Perfectly Imperfect

~20~

   Sophia's picture in the media.

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                               ~Kunmi~

Aminah said the second term was always the most fun with all the activities lined up for the term; the inter-house sports, the excursions, the literacy week,, and then, the elections of new prefects. In my new school, prefects weren't elected, they were selected and when I was in JSS3, there was this senior who was very proud and stuck up, she'd thought she was going to be selected as the head girl. In the long, a more gentle and quiet girl was selected and that proud senior had cried her eyes out, because of the ordinary post. Tara and I had laughed at that scenario.

Thinking about Tara.....

"Ooops, too bad we ain't in the same house."

Aminah said, jolting me out of my reverie. We just got to the stadium for the sports practice and just right before coming, the new students were distributed into their new houses. I ended up in Blue house while Aminah was in Red house.

"I was looking forward to being in the same house with you. Too bad, too bad!"

She muttered, shaking her head in displeasure.

"Alright then. See you after sports practice."

She stated and without waiting for me to reply, jogged off to where Red house was obviously from their flag and the color of their sports practice wear. It was only she left that I was confronted with the fact that I hat I knew no one in Blue house. I turned around, looking for the blue house flag.

The first person I saw when I got to where the blue house was, was Sophia sitting on the blue pavement, her legs swinging forth and back, shades on, and drinking stylishly from her water bottle. She looked like someone shooting a commercial.

"Kunmi, we're in the same house."

I don't know if that was a question or a statement but at the moment, I was just grateful for a known face so I walked over to where she sat.

"Sophia, are you shooting a commercial? What's with the shades?"

Someone voiced out my thoughts behind me and I turned to see Adam walking towards us.

Walking towards us in sportswear that looked so much like blue houses.

Which meant he was in the blue house.

"What do you mean by a commercial? This is my nature."

What? Adam started laughing almost at the same time I burst into laughter. I just couldn't help it. Natural ko. My laughter trailed off just at the same time Sophia removed her shades and she looked at the both of us on either side of her, brows raised and the corners of her lips twitched up.

"You don't have sense sha."

Sophia scowled in reply to Adam's words and was about to say something when the man I assumed to be the coach of my house clapped his hands together loudly and he hollered for everyone to gather around.

"I hope we're all energized and we still are determined to bring home the trophy this year again."

The instant chorus of yes was defeating.

"Good! I like that energy. We are going to give it our best this year again. House captain!" He bellowed again and my ears churned. Looks like I have to get used to all these noises.