Dear Diary

Chapter 11

Song of the chapter is Pretty Little Fears by 6LACK ft J.Cole.

Tuesday 8th April
Dear Diary
The holidays are almost over!!!!!!! This is why I don't like Easter break, it's always short. I'm even resuming sch next week Mon. Like seriously?????
I went to Marho's house today. She lives at Banana Island. Like she's freaking rich! I didn't even know sef. Her parents weren't around, obviously they went to work. We were watching TV, just eating snacks, gisting. Some of her other friends also came, two girls Fatima and Dorothy and one guy Ben. The Ben guy is cute, but not as cute as Josiah obviously. The Fatima girl obviously likes him, she was just touching him, like it was so somehow. And it's like he was feeling himself too much. All of them have I-Phones or Samsung. All of them 😮. I didn't even bring out my BlackBerry.
I told Marho I like Josiah. She said it's obvious 😑. And she wants me to TELL him. She was just happy I don't like Timi anymore.
"That one that is like Iroko tree. Just growing tall anyhow and ugly."
Her words not mine.
At least I know she won't start telling people. Unlike Precious.
Marho said Precious told her that I said Marho is very proud. And that she does shakara too much. Which is a big fat lie.
She said she knew and she told her so. That witch!
I had a really nice time at her house shaa. Daddy picked me on his way from work and he bought me plantain chips 😁.

Friday 10th April
Dear Diary
Josiah and I were talking today. We normally hang out now. We were gisting about school and our classmates. I told him I don't even like sch sef.
He asked why, I said because I don't do well and Sapphire.
He said nobody likes Sapphire, that one is an idiot 😂😂😂😂😂. But why don't I do well?
We actually spent time talking about it, like is it the teachers or I don't really like studying. I told him how I always feel like I'm a disappointment to my parents. And how they always say Grace is better than me.
He said his dad is really harsh. Likes he beats him for any small thing. He said there's a lot of pressure on him and he thinks it's because he's the only child. That he and his dad fought because he wanted to go to Art class. His daddy wanted him to be an Engineer or Doctor. But now he's in Art, he's telling him Law is the only course he can study.
"And I hate law. I fucking hate it." He wants to be an artist. And he's really good at drawing. He showed me some of his artworks and they are BEAUTIFUL. He said I shouldn't tell anybody, that nobody else knows except for his mum. He's really good. He uses pencils and pens mostly. But he also does oil and pastel paintings. He said he's too scared to tell his dad what he wants to do. He said when he used to draw Power Rangers and Ben 10 when he was small, his dad would tear it and slap him. Only his mum knows.
I told him about my writing and how I'm kinda lazy about it. We spoke for long shaa. But he made me promise I would study more and read. And like a love struck mumu I agreed.
Even my parents called family meeting now just to talk about my result. We just finished dinner, rice and sauce. Because by September I'll be in JSS3 and I'll write BECE and Junior WAEC exams. Apparently my results are too poor and they are scared I wouldn't get any As. Besides Grace got 12As. So why is my own different? What exactly is wrong with me? That was mummy.
And after all the sch fees they pay, I still come back with pathetic results. I haven't won a single prize. Ever. Which is not true because I can remember wining Best Behaved in Pry 3 but i didn't want to correct daddy. Daddy said they'll get me a lesson teacher during long vacation. And they told Grace and Auntie Chioma to be helping me. God forbid! Auntie Chioma that will be shouting and putting spit on her hand and using the same hand to turn the pages of my book.
Speaking of Auntie Chioma, she's getting married. Not now shaa, probably next year. They announced it after my own issue. But her fiance proposed this week or something. Her fiance works in a bank, but not daddy's bank. His name is Daniel. He seems ok. And sometimes when he comes to take her out, he takes me and Grace. I remember when he took us to Bar Beach. They've been dating for a while now. I know mummy used to ask her when he will bring wine. And even ask him too. So Auntie Chioma will soon be leaving our house. And it feels somehow. I don't know. I'm happy and I'm not happy. I'm happy because she always takes Grace's side in everything. She likes Grace more than me and she doesn't even hide it. She and Grace are always gisting and if I come near them, they'll start shouting. That I should get out and I'm oversabi and their gist is not for 'small girls like me'. As if it's not just about her university days and her ex boyfriends. She's always telling me I'm too quiet and I will not get boyfriend if I'm like that. Or that I'm too spoilt and nobody will marry me if I don't learn how to cook. So let her even go biko.
But I'm sad because she's been living with us for long. Like since. I think since we moved here. She came from Enugu for uni, I think that's like eight or ten years ago. And she's already part of our house, like the first born or something. So it feels somehow. But I'm happy for her shaa. And I'm happy she's going. Mummy is already planning the wedding as per Ada things na. And we'll have to travel for the traditional wedding and what not. Grace seems sad, I think she'll really miss her. I just hugged her and said Congratulations. She said she's sure I'm happy she's going. Like why not?

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