HER LAST WISH Chapter 7

(Moremi)

Zeemah Writes 📝

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“Helpppp” Daniel screamed in pain and everyone rushed to them.

“OMG! You’re a maniac!” The girls screamed at Layla, Chloe’s voice was the loudest and most piercing.
They succeeded in pulling Layla away from Daniel who was still shocked at the incidence.
He nursed the teeth wound on his back as he turned to see who had bit him so hard.

He blinked as he stared at the girl who was looking so furious, he doesn’t even recognize her.
God…is this school full of maniacs?
How could someone just bite him out of the blue!
And it looks like she was ready to hit him more if the girls hadn’t stopped her.
What the fuck.
How could a pretty girl go crazy?

Perhaps she had mistaken him for another person but she wasn’t even looking remorseful..

Was he dreaming?
How can he get bitten that hard,he was still so surprised that he couldn’t say anything.
He had only heard someone scream ‘hot coffee’ and the next thing he knew was getting bitten.

“That’s exactly how Africans like her behave! She’s a black! You shouldn’t have anything to do with her,avoid her by all means” Chloe said and the rest of the girls nodded in agreement.

Huh..could this be the African Anne had told him about.
Wow..she doesn’t even look like one.
He wasn’t even able to detect she was African until he was told.
Her skin was even fairer than most girls here and she’s way more beautiful.
But Anne had told him how gentle she was,what could have prompted her to bite him!

Gosh,till now,she isn’t even looking remorseful.

“What did i do to you?” Daniel finally asked.
“Motherfucker!” Layla yelled before sitting on her seat,still fuming.

Daniel blinked rapidly in confusion, unaware he was setting most of the girls heart on fire.
He was trying hard to understand what was going on,the ‘motherfucker’ sounded familiar to hi..

“Oh my God!” He shouted, widening his eyes.
“The coffee girl!” He exclaimed.
“But your hair..” He trailed off,he hadn’t seen her face clearly but he remembered the way her long hair had flipped.
Did she..trim her hair?
Seems so.

“You’re the coffee girl” He said to Layla who rolled her eyes at him.
Deep down,she was starting to feel bad to have bitten him,she just couldn’t control herself, rushing off after spilling hot coffee on someone’s leg without apologising is not a forgivable offense.
She nursed the pain for days, limped everywhere like an old granny and there’s even this scar there,the scar looks like it would be permanent.

“She’s a maniac! Don’t talk to her” Chloe said to Daniel.
“No, she’s not.” Daniel defended and they stared at him like he was the maniac here.
“I understand why she reacted that way,i offended her greatly. Thanks everyone for caring” Daniel said,indirectly dismissing everyone.
They all gave both Layla and Daniel questioning gazes as they slowly walked back to their seats.
Some started murmuring, whispering into one another’s ear.
Their gazes didn’t leave Layla and Daniel,they waited eagerly to see what’s next.

“I can spare you some balm for your back,it must be hurting so much. Africans teeth sometimes are like axe” Chloe said, sending Layla an irritable look.
“Thank God you know and if you’re not careful,that axe will be used to hack you” Layla said, looking so mean and serious that Chloe stepped back in fear..
“Beast” Chloe muttered under her breath as she hurried to her seat.

Daniel looked surprised…was this the same African Anne had told him about?
Or were they two Africans in the school?
This one looks far from gentle like Anne had said.
It can’t possibly be this African Anne was talking about.
Besides Anne hadn’t mentioned if she was in his class,so he was sure this wasn’t the African.

All that aside,he really needs to apologise to her.
He’s glad he finally met the coffee girl even if the first meeting wasn’t pleasant at all.
Whatever she wants to do to him,he would take it,he deserves it.
He thought of how best to approach her,the look on her face was something else.
Why would someone look this mean? and well..pretty at the same time.

Fuck, his seat was even close to hers and she glared at him as he sat down.

“Look, I’m so sorry about the coffee thing but there’s really an explanation behind it” He said gently to her.
“I don’t want to talk to you, whatever it is,forget it” She said bluntly.
“I know i was so wrong to have gone off without apologising after spilling hot coffee on your leg. I’m so sorry about that…”
“Fine” Layla cut him short and he noticed her attention wasn’t even on him.
She was staring at a guy,who Daniel knew was Dylan.
The guy had walked out of the class right after he had walked in and he had heard the students say Dylan was probably pissed to finally have a competitor.

The guy is good looking and he could see the reason Anne had said it was hard to choose who was more good looking between him and Dylan.
But as far as Daniel was concerned,they were not competitors.
He likes to compete with people in knowledge and not in looks.
Looks absolutely means nothing to him.

