My Scars

I and my friends which were already before me trekked down the highway from school, down to our house. Some students' from other school murmured pass us in a whine uniform and style just as ours. Their voices and giggled enlightened the environment. The cock I sighted at the end of the busy road crowed along side their blared sound."What is wrong Joyce? You don't look cheerful this evening. Don't you girls notice?" Eunice tapped me on the shoulder then raised her head up to other girls–who immediately shoved of their smiling faces."I realized  you haven't being okay since you've gone to speak to Clifford." Precious strolled back to where I was, leaving Sandra behind."Can you now see how much Clifford hurts you? I told you times without number, go for Eric who loves you, at least he is rich enough to take care of you,"  The passer-by focused their gaze at her as she squawked. "What are you looking at?" She rolled her eyes at them and wrapped her arms to

JOYCE'S POV.  I dressed up already in my neat ironed uniform waiting patiently for Carl to get through with his food, wrapped my arms around my chest singing a praise song."Why aren't you eating?"  I turned my face to the direction that came from. There was mum dumping in the light brown tea into a glass cup for Carl. "I'm not just hungry mum, I am okay. Carl, hurry pls, so we could leave together.""Done sis!" He stood up from the wooden chair and swallowed the tea eagerly as he cupped some bread in his mouth. "Shall we!"  He said in a full mouthed and reached for his school bag that was hung at the back of the chair, then he flipped it on his shoulder."Bye mum!" We both waved to mum and stepped outside as she responded in a smiling face.*****Background voices of students'  overtook the school as I walked into  the school magnificent compound. Students' hung around the school compound mumbling to the