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Every term’s examinations lasts for two weeks,after that,we would spend another one week waiting for teachers to finish with the results. But this term,I didn’t wait. I knew I wasn’t going to do well so what’s the point of waiting? Coupled with the fact that I had to put up with seeing Nenye everyday.
It is true that I never saw or heard of the two of them together but I already hated them for ruining my life in school. I became a shadow of the Rose everyone loved. The only person I talked to was Regina and my seatmate.
I became so lean.
I faked sickness and being that the principal likes me a lot,he signed my exit card and asked me to go home. My uncle promised to get my result and send it home. Everyone was in school. The ss3s were long gone so I packed my properties and took them to the dormitory reserved for the female functionaries. I locked up everything that belonged to me,picked my box and school bag and left the hostel. I left my belongings at the security post and entered the school building. I went to Regina and gave her my mum’s number. We hugged each other and everyone looked on. I think they guessed why i was leaving earlier than others but nobody had the mind to talk to me,not after i had distanced myself from everybody. I waved at my seatmate and left the school with tears in my eyes. I was not coming back to that school ever again. My properties that I packed into the functionary’s dormitory was to keep them safe. I wasn’t coming back and I promise never to forgive Lawrence for making me leave my alma mater.
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I came back home and forgot about everything. My sister was home,she kept me busy with stories about Jos and the dozens of romance novels she came back with. One week after I came back,Vivian visited. I was in the sitting room with one of the novels when she came in.
We hugged each other and fed ourselves with stories about school. My sister came and joined us. I think I mentioned earlier that her name was(is) Emmanuela. If I did not,please forgive me.
Ella: Mum,dad and this kids will be travelling on Wednesday. Have they told you?
Rose: No. Anything the matter?
Ella: Mba. They want to spend the holiday with people at the village.
Rose: Won’t we go with them? Hunger will kill us o
Ella: I will be going to mum’s shop. You could use the opportunity to go with Vivian for the summer lessons. She told me about it last week
Vivian: yeah! (she pumped her fist in the air). Aunty Ella thank you o.
Ella: Its okay. I don’t want her to stay at home or go to the market. She will b entering the exam class so we need her brains to be sharp.
Rose: Ah! Are mum and dad aware?
Ella: Of course.
Rose: Sister,you will help me to also convince them. I want to write waec somewhere close to home.
Ella: I have actually thought about that o. Anyways,I’ll talk to them before they travel.
Maybe you would register where I wrote mine.
But don’t get your hopes high o.
Rose: Thank you.
Ella: Let me leave the two of you now. Vivian,take care.
Vivian: Thank you.
She walked up the stairs and I faced Vivian.
Me: So when is the lesson starting?
Vivian: Monday.
Me: Okay. You’ve found one candidate already.
Vivian; Nooo. You’re the fourth person.
Me: Wow. Will the principal give you a commission?
We both laughed.
Vivian; No. Just want my friends around me nah. You can also register for your waec there if you like the school.
Me; Let me attend the lessons first. Let my parents be the judge of where I’ll take my waec.
Vivian: Okay.
We spent the rest of the day playing scrabbles
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