CHAPTER FIFTY SEVEN: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
"If others are talking, are you supposed to be talking?" the boy changed his tone of direction towards the girl
"What are you trying to say?" the girl asked as she dropped the broom down and walked towards him.
"Hey! Hey!! Don't start any unnecessary fight because, this one that you drop broom down eh" I responded barging into the discussion
Although, it isn't entirely barge because it is a discussion everyone supposed to put their mouth in.
"You didn't hear the shit he just said?" the girl asked as if offended that I am trying to stop her "What does he take me as? His junior?" she asked as she turned to face the boy
"Lol! Were you about beating me?" the boy asked as he looked at her with his eyebrow raised and his lips forming a smirk
"What if I am?" the girl asked as she clenched her fist and looked directly at him in the eyes
"Well... You don't have anything to use and beat me" he shrugged as he turned away
"Hey! You are the one adding pepper into the already peppery soup" I suddenly said as I walked in between them
"Don't make them fling you when they start fighting" a girl at the opposite end said to me as she broke into laughter
I ignored what she said and focused on the two
"See, breakfast will be served in the dinning hall anytime from now and that means a pause to your sweeping and a punishment waiting for you" I said to the girl trying to calm her down
"Just because of what you said o, if not I for don beat him scatter ground" she responded as she made a straight face and turned to get her broom to continue the sweeping
(I for don beat him scatter ground means I would have beaten him very well)
"Wait!" the boy said immediately he processed what the girl said "What did you say?"
"OH MY GOD! Can't you guys just act mature for once even if you aren't?" I asked already fed up of their foolish arguments.
"Lol! Una don make third party talk she no suppose talk." the other girl at the opposite end said as she started laughing
"Again... because of her that I am going to ignore you" the girl said as she picked up the broom and continued sweeping
I gave a sigh of relief and went back to sit
"You did great!"
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Many interesting things happened in school and experiences as well.
During birthday parties, there is always the mixture that being made called 'GARRI CAKE' . It is a mixture of garri (cassava flakes) in a can with butter, milk, sugar and a little or no water in the same can. Mix until thick and then modify it in the can to make it have a nice shape. Remove from can and seeing the perfect shape come out well makes me smile that I perfected it.
Garri cakes have helped a lot for birthday parties instead of crying over your parents not bringing you the real cake.
If you then have good friends, they help make a perfect birthday parties.
About Samuel, he has been going for competitions and hasn't been around until exams or tests period.
About me having a crush on anyone? Yeah, I did!
I did have a crush on John but, he is my friend's boyfriend
Lol! How did they date? I was shocked as well that he even has feelings for Victoria
ON THE DAY WHEN JOHN ASKED VICTORIA OUT
As usual, John has started being close to us but at the time he looks like the shy type around girls. Lol!
After all our midterm tests; Morayo, Victoria and I sat on the chair together and just gisted each other about how people can be so unusual and stuffs like that.
John came and stood in front of us and scratched his head and looked at us as if doing telepathy. Lol!
"What do you want?" I asked as I looked at him trying to get what he is saying.
"Umn… Can you excuse Victoria and I for a while?" he asked as he looked at Victoria with his hands in his two pockets of his knicker (Americans do call it shorts)
Morayo and I looked at him and then at Victoria, Morayo suddenly whispered into Victoria's right ear and looked at John, "Okay, we will excuse you!" she said as she pulled me away from there.
"What did you whisper to Victoria?" I asked Morayo as soon as we got a place to sit.
"Just told her to tell us what John says to her" Morayo answered as she turned her head to look at Victoria and John.
John say beside Victoria and looked at her with a smirk.
"I am thinking he is asking her out!" I said to Morayo with a shrug
"You think?" Morayo asked as she turned to look at me with an eyebrow raised
"Yeah, why else will he be closer to us like as if we were friends before" I responded providing an obvious answer
"True talk!" Morayo agreed as she nodded her head and looked at Victoria and John again
"Gosh! Are you her mother? Why are you looking at her as if she will get lost or something"
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It was after sometime that Victoria told us that John asked her out. Morayo and I smiled for her but, why did I suddenly have this little pain in my heart?
I looked at John and wondered what is making me have this feeling as if we are together or I have liked him.
I tried thinking of other boys that I can like, Daniel? No!
Samuel? Yes! Or maybe no!
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Weeks later even after midterm break…
On my tenth birthday…
I just woke up like any other day and heard "Happy birthday!" from Victoria and Morayo, it alerted many other girls to greet me as well
"Happy birthday!"