Anike

Chapter 21 🧡🧡

Hello everyone!

Happy New Month. Wishing you all the best May has to offer!

I would be updating daily for the rest of the month and I hope I get to finish Anike by the end of May! Let's see how it goes.

CHAPTER TWENTY ONE

ANIKE'S POV

"The both arguments are very strong. I like how you guys attacked each other with pure facts and how the summary was given by group A. Anike that was great. The other speakers, you guys did excellent, Jayden and Mariam too. But there was something Jayden, you did not speak as fluently as you would and for Funmi, you stuttered a lot. Your movements did not also flow well group B. You guys did great but group A wins this round. We would be having the second round upper week, please prepare well. I will send the topic to the group. Thank you. Junior students, come up..."

The grin on Mariam's face was the widest I have ever seen. We won!!!

We really won!!!

"Anike, Mide, we won!"

Mariam exclaimed and suddenly she and Mide, an SS1 student, started dancing. Jayden and his team were obviously sulking and in their short meeting, I could see that Jayden was being called off. He was distracted throughout the debate. I just hope he is doing well.

When his teammates left, I sneaked away from the dancing duo and walked up to where he was seated.

"Jayden, are you okay?"

I asked gently,

"Hey, you guys did great today. Especially you, Anike."

He said with a forced smile and even though I just received a compliment, I was more worried than thankful.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I am fine. Just have a lot to think about, you know?"

I am awkward when it comes to talking to people. I am even more awkward when it comes to comforting. Cause I have never done this much.

"If you want to talk, I am here to listen."

I said with a smile which he frowned at for a little while. He is really acting strange today.

"Are you ready for the try out?"

"I have been coached by the best trainee ever, of course, I am ready!"

He smiled genuinely this time. He checked his watch first,

"We have to go. Time is not on our side anymore."

The walk to the sports center was very quiet. While Jayden was thinking about God knows what, all I could think about was Jada and if she was truly the one that told Niniola that I am a scholarship student. We tried talking to her privately but she did not even give us a chance.

I am glad that we won the debate because Mariam has been on an edge since morning and with Jada acting like a jerk, ignoring and talking down on us, it got worse.

It does not matter if she wants or does not want to talk to me, I have to ask her if she really did this. I don't want to admit it but I am scared.

I definitely do not want to be a target of bullying at a new school. I am already facing enough bullying in the class and announcing that I am a scholarship student will only make everything a hundred times worse.

"Remember the training Anike. You can do this! Don't be nervous, alright? And a little secret, you are and can be better than the professional in our team. so don't fret."