Chapter 5 Teni

5. TENI

I had nine in the stupid assignment, it was really simple I should have had a ten. Oh.....and the new girl is totally dumb,she scored a one , those equations were really simple. Four periods gone,the last being chemistry.

It's lunch now, Dammy and I stroll down the hallway. I feel the urge to pee,so I tell Dammy to go on and get lunch for me too. I take the left instead of the right, past the boys toilet. And into the girls toilet, I find the new girl inside ,head bent over the sink ,her hands cupped underneath the rushing tap. I caught a glimpse of her earlier crying in class, how pathetic. Maybe I should just try to be friendly.

"Hey" I say quietly.

"What" she snaps, stopping the tap and looking up at me, eyes red and swollen.So much for being friendly.

"I was just trying to be friendly" I say and cross my arms,"I am sorry about you failing "

"Thank you," she says. She is quite pretty,maybe more than "quite" . This is the kind of girl I need as my friend. She looks so much better than Dammy and most if not all girls in the class.

"We could be friends if you want," I say, surprising myself.

"Oh...thank you" she says and walks out.

That was not what I expected from her , I step into the last toilet stall to ease myself,it's the cleanest and the most private one to use.

When I get back to the cafeteria, Dammy is seated , while my food on the table lay untouched. I take my seat,and grab my spoon.I am quite famished. I take up one spoonful of rice and swallow it ,I look around ,Melinda is already seated with Dave and Daniella. They are comforting her or some sort ,while she nods and eats. Our eyes meet, I nod and I look away. When I look back at the table, I look at Dave, his well sculpted head ,his broad slim shoulders,his black slightly full thick hair. Why does Dave have to stick with her? Enough of being cautious, I should take steps, I should try to get him to like me,instead of watching from afar and pining for him. Like I have been doing for the past two years.

Another school day is over, and I am waiting in front of the school with Simi for mum. Dammy's Dad had wanted to take us home but I declined. I don't want anyone to see that house. I take a few paces right and then back left.

"When is mummy coming?" Simi asks.

"How do you expect me to know, do I look like mum's shadow?" I reply and hiss. Simi can be very frustrating, she is always frustrating.

A black shiny car skids to a stop in front of school and horns. Daniella walks outside, and the woman in the car beckons to her. Daniella walks over to the car and they exchange a few words. Daniella runs back inside ,one minute later. Melinda walks out ready to leave ,I thought she was studying or some sort. Dave and Daniella never really leave this early. I guess she is leaving her new friends behind. Melinda walks over to the car with a smile,opens the door and hops in. They drive a few meters away and then the car drives back. The woman beckons to me. I pretend like I don't notice. Melinda comes out and walks over to us.

"My mom,wants to drop you guys"

"Oh thank ....." Simi says and stops as I pinch her arm.

"Never mind ,we are good" , I say to her and she walks away reluctantly ,hops into the car, closes the door and the car drives off.

"Common, Simi let's go"

"I hate taking the BRT....." Simi whines.

"Shut your frigging mouth up I say"

Luckily for us the queue at the BRT was not that long,so we got in after one hour and thirty minutes.

When we get home, I am the most exhausted and tired teenage girl in the whole world. I trudge into the kitchen to grab a bottle of water. Mum stops stirring ,she looks up at me, a worried look on her face, "Welcome, my dear, I am so sorry,I had some official assignment to do"

"It's okay, I say" , even though it's not. I trudge into my room and sit with a thud on my bed. Simi is lying on the bed, arms and feet apart.

"Why didn't you allow Dammy's mum and that other pretty girl's mum pick us?"

"Shut up I have my reasons"

"Because this house is not like Dad's"

Sometimes Simi can be mature, I never knew she noticed or she could.

"Whatever" I say ,and run off to the bathroom after peeling off my sweaty clothes.

I like Wednesdays because we get to wear the day's wear. Mine is a lilac shirt with two strips of white and white slim fit sporty trousers. I put on my white sneakers in front of the mirror. From the table ,I pick up my purple heart bracelets and wear them. Purple is my favorite color. Not too girly,but pretty and sophisticated. I touch up my lip gloss and straighten my eyebrow then apply mascara lightly on my long lashes. A Queen bee has to look chic every time.

"Are you not done!" Mum screams from the living room.

"Almost" I called back. I look at my slender sexy figure in the mirror.

I am a work of art. A perfection, a wonderful perfection.