chapter 7

It took a day for Janet and Ada to conclude what her punishment would be, the girl's name was Busola, she was one of the girls that thought she had made it in life because the likes of Subomi and other guys in their set stooped down to her level to toast her. Immediately Janet had arrived at school, her and Ada went on a search for Busola. They knew she wouldn't skip school because they had threatened to report to the principal if they didn't sight her first thing in the morning.

"Did she go and steal her moms' own, abi what?" Ada asked a laughing Janet, adjusting her shorts so they were resting on her flawless thigh's. Today happened to be sport's day. A day when girls in their school anticipated, so they could show off how seductive they looked in their tight blue shorts. It got so bad that the school had to give out tracksuits to cover it up but that didn't stop them. Of course it didn't.

Ada's shorts were reaching her mid thigh, which looked nonexistent when she put on her big tracksuit jacket. This was exactly how Janet's own was, but a bit less skintight. Well, because of Janet's parents. She didn't dare show too much skin, so with her short bottoms, she complemented with long socks and the jacket. But they always had their tracksuit trousers' in their hands, for times of trouble.

"Dilly, come with us!" Ada mocked as soon as she saw Busola, who quickly scurried to her feet with her head down, of course, leave it to Ada to make a Dildo joke, but Janet couldn't help but giggle at the girls' new nickname.

They took Busola, or Dilly as Ada called her outside, while Ada was by the quivering girls' side, Janet took the chalk from her pocket and began to draw a bus. "Hm, how many windows will this have?" Janet called out to Busola who just stared down at her feet. "I asked you a question, Dilly." Janet spat.

Yes, Janet could be mean.

When it was necessary.

"T-three?' The shaking girl asked.

"Whatever." Janet scoffed, using the chalk to draw the bus, when she was done, she shoved it back in her pockets, leaning on the wall wit a smirk on her face. "What are you waiting for?" Ada grimaced, almost shoving her to the wall, "You know what to do." Ada continued. But the girl just shook her head. What on earth happened to her big girl attitude? She looked like she's seen a ghost.

"Move the bus."

Janet said in annoyance, this made Busola's eyes widened as she looked towards them like they'd grown a second head. "Babe, I think she has gone deaf." Ada laughed, walking towards the girl, who was now on her knees.

"Or, would you prefer crawling round the school?"

Ada mentioned in a grin, this seemed worse to Busola because she violently shook her head. "Why're you in tears, we haven't even touched you." Janet sighed, walking over to Ada. "I won't repeat myself, find away to move this bus. Or we're reporting you." Janet concluded, pulling the girl to her feet before pushing her against the wall, not too violently.

"Oya, begin. If you like leave this place. You'll see my red eyes." Janet threatened, this was nothing but an empty threat of course, but Busola seemed to believe it as she just stared at the wall in tears. 

One thing about their school was that the prefects were given a whole lot of privileges', the teachers never intervened when they were 'disciplining' them. They believed the final year students were old enough to know when it was too far.

"C-can I have the chalk?"

Janet burst out laughing and so did Ada.

"See balls oh." They mocked the girl. "You're annoying me, Crawl around the school." Busola gasped, resembling a fish. "Ada, you can watch her, abi?" The bell had already rung, which meant that the head girl had to line up the late comers. 

"Sure. Oya! Don't waste my time Dilly!" Ada yelled, this earned a cry from Busola as she got on her knees and began crawling away from Janet. People might have said the punishment was too much, but it was nothing compared to what he previous Seniors had done to their friends before.

This punishment was child play, with a little bruise at the end.

In their school, some prefects attended assembly at selected days, while some had to deal with the latecomers and today was her day. Walking into the school, she stretched with a loud squeal before making her way to the school entrance, which was the only way to get into school. 

The teacher had already lined up all the latecomers, what peaked her interest was that she saw that Derek and his boys were amongst them.

"Sir, I'll take it from here." Janet gave the teacher a grin as he just nodded, going into is office. The four of them were in their shorts and sports shirt, they didn't have a jacket or even a tracksuit bottom. Great. Did they expect her to punish them?

"Why are you guys coming by this time?" Janet spoke bitterly.

Not to them, but to the juniors who were on their knees, they all started to talk at once making her groan. "One by one!" She scolded as they kept quiet.

"I was reading last night." The one at the middle spoke, his hands clung to his schoolbag, she couldn't tell if he was lying or not. "I woke up late, senior Janet." Yuck, senior who? That made her sound so old and she was only 16! "My mommy was delaying me!" One boy cried out in annoyance, she wanted to giggle but she was in prefect mode at the moment.

So, she hissed instead.

"Those of you in incomplete sports wear, if I sight you during sports today ehn." She warned with squinted eyes, this made them groan, sports in junior school was what most of them were looking forward to all week. "The rest of you late comers, you're on plate duty." Another groan.

As they grumbled back to their classes, Janet walked towards the boys who just stared at her with an expression she could not understand. "Nice legs." Obinna winked at her. 

"How come you guys didn't come with even one track wear?" Janet said, ignoring Obinna's comment as she titled her growing hips. She looked up at Derek who seemed to be staring her down, his lips in a smirk as his eyes reached her shorts but quickly looked away. Yes, she noticed that. 

"Oh, we did." 

Now, Janet was just confused.

