Chapter 7: Chapter 7

Flora

Peter’s POV

There’s nothing bad to give a trial and even if it’s gonna hurt me, it won’t hurt so much.

C’mon it’s not like i’m not a brilliant one, Of course, i am but particularly on calculations.

Unfortunately for me,on this case,Medical and Biological stuff does not have anything to do with calculations that’s the main reason

why i can’t just understand it.

I sighed

But since she said she was a science student back then in secondary school…perhaps she should be so good at this biological stuff.

Should i go and ask her for help?

But what if she rebuke me?

Yeah, she should.She’s just my housemaid,just a maid.

I sighed again kinda fed up.

I will just give a trial and if she won’t…maybe i’ll just find a private teacher. I concluded.

“Flora”I called from my room.

“Just a minute pls”She replied from somewhere,probably the living room or her room.

I sat on my bed and close the laptop while i was expecting her to knock or just come in. …but she didn’t knock nor entered instead she stayed behind the door.

“Here i am”She announced.

“Come in”I permitted and she did immediately.

Huh.. huh.. Her face was kinda dizzy.

“Are you busy or are you up to something?”I asked.

“Yeah, i wanna have a nap”She said.

That was too obvious.

“pls spare me some minute”I demanded staring at her.

“Go on”She said leaning on my reading table.

“I… i.. no..,errr… Are you good academically…too? “I resumed at first.

“Yeah, i’m very good in all academical aspect expect Arts and business”She responded.

She wasn’t even a proud type.

“You are? ”

“I am”

“That’s very excellent “I said still wondering how i will make my request.

“Thanks”She said. I’m sure she’s also wondering why i just suddenly asked.

“And nice too..”I added.

She didn’t say anything this time….and i was mute too.

“Can i take my leave now? “She asked as she stopped leaning on my desk.

“Yeah, sure”I said scratching my unitching head.

“Alright,i’ll just go take a nap now”She said about to leave.

“Wait flora”I stopped her as she turned the knob.

“What? “She asked.

“Flora, i really need your help”I confessed.

“With what?”

“With science and biology”I told her finally.

I noted her reactions by staring at her all along…..she turned mute.

“Please”I added.

“Ok”She finally said…and i’m quite sure she said that reluctantly.

“Re… eally? “I stammered.

“Yeah”She responded.

I was so glad,please if there’s another word you could use in place of Happy,Glad,Exicted,Joyful…..pls just use it instead.

It doesn’t make a sense if i hug her…i would have just.

“I’m so grateful “.

“You’re welcome ”

“Ok, you can go and have a nap, we’ll begin tomorrow”

“Alright”She said and left.

She responded sheepish though.

Yes! I jumped my bed and started bouncing excitedly on it.

…..I should have just chose a tutorial but i hate tutorials.

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Monica’s POV.

So afterall, we’ll end up being in the same institution. Oh My God, i can’t just wait.. Peter is gonna fall for me when he gets to see me everyday.

Oh my….

My phone beeped.

“Hello”I said.

“Monica”

“Yes Vincent,What’s up? ”

“I’m good and you? ”

“Same of course”

“That’s very nice to hear”

“Yeah, so why did you call?

Did Peter ask you to tell me something?”I asked eagerly expecting a positive answer.

“Oh no dear”

“No?”

“Can we just walk around… ”

“We should walk around? ”

“Ye-ah”

“I don’t think that’s gonna be possible”

“Why not? “He asked.

“Listen Vincent,I’ve got an examination to write and i must pass..”I said.

C’mon,Why should he wanna walk around with me? Not so good for me…

“Oh yeah, i understand”

“Can i just hung the call now? ” I asked.

“Please don’t.. Not now”He kinda pleaded.

“What else? ” I asked feeling very uncomfortable.

“Err.. r.. Peter is coming too”

“Are you serious?”

“Yeah”

“Ok, i’ll be on my way now”

“Really? ”

“Yeah, where shall i meet you guys?”

“At the end of your Avenue”

“Alright,give me few minutes”

She hung the call.

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Confused Boyfriend

Paulina's POV

"Thank you very much dear" I said to him when the car came to an halt in front of my house and Frank came out of it first to open the door for me.

"My humble pleasure" He said.

"Do you wanna come in? " I asked him.

"Not..now but next time" He replied almost stammering.

