I opened my locker searching for my literature text book, when someone out of nowhere suddenly appeared and closed my locker.
"Boo! did you miss me?" Shelly asked with a sly smile on her face.
I stared at her, my eyes falling on the unusual glowing heart-shaped diamond amulet hanging gracefully around her neck.
"your pussy must've done a good job to have earned such an expensive amulet for you."
She glared at me, her hands forming into a fist, then she took a deep breath calming herself down.
"From now henceforth, always watch your steps cause Shelly is back to destroy you for good." she threatened as she turned around and left leaving me amused.
***
Shelly sauntered into the class, and the once quite class instantly became noisy, with most of her cohorts welcoming her back to school.
"Shelly gurl!!! welcome back to school hun," one of the class girls said.
"Come sit next to me, we have a lot to catch up on." another girl said.
"Oh! you don't know how much the whole class has missed you," another girl shouted from the back.
"Oh! please, speak for yourself." a voice opposed.
Shelly smiled, enjoying the whole attention she was getting from everyone who seems to have cared.
I, Diva and Lisa entered the class and the once noisy class became quite again.
"Oh! Shelly!.. didn't see you there. Permit me to welcome you specially." I said and my friends brought out a flower bouquet and handed it over to her, leaving the class stunned silence.
"This girls are up to something," a voice whispered to her seatmate.
"Exactly, so unlike Zen to be awfully nice to Shelly, we all know to be her mortal enemy." another voice added.
Chloe and Zoe stared at the PQ girls and Shelly slowly collected the flower bouquet from Lisa.
She saw a card sticking out of the flower and she flipped it over reading the brief message on the card.
*YOU'D BETTER WATCH YOUR BACK AS WELL, CAUSE THIS TIME... I'MMA SEND YOU TO HELL*
Shelly shivered a bit and glared at me and then a sweet smile appeared on her face.
"oh Zen! so thoughtful of you to have welcomed me back specially." She said and gave me a light hug, whispering into my ear, "Let the best player win."
The class became more confused than ever, only few noticed the silent fight between the two teams.
***
"I see that Shelly is overly prepared," Lisa said, swapping books in her locker.
I raised a brow, "no matter how prepared she thinks she is, Zen will definitely make her cry for mercy."
"Enough of Shelly, what are we doing this weekend?" Diva asked, sipping through her yogurt juice.
A wild grin appeared on Lisa's face and Diva and I stared suspiciously at her.
"Let's get a tat this weekend," Lisa said smiling.
"Damn! that's cool, how come I haven't thought of that before." I said, nudging Lisa.
Diva cleared her throat, "seems like you two has another roof to live under."
"Yeah! the treehouse." I said playfully and we burst into laughter.
"But seriously, we're getting the tat, right?" I asked.
"Of course yes, our parents shouldn't be a barrier to what we desire" Lisa said.
"Alright, majority carries the vote!" Diva said, her hands hanging in the air as a sign of defeat.
***
"I smell war, a hot one at that." Nathan said, bouncing the basketball at the court.
Ethan putting on his headband turned around facing Nathan, "I trust Zen, she will definitely make Shelly cry for mercy."
Ethan stopped what he was doing and looked at Nathan as though remembering something.
"What?" Nathan asked.
"How did they become enemies? were they friends or something?" Ethan asked.
"Really don't know, but I know for sure Shelly was never part of the premium queens." Nathan said and dunked the ball.
"That dunking got me thinking of Derick," Ethan said, as Zen and her girls entered the basketball court.
"Hey hey darlings!" the girls greeted.
Ethan grabbed Zen from behind and savored her lips.
"hmm..you really do miss me that much," Zen said in between kisses.
"Alright! kisses are over." Diva said, separating the two lover birds as we all burst into laughter.
Nathan threw the ball at Lisa and she grabbed it and tried to dunk but oopsie... she missed as Nathan and Ethan laughed at her.
"Short girls can't dunk," Ethan teased, and Lisa glared at him.
"You think so? i'mma prove ya wrong." I took the ball and gave it a shot, the ball rolled round the hoop and fell off as the boys burst into laughter again.
They turned to Diva and Diva pretended not to grab the stare.
"What?" she asked and giggled, "alright, I'll give it a try."
She took the ball and bounced it towards the hoop, she jumped as high as she could and dunked, the ball rolled round the hoop and made to fall off but then it entered the hoop and the girls couldn't hide their excitement as they cheered Diva.
"yayyy!!! I was right and you were wrong," I said pointing at Ethan.
"Short girls can indeed dunk," Nathan said as we all burst into laughter.
"Jeez! that was luck." Diva thought.
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I laid on my downstairs sitting room couch, scrolling through the tat inspos I could see on the net, when I heard the doorbell ring. before I could say *Jack Robinson* they walked in right away all smiling.
"Happy Saturday morning!!" they said and I rolled my eyes.
"Next time, you two gat to wait until I say come in."
"As strangers or what?" Diva asked and I grinned.
"Don't mind Zen," Lisa said.
Just then Damon walked down the stairs and a slight frown appeared on my face.
"O.M.G! who is that hottie?" Lisa asked, fixing her gaze at shirtless Damon.
"So hot!" Diva said and I couldn't help but deepening my frown.
"Girls, stop! that's Damon." I informed.
"oh! Damon is so hot, wait! what?" Lisa immediately asked.
"You mean that's the Damon you've been telling us about?" Diva asked and I nodded.
"You're so sick!" Lisa said and fixed her gaze back at Damon.
"You're lucky to have such a hot guy as a step dad, a spare dick for that matter." Diva said and i shouted in shock attracting Damon's attention.
"I can't share same dick with my mum," I whispered to the girls and they burst into laughter.
"Hey girls!" Damon greeted.
"Howdy, popcy!" Lisa responded and at the moment I felt like crushing Lisa, who playfully winked at me.
"The last time I checked, shirts your size are still very much available at the boutique." I said with a frown and he chuckled and went upstairs.
I turned to Lisa and stared coldly at her. "in as much as I don't like Damon, you as my friend aren't permitted to flirt with my mum's property."
"Alright, I get it... I'm sorry," Lisa apologized and I smiled.
"But seriously Zen, give him a chance." Diva and Lisa advised.
"Trust me girls, everything isn't all about looks, he doesn't have the qualities of a father." I said, standing up from the couch.
"Thought you said he's a single father of two boys?" Diva asked and I nodded.
"If he can raise two boys all by himself, then I consider him a father material; cause boys ain't easy to raise, girl." Diva said.
"Yeah, I agree with Diva, Zen.. give him a chance, only in that way can you see the father material in him." Lisa said.
"That's not gonna happen ." I said, as we left for the tattoo shop.