?THE SECRET?
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? ROYAL HIGH ?
(keeping his little secret)
Written by Gbemi writes
Chapter Five
( Few minutes earlier)
“Protect me. You rule the school and I know your secret. Am willing to keep shut as long as you give me your protection. ”
Louis sat in their private room as he recalled Rose words from their conversation the other day.
He didn’t know why but her words had been bothering him. He wasn’t bothered about the her threats but what kept bothering him was her asking for his protection.
“They are up to it again”Martin stated as he walked into the room. Starring at his phone.
“What’s that?”Louis asked.
“Well the students are trying to get rid of a poor scholar out of school. What they have planned for her is really bad. You know her”Martin stated as he showed Louis his phone.
Louis stared at a picture of Rose which had been posted on the school page.
“From what I know she is referred to as the school loser. What relationship do you have with the school loser?”Martin asked.
“Do you know where it’s going to take place?”Louis asked.
“I think it’s at the thrash Block. Her chair have been moved there and they are all head……where are you going?”Martin asked Louis who was already heading out of the room.
He got to thrash block to see a lot of students there already. Did he arrive late? He thought only to hear Rose saying.
“What’s it to you if I see Louis ?”Rose said as she sat on the floor.
“You slut! Louis is not someone a low life like you can talk to”He heard a female student saying.
Wouldn’t it be best if she kept shut and not provoke them. Louis thought as he stared at her hoping she will do what he thinks of, but instead she stood up provoking them further. “What Louis and I do is none of your concern. At least he acknowledge me than you spoilt brats do”.
Do I? Louis found himself wondering but that changed when he saw a guy moving towards her.
“What did you just say?”he asked.
“That you all are nothing but brats”She told him fiercely.
“You will regret saying that” The guy said moving towards her to hit and quickly Louis rushed towards them. Holding his hand.
“Lifting a hand to strike a woman is acting like a coward. Why don’t you hit me instead”Louis said annoyed by the fact that he had tried to hit a girl.
The guy pulled away. Moving away from him.
He turned to stare at her before starring at the crowd again.
“As of this day henceforth, Anyone who messes with Rose messes with me. Bully her and get bullied by me. hurt her and get hurt by me. If you are willing to take the risk, you can do it but be rest assured that I will make you pay in hundred folds”He declared.
He knew his word was a rule in school. No one dared mess with him and they won’t be doing so now.
A while later. Rose followed Louis as he led her to God knows where.
She couldn’t believe it. He had decided to help her after all. She thought as she kept smiling like a fool.
She was still deep in her thought that she didn’t notice Louis had stopped until she walked into him.
“What are you thinking of that you didn’t notice me standing?”He asked looking like a jerk.
“I was thinking about earlier”Rose replied smiling at him.
“Thanks”She added as she tapped his back in an appreciative way.
He eyed her before moving away. “Don’t be too grateful yet”He stated and kept on walking until he got to the school infirmary.
“Why are we here?”Rose asked starring at him.
“Did you get hurt while trying to protect me?”She asked as she moved toward him taking hold of his hand to check for a bruise but he moved away from her again.
“Firstly. I don’t like people touching me and secondly its you that needs treatment. You’ve been grinning from ear to ear that you didn’t notice you have a cut on your forehead” He returned and she touched her head only to confirm it.
“Your right”She stated as she went to the first aid box .
“Am always right”He returned fiercely.
“Really? You were quite adamant about not helping me yesterday but suddenly you show up today. You were so cool earlier”Rose stated happily as she cleaned the blood.
“Let’s get one thing straight! I didn’t agree to help you just because of your threats or anything. Remember what you said to me yesterday?”He asked.
“What exactly? I said a lot of things”Rose replied.
“You said you might be of use to me”He replied as he sat on the bed and she stopped what she was doing to give him her full attention.
“And?”
“And have been doing a lot of thinking. I just can’t protect you and not get a thing in return”He stated.
“But am keeping your secret”Rose returned quickly.
“I told you already that I don’t care if you decide to keep it a secret or not”He retorted.
“So? How am I going to be of use to you?”She asked.
“You will be of use in a lot of ways. I have a lot of things lined up for you. You will get to like it”He told her looking very pleased with himself.
“Forget it. Am not interested”Rose said.
“Once I walk out of that door and take back my words. You will be a mince meat. Should I still forget it?”He asked knowing he was having the upper hand.
