C7 Chapter 7

Secret love song- little mix 🎶

9 o'clock in the morning, the soft January sky is looking at me from the tiny window in my room and probably preparing itself for its harsh sunrise.

I dont have early morning classes today but we were told to be in the departmental laboratory for year 3 students by 11.45am for a brief orientation by our course adviser.

Certainly I am going to be present, even so I dont think I'd be heading for class after the orientation with all that happened yesterday.

it feels like a waste of my precious time running to class.

Varsity is a whole lot different.

The level of freedom is amazing yet abused.

My mind drifts to my first encounter with my new friends or better still I may call us a click by now.

From my head to my heels, by whole body tenses a little trying to analyze what went on the day Drew turned over to me...I better slap away this thought.

I cant analyze it just now but whatever it is better be on my favour.

I'm so lazy today and I dare not try rolling out of bed, I'm not ready to break a leg. I close my eyes so tight asif trying to imagine my mind working a way for me to fly down.

I get down from the bed, rubbing my eyes and removing some length of hair coming down to my lips back to place.

"Good morning everybody"

I got a good morning and His' from my roomates, putting on my flip flops... I drag my feet to the toilet to ease myself and do all my necessary cleaning up.

Unzipping my swiss polo box, I'm confused on what to wear cause I dont want to get any attention whatsoever or feel too much heat due to this weather, but then I want to look simple and attractive.

I pick up my pink tank top and a pair of black jeans.

After getting dressed...I walk over to the mirror comb my hair and make some touches here and there after packing my hair up to a bun. Then do a very light makeup...just powder, lipgloss on and wear my necklace with a heart pendant to it.

I admire myself grinning so well..I'm such a mood, such a vibe, such a light...Damn..not too short and not too tall..whoo!

To top it, is my grey tote bag hanging around my shoulder from left to beneath my right axilla dropping down to my hip region.

By now, it is just 10.30am and the walk to the lab should be just 15 mins approximately...I should just stroll around the hostel and try to get used to the new environment...who knows?

There might just be a short cut out of the hostel or to my room.

Instead of making the usual right left turn, Inwalk straight down to the farthest end by my right in my block series, and there's a short stairs..certainly there would be another.

After a series of right left turns on the stairs going downstairs...I find myself in the last floor and yes! I know my way atleast.

I walk through the walk way and by the end of it is supposedly the gate to the hostel but I can actually sight another door-like burglary at the other end..of course I'm going there .

Oops...this hostel has a reading room.

Looking down at my watch before i get carried away it is already 11.33am...I quickly make my way back to the hostel gate and over to the lab.

The orientation wasnt as brief as I thought and by now we were two hours gone, I find my way to the shopping complex around life sciences faculty and get a soft drink and cookies.

Feels like I had a long day already as i hit my bed and all thoughts varnishes to thin air zzzzz....

My bed keeps vibrating to a buzzing sound...who must be disturbing me by now...how can it be a crime to sleep at this time not like i was in anybody's business. Gosh!

I turned my face to the wall now but it continues

"Priscy....later...."is all i think i just managed to say..i cant even hear myself well

"Ouuuuu" what the actual fuck, i just fell to the floor but i thought...

"Heyy careful..."i turn to see priscy and the other girls looking at me while I roughly rumble.

"You were shaking my bed just now"

"Girl...you must have been sleeping like a log"priscy teases

" your phone has been ringing" Paulette tells me

"fuck!"must have been my dad...

I move back to my bed and try lifting myself slightly raising my foot a bit in a way my tarsus are touching the ground and reach for my phone

Mum???

"Hello ma..."

"Hello renee, how are you?"

"Good morning ma, I'm fine" rubbing my eyes the more...a lash must have fallen or something of that sort

"How are you coping with your new roommates, hope they're good..." not even waiting for me to speak, she goes on talking about not moving with bad friends, making sure to eat in the morning but this woman already knows I'm not a breakfast type and it actually gets annoying to always be told what I already know, and she reminded me to always pray before bed time.

I come from a religious home and I have some God's given gift like I dream and mostly have intuitions about some people or situations...sounds common with everyone but no, mine was quite different in the actual sense...

Not like I had thrown my background life away but since I got to school...it's been so exhausting from the rising early to scotching sun to days of manual clearance to waiting for classes and no lecturer present and then when you're ready to leave one comes in and you have sit back down on the woody seats..ohh my soft ass

With all this I still try to pray but then sometimes it is mostly in my mind..this is a new world and I dont want to look like the one making noise with prayer

I know just an excuse..not like I pray out so loud on a normal day.

The call soon ends with her doing most of the talking and my "hmm" "ok ma" "hmm" replies

"Renee, you done?"

"Yea...i am"

"Any problem?"i ask

" Drew got a movie ticket for himself and three bonus tickets...so i was just thinking if you'd like to bump along like I mean...I and violet are going as well"

"Yea" trying not to sound as excited as my soul was