WALK THROUGH WALLS

SIXTEEN

At this moment, the whole room was silent. Jimin was in tears. I had to give him a hug to assure him that I was past that event. Tae was just looking down while Kai near him, rubbing his back so as to calm him down. Jackson and Felix were already tearing up while Bambam's face just show his shock. Tuan was just ok. I think it is because he already known the story. Cai Xukun at this moment was next to me, lying his head on my shoulders.

" Am ok now guys, I thought I requested you not to pity me." I said.
" Lensah, we didn't know this part of your life. You seem..." Jackson said.
" Calm, right. Apparently she accepted it, saying that it was God's will. For me, I am not at peace until now. I hate it that they did that to my sister. " Kai said.
" For me, I am angry at God, why could he just..." Jimin said in anger while crying.
" It is not God's fault Jimin. You should not think that way. I understand that you are angry but..." Felix tried to reason with him.
" But nothing Felix. You don't know how I felt seeing Lensah lying lifeless there. Her body covered in blood, her uniform...., You just can't imagine how I felt like dying there and then. I hated the idea that all this we part of a stupid ritual by the altar boys in our school. A rite of passage. This is why I never go to church. " Jimin said
" That's where I have never understood you. You can't forsake your faith just because of other people. I understand that you took to heart what happened and took Asenah as your daughter but punishing god seriously sweetheart....." I told Jimin.
" Now I understand why dad hates church. Did you find the Ji Yong boy after that incident dad.?"Cainsaid.
" That's why we are here today." Tae said, " I am afraid that now that Lensah is in the music festival that will be aired on TV, it will kind of expose her so we have to look for ways to protect her against meeting Kwon Ji Yong at any cost. Being that he is also in the K-pop industry, we should be clever at this." Kai said
" He is famous ? That will be tricky." Bambam said
" By the way, the day you came to see the GOT7 programme, he was around. When you were leaving the studio is when he was coming in. You didn't...." Mark said looking at me. At this point, I had to stare at him, in a scary way to make him to shut up. Jimin looked at us and noticed the communication between us.
" Lensah...what are you hiding from us." Jimin said.
" It's nothing really. Is that so Tua..."
" Ye.....aaah I mean yes."
" Bullshit Mark, you are stammering so it means that you are hiding something." Jackson said
" Yes Mark, you stammer when you lie." Bambam said
" Lensah, out with it now young girl..." Tae said.
" Tae, it seems you always forget that am older than you..." I reminded him
" Too much information, now out with it...or I will call mama now." Kai said.
" Now let's calm down. No need for calling my mother into this. Tuan is right. I met Ji Yong on Friday and before you say anything, he never recognized me."
" Are you sure? Anyway this is what I had in mind, at the contest, don't talk about your daughter please. When you are given a chance to call home and you have any messages for Asenah, tell any of us, we will be your messengers ok? Tae said.
" Ok, noted. Anything else?" I asked.
" You are going to face a lot of discrimination in the dorms, please cool your temper ok?" Kai said.
" It doesn't matter if they disciminate you, be yourself and believe that you can be the best you want to be. Just look at us, Mark from Taiwan, Bambam from Thailand, Felix from Australia and I am from China but the world know us as South Korea K-pop artists because we believed in ourselves. You can also make history siz, just be the Lensah that I know. I believe that I talk for everyone here when I say that we will always be ready to help you out." Jackson said.
" What Jackson has said is true. My friends in Thailand, Saint and the rest never believed in me but look where I am now so just be strong and fight ok?" Bambam said
" The most important aspect Lensah is do not forget God ok, you will always be in my prayers." Felix said.
" You guys are not fair or is it because I am the youngest here? I am also a foreigner in a new country where is my encouragement speech?" Cai complained while pretending to cry, " you people hate me that much."
" Little Cai don't be that way, I saw so many Chinese contestants so at least you have your country people here. Lensah is the only African in the contest and also the only black ..." Tae explained
"If you say it like that then I understand. But still I need advice please." Cai said
" Ok then, remember to look for us when you have a problem. You are family ok?" Jimin said
" Ok daddy. My mother also told me the same thing that I should not let myself suffer when we have our extended family here." Cai said.
" That's settled. So when are you going to the dorm you two?" Kai said
" The programme starts tomorrow so we will be leaving in the morning. Will we go with you Tae ?" Cai said.
" Yes, I will drive you there. So, are we having a sleepover here?" Tae said as he stood up, and started picking up the glasses from the table.
" I am in for it. How about you GOT7 brothers?" Felix was the first to answer.
" It's ok with us." Bambam answered.
" Ok then, I guess we can head to our rooms and have a siesta before supper. The food is still in plenty so we will just warm them. The drinks are in plenty so we don't need to buy more. Let's meet at around six pm so that we eat them we do what we do best, sing and dance ok?" Tae lined out the evening programme.
" I think we should have a basketball game before dinner. What do you think?" Kai asked.
" I am game as long as Jimin and Lensah will not be on the same team." Cai said.
" Why, are they that good?" Bambam asked.
" Good is not the best word to explain their game. They are dynamite on the pitch. They play the two of them forgetting the rest of the team mates." Cai explained.
" And when they realise that you are defeating them, they decide to play rough and hurt all the opponent team. Kai I understand but let's play badminton instead ok?" Tae said.
" I will accept it if Cai and Lensah are not teammates. " Jimin said.
" Ok,what's with them now?" Mark asked.
" Lensah was in the South Korea national junior team while Cai Xukun is a national badminton Olympics gold medalist." Jimin explained.
" You guys are talking as if I don't exist. Let's then do this, we will have a swimming competition. It will be an individual event ok?" I asked
" Deal" all of them shouted.

And we that, we all went back to your rooms with the promise of meeting at the pool area at around five- thirty that evening.