ORANGE LIFE. (Book 1.)

14. Psalm's 19TH Birthday

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JESSE'S POV:

The car came to a temporary halt and the driver turned off the ignition. I sighed and came down from the car while my sister tried so hard not to look at me.
Not to show how scared of me she was, I didn't mind.
I didn't even like talking to anyone in the first place, hers was no big deal.

It's been two weeks since we last "had a sibling conversation" and she knew why.
I resented her behavior, all the things she had said that day was just too ridiculous, it disgusted me.
Her attitude was something only "pick me" girls usually exhibited and such, was very disgusting.
But here was my own sister, doing the same things that I detested. Fucking hell!

"Jesse, you can't keep acting like we're not siblings now!" I heard her call after me but I ignored her.
Why would she introduce someone to me and Adura as her friend then do her dirty publicly. It just didn't seat well with me.
I had my reasons for not talking to her, they tire at me everyday, maybe that was why I often wanted to see her in school every morning.
It took all will powers and reassuring myself that I was just bidding my time to not talk to her.

I wanted to talk to Victoria, quite badly. It scared me literally. "Guy, you 'and Jess hasn't still made up?" Adura asked, drawing my attention before walking up to me, I shrugged and ignored him.
"Don't tell me you care about this new girl than your sister?" Adura added, trodding behind me.
"Guy stop! Abeg!" I didn't hide my irritation at his questions. What's all this sef?

Adura's hands were up to show he meant no harm, "no vex...have you done your chemistry assignment?" I groaned when he reminded me of something that I already forgot about.
"Do we have him today?" I asked, praying silently.
"Yes now, fifth period after Second break..." Adura replied grinning.
"Do they want to kill someone in this school?" I asked nobody causing Adura to laugh.
"Chillax! It's just chemistry now, it's not the end of the world beside aren't you like the best student every session...?" He teased me, one hand looping through my neck, I sighed.

Second best. Especially when Mayokun was himself which were rare but always happened.
This term, I had nobody to beat me since he hadn't made any attempt to even come to school.
Maybe his Madness has made him dropout sef...

I hated people comparing us, from our looks to our IQ and it sucked. Pissed me the fuck off.
He was good, I won't lie. His been wining all the medals for the school since Junior secondary school one. Till today, there's still a tie between us, the main cause of enmity.
He stayed in his lane, I used to be a baller previously but stopped going for practice since I couldn't stand him. I hated his guts, his friends were his friends and mine, my own. I steered clear from anything and anywhere he was. we obviously didn't mix. We didn't even share friends, he had a harem of friends but I only talked to Adura and Psalm, my sister too.
I hated his friends from that Stupid Courage to Cino, I detested him so much and I was sure the feelings were mutual.
I used to be part of the ballers until, I could see that I couldn't play without not exchanging blows with Balogun. I was sick and tired of him showing of his good tackling tactics, I moved to the king of sports, football. Joined Wayne Fc and then I've liked it a little too much there, pleased that I didn't have to see Balogun anymore.
Balogun was a nuisance, I never forget that my dad lost to his father in the past elections, we both had strong hatred for each other.
But sometimes, I felt like a failure. Wondering if I wI'll only be there as just a second best. No one liked comparison and being the runner up either.
Then I wondered if I wasn't just overthinking everything.
"You should make up with your sister you know..bad bloods should be removed as soon as possible..." Adura whispered and I smiled.
"Do you like my sister that much?" I asked him with my sneaky smile and he looked like he had seen a ghost.
"I don't like Jess..guy! I was just trying to suggest peace as a peaceful man that I am.." He whines as we jog up the fleet of stairs.
"So you do like her. Well,she's off limits, stick to Rihanna!" I warned sternly.
He looked piqued.
"Jesus Christ!" He stammered, pausing at the top fleet of stairs. "You know about Rihanna?" He asked to make sure he heard well.
"Guy! I know everything. With the way you're going about it, you'll lose my sister with this attitude cause she likes you in return...stop hoeing!" I laughed at his smug expression.
"But You said she's off limits Na! How I wan take do this thing?!" He scratched his head while looking at everywhere but me, I shook my head and pitied him.
"You're my brah and by now she should be like your sister..you know?" I told him, changing directions from going straight to the class to going to the library instead.
"Jesse now?!" He begged looking like he needed sympathy, he needed my sympathy. Very funny.
"What?" But I knew what he meant, what he wanted to say, what he was trying to act aloof about without divulging much. It was obvious but it irritated me.