WALK THROUGH WALLS

SIXTY SIX

"Hey mum, why do you look like you are in another planet or you are worried about the family back in Kenya?" Cai told me as we were leaving the meeting room where we were from talking to our trainers about us joining our teams even though we had a separate performance in form of a punishment. Cai and I were called being that we are our teams' leaders.

"It's nothing much. I am just thinking about the much practice that we six will be put through being that we are performing twice." I said while I try to seem fine. I was just thinking about what Rea told me before she left. To say the truth, the idea that she of all the people knew my story really worried especially with the thought that she hated me so much didn't settle well in my heart. I needed answers and I knew that the best place to find it was from her stupid now turn helpful followers. "Cai, let me go and look for my team mates so that I get a rough idea about our performance." I said and walked away. These few days with Cai has taught me that he can detect when I am hiding something so I knew staying there will make him be on my case for long.

It was not hard to get my pink team because they were busy rethinking their steps especially with the gap that Rae had left and the worst part was that they had assigned her the major parts or she did it herself especially now that I was not to perform with them. The only solution they came up with was that they will have to assign me all the parts that initially belonged to Rae.

"At least you are back. We were worried especially with the thought that we were going to be short of three people." Ahn said as she came to guide me to the other members.

"She is saying the truth. Our main parts were assigned to Rae and now that she has been eliminated, they automatically fall on you because Cha In has not been able to do a good job"
"Seriously!!!" lamented Cha In

"It's true. Your vocal range is wanting and we can't win... not after showing our strength on the past competitions...." Said Min who never talks that much

"Damn girl, you are savage..." I said while laughing at the direction this conversation was taking

"I leant from the best." Said Min as she smiled maliciously

"True. Even Rae was telling us that nobody ever bullied you back in junior high school." Cha In said

"She told you what?" I asked surprised.

"Yeah, she said that you were in the same school. Everyone knew you as this rich niche from Africa and nobody dared bully you because you were a tough lady back then." Cha In said again

"Oh... ok, I didn't even recognize her." I said

"It figures, she said that when she saw you join this competition, she automatically knew that you were a force to reckon with that's why she tried bullying you all the time." Hee said

"That serious ha!" I commented

"You are saying that you were in the same school but you never knew each other?" Cha In asked surprised.

"Our school was an international school and I was the only African girl but for her, at time, I never bothered to have any girlfriends. I was even sitting alone in class." I said while sitting down

"Then it explain why you don't know her even though she was the head student of the students' council" Ahn said

"What... the president?" I shouted.

"And in the same class with you..." Cha In added.

"This world is really small" I lacked words.

And for sure it was a very small world. Now I get where this whole hate came from and I had to direct it to the source so as to get some peace of mind,'' Please girls, will you excuse me for some minutes. The information you have given me has made me become disoriented abit.''