30 Days

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"no way! You are that girl!"- I point at her face. I couldn't hold myself and even my face couldn't hold my smile. I was damn happy to have found my childhood friend and Yay! I won't be alone anymore.

"I can't believe to meet you here. It really is you! "- I was talking and my hands were moving.
"you look soooouu different and I almost forgot your face!" - and talking with my unstable hand.
"Oh my gosh! You grew up.." - still talking with my hand in the air.
"and what was your name?!"- the end.
I don't remember her name! Seriously, Dawn!

She was still smiling.
"Elisha" - she said. And I couldn't recall calling her name. That wasn't familiar.
"since Sister (nun) called out your name, I realized it may be you"- she said.

Since we are having our own little reunion, we forgot that we are assigned with a job. Facing the wall, playing with the grass, we started smiling like an idiots.

She was from a different tribe and when we were kids I used to communicate with her in her dialect but now I forgot. She recalled that and she started talking and talking..

"wa...wai..wait...wait ! I don't remember your mothertongue" - I stopped her with my waving hands.

"you forgot?! How?"
She looked surprised because I was so an expert.
I told her that I was in different state and had no one to talk to.
She too couldn't contain the happiness that she told her closest friends, Gracy and Martha, if I am not wrong.
With that our cleaning time was over.

During supper, I sat with my long distance cousin. With so many of us, the only hand pump was not enough. It was a disaster that many of us finished at one time, too crowded. Seeing the situation I stood still, bewildered. Cousin was a bit different, she pushed in and even washed my plate though I knew that would be the first and last. By what I saw, she was used to it. Snatch it or grab it. Unlike me.
So thankful of her.

After supper, almost everyone were busy with their phones. I didn't have one so I was observing everyone and it was funny, they were acting weird. Boys face, some were grinning, giggling and smirking and whereas, girls were blushing, laughing, nodding, irritate and all sorts of face filled with emotions. Soon after, teacher also joined us. Some avoided them some talked. I had nowhere else to go so stood leaning against the wall. It was a bit dark and cold. I looked up and sighed, even the sky had stars and moon to accompany and here being a human, I was all alone. I regretted coming here. With nothing to do I started observing the stars and admiring it. Though the chatting was a bit disturbing, my thoughts were drifting to the world filled with only celestial bodies. What would you feel in the vacuum?....Pressure? What if you were all alone in a planet? What if we were inside someone's body as tiny as neutrons? What if this universe was inside someone? What if.....?

~tingling~

A bell was heard and it brought me back to the harsh reality of me being still alone. I knew what it meant, having stayed in the convent gave me some advantages to not feel like an alien to the rules and regulations. It was a time for Goodnight prayer.
Students, who were busy with their phones, knew they had to submit their phones, so intentionally moved slowly. I didn't have one but I had to match their pace because I didn't know where they gathered.

"hurry up!" an order from Br. Edd.
Obviously, the pace changed. I saw some were already standing in the common area so, ditched the pace and straight went to stand with them facing the wall and our backs to entrance. It almost took 5 minutes to gather. All the teachers' were behind us.