Empire High School - Season 1 - Episode 30

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Empire High School - Season 1 - Episode 30

Katherine’s POV

I was in my room, preparing to sleep after I
ate dinner alone. Mom and dad were in
their room talking while Pat went to wash
our clothes in the laundry room. I crashed
on my bed, i was almost covering my body
when I heard a knock on the bedroom
door.

“Kate are you asleep?” My mom asked
softly
I wasn’t feeling sleepy yet, I just wanted to
lay on my bed till I drift off. I sat up quickly
and said.
“No mom” I replied
She popped her head in first.
“Can I come in?” She asked
“Yes Mom” I said
She slid into the room and walked to my
bed.

“Are you okay?”
“Yes.. I’m fine”
No! I wasn’t happy! Today was a bad day
for me!
She sat on my bed and rested my head on
her chest. I held her tightly.
“Did you talk to him?”
“Yes.. i did.. but you know your dad is so
stubborn”

“Okay” I said in a sad tone
“Come on.. I don’t want you to think about
it” she said
I hummed a low response
“Have you seen it?” She asked
“What?”
“Your period?” She asked
“Yes”

There was stain on my pant when I wanted
to shower.
“Okay.. Remind me to give you the money
you borrowed from your classmate”
“I have money in my purse”
“It doesn’t matter..” She said
We lapsed into silence. Seconds later my
mom broke the silence.
“So what did I miss? Concerning your
school gist and all” mom said
I looked up at her and smiled
“I’m sorry for staying away for too long”
she said
“It okay Mom.. I understand” I said

My mom toyed with my hair. As My gist
partner i have to tell her everything
“You know I love you”
“I love you too Mom” she kissed my
forehead
“A classmate dropped me off today and he
borrowed me the money I used to buy
pad”
“Who is he?”
“His name is Emeka Chukwuma” I replied
“Something bad happened at school today”
“Tell me about it”
“You know Mr Joel?”
“I haven’t seen him but your dad told me
about him. He is your principal”
“Yes and his son is in my class. His name is
Joseph. Actually Joseph is the most popular
boy at EHS”
“Are you friends with him?”
“No” My answer was immediate
“Why?”
“Joseph has a girlfriend named Angella. She
is the most popular girl -”
“Someone like Cynthia”
“Yes Mom”
“So.. You are avoiding Joseph because of
Angella?”
“Exactly”
“Is she the same girl you told me about?”
“Yes mom”

I told my mom about Angella Benson the
day I came back from School on my first
day at EHS.
“Joseph had a fight with Emeka because of
me”
“What?! You don’t mean it?” She said
“I’m serious mom” I sat up again and
looked at her. I told her about the scenario.
“We stopped them before could things got
out of hands”
And I still don’t understand why Joseph
was fighting with Emeka because of me
when he had his own girlfriend.
“Did you ask Emeka about it?” She asked
“Yes”

FLASHBACK
“Emeka, are you sure? Or maybe Joseph
punched you for another reason”
“It was because of you. Kate, I’m serious
and I can’t lie to you”
“Why do I feel like you are hiding
something from me?” I said
Emeka looked at me
“Joseph likes you” he said
My jaw dropped wide
“What?!”
“Yes

“But.. But he’s dating Angella”
“You don’t know Joseph James”
I was silent
“And I will tell you the whole truth”
I stared at the road ahead, waiting for
Emeka to start his tale.
“Remember that day you ignored me?”
“Yes”
“I told Joseph about it and promised to try
my luck with you”
“What do you mean?”
“To be honest Kate, I like you.. And I told
Joseph about it too. He asked me to take
my eyes off you but I was determined. So I
thought of it and I realized my lifestyle
won’t get me a chance with you… So I
changed”

He stopped and looked at me. Our gaze
locked but I looked away. It was the first
time a boy told me he likes me. Emeka was
being honest with me. I could see it in his
eyes.

“I tried my luck again but Elena and Temi
ruined it but I was happy you gave me a
chance to chat with you”

A smile displayed on his face when I took a
quick glance at him.
“I went to Joseph to share the news to
him.. But he ended up ruining my mood”
“How?” I asked in a low tone
“He tried to discourage me but everything
he said made me decide that I would
become friends with you”
“So that caused the fight”
“It was part of it. You didn’t show up to
watch Joseph play against Kingsley
Academy, he looked for you with the other
girls and he found you with me. He was
surprised because he didn’t expect you to
relate with me” he said
“So he followed you and confronted you
about it”

“Exactly.. And I used his words against him.
I told his he wasn’t special to you and you
weren’t drawn to him like other girls. He
got mad and -”

“He punched you out of anger”
“And jealousy”
“He was jealous?”
“Yes because you gave me the chance you
didn’t give to him” Emeka explained
I didn’t like the idea of me being the reason
behind their break up.
“Would you have punched him if we didn’t
show up and stopped you guys”
“No.. All I wanted was to prove to him that
I wasn’t dumb”

“Joseph said I should stay away from you
and..I don’t.. know if.. ”
“Joseph can do anything to get what he
wants. Listen to me Kate, I am not a saint, I
have my flaws too”
Good! Thank goodness he didn’t try to
prove that he was innocent.
“I don’t want you to fight with Joseph
because of me. It doesn’t make any sense”
I said

“You’re right especially when the girl in
question isn’t interested in any of us” he
said with a chuckle
He was right! I don’t feel anything for
them!

“I’m not fighting with him. If Joseph wants
to be friends again I won’t snob him. But
for now I’ll give him some space. Hey! Dont
you dare stay away from me to settle this
fight. Doing that won’t settle anything” he
said
I smiled at him
“We’re friends now aren’t we?” He asked
I nodded

“Thank you” he said
“Why didn’t you come to class to get your
report card?”

“I don’t need it” he replied
I looked back at him and saw a deep frown
on his face.

“Emeka are you okay?”
“Yes.. Yes.. It’s just that I didn’t get the
report card because there’s no one to check
it at home”
“What about your parents?”