Clouds 𝓸𝓯 Grey || #3 [working on editing]

𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲-𝐭𝐰𝐨.

032| "I Like Someone Else..."

~K O M I S O L A~

"Since Ameenah Ahmed isn't around today, you, Komisola will be taking her place on the field and when she comes back, you're back to the bleachers." Senior Zara stated, eyes going through her clipboard as she spoke. "You're starting with-"

"Zara!" Someone shouted from the other side of the field. Senior Gabriel, the goofy senior that everyone liked. Including Senior Zara. Standing beside him was Oyindamola Faleye, a model and top celebrity in CH. "Over here, I and Queen Bee want to show you something? Doesn't this guy look like Solomon?"

I looked over to the person he was pointing and saw Hanniel walking together with Ibrahim and Hassan. Ibrahim was the younger brother to Amyra Abdelnour Mirza. He was also really popular as well but he definitely didn't hit quarter of his sister's.

"And... what do I have to do with that?" Senior Zara asked, before turning back to me and the other girls. I was a runner yes. But I never represented on the field, so it was no surprise I was a replacement.

"We're starting with exercise, slow jogging. Then, we start the main competition to pick the best two. You'll be competing together with Amyra for the Girls track. Is that taken?"

We all said yes. But in my head, was a blaring NO.

I wanted to stay low. I knew I wasn't going to go for the conference. But I just had to be picked as a replacement. Sad, innit?

And then we started running. It was nothing like the way I ran. Running was an escape for me, an escape from reality. It wasn't necessarily my fantasy but something I did for long till I was too exhausted to remember my reality.

Dabirah was leading by just a few meters. I did feel a little spark of competition in me but I tried to push it aside. However, I increased my speed and passed her by like the whiff of air. And I kept on running till I hit the white line marked on the ground.

"10 seconds faster than the second best, at the last moment. Amazing, Komisola." Senior Amir clapped his hands as he walked towards me together with Senior Inaya.

I felt warmth brew inside me at the sight of them. It was strange that I felt this peace, convenience with them. I was still trying to get used to it.

"Baby girl," Senior Inaya pulled me into a comfy embrace and patted me on my back. I didn't hug her back. She probably felt my stiff awkwardness but chose to pay no attention to it. "You're amazing, just like Amir said." She added and pulled away to smile at him.

"Komisola, you'll be competing with Ameenah and Dabirah tomorrow," Senior Zara interrupted, eyes still trained on her clipboard. She hadn't looked up from it all this while.

"Why does she have to compete with Ameenah and Dabirah? Clearly, she won." Senior Inaya asked and frowned at Senior Zara.

For the first time, Senior Zara and had this look in her eyes that clearly said; "And who the fuck are you?"

The look in her eyes was degrading, spiteful and cold, effortlessly. Anyway, she chose to answer.

"Ameenah is the top runner in SS2, asides from Komisola and Dabirah. Since Dabirah has come in second to Komisola, Komisola will have to compete again since she was just a replacement for Ameenah today. That okay?"

Senior Zara walked away without waiting for any reply and I just kept staring at her till she walked off to meet her boyfriend. The way her mood changed immediately was surreal.

Whenever I saw her with Senior Adam, it made me question if she was really this cold because she was always so happy with him. But her character, attitude and words... made it seem like she had no heart.