Chapter One.

Chioma.

EDITED.

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"Junior and Senior girls, get down from your bed!" The house mistress, Aunty Pataka shouted from the corridor. Her voice ehn, it was freaking scary and i'm hundred percent sure no sensual human being would actually go against her demands.

I sighed, waking up on a Monday morning in this hostel is always like this.

I got up from my bed and tapped my bunkmate, Bisola, to wake up because when Aunty Pataka's madness starts, especially this early morning madness, nobody will hear word again and I don't want my first day of school as an Ss2 girl to start off like this, let me just respect myself.

"Bisola, wake up! The Devil is coming to our room!" I said continuously tapping her before she woke up.

This girl sleeps like a dead body.

"Ohhhh," she groaned loudly, twisting on her bed. With eyes still shut she muttered. "That woman sef." I rolled my eyes and shook my head at the half sleeping girl.

"Don't wake up o, lie down there and continue talking. It's when Aunty will flog your bum bum, your eye will open." My hands moved across the sheets of my bed straightening them, while warning my still sleeping friend.

"Chioma, you've started your own this morning." I heard her say as she finally jumped down from her bed.

Not waiting for anything else, I made my way towards the door.

"Wait for me o!" Bisola called from behind me as I hissed and let her try to catch up with me, in her still very sleepy form.

Mtchewww! I'm not always that grumpy but today I guess I woke up on the wrong side of my bed.

As I walked out of the room, not more than a few seconds later, Bisola caught up with me and we walked down to the tap to fetch water.The tap was basically a place with six(not all working) taps. It was mainly for boarders to get water for every and any purpose needed. From eating to bathing, we all used the water. It was always so crowded because everyone needed water and we all had limited time to get it.

Luckily we were earlier than a lot, so we'd easily gotten water. After fetching water, we took our baths, dressed up in our well ironed uniforms, finished up with our black well polished shoes and mcm bags filled with half the books needed for the day, holding the others in our hand as the style goes.

"You have ten seconds to leave the hostel!" I winced at our Aunty's shouting. Fixing myself one last time before bolting for the door.

"One!" Students were scurring everyone, some still half dressed, others still arranging their stuff."Two!" They like that, as if the first word hadn't been uttered, everyone at once, carrying their bags, some still with socks and shoes in hand, all ran out of the hostel as fast as their legs could carry them. We all know Aunty Pataka and once she locked the gates, the toilet would be your home for the whole school period.

"Seven, Eight!" She continued. My eyes widened and I grabbed my friends hand, pulling her towards the exit, with a simple, "Let's go!" as a warning.

Bisola and I barely ran out before she got to ten. Still panting, we walked to class together. Today we were skipping food so there was no need for going to the dinning hall.

The school was still a bit empty and void of people since most of the boarders went for food and well, most of the day students were still at home, only a few had gotten to school. The possible actual school lovers and some unfortunate Teacher's children.

Did I say that my school was mixed. Both boys and girls go here but only the females were allowed to be boarders. But a few girls were still day students.

"Chioma!" I heard my name and whirled in the direction of the sound quickly spotting Fatima, a muslim friend of mine running towards me with her hands wide open ready to engulf me in a big hug.

Fatima is a very pretty girl, with long black thick hair, a very mighty chest (when you look at her that's the first thing you notice), and well enough backside. She is one very punctual day student, always in school on time.

"Fati!" We hugged each other with large grins on both our faces as we said our greetings, and started our usual: gisting.

"See how your shape has come out." She teased checking me out like a perverted teenage boy would.

"Fati, you can never change, you're still the same sha, you're just a bit fatter and more beautiful." I said, and she started blushing.

Blushing ke? I don't look like faruk o!

"Meet me in class." Bisola called behind her as she walked away, not before hissing at Fatima. It's a pretty know fact that Bisola strongly dislikes (Hates) Fatima, she never bothers to hide it, I think she likes the fact that Fati knows what she feels towards her for some sick reason. I just hope she doesn't think Fati is trying to snatch me away from her.

Wait first! Am I someone's property?

