HIS INTROVERT TOMBOY - CHAPTER 19&20
Chapter 19 & 20*
~~~~ Written by Divine Chidinma ~~~~
*NOT EDITED*
[ I’m a hard nut ]
Giselle joined the others. They sat round a table, ready for the truth or dare game.
“Hi everyone! To make this more spicy, a representative from the scholarship students of each class could join!”Wyatt said and immediately, different people join them.
Even though they get bullied, some of them still fancy the bullies lifestyle.
“Come on Kylie!”Maureen dragged her.
“Hi big sis”she smiled at Giselle as she sat next to her, by her left cause Dante is sitting by her right.
“It’s gonna take time for me to act the big sis stuff cause I never had a junior”Giselle whispered and she smiled.
“I can wait”she gushed.
“Grade 11″Wyatt said but no one was ready to move out.
“No one?”
“Axel will go”Otto pushed him out.
“No I…..”
“Quick, we shouldn’t be waiting”Wyatt cut in and he joined them.
They’re just thirty in number.
“So….. rule is….if you can’t do it, you strip, so….. your choice!”Daisy said.
“Woah!”
The first roll was on Maggie and Maureen. “just as I wanted!”Maggie smirked.
“Who are you crushing on, on the seniors?”she asked.
“Wyatt”she said confidently, though looking at Jasper with one side eye.
“Woah!”
“It’s not new”Wyatt giggles and she frowned.
“He shouldn’t get all high, if my heart stop beating for him, I’d be happy but it isn’t”she muffled and Giselle smiled cause she heard her.
“Which guy looks more handsome to you here?”Tess smirked as she stared at Hazel.
“Wyatt”Hazel said.
“Oh my! My baby is so handsome”Daisy gushed, giving him a kiss.
“What’s your intention with Senior Giselle?, Are you just dating her for fun?”a female scholarship student asked and they all gasped.
“She really has gut”
“Yeah, the face, she looks scary”
“I mean, she’s doing it for me and the others, I’m just curious”the girl said again and Dante smirked.
“We might become a real couple eventually”he smirked, looking at Giselle as he said it.
“Woah!!”
“What about your father?, No one knows the reason why your mom filed a divorce”Maureen asked, staring at Archie directly.
“It has been a secret to me too”Archie said and she nodded.
“You should ask and not keep quiet, you’re not becoming a kid anymore, senior”she smiled and roll the bottle.
“Finally, what’s your deal or lemme say who do you think you are? Look, I’ve got many questions for you but I’ll go with this one, why leave your dad and come stay here?”Hazel asked with all seriousness.
“Personal matters isn’t supposed to be…..”Dante was still talking when Giselle cut in.
“My dad became a sadist when my mom died, he just wanted to go with her but with the believe he has that suicide is a sin, he didn’t want to so instead he started drinking and then told me I should leave cause he didn’t want me to witness his death and then my aunt Whitney who’s Hazel and Archie mom, took me in”she explained and everywhere became silent.
“You should be very grateful then!”Hazel scoffed.
“I am, I can’t write it on my forehead so you’ll believe I am”she said.
“Axel and Jasper!”Wyatt said.
“I don’t have a question”Axel said.
“Why? Scared?”Jasper asked.
“I’ll ask instead, on his behalf”Giselle said.
“It’s not permitted”Wyatt said.
“I wanna hear the question”Jasper said.
“What made you a loner?”she asked.
“I have a best friend so I’m not a loner”he said.
“Loners have friends”she said.
“What’s your deal? Why are you bent on knowing me?”he snapped.
“Why do you bully?”she asked.
“Wow! Dante, your girl got nerves!”he said.
“Leave him out of this, you’re a loner and that’s it, loners have reason why they’re one, might be….they h@?? crowds, h@?? associating with people, also think people don’t like them or maybe their pasts keep hunting them”
“Giselle!!”he shouted in rage, standing already.
“I’m right, what’s it about?”Giselle stood up.
“I’m warning you!”he shuttered.
“Fear? You’re scared? That’s how they feel when you bully them! They feel insecure! Your past is just same as what you make them feel!”she shouted. Jasper picked his phone and turned to leave.
“Listen, everyone has challenges and no one’s own is bigger than the other just as how sins are equal!”she said. Jasper finally walked out.
“Game over, enjoy the rest of the party!”Giselle said and walked away while Dante chased after her.
