Chapter 2 The Bully

In the evening on their way out of the school, Josephina ask Ami, you've been quiet since morning.

Kate interrupt, exactly you've been wearing that irritating face all day, what is it?.

(sigh), am getting marry in two weeks.

Kate and Josephina exclaim, you are getting marry to who, kate yell, hurry up and tell us.

Josephina snap at kate, calm down the whole school can hear your

voice, they look around see students staring at them.

My dad arranged my marriage to this strange guy have never met,

apparently it was my mum's idea before she died.

Kate look at Josephina with confusion on their face, your mum

arranged your marriage and your dad is getting you marry to the guy

your mum wants you to marry.

Ami nod, yes.

Josephina ask curiously, you've never met this guy your mum or dad

wants you to marry?

"Ami reluctantly reply," yes.

which is in two weeks.

They get surprise by the voice they hear , "They look around to see

who it is," who said that, Josephina ask?

I did.

They look up to see James sitting on the tree above them.

How long have you been eavesdropping on us?, Kate ask staring angrily at him?.

you are the uninvited guest, I was here before you, James respond back to Kate .

Josephina place her hands on the tree shaking it.

Stop shaking the tree or I will fall.

Does it looks like am playing, of course I want you to fall down from the tree, that will be a lesson to you for been a deceiver.

He jump down from the tree angrily, who are you to call me a deceiver? he push her by her shoulder.

How dare you push me?, Josephina grab his hand flip him over landing on the floor.

You two are been melodramatic, kate says pointing to the student staring at them.

Ami took to her heel leaving them behind.

"They run after her", Josephina pull James back landing on his butt, you made her cry so stay out of it.

James exasperate, how is it my fault?.

Josephina call out to Kate, stop her from leaving.

Kate yell back, if you desperately want to stop her, follow her car, she enter her car and drive out of the school.

"Josephina glare at James furiously", this is all your fault am left behind, how will I get home?.

Ami drive into the compound go up to her room weeping.

Nanny knock on her door but there was no respond, she gently open the door sees Ami on the bed crying, she move close to her sit beside

her on the bed, she ask softly, what is the matter? Wipe her tears with a handkerchief in her hand.

Nanny I don't want to get marry not especially to a stranger.

"Nanny place her hand on her cheek," he's no more a stranger, he's

your soon to be husband, that what your parent want.

"Ami slap her hand away from her cheek," yell at her furiously, get out of my room.

"Nanny feel humiliated," stands up from the bed, your father asked you to come down, she says and leave the room.

"Ami walks into the sitting room "see Emily singing joyfully, she sit opposite her chair, dad you asked to see me.

"Emily jump from her sit hug Ami tightly", am sooo happy for you sister,

dad told me you are getting marry, I was out partying last night, I would have taken you along but don't worry I will organize a party for you,

right mum?

Yes, we need to have a party, you are getting marry in two weeks, I have to be a good mum to you before you leave the house(solitude)"I can't wait to get you freak out of this house" she look at Emily and smile.

I want you to assist your sister preparing for her marriage and mind you no party, you always come home late, you didn't even come home last night," he got up from his sit and head to his room".

Dad am sorry, I had to be at the party, it was a die for.

"Ami stands up from her sit", were are you going?, Kiana ask, we should start planning.

I don't need your help, am sure dad has got everything in order, "she looks at her and walk away.

Don't talk to my mother that way.

"Kiana smile", don't talk back to your sister am sure she doesn't mean to insult me.

"Ami enter the kitchen pick up a napkin wiping the plates," Nanny am sorry for the way I treated you earlier.

"She smile back at her", I understand how you feel, it difficult to accept what happening to you.

Emily barge into the kitchen go to the fridge take out a drink and leave.

The next morning, Nanny serve them breakfast ,she place a sandwich beside Ami, this is for you dear.

"Emily rush down pick up her car key left in a hurry" Kiana run after her as she leave the house, come back inside happy after her discussion with Emily outside.

"As Ami walk down the school hall" student whispering and pointing to her direction while some were mocking her.

Ami wondering why they are looking at her, she enter the class everyone's attention is directed to her.

Max a tall muscular guy his mustache covering his mouth, stops her from entering the class by standing in her way snatch her book drop it on the floor place his foot on it laughing.

James stands up from his sit throw a baseball landing on Max head blood dripping on his forehead down to his right eye.

Max got angry walks to him grab him by his shirt pull James to himself twist his shirt tightly around his neck, who are you to meddle?, punch

his left shoulder walks to Eve's desk snatch her orange juice from her go back to James remove the cover drop it on the floor "smirk" raise his

hand over James head pour the juice over his head dripping down to his shirt cover in orange color laughing, the other student in class laugh

along with him, their laugh echo the building students from other class stands at the door enjoying the show.

Michael slim tall his hair dyed in white shinning like a white lily blooming under the sun, his hand place in his pocket walks gently to Max, you are ban from entering the school for three weeks, you violated the rule of bullying your colleague.

"Max stood quietly looking at him" drop the bottle in his hand on the floor splashing the remaining juice on Michael and leave the class livid.

Michael brings out a handkerchief from his pocket give it to James with a smile, I restricted him from school so he can stay away from you but be careful, no one knows what he can do to you, he pat James on his shoulder and leave.

Kate and Josephina thank him for coming to James aid. "He smile and walk away".

"Student whispering and laughing" Kate shouts at them, haven't you had enough, what do you want from us?.

"Anitha protrude" everyone in school already knows about Ami's marriage, how can she act decent? when she is just a lowly slut.

"Josephina pull Kate aside" slap Anitha on the face, don't you dare call her a slut, you bitch.

Anitha hold her red cheek pain running down her spin, pull Josephina by her hair, she retaliate pulling and kicking each other.

Kate jump in their mist to separate them, ruckus and noise hovering the class.

james stands beside Ami, we have to separate them they are hurting each other, kate is suffering in their mist.

Ami respond, how do we do that?.

Mr Rico enter the classroom sees the ruckus happening, yell out loudly making Anitha and Josephina to withdraw from each other.

Kate exhale tired walks to her desk and sit down quietly breathing heavily.