High school is the best.
Especially when you're about to graduate!
Jefferson Adelanwa is the smartest kid in King Fredrick's College. He's loved by all adults, has won several academic awards and has been the school head boy since his ten...
I hate alarm clocks. They're so irritating. But in my life, they're a necessity. I put off my alarm clock and got out of bed rather lazily. I brushed my teeth, walked to the kitchen put a cup of water in the kettle and set it to boil. I went back to my room, gathered up my Physics textbooks and walked back into the kitchen to check on the water. I turned off the stove and made myself a cup of tea, with a lot of Milo and milk to keep me awake cos I was frickin' sleepy. I sat at the dinner table, reading while sipping my tea to keep me awake. After four hours of reading and six cups of tea, I heard my older brother walk in. "Up as usual Squirt."
"Morning Lee." Lee sat beside me and glanced at the books on the table. "You're gonna have a brain meltdown."
"That's not a thing."
"It is. The medical term is boring behavior." I rolled my eyes and hissed. Lee pulled out his tablet and began scrolling through. "Lil Dicky and Chris Brown just released a new song." I shrugged. "I don't care." Lee rolled his eyes and kept scrolling. " 'Man found dead in his wardrobe on Friday. Possible cause of death; strangulation' ." I looked up. "Let me see." He passed me the tablet and I took a look at it.
CRYSTAL'S CORNER Shining above the rest.....
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MAN FOUND DEAD IN WARDROBE: 35 year old resident Peter Falana was found dead in his wardrobe on Friday the 15th September. Experts say Mr Falana showed signs of struggle and the apparant cause of death is....
"Strangulation. Hand prints were discovered on Mr Falana's neck and he showed signs of struggle and tiny pieces of black clothing materials were discovered underneath his fingernails.
"They also found an arrow on his bed." Lee said. "And a white rose." I replied giving him the tablet. Lee sighed. "Richard's the pathologist on the case." I frowned and didn't reply. "Jeff?" I ignored him and closed my textbook. I looked up at the wall clock, i was almost seven. I stood. "I've gotta get ready for school." I packed up and headed to my room, walked down and quietly closed the door. I would've slammed it for dramatic effect but that would just wake Mom up and I sure as hell didn't want that. I got ready for school and walked back to the dinner table for breakfast. Lee was still at the table, sipping a cup of creamy coffee and reading an article on his tablet with a half eaten donut on a plate beside his coffee cup. "What's for breakfast?"
"Mom's making toast bread." I nodded and joined Mom in the kitchen. "Ekaró ma." I greeted, prostrating. She smiled. "Oko mi, bawo ni? How was your night?" "Good. Could've been better." I replied shrugging. She shook her head. "Olorun o ni jeke para e. Better don't kill yourself with reading day and night."
"But Mom, aren't you the one that always goes; 'Burn the midnight candle.'?" She hissed, eyeing me. "So because you want to 'burn candle' you will not know sleep well. You better not give yourself a heart attack. You're still a small boy o." I cringed. "Mom, I'm 16." She chuckled and handed me my toast and a glass of milk. "Thanks Mom." I went back to the dinner table and dug into my meal. Mom joined us a while later. "Are you still reading that article, Leonardo?"
