E❌ tension

Chapter Three

She watched as students vacated the school, something in her screamed and begged to leave school.
"Are you okay?"
She turned startled to see Naeto standing behind her.
"You've been staring at the school gate for a long time",he said.
"Oh!",she muttered as she watched the gates close finally.
"I'm Naeto. I don't think we've met before",he said stretching his hand for a handshake.
"Chidinma", she shook his hand and noticed his hands held hers for a bit longer.
"I know",he smiled.
"Seriously? How?",she laughed.
"You're popular, most of the guys talk about you",he said, chuckling lightly.
"Really? About what?", she laughed,then spotted Goldie chatting happily with Ajmal. She sighed.
Turning to Naeto she said,"So why are you talking with me?"
He chuckled again and said,"My friends Ajmal and Sadiq told me about you",he pointed at Ajmal who laughed at what Goldie had said.
"Do you want to go to class and continue chatting?",he asked. She couldn't help her heart from doing a back flip.
"Okay"
They walked to class together, Chidinma turned back to see Victor glaring, not at her but at Naeto.
"Friend of yours?",Naeto said as he followed her gaze.
She hissed,"More like a pest"
"He looks like he could kill me at any moment"
"Don't mind him, let's just go", Chidinma said, placing her hands on his biceps.

Victor clenched his jaw. He cursed under his breath. Four years, four good years he'd been trying to catch Chidinma's eyes without any luck and from nowhere Naeto had gotten to her.
"Oh boy! What happened to you?", Moses patted his best friend's shoulder. Victor ignored him and continued glaring at Naeto who was well aware of the death glares he was getting.
"If it's because of Chidinma,quit it. We'll take care of it later.",Moses said, but not before stealing a look at Naeto.

Chidinma felt safe talking with him. She was always shy around strangers but with him it was different...
"Chi!", she turned and saw Goldie walking with Ajmal.
She ran to catch up with her,"I've been looking for you since".
Chidinma rolled her eyes and looked at Naeto,he flashed her a smile and said,"See you tomorrow"
She smiled back and moved towards the direction of the girls' dorm with Goldie by her side.
Goldie turned to Ajmal and said," Don't forget what we discussed".
"I won't", Ajmal yelled back in between laughter with sparkling eyes.
"Come on Romeo", Naeto placed his hands on Ajmal's shoulder directing him towards the boys' dorm. "Let's go. You'll see Juliet tomorrow"
Ajmal groaned and pushed his hands away. "You're embarrassing me"
Naeto's face gave way for a broad grin to appear.
Ajmal scoffed,"As if you weren't happy, talking to Chidinma all day".
They got to the boys'dorm where Victor was discussing with Moses and Chizitere, popularly known as Zite, in front of the building.
Naeto tried to walk pass them and gently brushed pass Victor who dragged him back and said," How dare you step on me?"
Naeto smiled, he'd been expecting a confrontation with him but not this soon.
"I didn't step on you"
"Are you calling me a liar? Look at this guy oo. You're insulting me? Do you know who my father is?", Victor raised his voice.
"Why are you dragging your father into this? Why are you being childish?", Naeto said.
Victor punched him immediately after he said that.
Naeto looked at him. Growing up in the ghetto, he knew the number of fights he had gotten into and he knew if one should break out between him and Victor, Victor would get a few broken bones.
"Aya it's okay na. Leave him alone, your own is too much sef", Ajmal tried to stand in between them.
"And what happens if he doesn't", Zite moved towards him,"what happens na",he pushed Ajmal.
"Stop it", Naeto tried to stop Zite but instead Zite punched his face.
Fuck it. Naeto gave Zite a murderous look before punching him back.
Moses moved in immediately pulling Naeto by his collar.
Victor pushed Naeto as he tried to gain balance, Zite's foot came in the way and he fell.
Sadiq, a friend of Naeto, who had moved closer to the scene when it started, stared at his friend with concern. He shifted his gaze to Ajmal who just shook his head as a sign for him not to interfere.

Mr Samaila immediately ran when he saw them and pulled Victor away from Naeto.
"Are you boys mad?",he shouted.