"What's doing that one sef?" Fati hissed her eyes fixated on my friend who was walking away. "Early morning madness, abeg what was I saying before I got interrupted by that mosquito?"

"Which one is mosquitoes again?" I laughed while shaking my head. Fati has a really sharp mouth sometimes. "Can't you see her? Look at her legs like all those mannequins in shops on the road." She continued. "If wind should blow now, she'll not make it." I couldn't help but laugh at first before the guilt of mocking a friend got to me and I simmered down.

"It's okay o, let's go to class." I replied curtly, I didn't want to hear any more insulting words from her, especially when they were directed at Bisola my friend.

Just then the bell rang and most of the day students rushed in through the gate.

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"Welcome back students." Mr Okoro, our head teacher announced. "I hope you enjoyed your long holidays?"

We all congregated in the hall for our assembly, noise coming from all angles, students talking about the holidays and all of that.

"Yes." We all chorused but then a few people said no.

Who cares anyway!

"I can see that, but don't forget this is a new term, the start of a new beginning, I hope you all know that work has started?" He questioned.

"Yes, sir. " We all said.

"Remember it is not over until it is over, once again welcome back to school." he said and stepped down from the stage.

We were there for about fifteen more minutes, then we concluded and we left the hall to our various classes.

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My friends and I left the hall together, holding hands all the way and talking about the holidays.

We got to the class together, the late comers that missed assembly were already in class chattering away.

"The class has not even changed at least we're finally in SS2, abeg let's go and choose our seats before they take everything and we'll have to seat at the back with all this back benchers." I said.

"Ehn, like you boarders haven't picked all the seats at the front, the day students are the ones to be bothered not you the boarders" Fatima said while we walked to the front to pick our seats.

We found tables but unfortunately I couldn't get a chair so we decided to fap someone's own.

What! It was the only option.

I picked the chair but as I was about to go the person turned and collected it.

"Gift, give me my chair ooo." I said knowing fully well that it wasn't my own.

"See this one ooo, which chair, how is it your own?, chair that I brought from the hall." She said, pulling the chair.

"Ehen, see this mark was I not the person that put it there last term?"

"Yes I can remember I was with you sef." Jessica says out of nowhere.

When did she get here, Chai this girl has magnetic ears

"See even Jessica was there abeg leave chair joor." I say and pull the chair out of her hand, I'm sure she knew we're lying but she had no proof.

"Uh-uh I thought you would not leave it, rubbish! " I said and we walked towards my table.

"Chioma Chioma fapping mistress Choi you never seem to amaze me." Jessica said.

"You nko, you just came and started talking, see the person sef is she not fapping chair now." I said.

"At least I saved you and now you have chair if not for me... " I interrupt her before she finishes

"So your head is now swelling, anyhow sha how far?."

"I'm fine ooo, my holiday was fine, you remember I told you that I traveled, sha everything was fine, see Fatima looking all robust."

"Abeg don't whine me." Fatima said and our maths teacher Mrs Nduka entered into the class.

"Good morning ma, you are welcome to SS2 Pearl remain blessed ma." we all chorused.

"Remain blessed too, sit down everyone."

Mrs Nduka is one hell of a maths teacher, she is a complete Igbo woman with a very thick Igbo accent. She walks in a very funny way and dresses like an ancient woman, an old lady that wants to trend by force. I wonder what she thinks of herself? Either way let's get back to the story.

"Ehen how is everybody, how was your holiday?."

"Fine ma."

"Like the principal said it's not over until it's over so I hope you're all ready to work."

"Yes ma."

"Ngwanu, tear out a sheet of paper." she said in her Igbo accent". "Let us do a small test on what you people learnt in SS1" she continued and everyone started mumbling and grumbling.

"First day of school, test, this woman sef she would not mind herself and that her everlasting pregnancy" Fatima said and I couldn't help but giggle.

"Chioma Ibidokwa ooo you have started your own rubbish this morning abi, why are you laughing?" she asked.

You remember I said I'm the teachers' favorite well when I said that I didn't mean all.

"Sorry ma" I pleaded.

"Sorry for yasef....Question number one...."

