Numb

Chapter 18

"You just saw your period for the first time? " Our principal asked and I heard my grade mates groan behind me.

Chidinma nodded.

"How old are you?" The girl who Chidinma shoved asked.

"None of your business... " Chidinma snapped at her.

"Chidinma... I don't believe you. You supposedly got stained right? And instead of heading back to your hostel... You walked down a hill with boooys walking with you. " Our principal drew out the word "Boys" and they all groaned.

"Our house mistress, she's evil ma! She won't had let me go in there while lunch was going on... Munachi always keeps a spare pad in her bag. I had plans of washing up a bit and returning to the chapel for rehearsals, I burrowed a junior's sweater and tied it round my waist-"

"-Oh, so that's why you even tied that nonsense. " Dominique chuckled as he interrupted her.

Tied what?

"Oh, yuck... You got stained with blaaawd. "Arthur shrieked and moved forward.

His waist touched my back a bit before he stepped back a little.

I froze.

"Eeew... Blood!" Nonso yelled and jumped away from her.

"No wonder you were stinking yesterday..."Kenelum joined in and I stared at Chidinma.

Her face was priceless right now, her eyes were wide and her lower jaw was dropped.

She looked confused.

"I swear, disgusting. " Kenneth moved away..

"If I knew, I won't have followed you guys... I just thought Munachi was going to tutor you both. " Segun smirked.

I understood what they were doing... And it was hilarious, mixing the two lies together.

Too bad it was at Chidinma's expense.

"I told you guys not to follow us.. But you all must do aproko (Gossiping)" Chidinma said and I blinked at her.

She caught on fast.

"Abeg, how you take dey menstruate... Boy like you(Please how do you menstruate, a boy like you.)"Segun muttered.

"I swear... Aren't you a guy? " Arthur asked behind me.

"And you! Why you go dey carry pad dey move around(Why would you walk around with a pad?)"Kenelum spoke to me...

Ooooh, I know he did not!

"I'm a girl... That's what we do. She just started, so she wasn't stained like that... And washing her skirt didn't take time, what wasted our time was when you couldn't even comprehend what I was teaching, the four of them had to assist me to educate your dull brain." I told him and his nose flared up.

Since,we're all lying... Why don't I use this to my advantage?

I was very much aware of Mrs Ojukwu's eyes on me.

"Hmn. So you confirm it? You confirm that these six hooligans aren't involving you in their lies to cover up their crime?" I shook my head at her and smiled broadly.

She continued.

"Because I know you Munachi, you won't do such and I don't want you being punished for a crime you didn't comm-"

"-But ma! They're lying! They're all acting, Chidinma didn't walk out wearing any sweater! She can't see her period, she's a boy!" Ngozi yelled from the back.