He noticed Layla was yet to take her eyes off Dylan,who was busy with another thing entirely.
Oh..seems she’s an admirer.
She looked so mild while staring at him,the sudden softness in her eyes was unbelievable,she didn’t look a bit like the crazy girl who had bit him.
Wow.

He stared at her while she stared at Dylan.
She’s very pretty and simple and doesn’t look skinny like most teen girls here.
She’s attractively thick and curvy..she doesn’t look like she knows how attractive she is,many people with a body like hers would flaunt it.

He wondered why she had trimmed her hair, that was the reason he hadn’t recognized her at first, his mind had been on a girl with a long hair.

He shouldn’t keep on staring, Anne would be so disappointed to know he was staring at the girl he was supposed to apologise to.

“Coffee girl” He called slowly and Layla tried hard to hold her laughter.
Seems he doesn’t know her name.

“Would you please allow me explain” He said and Layla switched her gaze to him.
He looked so sorry that her anger melted immediately.
She stared at him, feeling so bad and ashamed to have bit him.
“I’m sorry to have bit you” She said, finally looking remorseful.
Daniel looked surprised, maybe the girl wasn’t so mean like she had looked earlier.
She might have only been triggered, which was expected.

“No, don’t be. I deserve it,coffee girl” Daniel said.
“Maybe” Layla shrugged.
“And,my name is Layla” She added and Daniel smiled.
“I’m Daniel” He stretched his hand for a handshake.
“Well..i hadn’t mean to do introduction,i only told you my name so you won’t keep calling me coffee girl” Layla said.

“Oh” Daniel said, embarrassed as he started withdrawing his hand.
Layla quickly took his hand before he could withdraw it completely.
He smiled,she’s full of surprises..isn’t she?
Layla’s handshake has been rejected severally by people and she knows how it had made her feel..she wouldn’t want to make anyone feel that way.
Not this nice looking guy beside her who had admitted his offense openly and defended her.

The handshake took longer than intended and the fact that they were staring at each other while at it made their classmates question them with gazes.

“I can’t believe this” Chloe said, glaring at them from her seat.
“It’s just a handshake Chloe, and it looks like they have a history before now” Sabrina said.
“Looks like they were friends” Christy said.
“Who would bite her friend that hard! They are no friends and whatever history they had was a bad one” Miranda scoffed.
“Looks like they are ready to turn the bad history into a good one” Rina noted.
“You all should just shut up,lemme think” Chloe said.
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“So,i really would want to know the reason behind you running off” Layla said.
“I’m equally ready to tell you but it seems that will be later” Daniel said, motioning to the front of the class.
Miss Moore just walked in.

“Good morning students”
“Good morning Miss Moore”

“We’re so sorry for the delay, the meeting was for the betterment of everyone and yeah before we start today’s class, i would love the new student in our midst to come out and introduce himself” Miss Moore said.
Daniel stood up and walked to the front of the class.
He stood before everyone and smiled before clearing his throat.

Layla found herself almost smiling,his smile seems contagious.
Most people were smiling already,females to be precise.
The females looked smitten by him just like they do with Dylan…looks like they even look more smitten with Daniel.

Layla hadn’t noticed how good looking he was until few moments ago,she had been clouded with anger earlier to care about his look.

He’s a good looking fella with striking violet eyes that gleam with delight,his glossy brown curls looked well permed and full,his caramel skin was so smooth that it glowed, he’s tall and attractively built with dashing chiseled features. If his looks were to be rated by ten, he’d score nine and half with no doubt.

And he doesn’t even look obsessed with his looks.
She doubts he knows how good looking he is.

“Hi everyone,I’m Daniel Keyes,im excited to be here and i hope we all get along, nice to meet you all” He said and there was an applause.
“Welcome to Ocean high school Daniel” Everyone chorused as the applause gradually died down.
“Thank you” He smiled.

He returned to his seat and Miss Moore started teaching.

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“I can’t believe you are going to the cafeteria with someone who had bit you that hard,what if she empties hot pasta on you” Chloe said to Daniel.
“She won’t do that” Daniel said.
“You would never know” Layla deadpanned.
“Gosh! She’s so scary” Chloe hurried away after glaring at Layla.

Daniel had insisted on coming with Layla into the cafeteria so they would discuss over their meal and he also wants Anne to meet the girl he had spilled coffee on.

“Would you really pour hot pasta on me?” Daniel asked and Layla laughed.
“I wouldn’t do that, not in my right senses” Layla said.
“I knew you wouldn’t” Daniel smiled,he liked that he had made her laugh.

He said hi and shook hands with the students who greeted him as he walked by.
Everyone seems to love Daniel.