"But Derek didn't." Oh. So they hid theirs in their bag because Derek didn't bring his? What a tight bond they had, Janet awed at their friendship, which made all of them roll their eyes. "Which one is aw?" Derek spoke up then chuckled. "That's so cute." She continued with a grin, then remembered that she was meant to be in serious mode.

"Why aren't you wearing yours?" Ope questioned.

"Not like we aren't enjoying the view." Jagun cackled, while biting his lip.

"It's too big for me." Janet defended herself, feeling a tad bit uncomfortable as they boldly ogled her down, "Look at these mumu's." Derek scoffed at them, smacking them behind the head. This made her giggle. He seemed like their oga. 

"Here, you can take mine." 

This seemed like a joke because they all burst into a fit of laughter, looking like her like she was crazy. "Do you think you guys are the same size?" Jagun laughed. "Leave her oh, she's tripping." Ope added. "I'm even trying to help and you're laughing at me." Janet huffed, pouting as she folded her arms in annoyance.

"Cute." This low compliment was from Derek. This made her stomach do flips and hopscotches and alladat, she bit her lips looking down, she was definitely blushing, good thing she was brown skin.

"But see, it's really big!" She continued, letting the tracksuit fall to it full size, it was big, but she didn't know if it would fit him. "It would be tight around some places." Obinna whispered to her with a wink. What did he mean? Oh...ew! She didn't need to know that, just imagining it made her blush even more.

"Try it." She insisted.

"If he tears it, it's on you oh!" Jagun said before Derek took it. She was surprised it actually fitted him, it was a bit short but it didn't look so tight on him, just his perfect size. Well, except...

"You see!' Janet hummed, feeling smart with herself. "Thanks." Derek winked. He winked! At her! She really needed to stop reacting to his actions or words towards her. The rest of the boys brought out their tracks from their bag and put it on. So they did have it in their bags.

"When did you guys get friendly, sef?" Ope asked suspiciously as she just rolled her eyes. What was it to him? Janet looked up to Derek, as if expecting him to answer but he just shrugged.

"Yesterday, I guess." He finally responded.

"We fit go, abi?" Jagun asked as she just nodded and watched them leave. When did they get so friendly? Or maybe it was just her pushing her friendship on him? Did he feel uncomfortable about that? Well, he didn't seem uneasy at the thought. Janet's mind were filled with questions but she just sighed, shaking them all away.

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"Derek."

"Present." He said, slouching against his chair, Janet could really get used to hearing his voice again, usually she'd be the one saying he was absent. The tracksuit fitted his like a glove, his blue shirt unbuttoned so his collar bone was revealed. He looked so good.

Good enough to eat.

"Adebola." For the first time in a while, Janet didn't here her cute discipline toned saying 'present ma', no, as a matter of fact, she was absent. The goody two shoes of the class was stabbing a class? This was something Janet thought she'd never see. Adebola's pink leather bag hung on her seat, so it was obvious that she made it to school.

"Adebola!" The teacher called again, but the whole class just shared the same look of shook, staring at the bag on her empty sit. "Would you look at that." Ada voiced out Janet's thought as she giggled. "Maybe she has diarrhea."

 Janet whispered back, making her best friend roll her eyes. "Diarrhea ko, Cholera ni. Na you give am?" Janet just scoffed at her sarcasm.

"Ma, she isn't in class."

"Maybe she's stabbing class." Another student pointed out as some of them giggled, this made Derek roll his eyes. "I'll go and bring her." Janet offered as the teacher just gestured her head before resuming the attendance list. "Let me come with you." Ada commanded.

"Sh! You stay here. I'll tell you what I see." With that, Janet was up on her feet and out of the class. Janet was really confused about this whole situation, it wasn't like Adebola had a boyfriend, or a fling that she'd skip class for. Perhaps she really was sick.

Peeping her head through the window of SS3B, she sighed, not seeing any Adebola. Next, she strolled towards SS3C, the class for commercial and art students, still not seeing any Adebola. "Keep quiet!" She heard all the way from SS3D, the class where no one really gave two. The school had done it in a way that the not so bright students all moved to SS3D, so the class was always noisy and well...not learning conducive.

There was no way Adebola would be there.

Well, because she had already spotted her the corner before the class door, with Kareem. Oh boy, Kareem didn't just flirt with any girl unless he wanted something in return. Janet just watched in shock as Kareem twirled a piece of her plaited hair in his hands, whispering something into the blushing girls' ear.

To be frank, many girls would blush if he was close to them. He had that effect on girls.

With every second that passed, they got more intimate, his hands snaked around Adebola's waist, to say Janet was shocked would be an understatement. Janet never pegged her for the type of girl that rolled with any one from SS3D. 

"Adebola." Janet called out, both of them instantly separated, but when Kareem saw that it was just Janet, he rolled his eyes. "Piss off, aunty." Janet looked over to Adebola, expecting her to say something, but she just put her head down, her hands playing with the hem of her shorts. When was the last time Janet saw Adebola in shorts and not tracksuit?!

"Adebola, the teacher is calling you.

"Tell her you didn't see her."

Janet just ignored him. Taking a bold step, she walked towards Adebola, stretching her hands out. "Adebola, let's go." Janet continued.

Slam!

In a second, Janet's lips parted in shock. What on earth?! Kareem had her against the wall, gripping her hands tighter than she could imagine. There was one thing Janet didn't know, Kareem hated her guts and he wasn't about to hide it from her right now.

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