1 Chapter 1| Saturday Lessons.

I heard someone push the door of my room open and I woke up from sleep.

"It's 7:00 in the morning, get up from sleep, do your chores and go for a lesson" my mum shouted and walked away.

I stood up slowly from the bed, feeling pain all over my body, my neck hurts, my head felt like I carried firewood on it throughout the previous day. I switched on my phone, it was Saturday, lessons for Jss3 and Ss3 class.

I closed my eyes and prayed quietly, I stood up and went to pick up the broom. This lesson is making my life miserable, I was supposed to be on my bed sleeping if not for the lesson.

'that's if my mum allows' mini me said and I hissed.

At least I would be away from home and their problems for about five hours.

I made sure I did everything I was supposed to do before eight 0'clock. I opened my wardrobe to dress up but I remembered we were asked to wear our uniform. I sat on the bed. I would have worn it if I was not going to wash it, but the uniform was white and gray.

I can't wash my uniform during the week and wash it on Saturdays too, the school won't help me to wash my uniform right?.

I stood up and opened my wardrobe, I took my black and white track suit and wore it. I switched on my phone and went to my messenger, it was a message from Eliot

Fri 10:25 pm.

'Come early tomorrow b'

I smiled at the message and went out of my room to take my breakfast.

It was a sunny day, on my way to school I met many of my friends, we got into the school compound together.

The Ss3 were playing football since lessons hadn't started and I could see Eliot among them. I entered the class, sat down and brought out my phone.

"Fiona, we are going to buy Makal bread and beans, will you contribute?" Shakirat asked me and I brought out a hundred naira note and handed it over to her. She and Williams went out of school to buy it.

Me and Charity came out of the class to watch the guys play football.

"Yeah, we know you have a ear pod and you are dark, tall, a little bit handsome" Charity murmured as she looked at oliva like he had just spitted on her.

"Oh, you like him" I said " I have been noticing it, you don't get comfortable when he's around, you look at him too much..."

"Oh please" she rolls her eyes.

"Remember, he has ju-li-a" I saw it clearly and we both sat down.

"No, she's his ex, he told me"

"Okay if you say so" I just couldn't wait to eat even if I had eaten breakfast a few minutes ago.

"I feel like I'm cheating on Luc though" She said

"Your German cousin with long hair?"

"Yep, and Eliot"

"What about him?" I asked

"I seem to like him, not him but his character, his ways of doing things but not just him" she said.

"Before you fall, Eliot is my boyfriend" she looked at me for a second, eyes wide open

"Oh no, why didn't you tell me, in fact I'm going to ask him" I pulled her back by her jacket.

"It's a secret, don't you dare tell anyone.

Soon Eliot stopped playing ball and sat down, he smiled at me and I smiled back.

Soon Williams and Shaki brought the Makal bread and beans and I ran inside the class to eat. I took my share out of the bread and beans and I ate while some people begged from me.

After I ate and was filled, I went to meet Eliot inside the Jss2 class since no one was there.

"Babe"

"Yep" I answered

He hugged me and kissed me on my forehead.

"You know you are beautiful" he said

"Oh yeah, I'm so beautiful with those pimples on my face" I said mockingly

At a time I taught, who was I mocking?

"Common" he giggled

"I have to go, the teachers should be around now"

I got out and went into the class

"Bring out your Akwaah" We all brought out our Akwaah and continued our work while some copied from the back, me and grace also copied the answers from the back though.

After we were through with the first lesson, Mr Adelaide, our vice principal, came in.

"Good morning ma" the class echoed

"Morning. Mummy Goshen has been complaining about your indecent dressing, Fiona came out" I came out knowing fully well she was going to complain about my dress.

"This is out of it, I guess you were staring at yourself in the mirror before you left for school, you wore this dress to show your backside to Chris right" some people laughed, and I felt slightly embarrassed

"charity step forward" Mrs Adelaide said and she stepped forward.

"What's this?" She pointed at her pants

"Jeans" Charity answered confidently, she is like the most confident person I know.

"Crazy jeans, this is the beginning of madness, you are coming to school and you are dressed like these, Sofiat and you too, partially all of you here. Now there are rules, don't wear trousers or skirts under your sports wear when coming for lessons, wear a complete uniform, a complete sportswear, if you want to wear your uniform, wear it completely otherwise you are not entering this school compound ".

I went home angry that day, the lady talked too much.