Misconception(On Hold)

Insert 12: Halfrida Baker

Chapter 12- Halfrida Bakers
"Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which is stored than to anything in which it is poured"

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Adelaide and I grew up as friends. We met in grade where we found out we had similar qualities and bonded very well.

We met in an awkward circumstances. I was having running stomach and I asked for permission from my teacher to use the rest room.

Before I got to the restroom, I had emptied my bowels in my clothes. I had defecated in my body because I had eaten too much of chili from a particular snack I can't remember.

I stayed inside the toilet in shame as I cried my eyes out. I knew my class mates would laugh at me and bully me if they find out that I soiled my pants with faeces.

I couldn't go to my bag to retrieve my extra clothes because I irked of faeces.

"What I'm I going to do?" I thought as tears spilld from my eyes.

Suddenly the door of the toilet opens and a pretty girl comes inside.

I recognise her as my class mate whom I had never her spoken with. Who wouldn't know her? She was Adelaide Rollins the most brilliant and beautiful kid in grade 1.

She was even better than some kids in grade 2. She looked at me from head to toe in shock because she could see and perceive that I was smelling and dirty.

I wanted the ground to open up and swallow me. She was going to insult me and tell the whole school how I soiled my pants.

I was gonna be the talk of the school for months and many kids would run away from me because no kid would want to associate theirselves with a dirty girl who soiled her pants.

I didn't know when I started crying as I shielded myself with my palm even if I knew that shielding myself with my palm wouldn't solve anything as she had already seen my face and knew who I was.

"Are you ok? She asked with a soft and caring voice. I didn't know if I heard her clearly or my ears were deceiving me. be

"Who would be ok in this state?" I asked angrily and bitterly. "Do I look ok? I know that you are very happy to see me in this state as you would tell the whole school and you would have more friends because our classmates loves gossip. Go ahead and tell them. Go ahead" I said as tears fell off my eyes.

She looked at me in shock as if I had just spoken a language she doesn't understand.

I looked confused.
"Why is she looking at me as if I had just spoken Sawhili? Isn't she the best English pupil? How come she doesn't understand a simple sentence I just said?" I wondered.

" You are wet and soiled" she said as she looked over.

"And you are happy" I added as tears fell off my eyes.

"I'm sorry for all I said. Please don't tell our classmates. I would become a subject of caricature. I really care about my reputation. Please don't tell them this secret of mine and I promise to be your friend" I begged as fresh tears began falling from my eyes.

"Relax I wasn't going to tell anyone. This is not your fault. You probably ate too much chilli or have indigestion problem. Just pull off this clothes of yours while I go get you another pant and shirt for you to change. I have an extra pair in my bag. I would also come with Miss Christy. I promise you that she is a nice teacher and she wouldn't bully you or tell the others. So stop crying, change up and have a good bath"Adelaide ended while I looked at her shell-shocked.

"You really mean you ain't gonna sell me our?" I asked.
"If I was Judas, I would have done so. I so much hate Judas for betraying Jesus and I promised myself that I would never behave like him. So just go and have a thorough bath. I won't sell you out. I cross my heart and hope to die" she ended her speech as she crossed her heart.

"Thanks alot" I said as I happily ran to have my bath.

And she kept her word. No one heard about it. I was 6 at that time and 12 years later, our friendship is still intact.
She is really a super-hero.

So I felt pretty sad when Stephen insulted Adelaide the other day. Seeing her cry made me unhappy. He didn't deserve to make her cry.

Stephano had the guts to insult me. He had the guts to call me fat even if I'm not fat and since then, I've been monitoring my in-take of food before I become really fat.

I hate him so much for what he did and I wish to deal with him.

He also hates Adelaide with passion.

Adelaide is such a nice person and very innocent. Anyone who hates her is sick.

He hates her because she competes with him in school.
He is also very brilliant. He is the second best student in Cristo Rey high school.

Adelaide is the best while I should be among the top 50.

I felt so sad for her. She is such an innocent girl who doesn't deserve to be insulted.

She is so innocent and oblivious to the evils of this world. Too innocent to be in a world like this.

Adelaide has the weight of her family on her shoulder. She works after school. Yet she is still the best.

She suffers a lot and Stephen worsens her pain. I worsen her pain. I worsen her pain when I can't help stop her pain when Stephen hurts her.

Well, this is how the world is, the innocent suffer.

What are we to do when our demons fight us, we let it have its way.

I'm so angry. My anger can burn.. and it must burn someone Halfrida said as she clicked a lighter burning a piece of paper.

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