*knock! Knock!! Knock!!!*
"Wake up Michael, big day today chum and you can't afford to be late on your first day in your new school, it's bad luck" my Mum yelled from the other side of the door.
"Get up, get dressed, and come down for breakfast" she added as she walked down the stairs.
I drag myself lazily off the bed, walked to the bathroom and stopped in the mirror. I'm Michael Solomon, a 17 year old almost straight A student, only son of a single mother and an elder brother to the most adorable and annoying set of identical 14-year old twin sisters.
I'm 6 feet tall , with long dark brown curly hair and grey eyes. I'm biracial, my father was a Nigerian and my mom is American. My father was involved in an automobile crash on one of his trips to Nigeria when I was 10.
7 years after his death and we had to relocate to Nigeria as my mom had to be at the helms of affair in the headquarters of the telecommunications company my dad left behind.
I was resuming a new school today, a totally new environment for me, new faces, culture, everything would be new, and I dreaded new... I am an introvert, and terrible at making friends.
As I stood in the mirror, brushing my teeth and picturing how my day would turn out, when I was interrupted by a knock on the door.
"Mom said to be ready in five minutes blockhead!" Halsey called out
"Well I would be done now if you weren't interrupting me" I replied
"Oh puh-lease mike, we know you're crazy nervous and talking to yourself in the mirror again" Hailey said with her sweet voice
"I'm done, just..." but I was cut short by the mean Halsey
"Cut it and Just come out already, pussay" she said
"What did mom tell you girls about cussing? I'm telling her" I yelled from the closet as I wore my clothes
"Go on ahead, mama's boy" they both said
"OMG, jinx!"
"Jinx again" Hailey was first to call it out this time, as they giggled out of my room.
"Haha, Twins" I said to myself, with a wry smile on my face as I also stepped out of my room to join breakfast.
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Seated in the car, in front of a big gate that had BELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL on it,
My mom broke the silence that had lingered on the ride.
"We are here, So who's excited for their big day?"
"I am" "I am too" my sisters replied rather too excitedly in my opinion and I rolled my eyes.
"How about you Michael?" My mom asked, pulling on my cheeks. She was the only one that called me by my full name, and the only one I liked hearing it from.
"I don't know mom, you only have to be here till next summer" I shrugged
"We didn't have to come with you, and go through a totally new School and in different environment"
"Michael, we've talked about this, I couldn't leave you guys to yourselves for that longed" she said, trying not to get upset.
"I know you're terrified pumpkin, but next summer is just 18 months away, just 18 months away okay?"
I sighed and nod my head
And she runs her hand through my hair.
"You'll be fine my boy, now let's go in to meet the principal and kick Belleville's butt" she joked.
"Oh boy again mom" Halsey cried
I Shook my head and scoffed as we all got out of the car.
My mum was horrible with jokes, but it never stopped her from telling them.
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As we waited outside the principal's office, my sisters were chatting amidst smiles and fantasizing about what the school would be like.
The classes,
Food
Friends they would make
And... boys
Then I heard Hailey say
"And maybe some cute boy would bump into me in the hallway and I would accidentally fall and throw my books away, and our hands would touch wanting to help me pick my books..."
"You spend too much time reading those wattpad stories Hailey" I chuckled interrupting her.
"Well what would you know about boy girl stuff blockhead?" Halsey barked back at me
"I know those stories are fictional and it doesn't really happen like that in real life" I said softly, looking in mist forming in Hailey's eyes.
Then Halsey sneered
"Yenyenyen, you know all these things, but you've never had a girlfriend"
"Stick to your books mama's boy" she sassed at me.
Just as I was about to clapback at her, the principal and out mom stepped out of the office.
"Hello Michael, Halsey and Hailey, I'm Dr Bodun, the principal of BHS" the principal said introducing herself
"We are glad to have you join us and I want to assure you you wouldn't want to be anywhere else" she added.
"Oh what do you know ma'am? I'd rather not be" I said to myself.
"I'm late guys, I have to leave now. the principal would show you to your classes" she said blowing kisses as she hurried out of the building.
Just as we got in the hallway, the principal said she had to go back to get our files and class schedules from her office, so she asked us to wait.
While waiting, listening to Chris Brown's 'fine China' I decided to hit a few moves for my sisters. I could dance but only the both of them knew. So I pulled my hoodie over my head and as I was middle of a spin, I heard my sister both call out.
"Mike, watch out!"
I crashed into a body and heard a thud.
I regained stability to lay my eyes on the most beautiful dark brown human being I had ever seen. Then her Luscious well round lips parted to expose the cutest set of white teeth with an almost unnoticeable gap and a smiley piercing. She was mouthing something, obviously at me.
"What?" I said
"I said are you fucking blind boy?" She hissed at me
"Um... no I just... I'm sorry, I didn't see you"
I said offering to help her up but she slapped my hand away
"If you cant see, Doesn't that technically make you blind?" She sassed
"Next time keep your eyes open" she added and walked away... gracefully.
"That's what you get for not believing in wattpad" Hailey sneered and both girls giggled just as the principal walked back on us.
After showing my sister to their classes, she walked me to mine
"Sorry to interrupt Mr Charles" she said as she opened the door to the class.
"This is Michael Solomon" she added signaling me to enter the class.
"He'll be joining this class and I want you all to be nice and warm to him" and with that she left the room.
I was standing in front of the class, visibly nervous and look at the ground. When I heard Mr Charles say
"Benita, would you be kind enough to stand and let our new friend share your class desk with you?" He more of ordered than asked.
And I looked up to see the same set of beautiful honey brown eyes I saw in the hallway, but on a disgusted face
"This ought to be fun" I sighed as I walked towards her.
Then out of nowhere, one of the boys trips me and I fell on her... again
"What the heck is your problem this new boy" she said in a tone that meant she was upset but sounded funny to me as she pushed me off her body.
"Sorry again" I said, as we sat down.
"Uhm, Hello, I'm Mike" I tried introducing myself.
"I'm not Interested" she hissed back as she flipped through her Biology textbook hurriedly.
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