C5 Chapter 5

Jaëden William

Two days already that I am in this ignoble city, in this countryside, in this punishment. They haven't even contacted me to see if I've arrived. Even when we send a package we make sure if it has arrived or not. I guess they are going about their business as usual. I really pissed them off this time by not even doing anything wrong.

I'm at the window of my room and think again and again. A knock at the door takes me away from my thoughts. I go to open it.

-Hello William, you have a visitor, a maid tells me

- but who can it be? I don't know anyone here, it's not long since I arrived and so far I've never been outside the fence

- She is the daughter of the governor, a friend of your uncle's: Cassie Nkono

I decide to go downstairs to find out the purpose of this visit; I see a tall girl, brown complexion, sexy, with big porches, sitting on a sofa with her feet crossed, it must be her

-hello miss?

- cassie nkono but you can call me cassie

yeah right

-so Cassie I was told you were looking for me?

-I'm one of your neighbors in the neighborhood and I heard there's a new guy in this house. Since our parents know each other it would be nice to be friends so I came to visit you.

Great

- And what makes you think I want to be friends with you?

I can be rude sometimes I know. she pulls back from the porch he stares at me a little displeased. Maybe I've bruised his ego, but I don't really care.

-we'll be in the same facility, you'll need a guide to tell you enough about everything you want and need to know

- yeah that's right sorry sweetie I'm not interested

- ah that's right. But I'm interested. By the way I'm having a party this weekend and you're invited, it's just a couple of houses down.

- Yeah, right, Cassie. We'll see if I'm not too bored I'll come.

*Rachel*

My alarm goes off at 5am with the goal of running. What 17 year old girl can run that early without a goal of becoming an athlete? I did myself the pleasure of delaying this alarm clock for 6:30 am even if I still don't know what possessed me to set it at 5 am yesterday with the objective of running! When normally I hate running and sweating. Probably this guy from Mickaël. Today is Saturday, the day of the "triple ca" party ah but it's at 7pm so I still have plenty of time.

Saturday morning for people like me is usually the day to wash clothes and help mom or dad to cook and believe you it's not with a machine that I do my laundry but rather with my own fingers water detergent and soap it's too much trouble but well I don't have much choice. So, after doing the laundry, Josh and I helped Dad cook some stir-fried vegetables with cassava.

It's already 5pm but I'm not ready. I don't even want to go, I don't feel comfortable.

Josh enters my room

Josh: So you're okay?

Rachel: Yeah, except I don't really want to go to this party anymore

Josh: No, you're not going to do it again? What happened to that joy of living that you used to have? I don't want any excuses, I didn't beg Dad so much that at the last minute you screwed it up.

I'm just looking at this little big brother

Josh: You have to get ready I'll have Grace come over and help you with your makeup?

Rachel: so I even have to do my own makeup?

Josh: since I insist

Rachel: Okay okay you win

it should be noted that Grace's room and mine are facing each other because we are neighbors

After a few minutes she shows up at my door

-grace: knock, knock, knock

- me: between "mincouette" (hahaha it's a little nickname I found for her to tease her but I only use it when we are between us That is to say at her or at my place and especially not at school or on the road

Grace : we only have 2 hours of time left and since we are not ready yet, we will have to apply ourselves a bit quickly

Me: Humm (I say while raising my eyebrows) we are playing mature and serious here hahaha sorry it's understood give me ten minutes to go and shower

Grace: wow so you called me without even showering?! No but this is not serious. I can't come late because of you you know very well that this evening is important for me so please hurry up okay

Me: Okay, it's not worth the fuss. In the back please ask Josh to help you choose my clothes and accessories so that when I come everything will be ready.

Grace: ok ok go ahead (she says pushing me to the bathroom, common bathroom for Josh, the guests and me)

I started by brushing my teeth to the music of "Anne Marie 2002" I love music too much so it's kind of normal for me to go shower with a woofer? after that I showered normally while singing but the lyrics of this music intrigued me anyway since in real life it's not what I live unfortunately or fortunately.

We were only 11 years old

But we thought we were adults

As we are now

Drinking from plastic cups

Singing that love is forever and ever

Well, I guess it was true

Dancing on the hood in the middle of the woods

Of an old Mustang, where we sang

Songs with all our childhood friends

And that's how it went, says

The day we fell in love, ....

Grace: don't exaggerate it's 5:30 pm did you fall in a mud puddle?

