ENNY'S BLOG

THE SAFE "The other beat is just perfect for the romantic mood of the song", Bola said to DJ Freaky through Skype in the reading room the next day. "Ma'am, your time's over", I scowled. After returning from church, I decided not to remain a selfish elder sister and help my siblings in any subject they find difficult to understand. But since we started our lesson, Bola hasn't been concentrating. "Five minutes more", she whispered. "Seriously?" I yelled at her. "Calm down!" She yelled back."It's not like I begged you to be my tutor. "Fine. I think it'll be very much convenient for you to do whatever you want when you leave this place", I returned to my usual calm voice. "Okay", She reached for the doorknob but Gbemi called her back."What else do you want?" "Can you tell me what a fraction is?" She closed her recently opened mathematics textbook so Bola doesn't p...

THE HEALTH MONITOR Like I do most Saturdays, I was supposed to have a siesta in my bedroom or take the dogs on a walk with my overly excited siblings but today, this particular one was different. The school announcer made it known to every student that our midterm test was going to commence in the coming week. Before that, Marie's High usually hosts an event that she calls "The Health Monitor" to prepare her students ahead of tests medically. I was excited about attending the program because I had a feeling it was going to be awesome. "Oh my goodness", Bola made fun of me when I entered her bedroom to hurry her up, else we would have remained in the house till our Muslim brothers and sisters observed the Maghreb prayer in their various mosques. "What's making you laugh", I folded my arms in defense, expecting her to say something that will counter my style of dressing as usual. That very day, I was determined not to let her change my mind. The ...

A STITCH IN TIME Since my uniform became too dirty to be seen by the eyes of a prefect, I sneaked into the girls' locker room to change into another pair of uniform, as well as dryclean the stained pair. But to my utmost surprise, my oppressors didn't stop at humiliating me in the cafeteria alone, they went as far as ransacking my locker and messing with everything inside so much that I couldn't use them again. Confused about what to do next, I moved out of the locker room and then turned my back on the exit door, which is a few steps away from the boys' locker room. Though it was out of bound for me due my gender obviously, I looked in that direction for no reason and Cleo popped out. I honestly wasn't expecting him to show up. "Oh, thank God I found you, Nife", He smiled and moved close to my standing spot, then gave me a pitiful look." I'm sorry for what happened," he said. "Take this", He also gave me a pair of uniform in a ...

THE SLEEPOVER When we finally came out of Bo's bedroom to the living room, I saw Grandma fast asleep on her sofa and her grandchildren also, though she instructed every one of us not to lie on either of them under no circumstances. "Grandma! You need to go upstairs! Here isn't comfortable for you", I needed her to go upstairs. "No", She rubbed her face with her right palm."I need to watch this movie until the end". "Grandma, it's better to follow your doctor's advise, these kids will not go to bed till you do, and you won't want them to be late for tomorrow's class", Bo assisted me in blackmailing her. "But the film is very interesting now", She refused to leave her seat. "They'll replay it tomorrow, and we can as well record it, Grandma. That's why DSTV is different. Enjoy your money now", Bola told her. "Oh! Okay!" Grandma rose on her feet immediately, and went to the staircas...

THE NEW BEE "Hmm, I was just...", I bit my lower lip. "I was just about to leave for the office ", Dad started searching for his big leathered, and black briefcase, fully aware that Mum arranges his stuff in his car, even before he wakes up because he's a disorganized person. "It's already in the car", Mum was kind enough to tell him, though she knew what he was up to. " Oh..Yeah. Thanks, honey", Dad gave her a cheek peck and left for the parking lot. He was the worst sly on earth. "Since I'm done, let me go with you", I ran upstairs to get my school bag and follow Dad. "That isn't necessary. I can pay for your Uber", Mom stopped me. She wished to be closer to me than Dad but couldn't bring herself to smile as much as he does. Even he was more scared of her. I was the girl who saw the things Tony did to Nifemi at the party his sister hosted because she didn't get to attend the initiation party. M...