The Final Year (vol 1)

Confession

"You are wasting my time young lady, what do you want?" I asked turning around to face her. She scoffs folding her arms under her bust.

"Did this girl use voodoo on you or something?" She complained as I smirk.

"Maybe... Maybe not, what did you see that made you say that?"

"You have changed Shubbie" She complained bitterly.

"Have i?" I taunt. "Change is a constant thing, it is meant to happen"

"You have grown timid!"

"Timid? That is a wrong adjective for someone like me"

"Ever since that girl step into the picture, you have changed. She is just a stupid spoilt brat that ruined everything!" She screeched.

I chuckle at her words trying to contain the burning anger in me as I bury my clenched fist deep in my trouser pocket.

"God... You sound pathetic... Yen yen yen.. Spoilt brat" I mimic her statement. "For your information Henrietta Bassey... She had always been in the picture, long before you existed in my life! So get that into your skull!" She froze at my words, her eyes filled with different emotions before dropping the final bomb.

"I'm pregnant"

"What?!" My eyes widens and my heart skipped at her statement, my voice echoed but that was when I realized that I have no female voice. Turning around, my heart stopped at the person in front of me.

She look like she was in shock and at the same time crestfallen. She must have heard the rubbish she spewed out of her mouth.

"Teni I_" she bolts off leaving me alone to face the problem in front of me.

God, what have I gotten myself into?

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"Babe... Are you okay?" Tomi asked as the junior girls helped her in packing her load, she was through with the practical so we are to help but with what I just saw and heard, i don't think I will be able to do that anymore.

I sighed deeply.

"Oru mu mii lati inu" I said feeling restless all of a sudden.

"Ah! Ma je kii oru mu e lati inu o, ore mii. Who will eat the jollof rice I cooked specially for you?" she joked but quickly stopped as soon as she noticed my sad mood. "Are you okay?"

I shook my head.

"If Shubomi comes here asking of me, tell him you never saw me" I told her hurriedly, not waiting for her reply as I left her there to get my self together.

I walk for a long time before stopping, trying to clear my head. I feel a throbbing headache as I try as much as possible to control my emotions.

I am too young to be going through this... Damn too young.

I stood there for some time as different thoughts ran through my mind and different scenario goes through my head.

She is pregnant?

"I know I will find you here" I huff at the sound of his voice, how did he find me? Turning around to give him a hateful glare, he sighed.

"What do you want?" I growled.

"Let me explain myself, it's not what you think" he reach out to grab my hand but I flinched away.

"Get away from me!" I snapped at him slapping his hands away.

"Listen to me Enitan! Let's talk about it, she is lyi_"

"Enough! Enough of this rubbish! This bullshit!" I screamed at him "I trusted you, you told me nothing is going on between you two, now she is carrying your baby!"

"Sshhhh... Keep your voice down, will you? Walls have ears" he cautioned as he tries to calm me down.

"Let go me, you cow!" I wailed as I feel tears underlining my eyes, threatening to come out. "I trusted you, you pig! I'm too young to be going through this"

I try to fight his hands off my frame but he won't leave me alone.

"No! I won't leave you unless you listen!"

Translation:

Oru mu mii lati inu: I feel heat from inside.

Ma je kii oru mu e lati inu, ore mii : don't feel heat from inside, my friend.

So I have been working on a school project recently and we were given some literary works to work on. I am currently working on Faceless by Amma Darko and I have come to fall in love with the piece of art.

It's about the girl children and street children phenomenon. It has given me so many inspiration recently that i am working on and i am hoping to share with you guys. You should check out the book its really good.

I am also working on 'Things Fall Apart' by Chinua Achebe (which I have read countless of times) and I have noticed.. Okonkwo is a man with a lot of anger issues. 🚶 🚶