What a teacher!

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The bell for break time rang and most students left their classes.

That bell is the best and worst thing that has ever happened to me in this school.

My class was practically empty apart from some people who didn't want to go to the tuck shop or those that brought food to school.

"Chiomeh!" I hear that familiar nickname which could only come from one person. Faruk.

"Faroh! How far?" I said while getting up and walking towards him.

Funny nickname right?.

"I'm fine, how about you?" He asked.

"I'm good thanks for asking, I'm going to the tuck shop, are you coming?" I asked.

"Sure I was even going there before I came here, where's Fatima?" He questioned.

"She went to the tuck shop with Jessica " I said and spotted Bisola walking towards our direction.

"Faruk what's up."

"I'm fine and you?."

"Good as always" Bisola answers and Faruk walks to his group of friends.

"Bisola, are you going to the tuck shop?." I asked

"Before nko you want hunger to finish me, you know we skipped breakfast,abeg ooo I can't come and kill myself"

"Okay let's go" I say and we start walking to the tuck shop..."Ehen what are we buying, let me know now before I go and waste my money on rubbish" I say as we stop in front of the tuck shop.

"Oya let's buy coke and fish roll, I'll buy the fish roll from the tuck shop while you'll go to cooperative to buy the drinks."

"Okay" I said and went to cooperative to buy the drinks, after buying them I gave Bisola hers and she gave me my fish roll.

We walked to my class together before she went to her own class.

"Chop chop" I say to Fatima and Jessica when I find them eating in the class.."You people cannot even wait for somebody you just started eating, Fatima did you see Faruk?" I say while sitting down.

"Yes I saw him when we went to the tuck shop" she said blushing.

"Fatima do we look like Faruk in your eye, please save your blushing for him" Jessica said playfully.

"Whatever" Fatima hissed and we continued talking until a teacher entered our class.

"Thank you sir, for your lesson remain blessed sir" we all chorused as Mr Onovughe our chemistry teacher left our class.

"Ah thank God last class" Fatima said with a glint of happiness in her eyes.

"How do you know?, we still have Mrs Bello's class before we close."

"Somebody that is watching Big Brother in her office she said that she's not coming to the class today, we went to greet her when she told us" Fatima said.

"Talking about that so you people watch Big Brother?" Jessica asked.

"Of course Team Cee-C for life" I say.

"So Chioma you even like Cee-C anyway me I'm Team Miracle We die here" Jessica says.

"I am Team Tobi till day 85" Fatima says.

"Ah you people are talking about Big Brother me I'm Team Anto" Gift says as if she was part of the conversation.

Mtchewww!

"Oh you're Team Granny, anyway both of you are in the same category " Jessica says before I could say anything.

"Azin, I also like Miracle but that Alex eh very annoying, only dance she knows how to do" I said.

"Like Cee-C is any better" Gift said.

"Cee-C is better by far, In fact she's the complete opposite of Alex, she's decent, you know you and Alex are similar" I said triumphantly.

"Eh whatever I still like my Anto" Gift said and walked out of the class just then the bell rang indicating closing time.

"Oya Jessica let's go, I don't want do any labour today because that Uncle Haruna will give us beta work since we don't want to go home" Fatima said while packing her books and putting them into her bag.

"Okay I guess I'll see you guys tomorrow" I said as we stand up to leave the class.

"Bye see you tomorrow" they said at the same time and they walked to the gate.

I walked to Bisola's class to call her and we walked into the hostel together.

"SS2 girls you people are forming rudeness abi, I asked you people to wash the toilet, you people refused, today don't wash it , just don't wash it and you'll see what will happen" Senior Rekiyat, one short ugly senior with her fish skirt said.

"Who will even listen to this one?" I saidbto Bisola.

"She go hope" Bisola replied.

"Azin" I said and we walked into our room.

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Hello people,

Q:Did you enjoy chapter one?

What do you think of Chioma?

Did you notice any mistakes, grammatical errors?

Let me know!

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Just realised this chapter is overly dramatic.
There'll be a positive change in the next chapter.

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Your girl is out!