CHAPTER SIXTY FIVE: GIFT
What does Francis mean by saying I will understand soon?
Urgh! Why is my brain thinking deep at the moment?
…
Settling in the senior school's hostel is different from settling in the junior school's hostel.
The bed arrangement and others. There is also a different room for lockers and boxes. The settlement of going to other rooms to arrange those stuffs can be annoying.
The only thing I love about the hostel that I stay in is, the fact that there is even television. The television can be found in the common room.
There is no where I will miss my phone since, there is television.
"You bring danquar as well" a female said as she arranged her stuffs in her locker beside mine.
Danquar is a grinded groundnut mixture.
"Every single time I do bring it since junior school" I responded with a smile and then stopped smiling as I continued arranging my locker.
"Can I have small?" she requested
I gave her little and then, welcomed her when she appreciated it.
"Floral, right?" she asked as she looked at me with a smile
"Yeah!" I answered, I know her name so… there isn't need for her to tell me her name.
We just don't talk that's why.
She is Naomi, she was the head girl of junior school. She once dated Samuel.
Rumors has it that, they still like each other. Maybe, she is even the girl that Samuel is talking about.
"I will see you around" she said as she hit the padlock shut.
"Okay" that is all I could say.
I don't think I am ready to make new friends or associate with anyone. I stood up after setting the password of my locker's lock.
I left for my room and stayed on my bed. I was given the upper bunk.
I am super glad about it especially when there is wall fan directly at my side.
"You are my corner mate?" a very very familiar person said.
She is super famous especially when she dances a lot. Even during dancing competitions held by anyone in school
Gift!
She is even friends with those bullies. Those girls that look down on girls that they think are poor or no have anything or they don't even know how to stand up for themselves.
That is crazy and, I don't think she is someone I will want to be closer to. Now that, she is my corner mate.
I turned to face the ceiling.
"I don't know if that is a question or a statement" I said to her as I continued to face the ceiling, trying to relax
"It was a question. You might be sleeping on a friend's bed, I never know" she said as she put all the stuffs she bought on her bed and then, made her way to climb the bunk's ladder and seat on her bed.
"I am not staying on anyone's bed. This is my bed" I answered after I gave a sigh.
I didn't want to talk at all. Not in the mood and I don't even know why
"You know, that is so cool" she said with a smile as she opened her soft drink (Bigi apple)
I don't know what makes it cool. I really do want to ask her but, at the same time I feel lazy to do so.
"You are closer to Daniel"
"And so?" that is all I could say, I wasn't in the mood for answering any question or saying anything related to Daniel
"You want?" she asked as she stretched her hand towards me. Her hand containing caprisone and superbite
(Superbite is a sausage roll, the same thing as gala as Nigerians do call it.
Caprisone is a small drink, that mostly younger Nigerians do drink)
"No, thank you" I declined as I turned to face her.
Something about me, I don't collect anything from anybody that I don't usually talk to or haven't known for over a year.
She withdrew her hand and put the goods in her bag and then lied down as she munch on the superbite
"He is so fine! I heard you two have been friends since primary school" she responded smiling as she turned to face me.
"Your point" I groaned already bored from the conversation as I turned to face the ceiling.
I know girls admire him a lot and maybe, crush on him.
I just don't like the idea of someone crushing on him beside me. He is mine!
Goodness! What did I just say in my mind?
I put my hands on my face to hide the smile and almost immediately, as soon as I came back to my senses I put my hands back and had an expressionless look on my face to not make it obvious to Gift that I like him.
"Do you know anyone he likes or maybe he is secret dating someone?" she asked curiously as she looked at me with those eyes hat says, tell me everything you know.
I turned to face her and looked at her, what does she need those questions for.
"What do you need the answers for?" I asked as I looked into her brown eyes.
She is a devil in disguise after what she did to Yinka.
She lied against Yinka and made everybody come against her after, Yinka had already suffered from the insults and hatred, she twisted her words and said she misquoted somethings.
Yinka couldn't defend herself because, if she says anything, nobody will supports her. I didn't even put mouth there because, I hated getting myself in the midst of all those things.
I wasn't part of those that insulted her or went against her, I was just in the middle.
Gift smiled as she gave a sigh and as if giving thoughts in what she wants to say, she turned to rest her back on the bed
"I admire guys like him, his curly hair, his dimples, his swags and goddamnit… his voice"
What did I just hear?