael Jordan but believe me. It is the one Thing i would live to regret as I live with the weight of his sudden departure every day. May his soul rest in perfect peace. Amen."

I dropped the microphone on at the podium before going to take a sit  with the remaining prefects. They where all sited on the left side of the stage some where cry some looks lost in thought. As I took my sit I watch Chloe taking slow strides towards the podium and I just knew she wanted to be any where else but here.

MJ was her close friend she was the one that saw him last all the more reason why the weight of his is death is even heavier on her.
I sighed feeling sorry for her and wiping my tears. After what seems like forever she finally got to the podium picked up the microphone and began to Speak.

" my name is Jessa Olamipo Chloe Babajide, a student of Wesley academy just like you. You may know me as the underdog Wesley academy, the girl that never speak unless spoken too. The one that live a Pathetic life under the shadow of her  at twin sisters. Hmmm you see this name that you all have conjoined up about me is what sparks bringing out the worst in people— bring out the worst in me and I am pretty sure that was what brought out the worse In Michael Jordan too."

I couldn't help the tears that Started flowing out of my eyes a fresh. Chloe was really hitting it where it hurts the most and this was the first time I even listen to her speaks, not just hearing but listening to her and I have to say. I have been nothing but a horrible human being and a twin sister to her for as long as I can remember. I've never seen she speaks so passionately about someone and now that I am seeing it, its breaking my heart. It reminds me that I need to right my wrongs and I need to start doing right by her. Even if it means receiving punishment on her behalf.

"Everyone had a name for him, everyone had and idea who he should be, how he should act and what he should have said. No one cared if MJ himself liked what he was getting into and that just show how incredibly insensitive we all are. He was my sit partner in junior secondary school and up till now I would never regret it, Michael might not be Nigeria but trust me he was the best selfless kind hearted American I have ever met. You'll all keep throwing shade at him directly and indirectly bullying him because he was different, because his actions were different it's just really sad it had to end this way. Concerning—"

I sigh again looking around the hall at all the faces presents. Both junior and senior students had tear stained cheeks. And due to the fact that Chanel's Tv had carried the news the first time it broke, they had some of there press people here  to cover this event which was supposed to be private in the first place.  Trybe Tv Africa and Teens connect where also here to cover the events. I was a little anxious that this big Tv stations had there camera on my sisters but if my sister was speaking confidently unfazed by their presence then who was I to feel that way for her.

" I know we are all worried and scared of what MJ meant in his note when he said a storm was coming to our school. I feel that way too, but if he was confident enough to say I am the only one who can stop that storm then I will. I  will make sure to stop the storm before it gets anyone else killed. Thank you for listening and May His soul Rest In Peace."

A few of the students clapped for her as she walked away from the podium to come sit with us. Her face was soaked with tears and that just broke my heart, i wanted to hug her to squeeze her or at least Pacifier hey to stop cry but I couldn't. I couldn't bring myself  to stop crying myself let alone dry my tears how much  more pacify her. Beside Samuel and Joel were creating  a distant between us I didn't want to tell them to move at least not while we were in a gathering like this.

After the principals address we all stood up from the chairs we were all sitting down on to observe a minute of silence for the lose of  Michael Jordan. After which the principals said a word or prayer and we were all dismissed. We didn't have classes for the rest of that day so Chloe and I went home and so did everyone else.

A/N

Hmmmmm
Is all I can say.

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