Me: sorry.... I'm coming

Grace this is what we picked out for you Josh went out to give us time to get you ready. The clothes were already laid out on the bed and without much discussion I wore them and then she did my makeup but very lightly wow I was hot... you have to appreciate yourself and have confidence in yourself and that's what I've been trying to do lately even if it doesn't always work.

Grace: you look great my darling give me one of these I'm proud of myself

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We go to the living room and there we find my father and my brother watching as I had already asked my daddy for permission since and I was going to go with grace he allowed me to go in until 10pm

Mr. Madiba: (Rachel's dad) You look good my dear

Me: Thank you daddy

Mr. Madiba: Don't get sidetracked, just enjoy yourself.

Me: Okay dad.

Grace: And you Josh, you don't say anything?

Josh: no comment yet I'm just waiting for the pictures and we'll comment tonight

Me: Bye Josh, see you later dad

Dad: See you later my darling

Josh: Love you sis

Grace: bye bye

Dad & Josh: byeeee

A few steps away we were at Grace's house

Grace: please stay here I'm going to go get dressed since I've already showered and you don't know how to put on makeup there's no point in you coming in

Me: (I thought what she said was weird but I pretended it wasn't) don't you want me to help you choose your outfit?

Grace: No, don't worry, everything is already done, just give me 7 minutes and I'll come back and we'll go

Me: ok, let's do it that way

It was already 6 pm after 20 minutes and the air was so fresh. I sat on a chair on the veranda and watched the people passing by since our houses are close to the tarmac.

Me: Wow grace you are really sublime I can't believe it! ( I said while blinking) but who is your target?

Grace: hahaha nobody don't be silly

Me: ook hahaha well let's take tofs to immortalize this moment.

That's how we took selfies and made funny videos with Snapchat

Me: ( with the video mode on the phone pretending to talk to a microphone or it didn't have one) so miss grace aka mincouette my best friend how are you feeling being so radiant, glowing? Where are you going and what are your impressions and goals for this evening? Haha

Grace: well Rachel my best uhh ( in watisan kind of language when we put ourselves there we can be really crazy hahaha) I am in a huge joy I am going to a party organized at one of the triple cae's and I think that this evening will be one of the best of this school year I plan to have fun and I hope you too! (She said while pulling the cheeks like grandmothers do to their grandchildren) Haha we had a good time

Me: ah! Where are your parents again?

Grace: my daddy is inside sleeping and my mommy is at the store on some mission

Me: okay so do they know about the outing?

Grace: yeah yeah don't worry

Contrary to what we often see on Netflix or novelas nobody, no car and more precisely no boy is going to pick us up and therefore accompany us to the party. We will either walk or borrow a motorcycle since we are not yet of age to drive and our parents do not have to accompany us to a party for teenagers and not a biker a motorcycle I said well .... So if I didn't tell you at the beginning it's because I'm in Africa and more precisely in Cameroon in the city of Nkongsamba so here, there is no question of a driver for me in any case or of a cab to be had; rare are the cabs that there are and for a population of at least 3 millions there are about 5 city cabs and 30 cabs making small trips in the peripheral zones. So to get around, we generally use motorcycles



This kind of motorcycle for example is a typical example.

It is 7:15 pm and we are on our way stopping

We are already late yes I know that

Thanks: motorcycle motorcycle she says trying to stop them. You see? I told you we had to be late

Me: but calm down grace, it's not like we were waiting for you to start the party and you know Cameroonians, when you put 19 days on an invitation ticket, it means 20 hours in fact

Grace: well I don't like being late I'm a very punctual person and you know it

Me: but it's ok, calm down, it will be ok

Grace: motorcycle motorcycle! Good evening we are going to Denver Colorado we have 300 francs

Driver of the motorcycle: get on the ladies

We get on the motorcycle and the driver takes us to the destination

Grace & Me: thank you have a nice evening

I guess you are asking how we looked? Me, I had black white boots a black pleated leather skirt to the dimension of my knees a top all white and a black leather jacket my hair was in the wind and a little curly earrings corresponding to my watch and I was very lightly made up with a gloss with lips to sublimate all. Grace was wearing a black high waist pants a little straight with a sky blue top, pairs of low heels with a bun, earrings and a necklace.

We were at the indicated place but we followed no noise no music. Hum we were lost! Did these girls play a trick on us? Is this a prank? If so, it's in very bad taste and they will regret it bitterly.