MEET MY FRIENDS 2

"OMO, only this short two or three weeks break they give us , you don fine finish"

(Just this two or three weeks break that we were given and you've become this beautiful).

I laughed and pushed her a little.

       " As if you don't know you are the most beautiful girl in our group if not our class".

That is the honest truth, Linda, is an epitome of beauty. She is tall, slim, brown skinned,curvy and has a nice flat tommy,infact ,she looked like a model. I am beautiful but compared to Linda ,I can't even get five points. Sometimes I wonder how we became friends because people like her are who we describe as"classic babes".

      I and Ella's relationship are quite relatable due to the fact,we both started schooling at Albert High school at the same time. So we kinda bounded fast, it's normal between new students. My school Albert High school (AHS) is the second best school in Lagos and also in Nigeria at large. I transferred from Imo state to Lagos,back then in Imo State,my family were rich but not extremely rich. Back then my father worked for a rich popular company that deals with Electronics.

    So the wanted to expand there business to other states,so the transferred my father to Lagos, given that my father grew up there. Gave us a house,car and took care of one his child's fees which happened to be me and that's how I landed in this school. Back then, something happened that made my father loose his job and we eventually lost everything. I thought I would change school but my father is a hardworking man , he was persistent that I finished my academics here in this school. We had help from my father's elder brother who is in Dubai. He took care of Precious and Kings school fees so my father had to worry about mine and my family expenses .

 The luck we had back then was that my father and mother met in Lagos. Actually my mom is a Yoruba woman and my father an Igbo man . So my father had his in own house in Lagos which is the one we presently live in . Although it's not a big house we still manage it with hopes to one day get a bigger one.  Albert High school is a rich school,their fees were quater a million . Imagine, paying two hundred thousand every three months and now, with me being in my final year,things are now much.

 

          "So gist me,any new guy"

I dropped my pen and turned to face Linda who had an excited look on her face and sighed.

  

         "Linda, you and guy. I told you I didn't travel,so who's there to meet".

        "Even at that, don't tell me your where you live there's no cute boys there"

I gave her the "are you serious "look, seriously,this girl this girl is gonna be the death of me one day.

         "Fine, forget about it,I forgot you had James"

She said and giggled, I would have replied her but the marketing teacher is already in class so I had to get serious.

     During second break,we were in the school cafeteria. I ,Linda and Ella choosing our choice of meal as we discussed within ourselves mainly being Linda doing the talking which is about her visit to London, Trust rich people to know how to spend a vacation.

      

          "Yours is even better,you traveled Abroad, I had to visit my uncle who lives in Jos and trust me it was hell".

 Ella said as we made ourselves comfortable in our usual seating position .

            "Which of your uncles"

I asked getting interested in the topic, you hardly see Ella talk about her family so,this one she's openly talking about I wouldn't miss out in it .

            "The one I told you guys got married newly"

She said and I wore a shocked expression because she never told us anything .

  

           "Actually,you never told us"

Linda voiced my thoughts before I could do so. And Ella stared at us agape , guess she is also questioning herself but that expression didn't last for a minute cause it's gonna after that moment.

       " Well, am telling you now"

She said as she bites into her meat pie

       "I thought you said,you will be traveling to your mom's hometown? What happened?"

"That was the plan until my father decided to ruin it . He just likes controlling my life and I don't like".

That's a surprise, her dad does that.

     " You know , you guys should learn to be thankful. At least you spent your holiday somewhere,what about me".

I asked and pointed myself and Ella just rolled her eyes.

    "My dear, yours is better than mine okay. If I had stayed at home,locked myself in my room and feed myself junk. Chat and sleep then I would have been thankful to my parents ".

She said and smiled to herself as if she is reminiscing something. Ella always told me how she wished she could switch life with me that she would be the happiest girl on earth. To me, she had everything,money, parents, although not beautiful. What could she possibly want in my messed up life ,unlike Linda whose parents didn't give a damn about her then I would have said she seeked love and attention but she didn't seem to like someone who lacked those either so,what is that which she seeks for that she couldn't share with us cause looking at Linda,she has the same expression as I do . I mean why wouldn't we be surprise, with Ella's bold attitude you wouldn't know what she's going through,cause ,she wouldn't let you know even if you asked ,she would try to switch the topic and that's what I've noticed from her and what I don't understand is why she keeps doing that ,moreover, 

     "A problem shared is a problem half solved. Right?".