Jomi stared at the ceiling in his room. He had been thinking lately about his dad.

Today Canada, Tomorrow New York, Next week, Atlanta.. He soliloquized.

Then, a knock sounded on the door.

"Yes,come in" He said, in his usual cool voice.

Someone opened the door slightly and peeped...it was his sister Similade.

"Boo!..Momma calls for ya!" She informed him and ran down the stairs back to her laptop on the dining table.

"Oh Jezz!!" Jomi exclaimed tiredlyas he rose from his bed.
He came out of his room and climbed down the stairs.

"Hey mum!"He greeted as soon as he got to the sitting room downstairs

"My darling!" His mom looked up from her phone.

"Yeah..I'm here!"

"Okay..sit down Jomi!"

Jomi sat down on the blue-coloured single sofa.

"Well...your dad and I talked on the phone last night" She started.

"I'm listening!"

"He said he doesn't want you to be a boarder any longer". She stopped to see his reaction.

"And?..Is that all?"

"No, my dear!.. You're changing your school next session"

"What??"Jomi exclaimed
He has never thought of leaving his present school talkless of changing his school.

"You are going to Forland Academy"

"The one at Surulere?..."He was short of words.

"Yes Jomi"His mother replied

"But..."

"But what?"

"Never mind"

Jomi looked at his mum...Then off he went, back to his room.

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"Efua!!"

"Efua!!"

"Efua!!"

"Yes!!" Efua answered after a second thought. She was in her room watching a movie on her laptop.

"Efua!!"

"Yes!!" She replied angrily, slamming her left palm on the pillow. Then she stood up and went to the other room.

"Yes?..you called me" She frowned, standing akimbo.

"I hope you are not deaf"

It was her stepmother whom she detested so much.
Her father had married her after Efua's mother divorced her dad when she was in JSS3.

"I'm not deaf!" Efua replied defiantly

"Oh my goodness!!...You are daring me??...you this naughty thing!" Mrs Martins stood up and gave her a deafening slap.

Efua staggered back and stared at her.

"You slapped me?"

"Yes!..One more word and I'll do it again!"

Efua ran sobbing into her room and dialed a number on her phone....She was both raging with anger and crying...

"Hello darling"

"Hi Dad!"She sniffed

"What's the matter?..Are you crying?"

"It's just your wife!" Efua sobbed

Efua's dad sighed. "What's the matter?"

"She just slapped me"

"What did you do?"

"Dad!..it's not a matter of what did I do?...She freaking slapped me!!"

"Efua...."

"Dad..I'm warning...next time won't be funny.."

"Don't worry daughter...I'm com..."

But Efua had hung up angrily,she threw her phone on the bed. She started throwing the throw pillows at the wall and scattering whatever she could lay her hands on.
Those were her usuals whenever she was angry.

"I wish I had a life!!!"

She threw her mannequin head away.

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"You want some?"
Mrs Anjorin offered Angel a sausage rolls and a bottle of Coca-Cola.

"Sure!" Angel collected it and started munching.

They were in her dad's Toyota Venza on their way to Abuja.
Angel had long wanted to spend the long holidays with her Aunt...She had missed her alot especially her cousin, Gold.

"I'm really going to miss you darling"Her dad said while on the wheels.

"Don't worry dad!..it's just a month and before you know it, I'll be back home...Just chill!" Angel remarked, engrossed with her phone.

"Okay dear, Just behave yourself!"Her dad sighed.

'And be careful o.. don't get into trouble with anyone ooo"Her mum chipped in.

Angel rolled her eyes... "Oh dear!...Mum!!I'm no longer a baby...I can take care of myself!"She sighed.

"Whatever miss!"

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"So what do you think?"

"Uhmn...yes! I haven't been to Abuja...Dad won't let me go anywhere!" Jomi explained.

"Yay!!.. that's my nephew!"

Mrs Saunders, Jomi's aunt, came on a visit to Lagos to visit her sister, Jomi's mum. On the eve of her departure,she asked if Jomi could come spend the long holiday with her at Abuja.

"So when will you guys leave?" Jomi's mum asked.

"I think we are leaving now!..." Jomi squeezed in.

"No! no!...don't be in a hurry... Tomorrow will do....So you'll have enough time to pack your bags and rest"Mrs Saunders advised.

"Mummy!...what about me?" Similade asked,jealous of the fact that her younger brother is going to Abuja.

"Have you forgotten you are going back to Campus next week?"Her mum reminded her.

"Oh!..I forgot!"Similade shrugged.

"Jealous big sister!"Jomi laughed as he ran upstairs to prepare for the trip to Abuja.

Two hours later,

"Finally, we're here!.."Efua's dad announced as they pulled up in front of the gate of a magnificent building in Abuja.

Angel looked up...

"Oh dear!"

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Hmmm....what's going on?...
Angel going to Abuja... Jomi too...
I think something's coming up.

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