African Teen

9:Mondays Are For......

Monday
March 2

I wake up extra early
I don't know why though
It's not like as if I haven't seen Teni already or as if Juice's grand return is going to affect me, well it actually will, I'll finally have, one, no, two people to talk to now,plus Teni.
I think I'll actually start talking to more people, not too much, maybe like four or five, wouldn't want to leave secondary school with only one friend.

I pray, sweep the house and brush my teeth, I put on my phone, text Tinuke,

-Hey beautiful, good morning.

I go to my music library and play some Sunday School Choir music ,Total Praise from the Jesus Is Born album then I go to the bathroom to have my bath, call it some 'hot water music'.

After I get ready for school, I go to the sitting room and meet my mom and Demilade, Demilade is ready for school already and my mom is packing her lunch for her,

"Mommy, good morning ma",I greet her,

"Ade mi, good morning, how are you?",my mom says,

"I'm fine ma, Demi, how are you?",I answer her and holler at my sister,

"Mola, good morning",she greets me,

"Oya, I cooked spaghetti, go and take yours and eat before you go to school",she says

"Oh, thank you Jesus, thank you ma",I say and rush to get my food, I probably already mentioned that spaghetti was my favorite food.

As I settle down to start eating, a call comes in, I look at the caller ID and see that it's Juice,

Me- Hello

Juice- Yo bro wassup

Me- I'm good, how far?

Juice- Yeah, I'm aiit, are you ready?, I'm about to start coming to your house.

This is basically how Juice used to call me before his injury every morning.

Me- Yeah, I'm ready, I'll meet your outside bruh.

Juice- Aiit man, see ya.

And then he cuts my call.
I finish my plate of food and go to take my bag in the room, I take one last look in the mirror to make sure my hair and face look lit enough and head to the sitting room,

"You're going already?",my mom asks,

"Yes ma, Justin is resuming back to school today so we're going together",I tell her,

"Mola bye bye, I luvv yuu",my younger sister says, I go to give her a hug,

"You know I love you too" I say to her, my mom reaches into her purse and gives me 300 Naira, she knows I still have money with me or she'd have given me more,

"Take care of yourself at school oh",my mom says,

"Yes ma, shey you remember that Rasheedat is coming today?",I ask her,

"I remember, take care of Teni oh",she says,

"Love you too ma",I say and head out of the house.

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"I literally don't know what to expect, it's been four weeks man, four weeks!", Juice says

"Baba, don't explode, it's just school",I tell him,

"Yeah, school I haven't been to in forever"

"Oh Jesus, guy don't freak, calm down, at most, there'll be balloons and a banner that reads 'Welcome Back Juice', but we both know that won't happen"