Blurred Vision

A Challenge.

This chapter is dedicated to IfeomaAugustina3 and NkechiAjogwu for their nice comments, I thought I should acknowledge them. So I'm saying a big THANK YOU to the both of them.

We had just finished our basic technology practical and the only practical left was that of ICT.

I went straight to my guardian's office to call Dad. "Good afternoon sir" I greeted him while I waited patiently for him  to finish signing the documents on his desk.

"Yes, Nneoma, how are you?" He raised his eyes briefly and turned back to his work.

"I'm fine" I smiled shyly.

"So what's the problem? Do you have any complaint?"

"Oh no sir" I shook my head. "I wanted to ask if I could speak to my Daddy?" I looked down at my fingers playing with them.

"Okay" he brought his phone from a drawer and handed it to me. "Make it snappy"

I nodded happily and dialled my father's number.  He cut the call and called back to save Mr. Uche's credit.

"Hello daddy"

"Nne m, how are you?"

"I'm fine, we are writing the last paper tomorrow" I informed him.

"That's good so when will you be coming home?"

"After tomorrow being Thursday, Amara will finish her tests on Friday and there will be a beauty pageant on Saturday so we will be returning home on Monday.... Only JSS3 o"

Dad laughed when I said this. "So by what time should I pick you up?" He asked.

"By twelve... Buy for me ice-cream"

"No problem" he answered. "You are very lucky because Kennedy is at home now"

I laughed happily. "Bye daddy"

"Good bye nne m" he replied and hung up.

I handed the phone back to Mr. Uche.

"Thank you sir"

"Read your books o"

I ran out of the office happily to see Asah and Anderson outside.

"Just see the cockroach we are waiting for" Asah said.

"See how she's smiling like fish" she continued and I laughed.

I joined them and we walked towards the gate to see Anderson off.

"You should really compete for that pageant" Anderson told me.

"No, they have selected already" I replied.

"That's not an excuse, you know" Asah hissed. "You can still join if you want to"

"I don't know" I replied uncertainly.

"Come on na, Ryl, please, you are very beautiful" Anderson said.

I blushed then sighed. "Okay, I will try but who and who are competing from yellow house?"

Asah wrinkled her nose. "Our beloved Kosi, Deze, Tochi wanted to but due to the offence.... Then, Emelda too. For SS1, one girl called Ngozi, I don't know about others."

"That's a reasonable number" Anderson shrugged.

I groaned. "You guys know I have stage fright and I have a horrible walking step"

Asah sighed with an angry look on her face.

"Why do you like belittling yourself eh?"

"Okay, fine... I will compete"