Emmanuel's POV

If I said I was fine I'd be lying, I was far from fine and its been 2week since the end sport competition we did. Due to my epic fail in basketball it affected our over all score which made us end up with a silver trophy as first runner up.

I've been cry all day long,  heck all week long and my eyes were already red and puffy as a result. I couldn't even think straight any more because I keep on thinks of what was, what is and what could have been. It felt like the whole school was hating on me heck i was hating on my self, I've never felt this way my entry life.

I've never failed at any thing I tried that's why it was shocking to me when I didn't make the try out. I felt really hopeless, really really hopeless and helpless. The though of my dad wanting to replace my mom with some good for nothing cheap wanna be housewife, just so he could have a son that would inherit his basketball skills and his good looks; that motivated me to be better.

I actually got better at basketball, way better but yet I still could bring the victor my school souly desired. It was sad, really and I didn't know how to get rid of this feeling. It was slowing and gradually eating me alive. I couldn't do anything about it because its what everyone kept talking about. Everywhere I turned it was the subject of conversation and Victoria wasn't making it easy for me either.

Victoria literally turned the whole school against me saying I was some sort of wicked witch who's charm went wrong. A force of bad lucky that shouldn't be reckoned with. Obviously everyone believed her, except the principals and my friend who solidly stood behind my back as an excellent support system through out this two weeks. I couldn't be more happier that I chose them to count on.

They are really great at making me look to the brighter side especially Kelvin. He helped me ward off all those junior who keep pointing accusing fingers at me, forgetting I was and I still am their senior, forgetting I'm the smartest girl in school.

If I has know they'd hate me for trying to branch out to basketball I would have just sticked to being their "Nerd Queen" even though I really really hated the dumb nick name. I mean hello I'm the smartest most intelligent girl in the whole of Dowen Academy can't they think of a better nick name. They made it seem like being well knowledgeable and informed was a disease.

It was lunch time and the minute we enter, the whole place went dead quiet for 5mins.  Slowly and surely it increased to low mumbling and of cause I could hear them talking about me. I groaned out in frustration and Kelvin  squeezed my hands in reassurance. I was at the center of my crew as they all stood around me protectively forming a from of brick wall. they did this just In case Someone wanted to attack me or try something stupid Like try to throw food at me or make fun of me. But of  cause Victoria was relentless she and her minion's Amara and Tamara were purposely sitting at out table so there was no way we could avoid them or rather I could avoid them.

"Well well well.."

"Well, get up.  We are starving and you; are purposely at our table. So move!"

Kelvin  said before I got the chance to speak. Victoria in her usual ways didn't pay attention to him as she continued her statement.

"Well... What do we have here??? Oh I know, its the evil chosen one and her crew of witch's and wizards, who have come to terrorize us with there power. Ha! I wonder why they aren't expelled yet? "

The rest of the cafeteria yelled a positive response to that but I didn't let that faze me, instead I'm mustered up courage to respond saying.

"What do you want Victoria? Haven't you and your stupid minions made me sad and depressed enough? "

"Oh no darling, we. Chuckles evilly are just getting started. "

She replied before laughing evilly and leaving me and my friend more concerned and worried about me than they have ever been. We form a line to go and collect our food first before going back to our sit to eat. We we were having fried spaghetti and meat balls.

Due to the fact that I am being hated by everyone in school and the fact that Victoria just indirectly treated me,  it made me eat less than I normal would. I still couldnt finish my meal because i was to scared and frighten to eat. That made my friend whom I was eating with  more worried and Ebuka complained.

"Emma your not done eating right?  Or you want to take it to go? "

"Oh no I'm fine I've just... Lost my appetite"

"Oh no you haven't, we both know your pate will be twice as full,  and you'd finish the whole thing not a dime left on your place yet you'd still be asking for more. Now you are not eating up to half and you are struggling to finish it?!?!? "

Lydia complained and I just shrugged it off as I struggle to push down an mouth full of spaghetti with my soft drink which was malt. Once I had successfully swallowed it,  I burped before using bottle water to wash it down further. So far I've only succeed in swallowing 3 spoons and my friend where expecting me to eat more but I declined.

"Umm you guys, I honestly could not eat another. I mean I actually forced myself to eat what I have eaten so far, no way guys I can't have another spoon "

" Emma pls for our sake just take 2 more spoons, okay just two more and then that's it. We could buy you as many ice creams you want after school. "

"That sounds tempting Chigoze, but I feel soo filled up to the point that I might explode if I take another spoon."

"Ooh c'mon Emma this the first time you are seen at lunch this week and now that you are, you're just gonna walk out of here with just 3 spoons of spaghetti."

"Umm yes lydia that pretty much---"

I was caught short when I felt something cold like ice dripping from my eye to my face.  With out having to look up I knew just who to blame. I sat till as the entry content was pored all over me and sure enough after the deed was done I heard her sick sweet but pshcho voice saying.

"Oh I'm sorry I thought... You were the trash can, my bad. oh well carry on "

"Not to fast Victoria that was --"

"Cool, yea I know right, I figured since she the thought it was Cool to ruin my reputation and that of the school by not bring home the Gold from the basketball game...I figure I should thank her right, and maybe repay her and voilà.. she is cool, like ice."

She chuckled evilly, to say I was pissed was an understatement. She did not only ruin my uniform, she ruined my newly made box braid. With anger evident in my voice and face I confessed.

"I didn't do it on purpose Vic.To.ria. As you saw it clearly I was this close to wining,  i--"

"Exactly. You were close but you didn't win. Same way I was close to the bin but didn't trash the drink there. "

With that she watched me boiling in anger and without another word, she  had the audacity to put her empty Cup on my head. She walked out of the cafeteria but not before she whispered loud enough for people to hear.

"Oh by they way, your the nerd queen right, soo you should have some sort of scientific way to get rid of pineapple avocado and coconut mixture in your hair. "

the whole cafeteria was dead quiet as everyone was videoing this whole ordeal between me and Victoria. i heaved a sign and looked around, sure enough people were still videoing and taking pictures of me but i couldn't even yell at them to stop. Heck i couldn't even react I just felt numb all over as I felt another wave of depression wash over me.

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Ouch that's got hurt I'm in a smoothie of different fruits on your freshly made beautiful box braid!?!

Mann it's painful and to think that everyone is going against you because you somehow flopped at the sport tournaments that you all took part of...

it's really sad though and it's quite depressing let's hope her friends come to her rescue.

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