In The Dark – Episode 5

In The Dark – Episode 5
A Story By Stanley Oluwatosin
I tried to convince them not to go see a movie but they would not listen to me. I had no other choice than to follow them. We got to the cinema and decided to see a rom-ntic movie. We ended up seeing the movie titled “100 days with Mr. Arrogant” we paid the necessary fees,got popcorn and drinks and was ready to see the movie. The movie was about a high school girl who mistakenly damaged a rich guy’s car. Since she could not afford the repair fee she ended up signing a contract to be the guy’s slave for a hundred days. They afterwards fell inlove and ended up together.
At first the movie was more of comedy and through a corner of my eyes i could see kh0le laughing and whispering somethings into Josh’s ear and they would both laugh again. I did not realize that Jordan was looking at me until he bent toward me and said in a whisper ” i can let u whisper into my ear and fake a smile pretending its funny”. I just shook my head and focused on the screen,wondering while he would not mind his bussiness. I made my popcorn my companion.
In the middle of the movie i was getting tired already. My tiredness turned into jealousy when i saw kh0le leaning on Josh’s shoulder while he was patting her on her back. I tried to hide my jealousy and concentrated on the movie. Jordan bent toward me again and said ” I can let you lean ur big head on my shoulder if u want to” I looked at him and shoook my head,he was smilling. I wonder if he was watching the movie or me. Minutes later i started yawning since i was tired of sitting. I felt a hand on a side of my head,i looked up to Jordan and he smilled at me,he then slowly and forcefully pulled my head toward his shoulder. I wanted to resist but he was way stronger than i am. I finally gave in and my head landed on his shoulder. I stopped fighting to free myself when i felt more comfortable resting on him. The comfort made me feel sleepy but i was forcing my self not to sleep. A tap on my shoulder woke me up,until then i did not realise that i slept off. Jordan told me the movie was over and it was time to go home. I raised my head from his shoulder and saw kh0le on her feet adjusting her dress. I did the same and we left the cinema.
Kh0le was walking with Josh so i had to walk with Jordan. He did not make nasty comment but he teased me about been the only one that slept during the movie. I wonder if d rom-ntic movie changed his life tho. Jordan asked me about school and other stuffs. It was during the conversation i got to know that he his a 200level mechanical engineering student of Kwara state university. He complained on how his parent would not let him out of sight been an only child and how much he would have loved to school out of his parent’s monitoring eyes. He made a joke out of everything and we laughed alot. Finally the love birds were done and ready to leave. I saw Jordan off to his car and bid him goodnight.
Josh took us home and waited for about 10mins discussing with kh0le again after i highlighted from the car. I wonder if those two will get tired of talking one day. They finally said goodbye and Josh left. Mom was home already,time checked 7:00pm, i knew she was going to scold us and she did not disappoint me. She went on and on talking about the dangers of the night. After mom’s long scolding we apologised and had our bath before having dinner.
After dinner i went to my room with Kh0le and she would’nt stop teasing me about been inlove with Jordan and pretending to hate him. ‘I now see Jordan as a new person different from the rude guy i used to know but that does not mean am inlove with him,infact i dont even love him’ i told kh0le. I had to pretend to be asleep when after all my explanation kh0le wont stop insisting that am inlove with Jordan.
I woke up early the following day and was dressed for church by 6:30. Mom was surprised to see me fully dressed by that time and she was more surprised when i told her i was going to church. Kh0le let out my little secret and told mom i was going in search of my prince charming. Mom and kh0le kept on making jest of me and i insisted i was going to thank God for my new age. We had breakfast and i left for church with Kh0le in her car.
Josh also came to church and we had lunch after church. Funny enough i was looking around hoping to see Jordan pop up from no where like he did yesterday but he did not. We left for home after lunch and i had my nap.
Later in evening kh0le packed her belongings ready to leave. I would miss her alot that words cant describe,i pleaded with her not to leave but she said she had to resume school and she promised to keep in touch with me. I saw her off with mom,we took turn to hug her and helped her with her bag,Kh0le zoomed off and i almost cried!
