Chapter 16

Gloria tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear as she submitted the notes and bade the teacher farewell. She walked out of the Biology staff room mouthing quiet greetings to the teachers on the way. Ever since she and Tomisin had broken up about three months ago, Gloria didn't think she had been happy once. Not even once, there were moments when she got slightly happy and then returned back to her normal state. She trying to act like everything was fine. She had repeated told herself that she was going to be okay and there she was okay? Really? Nobody dared to mention her relationship with Tomisin in front of her. It was as if they all understood her pain or rather what happened in her life wasn't exactly their business. Just a few people did and never in her life did she imagine that Chidima would also say such a cruel thing to her face. Ike and Chidima never asked why she and Snr Tomisin had broken up. They just comforted her silently and tried to cheer her up and Gloria was ve