Her love and Trials

Chapter Four~

I woke up the next morning feeling a slight ache on my neck, I had slept without my pillow and now my neck ached. I left the house for school in my now short and tight white dress for the consecration service, it fitted me perfectly except that it was a little bit tight. I got to school and then I saw everyone wearing their white but I felt odd.

Everyone's dress was below their knees while mine was way above my knee. I went to my locker and as I took my notebook for class I noticed a group of boys at the end of the hallway looking at me and grinning nonstop, I instantly knew why they were acting weird. Well having a very big ass and curvy hip is something that most Nigerian girls are blessed with, and luckily for me I'm one of them.

I walked to class avoiding all the stares and glances towards me, I heard them say things  like,

"Who is she trying to seduce dressed like that?"

"Why is her gown above her knee in the first place?".

I sat down in class and waited for class to begin. The bell rang at exactly 10am and all students were instructed to move to the church for the consecration service. On the way to the church a teacher saw me and called me aside.

"Hey, Michelle why is your dress short?".

I explained everything to her and she told me not to go in yet that I would sit at the back so I don't

"Distract the children of God"

I was slightly irritated knowing that I hated sitting at the back of the church because I would be sitting beside teachers during the service.

After everyone had entered the church I entered with the teacher and sat at the back. The senior girls in front of me talked and I listened to their conversation rather than the voice of the pastor, who's voice was faint from the back.

"Girl have you seen the new hot guy in our class?, damn he's hot". A girl said and dramatically fanned herself.

"He's really cute and tall and dark with a nice accent, I'll kill myself if he doesn't notice me".

I noticed the girl who made this comment it was no other person than Bella.

Let's just say Bella, Sylvia and Angela were close friends and A.K.A the schools sluts. They were feared by most students because they could say things that will make you cry. I remember the time that a junior was crying in the toilet because Angela told her let me say "mean words". I have never really come in close contact with them except that one time that Sylvia wanted me to be close to her because I was Nigerian and she would love to have a friend from Africa.

"Where is he sitting?" Bella asked and Angela scanned the church, "I don't see him".

Suddenly the back door entrance to the church swung open and behold there he was, Alexandra, looking angelic in his all white, he sat down beside me because that was the only space available.

"Hey neighbor" I looked at him and smiled, "Oh hi".

I suddenly noticed that the girls in front of me all seemed to be shocked hearing Alexandra call me neighbor.

Sylvia turned and looked at me, "Hey Michelle, it's been a long time how have you been?"

"I'm fine" I replied and she turned to Alex and smirked,

"Hey Alex, what's up?" He looked at her and frowned.

"We literally saw ten minutes ago Sylvia".

I chuckled at his reply and Sylvia feeling bad, hissed at me and faced her front. After service that morning we all went to the cafeteria and on my way with my friends, Angela, Bella and Sylvia obstructed us and Bella turned to face me.

"Michelle, I hear you and Alex are neighbors?" I folded my arms across my chest

"Yeah, any problem?" She scoffed.

"Problem, no, no problem at all, we were just wondering if we could come by to your house this weekend and chill, what do you say?"

I looked at them and scanned each of them from toe to head, "Sorry but I'm not hosting anyone in my house this weekend" and walked away.

I knew I had offended them, but who cares? They hurt people too. I walked to our usual table at the center of the cafeteria and then, my friends looked at me in shock, I wondered why they were all starring at me until Vanessa finally broke the silence.

"Bitch is there something you ain't telling us?"

I scoffed and shrugged, "No, is it because of Bella and those girls? Babes trust me I don't know what her problem is"

Diane sighed,"Michelle, we all know that Bella and her friends have a serious problem but we also know that they are one of the popular girls in schools like us, so they couldn't possibly be lying about you being neighbors with Simona's brother Alexandra"

I looked at them and almost spat out my orange juice, "A..Alex is Si..Simona's brother?"

They all looked at me surprised and said in a chorus, "Yes" Jessie snapped at me.

"And you are neighbors with them don't act like you didn't know that"

I looked at them in shock.

"I swear I didn't know they were related and besides he just told me they moved in two months ago and you know I barely leave the house".

Diane changed the subject, "Anyways,I heard guys in the other class talking about you"

I turned to look at her and smirked, "What were they saying?"

She looked at the other girls and they all began to laugh. I asked again but she kept on laughing.

"Michelle, you always act like you are not in this school, have you seen yourself today, girl you are rocking this dress". She snapped her finger.

I looked around and noticed that the guys were looking at me from their table which was two tables away and turned back to face my friends.

"So, I know I have a very nice body like I mean, I'm the definition of an African, curvy and thick", I adjusted my position and winked. They all looked at me and said in unison, "We all know that" and laughed.

Finally Vanessa said, "Let's play truth or dare in class after lunch, we have a free period, the guys would have gone for sport so just the four of us".

We all agreed and went back to class. Getting to class, most of the boys had gone for their basketball or football practice and we were left in the class. Diane drummed on her desk.

"Okay guys, let the game begin".

We played until it reached my turn and then Vanessa asked me, "Truth or dare?"

I replied "Dare" and she smirked, "I dare you to walk up to the new guy, Alex and tell him you like you and if you can't do it you have to pay each of us a hundred bucks".

I looked at her and laughed, "No way in hell I'm doing that" and then all of them started supporting her and said do it or pay.

I knew I could afford to give then the hundred bucks each but I was saving to buy a new phone for myself. So I agreed and then Diane had to follow me when I was going to confirm that I said it. On the hallway to his class I thought, "what have I done getting into this kind of mess..............."

Hey guys, hope you are enjoying the story so far I know it's kinda cheesy but don't worry it'll get better;) enjoy the next chapter and don't forget to vote and comment "nicely"