“Are you this friendly or you’re just trying to be?” Layla asked,amused at the way he was relating with people.
Like he had known them all his life.
He had even delayed her a bit by asking her to wait for him while he quickly explained some maths equation to some group of students.
The smartness in which he had used in answering questions in class was adorable, he won everyone’s heart more,even the guys were starting to move closer to him.

What Layla found most amazing about him was this humble act of his to quickly get along with people.
She’s so sure every student in Ocean high school heard about him already.
His name would be on everyone’s lips.

“Nah,naturally,i love making friends,i love getting along with everyone” Daniel shrugged.
“Except bullies and people i feel strangely about” He said.
“Cool” Layla said.

They walked into the cafeteria and Daniel saw how Layla was crooking her neck, looked like she was searching for someone.
Maybe Dylan..he thought.
He had caught her steal glances at Dylan severally in class.
Looks like she’s crushing hugely on the guy.

“Oh my! She’s here” Layla said, smiling as she walked towards a table.
She?..Dan wondered as he followed her.
He was oblivious of the admirable stares he was getting.

He looked surprised to see Layla stop at a table Anne was seated.

“You’re here” Layla repeated with smiles.
She looked so happy to see Anne.
“Hi” Anne smiled back at her.
She glanced at Dan and back at Layla.
Did she just ignored him?
Cool..perfectly cool.

“You weren’t in school for days,i hope everything is fine?” Layla asked.
“Everything is fine,thank you” Anne said,she was so touched to see Layla care about her.
One of her classmates had told her Layla asked after her.

They do not really talk to each other,they only say hi and Anne never even thought Layla would worry about her that much.
“I’m glad you are fine” Layla smiled.
“Thanks to have worried about me. And i heard how..changed you are now,I’m glad you finally stood up for yourself” Anne said.
“I’m glad i did too, i would have done that long ago if i had known being free of bullying takes nothing more than to just stand up for oneself” Layla said,she was now sitting opposite Anne,they both almost forgot Daniel was there and he stared at them in disbelief.

Even if Layla forgets his existence, should Anne too?
They didn’t even ask him to sit.
Great!

“Yeah, standing up for oneself really saves one from a lot of shit,it’s so cool to see people don’t mock you anymore..” Anne said looking around, everyone was going about their business, the only person that was being stared at was Dan and it was a look of admiration.
She wished she was there during Layla’s change.
Her friends really filled her in on the things she missed.
She was even told students now sit on the same table with Layla for lunch.
And she could see herself that Layla wasn’t being avoided nor mocked anymore.
Though she heard about Dylan calling her lips a dead log of wood after a truth or dare game and she felt really sorry for Layla.

“You got a trim,it looks really good on you” Anne complimented Layla’s hair.
“Thank you” Layla smiled.

“I missed eating with you,even though we rarely talk then” Layla said and Anne smiled.
“I’m glad you didn’t feel lonely,i was told people don’t mind eating on the same table with you anymore”
“Well..yeah,but none of their presence felt like yours. It’s different eating with someone who accepted you when every other person rejected you than eating with people who accepted you just because every other person did” Layla said.
“Wow” Anne smiled.

“I think i should ask this guy to sit down before his eyes fall off” Anne said, referring to Dan who already sat before she completed her statement.
“Daniel,I’m so sorry but Anne has been an angel to me,she was absent for days and i was so worried, seeing her now made me excited that i almost forgot you were here and that you have something to tell me” Layla said.
“Dan,this is the African i told you about” Anne said.
“Uh..the African? Really?” Dan asked in surprise.
Layla looked confused..she wondered if they knew each other?
Of course..it’s so obvious they do.

“Yeah,the African” Anne nodded.
“You told me she was so gentle” Dan whispered to Anne, glancing at Layla with the corners of his eyes.
She almost laughed.
“She is,the only different thing now is she’s ready to face her bullies squarely”
“Obviously” Dan agreed.

“Oh” Anne said, seeing the confused look on Layla’s face.
“Daniel Keyes is my older brother” Anne said.
“Oh..really?”
Daniel and Anne nodded with a smile.
“Wow” Layla exclaimed, looking from Daniel to Anne.
They are both good looking and they have this ‘nice’ behavior in common.
Just like Anne, Daniel hadn’t avoided her even after knowing she was African.
Well..he might just want her forgiveness and then go off but he doesn’t look such.

“I don’t know what to say, honestly” Layla said.
“Pretty normal” Dan shrugged.
“I think now that it’s obvious you and Anne have a good relationship,that should make you forgive me easily” Dan said and Layla laughed.
“Forgive you?” Anne asked.
“Layla bit me in class today…” Dan was saying.
“Wha.t, Why? Why did you bite him?” Anne asked, looking pretty upset.
“He’s not a bully so i know he would never have bullied you” She added.

