Wrapped in my mind worrying about what they had discussed concerning my staring I made sure to head back to the dorm room first before any of them to avoid confrontation not that I wouldn’t stand my own ground but I didn’t want the drama more especially when I knew they would end up owning me.

I successfully made it back to the dorm for my school supplies and satchel. Alone in the room curiosity creeping up in me so quietly I crept over to the bed that didn’t belong to neither Lekan nor I. Then I remembered only two of the three were my roommates and Lekan definitely was one of the two, which meant I had no clue whom of the remaining was my other roommate. I hoped it would be Conrad, I also hoped it wouldn’t be Conrad. I opened the top drawer to view the contents and guess where Conrad stood. It didn’t carry much just a bible, a rosary and what looked like an old letter tucked in between the pages of the bible. I took too much time contemplating opening it wasting much time the door handle moved with a squeaking sound loud enough to quickly shove me from that side of the dorm towards the door.

This time only Lekan and Conrad were here which meant Conrad is my roommate.

They both glared at me and then fumbled the doorknob closing it shut Lekan asking “what were you doing Luthor?” I swore I was doing nothing trusting my poker face to do some perfect convincing. Conrad walked past me sending shivers down my spine making me nervous as he said “Whatever, let him go I have to make that call now.”

Lekan swiped his hand over his ponytail tightening his dreads up as his tone pleaded “Not a good idea man.”

He pleaded back “one last call …………closure you know?”

Lekan moved closer grabbing the phone away from Conrad’s hands and said “I wasn’t born yesterday Beaufort…. Riley is not coming back bud” he spoke to me over his shoulder “Luthor allow your seniors some privacy will ya. Please” his tone was friendly yet authoritative. I followed the order tentatively managing to steal one last glance at Conrad before I left the room he had buried his face in his hands completely distressed over whatever he was going through. Never mind my jealousy and envy for this Riley girl who had him, I genuinely felt bad for him for whatever he was going through with her.

As a mandatory rule all prefects were required to have a meeting with the Principal after the assembly at the first day of school. And I’d been especially excited for this year’s first meeting.

Which is how I’d found myself out of Nick’s company and was now in the company of this particular student body and our school Principal who was giving or rather reciting our duties as prefects back to us. Making sure to note down his rules and priorities for us in my notebook my focus to the principal was especially demanded from me when he bellowed my name. Startled but blessed with good posture I managed to reply back decently.

“Your performance last year was outstanding and we’re expecting great things from you Liam.” He swept his attention over all the students in the room and continued “Liam Luthor is a model prefect whom you should all look up to.” He looked directly to Conrad “I heard you requested changing roommates but no mistakes happened. Take Mr. Luthor under your guide next year he could possibly be your successor.”

Boldly Conrad replied “And about the request we put in for our door handle sir?”

The Principal rummaged through his drawers as he replied “We have someone coming before your dinner and Mr.Luthor here, your new badge.”

First period was a chore; the rest of the lessons had gone smoothly until lunch hour making my first day bearable even against the constant congratulations and salutations I received from my peers and juniors between classes. Actually it felt powerful and I knew word had gotten back to my father that I’d been promoted to senior prefect and it was only a matter of time before I would receive a call from him being happier about the news than I was.

I made a quick jog back to the dorm to get my phone before lunch.

Both of them sat on their beds actually studying something I didn’t expect of them it had always been rumored that the A’s they got were not really earned and that they never studied opting to pay other students to do their assignments. Then it clicked it’s only the first week of school of course they had to be better behaved especially after last year’s drug scandal. Lekan got up surprising me off my feet slightly when he pat down on my shoulder “Hi, we never got a proper meeting I’m Lekan that’s Conrad you’re Barron Luthor’s son yeah?” I shook his hand firmly “I know you both of course.” I tried to sound not scared.

He took a step back flashing a friendly smile ‘So you understand seniority right?” pointing at my yellow senior prefect badge he said

Looking at his red vice head boy badge I appropriately replied “Yes sir Arinze”

Both of them stifled laughs at me.