Every School Has a Bully
ELI
h all the periods. I tried hard not to cry,I couldn't even say a word. And w
ard ,for the nice hardworking devoted young doctor, kind brother,loving husband and respectful son. I cried for all the times I was jeered at ,and smiled or acted like I didn't hear a word. I know I am acting dramatic but sometimes you just have to cry. I stare at my pink flats , and I cry heavily once more. It is like I am just realizing
H
mood to b
meaning to. It's the
ut you failing" she stressed the " failing",in a
ing nervous. What must she think of me? "A cry baby?". She star
iends, if you w
here. She doesn't even seem like someone who would like to be my friend or be my friend. She gives off this vibe I don'
ve have gotten my food for me. I was not planning to eat. But
grabbing my fork. My vo
cry," Daniella say
ve to do is le
says with a smile,her puf
so he comes back late from work and Dave's mum is a paralegal in
l come to pick
th a wink. Reading after school sounds like a good idea. Maybe
a on my left. Daniella is reading her chemistry text book ,while Dave solves equations and explains
be distracted" I obediently sit back down, and Dave continues to solve the equation while Daniella walks away. Dave looks so handsome, everything ab
t tell Daniella,
ore you came he
lly?
e came for the holidays like last two years,and I saw you looking so pretty in that pink short dress and
about it. I hate that name", I make a frustrated
op
school bully b
e he didn't
't",I say sa
if you get to know him. Besi
he bullied me ,and made stupid jokes abou
s sympatheticall
just hope this sc
bully in this school is gone but ,I thin
hat way. Daniella comes in ,"it is your mum ,I told her about it ,and she s
nto my bag, Dave winks at m
st Teni and a girl who looks like she is eleven,wearing the uniform from the prima
I take off my bag. And mum ignite
in front of your school, do you know the
when she first saw me,is not a good idea but I don't say anything. Mum reverses backwards then w
ide home," mum says to me. And I relucta
ys with a ride home", I say,
ing beside her smiles and begins to thank me. But Teni says they are both okay. What's
w was y
o sure if I should tell mum about it ,"
you, but your new friend told me about you stayi
about our plan,
one calls you n
't" but soon
n up the gate wide ,so that mum can drive in. Mum drives in. I lock up the gate. When I turn around, Mum comes out of th
tsteps on the tiles. She beams with a
ed to write in it regularly before Dad died. Like when I had my first kiss from a girl-popular Gabriel who ended up broadcasting to the whole school that I forced him to kiss me. That bastard,I was just on my own ,packing up my books after school ready to go home. When he came in ,engaged me in a chit chat and asked if he could kiss me ,it felt weird because I ha
lanet who are in love. The male protagonist looks so handsome, tall guys are always cute. When the last scene comes to an end, the two protagonists kiss on the green sand with red leafed trees around them
at that small NGO , Helping hands where she worked at Port-harcourt. Stepping out wet and drooping, I dry my body and apply lotion on my skin. The skin I got from my father is almost yellow like a banana peel but has this "brownish" color about it. I slip into my sporty T-shirt ,pink with blue stripes and then step into a dark blue sporty trouser ,drawing it all the way up. From my sock and undie drawer I take out my favorite socks. I have had it for a year now. It is black and has two horizontal white stripes but pink at the sole. When my feet are warm in my so
n't look up at her, I a
m "mourning her" ,in black satiny smelly dresses. Right now mum is in a mauve skirt and a white blo
ook ,and zip up my bag as she walks outside and I
wl of custard in front of me. She looks so young and pretty , she doesn't look lik
u eating b
g to lose
y spoon. Mum is chubby but not fat ,I
d,I grab my bag. I hear the clin
t?,because of the group study session t
me with them, they both
just be
, mum t
the drive ,until we get to school. Mum
andard,but this is a new fresh start. I didnt care back at Standard, because being accepted at scho
espite the control she was trying to have. I stare at her dark fingers as she wipes the tears away, Dad's wedding ring and engagement ring glistens on her fing
e m
e d
ocker and shove my bag into it. I take out my literature notebook and the recommended book for the term, Lonely flower, a really depressing book about a teenage orphan girl.
ey
busty in her blue daywear and white sporty trou
la" , I give her
e book and we walk dow
students offering literature. I take my seat and immediately the literature teacher comes in. She looks
one on the cover of the book. I almost chuckle. The literature teacher gives me a stern look and suddenly there is nothing pious about her face. She clears her t
reading,"Chapter two. Doris deci
o siren ,I think I
t, like porridge today?" Daniella say
." Dav
ink?" Daniella
uld add salad to th
e never had a friend. I knew this school would
e step into the cafeteria. Which is
't we si
ella look up
tter not,"
ni's throne,"
air. Besides, Teni doesn't really belong to her.E
urprised look on their faces. Teni and Dammy walk into the cafeteria ,I wave to them ,but
dare
sing. She said we
ni.
without permission ,that's what you sh
nd then dumps it on me. The whole cafeteria gasps. Teni pushes me down and she and Dammy
helps me up and
omplete witch", D
lly how she
e is just lik
m a disaster. I am dumb,and I sat on a seat ,I wasn't supposed to. And I don't have any hope o
lla hands me her b
,I say as I take the
until it is soggy wet. Daniella removes the spaghetti from my shi
nocks on
ere?I can't come
we are cleaning u
lla and Teni are just plain witches
tty" Daniella says,she is still picking up spag
" ,I say because
y shoulders tight in a comforting manner, "anybo
ouched. I h
llied just now, but at least. I feel so grateful that I h
ave to use the hair dryer when I get home. Daniella packs my hair into a ponytail. I look into the mirror, my face wet and dripping. Even