*CULTURE SHOCK*

chapter 4

Letting it all hang loose

"Why can't Margaret just tutor Dorcas?? ....its much easier that way ...don't you think ???" Tabz said

"Yeah !!" the rest chorused looking at me with hopeful eyes . I sighed loudly ......they had been at this for the last half hour . Frankly I was tired .........not that I didn't appreciate the brainstorming session we were having right now but ......I had looked over my predicament from every possible angle ........there was no way out of this.

"Margaret and Dorcas come from waring clans remember ?" I said trying not to let my frustration strain into my voice.

Our school was located in Laikipia county .Really close to the boundary separating our county from Baringo county. Its ironic that we had more than enough food on our side yet people died of hunger in the neighbouring county.
Margaret and Dorcas come from the same tribe but different clans . Both were notoriously known for cattle rustling in the neighbouring county of Baringo . So it was beyond obvious why  the two were always at each others throats.

Sophia ,Mercy and Tabz had come from their respective dorms to try to find a solution to my problem. They were all currently on my  bed swinging their legs over the side ..since I had the top bunker.
It was a Sunday morning .....,.I used to love them since .........well you know ....life happened. We were allowed to sleep in since we rarely had lessons.

" Hey ! .....cheer up ......at least we have the mid term break coming up four days from now. ". Mercy piped in .

I had completely forgotten about that ......I had missed my parents ....not to mention our house.
We all dived into  details on  what we would do with that glorious week of freedom. Most of our plans consisted of ....eating ....sleeping ...watching TV and a repeat of all the above ....some included shopping ...but that was not my avenue.

" Do I hear voices????!.........if anyone is planning not to perform their duties ......well they will have to deal with a suspension .....I expect to see all mattresses out of the dorm for aeration ." .............

Oh snap!!!!
There was no mistaking it that was definitely the matron. I could see her shaggy excuse for hair all the way from the exit. If we were caught lazying around true to her words she would ensure we got suspended.
We did what any sane people would do ............we snuck out the window. Sleeping on the top bunker has its advantages ...like your right next to the window ...much to the annoyance of my cube mates , I always opened it in the morning .....well that was before I actually found out that that's someone's duty .(how can that even be a chore .....I mean its not even labour)

I had to take my mattress with me or I would still be in trouble . I quickly dragged it out with me.
Once we were out we started laughing........ Sophia was on her knees clutching her stomach as tears trickled down her cheeks .I wasn't in a better state either . Once we were done we hit the showers.

Now ......there are certain things that are illegal in school (mostly every fun thing) like going into the computer lab to listen to music ........but hey I was in a somewhat good mood .......so with that excuse we headed to the lab .
We had to bribe the lab secretary /prefect .....but it was totally worth it .
I was jamming to my fav local song kamatia chini (drop it down low )by Eddie Kenzo . Sophia was jamming to another local jam by the counsel........ Mercy and Tabz were imitating the moves on the Kofi Annan video by Yemi Alade .(they were no way near close)

" hey guys ..........you do realize we had a lesson with madam Chebet ......and we missed it ........also its time for the service. " Vivian (or veey for short ) the lab prefect shouted (more like screetched ) she hated getting into trouble.
I glanced at my watch it was ten fifteen ........we were late !!!!!.......how did this happen .......ok maybe watching a movie or two wasn't the best idea .
I grabbed my green hoodie and sprint out the lab ...the others at tow .....soon we were all jogging towards the hall .

As I already mentioned ......I don't always have the best luck ......correction I never have the best luck.....so standing two feet ahead was none other than the principal.
Why would she be here you ask ??!!.....well today ...of all days was the fundraising Sunday. The Christian Union needed new equipment for the band. (In my opinion....... the only thing they needed were lessons ......they were always off key.)

What to do !?what to do ?what to do? .....my mind was working overtime.
Light bulb ..........
Our ticket out of a severe beating was right before us

"Follow my lead ......." I said as I made my way towards the hall .

"Are you crazy ??? She'll see us " Sophia crocked...... she was extremely nervous .....but since she didn't have a better idea ....she  followed my lead.
I quickly headed to the door hoping my plan would work .
My plan was simple...... get to the dance team that  had a performance and were doing last minute brush ups........ and pretend we were part of them .

"Hurry up guys ......they're going in " I said glancing over to the principal who had her eyes on us .....I smiled nervously trying to blend in with the team . We quickly took our sweaters off tying them to our waists to look like part of the team. I had watched enough of their routine to know it by heart.

The music started and the dance team started their routine. The dance was to introduce the principal onto the stage..... so unfortunately she was right behind us . My friends were horrible dancers ...I bit my lip to stiffle my laughter. The whole school had their eyes on us.
Fortunately the Principal walked to the stage .....and that was our que to exit to our seats .

"Oh .....that was so close .......I , I was so scared " I said amidst my roars of laughter. Sure we were getting weird glaces from some girls ....but we didn't care we had just cheated death and lived to tell the tale (it might seem dramatic but it was a really close call )

Music continued to blast from the speakers .....and we formed a small circle where we each showed off different moves and we'd all imitate them . soon the circle was so big we had to move benches to make room .
I was having tons of fun when I saw Margaret walk towards me .She handed me a letter then went to her group of friends .

Gulp!.......
.I opened it with my sweaty hand (don't judge me I get sweaty when I'm nervous)

Ok I'll help .......was all it read ........she'll help.......she'll actually help !!!!!

Nothing could stop me now from taking the floor with my victory dance. It was a little hard for the crowd to imitate the moves  but soon we were all engrossed in my victory dance.

Hello my good people...... Sorry for the late update it won't happen again . I've been kinda busy .....enjoy chapter five's coming pretty soon .