*
“Hey! Lemme take you home!”Dante shouted.
“I’ll take the bus!”she said, not stopping.
“Then I’ll go with you and introduce myself as your boyfriend to your aunt!”he said and she turned, walking to where is car was parked.
“Don’t smile”she scoffed as they got in the car.
“Why? It makes your heart beat?”he chuckled.
“You wish”she scoffed.
“You shouldn’t talk to Jasper that way, he’s a freak that I can’t even stand”he said.
“I h@?? it when one talk ill of a friend”she said.
“He’s not a friend, we just have one thing in common, bullying”he smirked.
“Proud on something bad”she scoffed.
“You know, you’re right on something everyone has challenges and no one’s own is bigger than the other”he said.
“When you get home, let me know”she rest on the seat, ignoring what he said.
“You’re cute”he said.
“Oh please, stop dreaming!”she scoffed.
**
NEXT DAY.
MRS WHITNEY’S MANSION.
Giselle came downstairs, she woke up late.
“Good morning!”she said as she got to the dinning. It’s only Archie that’s there. Seems he also woke up late.
“Slept well?”he asked and she nodded.
“Feels like we’re getting along”she muttered as she sat down.
“You greeted and that’s my way of replying”he said and she nodded.
“Where’s aunt?”she asked.
“Work”he said and stood up.
“You’re not done”she said.
“I lost my appetite”he walked away.
“What’s with the attitude?”she muffled as she ate.
“Clueless or pretending?”Hazel joined her.
“I’m really not ready to exchange words”she said.
“Who cares?”Hazel scoffed.
“Then what? You’re not here to eat”
“Delete the video”Hazel said.
“You saw my message, just two days left and it’ll be Monday”she said.
“You think it’ll hurt me? It’s gonna be mom, her business will be affected!”
“Maybe or maybe not, don’t send the money and you’ll find out”she smiled.
“d@mn you!”Hazel shouted and walked away.
Giselle finished eating and went upstairs to have her bath. Her eyes moved to the flyer Axel gave her on the rooftop. She picked it and her eyes widen.
“It’s today! Cool, I’m bored”she dropped it and walked to the bathroom.
Minutes later, she was done, already dressed up on her usual. But this time around, she was on black all through.
“Where are you off to?”Archie asked as she came down.
“Somewhere”she said.
“Mom said I shouldn’t let you leave the house alone”he said.
“You can drop me there”she said.
“Where?”
“Axel house”she said.
A boy’s house?”he asked.
“I didn’t wanna express it this way, but there’s a party in the orphanage he stays”she said.
“Three hours to stay”he said.
“It’s might be too much”she said.
“Let’s go”
*
SWEET HOME ORPHANAGE.
Giselle came down from the car while Archie drove away. She find her way into the orphanage.
“Giselle!”Axel called behind her.
“Where you expecting me?”she smiled as she turned.
“I was, I’ve been here for long”he said.
“Oh….”
“Geez Axel, can’t you ever bring a girl, why guys?”Sandra approached them but gasped when she came closer.
“A girl?”
“Hi”Giselle waved.
“I wish to faint but no”she said.
“She’s Giselle…..”
“Oh! The one you…..em…..”
“Sandra!”
“Sorry, I’m Sandra”she smiled at Giselle.
“Giselle”
“Off course, I know a lot about you, thanks for coming”she said.
“Lemme show you around!”Axel held Giselle and walked away. Sandra saw Otto coming in so she ran to him.
*
“Your room?”Giselle said as they walked into his room.
“Shared room”he said.
“Doesn’t matter”she said.
“Thanks for coming”he said as she sat on the bed.
“I was bored and was tired of reading”she said.
“Okay”
“What’s with you? Wanna say something?”
“About last night….”
“What about it?”she smirked.
“Since you’re here, I’ll mark my height on the wall, so when I grow tall, we can come check it”he stood up while she did too.
“You’re serious?”she laughed.
“Rich, very tall and sixpack, I’m gonna have everything”he said, picking a marker which he handed to her.
“So you have a crush on me”she smirked, moving closer. Since he’s resting on the wall, she has to mark his height while raising her feet a little.
“I do”he said.
“I’m a hard but”she lift her legs.
“I’ll crack it”he said and she moved more closer, her hand up while he face one inch to his.
TBC.