I looked up at my brother. Sometimes he can be a dork, other times, he can be an actual nineteen year old big brother. Like today."You got me the latest version of the Road, Dumps And Dirt Nitro PS game?""Hey, what can I say? I'm an awesome big bro."I stared at him for a while then sighed."You're forgiven."He stared at me shocked."What?"I rolled my eyes."I'm your brother Lee. You got me the game so I wouldn't be mad at you for not fulfilling your promise to help me with my chores. You're forgiven."He stared at me like I had grown an extra head or something. I smiled as he began to squirm."That wasn't the reason I got it for you. So ungrateful. You can't even decide to buy something for him and he will thank you. Be making me look like I need his stupid forgiveness." he mumbled leaving my room. I laughed. Another fun fact about my brother, he had an ego larger than Lagos.

             "Mr Adelanwa and Miss Bankole, well done! Fifteen marks to both of you. I love the way you improvised some of the words. You really captured the mood of the act. Well done."I glanced at Sapph with a grin on my face. She winked at me and we went back to our seats. Caitlyn raised a brow."Flirting with the sapphire are we?"I rolled my eyes."We are not flirting, Kitty.""Awwn, you called me Kitty. I'm so proud of you. Now all you need is to grow some balls."I cringed and watched Tishe  and Richard Peter's performance. They were good. Very good. I almost believed that they were both an old regal French couple that were so in love. I heard Caitlyn scoff beside me."Those two don't know what is doing them. If they want to date, they should date. Which one is all this nonsense PDA they're displaying in the class?"I chuc

        I stared at the large iron black gate. I had the mind to turn around, go back home and ask Mr Okoro to let me take another assignment. Or at least put me in another group. The thought of being alone with my three major bullies scared me to death. And I was certain it would be a slow and painful one. I sighed, I knew that Mr Okoro would never let me take another assignment. This assignment was a part of the semesters scheme. And it had to be done as a group. So really, I have no choice.I knocked again and waited wondering if anyone could actually hear my knocking from inside the house. The house was a moderate grey colored bungalow. It wasn't anything fancy. It was just average. Mide was either lying about her dad being a big time accountant or Mr Ogunkoya was a very simple man. I knocked again, using my Music textbook to shield my face from the scorching sun. It was almost October, the sun shouldn't be this high up. We should be weari

    "His name was Oba Bejide Adelanwa."I stared at Amaka and Bamise for a long time. Like for a really long time. The idea they were trying to bring out was hilarious. Ludicrous. Amusing. Comical. Ridiculous. Laughable. It was such a dumb idea that I started laughing. I laughed hard and well. I laughed so much that I felt tears in my eyes."Bejide."I stopped laughing and stared at Bamise and Amaka. My head hurt. My heart ached. And I was in great need of a nap.Tick, tock, tick, tock.."Never." I snarled, standing. I glared daggers into Bamise's head. Tick, tock, tick, tock, tick.."Never in you life! Never in your ducking miserable life call me by that name again!""Jefferson...""No! Leave me alone! First, my best friend died. Then I found out he's been lying to me for years. Now you're telling me that I'm some stupid descendant of some fabled king? Do you think I'm stupid?"Amaka stood and tried to place her hands

  "Jay Jay!" she sang. I smiled as I turned over in my bed. She sat on the cushioned chair next to it, her smile infectious. Her two front teeth were missing, but it made her look even cuter. "Good morning." I slurred, still very sleepy. She wrinkled her nose and giggled. "It's noon, silly. Get up, let's go for a walk."I nodded, getting off the bed and putting on my slippers. She grabbed my hand and led me towards the door. We walked out of the room, past our smiling mothers and out of the house. The sun was really bright that day and I could hear the sparrows singing from the trees around the small house. We sat on the small cement fence, watching adult traders sell their wears and an occasional child with a tray of oranges, groundnut or plantain on his or her head. Dad had washed the gutter yesterday with Lee, so it smelled less like fish and wet earth. I watched a reckless Okada man speed by, his over sized shirt blowing in the wind like a cape