The endless sea

I got home with excitement written all over my face, I didn’t meet anyone at home so I took out our key from its hiding place to unlock the door. I removed my uniform took them out for washing while I returned inside to look for food. Unfortunately, there was no food in the pot. I felt bad but thank God for Sara who already fed me with enough during lunch and I believe that will do me till dinner. I went outside washed my clothes, hung them, while I quickly dressed up and left for the shop.    I got there and met my mum with Jay, I really wondered why he's not

        School over was just like another hell for me, at least having Favour in the class today lessened the mockery I received each day, I was really happy. The last class we had was mathematics, and favor won't stop supplying answers to Mr. Peters who acts like he can't solve a problem without his help. Not that I don’t know the answers but I  bet I wasn’t concentrating in his class. He asked me a question and I couldn’t answer, Favour did anyway, I felt embarrassed, but I promised to surprise Mr. Peters in his upcoming test.  I and Sara waited for Favour to pack his stuff

my dad's burial took place two weeks after his death. we don't have enough money to leave him at the morgue for long, so we did all we could with the help of mum's family and friends. I was really happy everything went well, there were a lot of friends and relatives. we gave dad e befitting burial. Sara and favour came, they kept me company, Sara helped in doing most of the chores while favour sat playing and talking with jay. after the burial, on Sunday mums elder sister who stays in portharcourt decided to take jay along with her so mum, won't have a lot of burdens to carry. the way was really not happy about it, neither was I, but we had to let him go so he will have a proper education. the next day I returned to school. everyone was really happy to see me. bobby my neighbour came to my seat after the assembly to tender his condolence, I was really surprised since I entered dreams high, this is the first time bobby has spoken to me in a calm way other than yelling and laughing at

    The sun rose with its ray running across my windows, today wasn't so cold, the harshness from the sun made me doubt its still morning. mum asked I go to the farm why she heads for the shop. it's more like a harvesting time. I carried the farm tool and left. on my way, I met my old friend, Cynthia. Cynthia was my classmate and seatmate from primary school, her parents weren't as poor as mine, at least they can afford to send her to a big school, so she attends a boarding school in the city. I embraced her, I've really missed her a lot, I was relieved at the same time having someone I can always talk to or someone to gist with during this holiday. we continued talking till we got to the farm, Cynthia told me a lot about her school, I told her too, and about favor. I showed her my phone, she was so happy for me. Cynthia has always been like this, she supports me a lot. I told her about my father's death and she felt pity for me. Cynthia is fair and very fat when we left p

my uncle's house feels like another heaven, though his wife is more of a strict person. someone who would be in her middle forties, slender and quite tall. fair and beautiful, she has a dimple on her left side which comes out when she laughs. she is someone who laughs occasionally, so I do not feel so comfortable around her. she works in a bank, so she's rarely at home except on Saturdays and Sundays. my uncle has four kids, the two older ones are in the university, I learned they would be coming home by next weekend, the younger two are still in secondary school. he has three boys and a girl. so staying in the house with three grown-up boys was like a big work. his first daughter is miracle, Mimi for short as I've heard them call her, the first son is chidindu, chi boy for short, the second son is chidera, while the last is Micheal. mich just finished his junior waec just like me, though he's more taller and slender like their mother, Dera is thick and quite tall like their mother.