Boring Rehearsals

CHAPTER TWENTY_ SIX
AVRIL
I turned away from Chris and fixed my gaze on the arm that Sally held.
"What do you think you are doing? And who gave you the audacity to touch me?" I asked Sally fuming in anger.
"Avril", Chris called me softly trying to calm me down, I could sense the fear that I may turn into a warewolf in his voice.
"What are you going to do about it now that I am holding tight to your pretty arms oops...", Sally said in a mocking tone.
"Let go now, Sally!" I yelled at her.
"No! Ask your boyfriend to let go, I need to reach you a bitter lesson I have long waited for this day after how you humiliated me in class. Now the school authorities have no hand in this", Sally replied.
"Sally I said let go for we are still on the school premises and the school authorities are still responsible for whatever we do or are done to us", I said pulling my hand away from her's but her grip was too tight on mine.
"Sally let her go", Chris said softly.
"Do not ask me to let go, Chris, you can't tell me what to do", she replied and pulled my arm roughly.
I almost fell on my face but Chris was quick to help me up.
"It's true that I don't hit women but I have already hit a thousand times in my heart. I dare you to lay a finger on Avril again you may be surprised I will change that because of her. Yes, that is how much I love Avril, I am ready to do anything for her including bearing being called the bad guy", Chris said to Avril with so much hatred for her in his voice.
A drop of tear escaped her left eye and she wiped it with the back of her palm.
"Sally, how did we get here?" I asked in a soft tone.
"Ask yourself that stupid question!" She yelled at me and stormed out of the classroom brushing her shoulder against mine.
"I am sorry about that", Chris said and pecked my forehead, I shook my head.
"It's not your fault Chris, Sally is just immature she'd come around soon", I replied.
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I lay in my bed reminiscing on the scene that took place earlier.
I flashed back to the past when Sally and I did everything together, tears rolled down my cheeks freely. Sally and I had promised each other that we were going to love each other forever and never let anything come in between us.
"You have to ask yourself that stupid question!" Sally's words came back to my ears... It pierced my heart like a sword.
Was it really my fault?
"How did I let Chris come in between us?" I said aloud letting my tears fall freely.
My life had taken another shape completely. I now had a boyfriend who came in between me and Sally, Sally and I were now enemies, I was no longer human but a warewolf.
"Avril, Avril", I heard Chris's voice screaming my name from outside.
I jerked up from my bed to ensure there wasn't any problem...
"What is the matter?" I asked immediately I opened the door and sighted Chris.
"Mr Bill called, we are to attend the rehearsal right now", Chris said and I rolled my eyes.
"We don't have a choice just get dressed so we can leave", he added.
"I am sure you are excited about this rehearsal but I am not, I do not want to sing. I didn't plan to sing today".
"Why? Are you no longer a chorister?"
"You're the only one who's excited about these rehearsals at least you're going to see Carol".
"Dress up! Our driver is coming to pick us up in an hour, you don't want to appear at the rehearsal looking ugly, who knows your crush or prince charming may just appear they boom! And you're sorry".
I hissed, Ariel really thought I'd fall for that shit and that I was going to find my prince charming there.
I went back into my room to dress up for the rehearsals hesitantly.
~
I wished this rehearsal will just come to an end so I can just go back home and sleep.
Carol was just throwing herself at Ariel all the time we were there and it was beginning to piss me off.
"Sir please can you excuse me for a moment?" I asked the music director.
"No one is leaving, we are having a difficult time memorizing the bridge yet you want to leave?"
"But sir, you were here all along while Ariel and Carol were flirting and you said nothing. Now that I want to leave I'd be causing a distraction? I just want to ease myself I'd be back".
"I am not the one causing the distraction, it's the both of them".
"I still maintain no one is leaving!!" The director's eyes were red as he spoke".
Mr Bill was angry from the unset, he had this angry look on his face when he walked in, we even made matters worse since no one was serious, we couldn't even memorize an ordinary bridge.
It was past 7 pm already and Mr Bill had threatened that no one would leave the rehearsal until we memorized the bridge.
"This song had been with you guys for the past 3 weeks, the last rehearsal we had I told you to memorize this before coming today what happened?"
I kept my eyes fixed on the door, I was seeking an opportunity to disappear from there, and I wished I had teleporting powers.
I wasn't interested in whatever was going on there, I wished I didn't even come. I wondered how he expected us to perfect the song when Ariel and Carol wouldn't stop flirting.
