A Drop In The Ocean

part 13

She took her to their hideout to calm herself, they sat on one of the blocks for some time without a word but sniffs from Kamsi, “are you okay now”, Nonso asked when she saw her wiping her eyes.

“I think”, she smiled.

“What brought you to school”

“To rescue a damsel in distress”

“Aww! That’s so kind of you”, she hugged her one more time.

“Where in particular did you hide it?”, she asked scrutinizing the area.

“I've changed location"

“To where exactly?", Kamsi asked and Nonso was about telling her when Nonye walked in clapping her hands dramatically, “really! This is where you two have been hiding?  You think you can hide from me, hahahahaha!”, she laughs at them spiteful, “no one! I mean no one hides from the all- knowing Nonye, nothing leaves my sight unseen and nothing passes my ears unheard!”

“Yeah! Also nothing leaves your mouth unsaid", Nonso said and she and Kamsi laughed at her.

“Hey! It should be me laughing at you two not you laughing at me”, she said pointing confusedly at them on how they were able to turn the words against her, “not even you slut!", she said to Kamsi and she walks closer to her stopping an inch from her, “don't you ever in your life call me that!”, she warned.

Nonye huffed,  “and what are you going to do about it…. Slut!”

Kamsi was silent  as she  angrily stares at her and Nonye returning the angry stare as well, both were in that position without moving except their chest as they breath heavily out of anger, Nonso just stood looking at them both and was proud of Kamsi.

“Whore!”, Kamsi finally spit out, Nonye raised her hand as she fumes about to give her a hot slap when she speedily held it and threw it down, “whore!”, she repeated and kept starring at her prepared in what she might do next.

Nonye tried as much as she can to hold her tears, the tempo of her breathing has increased  due to that, she hissed and furiously walked out on them.

“yeah! That's my baby girl!”, Nonso cheered her and she smiled, “let's go back to the class”.

On their way Kamsi felt the need to use the restroom while Nonso waited for her. When she was done, she came out but couldn’t find her, she looked around but was nowhere to be found. ‘This is strange!’, she thought,  ‘how could she have left without her!’. She decided to go and check for her in the classroom. On getting  there she couldn’t find her either, she doesn’t know whom to ask so she sat on her seat hoping for her to return from wherever she was.

Nonye was in her own seat giving her a dreadful stare but she ignored her when she noticed, she's tired of her troubles and doesn't want to stir another.

Harry walked in and went straight to her, “Kamsi!”, he said  with a smile, “are you just coming?”

“Hi!.... no!”

“Really! And you didn't bother to checkup on me”, he said disappointedly.

“I was going to do that before leaving, wait… you think I will go just like that without seeing you?

“That was my thought before but not anymore”, he assured, “where is Nonso?

“I have no idea!”

“You haven't seen her since you came?”

“I have but don't know where she is right now”

“I need to collect my notebook from her, please can you help me look for it in her locker, it’s urgent and the lesson is going on as we speak"

Kamsi opened Nonso's locker and searched but couldn't find it, “it's not here", she said to him.

“What will I do now!”, he exclaimed.

“I think you should wait for her"

“Have you checked her schoolbag?”, he reminded her.

Kamsi unhanged it from her seat and unzip it, she couldn't  see any notebook except some novels and textbooks including a folded handkerchief, “it's not here either”

“where exactly did you  say she went to?”

“I don't know Harry"

“Maybe I should look around to know if I could find her", he said and left.

Kamsi remembered the wrapped hanky which felt slightly heavy when she held it, she's sure it have something in it but wondered what it might be, she took her bag  once more and unzips it, she got hold of the hanky making sure not to take it out of the bag and unwraps it, her eyes widened when she finally  sees what’s in it, it's the handset, she looked around to make sure that nobody was looking at her and none was except Nonye of course who was still giving  her that stare. She now wondered how to take it out of the bag without her noticing or suspecting anything, but on the other hand, she has to remove it from the bag and the classroom entirely, it’s not safe to be here. She took it out still intact it’s wrap and zips the bag hanging it back, ‘now is the time to go!’, she thought and stood up, she walked out of the classroom without looking back.

She  was heading to the gate when she stopped and looked back, there she saw Ugochi staring at her, she could still see the hatred in them, if only she knows why, she sadly turned back and continued.

Mr Nnadi entered the classroom, “where is she?”, he asked Nonye.

“I forgot sir!”

“You what? I asked you to call her and you came and sat here telling me that you forgot, you think I’m playing around? Seems like you don't know how serious this is”

“No sir! I searched for her and when I found her, she and her friend started insulting me”

“She and who?”

“Her friend", she repeated.
“The friend I know she has was Kamsi and she has been expelled”

“She's the one sir, she came"

“To do what?”

“I don’t know, maybe to see her"