ATTRACTION - CHAPTER 5&6
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{FIRST DAY IN SCHOOL}
“New York is really beautiful” Damina said starring out of the window while Anthony drove them back home.
Damina let out a sigh when she realise that she’s forgetting to ask him some thing and fixing his cap properly on her head, she turn to him.
“Can I ask you some thing?” She ask.
“What” he replied sounding bored.
“Do you also feel the same as Mary?” She blurt out.
“What?”
“I need to know if you will be a friend or a foe. I know where I stand with Mary but I don’t know when it comes to you….so I……”
“Am okay with you being here” he said interrupting her smoothly.
“Really?” She asked starring at him like she’s seeing him for the first time.
“I won’t repeat myself ” he said which got her smiling to herself before starring out of the room.
She didn’t know why but she felt happy knowing that Anthony didn’t disapprove of her being here.
They got home in silence since there was nothing else to talk about and besides Damina was feeling too happy and content to talk.
“So how was shopping today?” Miranda asked as soon as they both walk into the room.
“Great” Damina replied cheerfully.
“Am heading to my room” Anthony said going up stairs while Damina gaze went with him.
“Is that a smile on your face?” Miranda ask as they both stood watching Anthony climb up the stairs.
“It’s just that Anthony told me that he doesn’t mind me living here but am still worried about Mary” Damina admitted.
“Mary is someone whose tantrum doesn’t last more than three days, so you shouldn’t be worried. She will get use to the fact that you are here to stay okay” Miranda assured her which earn her a smile from Damina.
*****
<NIGHT TIME~ DINNER>
Damina was sampling a tasty soup at dinner table when she look up to see Mary glaring at her.
“Is it good?” Miranda ask diverting her attention away from Mary.
“It is” Damina replied as hee gaze wandered up the stairs again.
“Isn’t Anthony coming down to eat?” Damina ask aloud the thought that have been bothering her.
“Anthony always eat whenever he wants, if he doesn’t eat with us now, he probably will do it later” Miranda said.
“Alright” Damina gave a reply and at that moment Anthony walk down the stairs looking smart in his clothe.
Damina stared at him and thought of him as the most beautiful creature on earth and she was still starring when his gaze went to her.
“Are you going out?” His mother ask.
“Yeah, Jane and I are going out” Anthony replied.
“Okay then, don’t be home late” Miranda said as he left.
“And who is Jane?” Damina found herself asking.
“She’s Anthony girlfriend” Mary was the one who gave the reply and that got Damina sitting straight.
“She’s one pretty girl, much prettier than you” Mary added spitefully ruining Damina appetite.
“Mary!” Miranda cautioned and the girl sent a smirk to Damina way before continuing her lunch.
A while later, Damina sat in her room wondering why she felt down after knowing that Anthony has a girlfriend.
She should have guessed that a handsome guy like him would have been snatched up.
“Stop thinking and try to read” she said to herself but still the thought of Anthony having a girlfriend kept bothering her.
She remembered what Mary said earlier about Anthony girlfriend being prettier than her and that got her going to check herself in front of a mirror.
She was still checking when she heard a noise in front of her door way.
Opening the door, she found no one there but when she was about going in, she saw a slippers on the floor.
It was the pink slippers from earlier, the one Mary had.
She picked it up and smile knowing it could only have been Anthony doing. His gesture made her heart feel safe and secure again, she thought as she lay on her bed starring at the slippers while grinning from ear to ear.
*****
~ A WEEK LATER~
Dressed in her new uniform, Damina walk out of the room feeling a bit nervous.
Today will be her first day in a school filled with rich people.
How will things go? Will she be accepted as she is amongst her peers or will they all sneer at her and want her gone.
She was still thinking that when Anthony walk past her.
“Get in the car or we will be late” he said walking ahead of her.
Since he had acted anonymously giving her the slippers, she had also decide not to thank or say anything to him but she wore the slippers in her room not wanting Mary to see or claim it as her’s.
“What are you still waiting for?” Anthony ask jolting her out of her reverie and quickly she went to where he is only to be pushed away by Mary who got in the front seat.
“What’s this?” Anthony asked.
“What’s what? This is my seat” Mary declared.
