Waterfalls

08... Amarachi Amawe and...

I didn't know when I slept off.

"Amara wake up, wake up. It's me... I'm back."

I opened my eyes to see... it can't be...

"Buky!" I exclaimed.

"oh Buky, I thought I lost you forever. I miss you so much. After everything, you still came back, oh Buky, you don't know how much I've missed you this last year" I said in a rush.

We hugged for all the hugs we've missed this last year. This was too good to be true.

"Amara you need to wake up!" I woke up to see a red eyed Amy.

Wait... it was all a dream... it was all a dream.

"what happened Amy, you look like you've been crying. Did a teacher beat you?"

"no silly, it's 1 in the morning, you slept since lunch yesterday."

"oh, but that still hasn't answered my question. Why were you crying."

"I don't want to say it" she said in rather a harsh tone. I think she had a rough day yesterday.

"just tell me" I still insisted. I think I am a bit cranky

"no"

"tell me!"

"no!"

"tell..."

"because I miss her!!!"

Oh...

"you were sleep talking Amara. Just like you do when your adrenaline is high before you go to bed. You dreamt you saw Buky, right?"

"yeah. I'm so sorry, I didn't mean for you to cry, or even to have this dream. I'm sorry."

"it's not your fault. Once in a while, we still have to reflect on those we have lost. Now go to bed. We have quite a day ahead of us."

"okay"

**********

"okay everyone, the rules are simple. Each person is meant to write five names on the slips of paper I'm about to give you. Then put them in the box here. When everyone is done, I'll do the rest and give you a feedback. And you can't vote yourself. At the back of the slip write your full name." I don't know how she does it, but Sandra's just the best person to lead a group of people.

We were given permission to skip extra-curricular clubs for this.

As Sandra passed the slips of paper to everyone, there was a conversation I heard (or eavesdropped), before she came to where I was seating.

What? God gave me ears. I have to use them.

"Guy, if you no go enter there, I go know say dey don rig dis thing."

Oh ...um... that is not English, kinda. It's a language said by Nigerians (pigeon language is what we call it.)

The translation is: "Guy, if you don't make the fifteen, I will know that this 'election' is rigged"

That was one of Ace's friends, Chidiebube, Ebube, for short.

"yeah, Ace is so gonna make it. I totally agree" Chiji, my brother said.

I wonder what Ace is going to say, but I couldn't because Sandra just put a white paper slip in my hand.

At the back I wrote my name, of course.

Then at the front, I wrote five names.

They were:

- Amy

- Precious

- Noah

- Geraldine

- Andrew

These are people I trust to help.

Then I went to submit it in the box.

When I came back. I asked Amy and Precious who they wrote.

"You, Precious, Noah, Christy, and Kelechi" Amy said.

"Two of you, Lara, Dauda and...Ace"

Ace!!! She wrote ACE!!!!

Stay calm Amara, stay calm.

"Ace! You wrote Ace!" Amy whisper shouted.

Hey, we had the same thought.

"I'm sorry, but I think that he is good enough. I mean your past issues don't have to affect the affairs of the school."

"ok" we both said in unison.

Then there was an awkward silence between the three of us. I feel like Precious is hiding something form me; and Amy knows about it.

"Guy, it be like say you go win dis thing." Ebube said to Ace

Translate: "Guy, it looks like you're going to win this thing."

"Remember Ebube, there are fourteen open spots, not one. Plus, I'm too new to even get the highest. There are probably a lot of old people that might get votes higher than me."

"A lot of who. Abeg, na fear wey wan stop you. If na me, I go happy. Look how you just enter school, you don already become popular. Abeg I no wan hear that nonsense from you."

Translate: "A lot of who? Please, it is fear that is stopping you. If it were me, I will be happy. You just came to the school and you're already popular. I don't want to hear that nonsense from you."

"Whatever" Ace replied

Sometimes, I still wonder what happened to make him hate me all of a sudden.

After an hour or so of calculations, Sandra came with a conclusion.

She cleared her throat.

"Hey guys, I'm back. And I have the fourteen names. Well according to my calculations, I have found out that there is a tie. Meaning that two people are going to be my assistants.

So I am going to start form the fourteenth position to the first two.

Number 14 is Chealsea Bamilede

Number 13 is Daniel Jumbo

Number 12 is Ngozi Adeoye

Number 11 is Omolara Demilade

Number 10 is Kimberly Jones

Number 9 is Junior Saraki

Number 8 is Grace Jason

Number 7 is Omotayo Logan

Number 6 is Noah Peterson

Number 5 is Sofia Hudson

Number 4 is Chinedu Ukechukwu

Number 3 is Amy Ikecukwu

And my assistants are Amarachi Amawe and...