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Chapter 25- What we had

This part is dedicated to TypicalLola aka my baby Wendy 😂 for not calming down in the comment section. I love readers that flood comment sections ❤️😘 I declare this part OPENNNN

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AMANDA'S POV
(Amanda Aderinsola Akinde)

"Anddd stop, 15 seconds" I read from the timer in my hand

"Jesus, I have slacked!" Nana pants heavily supporting herself with her palms on her knees

Slacked ke? 15 seconds for a hundred meter race is goddess my dear

Since the decathlon is coming faster than ever, seniors take their free periods to practice. I wish school was always like this, students on the field, on the track, in the gymnasium; simply doing what they love. No stupid classes to learn facts nobody cares about, no stupid tests or exams, just talent and passion flowing through the air

Nana is the female track captain so it's 100% certain she will be representing the school this year and she is not taking a break! She legit dragged me out of my classroom the moment she learnt I had a free period so we could train, my job here is to blow the whistle and watch the timer- best job in the world by the way- while she works tirelessly trying to spend less time running

"I used to do a good 12 seconds on a steady before" she stretches her legs one by one

"Osheyyyy Usain Bolt" I hail her

She laughs at my expression then begins to walk back to the beginning of the line

"Let's take this again, I refuse to leave this place with 15 seconds on that timer"

I nod my head, restart the timer and finally blow the whistle

She takes off, as usual gliding with so much power, hardly hitting the ground as she moves

"15.28 seconds" I read from my timer

She collapses on the floor dramatically, I run over to her side pretending to do CPR

"1, 2 SHOCK!" I press down her chest with my interlocked palms

She yelps in pain as she immediately sits up

"Na me you wan kill?" She yells as she breathes heavily

I laugh then get up from the floor as I hear a familiar voice approach us

"Hey pretty girl" his voice yells

I immediately see Aidan walking towards us in sport shorts and a skin tight sleeveless top while Nana doesn't because she has her back to him but the expression on her face tells me that she recognizes the voice as well

"Hello ladies" he slightly dips his head down

Nana gets up from the floor then walks to her backpack without making any eye contact with him. She pulls out a bottle of water and unstmcrews the cap open

"Don't drink too much, I want to race you" he says casually

She takes a gulp of the water but I notice she doesn't drink more than a gulp, as if she listened to him
She finally looks his way with the most uninterested look

"Why the heck would I want to race you?" She crosses her arms

He walks forward, closing the space between them. She flinches back in response, masking her shock almost fully

"Because this is training and we are supposed to race each other to stretch our limits" he says quietly

It feels so odd being in this scene but at the same time being completely out of the scene. Here I am trying desperately to pick the words falling out of Aidan's mouth and at the same time watch their expressions and at the same time focus keenly on how close this dude is getting, ever heard of personal space?!