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pal in a heated conversation. I had never liked that woman to begin with, she

she had helped the school win gold medals four years in a

o listen more to their conversation but Coach Adams already said I was slacking and I needed to up my game if I

se voice that was. I gave a dry chuckle a

lked over to wher

s future isn't in c

tried to take the ball from me as I ducked her. I shot

ell me you want to take my place as King of basket ball" I passed the ball to her and she ca

g of basketball" I r

gotten she was a girl and not one of us. She had always said basketball was mainly a hobby and that she wasn't ready to pursue a career in the game but h

was in the technical department; the noisy department. I paused in my steps as I noticed a pretty, dark skinned girl that didn't seem

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6 years of existence that I felt so odd. Everyone kept looking at me as I walked through the black gates of the

to be the longest o

rocess. I paused for some seconds when I noticed the principal was in a tensed conversation with another person who appeared to be a teacher. I knocked slightly

principal seemed to comprehend and told me to come in. The male teacher excused us as I sat in front

s. I looked anywhere but her face as it scrunched up in confusion. My eyes darted over to the TV connected to the class CCTVs and my orbs focused on the screen that s

direction. She finally got to the last page, the one I was proud of. She visibly relaxed as she looked at the papers contentedly. Her puffy cheekbo

hat she just saw? Was I not

e question coming from other people trying to embarrass me for my lack of intellect but the woman didn't seem li

ree words before I looked down at my fingers entwined with one another on my

t I wasn'tenough? Oh God tha

ce" I smiled as she said those words and looked into her eyes to see

locate my class. A light skinned slim girl of about my height- with

in SS3? Wow we usually don't get new students in S

What were those quest

Akinde

She smiled broadly with her eyes beaming.

I side stepped her to walk to my class as my books were al

. After plastering my fakest of smiles on my face I caught a glimpse of another girl, this one stared at me intently, as if trying to see through

ld! rude but ve

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refect' so it was probably about the basketball team or the inter house sport. She couldn't possibly be calling me to renounce my title as

alked in and sat down wh

m coach h

d her" I tho

ired her, she was

That was meant to be a 'me' thought. I should

g to cancel th

m ke? What about

because of a particular

e petite looking g

wimmer?" I

asically what she has to offer. She seems not

ew student by telling her that her sport was being cancelled. Swimmers like Toks would mind too but at least she was the best student in A class so she h

d we cancel the swim team since we have no coach and tr

od ones like toks- Toke can coach the others, while we try to get a coach. In this process too, we can help

sonal about the whole scenario.

her glasses off. She had been d

h. I guess I just needed that mu

from the chair to leave. As I got to the

do you mind meeti

y class with many

, don't let people'