Must Read: Life With Spoilt Neighbours (Rated 18+) - Season 1 - Episode 17

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Must Read: Life With Spoilt Neighbours (Rated 18+) - Season 1 - Episode 17

After the incident I witnessed between Emma and Tasha, I arrived home unable to concentrate. The scenes of the event between them kept recurring and for a reason I didn’t quite understand- I was upset.
I kept thinking ‘was she forced by the bully’ or ‘she was really into those kinda stuff at that early age’ or maybe ‘she really likes him’.
After some moments of confused and conflicting assumptions, I arrived at the conclusion to report what I had seen to our class teacher.
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NEXT DAY:
It was a cold morning and the rain was still pouring since it started the day-before. There was no assembly and the students were ordered to hold a mini-fellowship in the class.
Meanwhile I had seen Tasha and she looked ‘radiant’ on that particular day. Her long weaved all-back that complemented her fair skin corroborated with her bright white eyes.
I noticed she had added some few inches in length and she was kinda getting ‘more prettier’.
She was beautiful.
While I was having these silly thoughts, she immediately turned and her eyes caught up with mine.
*I think that was my first butterfly feeling*
#it felt weird, something seemed to have moved in my abdomen, I immediately turned my eyes in a direction I wasn’t interested to look#
class went on smoothly till ‘break-time’ finally came.
I was still copying the note when I noticed Emma (the bully) and his gang had left the class. Few seconds later Tasha followed.
Now this got me flared up..
I thought within myself ‘another show today again?’.
Ofcourse, am not gonno miss it.
I waited for about a minute or so and cautiously went ahead to the place where I had previously sighted Tasha and Emma having sometime together.
I tipped-toed to the back of the school and courteously tried to catch a glimpse of anything interesting going on.
I stretched my head and………………………….
… I stretched my head and I was disappointed with what I saw. There was nothing ‘interesting’ going on, just Emma and his gang throwing stones. I then resulted in walking back to class to complete the note I was copying.
I was about three blocks to my class when I saw Tasha with some of her friends, she alighted me and called. I waited while she came over.
*
Tasha: where are you coming from?
Me: The toilet, why are you asking?
Tasha: I’ve not been seeing you, and I noticed you’ve been quiet all day.
Me: Am fine. . Besides you don’t expect me to talk while classes are going on, or do you want uncle to flog me?
Tasha: okay o. . If you say so.

That’s not the reason I called you sha..
Me: whats the reason then?
Tasha: Why were you staring at me in class?
Me: eh? How? When?
Tasha: Teju (her seatmate) said you were looking at me and didn’t remove your eyes, I even saw you once.
Me: (agitated) well nothing, I just noticed you’ve grown taller.
Tasha: are you sure that’s the reason?
Me: yes. You’ve grown taller. I wonder when I’ll be as tall as you.
(she was taller than me).
#there was a moment pause between both of us until she broke the silence.#
Tasha: do you like me?
* she asked while looking at my sandals.
#then in primary school to say you like someone was obviously more than just ‘normal like’.. It was something more.#
I was flustered. For some seconds I didn’t Say anything cus I wasn’t sure how to reply. Immediately the thoughts of the scenes I saw between her and Emma the other day flashed through my mind.
I got more confused why she’ll ask me such a question when she’s sweethearts with my worse enemy. *
Tasha: you don’t want to answer?
Me: why are you asking?- I stuttered.
Tasha: Just answer.
(she had a smiling face on)
Me: but I thought Emma and yo…..
*I was interrupted by Nonso who came to tell me that our class teacher sorted for my presence.
I sheepishly departed from her while Nonso remained with her.

The earlier thoughts I had about telling our class teacher what I saw her and Emma doing had obviously discarded from my mind.*
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It was closing and I was reluctant to get my things ready to go home. . I arranged my books in the ‘slowest’ possible way I knew how. My intention was tryna wait for Tasha so we could continue our discussion.
Ofcourse, the intruder came again..
‘What were you and Tasha discussing during break’ – Nonso.
Me: not now abeg.
Nonso: were you telling her what you saw?
Me: I will tell you what she told me later but in the mean time, please go first.
Nonso: am not going anywhere till you tell me.
Me: Tasha asked if I like her.
*the moron shouted ‘eh’ like he had heard something grand. This caught the attention of our class teacher and he jokingly asked us what we were discussing.
Nonso and I tried to pull it off by smiling sheepishly.
#the teacher had no ideal about how currupt we were#
while Nonso and I were still trying to pretend like we were having ‘ normal children discussion’ , Tasha walked passed us and waved good-bye to Nonso and I.
I was disappointed and upset.
ME: shey you see now, she has left. We were suppose to continue what we were discussing but you’ve ruined it.
Nonso: sorry.. But why don’t you go and meet her.
Me: didn’t you see she left with her bag, her driver is probably waiting for her.
Nonso: just go and check…. Or better still lemme help you check if her driver is around.
*Nonso stood up and walked to the exit of the class… I waited for some minutes before he returned panting.
*we spoke quietly*
Nonso: she’s talking with Teju and Bolamide, her driver hasn’t arrived.
Hurry up and go.
Me: wait.. what will I say?
Nonso: I don’t know, it was you she asked if you like her… So tell her yes or no.. But if I were you, I’ll say yes.
Me: okay, am coming..
#I stood up and made my way to where Nonso had described Tasha was..

Arriving there, I…….