WALK THROUGH WALLS

SIXTY FIVE

Yesterday was a very special day indeed if I say so myself. Zico made my day. I guess it is not only me because V and Felix nagged Tae to add all the three to the chat group. Woozi was also added. I still don’t understand the motive behind I.M giving Woozi my number. I have a bad feeling. It is like something bad is going to happen. Yesterday, they all decided to stay with me. We talked until midnight when we shared out the rooms and went to sleep. Jimin offered his room to Zico who shared with I.M while I slept with Jimin.

I guess I slept at one o’clock being that Jimin was talking nonstop. We talked about my life before coming back, the struggles of being a single young mother in a country where people were judgmental so much. My experience in Kenyan schools where I could speak the local language. I was amazed that at least he wanted to know my experience.

In the morning during breakfast that San and Kihyun lovingly prepared, they all asked the same questions that Jimin asked me at night. Tae requested them to look for day to ask me anything they wanted being that it was painful. Kai also requested to drive Cai and I back to the academy because he needed the car. The others said that they would just get a lift from Zico’s van. GOT7 guys were so amazed with Zico you would think that they wanted to take him with them. To say the truth, I missed this reunion.

“By the way, the Rae girl today is going to be an elimination competition.” I decided to lighten up the mood.

“I had forgotten about that. What song did she get?” Jackson asked happily. He has been looking forward to this day since the Friday.

“Who is the Rae girl and why do we hate her again?” San asked while staring at me.

“The girl that made Lensah go to elimination in the first week of the competition.” Mark answered. I looked at him disappointed,” What, they asked a question.”

“1…2…3…go” Kai started the countdown to…

“HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA” this was San doing what he does best.

“Week one and you already went for probation…like seriously? What were you lacking or were you tired from the trip?” Kihyun asked while looking shocked.

“I have not shown you the clip?” I.M maliciously asked while looking at me with an annoying smirk on his face.

“There is even a video..?” Zico asked,” Did mama see it?”

“Don’t remind me, “Tae said

“THE HORROR….” Jimin added

“The voice is still ringing in my brains till now” Kai said.

“OK, just a stupid question, was the song by a boy band with difficult movements like EXO or BTS?” San added salt to the injury

“Now that is where it becomes interesting” I.M stated and put on the song. The GOT7 trio and V stood and started dancing to the song.
“WHHHHHAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTT!!!!!” both San and Kihyun shouted in unison

“Seriously, I have never loved dancing especially to Girls groups’ songs but seriously Lensah, Me Gustas Tu by GFRIEND is also a song that defeated you? Like I can dance to the song in my dream really. If you had a problem, why didn’t you call Ravi to help you?” Zico asked. Now this is the part I hated most. They forget that my performance was sabotaged but I can never expect I.M to bring that part up. Now the mention of Ravi scares me also.

“He doesn’t know I am back” I said looking down as much as I could.
“Oh oh… you are dead if he knows this you know that right.” San said
“You people like parading to my failures… I was sabotaged but NO, that part you don’t acknowledge. Little Cai can do any stupid thing like throwing away a competition but you don’t say anything… Seriously, I AM ALSO HUMAN…” With that I walked away to my room ignoring the people calling me. I managed to hear Tae telling I.M that he and Jackson went far this time round.
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“Can I come in?” that was the voice of San calling at my door.
“Let me open for you.” I guess that was Jimin. After some minutes, I was him walking out of the bathroom and going to open the door for them. Our room has a passage way in that I can go to his room and him to mine without using the main door…
“I thought motherhood will make you meek kind of and stop throwing childish tantrums” that was the first statement that Kihyun told me.
“Seriously dude, can you be affectionate at least” Jimin said while coming to sit next to me.
“Then I will have to change my beautiful face if I do that. Damn even Lensah will wonder if I am sick so NO THANK YOU DUDE, I AM NOT CHANGING.” Kihyun said and came to give me a hug,” when did you become this emotional girl? You were sabotaged, big deal, you rose from it and became a force to reckon with I hear, that’s the family spirit that you should be embracing every time.”
“Heck Lensah, how many times were you bullied in school that an idiotic girl is making your life a living hell in a walk over completion like that one really? Should we call a family intervention or I think we should call Woozi right?” San said seriously looking disappointed. Those were the eyes that I have been avoiding. The mention of Woozi gives me the creeps.
“Please, you are scaring the girl with Woozi, that kid is scary.” Jimin said while trying to comfort me
“Hey Lensah are you ok? Zico has said that you sober up or else he will come to do it for you. Tae sent me to give you a heads up… Damn you guys are savage…” Felix said in one breathe then sat down on the floor
“Not as much as Woozi,” Jimin said.” But anyway, they have seen the video. I.M made sure to replay it like a hundred times and the GOT7 trio even danced and tripped like you, hahahahahaha, it never gets old. As for little Cai, he told us that your dance was so powerful, he automatically saw the boys losing to the girls that’s why he never bothered especially now that he is still position one among the boys, I know, the family pride at work.”
“Forgive the poor boy already. He is like walking on egg shells around you so he told me that you were angry at him.” Felix explained,” He gave a good argument of forfeiting the competition and we all gave him our blessings so be angry at us, not him please.”
“What is taking you so long? Ten called looking for you Lensah, he said something like you are needed at the academy because the Rae girl has been eliminated or something like that oh and by the way, I am one of the judges this week being a Chinese song week together with Lucas of NCT so I am going to the venue with you so that I see the Rae girl in person so hurry up, the money they are paying me for this work is too good to turn it down, oh, Mark is also judging so…”

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  I can’t say if it is because it was Jackson driving us back that we reached very fast or the eagerness in me that at last Rae was going but truth be told, my heart was busting with joy that I cannot explain. When I reached, I met the stupid clique of Rae’s followers crying at the gate while looking at Rae boarding her company car.
“I know you must be happy that your real competition has been eliminated.”  I heard a voice say this as I was alighting from the car. When I looked up, it was Rae followed by her members.
“Hahahahaha, I guess that is your wounded ego talking because shock on you, I never felt threatened by you.” I said while walking towards her,” and another thing, your arrogance will be your downfall. Respect the decision of the audience and eat the humble pie of defeat served to you. I never voted so why are you looking for me, ask these crowd of yours if they even voted for you. Don’t believe in blind love young girl. Some maybe crying crocodile tears pretending to feel sad that you are leaving yet they are really happy. Run along, don’t keep your manager waiting. You come from a big company so you will not suffer that much… run along.” And with that I walked away leaving Jackson and Mark to their fate of being shouted at by their fans.
I thought that was the end but the girl decided to follow me and whispered something that made me shake. I wanted to follow her to find out about my darkest past but she took the chance and went away. I guess Jackson and Mark could notice my change because they were very overwhelmed by the attention they were having. I went to find the organizers but still will a very heavy heart because the words by Rae were ringing loudly in my mind… could it be that we were in the same school or…