The festive season was finally near. Only a month was left until we got our end of the year break from school. Whew. We only had to write our final year tests and then that was it. A lot of anxiety was going around our school, especially since our school year had been cut in half earlier in the year due to the ongoing pandemic. This was the reason why we were going to write tests instead of the usual exams. Well we could'nt bring back the lost time anyways, so we just had to do our best.
The tests went by quicker than we expected..Like extremely fast..One minute we were writing our first paper on the first day and then boom! ,we were done. The exams/tests were actually not that hard at all. Well not all of them to be precise..There was this one day where we were writing the physical sciences subject. We all knew it was going to be a bit hard but everything was clearer when our physics teacher actually opened the windows first before giving us our papers. Everything loosened up in laughter after we finished writing the paper as we all remembered the scene that happened earlier.
The streets were full of learners from different kinds of schools as I hurriedly strode down the interlinked streets of the township. I had to hurry as the scorching hot sun was not doing me any justice ,plus hurrying was now something I lived by and got used to. Honestly slow walking seemed inappropriate and a waste of time ,plus less people seemed to bother you if you walked past them as quickly as you could (cause maybe they think you're in a hurry and stuff ,you know). We had an early after school as it was the last day of school and the teachers had no further business to do with us. It was something we got used to along our school years ,that we never did anything on the last day of school. It was pretty useless to attend your classes during those days and other learners actually didn't bother coming. You'd have like 200 learners out of a thousand or more who came ,and yes I was always amongst the ones who came. Teachers were ,well always happy when those days came. We were invisible to them ,which is why we'd sometimes watch movies using our school's smartboards without a care in the world (but we did have to watch our for our strict principal though ,I mean who would want to spend the whole day at the principal's office holding heavy chairs..:/). The teachers were probably as equally glad though that the schools were closing as they were also finally going to get some peace and quiet ,I mean school kids are damn tiring!!. "Get out of here already!" ,one of our school's security guards had shouted to us earlier as we were trying to exit out school gate. I guess even the security guards got tired of us.
In a jiffy I was home. I quickly took off my school uniform and changed to my short tights and my favorite crop top. I had to enjoy the limited amount of time I had ,I was home alone after all. My step-dad was at work and was going to be at work for the whole night and my sis was also at work but only for the day ,so I was only left with the dogs and puppies. I quickly went to check on the cuties and then came back. One thing about me is that I'm a sucker for loud music ,like for real (which is why I looove headsets!!!) and luckily enough, my step dad had some speakers installed. I took my previously abandoned phone from wherever I took it from (definitely not an appropriate place) ,then connected it to the speakers. I then turned up the volume as high as I could (the neighbors probably hated me for this) and danced the remaining day away. I screamed and shouted and wiggled my body like crazy to the beaming music ,I mean this was my happy moment right there (my second happy place actually ,after my mind and fantasies).
After my agonizing screams and me almost breaking a few bones due to my mindless dancing ,I decided to take a break. Plus my sister was probably gonna barge in soon. So I quickly had a bath (without turning the music off of course) and then waited for my sis in our room. My phone lied there pleading for me to use it as I waited. I had actually came to the decision of minimizing my online time. Social media was just doing me more harm than good. I was meeting more people I related to and understood there (like Mvelo) and I could voice out my opinions freely but still ,plus my Facebook account was just totally depressing and my detatchment from it was the obvious solution. So I decided not to fall for it (so long sucker!!) and thought of something else. (*Prolonged silence*) Well honestly the real reason I decided to detach myself from social media was after my realization, the fact that I was now kinda obsessed with Mvelo. There was no use denying it anyways as it was clearly visible. I mean it was a bit embarrassing, especially since I was never the clingy ,obsessive type. It was scary how he changed me in a short amount of time ,without us even meeting (creeeepy) ,so I just had to come to a decision and quickly which is why I decided on the decision I decided on (sigh). Shortly afterwards my sis barged in (as predicted) through the door as tired as ever (shame) and fell on top of her bed. I still appreciate the fact that we each had our own beds because I could never cope with someone as heavy as her jumping on my bed -_-(I'm over exaggerating over here but she's my sis so whatever). The reality is that my bed's pretty sensitive like it's owner so I'd never ever allow it to face that much trauma ,never!!
I waited for her to rest before I handed her my report card. I had actually forgotten about it until after my bath when I was trying to avoid my poor phone. She gave me this expectant look followed by a smile as she slid it away from my hand. "Let's see what we have here ", she said as I laughed at her weird tone. She then read over it with this approving expression on her face. My accomplishments never meant anything to me ,specifically when I was still at my grandma's house. No one ever showed me any kind of appreciation anyways (other than my sis), so I was never excited or happy like other kids. She was my only motivation I could say and I swore I'd make her proud. "So where's my gift " ,I asked jokingly before she even got a chance to comment. "I'll make a plan sweetie, you did great and I'm proud of you " ,she replied while engulfing me into a hug. "Weird!" ,I half shouted as I widened my already huge eyes in suprise to the unusual act . It did seem pretty awkward for someone to show affection in this way to me ,I mean the only way my sis and I could show affection to one another was just by making fun of each other in the worst way possible. She's also the only person in this world I've ever had a fight or rather 'fights' with ,it's actually kinda funny how she really knew how to push each and every one of my buttons (and I sure could too hehe).
After our neverending laughter, we decided to just head on to the living room to watch some movies, it has been a while after all. "Tap ,tap ,tap" the remote went as I scrolled down the endless list of potential movies and series to watch and finally rested on "The Boondocks' . "Yes!! ", my sister dramatically screamed as I pressed play. Loud laughter followed shortly after and I'm pretty sure the neighbors from way across the street could hear us (shame).
"So ,how's Mvelo?" ,my sister asked while furiously chewing on the snacks she had brought. I instantly regretted telling her about him ,especially since she was now disturbing our loud laughter time by asking other out of topic questions-_- .She noticed something was different about me the moment I started talking to Mvelo and I could never hide anything from her so don't blame me:/. "He's okay " ,I answered swiftly before allowing a smile to betray me. Awkward silence followed soon after as I awaited for her response. I turned my head to peek on her reaction and yes ,she was staring at me. "What?! You do realize you're being creepy right now right? ", I asked without expecting an answer ,I mean I didn't even want this conversation to continue. "You like him?" ,she asked unexpectedly. And that was it. I had to stop the conversation ASAP. "Uh..I'm just going to fetch more snacks for myself ,if you don't mind" ,I said while standing up. "Oh hell no you don't ", she answered back while standing up too. "Those are my snacks Pam come on ", she added while running after me. And that was it ,whew. Mission accomplished.