Who Killed My Best Friend?!

An Earring And A Hunch

I stood in front of the girls toilet door and faced Amanda. We had been standing there for not up 30 seconds but no one said a word.

I didn't feel like I needed to say anything. Amanda was the one that stopped me as I came out from the bathroom. She looked like she had been waiting for me.

I silently waited for her to talk so I'd get out from here, I didn't like being around her.

Her hands were inside the pockets of the black hoodie she wore over her school uniform, she shifted uneasily on her feet and avoided eye contact.

“Umm... I'm sorry” She finally said. I was surprised but confused. She was sorry?

I guessed she must have noticed my confusion because of the way she pulled her hands out of her pocket and instead crossed it over her chest while sighing.

“I know I've been kind of a bitch towards you and I'm sorry” She began to confess. “I was just being childish” She adds as her eyes drop to the floor.

It didn't take much thought to know she was being genuine, or at least trying her best to be genuine but at least she was making an effort.

It has been some days since I overheard her and King's conversation. Maybe this was what they were talking about, so that means King had to beg her to be nice to me... Why?

Maybe because he likes you?

I felt a smile start form in my lips at the thought but then I forced it away. I wasn't interested in liking boys now. Actually I haven't been interested in them since JS1, that was when I had my first and only crush, I used to say to myself that he was my destiny since that was his name. I made a foolish decision and confessed my feelings through a letter but he totally turned me down and never spoke to me again, the following year he left the school and he left my heart broken too. After that I learnt not to fall for guys, especially in secondary school. I was even in JS1 sef what was I thinking.

“I understand if you don't forgive me, I just wanted you to know that I've got nothing against you” Amanda says, with a shrug. I snap back to reality at that. I had forgotten she was here.

“No, no, no, it's ok, I didn't have anything against you too” I quickly say. A tight lipped smile spread across her lips as she nods.

“So... friends right?” She asked and I nodded in return.

We looked at each other awkwardly for a few more seconds before I she turned to leave.

I watcher her walk down the corridor and back to the class in her boyish style. I couldn't help but smile a bit.

I guess I misjudged a lot of people.

***

I took one last look around. The school was quiet and looked deserted.

For the first time I was happy that Isa wasn't on time. It gave me a good enough reason to still be in school.

I took a step into the big round grass patch in the centre of the 'O' building. I immediately wanted to run away from there. Just a few weeks ago I was in this position, one step into the patch when Chisom's body fell. I gulped as my eyes landed on the stone bench that the body fell on.

Ignoring the feeling I continued walking until I got to the bench. Every since that day no one had come to this spot. The cleaners didn't even bother cleaning the place, I could tell from the dried blood on the stone.

Carefully, I knelt down and began my search. I needed more evidence. I needed something to give me some direction. Maybe something dropped with her as she fell.