"But sir we can always rehearse this song tomorrow, after all, tomorrow is Saturday", I said trying to end the rehearsal.
"No buts, we didn't come here to play or have fun, what are you going to tell your parents you did here? Nothing?" Mr Bill asked.
"Sir don't worry with time we'd get it, let's just keep practising that's the only way we can get perfect", Carol said smiling sheepishly, I wished I could slap her without being asked any questions.
"Are you really practising or you're flirting? I wonder if truly you came here for practice".
Carol stared at me with scorn, she didn't say a word she just turned to Ariel and smiled.
They both continued with their low discussions and hitting each other's hands, smiling at each other winking and other shits that pissed me off.
I never liked Carol, even when we were kids she'd always take my toys. She also didn't like me then it was Ariel and her that was cool from the unset... She had a crush on Ariel since we were seven.
Mr Bill's phone vibrated in his pocket, then ting tong it started ringing. He brought out his phone and hung up, he placed the phone back in his pocket.
I kept my gaze in his pocket praying hard that his phone continues to ring until he picks it up, that was the right distraction.
His phone started ringing continuously, I smiled inwardly, and my prayer worked.
"C'mon who keeps calling me?" He was about to switch off the phone when he mistakenly touched the receive button.
We heard a faint scream from the other end.
Mr Bill immediately excused himself.
I smiled inwardly. That was the opportunity I was looking for.

CHRIS
I wore my black trousers and hoodie, my favourite clothes for a disguise. I sneaked out of the house without being noticed... I scaled my window and then the lowest part of the fence.
I wanted to see Tyson. I walked through the bush paths without any atom of fear in me.
I got to Tyson's house and knocked trice on the door.
Tyson opened the door after a few minutes of knocking.
"Look who we have here!" Tyson said excitedly "how did you locate my place?" He added.
"Uhmm.. I want to see you for something important..."
"Come in", he said shifting to a corner.
I walked into the building, I was amazed that a human could survive in such an environment.
"Why did you choose to live here all by yourself?" I found myself asking.
"Why? Is it not good enough?" Tyson asked "Take a seat please", he added.
"No... no not at all, I was just wondering......"
"How I survive in this disgusting place? Right?...."
"It's not like that, just that....."
"Never mind I was only pulling your legs, Avril also was amazed and asked the same question".
"Uhm... I wanted to see you", I said not knowing what else to reply.
"You are already seeing me, well except you have suddenly gone blind, or perhaps your eyes are closed", Tyson teased and I scoffed.
"How are Avril and Ariel?" He asked staring at me.
"They are both fine", I replied.
"I do not have cola so you have to bear with me", Tyson said and I scoffed.
"Something is bothering me", I said trying to get serious.
"What could that be?" Tyson asked.
He adjusted on his seat and cleaned his face so he could hear me better.
I exhaled deeply and kept quiet for some time.
"The unending war between the warewolf and human race, why don't y'all want to put a stop to it?" I asked.
"I am not at war with anyone, I do not involve myself with petty fights for any reason. I do not have any loved ones or packs to protect so what reason do I have to fight?" He replied.
"There's a war going on between the warewolf and human race, the humans would never want to believe that there are good werewolves, so why not let's prove to them that there are actually good werewolves?"
"As I said earlier I do not fight", he replied folding his hands.
"You and I know very well Tyson that you are a good person yet you are hiding in this..." I paused for a while looking around the building for words to qualify the building but none came so I decided to call it whatever came to mind "this kind of uncomfortable building, you are hiding from the humans and you did nothing wrong".
"What makes you think I am a good person?" Tyson asked and chuckled. "You have no idea", he added.
"I do, you even saved the humans from the war the other day, they fought against themselves yet they were saved by the same werewolves they hate the most".
I paused for a moment to exhale deeply.
"You saved humans yet you say you do not fight, you fought fearlessly on that day, that also was a fight and a risk to your own life.. what if you were caught by the warewolf hunters?"
"I had to, alpha's rush to their beta's safety once they hear them growl", Tyson said.
"Are you an alpha? What do you mean by that?" I asked confused at Tyson's statement.
Tyson shook his head, indicating that he wasn't an alpha. "Some questions are better left unanswered and some puzzles are also better off left unsolved", he replied.
I wasn't convinced, something wasn't just right...