“Anne wait..Layla is the coffee girl” Daniel said.
“Coffee girl?” Anne asked, looking puzzled.
“The girl i accidentally spilled hot coffee on..”
“Oh my God!” Anne covered her mouth with her palm.

There was silence among them for seconds.
“Layla,I’m so sorry” Anne apologized, looking so sorry as she held Layla’s hand tenderly.
“Why? You weren’t the one who did it and i forgive Dan already,it was a mistake..I was only pissed he ran off without apologising” Layla said.

“I’m the cause of it,i made my brother run off…” Anne paused and sighed.
She wasn’t used to telling people about her health condition, only her close friends knew about it but right now she has no choice but to tell Layla,she wouldn’t want her to think of her brother as a mischievous being.

“Anne,you don’t have to say anything” Dan said, knowing how she feels about disclosing her health issue.
“I have to.” Anne said, facing Layla.
“I’m asthmatic” She said.
“Oh..I’m so sorry about that Anne” Layla rubbed Anne’s hand affectionately.
“It’s fine” Anne smiled.
“And the reason my brother had ran off without apologising was because i was having my attack and he was rushing to get my inhaler to me,my inhaler was with him at that moment” Anne said.

“We came to get coffee and Anne was waiting in the car with the driver,she had been careless enough to drop her inhaler at home,she thought we would just get the coffee and leave for home immediately but unfortunately her attack started, the driver called me immediately knowing i was always with a spare inhaler and i was rushing back to the car when i hit you,there was no time to stop and apologize, i didn’t want the attack to escalate but when i got to her, it was too late,the inhaler didn’t really helped this time and she was rushed to the hospital,that explains her absence from school for days” Daniel narrated.

“Oh my God..” Layla almost teared up.
She felt so bad instantly.
She never knew the reason behind Dan’s act was this touching.
She wished she could change things, she would never have bitten him.
That had been so unfair of her.
God…She should really learn not to act until she hears someone’s side of story.

“Dan, Anne..I’m so sorry, please” Layla said.
“You should forgive us” Anne said.
“I’m the wrong one here,i acted without thinking. I’m so sorry” Layla pleaded.
“No, it’s normal for anyone in your shoes to react the same way,i know the pain you must have felt for days,you reacted out of pain..it’s normal” Daniel said.
“Nevertheless,you both should please forgive me” Layla said.
“C’mon” Anne said.

“How’s your leg fairing now?” Anne asked worriedly, she and Dan peered at Layla’s feet under the table but it was covered in socks and shoes.
“C’mon guys, it wasn’t so serious,just a burn..it’s fine now,the pain was just for a short while” Layla lied.
“Are you sure?” Dan asked.
“Of course” Layla nodded.
“Anne, please apply some balm on Dan’s back when you get home” Layla said, looking ashamed,she blinked remorsefully.
“I’m not even feeling pain there anymore” Dan lied, Layla’s teeth was truly like an axe.
“Are you sure?” Layla asked.
“Sure” Dan smiled, he waved at some set of students who waved at him from their table.

“So, we’re all cool now right?” Daniel asked.
“Absolutely” Layla said.
“Let’s go get our lunch, break will be over soon” Anne said.
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They were about walking to their table with their burger when the bell rang.
“Goddamn it!” Layla groaned.
Students were starting to walk back to their classes.
“Well..I’m gonna sneak mine into the class” Daniel said.
“What!” Anne and Layla stared at him.
“Daniel,this isn’t Prestige high school!” Anne cleared.
“Meals aren’t allowed in the class” Layla added.

“Rules are made to be broken” Daniel grinned.
“You both are free to leave your burgers at the counter and then starve for the rest of the day” He said, picking a paper bag,he dropped his burger in it and then hid it in his shirt.
Anne and Layla swallowed hard,the thought of leaving the delicious looking burger at the counter didn’t sit well with them but then again they were afraid to break the school rule.

“Dan, you’re a bad influence” Anne said, seeing Layla already picked a paper bag too.
He laughed.
“God” He said laughing harder as Anne shamefully picked a paper bag too,placed her burger in it and hid it in her skirt just like Layla had done.
“Well..im just keeping it in there,im not gonna eat it in class” Anne said, pouting and blinking through her eyeglasses like a baby.
Layla joined Dan in laughing this time.

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Dan and Layla were stealthily eating their burger while a teacher was teaching.
No one suspected a thing while they enjoyed their burger.
Layla wondered if the burger was more delicious because it was been hidden and eaten in the class.
The ones she eats openly and comfortably in the cafeteria do not taste this delicious.

She was taking another stealthy bite when her eyes met Dan’s who was taking a bite too.

They both laughed.

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