She sat thinking about it for a while. He could see that she wanted to tell him to go to hell but she kept shut.
“I take back what I said. You aren’t cool at all”She returned and he found himself smiling.
“You chose right Rose. Be on standby. Once you receive a call from me or a message. Get to me quickly. Give me your number”He said to her.
“I don’t have one”She returned.
“What do you mean ?”
“I don’t have a phone. It’s too expensive to keep one”she returned and he sighed out in frustration.
“How do you expect me to communicate with you?”He asked .
“I don’t know. You can get a message bird and send it to me with a little piece of paper tucked to it”She retorted.
“Are we in the nineties? I just don’t understand why a girl your age doesn’t posses a phone”he said curtly.
“I wouldn’t want you to understand anyway” She retorted.
He moved towards her and gave her his phone.
“What’s this for?”
“To call me. Use it until you can buy yourself one. Remember it’s just for you to communicate with me. My number is on the speed dial list. Once you see it. Know that it’s me calling for you”He replied as he stood up.
“I don’t really need……”
“One more thing you should know about me is that I h@të repeating myself. Use that wisely and answer when I call”He interrupted her and headed to the door way.
“Well, Thanks!”She called out to him as she stared at the phone.
“I don’t need your thanks. Once you start getting those calls from me. You won’t be thanking me then.”He replied and for a while Rose wondered what he meant by what he said and when she couldn’t think of a thing. She shrugged it off. Happy to be rid of the bullies in her life.
( A WEEK LATER )
It didn’t take her long to know what he meant by her not thanking him. Its been a week. A week since she has gotten Louis protection.
Everyone now treats her better. Though they still talk and sn!gg@ at her. They didn’t bother to touch or do things to her stuffs as they did in the past.
She was treated right by the bullies who had once bullied her and instead of feeling happy about it. She feel worse.
She had gotten out of one bullying into another cause Louis who had gotten her out of one bullying turns out to be her tormentor this time.
Just as he told her that he would call and text her. He did. Ordering her to this and that for him.
For the past few days. Rose has been running errands for him. Getting him breakfast if he didn’t eat at home. Getting him lunch before she goes to the cafeteria to eats hers. Getting him things he forgot somewhere. Buying him coffee every morning with her money. He had gone far as to tell her to buy him a favourite snack and bring it to his home. It was her first time entering a grand mansion but her anger towards him didn’t let exalt in the beauty of the house.
And now a week later. She was heading to the cafeteria for lunch. Free from his calls and texts and that’s only because she didn’t bring his phone along with her.
She knew he must have called and text and she didn’t care. She was munching on her food when two students came to sit with her.
She had always been ostracised by the students that they didn’t even try to share her lunch table with her but ever since she got Louis protection. She has been the centre of attraction.
“Hello Senior Rose” the two girls greeted and Rose blinked twice before answering them.
“We have wanted to share your table for a while now but other students doing it prevented us”the first one began.
“Really? Okay.”Rose replied as she wished them gone.
“We are hoping that you come to our birthday party. Its next week”The other replied.
“I don’t…..”
“Please don’t refuse us! We really want you to come” the first one stated.
“Okay then! I will try”She replied.
“Try to bring Louis with you too” they said together and she stared at them knowing they that Louis had been their main interest.
“Try this senior Rose” they said as they gave her from their dish. She tried to resist but they insisted. As they rattled on about their birthday plans she kept on wondering how to escape and she finally got a chance when Martin showed up at the cafeteria.
Once again they were noises from the girls. Who found Martin entrance enchanting. Rose rolled her eyes and tried to find a chance to escape.
She was about achieving that when Martin stood in front of her. Obstructing her way.
” Have been looking for you”He stated.
Though Rose has been Louis Slave for almost a week. She had made sure to steer clear of the other two and she thought that had been a success but now here is one of them wanting to talk to her.
“Me? You must have been looking for the wrong…… wait!!!”She said as he pulled her out of the cafeteria.
“I think you have gotten the wrong person!”She said as she tried to pull her hand free but he held it tight.
“I don’t think wrong and besides. There is no need for you to be alarmed. Peter and I just want to ask you something”He stated as he kept on pulling her.
That kept Rose Quiet and she wondered just what they wanted to talk to her about.
To be continued ✌️✌️✌️
Louis is a jerk???
What is Martin and Peter planning ???
