Chapter 9 Nine

Nathaniel frowned as he walked through the hallways to the physics department. They had submitted their assignment notes and they had been returned. Surprisingly he had missed no 4 of the assignment. He greeted a few teachers as he passed through the teachers offices. He knocked on Mr Abraham's door

"Come in"

Nathaniel stepped in "Good afternoon sir"

"Go and ask Semiloore to explain to to everybody, am even surprised you got it wrong"

Nathaniel frown widened as he swallowed his saliva and and leaves.

He enters the class just to hear the news of what had transpired on SS3 block. Nathaniel gritted his teeth;couldn't she just stay put without causing trouble for a minute?

Semiloore soon walks in with Tamiloore

"Your wide big mouth is gonna land you some beating one day" Rolake sneezes

"I thought we agreed on you looking for your match to bicker with?" Tamiloore replied as she turned towards

her "or tell me are you that jobless to nothing else than bicker?"

Rolake swallows her saliva and sits down

"Can't you just stay put without looking for trouble? Even if its for a minute" Nathaniel says with a frown but Semiloore ignores him and turns to Tamiloore

"I saw your government teacher walk in when we were coming, am fine"

"Okay" Tamiloore says before giving Nathaniel an apologetic smile and leaves

"Well Mr Abraham said to explain to the class number 4 physics assignment, everyone missed it except you"

"Huh?"

"You heard me Semiloore"

"Am serious, i didn't".

"Mr Abraham said explain to the whole class number 4"

"Why me?"

"Everyone else missed it"

"Eheh... " Semiloore replied her playful demeanour coming back

"Make it snappy"

The class captain stretches the marker to her as she jumps to the front earning a bit of laughter from a few people

"Am not going to sit down and let you teach me!" Rolake yells

"What do you even know?" Yemi asks

"She probably copied it from somewhere" Faith adds

"What's your problem bayi?" John asks

"Can't just you use your sense for once?"

"Its not like she has one" Semiloore chipped in

"Better warn yourself" Faith says with a glint in her eye

"Since you guys aren't staying, why don't you leave and let me do what I need to do, my legs are aching me"

"Rolake just likes acting over bearing sometimes even Jerry and Nath is sitting down, whats her problem?"

Rolake swallows her saliva when she hears this. She sits down quietly and so does Faith and Yemi.

Semiloore explains to everyone and re-explains when a few say they don't understand.

"She definitely isn't dumb" John says as he writes his correction

"Did she ever look dumb to you?" Nathaniel asks as he flips his textbook pages

"Huh?".

"She's just lousy and a bit uncultured I wouldn't say un-disciplined but she's like an average student trying to make an headway here. She's probably heard X is the toughest in three science classes"

"She doesn't seem like an average student to me" Joshua chips in

"Nathaniel!" A girl yells from the door and walks into the class.

Some sigh and Maria hisses

"Hi Nath"

"How are you?"

"Am fine, let's have lunch together"

"We had projects to finish" Joshua retorts

"I'll be happy to help"

"We don't need spare hands ours is just enough" Joshua replies.

The girl frowns and manages to fake a smile. "Joshua, are you still mad at me? Its been almost two years already"

"Mad? No"

"Then let me help"

"Am sure you have your projects"

"Done".

"You are the spokesperson right?"

"Of course, am the only one fit"

"You should pratice more"

"Stop it already Joshua. Am sorry that I don't love you okay? I love Nathaniel and that he's your best friend, am sorry about that and seeing us together might hurt you but I've no choice"

"Tara, you should go back to your class" John says

"You are with him?", "You know this isn't my fault right?"

"We'll talk about this some other time, you should leave first"

"Why can't you just let it go!" Tara yells

"Hey there lover girl, this is a class not a pub where you can yell your lungs out but nobody hears you because the music is very loud and no one pays attention to you"

The class burst into laughter.

"Ohh, you are Semiloore, ive heard a lot about you and am sure the reason why you still have confidence to open your mouth is because you haven't met your match"

Semiloore laughs "Then?"

"You've met one"

Semiloore laughs eerily and suddenly stops "No, you aren't my match"

"You don't know me"

"Of course I don't my brain doesnt keep record of people like you"

"Whatever dumb head"

"Find some more curse words,dunder head"

Tara's nose flared up as she walked towards a relaxed Semiloore

"If I were you i'll be careful what I say "

"Solves the problem, you are not me"

"Is it nice having a bad reputation of being foul mouthed?"

"I was asked the same question few hours ago but I guess I'll answer differently this time around, frankly am just looking for trouble. Joshua is a good friend of mine and I've never seen him in his state before, all he does is laugh at my jokes or the silly names I call him, he really does laugh a lot and smile and seeing him like this with just with your presence is enough to tell me that you are nothing near good. I have no intentions in butting or knowing whatever happened in between you guys but when he says leave, you should give him his personal space"

"I didn't come to see him" Tara scoffed

"Nathaniel, i know we don't roll that much but seeing your friend's face all scrunched, you good?"

"Tara, you should leave now" Jerry says not glancing at her

"Excuse me, I've not dealt with this idiot and the nonsense she's spewing"

"Like she said you are not her match"

The whole class is stunned.

"Chasing me out like this, do you know you are declaring war on O1?"

"So if we are declaring war? Just because none of us is in kungfu classes doesn't mean we can't fight" Maria hisses out

"Hey short rat, you can still open that mouth of yours huh?"

"She's short yet everything in your foamy brain isn't nothing compared to hers"

"You!"

"I thought I told you this place isn't a pub" Semiloore says with a yawn

"You don't know who you are messing with"

"I know you've gat no brains" Semiloore replied as everyone burst into laughter.

"I'll deal with you" Tara says before walking out of the class.

"Satisfied? You just messed with the deadliest class on block" Rolake says quaver in her voice

"Anyone who messes with my friends should expect something like this" Semiloore says as Joshua walks up to her

"Let's take a walk"

Semiloore is dumbfounded by the time Joshua is done. Sometimes she couldn't really understand girls sometimes. Joshua had asked Tara out and the latter didn't reject or accept him. They became friends until one day, Tara says she doesn't have any feelings for him and her feelings are for Nathaniel. So she practically used him to get to Nathaniel. Nobody could just become Nathaniel's friend;he selected his friends and didnt talk to a lot of people, there were people that had been in Nathaniel's class since JSS1 and he hadn't spoken his then till now.

"Still hurts?" Semiloore asked quietly

"A lot"

"You should let go"

"You think so? You also think she and Nathaniel is a good match?"

"No, you are too good for her"

Joshua turns to the girl sitting beside him. Her eyes screamed nothing but honesty and his lips curved into a smile

"Thank you"

Semiloore smiled "Always welcome prick" and Joshua bursts into laughter lifting up his face instantly.