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Empire High School

Chapter 4 My Father Was An Architect

Word Count: 2851    |    Released on: 17/10/2021

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reached over to snooze button to stop the irritating noise. The time was

called at me as I made my way t

ant from me thi

face her. I hated the si

fast"

replied with a deep

rite.." she said as I mad

eat it al

creamed but I

orning" the

e gate"

he compound and

nto Empire High school after my mom's death. She died when I was 15 years old, she was diagnosed of Ovarian Cancer. Her death and the incident surrounding it changed my personality. It was an unexpected event. I never dreamt of losing

close to my mom. We were like best friends when she was alive. She was my only true friend. I discussed so many things with my mom cause she made me feel like

tural firm home in abroad. And he traveled alot.

ting him to remarry that soon because I was still mourning my mother's death. And ever since he remarried, dad has always been home than usual. It seems he can't stand the chance of being away from his wife.

to anyone. I wasn't interested in being friends with anybody. I was an exuber

t popular boy or brightest star in school. And I never scored higher than C in Economics and B in Mathemati

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five. Mom, dad, me and

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in the di

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our elde

d be Brother Jose

I laughed at the look on her face. Nora doesn't fancy adding titled to

't go by that way

n watching too much

my dad

we chorused as he

work agai

ill ban you from watch

Just Nora

Cora" he

Joseph" Cora said with a sad

V. Dad can you see she's the onl

's no

e! " da

ed his ey

school. The time is 6:45am" he

so

d my almost empty plate forward. A

me when i was almost l

hat new

" Nora finished hi

ing about her at schoo

And I'm sure that witch would be s

gave her a

urned to

he witch?

enson" Nor

his palms

he same coven

Cora and Nor

being a witch? "Well.. you see dad.. se

r senior"

t understa

poi

hat -" Nora repl

r class call senior An

e Evil council

s in one of the supernatur

lls" Nora ad

erious" Da

you c

oment please?"

students at school can't tell who is Cora or Nora. My siblings disliked Angella and her girls. They complained that she's mean and unpleasant.

s1 and only Elena knew about my feelings for Angella. I couldn't confess it because I felt I was too small to keep a romantic relationship. I asked her out two years ago on Valentine's day and Angella agreed. She confessed that she had been in love with me since Jss2.blah b

well in class

s D

ngle mistake. It was as if she had books stored up inside her brains. She was a

re if what the teachers

did th

wered all the que

Y

port card from her previou

ou admit her i

ng story

t to thinking that her parents must be highly connected to my dad or the proprieto

ahead Jose

ave a car yet but I have a bicycle and a power bike. So i go

rine'

the entrance. Since dad already ordered my driver to stop driving me to school so i have to make the long trek to the estate ga

an unfamiliar v

cognize the two students. A thin tall brown

te" the g

rning" I

this is Jones"

t you" I shook

don't remember

e

the same cla

forgive me

ay " J

so we don't expect you to know

ly a bike passed us and some girl ar

as riding the powerbike because he was on a he

htest star is

t star?"

h James" T

our class"

y?" I

the question question Danny asked u

h made everyone laugh except me because it wasn't funny. Joseph parked his bike in the school gara

they w

od or a d

boy in our school" Jones said as w

is the captain of Panthers Basketball Team.

got brains, looks and he is a captain doesn't

y they were running after a powerbike. What if on

her parents that she was running after a s

k on his face with th

eling on top

is father id the p

n! No wonder the girls are

p at us, some were busy on their phones. Temi and Jone

mal greeted

" I re

dents trotted out of class. Temi stayed

ming Basketball competition between Empire High School and Kingsley Academy. They were both talking about Joseph James. Elena boast

ies" A voi

er boy. I had seen him in class today. He wa

oseph" E

the empty chairs,facin

eached out to touch Temi's Hands on th

ng me Nkem my one and only. My name is

m has the same me

son's girlfriend. Better go and find

eph's eyes on me.. Simply studyin

have a boyfrien

single" T

g. Not everyone is in a rel

me" Em

ll people.. Single? Have you fo

Girls Affairs

. Lols! That

. I have nothing with them. But I'

d a date?"

!" Emek

introduction"

arried?" Joseph a

ven't introduced ourse

ed up. Pairs

te" Em

n't r

lker and too noi

d Joseph James, the famous and best ba

t information about him. I lost my appe

ng but i didn't. I wasn't intere

up and made my way o

ph's

ctually, I thought she was going to atleast smile at me after Emeka told her about me but she didn't. Instead, she stood up and left her almost finished food b

adam Kate?"

fine before you j

ate doesn't like

ly even know

pt quiet while we were talk

That's true"

doesn't like b

him. That's

I just like her" Emek

is close to

inted t

.. I'm just helping her to

you help me talk to he

ut w

e her"

lt like slapping Emeka f

r" I muttered

are you

ask

court"

out of the

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use of what

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business even i

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