With You, For You

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"Manuel," mom called.

"It's for their good."

After dinner, we cleaned up since mom happened to give the maids, servants and drivers a break till Monday. It meant that we would do all the chores till then.

I went to Nedum's room with Buchi trailing behind. He had been quiet. "So, what has been happening?" Nedum asked sitting on his bed. I sat beside him and Buchi joined us.

"Nothing much. School is as usual."

"Where's Kaima?" He asked of our youngest sibling.

"She went for a photoshoot at Lagos." Our youngest sister was an aspiring model. She was always busy during the year. She had been away from home for a month.

Luckily for her, it didn't affect her health and studies. But dad was trying to get her to take a break.  "So what did dad tell you to do?"

"Register you at your new school."

"Eh?" Buchi and I asked simultaneously.  Nedum flinched and moved back while holding his chest.

"You guys should stop that. It's scary seeing you guys act in sync. Even your expressions are the same," He said. 

"New school?"

"Yes, your final year will be abroad. The school I attended. So start saying goodbye to your friends." His phone buzzed. He looked at it and smiled before typing.

"Your girlfriend?" I asked. He hummed in response.

"You have a girlfriend? When are we going to see her?" Buchi asked.

"When she graduates," Nedum said dropping his phone back.

"What year?"

"You guys should really stop," Nedum said.  "That scares the shit out of me."

I grinned. "So, tell us."

"Year twelve." He replied.

"SS3?" Buchi asked.

"No, SS2. She studies abroad. Met her at my school."

Wow, he was in a relationship with a secondary school student. What a beast!
We chatted more about random things. I felt sleepy after some time. "I'm going to bed," I told my brothers.

"Goodnight. "

"Sleep well. "

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☆Buchi

I wanted to follow Chioma's example and go to bed. "What happened at school today?" Nedum sudden asked. All traces of smile were gone.

"No-"

"Don't lie to me. You've been moody. Did anyone bully you?" He got up and unbuttoned his shirt. He then removed his jeans. I looked away.

I scoffed.  "Who would dare bully me?"

"Vivian?" I sighed.

"Someone exposed what happened that day." I brought out my phone and logged into the forum. "They made it seem like she did it willingly." I showed Nedum the post and it looked like he could kill.

"Who posted this?" His voice was chilly.

"Bisola."

"I want a surname."

"Olusegun," I said.

"Olusegun Bisola. Do you know what her family is involved in?" What did that have to do with anything?