CHAPTER SEVEN: FACING THE HOSTEL RULES

CHAPTER SEVEN: FACING THE HOSTEL RULES

"Hey, when we get to class tomorrow we will help you write the notes you missed when you weren't around" Morayo said as we spread our clothes

I was told that, washing clothes in the night saves time than washing it in the afternoon

We walked inside our room together, Morayo room also shares the same room with us but her bunk is opposite mine, facing each other

We decided to change into our nightwear, after which we did. Morayo lied on her bed to read a novel while Victoria waited for what I will be doing next

I smiled as I looked at her "So what do you do after washing?" I asked her as I sat on my bed facing Victoria

She looked at me with a 'I never expected you to ask me that' face. Lol!

"Well, I sleep sometimes or read my book or eat something if I get hungry" she said and suddenly my stomach shouted at me to give it food

"I am even hungry" I said remembering the hot cooler mom gave me incase I eat the food later since we weren't allowed to bring cooker to the Boarding house

"Should I give you something to eat?" she asked searching her bag

I nodded my head immediately and brought out the polythene from behind my pillow and put it in front of me

"No, I don't want to be greedy I have mine" I smiled as I brought out the hot cooler from the polythene and put it on my lap

"Oh..." Victoria said and returned the large biscuit carton into her bag

She smiled as she saw the cooler "I didn't even know you brought food" she said as she looked at me

"Do you care for some because I don't think I can finish the whole food?" I asked her as I opened the cooler and saw how plenty the food is

"Well..." she paused

"Come on, I am not taking no for an answer" I said as I sat very well

Victoria smiled at my response, I looked towards Morayo direction and called her

Morayo looked up at me as I said "Do you care to join?" she smiled as she agreed and came closer to my corner

I dished the food and the pieces of meats into my three plastic plates as we all ate

"Thanks!" Victoria said as she swallowed her food as if enjoying the food

"Yeah, thanks. The food is so good" Morayo smiles as she continue eating the food

"You are welcome, don't thank me again. I feel bad if you do that" I said smiling as I ate my food without looking at them "By the way..." I started as I look up from my food and looked at them as they looked at me in response

"What?!" Victoria and Morayo said at the same time

"How is the dining food?" I asked hoping the dining food will be to my expectation

"No worries, by then you will know" Victoria said

Victoria is like the kind of girl I can take as my big sister as she acts like her age, she is eleven while Morayo is ten and a half

After eating, we trashed the plastic plates and I cleaned my cooler and put it in my present locker

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The next morning,

The house mistress woke the students in my hostel including me by five in the morning. I never even expected that because that is damn so early

Morayo, Victoria and I walked in clique as we go fetch water from the tap water in the bathroom so we can bath

After bathing and brushing our teeth, we rubbed our body cream, put on our underwear and then our uniform without putting on our socks and shoes

Victoria said, the house mistress is going to assign us to our portion so wearing it while doing our portion can stain it and besides as soon as we were through we heard

"Last person to leave the hostel will clean the toilet, I am counting to ten"

Jeez... Toilet, why?! I bet cleaning the toilet that most students use is going to be so dusgusting

"That is the hostel prefect" Victoria said as she put her sandal and socks in her bag and backed her bag "put yours in your bag too" she said to me signaling that I should do as she is doing

"10... 9...8...7..."

Morayo, Victoria and I ran outside the hostel as fast as possible

Not only us but many students pushed each other to get outside as well. It seems that nobody wants to wash the filthy toilet

Like, who will?

As soon as we got outside, we walked towards the solar building and dropped our school bags on the pavement

"The portion prefect or the house mistress will assign us to our portion soon" Morayo groaned

Portion is described as a daily duty or chores

"I just hope I am not given a portion to wash the bathroom" Victoria said as she sat on the bench placed in front of the solar building

I laughed at what she said

"I am serious, I was given that portion before and it was really disgusting" she said smiling

Just few minutes later,

We were assigned our daily duty, I was given a portion to sweep the solar building

At first, I smiled at it then later. I almost cried

Morayo was given a portion to mop room 2, our hostel and Victoria was given a portion to sweep the passage

After we were done, we gave a groan because of the stress

"Let put on our socks and sandal since it will soon be time for dining and I can't bear to miss dining today. We are eating Yam as breakfast" Morayo said as she put on hers

As I was about putting on mine, the bell rang

"Time for dining!" Morayo squeaked

She really indeed likes food