When kh0le departed it was as if she took a part of me along with her. I had always love to be in someone’s company and she has been my companion ever since my sixteenth birthday. Sometimes i wished nt 2 be an only child with nobody to talk to apart from my mom. Mom has always been there 4 me and she gives me a listening ear whenever i want 2 talk 2 her but it does not measure up to having a young mind like myself to gist and reason with. I had to force a smile when mom was beginning to feel bad because of me. Mom finally consoled me with the fact that i could make new friends in school and if they are trust worthy i could invite them over. I ended up in mom’s arm and some how i felt better. I had dinner with mom and she tried to have a disscussion with me by telling me different things about bussiness and how business transactions are been made. After dinner we watched a movie and by 9:00pm we were ready to retire for the day. I set an alarm to wake me up by 6:00am since the coaching was to begin by 9:00am. I slept off after thinking of Kh0le,Josh and Jordan.
The sound from my alarm woke me up on monday morning. I got up and said my prayer before brushing my teeth and going to mom’s room. She was up already and reading from her bible. I greeted mom and she blessed me before asking if i was ready for school. I answered positively and mom asked if i needed her to pick a dress for me been my first day,i told her i was sixteen and big enough to pick the right dress. We both laughed and she playfully sent me out of her room since i was proving not to need her help. I left mom’s room for mine where i had my bath and got ready for school. I wore a red short gown with a black pair of moses sandal,i also wore a simple blue earring,necklace and hand bracelet with my rolex wrist watch on the other hand. I packed some writing material ,my ipod,a head phone and other necessary things into a blue bag. I briefly took a glance at my room. Satisfied am not leaving anything behind,i left for the dinning room where my breakfast of tea and bread was waiting for me. I had my breakfast and was ready by 8:30am,i went to mom’s room to bid her goodbye and left in a toyota corolla car with the driver. Mom gave him the instruction to drop me off and come back for me by 2:00pm.
At first i was alittle bit nervous when i got down from the car. I closed my eyes and let out a deep breathe before heading to the main building in the big compound where ‘Wisdom Jamb Tutorial’ was boldly written. I went to the reception and a beautiful lady attended to me. She asked politely what i was there for and other necessary questions. I told her i was a student and she briefly checked her system to confirm if i had paid all the necessary fees. Been satisfied with what she saw she looked up at me with a smile and opened a big box on her table. She searched the content before bringing out a student identification card with a tag. I collected the I.d and she asked me to put it on whenever i am in the school premises and it will be my pass ticket everyday till am done here. She told me where art department was and i said my thank you before leaving. I got to the lecture room with the inscription ‘Art Class’ written on the entrance. Few student were in already,i greeted them and i could feel their eyes on me as i settled in an empty chair and got bussy with my phone.
At exactly 9:00am a beutiful lady entered the lecture room which is now filled with student,she came with a security man carrying a big box behind her. She introduced herself as our litrature teacher and brought out a text from the box and said “My name is Miss.esther. I am your literature teacher for this session. With me is the required text and after my speech you will all come forward for a copy. Every morning starting from 9:00am to 11:00am, you will be in this lecture room to receive departmental lectures and 11:00AM to 12:00pm is a free period for lunch. After lunch 12:00PM to 2:00pm is for general courses, i.e English and mathematic. You will leave the comfort of your department for the general hall where you will have general courses. I wish you all high score in your jamb and admission to the university of your choice. You can now come forward one after the other for your text.” she ended her speech and we took turn to get a copy of the text. The title of the text was ‘The lord of the flies’ by ‘Williams Shakespeare’. We got a copy nd d litrature class started nd ended on a good note. I love literature so i attempted any question asked nd i could feel Miss.esther was beginning to like me. Without me raising my hand to attempt answering the question,she would sometimes say ‘Nancy give it a trial’ and i would try to answer in the best way i could. I had lunch after d class and a general class. The day ended well without making friends but it was fun to be in company of my peer group.
…to be continued