C9 Chapter 9

Tomorrow we'll comment on the evening better.

I shake my head thinking about everything that happened to me today I quickly chase away the bad thoughts.

I enter my house and see my dad and my brother in the same place as when I left. I close the door.

Dad: Exactly 10pm ma'am

Me: yes yes I say smiling

My brother just watches me without saying a word

Josh: I was waiting for you to go to bed. Since you are here now I can go

Me: Good night Josh, good night dad

Josh: Good night daddy good night rach

Dad : good night my children I have a few more minutes.

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Clin clin clin clin clin the alarm clock pulls me between the arms of Morpheus. It is exactly 6:38 am and I decide not to send back the hour of my alarm clock. "Who sends back to tomorrow found misfortune on the way" I activate my data looks at my updates on social networks it is already 8:30. It's crazy that these "useless" things take up time.

Strangely enough, I slept well today and I am very excited. Sitting cross-legged on my bed, I look at my calendar right in front of me and my clock once again and I remember that today is Sunday and that church starts at exactly 8:30 am so technically I still have 25 minutes before I get to church.

Me and tardiness is a love story Hahaha I change my clothes I put on a towel and head to the bathroom I take my shower as fast as I can then I brush my teeth. Next I hear music like I'm used to, this time it's Congolese music, although I don't really understand the lyrics, I like "to pesa matondi", which is basically a thank you to our Almighty God for his goodness in our lives. I dress with a simple white pleated dress, a black scarf, a black ballerina, a mini black bag with a shoulder strap, a lip gloss and my favorite watch.

Me: let's go minus time is running out you know I say while knocking on Josh's door

Josh: I'm coming

It didn't take 5 minutes before my dad, my mom Josh and I were all together in the car heading to the church. It's 8:20 wowww that was fast.

* Evangelical church*

Almost the whole town comes to this church.

Grace and her parents were already there as usual they are very punctual at home. Everyone disperses. I decide to sit a little behind and Josh follows me. Grace was sitting on the opposite side with her parents.

Opening prayer, choir the moment I like the most "so good to home- let it shine"

It was cool after the pastor preached his sermon.

Pastor: This generation is lost, the same kids that go to the night clubs commit fornication traffic drugs and organs are in our churches and play the saints. Let me tell you this you can hide everything from men but nothing from God. When the time comes they will expose you and you will have only your eyes to cry. Some of you were on vacation away from your parents and I can't imagine the transformation that took place in your life .....

His message was really heavy to digest fortunately for me I did not feel in any way indexed I admit a little bit because of the evening of yesterday but I could feel a mixed atmosphere in the room thanks to the features of the Faces it was clear that some were not in their plate. Then we proceeded to the giving of tithes and offerings, praise and prayer. The pastor prayed again for the young people and this spirit of the last time as he says it so well ....

We are already at home. The parents are in the living room thanks to Josh, and I are behind our house and chatting a little

I am sitting on my rock of peace as I like to call it Josh and Grace on each a chair.

Josh: So you tell me how it went yesterday?

Grace: great

Josh: But you've got to be kidding me. Forget it. Come on Rachel, give birth, I saw your smile yesterday

Me: Well, I met a boy yesterday, his name is Michael. I wink discreetly at my brother because it wasn't yesterday that I met this boy and I never told him about it, so I don't want to be questioned right away and besides, I'm not "lying" to him.

Josh: Is that all?

Me: The feeling was there and he made Grace and I go home with a driver but he lives in Yaoundé

Grace: Mikaël says with an excited look. Ohhh yesterday I was really tired and I didn't even make the connection. By the way, he was our school co-op president last year.

Josh: ah yes now that you mention it I remember a certain pretentious Michael. that little one can act like he doesn't know.

Me: Exactly that's him and he's very nice he's not pretentious. You know, appearance can be deceiving.

Grace: hummm she already supports him Hahaha that's hot

Josh: okay graaaaaace tell us how it went on your side?

Grace: at first we got lost and we were convinced that we were being pranked then Hannah and Jordan her brother came to pick us up and they are new in high school and we get along well with Hannah this neighborhood was really fancy and cassy's house was huge and very very pretty this place was sounded how can I explain that. You see when we got to the place there was no music and .....

She explained to him and everything and he laughed at us and thank God she skipped the part of the game

Well after a black boy of complexion came to invite me to dance and after we made knowledge it is called Arthur it is about 1m75 average corpulence and it is a little beautiful it said to me that it made the first d one we exchanged of contact and after it came to seek me and it is all.

Afterwards we talked about our pastor's sermon, it was too hot today, he was really a bit too on the spot. Then Josh came up with the idea of playing cards. He beat us every time hahaha the shame. Sunday is our day to talk a little because the other days "everyone is at home" so we have more time on Sunday.

Grace went back home, Josh and I ate at the table with the parents and then I went in her room and explained to her in detail the evening our loss, the speech of Carine, the "confessions" of Mikaël, the kiss, the video that Grace and I made before our departure in short everything we had a good laugh.

I don't tell him anything about the truth or dare game.

I hide things now to everyone.

Then I went to my room, I put my stuff away for tomorrow and put a story on my different social networks. I texted with Mikaël until 9:30 pm, I had to rest. He told me that he was back today because he had to follow his classes, he was doing terminal, he had just passed his probationary exam (first year exam) allowing him to have access to the terminale, a bit like the CEP for the high school or the college.

My day was great. Time to sleep now.