(SEMI - FINAL)
I couldn’t give an answer to that, I was confused why I did that, maybe the fear written all over her face when I saw her or my innate nature of being kind, I just shook my head and replied
“Nothing”
She pointed to under my bunk and said
“You did a favour and am returning that same favour back, look under your bunk you’ll see your provisions”
It was then that it dawned on me, same person I saw and saved was the same person that robbed me, she dowed her head in shame and left
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There was peace in school for over a week, Amanda didn’t come anywhere near me neither did she try to find a way to put me in trouble or use Mrs Ekpo to witch-hunt me, but the armistice didn’t last for too long, we had all gone out for lunch break, students ran to the shop were we buy snacks and the shop is usually crowded with junior students both boys and girls, everybody clamouring for the sales girl to attend to them, I and Stella was amist this crowd at the shop when Amanda and her cronies walked to the shop and then Didi the newly inducted huncho for the Charlies Angels paused and marshalled out orders
“All junior students standing here right now should either fly or jump, Charlies Angels are around” she said
Almost immediately all junior stoods began to scamper to safety but a junior student was still there arms strength begging the sales girl
“Please give me my change let me go before this senior would punish me” she begged
Shivering with Angst as she turned to Didi and said
“Senior please let me collect my change” she begged
Didi overlooked her plea, walked up to the smallish girl, grabbed her by the throat, that was when Amanda raised her hand and turned to Didi saying
“Allow her to get her change and leave” she said
“No! No! If you leave these kids they would become insultive some day” Didi retorted
Stella was saddened by the way Didi treated the junior student, she angrily said to Didi
“Grow up Didi, leave the poor girl alone”
Didi felt insulted as she walked to were the junior was standing and her by the neck as she turned to Stella saying
“And What are you going to do about? ”
Stella stood she was by my side fuming in fury as she watched Didi grab the girls neck almost choking her as she shoved her to another direction as she fell to the floor crying, by the time she raised her head up she was bleeding profusely, she had hit her nose on the floor, Stella could not control her indignation as she rushed Didi in anger and in split minutes they were on the ground, throwing punchs, pouring sand at each other and pulling each others hair, out of nowhere someone attacked me from my back, pushed to the ground, As I landed on the ground, I turned to see another member of the Charlies Angel right on top of me and all hell was let loose, both my classmates, junior students and even boys, those in support of me went on a reprial attack, by the time I was able to sq££ze myself out from the claws of the girl who pushed me down, I stood up only to see the re-enactment of the biafra war before me, almost all student in school that day was there defending a course which they felt was good for them, I searched for Amanda but I couldn’t see her, the fight lasted for almost fourty five minutes but came to abrupt end when Wili-wili our Principal showed up, student scattered and ran in different directions only for them to regroup at the field singing war songs.
