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#12 - Me And Hot Gossip

Have you ever watched those Natgeo Wild documentaries' about a lion and a gazelle. How they stalk their prey before pouncing. At this moment I felt like the gazelle, scared helpless and anxious.

The lions were Joseph and Daniel. They didn't move, they just stared and for some reason I was frozen. I'd read Wattpad novels a few times and I'd read of characters freezing up.

Wattpad is filled with lies. They never mentioned how awkward it was, how a million thoughts were flooding in your mind at the same time as none. It was awful. Finally Joseph looked away, rolling his eyes before storming out of the hall.

It was just me and stereo boy. His dark brown eyes were fixated on me, watching, analyzing, waiting. Deciding to follow on Joseph's footsteps, I hurriedly picked up my book and made for the back door. 

"Kolupo." He called out my name quietly, as if he hoped I wouldn't hear him. Coming to a halt, I whirled around. "Yes?" He furrowed his brows for a second before shaking his head. Taking that as a 'don't worry', I hurriedly left the hall and rushed to my class.

The first thing I did was gather my group, that consist of Maureen, Glory and Love. "Where's Maureen?" I furrowed my brows as my eyes roamed the classroom, trying to pick up any sign of my below average sized friend. "She was talking to somebody, I don't know."

Love was quick to answer as she sat in front of my on her seat, "Talk fast, we're going to the kiosk." Taking one final look around for Maureen, I focused my attention on the group. "Don't tell anybody what I'm about to tell you. It should not leave us."

They all nodded, urging me on. Each of them filled with curiosity and some what annoyance. "Joseph asked Lois out and she said no." I awaited their shocked awe's or even a silent 'I knew it!'. But I was met with nothing, just silence.

"That's it." Glory was the first to speak, followed by a hiss. Jumping out of her seat, she grabbed Love's hand and almost bolted out of the class before stopping and turning to the rest of us. "Who wants to buy something?" When none replied, she hissed again and dragged Love out of the class unwillingly.

I felt bummed, I truly thought they'd be interested in that. Maybe I was the only one who was truly obsessed with Lois and Joseph's love story, among my friends. Maybe I was the only one who had prayed for their relationship to crash and burn so I'd have even the littlest chance of Joseph noticing me. Or even being, might I say, interested in me.

"I knew they won't last." The humored voice of my cousin brought me back to earth. I turned to Mercy whom I'd just realized was sitting behind me all along. "What did you know, you just got back 2 days ago."

She scoffed and leaned backwards against the wooden back rest, "Kolu, anyone with eyes could see the way Lois had been avoiding Joseph, I'm surprised you didn't notice since you're always staring at them." I was taken aback for a second on her accusing tone. How did she know? No one knew! Had I once mentioned it?

"I know everything." I tried my best to act nonchalantly as my cousin grinned. What did she know? "You envy Lois and Joseph's relationship. You want a boyfriend so bad, you think I didn't know." I resisted the urge to arch an eyebrow at her, so she indeed knew nothing. And there I was almost about to have a heart attack.

Rolling my eyes at Mercy, I got off my seat. "Mmhmmhm, whatsoever you want to believe, believe. Me I'm going to pick." I quickly swung my bag over my shoulders and headed to Siri, leaving my crazy cousin laughing to what I wasn't so sure about.

Siri was almost empty, at least 20 students littered the class, some sleeping, eating and pretty much doing anything possible. I got started on piling my hand up, being done in less than a minute. For some unknown reason, I glanced around the class. Possibly to spot a friend and indeed I did.

Except, I didn't expect to see this friend. I didn't expect to see what she was doing and I most definitely did not expect her to be doing it, with who she was doing it with. And then I felt this ache in my chest, filled with anger and jealousy. But my stare didn't quiver once.

How dare she? What kind of friend was she? A good one. That was true, she'd done nothing wrong here, it was my fault. I was the one who always kept to myself and right now I was the only one to blame for this hurt I was feeling.

What exactly was I staring at you might ask? Well, ladies and probably-not-so-gentlemen, before me, well in a secluded corner, was Maureen in all her dark skinned glory. Her smooth and soft palms rested on both shoulders of a handsome womanizer. Said pretty boy having his infamous grin on those dirty lips of his.

Maureen and Joseph.

Reen and Joe.

Rainy and Jojo.

All these things were too much for a little black girl like me to take in one day. But whoever said the day was over? And that there wasn't much more waiting for me?