Under the Veil

t

r, Keilani enters into the classroom looking so sad. She greets the teacher and goes str

ea mocks from behind me and chu

round and she tries to gather them but it keeps slipping from her grip. Everyone la

is mocks and everyone burst into laughter and she halts a

ni; he helps her pick her books and drops it on her table, he leaves before she can get a chanc

and he nods from his sit an

ng”, our math teacher spe

ey quarrelling? Even if they are, she should have come to her rescue. I am certain that’s what Keilani would

so I steal a glance at her every four minutes and I don’t kno

****************

ething from the vendor machine”

Pepsi and

urg

ge his arm and he comes back to reality as he widens his eyes looking at everyone obviously lost. I know he is worried at Keila

in love with me”, Amoris holds his arm and kiss it

n’t dating. He has

n or are you both j

intervenes befor

slowly removing her grip from

and walk away. Kailea pulls me back and k

adly as he avoids eye contact. I warned Eric not to lead her on if he likes Keilani. He shoul

g. The voice is subtle and heavenly and melodious. The voice is nothing like I have ever heard. Why haven’t I hear

~

u able I k

he fire with yo

u don’t, my hop

s a little faith

I have right now God when you c

he strength to

ell with

~

MercyMe. The voice sounds hurt and in so much pain. It sounds like she is ask

my shoulder and I tint

she pushes me aside lightly and

room and the voice stops and I stand patien

lk ahead of me I halt and pray

lk to her sluggishly. She come

. Is she the face behind the voice? It can’t be. She can’t be smart, godly and talented. God can’t be so partial. Kailea turns to know what has my full atte

o? What made her si

hter, she has it all,

****************

my head beside me and see a sad Eric and I trace his eyes to know what m

t see Celestia. I look at Isah and he seems to be looking at someone and he

ah and doesn’t seem to care about her friend. If Isah really loves Celestia, why not break up with Aisha and be with her.

t his eyes on her. Why do these young men complicate their lives and are scared to go for what they want

sks her out but he won’t. He doesn’t want to hurt his childhood friend. At least we all know Eric is scared of r

isper into his ear, ”Go and t

n’t wa

s a move like Celestia”, I sit up straight and he widens his

a deep breath. He stands up and carries his tray in his hands and I

ks at me before she looks away. She nods and Eric sits down

ic. She looks for Eric and when she finds him with Keilani she rolls her eyes and look

sah

hear it”, he sta

ni. At least Eric gets to talk to his crush. I smile as

for the church girl

****************

l classes. Art are having history, Science are having chemistry, Commercial

throat and I tint my head to look at Keilani and her eyes were already on me. She has this forlorn look on her face that break

Hussein”, she calls our na

tion”, she announces and I look at Keilani and she has her h

ack and we will talk more about it”,

one last look at Keilani

ates her. Eric runs after her and Aisha stands in front of him, stopping h

ok back and see Celestia’s eyes on me not

r her, we are going f

a bloody sci

not our

stumbled out, you would h

front of the class”, Isah draws his cousin and they lea

g and storms off in anger; Amoris stands up and walks away but halts when sh

d frowns. I roll my eyes because

on’

are trying to hook

hat’s what

as had a crush on him

t happy when he talks to Amoris. Don’t blame me for putting my best friends cousin first”, I grab my bag an

t-friends happiness first

, I shake her hand a

ke it”, she walks past

d why because of Amoris? I’d love to see the extent she can go to. I walk out of the cl

good old