NOBODY REALLY KNEW HER

COLLEGE FINALLY !

They will never know ,nothing shows ,nothing is giving me away and I'm taking this one to the grave ,unless Karma or fate ,whichever comes last decides its about time for them to know .My name is Shirley ,I'm a young adult ,at least that's what I call myself because ,I'm definitely not a teenager and neither am I a grown woman,I'm just the right age ,the curious age ,if you know what I mean (wink wink ). This was my first year in college ,I had such a rush,I was so eager to experience the new lifestyle ,meet new people and interact.But wait lets flash back a little bit.

I was finally done with high school ,ugh the nightmare was over .Mahn I hated high school!Even though I took part in drama and music festivals which made it a little less horrifying ,plus I became a captain in my fourth form,yes we used to get special meals ,special treatment from the teachers and the fact that when it was time to run ,we used too walk,made the life a little more bearable ,I mean ,whatever I could do to survive that place trust me I did it.Nobody ever knew me that well ,I can say and I had very few friends ,who were my skish (desk mate ) and some two or more people I used to know but rarely talk to them now.

I managed to survive all the four years and it was time to do my final exams ,the one I had been preparing for 12 years .Frankly ,I just think all this is a joke . How can you test someone's intelligence by setting random questions about things that took me twelve years to grasp and understand ,then expect me to pass with flying colors ? and the worst thing is ,they (the people setting and those expecting you to pass ) always put emphasis on the flying colors part. What are we ,gods of wisdom ,I mean come on! Okay enough ranting ,lets get back to the story.

I completed my exams well,the results came and well,it wasn't to any of my family members expectation.Ever since I was little ,I was known to be this perfect ,rainbow sunshine little girl.I was rarely ever caught in mistakes ,always passed my exams ,obedient .Okay in short I was every parent's dream child as everyone would say and as you now know they expected me to excel ,as usual ,but not this time. i didn't do well ,I failed .And to utter disbelief ,even missed the pass mark of joining university to study the course that was my dream.My mother who was my number one supporter since the beginning tried to comfort me but deep down she knew,my life had taken a drastic turn only that she knew how to hide her emotions perfectly in front of her hopeless daughter.

I missed the first entry to university and had to wait for the second revision so I could be placed .My siblings since they've always had control of my life since the beginning saw it wise to actually apply to a university I didn't want but had qualified to go to , and because I had no say in it I couldn't say no. But remember I was unable to say something ,but very able to do something about it. I was fed up of being controlled my whole life .I wonder now if those were just m,y adolescent instincts acting up.I had to do something about my college life because I wasn't going to spend another day with those control freaks. I had to go.So the second revision of college placements was announced ,quickly took to myself to select a university that was far away from home ,where I could actually have control of my own life ,where I could do whatever I want without having to ask for permission .I mean I was no longer twelve.Never in a million years had I dream t of taking the course that I chose in the far away university ,but I had to ,risks had to be taken ,it was a matter of life and death ( well not that exactly ) but it was similarly important.Both applications were submitted at the same time and now we had to wait and see.I cant imagine how had I prayed those particular weeks of awaiting the admission letters . Finally the announcement was made on the television ,that the second placement of students was complete and students can now check their statuses on the website and await delivery of their admission letters.

"Miss Shirley ,we are pleased to inform you that you have been selected to join the Kalahari University to study Diploma in Advertising for 3 years ,your admission number is 3450 .You are expected to report on 5th September 2013 and kindly ensure you bring the fo............................" my happiness couldn't allow me to finish reading the whole thing . My prayers had been answered for once.The letter I wanted came earlier than the one my siblings had applied .It was truly a dream come true ,little did I know how my whole existence was going to change ,like a complete one hundred and eighty degrees change.

I knew the risk I was taking my family tried to convince me otherwise ,but this time I had made my mind and was not going back on my decision.I am now a freshmen at Kalahari University ,and this is my story.