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Part 5: School Starts

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    Thank goodness I set my alarm last night. I managed to wake up early and get ready on time. I had my breakfast, golden morn with cornflakes, and then I set out for class. Since classes begin by eight o'clock, I got ready to leave by seven.I bid my roommates goodbye because I'm not sure if we go the same way.
    I trek to class and it didn't seem as far as I thought it would since there was a shortcut that others were following. I followed them and now.... Here I am.... Standing in the midst of other students, waiting for the lecturer to show up.
    The students from last year that came a week before us walk to their classes. They already have a stable routine going. I watch as many students pass by making sure to look out for eye Candy. Sadly still none at the moment.
     I come across my roommate, it turns out we are all having lectures  in the same place but I'm still not sure if it's the same class
     "Hi Amie" Amanda greets
     "Hello"
      "I see you are one of the serious students, coming to school so early."
      I smile at her and remain silent, again, shy with strangers.
     "The lecturer still hasn't arrived yet"
     "Yeah, We are all having the same classes?" I question.
      "I think so, I'm not sure, anyway see you later, bye"
      "bye" I wave at her.
She walks away going toward a place I do not know. So many doors and corners here. With my type of sense of direction, I hope I don't get lost.
     "Irene" I say excitedly, finally meeting someone in my line.
     "Hi" she responds smiling brightly as she hugs me. I hug her back feeling so relieved. "How are you, how was your first night here"
      "it was ok, thank you"
      "come let's take a selfie" she says pulling me along to the best selfie spot. She continues what I had interrupted, selfie time, probably for her mom. I want to take pictures with my phone but.... why do I have to be so shy. I'm so insecure alongside shy. I feel like everyone looks awesome but me. And I always feel sweaty which is so not helping.
    She snaps a few pics and tells me how pretty I look though I don't believe a single word she says.
    "You are so lucky, you look pretty in every Pic, I wish it was me" she complains
    "you look pretty , I don't see why you are complaining"
She is pretty but not everyone would think so. Her cheerfulness and wide smile add to her beauty too. She is so blind to the positives and good about her. Thinking positive does not include me. I am a walking negative machine. I always think bad thoughts mostly because I believe that if I do they will not happen. Thoughts like car accidents, cuts, falls,fires, blablabla...
I console her hoping it works because I know I'm not good at it. I think it worked because two minutes later she is back to selfie time.
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     "Look" I say
Twenty minutes later a person, probably the lecturer leads students that seem like our fellows upstairs and so we follow. He takes us towards a large empty classroom with table desks or desk tables.... I have no idea what to call them. Just know that the table and desk are linked.
   We troop in looking for the best place to sit. I find a spot but then I see Irene seems to have found a better one so I simply follow her lead. She was along with her friend and the spot she found has only two spaces so I had to hunt another seat since my last one was taken. She apologizes but I find no problem with it. It was my choice to follow them so why should they apologise. And besides they are so nice, Irene and Samantha, you can't possibly be mad at them. I walk a few chair desks, desk chairs back until I find a spot and enter, it was next to the window so I loved it. I sit and patiently wait for lectures to begin.
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    Are lectures boring or what. And I had to be squeezed into my spot by two other males. And they were no eye candy. I did not enjoy my spot, at alllll.
I paid attention but wow... So boring. I managed to take down notes and pay attention to every word out of the lecturers' mouths. They welcomed us, briefed us on the school and then taught us. It was a long day and I just want to sleep. My bed is calling but then I realize we just finished the first half of the day. We are just out on break. There is more torture ahead.
    I walk to the food vendors and buy me some food hoping to be healthy because I know I'm not hungry, so this food isn't even necessary if it was left to my belly to decide. I take my food and return to the hostel. I eat in peace or not because I was nervous about someone walking in on me since it isn't my room alone. I have no issue with sharing but I don't want anyone to think I'm a creep or a loner eating in a dark empty room all by myself.
    I should have just stayed in class.... Now I'm running late. I walk as fast as I can to prevent tardyness. I hate being late. It draws attention and I do not want that.
    Actually I was expecting to go on break with Irene but we didn't have similar plans so we had to part ways. I was going to eat in class but too many eyes and I don't like that.
    I arrive at class just in time, just as I entered so did the lecturer. And so the boredom continues.
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      It was after the lectures when i walked back into my room and settled down eating cereal on my bed with my favorite white bowl that I realized that all of us go to the same school building but three of us me, Amanda and Darby go to a different school to that of Aunt Alia, wasn't expecting her to be a student, and Lily, another roommate, and Christina, last roommate. So many Complications. There is a total of six of us. Still confused.
   My first day at school was.... well.... interesting. Still no friends but ofcourse not,i mean it's the first day.
   It was after the third day that I figured it out. Christina and lily go to the same school, school of nursing, while aunt Alia goes to a different one, school of mid wifery, but they all have lectures in the same building but different classes . I hope you don't get confused because I know I am.
And then us three go to Health science college. The college offers different course. I'm studying medicine and surgery. Amanda is studying Nursing, and Darby is studying Radiography. Figuring all this out was no piece of cake.
So many questions asked, complications unraveled. I think I went through brain pain. The biggest bummer is I have no idea how to figure things out and I don't know anyone that offers my course.
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     Night three.....
     I sit on my bed trying to solve my assignment. Thank goodness it's math, no problem there. I'll be done in a minute.
     I still can't believe I was in the same classroom for three days with my two roommates and I haven't seen any of them in class. I still wonder if we do go to the same lecture hall.
     A girl with glasses walks into the room and greets everyone. She seems to be Amanda's friend. They chitchat and converse. A few minutes later she spots me and stands up.
     "Serious student what are you doing" she says as she takes my assigemt sheet to check out. "Ohhhh... It's the math assignment. Do you mind if I use it to cross check mine"
      I didn't like the idea of giving my assignment away like that to someone I saw just a few seconds ago but you can't say no to her. She asked so nicely and she looks cute even with her eye defect. Cute in a way that says...' You can't say no to this face'.
      "I'm not done yet, maybe when I finish." I respond
      "OK, I'll wait till then, bye, Goodluck, I like your accent by the way"
      "Bye, thank you" I answer back. She is so nice.
      "Goodbye Mia, Darby" she says her byes and walks out.
      "Bye Namesake" Amanda says
      I wondered how Amanda's name turned to Mia but.... Whatever a mystery for another day. I round up my assignment and keep it already expecting Mia to come collect it but instead Darby pops up.
             "Bunky please can I have your assignment"
I remember when she first called me bunky. I thought she was saying monkey. I believed so because I jump up and down, on and off my bed because there is no stair case. It turns out she has been saying bunky all along. As in bunk mates.
       "I don't know I already promised to give Mia first" I tell her
       "Don't worry, I know her room, I'll take it to her"
       "oh, OK then, here you go" I say handing it over to her even though reluctantly. I seriously am not comfortable with handing over my assignment. I watch as she walks out of the room with it. I sit on my bed thinking worriedly about my assignment but luckily I only had to wait like twenty minutes. She brought it back and that was when I was finally able to sleep.
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      New people everywhere I hope I get a good friend.... Or not..... I don't mind being alone. It's lonely but nice. Can't wait to see what goes on in the next few days.

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Spoiler: New 'friends'