After It Happened novel Chapter 19

Kelechi’s pov.

Step one of my plan has been achieved. It was easy to convince Denise to be my partner. Too easy. You would think she wanted to work with me. Now I just have to make her warm up to me again. That will be the difficult part. This Denise is as stubborn as a rock.

The doorbell rings which means Denise is here. I quickly look at the mirror and run my hand through my hair to give it that messy look before running to get the door. Operation become Denise's friend again is a go.

When I open the door, Denise is too busy looking for something in her bag to notice me. Not to mention she has her headphones on. I tap her gently and she jumps before glaring at me. I move aside to let her in before shutting the door after her.

When I turn to face her, she is holding her headphones in her left hand with her purple knapsack in her right.

"Just so you know, I know nothing about Transition metals."

"That's why you will study them." I laugh when she scoffs at my reply.

"Let's go to my room."

"I have a boyfriend. You remember that, right?"

I roll my eyes at her comment.

"My stepdad hates when we make a mess in the sitting room. And everything is in my room. So it's best we do the project there."

"Well, you can make yourself at home." I say cheerfully trying to relieve the uncomfortable silence.

Denise does exactly like I say and plops down on my bed plugging back her headphones.

"Go get the project stuff ready then."

I gape at her shocked that she doesn't try to question my reason for the mural. She's acting like I didn't just reveal something noone else knows. How did she even figure out who the boy is? Anyone who sees it just compliments me for being a good artist.

When I return with textbooks, cardboard paper and markers, my partner is bobbing her head to the music and tapping her left foot on the bed. Dropping everything on my desk, I reach out and take the headphones from her ear.