The Sacred Friendship

Chapter Six

ZASMA

After what seems like forever, the assembly finally ended.
Phew! I thought I was gonna die standing here. I head toward the secretary's office and sit on the waiting bench. I waited for about thirty minutes. I stand up to check what is taking them some long.
I'm about to exit the building when the secretary comes in.
"Good morning dear, sorry I kept you waiting" he apologizes.
"Good morning Sir" I answer.
"You haven't left me waiting for so long" I add.
"Ok dear, let's go into the office and discuss about your placement" he says and heads toward his office.
"Ok sir" I answer and follow him.
He enters the office and I followed him afterwards.
"Have a sit dear" he says.
"Thanks Sir" I say.
I take a sit opposite to his desk and sit down.
"Well about your placement, do you have any class that you want to me assigned?" he asks.
This man is really getting on my nerves.
"No Sir" I answer briefly while smiling.
"Should I choose for you?" he asks flirtatiously.
'Cut the crap and stop this bullshit'.
That's what I manna say but instead I say.
"Yes Sir" with all my cool because this man is literally getting on my nerves.
"Would you like SSS 1 B?" he asks.
What! Did I just heard him say SSS 1 B.
I know for a fact that this is Nasma's class and I'm sure Basma's too.
'Oh hell yeah'.
That's what I wanna say but instead.
"Yes Sir, thank you" I say.
"I'm glad you liked it" he says.
"And about your desk and books, they'll be ready by next week" he adds.
"What books?" I ask confusedly.
"Your text books and note books, you've paid for them together with your school fees" he answers.
"Oh!" I exclaim.
That's why the school fee's a bit costly.
"Let me escort you to your class" he says.
"No thanks sir, just give me the directions and I'll go by myself" I politely refuse because I wanna get him out of my hair as quickly as possible.
"No dear, even if I tell you won't be able to go there on your own" he insists.
"Ok Sir" I answer defeated-ly.
We all stand up and he lead the way. We walk out of the Administration Building and toward the senior section.
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          NASMA
We are having Civic Education class right now but due to some reasons, the teacher couldn't come to the class. So as usual, we're all disturbing the peace of the school.
The secretary comes into the classroom.
"Hey what's wrong with you, aren't you supposed to be having class right now?" he asks.
"The teacher's not around" a student answers.
"So then you should read not turn the class into a market square" he says.
"Yes Sir" we all answer in unison.
"I'm here to introduce a new class mate to you" he says.
"Come in Zasma" he says to the person outside the class.
Wait! Did I just heard him say Zasma. Thank heavens. It really does seem that even that Lord wants us to be together. I look toward the door as Zasma enters.
"It looks like our prayers has been answered" says Basma.
"Yeah, I'm really happy" I say excitedly.
She comes inside the class nervously but when she sees us she smiles and walk over to us.
"Do you know them?" asks the secretary.
"Yes Sir" she answers.
"Well in that case, Nasma take care of your new class mate" he says.
"I will" I answer.
"I hope you'll enjoy your new class dear" he says and walks out of the class.
"Phew! Good riddance" she says as soon as he's out.
"What do you mean?" I ask.
"This man was really getting on my nerves" she says.
"You really shouldn't be annoyed because of this, you'll get used to it" Basma says.
"I'll never" she says and I know she literally means it.
"Now will you have a sit or are you going to explode in our class?" I ask.
"Where should I sit?" she asks.
"There's an empty sit beside me come and sit on it" Basma says.
"Ok but doesn't it belong to anyone?" she hesitates.
"No it's vacant, just manage it before you get your own desk" I answer.
She walks over and sits.
"I'm glad we're in the same class" I say.
"Me too" she answers.
"Did you choose this class?" Basma asks.
"No, it was just coincidence" she answers.
We chat for a while till the next teacher comes in.
Time went by and it's closing time. We usually close early on Friday.
"We're going back home together right?" I ask Basma.
She usually goes home with her mother on Fridays.
"Yeah I'm not joining my mom today" she answers.
"That's perfect then" I say.
We wait a while for the driver. We drop Basma home with a promise of meeting on Saturday evening which is tomorrow by the way. We drop Zasma at her house too and I was left all alone as usual but the difference today is. Mom will be waiting for me at home.
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          BASMA
I enter my house and head directly to my mom's bedroom but when I check, she isn't there.
"Momma, where are you?" I call out at the tip of my lungs.
"She hasn't come back yet you Knuckle heads" my sister answers.
"Shut up" I shout at her while heading to her room.
