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ACW-UA CHRONICLES present "I wish I never know him " - Episode 3.

                 CHAPTER 3.

One morning, Juliet woke up quite late by passed seven, she aided mother to prepare breakfast for the house before setting of to school. She dropped Bisi their neighbors daughter in nearby primary school before leaving for hers.
   When she got to school, she found out that the assembly was over and was lucky to escape punishment. She sneaked into the classroom hoping to see the maths teacher, Mr Bakko, instead she met the class rowdy and noisy, no one noticed her presence.
She sat at the front as usual, she turned around to check for her friend Ene, but didn't see her, instead she met the eyes of Johnson the new boy. He was the only one in the whole class that was staring at her. She regretted looking back.
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For the past few days, Johnson has been trying to talk to Juliet about becoming his girlfriend, but she had refused.
It all started one afternoon during the break time as she and her friend Ene were walking towards the school's kiosk where they sell snacks, when Johnson approached her and requested her to be his girlfriend, Julie was shocked and surprise . She was suddenly speechless, she never believed what she once imagined would come to reality.
"I'm not interested " she said and walked away with Ene.
After buying some snacks from the Koisk, Johnson still meet them pleading,
"don't you get it" Ene said "she is not interested"
Juliet cannot believe it, she thinks maybe he was just making fun of her. She later knew he was serious when he paid her transport back home that day.

Juliet sat in her desk that morning immediately Ene came to sit with her.
'Hi Juliet' Ene greeted
'What's up Ene'
'You came late today'
'I helped my mom to carry some loads to the main market.'
Immediately, Mr Bakko the maths walked in and the class became suddenly silent as a crypt. Mr Bakko was the discipline master in their school. He was harsh and rude. The students knew he is capable flogging the whole student in the school without getting tired.
Students were afraid of him but not Juliet, he was his favourite teacher. Juliet is very good in mathematics.
Mr Bakko introduced a new topic on the board, he solved few examples on the board and asked appointed some students to solve it in the board but they did not get it correctly. Then he called on Juliet and handed over the chalk to her, she walked shyly to the board and solved it correctly.
''A round of applause for her'' Mr Bakko said excitingly.                                                                                                                               
Only a few clapped for her. And she could hear some of them call her "big teeth".
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After the class,  Johnson met her when she was alone, he asked her to teach him some of the calculation that  was taught in class. At first she disagreed but changed her mind. After school that day, they stayed back and she taught him some of the calculations. While she talked she noticed he was not concentrating, he was staring at her eyes and that made her uncomfortable, but she tried not to be distracted by his charming looks.
Johnson put his hand across her neck and it startled her. She immediately felt her pulse and blood ran through her vein to her heart. She removed his hands.
"whats this Johnny" She asked and stood to pack up her bags.
"I'm sorry" he said "I love you." he held her both hands and drew close to her.
She could not believe what was going on, she stood frooze. She could feel the warmth of his palm on hers and the perfume of his body. She felt she could just disappear into the thin air.
"Leave me be" She said as she tried to let go of her hands. But he arm is firm. He tried kissing her on the lips but she pushed him and head for the door, she stood at the door for a second and came back to him and they kissed not minding the opened door and windows.
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"I love you too, Johnny."

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