My High School Life

Chapter Fourteen

Jumoke

   Since I was on working suspension, I had to leave home very early. My parents questioned me but I gave a very good excuse.

  I stopped a bike when I got out of my house. Within minutes, I arrived at the school. I paid the bike rider and entered the school premises hurriedly.
There were very few students and teachers in the school. Guess I was too early.

  I dropped my back in the class and went to the storage room. I met Jerome there, holding a broom and studying it like it was some kind of specimen.

"Good morning Jay." I greeted.

  He looked up and a genuine smile graced his lips.

"Thank God you're here. How was your night?"

"I couldn't sleep. I kept thinking of today's work."

"Don't worry, since you have Jessica to join you."

"What about you?"

"Me? Nah. I'm just gonna watch you girls. Just joking, of course I'm going to sweep." He added when I gave him a glare.

"Enough of these jibber-jabber and let's get to work."

"Hey, you're not the boss of me. Let's wait for Jessica," he cleaned a chair with one of his handkerchief and sat down.

"You can't sit down. Stand up and let's start. If we wait for Jessica, we would sleep here."

"If we start, it'll be cheating on our part. Jessica will do a small portion, I don't agree with that," he pouted like a baby and honestly he looked very cute.

"Jerome Jordan," I called his full name as I squinted my eyes.

"Yes baby," he grinned, showing off his impeccable pearly whites.

"Get up this instance and get to work," I said in a bossy tone.

"You know, you look cute when you act all bossy and authoritative," he folded his arms, staring at me intensely.

I felt giddy under his intense gaze.

"Thanks for the sweet words. Get up!"  I ordered.

"Make me." He smirked and ensconced on the chair, crossing his long legs and folding his arms.

  I narrowed my eyes. I walked slowly to him and tried to drag him up, but he was fast enough to drag me down and I ended up on his laps clinging to his neck as he held my waist firmly.

  This was the awkwardest moment in my life. I'm sitting on a guy's lap.

  He stared at me intensely, we were so close, I could see his long lashes and his dark blue eyes.

His eyes settled on my lips.

  I coughed and he smiled and then released me from his hold. I stood up and gave him my broom.

"Start sweeping. I'm not gonna repeat myself." I said sternly.

"Aye aye captain," he gave a mock salute and stood up to begin sweeping.

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Jerome

   The moment I heard her voice and looked up to see her face, I felt joy in my heart. I didn't know when I started smiling. Why was I happy to see her? I don't know.

  The way she called my nickname was perfect. It didn't sound like the way my friends called it. Coming from her lips, it sounded so perfecto.

  When she called my full name. It  sounded better. It made me realize I had a very fine name. Jerome Jordan.

  She was acting all bossy, well, it suited her kind of person.

"You know, you look cute when you act all bossy and authoritative," I confessed as I folded my arms, staring at her.

"Thanks for the sweet words. Get up."

"Make me." I smirked and settled comfortably on the chair ,crossing my legs and folding my arms.

  She walked slowly to me and tried to drag me up. Without thinking, I dragged her down fast enough and she landed up on my laps. She held my neck and I held her waist.

  I drowned in her eyes before my eyes settled on her lips. They looked like fleshy tomatoes. Her lips weren't thin like mine,they were plumpy and kissable.
I wondered what they would taste like. Wild thoughts.

  She coughed, interrupting the moment of bliss.

I smiled smugly and released her. She stood up and gave me her broom.

"Start sweeping, I'm not gonna repeat myself."

"Aye aye captain."

She rolled her eyes and went to pick another broom.

  I watched her as she swept, she handled the broom expertly while I handled it like a chicken.

We rarely used brooms in CHS, but it was kept for special purposes, like this; punishments.

Jessica walked in majestically. She eyed Jumoke as she turned to me.

"Good morning Jayjay," she touched my arms.

"Good morning Jessie," I replied coldly.

"I miss hearing that nickname from you."

"You have to get used to not hearing it. Pick a broom and get to work, Jummy has been doing everything alone."

"Wait,what? Me? Pick a broom? I'm gonna use a broom to sweep this place?"

"No, you'll use my head," Jumoke replied before I could.

"Hey, I wasn't talking to you. Mind your business."

"That's enough, both of you, stop this. Jessica pick a broom and stop talking."

"Fine."

  We swept the five storage rooms, and dusted them. The girls washed the windows in the principal's office.

  At break time, Jumoke's friends brought snacks for her. My friends also came to check on me and they kept teasing me.
Jessica had gone out to meet her friends.

  After the break was over, we went to the botanical garden at the back of block 4. Surprisingly, it was neat. Oh well, our luck.

  The girls swept the empty classes. Jumoke did almost everything.
By the time we were done, it was already 2 O'Clock.

We went to principal's office. He released us and told us to be of good behavior.

  Well, if my father found that his son cleaned the school, then the principal can kiss his job goodbye.
But today, my pride didn't get the best of me. I enjoyed sweeping though, I rarely did house chores at home. I had maids at my beck and call.

"You know, you're really a good sweeper,"  I said to Jumoke as we walked out of the principal's office.

"And you're a very bad sweeper. Did you see the way you held the broom?" She laughed loudly.

"I can sweep, I tried na."

"Common sweep, lazy boy. I'm going to my class. See you later."

"We'll walk home together, right?"

"Why?"

"Wire. We are walking home together. Final."

"I won't and you can't stop me".

"Jerome," Jessica called from behind and I looked back.

"Yes?"

"Can we talk please?" She activated her puppy eyes.

"Yeah. But not now. I've got classes."

  She glared at Jumoke who just ignored her and walked to her class. I stared at her as she walked away Jessica caught me, she frowned and stormed away.

Oh well.
The working suspension is over now.

I just pray there won't be any fights again.