"I was asleep in the room they created for me. I was happy I had a family, of a sort. I was just glad; after momma died, I finally got a relative to stay with. But that night, I was sad, annoyed and dejected. I was angry at Momma for dying and not taking me with her. She was so selfish."

"I'm selfish for thinking such, but that's how I feel. Death is better than anything. I'm not okay, I try to be; but i'm not close to being okay. That's all I can say."

She wiped her wet face, looking outside the toilet hallway window. Good thing the bathroom was dry as they both sat on the floor, while classes were going on. Omonigho knew Kate couldn't go to class the way she was, emotionally unstable and also physically. She sat down with her, listening to the few lines she had managed to say. She didn't give full details; the only thing Omo got out of the talk was she wasn't okay in the house she lived in with her aunt and her Uncle, the CP or ex CP.

As Kate cried the more, hurdling her plight, Omo thought of a way to help Kate. Her case was severe; she was without a mother, alone, even her aunt couldn't help herself.

"Would you stay in my house?" She suggested, giving a warm smile to the crying Kate. She wished she could tell her what was going on, she wanted to know, maybe she could tell her Mother who had legal friends that could take up the matter. But she couldn't because Kate had technically not said anything.

"No, I-I can't."

"If it's about my mother and brother, they'll understand tha—"

"Don't you get I can't. I told you I can't," She snapped, more tears rolling down her cheeks. Omo frowned, mentally going through the words she had spoken, did she say something wrong?

"I knew you wouldn't understand. Nobody would." Kate got off the floor and walked out of the toilet, her eyes red and  face pink. Omonigho was dumbfounded, trying to be sympathetic sucks. But she wasn't trying to be, she was sympathetic and feeling what she was feeling, she understood, at least a small percentage, of what she was experiencing. She was being helpful, like no one was to her and her family.

She got up, dusting her body and looking at the ground, a pen lay on the floor where Kate had been seated. She took it and made her way out of the toilet to the classroom. There was a teacher there, the Biology Corper-Teacher. Omo stood at the entrance, thinking of what to do.

"Are you for this class?" The Corper asked, holding a piece of paper, Test results. They had written a test last week but the woman, or lady always forgot to bring it to share.

"Yes, Yes ma."

"And where are you coming from?"

"Toilet," Omo said quietly.

"You too toilet?" The woman muttered, obviously stating Kate had said that.

"Yes ma."

"Why?" Omo frowned, what was a toilet for?

"I had to-t—"

"Oh, I see. Come in, Come in," she didn't let her finish her unplanned sentence in front of the whole class. She was wondering what she thought Omo had to do in the toilet. Walking in as quickly as she can, she heard the woman in green and white whisper to her.

"Adjust your skirt."

Omo fidgeted as she walked to her seat with her skirt at the wrong position and everybody looking at her. She dropped off the pen on Kate's table with swiftness and disappeared to her seat. Daniel gave her a quizzical look which she shook her head to. She didn't have strength to explain anything. All she wanted at this point was to see her test results and enjoy class.

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Eghonghon snatched the television remote from his sisters hand, bringing out his tongue to mock her.

"Close it, it's white not pink."

"But it's fresher than your own," he retorted changing the station from MTV Base to Disney Junior.

"What is this now?" PJ masks was aired at the moment and he stretched on the couch, attention on the cartoon.

"I thought you said Man-U and Chelsea are playing. I thought that is what you want to watch? Which one is the baby baby station?" Omo stood up to collect the remote from him and he stood up too. His height overshadowed hers.

"In the power of my seniority, give me the remote."

"In the power of my power go and sit down, shortie," he smiled at her, raising his hands up waiting for her to reach up.

"Its not funny, I'm your elder, you cannot disobey me."

"Says who?"

"Ehn ehn, I don't want your quarrel this night," Leslie walked into the sitting room, dressed in a white long gown with net on her hair.

"Change it to Fox Life, once its ten put it on Channels," she commanded the frowning Eghonghon.

"Mummy na," he gave her puppy dog eyes.

"You're too big for this, change the channel," she didn't fall for it, making Omo grin at Eghon. He obeyed, reluctantly.

The gate to their house was banged, startling everyone in the house. It was late in the night and they wondered who it would be.

"Stay here," Leslie instructed her children, walking out of the house towards the gate that was still being banged, non-stop.

"Are you sure it's not thief?" Omo glared at her brother who was laughing. He could never be serious in a serious situation. She looked through the window, watching as her mother opened the gate and stand there for some time before opening it wider. A figure Omo could identify walked in, hair scattered  in the dark night.

She listened to her after all.

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What cartoon do you like?

I like all, as far as it is cartoon.

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I rushed typed this. I couldn't do the normal type on Laptop and post since I'm doing copy copy. Lord help me.

So what do you think?

Can you figure what is going on with Kate?

I can't 😔

Okay well. Its night and I'm hungry;

So;

Book Suggestion.

Mo with an 'e' by Prendywillow

Reason:

It has drama💁🏽, it makes you want to know what🤦🏽 it has one fine half-nigerian, half-oyinbo boy I am dying to meet in real life.

Yes I like fictional boys; sue me😌.

Till whenever.
Emmanuella❤