Black Rose (completed)

chapter seventeen

After classes I told Rita what happened with Sam as she accompanied me to see the English teacher Mrs. Shade.

" wow Sam really surprised me, so after all he has done is now he wants to talk." Rita said and hissed.

" that's what he said." I replied.

" but do you want to talk to him ? She asked looking at me.

" I don't know "

" Sarah don't tell me you're considering getting back together "

I heaved and turned to look away. " Rita you know I love him"

" I thought you're over him. you still love him? She asked

I kept quiet not knowing what to say, I had been battling with that question myself. I wish I felt nothing but I can't denied the fact that I still think about him every night and when he stood close to me today I knew there was no escape for me, I was very aware of his presence. I knew what I wanted, for him to take me in his arms and kiss me like he used to. Sam was like a virus that has eaten me up and I had no cure, I should hate him for what he said to me that night...........hell I want to, but how could I hate him when all he had thought me was to love me.
I just pretended like I didn't care but deep down I knew I still feel something...........

" hello ladies " J-bee called us from behind.
" where are you going?

We both turned and waited for them to reach us, he was with Jason, Steven and Micah.

" we are going to see Mrs. Shade " Rita answered him.

" ok. She wants to see Sarah. " he covered his mouth to prevent himself from laughing and I sent daggers at him.

" is she going to punish you or something ? Micah asked.

" I hope not, maybe she just wants to give some advice " I said.

" there's no reason to punish you anyway." Jason said and gave me a sympathetic look. " you were just expressing yourself "

" yes and that's no crime. " Steven agreed.
" you are so fortunate. You've found Utopia " he adds smirking.

I turned and looked at him surprisingly, how did he knew the contents of the poem?

He shrugged his shoulders and pointed to Jason and Jason started laughing.

" Sarah half of the school already know the content of your poem so don't get mad at me for telling Steven and J-bee and a few other people. " he laughs.

" whatever " I said.
I couldn't care less. I was used to been a cynosure in school, and I never give a damn.

" the poem is so romantic, how comes Rita you've never wrote something like that for me? J-bee turn to look at Rita.

" I'm not Sarah and you're not Sam " she says jokingly.
" Steven I saw you talking to Sam earlier, you guys are friends? She asked Steven.

" not really. " he answered and he seemed uneasy suddenly.
" we just happen to know each other. a little...."

" you said you attended the same primary school " I reminded him.

" yes. But we've not really been close and we're in different schools, we are just pals. " Jason answered quickly.
And I might be crazy but I felt like he was lying, but why would he lie? And I remembered Sam looking at him with great familiarity.

" well Sam is a bad gee, you don't wanna be friends with him." Micah said.

" definitely " J-bee agreed.

I looked at J-bee and was surprised at his answer, I never knew he disliked Sam. I knew Micah's disapproval of Sam even Michael though he had never said it out, but J-bee had never shown his dislike for Sam till now.

" don't look so surprised, I never had anything against him but I started hating him the day he broke your heart " he said.

I smiled. " didn't know you care about me this much "

" let's go Sarah before Mrs. Shade leaves her office." Rita said to me.

" yes that is true "

I waved them good bye as we made our way to see the English teacher, Rita tugging me along like a baby.

Steven's POV

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I looked out through the window as I sat beside Jason in the car on our way home, we were dropped and picked together since we started school this week. It was somehow fun because we would chat on the way to school.
Excellence turn out to be far better than I had expected, my new friends made it so interesting for us since the first day. When we came for registration it seems we were been expected, my dad had made arrangements for us during the holidays. We had our uniforms like three days before resumption but we decided not to wear it purposely cos we didn't intend to attend classes that day. We were treated so well, one of the benefits of been ' famous ' I guess.
There were nine of us transferring into SS3 and the other 7 were all new in town, just the two of us it seems were transferring due to choice. One of the ladies told me she just got back from south africa with her parents, they had been living there since she was just three. The other two guys were from the south and the other girl said she came to live with her dad because her mum died last year, and her dad was living here with his wife and other kids. We talked a lot and I got to know a little about them, but I and Jason lied about why we had to leave Concordia, we told them we had a little misunderstanding with some students and decided it was better to leave. How can we tell them the truth, how can we tell them I had been expelled that's why we had to leave.

The twins and J-bee had been so cool, we hang out with them most of the time in school and we eat together during break. My desk was beside Michael's and J-bee was right next to me and in that way we were all together.
School was nice and I was beginning to enjoy my classes, it seems I've had a good new start.........

" Steven, Rita said she saw you talking to Sam the other day, what were you guys talking about? Jason asked breaking me away from my thoughts.

" he was curious " I answered
" about Sarah "

" of course he'll be..........."

" he thought I've known her for a while " I said bringing out my phone from my bag. I couldn't go with the rule of no phones during classes so I brought my phone to school, I was not the only one doing that some of the boys do bring their phones too.

" funny Sam. She is his Cindy " Jason mocked.

" and I've never met her till the camp, he thinks I might have an agenda "

" that's bad " Jason breathed.

" how's your class Jay? As interesting as mine? I asked.

" yea. It's cool and probably the best class in SS3 " he answered.

" and the girls?

" I'm not you Steven, I don't care about the girls "

I laughed. " I don't either, but I won't deny that there are a lot of pretty girls in my class "
And it was true.

The driver laughed at my comment and Jason joined him too.