WALK THROUGH WALLS

EIGHT

We managed to rap up the details of the Kenyan like mass after just two hours. We made plans on our meeting sessions which we also agreed that will depend on my music competition schedule. After that we made sure to bid goodbye to Fr. Oduor before heading to a nearby restaurant to have breakfast.

" So Lensah, what are your plans today?"
" I am planning to go to my place because I know that tomorrow I will be meeting up with my Korean family. You should come with so that you meet my family at last that is if you don't mind."
" I would love to. Let's do this, I will check my schedule, if it allows me to come then well and good. I just know that I might come with one of my friends from stray Kids'."
" It's ok, the more the merrier. Actually I don't know if the others will be bringing their friends also. "
" Its agreed then. So will you be coming for mass tomorrow?"
" That's the plan. I guess we can meet here in church so that I take you back with me."
"Sure thing. So where do you stay?"
" Be patient. Wait for tomorrow. I don't want you to judge me early."
" You talk as if you don't know me. I can never do that. But anyway, I will wait for tomorrow. You are going back to the BTS house?"
" Yes. My bags are still there. I am even shocked that Jimin has not..." Right there and then, my phone rang. " Speak of the devil" and then I showed him my phone..
" I guess you are indeed sweethearts. You wanted to complain that he has not called you yet ah!"
" Hahahaha... Ok let me pick this and then we head out."

I then went to talk on the phone with Jimin who was complaining that I sneaked out without any notice. We talked for like ten minutes then I went back to my seat. Felix had already paid the bill so we walked out. He informed me that his driver was already waiting for him. I managed to get a ride back to the BTS house. After saying goodbye, I went in just to be greeted by an annoyed Jimin and the other members who were just looking at the way he was annoyed.

To appease him, I had to have breakfast again with him and then I went to watch cartoons with Jungkook. Yes, I love cartoons, so what. The funny thing was we were even singing along to the songs they sung. I guess my plans of introducing him to Sandy is not that bad because one thing about my siblings is that we are united by our unique love for cartoons. I remember when we were young, we could work hard and in unity so that we finish early and sit together to watch cartoons. Damn, those were the days.

" So Lensah, please tell us about the African music industry. Is it so different from the K-pop industry?" Jungkook asked after the episode we were watching ended.
" I don't thing there is that many difference but I think with our music especially Kenyan genre, we call the secular young generation music GENGE. The Luo music is called Benga, the golden oldie music is called zilizopendwa or rhumba. As in we have so many names so much that you can't say that you are a fan of one genre. We even have Kenyan musicians who sing like the Tanzanian bongo Flava genre so I think you get my point..."
" Can I ask you for a favour?"
" Ask away last born."
" First, don't call me that..."
" You do know that I will ignore that or should I call you mankae which sounds like monkey by the way... Oh wait, I will call you Mjungu... sheng' word for a while skinned person. So your pick last born."
" Then call me mJunguuuu? Yes, that one. At least we will have our thing. Anyway, teach me to dance one of the African song please..."
" Oh.. so you want to make me embarrass myself infront of you and the BTS members.. no thank you."
" Please Lensah, I will not laugh at you please.... You will just put on the song, then we will dance together. And then I promise to learn another song and show you what I learn. I can also dance with you any BTS song that you want, promise."
" Your offer is so tempting... I feel like you want to trap me.."
" There is no hidden motive promise."
" What are we promising each other?" J-hope said as he entered the sitting room. The others were behind him.
" Naneun danji Lensah-ege apeulikaui nolaeleul chumchuneun beob-eul galeuchyeodallago butaghagoissda" Jungkook answered.
" Is that so.. I also want to learn. Please teach us please." J-hope said.
" Yes Lensah, do that. By the way where did you rush to early in the morning?" V asked,
" you do realise that our Saturday morning was ruined by your dear beloved."
" Hey, don't talk about me as if I am not here and by the way how did I spoil your day. I think you woke up and did what you always do, watch Sofia the first cartoon." Jimin complained.
" Wow, you love Sofia the first also." I asked.
" Don't tell me that you are also a fan of cartoons?" Jin asked
" Who doesn't love cartoons seriously. Those guys make the world worth living." I said.
" My view exactly. Imagine they call Jungkook and I kids just because we love cartoons." V said, looking at Suga and RM with an angry face.
" Yes, you are kids, so what.?" Suga said with a sneered face and continued scrolling through his phone.
" Even Jimin loves cartoons so I think your house is full of kids." I looked at Jimin who was now gazing at me with eyes that suggested that he could kill me at any moment. " Yes Jimin, animated movies are still cartoons, deal with it."

At that moment, the other members started laughing hysterically at Jimin. As I said before, what united us when we were young was our love for cartoons. Jimin has since upgraded to love the animated version. Any animated movie that hit the box offices, he already has them. When they stopped laughing, Jungkook came to sit next to me.

" So Lensah, will you do us the favour and teach us one song from any African country, any can do. Beggars are not choosers."
" Ok then, I will teach you my daughter's favourite by Diamond platnumz of Tanzania and Innoss B of DRC Congo called Yope. I guess we will need to move the table so that we get more free style. This song is under the Afro-bongo genre. It's a mixture of Lingala and Swahili language. I hope you don't mind"
" Its ok." Jungkook said smiling widely.

And with that, the table was moved and then I taught them how to dance the song which I played from my phone's playlist. The goodness with the song was that because my daughter loved dancing it, I was confident that I didn't need to view the actual video to dance it. I also came to learn that the BTS members were the best students to teach. They gave it their all. So much that after about ten minutes, they were dancing the whole song as pros.