The next day which was sunday, my uncle and his family didnt go church because of me and my mother being there. so they decided that the elderly people which is my uncle and the wife will take my mother to show her around London and then my cousin and one of her friends will take me out for shopping. i was a bit excited becuase this is the time i get to really explore the country London that everyone in Ghana is crazy about and wanting to come and just have a look.
so i the afternoon, when my mum, uncle and the wife left, cynthia told me to get ready because she has foned the friend and she is on the way coming to the house. I jumped in the bath, which was really lovely since the weather in this country is very badd... i dint want to get out the hot water; i wanted to sleep in the bath. 45 minutes later i got out the bath and went to my bedroom to see cynthia sitting on my bed dressed like it is not cold outside, like she is in Ghana. i didnt say anything to her because when she gets malaria or fever it wont affect me.
so i creamed and got dressed in the corner so cynthia wont see me naked, i got dress in jeans, even before i wore the jeans i wore another trouser under it, and a long sleeve top i have plus a short sleeve top on top also and put on two socks and my boots and took my two jackets and put them on. cynthia turned and saw what i was wearing and gave me some confusing look.
Me: what is wrong with your face?
cynthia: what are you wearing?
Me; clothes, cant you feel and see that it is cold outside.
Cynthia: yh but you dont have to dress like you are going to church
Me: my friend i'm not like you, if you want to catch malaria or fever continue dressing like that.
she just laughed at me and go up and left the room when the house bell went. i dont even know why this girl is laughing at me, i'm tellig the truth kmt. i went downstairs in the kitchen to get some tap water because it is too cold for fridge or cold water. i entered the kitchen and saw cynthia and another girl which i guess was her firend, sitting there eating sweets. the friend looked up at me and smiled.
Cynthia: Shanni, this is Akosua, my freshie cousin
Shanni: allow her man cynthia about freshie, Hi Akosua
Me; ( i dont know what she means by freshie but hopefully it is a good thing) Hey...
shanni: Shanni
Me: oh okay, Hi Shanni (never heard of this name before, im used to hearing abena and ama everyday) Cynthia when are we leaving.
Cynthia: now.
as soon as i stepped outside the door, the coldness hit me and i started to shiver. I dont know why cynthia and her friend are walking so normal and they are not even dreesed like me. I'm even wearing something called glooves on my hand and scarf around my neck, and i'm still feeling the cold.
these two girls walk soo fast, infact, everyone in this country seems to be moving fast, back home we will probably think they have thief something and they are running away or trying to get away from trouble.
we took a bus 38 to a place called victoria and went to a train station a take a train to a place called white city (why is this place call white city, isit full of white people or what), when we got out the train i saw a lot of people walking towards the same place that we were walking to. confused. I felt like a third person because cynthia and her friend were wayy infront of me walking fast and chatting and i'm just here trying to catch up to them, even though i know it is impossible.
So finally we got to this biggggggggggggggggggggg big building with a lot of posters around it and a lot of people around it holding shopping bags. and the place had westfiled written on it. probably this is the shop cynthia is bringing me to for shopping. i cant believe one shop can be this big, if it was back home a shop is like a little kiosk or even if it is in a builing it would be very very small compare to this country's one. Me, cynthia and her friend went inside th shop, i looked around and was very confused, how come inside the shop there are other shops in it.
Me: cynthia, how come this shop has other shops in it.
Cynthia: laughing* shanni i told you she is a proper freshie
Shanni: cynthia allow her mannn, she is new so stop laughing at her. and Akosua this place is called a shopping mall, there are all kinds of shop in london here so basically it is just a building filled with shops around london.
Me: ohhh it makes sense, thak you very much shanni.
Shanni: kl
After shooping
Today, i shoped a lot, well i walked about and cynthia picked out clothes and with Shanni 's help sometimes for me. cynthia picked out all these shorts and little clothes for me like i am back in Ghana, even if i was in Ghana i wouldnt wear those kind off things out, probably i will wear it around the house to do chores, i dont wont to attact any negative attention towards meooo.. I doubt i will even wear those clothes, im guna pack them at the back of my wardrobe and leave the decent once i can wear at the front. and by the way i ate my first mc' donalds ever and it tasted alright but not better than jellof rice, Hell to the NO. Shanni is a lovely girl, i prefer her than cynthia, she doesnt make little remarks about whatever i say. i dont even know why she is friends with cynthia.
Today has been such a long day, and i want to sleep early because im starting the new achool tomorrow.
I cant wait to start school. i'm actually looking forward to it..........................................................
author: Akosua chapter 2, hopefully you lot enjoy reading it. vote and comment plzzz... thanx
