Chapter 6 - The Sisters

Have you ever been in a position were a friend is being bullied? How do you feel when there is nothing you can do to help?

I cried uncontrollably on my bed,I was really scared and sad.

Then I heard,

"Drop them here, quickly!!".

I looked to see a plump girl on low cut. She was putting on red Check like the rest of us but hers had the v-neck so I was sure she was a Senior.

She dropped her things in the corner and one thing became certain; The girl that was to sleep on the bed beneath mine had arrived.

She tapped me wickedly,

"Come down!

Go and look for broom for me"

"Good Morning " I greeted her as I climbed down the ladder.

"Wait, you're crying?

All these Ju-bunks and their irritating tears!!

What is making you cry?

See lemme tell you, you cannot come and be crying here oh! I hate nonsense!!

Why would you be crying for your Parents that you would see in a few weeks?!!!"

I didn't say a word.

She continued,

"Let this be the last time I see this nonsense else I'll give you a reason to cry.

Get out of my face!!!

And you had better get back here quickly with broom"

I nodded, more tears flooding my face and then I ran as fast as my legs could carry me away from the Hostel to look for broom.

Why did I have to be the one to share a bunk with a Senior as harsh as this?? I sobbed even more.

I made sure I wiped my eyes before heading back to the Hostel with the broom.

I peeped at the corner where Tolu was and I saw her squatting with her hands stretched horizontally to her sides. She was crying and each time her hand came down or she fell, she received a very hot slap from one of the Seniors. It made me want to cry more but I resisted and ran to my corner with the broom.

" Oh this is your bunk mate" A Senior girl who sat on the bed beneath mine said. I presumed that she was a friend or classmate of the Senior sharing a bunk with me or my 'bunk mate' if I should use the term I just learned.

"Yes oh.

See her red eyes na, she'll be crying like we don't have Parents that we love to cry for.

Mtchewwww!!" My 'bunk mate' replied.

Then she turned to me,

" Clean that locker quickly!!" She pointed to the locker beside mine.

I got to work but I was scared because I didn't know how to clean properly.

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Sometimes the will to do overcomes the inability to do.

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She made me arrange her locker and carry up her heavy boxes alone. She twisted my ear very painfully each time I made a mistake making my head hit against the door of her locker from time to time.

I cried and this irritated her the more.

When she left the corner, I quickly ran and sneaked into Tolu's corner and I watched silently at her in the other corner where the Seniors had called her. She was dressing their beds now. More tears made their way down my cheeks. I was scared for her.

As the bell for Dinning rang, the Seniors made it clear to her that she was not going to eat this afternoon and this night. I was filled with so much rage, I wanted to go over there, give all of them a piece of my mind and pull her away.

I couldn't believe my scariest night mare had befallen me.

Of course I didn't have any appetite. I hadn't had any since I entered this school. Yes, I hadn't eaten for about 24hrs. If Mommy found out, she would be very upset.

They didn't disturb us much to go to the Dinning Hall. In fact, they didn't disturb us about anything till it was time for Dinner. That was when the school became very hot.

"Run Down!!

1....!!

2....!!

3....!!

4....!!

5....!!"

I ran as fast as my legs could carry me to the Dinning Hall.

The Seniors had no other option but to release Tolu as their Superiors came into the Hostel.

So I clutched on to her hand and pulled her along with me. She was very weak, her legs were shaking, she was in pain all over and she cried.

We were asked to sit according to our classes but each table left two seats; one for an SS3 student who would be the table head and one for an SS2 student who would be the assistant.

The Hall buzzed with noise. Everybody still had unfinished discussions. Tolu rested on my laps and sobbed silently while I comforted her.

"Don't let me get you talking!!!

Don't let me get you talking!!!

Else you will not like me this evening!!"

Senior Esther, the Dinning Prefect screamed at the top of her voice.

But people kept talking while some others kept quiet. I feared the outcome.

The cooks brought in the coolers of food and placed them on our tables along with 12 plates.

"Everybody kneel down!!!!" The Senior Prefect screamed.

She was just getting into the Dinning Hall. The Hall went silent and everybody knelt down almost immediately. It was obvious that they feared or respected her.

She stood at the centre of the Dinning, obviously very upset,

"What is the meaning of this?

You know the right thing to do so why do you choose to do otherwise?" She was fuming.

"Keep quiet, you won't keep quiet. I could hear the Prefects scream all the way from my room.

You have 5 minutes to eat your food and get to your Hostels and the Prefects would make sure of that.

Stand up! Your time starts now"

A Senior on red Check which had V-neck on my table shared our food equally. I guessed that she was in SS2.

The food was indomie. It looked and smelled nice. It had chopped vegetables in it. I gave mine to Tolu as I urged her to eat rapidly.

In no time, the Seniors began to chase us out of the Dinning.

"Leave the Dinning

1...!!

2...!!

3...!!

4...!!"

Tolu and I rushed out immediately. Outside, we saw some Students kneeling down. It seemed like they were the unfortunate ones to come late for Dinning. Tolu and I ran as fast as we could along with other students to our Hostels, were another torture awaited us.