CHAPTER 1 (introduction)

Nooooo!!

I'm going to school today and that's final!!,

I screamed from the balcony,

But you heard the principal dear, she said that something's haven't been fully set, my mom yelled from the living room,

But I was bent on heading to school today, fine, I'll set them myself!! I retorted,

My mom sighed as she noticed my resolve, okay if you were serious about going to school today, then you would have been dressed and on your way already, she said as she walked outside to see me already dressed and on my way,

I'm already heading out!! I yelled out one last time as i headed for the car that was already waiting in the parking lot,

WAIT a minute, pause__

Damn i always forget the introductions🤦.

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Hi my name is Samantha Amarachi Jacobs, I'm from Dallas Texas, well my parents aren't from Texas though, or the united states, my dad is a famous movie director in Seattle, but he's from eniogu, enigwe, enogi, the state is kinda hard for me to pronounce 😄, but it's a state in Nigeria, but it's not my fault that i couldn't pronounce it well, i wasn't born in Nigeria 😊, my mom is also from the same state, but a different local government, she is a medical practitioner in Lagos Nigeria.

All my life I've lived in Texas, until i had to move with my dad to Seattle and yeah I was born in Texas so I'm a citizen of Texas by birth,

Moving with my dad wasn't the best moments I would cherish, although back then in Texas, he was very nice and sweet, but as soon as we got to Seattle, he got engrossed in work and acted as if i didn't exist, my mom didn't live with us, she stays in Lagos state due to her work, so a few months after moving to Seattle, i declared that I would be moving in with my mom, although at first he kicked against the idea,

Always telling me that i couldn't survive in somewhere as tough as Nigeria, but i didn't care, at least it was better than the lone times I had here in Seattle,

We went about the topic until he finally decided to let me go, but on the condition that i wouldn't return to the states until I was through with my high school in Nigeria, which i happily agreed to.

And that brings us to our present mom and daughter early morning bickering,

Growing up as a child, I was a hyperactive kind of kid, i couldn't stay in a spot for a minute, I was either pestering our gardener (Mr binkie) or climbing our dining table, which would lead to the loss of one of mom's precious vase,

But how would she know,

It wasn't as if she lived with us

(But let's leave the rest of that story for another day🙂).

That morning I was starting school at emberhall high school, to be true to you guys,

I was very excited, starting school in a new country with new people, I was sure that my first day would be spectacular.

As the car drove into the schools large parking lot, I got a bit nervous to walk out, my mom couldn't see me off because she was a bit sick, so she sent our house keeper (Mrs bishola) she noticed that i was a bit nervous, so she held my shoulder and said to me, don't be scared sam, I'm sure you would fit in just fine,

Trusting her words, i opened the door as i stepped out of the car, but I was greeted warmly by the harsh Nigerian sun, ohh my gawd!!🥵, I was being roasted in my own body, i entered the car to meet a giggling Mrs bishola, then she said in-between giggles, WELCOME TO NIGERIA,

seriously if it wasn't that i was in pains, i would have given her a resounding slap for mocking me,

I was about to say something when I saw someone standing near our car, i brought down the glass to hear her out,

She was putting on the same uniform as mine so I figured that she must be a student of the school,

I saw the little show that you put up just now, so i figured that you weren't from around here, so i brought you this, she said as she handed me an umbrella, i quickly took the umbrella as i dashed into the school's hallway to meet a crowd of students, and they all stopped what they were doing as they stared at me (DEADLY STARES👿)

i literally froze in the spot, then i gently slipped out the exit door again,

WHERE WAS THAT NICE GIRL EARLIER 😏,

Looks like i might need a bit help from her again 😔

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