UNEDITED

AYOMIDE
Grrrrrrrnnnnngggg

"Ughh!" I groaned as I stretched my hand out of my blanket to snooze the annoying machine in the little stool beside my bed.

"Don't you even try to turn off that alarm...get up jhoor...it's your first day at your new school remember?"

Ugh! My mum could be such a pain in the ass at times. How did she even get into my room?

"Mum! How many times have I told you to always knock before entering my room? What if I was naked?" I replied her as I sluggishly stood up from my bed as I saw her standing at the entrance of my large room with my school uniform in her hands.

"And how many times have I told you that you're still my little baby. What are you hiding from me? Shey me that when you were small I used to wash your..." She tried to complete but I quickly cut her off before she could continue tormenting me with my embarrassing childhood tales

"Mum!!! Look,I'm 16 now. And I'm no longer the little child you know. So please at least try to knock before you enter my room. And you can drop the uniform on my bed...I need to take my bathe" I said,not even waiting for a reply before stomping into my bathroom

I felt a little bit bad for talking to her that way the moment I stepped into the bathroom,but that's what's she gets for bringing me back to this hell of a country.

"Ayomide shey emi lon ba soro bayen? Kin sejo e. Ejo Baba e to mu e lo so ibi to oju mi o ka e fun odun meta ni. O ti wa baje mo mi lowo bayi" I heard my mum scream to me from the room in Yoruba,her native language
{Ayomide is it me that you're talking to like that? It's not your fault. Its the fault of your dad who took you to a far away land for three years. You're now a spoilt child}

I could hear her mumble some other incoherent words before hearing the door of my room shut close. I went back into the room as I plopped down on my bed.
It's my first day in celestial Gates high school. Again!. I've been attending CGHS since I was in jss1 before I travelled to Canada three years ago right before I could resume in ss1. And now I'm back.
I thought I could run away forever. Run away from my mistake. But I still knew somewhere in my heart that I couldn't run for too long. I knew that I'll someday be forced back to Nigeria.
But what I didn't know was that it'll come so soon.
Knock knock!!

"Who's it?" I called out to the person who was knocking.
The door flew open and I saw my mum,already dressed,ready to go out.

"It's mum...I'm going out. The driver would take you to school. Be at your best behavior okay? Have a nice day!" My mum said but didn't wait for a reply before shutting the door back.

Wow!!
What just happened?
Did my mum just knock?
I should seriously give her an award for this.

I quickly took my bath and wore my uniform. As usual,my breakfast wasn't already made by one of the numerous maids in my house. I took my breakfast whick was bread, egg and tea.

"Which car are we taking today?" I asked the driver,as soon as I got out of the house.

"Oga talk say make we take the redi one" our driver said in his thick Yoruba accent.
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Celestial Gates high school.
It's been three years and I should say,it's still the same thing.
It's no surprise that the whole school is so we'll decorated since the students pay almost a fortune for only one term.
Immediately I was dropped by the driver and I walked into the Gates, I started to remember all the memories made in this school.
Precious ones,funny ones, embarrassing ones and most especially.... The bad ones.

I just wonder if Ife is still in this school. I and have been friends since js2. Well until I disappeared three years ago,cutting all contacts with everyone.
I remember when we were still in jss3. Back then when she'll get angry because I call her tofunmi,a name which only her mum calls her.
But I always did I purposely to get on her nerves. To be honest I may have had a tiny crush on her back then.

For the three years in which I've been locked up in a hospital room,my mind would always wonder what she was up to sometimes.
If only I didn't...

"Ha...Ayomide ko re?"
(Isn't this ayomide?)

I looked back to see my one of my old and most favorite teachers. Mrs Adejobi taught me mathematics during my js1 to js3.

"Good morning ma" I replied the woman who was still looking at me as if she just saw a ghost,by partially prostrating.

"How are you my son? What happened? You just suddenly left our school without telling anyone Then I later found out that you have traveled to Canada" Mrs Adejobi asked,this time worry displayed all over her face.

"Nothing much ma...just a change of environment" I lied

"But you know you have to sit up right? You know the school doesn't accept ss3 students. If not for how important your mother is in this school. I heared you were home schooled for your ss1-2" she continued

Okay...where does this woman get her information???

"Yes ma...I.." I was cut off by another teacher who came to tell Mrs adejobi that the principal asked of her. I've never seen the face before so she should be new.
Once again,I was left wondering about in the school hallway awkwardly.
Its been a while since I've been here and a lot of things have been renovated so I really didn't know my way around anymore.

I remember the first time I came to this school in js2 and I was in this same situation. If not for Ife...
Wait!

Ife!!

I have to find her!

I'm sure she must be pretty angry right now.

Maybe she even hates me now

Does she have a boyfriend now?

She may not want to talk to me because of what I did.

What excuse do I give to her?

I was completely panicking."but ayomide never panicks because of a girl. Why is this girl affecting me so much?Even after three years. You've had better girls ayomide!" I tried to remind myself inwardly.

Fun Fact?
It wasn't working

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And there's your second chapter people

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