"Ok then, so we'll call it a night now right? "

"Hmm yeah. See you in school tomorrow" He said and waved at me then he turned to go.

Oh no! He shouldn't be such a boring boy.

"Frank" I called his name softly and when he turned to me, I hugged him. I've been longing for this, I've been yearning to touch a guy this perfect. I heard his heart beating too fast or is there anyone beating a drum nearby?

After a while, I disengaged from him and he smiled awkwardly. I waved at him as I watched him walked to his car and soon it drove away.

Aw! He made my first day at school today.I smiled continuously as I walked into the house.

"She's fine. Thanks"

My aunt hung up her call.

"Paulina! " She beckoned to me.

"Aunt Bella! " I exclaimed and embraced her so closely and tightly.

"Did a guy drop you now and I think I saw the both of you hugging" My aunt said when when we disengaged.

"Yes, it feels so good and I felt so ontop of the world aunt" I said..almost crying. She pulled me closer to herself again and patted me on my back.

"I told you it was the best option, didn't I? "

"Yes, you did" I responded and as I let the tears flowly down my cheeks.

"Come on, you don't have to cry" My aunt said and wiped off the tears, I smiled as she did so.

"When you weren't around, your mom called to ask of your welfare.I'm sure she'll be very happy when she finds out that things didn't remain the same" My aunt said.

"I'll try to put a call to her before I sleep off" I said.

"Ok good.Now come and have dinner. It's the little celebration we can have now" Aunt Bella said and I nodded happily.

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After having dinner, I went to my room to pull off my uniform and have a shower before changing into night wears then read some novels overnight, the novels Frank gave to me.

I layed on my bed horizontally and brought the books out of my bag.., Just then my phone rang.

Unknown number? How could it be? I already deleted most people's phone numbers b'cos I was beginning a new life.

"Hello" I said into it, after picking it up.

"Hello paulina" The caller said, it was a male and the voice was kinda familiar.

"Yeah, hello. Who am I into? " I asked.

"You deleted my number? " He asked.

Oh now! I think I know who it is..

"Freddie" He said.

"Okay" I responded sheepishly.

"I visited your home but your mom told me you travelled somewhere really far.. "

"Yeah"

"You couldn't even tell me Paulina, you should have told me you would be leaving Dream High School" He said.

"Why do I need to? "

"So you still don't care about me Paulina?"

"Never have i" I replied, rolling my eyes as if he could see me.

"Where do you stay now and how is your new school over there? " He asked.

"Oh Freddie, these questions you are asking me, you actually don't need answers to them" I said.

"You're still hurting me" he said.

"You are hurting yourself Freddie" I said already fed up of the boring dialogue.

"I'm the only one who likes you, are you supposed to pay me back this way for liking you this much? " He said.

"And for your information; here in my school and where I stay now, guys are almost dying to see me. I don't even need a love alarm to tell me the number of guys that likes me. So good night Freddie, I have something very important to do now. Bye" I concluded and hung up the call.

I huffed...

"So I'll be starting with Paradise on earth " I said to myself as I searched out the book.

My phone rang again, I noticed it was the same number that's just called now, Freddie! I then silenced it. He should please for goodness sake, Free me.

He called Again- Oh my God, I switched the phone off.

My secret, my little big secret.

I had a plastic surgery, I had to.

I wasn't still ugly five days ago (I had a successful plastic surgery five days ago).

So.. I left Dream high school for good. Do house expect me to stay there and continue to be mocked?

No one wanted to be my friend, not to talk of having a boyfriend. The guys turned me into their mocking - toy, the second lalorona..well except for Freddie; he was different, he never mocked me, he usually say these words 'Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder'and some other beautiful quote which I'm sure were two keep me alright but I wasn't. Among more than a thousand guys, he was the only one that finds me beautiful. Does that even make sense?

Dream High school has been hell for me, I spend most of my time in the school library because less students were there to make me feel bad - I wasn't actually the school Liberian.

I couldn't continue to live that ugly way, Aunt Bella, my mom's favourite sister brought up the plastic surgery suggestion although I had thought of it often too. My mom agreed without hesitating, I mean whose mother would want to see her grown up daughter have no boyfriend at an adult age of eighteen?

So.. I had the surgery and moved on to live with my aunt because she stays far away from my mom's place, far away from were I've been seen by people. If I didn't go, people would know recongize and know that I did plastic surgeries. I don't even want the walls to know about it, it's my little big secret.