Hi everyone it's me again , thanks for reading and I assure you that this book is just starting .
EDITED.
IDARA'S POV
Who else hates being introduced as a new kid in front of a new class. not knowing the way things work. Not knowing the way things are at the new school, missing your old friends and old school life. Right now, I was hating the feeling.
I looked at the mirror in front of me, staring back at myself. I looked different with my new school uniform and my braids which was not allowed at my former school.
"It's time to go, the both of you hurry." my dad said again from the living room. He was starting to get annoyed. So, I decided it was time to go. I could not stay locked in forever.
I sighed and quickly grabbed my new school bag. I guess this just had to happen, and this day had to go by. I left my room. I joined my dad in the living room where he was waiting with my junior sister, Mercy.
"Do you want to be late on the first day?" dad asked and quickly gave my mum a peck before leaving the house. I gave my mum a quick hug and my sister joined too. mum just chuckled and pushed us.
"You will be late."
"Bye mum."
we walked out of the house and joined dad who was already seated in his new car. I breathed in the smell, because who doesn't like the scent of a new car.
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Today was my first day at Royals academy. Royals academy is quite well known in Nigeria. Every year they always get the highest mark in all national exams, and it was also one of the most expensive and best secondary school in Nigeria. it was also very big, with different buildings and sport facilities. It was literally the best school for the wealthy people.
The school was mainly for connections, different children from a rich background meeting each other and later in the future, they connect. I guess that was what the school was about.
There was even a swimming pool in the school and different sport courts. I searched on it earlier and was quite amazed but later thought that it couldn't be real. but when I went there with my dad and sis before the actual resumption, I figured out that those places were actually real and even more amusing than the pictures. I was also given my uniforms that day.
I still remember the day like it was yesterday, we entered the school which was so big and beautiful I did not even believe my eyes at first, then we were directed to the administration office where we met a beautiful woman. she was the VP of the school and looked so diligent. her office enough looked so modern and that was quite different where I came from.
she checked our results from our last term's exam and we also did some test which were quite complicated, but I still passed. when we were admitted she talked to my dad about the purchase of uniforms,
" Mr. Peters the amount for their total uniform each is 80,000 Naira. My dad looked like he couldn't believe his ears, well I guess this was a new style of living for us in this part of Lagos.
Then she continued "sir every student has each uniform per day for a week." my dad just nodded and paid; I really couldn't believe everything.
So here I am now in my new uniform, the Monday wear which is a deep green high waisted knee-length skirt and a light green shirt with a black jacket.
My former school was the best opposite of my new one. I attended a federal school and like I said earlier it is a complete opposite of this new one. While cars dropped everyone here, at my former school most people either got to school by the public bus or rickshaws.
When the car parked, we stepped out, different cars were parked outside with different students stepping out of them, some students even drove themselves to the school. My sister and I just stared and looked around. Lots of expensive cars were parked around.
"let's look for our class." I said, the school already emailed my dad about everything after our registrations. Which class we were assigned too, the rules and regulations of the school and so much more.
My sis went to the junior building since she was in JSS3 while I went to the senior building, I kept on passing all the corridors and I was sure I saw close to ten foreigners.
After walking I finally saw my class "SS3 science." I entered the class and everyone, it was so, so, I repeat so different from my former school, I looked around and the class was filled with leather chairs which looked soft and was paired into two. It looked so comfortable and not butt aching like my former school's own which was a wooden chair.
There was also an A.C and a TV and also laptops which were placed on each student's desk , the class was filled with almost 30 students who were talking and chatting, I somehow felt out of place , miss Kemi our gossip was not here and so was my best friend at my former school.
Everyone here shouted money and rich, no one noticed me until one guy looked at me and pointed at me to another guy and then everyone was staring at me, did I forget to mention that everyone looked so gorgeous.
I did not know what to do and then another pretty woman entered the class, I guess she was the homeroom teacher. Everywhere became silent leaving me surprised with their co-ordination. she stretched her hands towards me
"good morning everyone, we have a new beautiful student here. Introduce yourself. " she said kindly to me,
I smiled at her and joined her at the front of the class " good morning, my name is Peters Idara " I said briefly,
" Idara welcome to Royals Academy. I hope you love it here. Do you see that empty chair? you can sit down there."
I looked at the seat and a very beautiful girl was sitting there, what is with everyone here looking so beautiful?
The girl smiled at me and I muttered a " thank you ma" to the teacher before walking to the seat.
The seat was at the third row, and because of that I still had to walk further into the class with people muttering as I went to my seat. Immediately I got there, I dropped my bag and sat down breathing out a breath I didn't know I was holding.
" Hi." my partner said to me, even rich people's accent is different my inner me told me.
"Hi " I said back to her smiling.
" My name is Elizabeth, but you can call me Liz. " She introduced smiling back at me
" Mine is Idara."
" Yeah I know you just introduced yourself remember?" I chuckled at my obvious mistake.
"Yeah" then I saw the novel she was reading, the girl I never noticed. It was a very interesting book that I read it up to five times.
" Wow I have read this book before." I muttered staring at the hard cover since I read it on an app.
" Really, it's my favorite so far." We both have the same taste in book, and I think that is something. Maybe we will be friends or close friends.
" Yeah me too so which chapter are you in? "
"No don't tell me anything I don't need any spoiler alert. " I laughed at that.
" Okay."
"So, do you read novels a lot?" she asked turning away from the book. I could feel her assessing my whole body under that stare.
"Yeah I do, I even write sometimes, at my former school they call me book worm," we both laughed.
" really me too, remind me to read one of your books"
Immediately she said that someone walked in, he looked so so and I repeat so handsome, I noticed most girls were following his every move and then he sat next to the two guys that pointed at me. Once he sat down, they did those bro hugs stuff and the three of them looked like the big boys who would always be part of the popular groups.
"That's Femi Davies and his two best friends, they are the most popular group at royals academy and they are very big players or so they say. " Liz said to me after following my gaze, I got it right. It was easy to know with their charisma and dressing.
"Really?"
"Yeah and they are also the top richest in the school and do you know what they call themselves?"
"What?"
" The Kings." I laughed at that, the way she was saying it with so much tension made me laugh. I guess there were gossips everywhere in Lagos.
"So, who are the queens? " I asked her halfheartedly just joking about it, but it was her turn to laugh.
" ooh the queens are in the art department and let me tell you they are really bad." Wow, this is starting to get interesting.
it is just starting.
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Eniola