"Desho,"Sharma enters the class while looking at me
"Desho what up?"I ask
"Are the rumours true?"Sharma asks now arms bent
"Which rumours?"I ask
"Did you walk here to school all the way from your home?"She asks
"Yes i did,any problem?"I ask whilst contemplating to how that is such a big deal because this is not the first time i am walking to school like i was walking to and fro in the previous class
"What happened?You were even late,"she asks now sharply looking at me in the eyes
If i lie i am going to get caught,if i tell her the truth it is going to be leaked the best option right now is to look away
"I wanted to walk ok,remember the good old days,"i say
"If i were you i would even be choosing the kind of car i would want the driver to drive me in,"she continues
"Well i wanted to walk and i did,"i say
I understand where Sharma is coming from,i mean who doesn't want to be rich?who doesn't want to live a luxuriuos life, but how i wish i could tell her that all that glitters is not gold.
"Man you have started coming late to school,what up with ya?"Rose asks me,she is one of my classmates and also we are in the same study group that's all.
"I have been busy,"i answer
"With what?"She asks eager to know,"do you even do any chores at home?"She asks
"Yes i do i am not a princess you know,"i answer killing that mindset that i don't know how to do mere household chores
"Mmmm i doubt it,you rich kids are just lazy,"she sadly says
I am not the only child from a wealthy home in this institution infact i am the least,in my class there 2 more students who come from exceptionally wealthy homes but what confuses many is why our parents made us to learn at a government school.
"Yooooo what up with yah?"Bris asks me
"NOthing okay,"i answer
"Heard you walked to school today,true?"He asks
"Yes,"i answer while copying notes
He grasps the notebook and takes it away,"Mupenga nazotu izi,relax man eheh sometimes you just need to take a short break,"
"You're right,i am exhausted,"i say
"And what must be the reason for that?Let me guess,she has already started the maltreatment right?"He asks
"What else can she do apart from that,she woke me up at 3 to clean the house and prepare breakfast for her and her lazy child,"i say while leaning my heavy head on my weak hand
"Oh sorry about that but don't you worry you are strong,you can go through anything,"he encourages me
"I can do all things through christ that strengthens me,the most worry i have is that i don't know where my mom is,"i say
"I can help you with that,"he says
"How?"I ask curious to know
"I am a man,that's my business,"he answers
"Whatever you say,"i say now my head is leaning on this suprisingly hard wood
"Gotta go but you better rest or else you are going to become sick,"he tells me
"Okay i will,bye,"i say now my eyes closed.
School today was just blank as in most of the classes i was just watching the lips of the teachers move but there was no frequency of sound reaching my eardrums,so pathetic.
I had to use public transport and this for no reason got people questioning if now my dad is broke or maybe we have been affected by the fuel crisis,oh what old news to my ears.
"Your'e welcome,"she says
"Thanks mom,"i answer trying my very best to put on the most bright and yet pitiful smile there is
"We are going out,"she tells me while smiling so brightly
"Ohh okay let me just go in and change then i won't take long,"i say very tired
"Where do you think you are going to?"She asks,"aren't you tired of going out and you also have school in the morning,isn't it?"She asks
"Yes i do,"i say
"Good,allow your sister to also explore some areas,you have explored for more than enough now,"she says
"Okay what am i having for dinner?"I ask
"That will be your own issue to resolve but just know that the relish has been finished and the eggs remaining are for your lunch tomorrow,"she says
"Okay so what am i to cook?"I ask still exhausted
"How old are you?"She asks with a very curious tone but i smell something wicked about to be vomitted by her sour mouth
"16,"i say
"You are old enough to figure that out,the chicken in the fridge is for our relish tomorrow so don't even think about taking even a piece,"she says,"Stacy!"She shouts
"Yes mom i am coming,give me 2 minutes,"Stacy says as she is running downstairs but what has actually caught my attention is that she was snooping around in my wardrobe only to take out my clothes and put them on without my permission but who am i to even care
"Are those my clothes and sneakers?"I ask without caring but i guess this is what this woman expects of me to say and i believe that the response for this expected question has been echoing in her brain
"She doesn't have good looking clothes so i told her to take yours and besides you do have a lot of clothes now,don't you?"She says
"Okay i don't have a problem with that,she can have the trouser but as for the shirt and the shoes,she will give them back,"i say
"Really?"Stacy asks very suprised
"Yes,"i say now scratching my aching eyes
"Who are you to tell her that?I have the authority though they are your clothes i am still the woman of the house,"she says,"She will take them all,"she finishes
"Okay,well have a good trip mom and sis,goodnight,"i say while walking away from this woman with no sense of care in her
"Goodnight sis,"Stacy says with a beaming smile on her face,wow she must be so happy that now she has clothes that are taken forth by force anyways i smile back
walking up these stairs,i hear the keys joggle and then the twist and then boom,the lock. This woman has no sense at all i mean where am i going to go to by this time of the day?Does she think that i am a thief or something i mean....infact she has done good by locking the door maybe i can have some peace and quiet. I wonder what the guard was given and even the driver anyways they are old enough to satisfy their hungry stomachs.
Thank goodness that i had something in mind for dinner though without relish,the tomatoes are more than enough.Right now i don't even have the energy to even cook a staple food so the best way to solve this is to just prepare instant noodles that's all infact i am boiling them hahaha.
What a nice dinner!Okay off to bed i go.
I jump on my bed and take a deep sigh only God knows how peaceful i am right now but then i remember something,i have the house keys and one thing that is a mystery i guess or special is that the locks inside the house are more than those that are outside,so i am just going to teach this lady a lesson hahaha look at what you are making me do.
I open the door and then i lock it again but this time in a very special way that even she can not open the door,how sad.I jump back on my bed and take out my phone,say my final goodbyes for now that is as tomorrow i am going to give it to Bris but boys with phones ehh i just hope he doesn't do anything stupid with it like really.
[Joggling,murmuring,squirking]These are some of the weird sound i have heard for more than two minutes and so i decide to go and check the security footage because this is just too fishy i mean even witches don't make these sounds.
She locked the door,great,however i will just go and take a peep on the door but without opening it........tha,tha,tha,tha.....
The thief cometh at night to steal,kill and destroyeth..oh dear,what am I to do?Yes,go back to sleep because if they have come here and there is that jiggling it means that they have the keys which I suppose where given to them by that evil woman,oh well what a shame.
Now her objectives are very clear but i'd rather not say them nor even pull the thoughts any further as i would vomit out of disgust.
These people are just wasting their time because they are eventually going to get caught but what I am wondering is where the guard could be at by this time or maybe she drugged him after all she seems to be a desperate woman.I don't know what i should do apart from go back to bed and sleep but i am just going to sleep on the couch as i am certain that these thieves can not do anything apart from waste their time,I wonder what happened to being sensible nowadays.