Hidden Dreams

Episode 12

Two weeks had passed and I was getting excited. John was helping me with sciences and mathematics and Tracy with the instruction of Ms Jere was helping me with English and commerce. Surprisingly with the passing of days I started grasping some of the contents.

Some teachers even started congratulating me for the slight improvements and I started to feel at home.

I had not heard nor made an effort to talk to my family back home even when the boarding master would sometimes inform me they called to find out how I was doing. I cared less about knowing their well being knowing and assuming everyone was okey.
Besides, my greatest fear was if I tried calling them, it could slip my mouth and i could end up telling them I was happy cause I started dancing again. Avoiding them was the best option I had.

Ms Jere always found time to encourage me and I was in the dance class whenever I was free.

I walked to the dance class one day as was my trend. Oswald came towards my direction and stopped me.
“Hey Jay!”
” Hey” I i responded casually. I was trying to avoid his group because I knew most of the guys where against the dance class so I avoided anything negative.

Meeting him at that point implied he would talk about it as John had told me earlier that the head boy asked to see me that afternoon but I didn’t bother to go see him.
” I told John to ask you to see me at the office, what happened?” He asked standing in my way.
” oh That!” I sighed reluctantly. ” he told me but I have something to do so I couldn’t make it. But since you are here already you can as well tell me why you wanted to see me” I responded calmly.

” mnmmm I see, I thought we are friends man, we welcomed you to this school and now you are behaving like a girl. Anyway, listen, I called you because I heard some guys talking.”

” what about?” I asked hurriedly. I felt the urge to leave him there as I had to go and practice for the competition.
” I heard you are the one hanging around my girl Jay and I don’t want to believe it’s true.”

” your girl?” I frowned ” Which one Oswald?” I asked him looking straight in his face.

” as far as I know am not going out with any girl in this school so whoever told you must try find the correct information before making a fool out of you.”
” well, you know the girl am talking about. That Tracy girl is mine. You came like yesterday man, you can’t just start parading around the chicks in this school without asking around first. I don’t want you to ruin what we started so am urging you, if you have any intentions towards that girl just back out Jay. Or else, ”

” or else what?” I snapped ” don’t even dare to threaten me man, you know very well that am not scared of anyone in this school. I don’t answer to you and am not going to let you intimidate my friend Tracy. Yeah, I hang around with her because she’s my dance partner and friend that’s all. She’s just a friend but she told me how you punish her around just because she won’t accept your proposal. Now let me warn you man, stay away from Tracy. She’s not intrested in you and the next time you punish her unnecessarily you will have me to face ” i added my stern eyes on his.

He shrugged and stepped back a bit.
Then I walked past him.
” what a clown!” Oswald shouted. ” a dull rich guy who finds pleasure in dancing like a girl. !”

He could not finish his last words and I turned back towards him and grabbed him by the shirt. .” Come again? ” i whispered squizing him.

I was about to land a blow at him when Ms Jere called out.
” enough boys break it off Now!” She shouted coming towards us.
I pushed Oswald forward and he staggered back before finding his balance.

” call me names again I swear am ready to leave this school and before I do I will make sure you spend some time in the hospital” I snapped angrily.
” i said enough Jared!” Ms Jere shouted holding my hand. .

” I don’t expect such behaviour from you two. Now I will assume whatever the heat is about you two have it cooled or I will report to the head to have you expelled.” She told us standing between us.

” Jared!, go join your friends and you”, she looked at Oswald. ” you are a leader and I expect you to act as such. Get going” she told him and I saw him shot some eyes at me before walking away.
“What was that about?” Ms Jere asked me as I walked ahead of her.
” nothing” I answered abruptly.
” nothing? You were almost engaged in a fist fighting and I heard you talk and you say nothing?”

” Yeah am sorry but that boy is a jerk. I just told him to stop calling me names. I swear I have had enough and am not going to take that from him or anyone else in this school. why can’t people just leave me alone already. It’s like everyone sees something wrong about my life. Jay is dull, he’s a rich kid, he can’t write properly, he likes dancing like a girl, bla bla bla….. Am so sick of all this bullshit! ” I said almost yelling and all faces turned in on our direction as we just stepped in the dance class.

Ms Jere indicated for everyone to go on and asked me to join her at the table.