"Come and make me" she says and laughs.
I open her room and enter.
"Why didn't you ask for permission?" she asks.
"Do I have to?" I ask back.
"Hell yeah" she answers.
"Now cut the crap" I say while patting her shoulder.
I sit down on her bed and turn to face her.
"Anna, I need to talk with you" I say.
I usually don't call her with that name unless if there's something important.
"Gosh! Basma you know you always scare me when you call me with that name, what is it?" she asks.
"I said I wanna talk to you and it's very important" I kinda shout at her.
"Ok sis, I see you're a bit pissed off right now, so go freshen up and we'll have the heart to heart talk that you need" she says calmly.
"No sis, I wanna talk to you right now" I insist.
"PLEASE!" she pleads and I feel like she's a bit annoyed right now.
"Ok as you wish" I say and stand up and leave the room.
It took me almost thirty minutes to get ready and I rush back to my sister's bedroom and enter.
"Why is Momma not back yet?" I ask impatiently.
"Uhmm I forgot she called and told me that she'll be late today and Papa has went to Port-Harcourt" she answers,
"Oh! Thanks" I say.
I turn around and face her with my serious face.
"Are you ready to talk now?" I ask.
"Let me bring some snacks and drinks for us, then we'll be ready to talk" she answers.
She stands up and leave the room and after about ten minutes, she comes back with the snacks and drinks.
"Here we go, all is ready" she says while sitting down.
"What do you wanna talk about?" she asks.
"What is the real reason behind you spending the weekend at school because from what I know, you're not starting your test until two weeks time, so spit it out" I ask angrily.
"That's none of your business" she shouts back at me.
"I was just trying to look out for you but I bet you don't appreciate it" I say while standing up to leave but she stops me by holding my hand.
"I'm sorry Lil sis, I shouldn't have shouted at you like that and you're my sister, so you have every right to look out for me" she apologizes.
"Now sit down let me explain everything to you" she says.
I sit back on the bed and face her.
"I'm all ears" I say briefly because I'm still a bit angry at her.
"Uhmm I've told you about my new boyfriend, right?" she asks.
I nod my head and she continues.
"Well we were chatting yesterday and he asked me if I wanna spend sometime with him this weekend...".
"And you said yes, right?" I interrupt her.
"Yeah and he was so happy about that, we've not even got to the best part and you're already tensed" she says.
"Ok I'll be a bit patient" I say but in reality I just manna tell her to stop what ever it is she wants to say.
"He asked me if I've ever had an intimate relationship with anyone and I said no and he told me that he has never had an intimate relationship with anyone one too" she says.
"And you believed him?" I ask.
"Yeah why wouldn't I" she answers.
"So what's the reason of telling me all this now" I pause.
"Wait! don't tell me he asked you to sleep with him, did he?" I blurt out without even realizing.
"Yeah he did and he promised he will make it very special that I'll never forget it and I'll always want him" she says while blushing.
"And what did you say?" I ask even though I know the answer will be yes.
"Well I said no at first but when he kept pursuing me, I told him that I'll think about it" she answers.
"That's not the kind of answer I expected" I say.
"What did you expect?" she asks.
"I expect you to say yes right away" I answer truthfully.
"Then he'll think at I'm a cheap girl, even though I want him too but I can't say yes right away" she says.
"But you're still going for the big game right?" I ask.
"I think I'll give it a try because seriously I need that boy inside me and I don't know why but he's so different" she says.
"Hmm I know you'll say that, maybe his perfume has really gotten into your head" I say.
"Gosh! You just reminded me how I missed his perfume. It's perfect, don't you think?" she asks.
"I haven't smelled it from the source so how can I know" I answer.
"Don't worry you'll meet him one day, maybe next week we'll stop by at your school and you'll get to see him" she says.
"Can't wait" I say.
"Are you agreeing to this now?" I ask.
"Yes I'll tell him tonight because he has been disturbing me through out the day about my answer and I haven't responded to any of them" she answers.
"Good luck then but if it were up to me, I'll suggest that you shouldn't lose your V-card to this guy" I say.
"He really do love me and I love him too, that's what matters, he'll never dump me after using me, I know that" she says.
"Ok, but just to be sure, I want to talk to him before you do what ever is it you're gonna do" I say in disgust.
"Ok as you wish dear" she says.
I stand up and leave the room without looking back at her because she's starting to annoy the hell out of me.
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