Chapter 3 3

Not long when Sophia came inside the classroom with Emily that she noticed those who bullied her wasn't around. She jumped up for joy; greeting everyone she saw in the class that the students were even amazed themselves.

"Don't you think she looks weird?" one of the students smirked, while telling her friend. "I guess so" her friend replied undoubtedly, when she turned to face her "But wait... She's always moody since the last term break".

"Mmm... Probably she was too excited over the school resumption" she shrugged her shoulder and just then, Sophia reached their place and raised her hands towards my so she shake them.

"Hi! Nice to be back in school" she said, reaching out for their hands to shake them. She shook hand with them one after the other, and began to continue to the back to do the same also.

Just as she was in middle of shaking hands with every single student in her class, one of their teachers came in after she witnessed everything by staying outside for a while before coming in.

"And what do you think you are doing, Sophia" she queried, dropping the materials she was going to use to teach them for practical's on the table.

Sophia turned around quickly as she heard that coming from behind. It was her Chemistry teacher. She kept mute, bending down to show a sign of respect.

"Will you tell me that you are performing a practical with them now by shaking hands with them?" she pointed out and walked towards the board to write down what she was teaching on that day.

When she finished writing on the board, she turned back to face the class and asked Sophia to find a place to sit. Sophia hurriedly went to her seat when the teacher pointed at a student to read out what is on the board to her.

The teacher noticed that it was the first time she was seeing the student in her class so she made advances to her and asked if she was a Newcomer.

One of Sophia's classmates thought the teacher was pointing at him so he replied with "This is Rohan, ma".

The teacher who was busy scanning the Newcomer's face answered Rohan "So?" and then the whole class burst into a long deep laughter, seeing the two parties reactions. The teacher hit the table with her cane continuously before they could stop, while holding her lips with her hand as a sign for them to keep quiet.

She then turned to Rohan and faced him, saying "And you, do you think I don't know you before?".

She hissed and said to Rohan to sit down when he replied with "I'm sorry, ma". The teacher faced the Newcomer back and asked her to stand up. She obeyed and stood up, facing the teacher. You are a Newcomer, right? The teacher asked her and the Newcomer replied with "Yes ma".

The teacher looked at the students and said "So do you all think I don't know everyone of you?" she asked rhetorically and faces the Newcomer back to ask what her name is.

"What's your name?" the teacher asked, scanning the student's face. "I am Leila, ma" she answered politely.

"Leila, that's a good name" she complimented her and she was about telling the class about the Newcomers in their midst when their Biology teacher came inside. She walked in, with her books in her hands and strode along to meet the other teacher.

"Good morning, Mrs. Lawrence" the young teacher greeted. "Good morning, Ms Helen" the older teacher answered her and continued "I really apologize for taking your time, I needed to talk to my students that's why" she said and Ms Helen nodded her head, saying "It is okay, ma... I'll wait then" she walked to the back of the classroom, looking at Mrs. Lawrence as she talked.

Mrs. Lawrence, after a while of introducing the New comers and discussing with the students quickly turned to Ms Helen, signaling to her give her just a few minutes more. She then told the class of how they will be contesting among each other before the end of the second term. All the students screamed as they heard her statement, asking what the contest is all about.

"Hey! No noise, guys" she shouted, using her high tone to cover the students noise and then she continued "Don't you know your teacher has been here since to teach you? And let me deliver this message quickly so your teacher can take over" she fuming with anger. She turned to face Leila and said "I am a very friendly person but these your classmates are something that's why" she said, while smiling and then called out Sophia.

Sophia rose up on her feet and the teacher said to the class that she would communicate to them through Sophia. "I'll communicate to you through Sophia. So I hope you are all cleared" she asked and the students nodded affirmatively.

Mrs. Lawrence asked her to sit back but suddenly remember she had to leave the classroom for the other teacher to have her class with them. She called out Sophia's name again and asks her to put the Newcomer through. She nodded affirmatively and answered politely with "Yes ma", before she sat down on her chair.

Mrs. Lawrence nodded "That's good then" and then faced Leila, saying "You can meet her up during the break and she will put you through what you need to know" she said and Leila bended her head to greet her as a sign of respect. She swiftly moved to where Ms Helen is and greeted her.

"I'm done with them now... Thank you so much, Ms Helen" she said, smilingly. Ms Helen who has been waiting since walked to face the students and told them what she was going to teach them that session, after answering to Mrs. Lawrence greetings. She watched her class and saw that it was late already for another teacher to come in now.

After giving the semester's outline to the students, she asked them they should also go through and make researches before their next class as she will be asking them questions when next they meet for class.

Within the few minutes left for her to leave the class and go to teach in the other classes, she asked the students some questions pertaining to the last class they have together before going on holiday while she called them one after the other while asked them question.