I was back.
I sighed as the blue gates to the familiar FORDS HIGH opened. I had been gone for too long, long enough for everything to change. I hated the fact that I didn't know what to expect.
Three months away from school was a long long time.
I wouldn't be here if I were living the ideal life. I was supposed to be in LA California, my dream city, soaking up the sun, but here I was with my heart in my mouth. And more or less...back.
My mom switched off the engine of the car after successfully finding a good parking space.
"Are you okay?" She asked, looking at me through the rear view mirror.
"Yes." I lied putting on a fake smile.
"When you get there..." She began.
Oooohh God!
"...read your books, don't follow all these bad children. Pray without ceasing. You're always in our prayers you know. Always remember where you come from and make us proud." She went on, completely unaware of what I was thinking.
I was way too anxious for any motherly sermon.
"Mhmmm." Was the only sound I managed to make.
"Okay. Let's go to the bookshop, to buy your things." She sighed opening her door and stepping down from the car.
Bookshop? That was...that was close to the SSS3 block.
Would my mates remember me? What'd they say? How'd they react?
I quickly bent down, pretending to be gathering my stuff in the car. Just to kill time and contain my anxiety.
"No need to get anything. We are going to the bookshop first naw. Don't you remember?" My mom pointed out the obvious.
Dang!
"Mhmmm." I hummed again getting down slowly from the car.
She stared at me skeptically for a moment, then began walking away.
I shut my eyes tight, exhaled deeply then stared into thin air for a second...or so I thought.
When I looked forward, my mom was already a long way ahead of me, walking down the long aisle of the compound, in the direction of the bookshop, which was eeirily close to the Ss3 block.
"When I want her to be fast she'll be acting like a snail now she wants to fly." I grunted to myself as I walked-raced to catch up with her.
As I caught up with her; I made sure to move over to her left hand side to hide myself from the eyes that could so easily spot me from the Ss3 block. Of course she wasn't good enough a barricade, and I could still be easily seen but doing it made me feel better.
Guy you're so dumb. Not like they won't still see you. Ughh! My mind yelled at me.
I'm you and you're me so if I'm stupid you're also stupid. Fool. I mentally pointed out to her
Nope, I wasn't crazy. Those who didn't do this were the crazy ones as far as I was concerned.
With a few more steps we were walking down the area of the SS3 block. I made it a point to keep my head straight up and not look in it's direction.
Suddenly disappearing one day and then just showing up one day, three months after! I didn't know what my mates reaction would be and I didn't want to know either. If I just continued to walk on my moms left side and with hold my head up straight up I would be invisi...
