Serendipity: A Short Story👻

Cherry

The gates at Tragus High are menacingly tall and looming, or maybe I'm just scared cause I'm resuming as a border but still. My breath hitches a little as it comes to view and my stomach tightens at the thought that I'm going to be trapped here for six whole weeks. I'm thinking about giving begging my mom a shot because it didn't really occur to me that I'm going to be a boarder. What?! OK this is crazy, I think I'm having an asthma attack. I reach for my inhaler when I hear my mom's voice.

"Mimah, whether you drink plus the container of that inhaler, you will still resume school".

"But mom, I'm having an anx-".

" You're not having anything like that in Jesus name"!

No turning back for me. Me and my anxiety attack can go to the bin for all she cares. It was at this moment that I realised that I was screwed.

"Wait for me in the car, let me get your clearance and books".

" OK mom".

We were parked in front of the girls dorms and it seemed larger and scarier than the gates, or I'm just scared. I don't know.
There are over one thousand students at Tragus, so I barely know any of my mates and being a day student didn't help either. I feel as scared as a first year student but I can't help it. I don't really like sudden change, I hope I survive.

I was so lost in thought that I didn't hear the sound of the car opening, just my mom telling me to bring my box out for clearance. Everything became blurry for a moment and a splitting migraine came on me.

"Mimah, whether you dance ojuju calabar, you will enter that hostel by force".

Although I love this woman, she can be very annoying and extremely overbearing. I've been having migraines like this since last year but I don't want to tell my mom. She already has a lot on her plate being a single mom and all.

" I'm coming", I retort. "Give me a minute".

" I don't have a minute jare, I'm already late for Hamza's reception "

Hamza is my moms secretary and she's getting married today. I wanted to go but ..... I don't even need to explain.

"OK, ok, I'm here"

I looked at my mom with pleading eyes as we walked to the hostel, hoping that she'll change her mind but to no avail as she said

"Your eyes will first fall off before you make me pity you". "And don't even think about crying".

Gosh! This woman. And you will think that she would be emotional about sending her only child to boarding school, but I know better. For all of my life, my mom has been firm, and strong and determined. And from the looks of things, she's determined to dump me here.

A few moments later, I got cleared and collected a room allocation. I'm currently sitting on my bed and considering crying but I hear someone calling my name. I turn in a beat and see

Cherry.

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