🥀 Mary’s Pov 🥀

-Following Week-
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I was glad to see Annie and Grace in school, their suspension week was over and they were now fully resumed.

I felt pity that in their act of trying to help me, they got suspended.

“How are you, baby?” Annie greeted me with a cheerful smile.

“I’ve not been fine sincerely, I missed you guys so much.” I said.

“We missed you too” Grace said.

“Have you been able to identify that Prince of a guy?” Annie asked.

“Not at all, he’s making me curious as the days goes by. The last time we met , he said he wasn’t the one that ra-ped me but that, he had hurt me in the past.” I said.

“We still need to find a way of getting to him, we need to uncover his identity so we can know who he is. That guy is up to no good.” Grace said.

“How about I pretend like I needed to see him, then I’d use that opportunity to uncover his face, Grace would snap it as soon as his face is revealed, with that, we would know whom we are dealing with.” Annie said boldly.
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“He might expel you guys this time, I think we should stay away from him.” I suggested.

“Mary, you should be the one doing all this for yourself, don’t be weak just because you are traumatized, do you understand?” Grace asked.

“I just did not want you guys to get expelled…I think I will do that.” I said.

“Better! When next you see, uncover his face by pulling his hair up, with what he said about him hurting you in the past, he might be someone you know.” Grace said.

“And…girls, do I forget to tell you that my crush’s name is among the list of people that were there when I was ra-ped.” I said.

“Really? Could that mean?….no no! Arthur has many ladies at his feet, why will he decide to traumatize you?”

“Definitely can’t be Arthur.” Grace said.

“The bigger question is if that Prince of a guy was there.” Grace added.

“He was.” I answered, Annie and Grace exchanged surprising glances.

“Definitely, he’s the one. I guess that was why he made you sign the marriage agreement so that by the time he tells you, you won’t still be left with no choice but to marry him.” Annie said.

We all thought for a while but the voice of the teacher jerked us up.

“Good morning, students.” She greeted and the students answered.

I couldn’t listen to any word she was to saying, what Annie said reasonate with me, could that be the reason why he wanted to sign the marriage agreement?

“I’m talking to you, pregnant woman.” The voice of the lecturer jerked me up and as I came to my sense, I saw the students laughing at me.

I guess she wasn’t informed about the teacher that was fired by Arthur just for molesting me.

I stood and asked; “Please repeat the question ma?”

“Are you thinking about your poor baby?” She asked and the class laughed in mockery of me.

I felt bad and lowered my head, I wished that Arthur’s bodyguard will come to my aid and just when I thought about it, I heard her voice.

“What’s going on here?” Arthur’s bodyguard asked the teacher.

“Asking this pregnant grandma questions.” She answered and chuckled while other students scoffed.

“Oh!” She exclaimed and walked to me.

She whispered into my ear, saying;” Arthur said I should stop defending you, he said you should brace yourself up and start fighting for yourself. He told me to tell you not to allow people bully you. He said he won’t like you anymore if you are looking so weak and pathetic.”

Arthur’s body guard then walked out.
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After hearing what Arthur’s bodyguard said, I had to brace myself up and stop acting weak.

Though I was nervous when what I could have replied the teacher with came across my mind.

“And what If I’m pregnant?” I asked boldly and the scoffs in the class reduce.

The teacher’s face heightened, she wasn’t expecting such courageous act from me.

“Really!” The teacher stood from her seat.

“See a pregnant woman talking , you got pregnant at your age and you still have the mouth to talk, shame on you and those that raised you.” The teacher insulted me.

“Did you come here to teach or to insult me, ma?” I asked.

The woman shot me an annoying look, she eyed me, and then commenced teaching.

“Wow! I love that move.” Anita said.

“Same here… It’s the kind of Mary I love to see.” Grace said and I blushed.

After the teacher had left I faced Grace and said; “Actually, it was what Arthur’s bodyguard told me that made me acted that way.”

“It’s a very beautiful way to act, we love it.” Grace said.

Someone walked in and we all turned at once, it was Prince.

I do not even understand how the guy sees when he walks cause his dark hair are always covering his face.

“Mary, I hope you can remove his hair.” Grace said in whisper to my ears even as we watched him approach us.

“I will try.” I answered.

Everywhere was tense until Prince got to us.

“Annie and Grace, it’s a good thing you are back from suspension, I’d advise you stay away from anything that concerns your friend and… stop telling her to uncover my face, it won’t go well with you.” Prince said to our greatest surprise.

How in the world did he find out what we were planning to do?

“What are you talking about?” I feigned ignorance.

“Mary, I found more things about the case I’d been working on, come with me.” He said and I exchanged glances with Annie and Grace before standing to follow him.

We waddled out of the class and as we walked over the corridor, we saw Arthur and his bodyguard approaching.

Could they be coming to my class?

As soon as they got before us , they both paused but Prince walked away from them.

Prince paused after he had taken few steps away from them cause I stood still, refusing to continue following him.

I had to stay and acknowledge the presence of Arthur.

“Where are you up to?” Arthur asked firmly.

“Prince requested for my presence, he said he wanted to inform me about few things!” I said.

Arthur set his gaze at me for a while , then he said; “Go back to your class.”

I archened my brow but quickly turned back and walked back to my class.

✨ Diana( Arthur’s bodyguard) Pov ✨

Prince only set his gaze on us from where he stood and then, walked away.

“Young master, don’t you think you will be instigating problem, we do not even know who he is.” I said to Arthur.

“He should stay away from Mary.” Arthur said and we both turned and started walking back to his class.

The plan was to visit Mary in her class before.

“Young master, do you suddenly take interest in Mary? I know you do not like to have anything to do with ladies especially the poor ones, it’s really disturbing seeing how you suddenly took interest in a random poor female student?” I asked.

It’s the question I had been meaning to understand but can not just understand Arthur’s reasons for acting well to Mary.

“Avoid such questions in the future so you won’t loose your job.” Arthur said and went to sit at his seat.
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To be continued 💝