Ultio's List

Chapter 1

The Senior Year series 2: Ultio's List.

   Nnenna kept her gaze steady on the sleeping girl at the back of the class. She had so many thoughts swirling around her mind and she wondered if she was overthinking the situation.

    "Nnenna stop being a creep." Brume pushed the girl sitting beside her lightly. Fortunately the push knocked Nnenna back to her senses.

   "I'm not being a creep. It's just that…" she started but her eyes drifted back to the sleeping girl at the back. Nini's ears perked up and she quickly shifted her chair closer to Brume's. Gabby noticed the action and knew that a new gist was about to be shared so she stood up from her chair and sat on Nnenna's desk.

   "You guys should promise not to tell a soul about what I'm about to tell you, okay?" Nnenna looked at the three girls in doubt and they nodded eagerly. She sighed and looked around the noisy class. Nobody seemed to be paying attention to them so she cleared her throat.

   "On Monday, a junior student came to the school clinic asking to see the nurse, who was thankfully not around. The student had something with her, she said she found it in a senior's bag." She started.

    "What did the student find?" Nini whispered.

   "A pregnancy test. It tested positive and it's Alisha's." The three girls let out noises of surprise, gaining the attention of a few of their classmates. They shushed each other and scooted closer to Nnenna.

   "Alisha as in Alisha the loner?" Gabby asked, pointing at the sleeping girl at the back. Nnenna nodded slowly as she too looked at Alisha.

   "No way." Nini said covering her mouth.

    "Will she drop out of school? Or maybe abort?" Brume thought out loud. A shiver ran through her spine as she looked at her friends with wide eyes.

   "We didn't hear anything abeg." Gabby warned and the girls nodded, rushing back to their seats.

   "Damien, Mrs Isioma is asking for you." Tobe said walking to his seat with Natasha in tow.

   "Why?" Damien asked not looking up from the textbook in his hand. Kelvin gulped nervously as he looked at the two boys.

   "How am I supposed to know? Go and ask her." Tobe replied irritatedly.

   "As the deputy head boy, go and answer her instead and tell her I'm busy too." Damien said waving his hand in dismissal.

  "Just ignore him." Natasha said, tugging Tobe's arm but the boy was not having any of it.

   "Stop being childish. I'm not your servant." Tobe spat. Damien sighed and closed the book in his hand.

   "I never called you a servant but your mother was a cleaner so I guess the servitude genes runs in you." Damien said calmly.

   "Why the heck are you bringing my mother into this eh Damien?" Tobe snarled taking a step closer to the calm boy.

   "For a murderer's son, you sure are proud of her." Damien said, tilting his head to the side. The comment turned on a switch in Tobe's head because the boy rushed to Damien and held him up by the collar. Kelvin jumped up from his seat and tried pulling Tobe out but the boy had a firm grip on the collar.

   "Say a word about my mother and I swear I'll punch your teeth out." Tobe growled. Damien scoffed before pushing Tobe backwards.

   "Touch a hair on my head and I'll ruin your life. Your scholarship and house will be gone faster than you think. Your golddigger of a mother can't afford your fees, can she? She couldn't even get a husband of her own." Damien smirked. Tobe's anger radar was already blowing up but he didn't make any move.