[𝙲𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚍 ]
𝙴𝚍𝚒𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙲𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚍
"I am so tired of pretending, where is my happy ending "
That had always been the battle cry of jessa Olamipo Chloe Babaijide
When Jessa's mother was jilted by their father just before the birt...
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~Matilda~
"And we are here! Just in time." I said immediately I stopped
"Yay!!!!" Melody screamed in excitement.
"Okay, no yay Melody, this is serious. Remember what I taught you?" I asked.
"Of course... When you're feeling trapped and your backs against the wall, look for what is there, not what you want to be there." She answered.
Melody recited the one phrase she had managed to learn from the phrases that keep our family together. The one phrase which tightens the bond we share as a family, the one phrase that has kept me going. And even though I knew I was already running late for my prefectship inauguration, I took my time coaching her on a few things about the school and it's survival tactics.
"This is a jungle, Melody, and it is no place for a naive nincompoop. Keep your chin up at all times even if you look ridiculous at it, it'll show you can handle yourself. Stay away from boys. If you allow them, they will ruin your bright future, so get rid of them, they are useless. If you see a perfect other than me having a clash with a student, stay out of it, it's best you don't get involved. Keep yourself out of plain sight, blend into the background until you're strong enough to stand your ground." I coached and watched as my little sister took in all my words of wisdom, piling them up for later use. She looked at me with a determined, bright smile on her face paying rapt attention to every word.
"And lastly, paint your picture, Melody. Don't be thrown off by other people. Like it or not, there will be people out there to distract you and throw you off course. Don't give them the satisfaction of watching you lose focus."
And as if she were reading my mind and calculating the time, we said the phrase, "Our future is up to us." Together. I smiled brightly at her through the mirror. I got down from the car and turned round to the other side to help her out as well before locking the car.
With both our bags on our shoulder, we walked hand in hand, heading straight for the Assembly hall. Thanking my lucky stars that the Assembly had not started yet, I quickly helped my sister to her line, which was the line for the JSS1 girl (Junior school secondary one).
I rushed back to my line, dodging the crowd of students that were trooping in for the assembly that was about to start. A few minutes later, all the students were all standing in the hall, singing the hymns 134 from our songs of praise ( SOP). All the inaugurating prefects were standing behind each line of class from JSS 1 to SS2. Seconds later, we said our morning prayer and recited the national anthem. After that, the principal of the school came up to the podium to address us.
"Welcome new and old students to Wesley Academy, where each student is a unique individual with special gifts and talents - we hope that with motivation, encouragement, and hard work that all our students will discover their talents. I look forward to walking with you all in this great school that I have co-established. Good luck on your academic journey, and welcome once again to Wesley Academy."
