Still the prologue!!
I could feel the sweat trickling down my back, another morning of
intense basketball. Surprisingly today was a whole lot different,
because the girl that I play hoops to see every morning, Haylie, yeah
that’s her name spoke to me this morning. Well actually I started the
conversation but she replied and she was totally into me. Her hazel
green eyes lit up when she laughed and her black and copper sunset hair
tangled around her face in a heavenly way when she spoke. If I wasn’t
full of so much ‘uncalled for’ pride, I would have totally spilled out
my feelings for her but not yet, the time has not come. In due time
everything will happen. In due time…
***
The Awakening
I was totally late for school. I quickly got dressed in my soldier green
denim skirt, a brown tank top and my combat boots. Who was I kidding. I
got dressed again in black skinny jeans, purple crop top and my
signature converse. No time for breakfast so I went to the breakfast
table, grabbed my dad by his arm and pulled him to his mustang. “Whoa
little birdie, hold up” dad laughed. “I would probably laugh but I’m
really late for school dad”, I said. “Yes that reminds me I’m late for
work”, dad said. “Dad, you own the place, you can’t possibly be late,
but let’s get riding now, please”. Dad dropped me off right at the
school gate. Luckily I wasn’t all that late because there were one and
two students still around the place. I hurriedly quickened the pace and
ran to my homeroom. “Thank god” I thought as I ran in the class and saw
an empty teacher’s chair. “Mrs. Guthrie isn’t here as yet” my best
friend Myra shouted from the back of the class, “so hurry up and get
around here”. I scampered to the back of the class and plopped down in
my seat.
The place was chaotic, I think it was because it was Friday. The last
day of the week and the start of an epic weekend. The noise suddenly
leveled until it came to a halt, Principal Hyde entered the classroom.
“Good morning students” he didn’t wait for a reply, “Your form teacher
Mrs. Guthrie will be absent from school today because she has contracted
the flu virus. So your substitute teacher for both this form and for
your English session will be Ms. Chancellor”. After he said that a
beautiful middle aged lady entered the class and Principal Hyde left the
room. “Good day students”, her German accent was strong and evident, “I
am Sharon Chancellor and I will be your substitute teacher for today”.
She went ahead to mark the register, she made a lot of errors in
pronouncing our names, but the class saw it funny. Ms. Chancellor
dismissed us and we left for our different sessions. I was particularly
looking forward for Chemistry class because Omarion was in that class
with me.
Mr. Myers had been teaching for approximately twenty two minutes and I
haven’t learnt anything because my focus has been fixed on the door ever
since I entered the class. I’ve been hoping that Omarion would burst
through the door and take his seat but I guess he’s not coming to school
today. Oh well, my day is ruined.
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