Down Hearted

Two

It was 35minutes past 7am. The juniors were already being chased down to their classes. Ummi had just taken her bath, and was getting ready while Meeno was waiting outside their dormitory for her.

"Aysha! For god sake you should come out by now. Do you want Malam Adams to meet us here," Meeno nagged for the umpteenth time, furiously tapping her leg against the floor.

"Huh Meeno. I'm out let's go," Ummi stated, coming out of their room, books in hand and still straightening out her uniform.

"You're too sluggish. Despite knowing your nature, you couldn't wake up early. Seriously I would stop waiting for you, I can't be late always," Meeno snarled, glaring at Ummi.

"I'm so sorry miss nagging and most punctual. I slept off late because I had to finish copying biology note," Ummi equivocated sarcastically.

"It's not about nagging, no matter how early you sleep; you won't wake up early. That's the most irritating nature in you," Meeno scoffed, snickering.

Ummi gasped "There is god, so it's irritating huh? I find it pleasing," she rolled her eyes.

Before Meeno could answer, Hauwa Ango came out of their room and marched along "The two inseparable bestfriends, If I'm right, Meeno was just nagging about Aysha's inpunctuality, and Aysha was shrugging it off, at the same time enraging za aza bestfriend," Hauwa Ango laughed at her last statement, she knew it was what they were talking about, they go to class together; mostly.

Ummi burst into a series of laughter, and Meeno had no other choice but to laugh too. "Hauwa Ango, it isn't always my fault. This girl you see, hmmm__ she's a pain in the neck," she grunted, glaring at snickering Ummi.

"We should hurry up gurls, we have Maths you know. I'm not ready for late coming lashes from Malam jimoh. It won't be sweet," Ummi exxagerated, speeding up. Without uttering a word, they sped up and followed her.

***

The class was obstreperous, they were chatting nonchalantly, some were having their breakfast, while some were arguing, some continued from where their fighting stopped, some were copying notes, some sleeping, some quarelling.

Malam Jimoh entered the class; narked, they were the baddest set in the school. "Hey! What's the source of all this hullabaloo? You were hubbubing the whole school. Aren't you guys big enough to know what's good and what's not. You'll be writing your GCE (External WAEC), but you'll never be serious. I doubt if you'll pass," he yelled apologetically, placing her earth shaped iron on Ummhani's desk.

After the murmurings died down, he started his classes on Longitude and Latitude.

They were all tired of his shoutings and yellings before it was breaktime, he has double period; but used the other period since the teacher wasn't around.

They heaved an irritating sigh when he moved out and went for their breaks. Ummi and Meeno went to have their breakfast before coming back, all glum and knackered.

***

It was some minutes to 4, Meeno was reading for their evening prep, whilst Ummi was groggily sprawled on her bed.

"I'm tired, Meeno, I want to sleep," came Ummi's groggy voice, as she turned on her bunk.

Meeno chuckled "You have to go and bathe, Aysha. It's getting late, I don't want Malam Adams to come and see us here, please," she insisted, l*****g her chocolate.

"God! That Adams of a man. Seriously, I'm tired of this school," Ummi nagged, pulling herself off.

She wrapped her maroon towel around her petite frame, took her toiletries and ambled out of their room, but was halted when a thought chirped in her brain "Meeno, wait for me please, I don't want him to come and meet me alone. Albeit I'll be back soon," she professed, made her best puppy face and scuttled out of the room.

She came back but found the room empty, she quickly wore her house wears and dashed out of the room, praying he won't see her. She knew Meeno got tired of waiting for her and left.

She was walking to the classroom area, when she met with Hauwa Sani, "Hawwy, wait for me please," she yelled, and scuttled to where Hausa Sani stood, waiting for her.

"Did Meeno leave?" She asked, and they sauntered off together.

Before Hauwa Sani would reply, she saw some juniors chatting nonchalantly, she shouted at them "You girls should leave for your classes. Now!" She yelled with finality, hands akimbo.

"Yes she left, she told me to inform you Mallam Abu Mukhtar called her, she couldn't wait for you," Hauwa Sani acknowledged, flashing her a beautiful smile. She loves their friendship, everyone does.

"Ohh, I was curious about why she left. I knew she wouldn't go to prep without me. So unusual of her," Ummi arituclated, her mind wandering off to the thought of her parents, how she so much missed them.

"That one kind of a besty feeling," Hauwa Sani jested, grinning. Ummi smacked her shoulder playfully, together; they sauntered to their classes, their hearts filled with amiability.

***

They'd already finished up for the day. They came back some minutes past 10, and were having some fun. They were chatting brimful of fun, some were copying notes, some were eating, some having phone calls whilst some were already asleep.

Meeno and Ummi were eating, when Hawiexy came and slumped sombrely beside Meeno.

Meeno looked uo and held her shoulder in compassion "What happened hawiexy? You kind of look sombre," She conjuctured in a placating way.

Hawiexy humped, her eyes glistening with tears as she spoke "It was Malam Adams. I was sleeping when he came to chase us for prep. I was the only one left in this area, she stood in front of me, and you know how my sleep style is; boobs up and twisted like a snake.

I felt someone's intense gaze on me, just for me to wake up and merge eyes with Adams. He was starring at my whole body, and I was only in that short towel of mine," she growled irritatingly, as tears clouded her view.

"Innalillahi!" They exclaimed, getting the attention of those that were in the room.

"Adams can be such an incorrigible person, he couldn't even wake her up, but wanted to fill his desired heart with the image," Ummi said irritatingly.

"You should try and be punctilious next time, so he couldn't see that figure 8 body of yours," Meeno preached, and continued eating her food.

"Hmm__son of a b***h!" Hawiexy spoke through gritted teeth.

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