Eight

Bimbo frowned with displeasure as they walked towards their hostel.

"What did we do for Snr Abel nah?" Bimbo asked and the girls walking with them burst into laughter.

"He was obviously really pissed" a girl said and Bimbo snorted.

"Why is he taking it out on us then?" Bimbo asked as one of the girls laughed awkwardly.

"I don't want to get in trouble with Snr Abel, let's not talk about him" the girl said as Bimbo laughed awkwardly as well.

"I'm just tired" Bimbo said as she turned to Dorathy who hasn't said anything since the beginning.

"Babe, what's wrong with you?" Bimbo asked and Dorathy shook her head.

"Nothing" she replied and Bimbo raised her eyebrow making Dorathy to laugh.

"Stop raising your brows. You look awkward" Dorathy said and Bimbo laughed as the girls turned quiet as soon as they saw Jemimah and the rest walking past them.

They could all hear tiny bits of their conversation as they walked past.

"Its just an headache, you guys should stop freaking out"

"That's why Snr Abel vex nah. He had an headache and the dinning was noisy"

"Aside that Snr Abel was already vexing before"

Bimbo chuckled as she clapped her hands "So Snr Abel was just passing aggression? Who do you think had an headache that made him vex?" Bimbo asked and Dorathy shrugged.

"There are too many options" Dorathy replied as they walked into the hostel.

"Hmmm" Bimbo said as they walked along the corridor to their dorm. Bimbo sat on her bed as she arranged her bag for prep.

"I need to see someone, I'll see you in class" Dorathy said as she stood up with her bag.

"Okay" Bimbo replied as she watched Dorathy walk out of the dormitory. She laid on her bed for a while and sighed.

She sat up and opened her locker bringing out the photo frame at the side. It was a picture of her and Paul during the inter house sport. She was wearing a huge smile and the latter a small smile.

She sighed again as she returned the frame and grabbed her bag. She locked her locker and started the journey back to the class.

Prep was about to start in a few minutes and as usual, the students were rushing to their classes. Bimbo sat on her seat as she turned to the girl few seats away from her.

"Have you seen Dorathy?" Bimbo asked and the girl shook her head.

Bimbo gritted her teeth as she checked her wristwatch. Prep had already started, if she was found outside during prep hours, she was going to be punished.

She looked across to Paul's seat and he wasn't also on his seat. She stood up as she peeped outside. The supervisor was already around and Bimbo quickly peeped towards her seat. She brought out her books to read but couldn't as she kept worrying.

Soon there was a small commotion in the class and Bimbo turned to see someone trying to jump inside the class through the back window. She rushed towards the window and wore a small smile upon seeing Paul and one of his friends.

"You made me worry" Bimbo whispered as soon as Paul jumped into the class.

Paul glanced at her before sighing "I told you to stop worrying about me" Paul said and Bimbo swallowed her saliva.

"Have you seen Dorathy?" Bimbo asked and Paul nodded.

"Saw her on the way. She's coming" Paul said as he tiptoed to his seat.

Barely had he sat down when Dorathy also jumped inside the class. Bimbo suddenly felt like she wanted to vomit. She hit Dorathy on the shoulder and on the head while the latter tried to dodge helplessly.

"You made me worry. Where did you go for you to come back this late?" Bimbo asked and Dorathy laughed.

"Let's go to our seats first" Dorathy said as she and Bimbo quickly ran to their seats.

"You look like you just had an adventure" Bimbo said and Dorathy laughed.

"Well I just ran the fastest race in my life" Dorathy replied and Bimbo laughed while covering her mouth.

"I bet you did" Bimbo said as Dorathy smiled. The two hour prep soon ended and the students started packing their bags and books to go back to the hostel to sleep.

Bimbo yawned as she packed her books back into her locker. She wanted to just get back to the hostel and sleep off. She really didn't do a lot of things but she felt really tired.

She swung her bag over her shoulders as she looked at Dorathy's seat and noticed she had already left the class. She pouted as she trudged out of the class and walked along the walkway.

She stopped as she saw Dorathy talking to a figure in the dark. She could only see Dorathy's back and the other person was shrouded in darkness even if she knew it was a boy.

She giggled and chuckled as she smiled widely "So this is what she has been up to these days" Bimbo said with a smile as she leaned on the pole not wanting to interrupt their conversation.

She watched as Dorathy laughed at something the other person had said before they paid each other goodnight. As the latter walked away; Bimbo found the latter's back eerily familiar but she couldn't put her finger on it.

She wore a huge grin as Dorathy walked towards her.

"So that's what you've been hiding ehn?" Bimbo asked as Dorathy laughed and pulled them as they started walking towards the hostel.

"Who's he? Is he a Senior?" Bimbo asked and Dorathy laughed.

"You'll know very soon" Dorathy replied and Bimbo laughed and playfully hissed.

"I hate suspense" Bimbo said and Dorathy laughed.

"Just bear with it. Very soon might be sooner than you think yunno" Dorathy said and Bimbo snickered at her.

"I'm getting goosebumps" Bimbo said and Dorathy laughed.

"Well that's only normal" Dorathy replied as Bimbo jerked her in her arm.

"Aish.... Bimmy nah" Dorathy whined and Bimbo stuck out her tongue towards her immediately.

"I said I was getting goosebumps and you were saying that its only normal. Hope you dey normal sha?" Bimbo asked as Dorathy burst into laughter.

"Ode ni e" Dorathy said as Bimbo laughed.

"Oponu ayerada" Bimbo shot back as Dorathy moved to hit her and Bimbo burst into a race while Dorathy chased her hotly.

"Excuse me, excuse me" Bimbo kept repeating as she ran all the way to the hostel laughing at Dorathy who was far behind.

The moment she burst into a race, she was already bound to leave Dorathy meters behind. She was a runner for her house and one of the best the school had while Dorathy had always fallen into the 'clapping audience' section every year.

It was only normal that she couldn't catch up to her. Bimbo fell on her bed as she panted slowly and tried to catch her breath.

She removed her bag and placed it on her locker before lying down her bed again. She suddenly frowned. The person she saw earlier, why did it look like Paul's back?

She shook her head again as she laughed. Dorathy and Paul? Impossible.

Well if only she knew.