ENNY'S BLOG

Most of the heroes and heroines in the high school movies I enjoyed watching during our previous holiday had their issues when prom was only a few weeks away so I kept wondering why mine had to be different. How could I of all people be punished on the second day of the second week of resumption? That was very unfair! "My elder sis can handle dinner alone. Please let me stay", Jess offered to help me sweep our school compound after closing hour as our proprietor requested after I and Halima were caught fighting. "It's fine. You told me your dad usually complains about her cooking", I picked a broom from the back of our classroom's door. "Well, I'm not that good a cook. Dad won't let my mom cook because he feels irritated with the way she spits so he's going to buy us dinner. My siblings can handle the remaining chores so nothing can stop me from helping you", Khadijat hijacked the broom from me. "I said I don't need your h...

For a couple of minutes, the whole class remained silent. Master Gbenga hadn't said any word to reprimand me, yet my chest kept pounding as I tried to figure out what went wrong with my memory but I couldn't do that. "You're wasting my time, Lily" Master Gbenga finally scowled at me. "I'm so....rry, sir" I shivered. "Just answer the damn question!" He increased the volume of his voice. Since I refused to answer his question, Master Gbenga told me to kneel outside the classroom, which was quite embarrassing then he moved on to the new student who chose to sit beside me. The look that nincompoop had on his face this morning already gave him away so I didn't expect too much from him. Nevertheless, he was in a better position than me because our school teachers enjoyed treating new students like royalty so they'll be forced to stay permanently and bring in more people. I know you all think I wasn't in the position to judge any...

"What was that for?" Halima yelled at him. "Why are you getting upset, baby? I just wanted to surprise you", He smiled. "That wasn't funny. Besides, who is your baby?" She laughed. "Excuse me. I don't think I can wait anymore", I said, since his presence started making me feel awkward. "Hey! I didn't realize you were sitting there. Good to see you", He offered me a hand. "It's obvious that love has blinded your eyes", Kaira joked. "Abi oo", I shook his hand and walked to the exit, only to realize that he followed me. "You don't have to leave. I'm not staying long. I just dropped by to give my baby a gift because I love her dearly", He told me. "That's...nice", I replied."I'm very sorry for what happened yesterday and thanks for...." "It's okay", He didn't let me finish my statement. "Your Aunt had every right to be that wa...

While I thought the guy would choke me to death, he let go of my neck and resolved to inflicting pain on me with his gang members till Appa comes around. They took turns in whipping me with a horse whip and each time, the level of pain increased. I didn't know how much longer I'll be able to endure it, and if Appa was going to come save me since they claimed to have sent him videos of what happened. "Is your beloved Appa not coming to save you?"The guy that captured me said and blew cigarette smoke on my face while he rested a bit. "We can't keep on waiting here forever!"His boss pulled the trigger of his short gun and directed it to my forehead. Right then, I realized how precious life was. Not only to me but everyone else. Even if we're experiencing all kinds of unpleasant situations, we still have a strong desire to endure, so we'll able to enjoy it when things get better. "Is this really going to be the end of me? Is there absolute...

Thursda y For a reasonable amount of time, I occupied one of the desks in the front row of my classroom, thinking about the similarity between Khadijat's case and mine. Even if my dad was really never available to fill the void mom left, I knew he loved me and my siblings very much. Still, I couldn't help but wonder what was going to happen if his other wife gave him a male child. I wondered if he was going to stop sending me to school, because people do say, "women eventually end up in the kitchen no matter the educational height they attain in life". "Where exactly did you travel to?" My English Teacher waved five of his fingers over my eyes. "Sorry, sir" I comported myself and opened my school bag to bring out my notebook. "You can take that back. I'm not here to teach you", He grinned."Just give me the press club minute book". "Oh..."I started feeling uneasy. From being an ordinary member of the press clu...

Wednesday I derived fun in giving my juniors moral support as they moved about our local field swiftly with their rubber boots, but nothing on earth could make me play football even if I wished I could sometimes. The SS2 students were playing against the JSS2 students since their major competitors (my male classmates) weren't around, but the game wasn't as fun as it used to be when they're present. Rhetorically speaking, the grass of GMC suffers when these elephants wrestle. Sometimes, their field struggles made it seem as if an earthquake was going to take place. Asides the male football team, we also had the female football team even though they weren't as strong as their male counterpart because the number of female students in football in GMC was low. The best female footballer in my class and the entire school was Halima Folorunsho. We weren't so close but I admired her talent. Even though she had legs that were shorter than mine, she could easily score the g...

Soon enough, we both realized that the man standing in front of us only looked like our old proprietor. I was more relieved than Omma was. Even though I cared about her, I was more concerned about not having my name in the school's black list before graduation . It was one of the requirements of being the best graduating student which had been my aim since my first year. "How was school today?" Omma asked when we were a few miles away from my home. "Fine", I sighed."Why weren't you around?" "Can't you see?" She raised an eyebrow. "Oh my God!" I couldn't refrain myself from laughing at her new slim figure."I'm so sorry. How did this happen?" "I got sick when I went to my Big Aunty's place for the holiday and had to be admitted to the hospital for weeks...I'm just recuperating sef", She explained. "Pele, dear", I gave her an apologetic look."You'll be fine". ...