“Since when? And besides she was headed there before you pushed her out of the way” Anthony said to Mary.
“But this is unfair, am the one who always seat with you, let her take the back seat” Mary complained.
“You got here late so you take the back seat” Anthony said to her.
“It’s okay Tony, I will take the back seat and…..”
“You aren’t going to seat at the back seat, mary is the intruder here and so she should be the one who stays at the back” Anthony said.
“This is unfair!” Mary yelled before getting in the back.
Damina took the front seat still feeling concerned about her first day in school when Anthony bent over her.
Startled Damina stared up at him and she was surprised to see that his face was very close to her’s
“Your seat belt” he muttered starring at her face and before she could do it, Anthony did it, his hand mistakenly touching the upper swell of her br**st.
Damina gasp inwardly while her gaze drifted to his again and she was shock to see a smile on his lips.
Did he intentionally do that? She thought as he move away from her to get into the driver seat.
As soon as they were on the streets, her br**st stop tingling and she found herself thinking about her day ahead.
She was still feeling bothered when he drove into school and what’s worse there were students clamouring around his car.
Mary got out of the car leaving them alone.
“Welcome to Bright high” Anthony said with enthusiasm but Damina nervousness didn’t let her share the same enthusiasm with him.
Her clench hands clench harder but it got loose when she felt Anthony hand on hers.
“You don’t have to be nervous, everything will be fine and besides you have me, your big bro” he said to her which got her smiling at him.
“So are you ready to go out?” He asked which got her nodding in reply.
“But why are they all here?” She ask starring at the students who stood gathered around his car.
“Crazy fans” he said still smiling as he got out of the car.
Damina got out after him and the girls who were screaming out his name stop as they saw her.
She had a nervous smile on her face when Anthony wrap his arms around her.
“She’s my sister every one,I would like you to meet her” Anthony said as they all began muttering amongst them selves.
“Is this a joke?” One of the girls asked.
“Do I look like am joking to you? As have said, she’s Damina , my sister and I would like you to treat her with respect and also if anyone messes with her then you are messing with me also” he said and taking hold of her hand, he walked off with her leaving every one starring after them.
They were heading to her class like he told her earlier when Stephen and Raymond got in their way.
“What’s up dude” they said as the three of them greeted each other.
“We meet again, lovely” Stephen said starring at her with so much interest.
“Now that Tony has explain the whole thing to you,you whole us an apology ” Raymond said to her.
“Well am sorry, I thought you two wanted to kidnap, I never imagine that you were sent by Tony” she said.
“Raymond just let it go, I don’t mind being thought a kidnapper cause I might kidnap you someday in the future” Stephen said.
“Dream on buddy ” Tony was the one who spoke.
“Why don’t you give me your number? Tony ended the call before I could get it that day but he won’t be able to stop us now” Stephen said and Damina found her gaze moving to where Tony was talking with Raymond.
“Err….sure” she replied calling out the number to him and none of them noticed the look Tony sent their way before putting his focus back on Raymond.
*****
As soon as Damina walk into class with her teacher, every one kept shut starring at her.
She felt her palms getting wet again but then she remembered what Anthony said to her and braced herself for what ever will be sent her way.
“Come introduce yourself” the white lady said to her .
“Hello every one, am Damina Abraham and…..”
“Abraham? I thought you are the famous Anthony sister, shouldn’t you be called Lincoln if you are” a student ask cutting her off while the others chorused out in reply.
“Well that is a long story and….”
“Long story? Does it mean that you aren’t really his sister?” Another said cutting her off while the murmurs grew louder until the teacher told them to stop.
“Go take a seat Damina” the teacher said while she went to the back seat which was empty.
“But teacher, we’ve got to know if she’s Anthony sister or better yet should we ask Jane” the guy from earlier said again.
Jane? As in Anthony girlfriend? Is she in the same class as her? Damina thought waiting for this Jane to speak.
“Tell us Jane! Is she really your boy friend sister?” The boy ask again.
“Why don’t you freaking mind your business” a girl who was sitting at the front row snap and Damina stretch to stare at her and what she saw got her gasping out loudly.
To be continue ✌️✌️✌️