With You, For You

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"Who's the first?" Buchi and I asked.

"Gerald here of course." She pinched Inioluwa's cheek. So he was the one. I saw Kaima frown before looking away. Jealousy? She then smiled.

"Of course, our Ini is the most handsome." She said. "Right?"

"Nope, Caleb is the most handsome being on earth."

"Idara!!!" I chuckled.

"Idara, I want to leave." Caleb got up. Idara followed him. When he crossed me I held his shoulder.

"Don't let their words get to you." He stared at me with those dark eyes before letting out a hum. He walked away.

"Thank you, Vivian," Idara said before following him.

"What happened?" Buchi asked as we walked out of Kaima's room.

"Nothing. Let's go dance."

***

"My confession is for a female teacher. One day, in my JSS1, my uniform tore because I was playing football during break. Most of my classmates can remember that day. I panicked and ran to my form teacher who was in the classroom. I told her.

But the lady scolded me harshly and told me to use my trousers that way or purchase a new one. I couldn't do so because the store wasn't open at that time. The woman walked out of the room leaving me to my wahala.

I don't know how many curses I muttered. I hated her at that moment. I had to use my blazer to hide the tear But it couldn't be hidden for long. During that break, someone spotted it and I became the object of laughter.

I had to stay in my classroom all through. When it was time for P.E, she told me to stay back. I complained. So many curses were at the tip of my tongue. But then she shut the door and said words that shocked me to my core. 'Take off your trouser.'"

"Hei." People exclaimed... Remove your trousers. Who was that teacher?

"I shouted and begged her not to rape me. God, I cried. Bit she brought out a needle and a spool of thread before giving me a wrapper. I understood her intention and was very grateful. She sewed that trouser back to perfection.

Ever since that day I've been watching out for her. Once in JSS2 when I failed Mr Akpan's English test woefully. Not surprising though." I laughed. Mr Akpan was the strict English teacher of the junior class. His tests were always the hardest because he brought questions from the areas we would likely not pay attention to during his lessons. "But she called me back and explained to me why I failed. She Scolded me so much that I was ashamed of myself. I argued with her. We disagreed a lot. Either she was scolding me or I was complaining about why she was such a horrible person. But she wasn't cruel.

She cared. Slowly I began to like her. No love her. Impossible between us cause there's quite an age gap. Ms Amos, I love you. Just know that. So as you'll be getting married soon, know there's a student of yours who loves you a lot." He blew a kiss to where the teachers were seated.

There was an applause. I saw the said teacher cover her face. This was the fifteenth confession. It seemed like Buchi and I would go soon. But after his confession, there was going to be a presentation. I was excited. It was Eben's break dancing troupe.

The stage darkened and all the lights were turned off. The song they were to use started playing. There was a bit of light on the stage. Glowing caps, glowing clothes and glowing shoes. Slowly the stage lit up.

And another one bites the dust
Oh why can I not conquer love

There were four dancers. Eben wasn't there. I couldn't help but admire the way their body moved flexibly in sync with the song. While wondering where Eben was, the stage darkened but became bright again. Eben was taking the lead. Cheers erupted everywhere.