IBINU BY BESSHAW.

IBINU BY BESSHAW.   Pondering.

The hot sun beat down upon me, creating a kaleidoscope of colours across my vision. As I raised my hands to wipe the sweat from my brow, a stiff breeze lightly rustled my skirt, and a single braid of hair came down from my side fringe to obstruct my vision.I brushed it away from my eyes and secured it back in its place, but it fell back across my nose almost immediately. I sighed in frustration and decided to take down the entire style. After pushing back my glasses, I gathered my braids into a ponytail and took the heavy iron gong striker in my right hand.I shook my head in frustration and wondered why they didn't just continue with the electrical bells before I remembered that students kept disconnecting it so that they could skip classes and claim ignorance when questioned about their class times.

IBINU BY BESSHAW.   Mr Niger D.

Lola.The bell rang to signify the end of the second period and the beginning of the third period, meaning that it was time for French class.Mr Kofo and Mr Lauren; the French teachers in charge of the junior

IBINU BY BESSHAW.   Drunken Ramblings.

IBINU BY BESSHAW.   Pash.

SS2.Lola.Warning: Profanity is included in the text below.

IBINU BY BESSHAW.   Respite.

"Lola. Lola, wake up." A voice called out, it sounded distorted as if it was passing through water. When I heard the voice, I struggled to extricate myself from the scene I was witnessing like a free diver going up for air but it proved futile.'Fine girl. Come he-' No, stop it. I didn't want to see this. I tried to turn my head away, my chair making a little screech from the force of my motion.As I felt someone pinch my waist, I recoiled and shifted away. Before I could figure out where the sensation came from, my attention was drawn away by the scene playing out in front of me.My muscles tensed up in preparation for my final struggle. I had witnessed this scene so many times that I could predict what would come next even if I was blindfolded.'Shhhhh. Relax, I'll make sure yo-' I said NO!"Nmm." I shifted on my chair, my head rolling from side to side, my unease tangible."Wake up Lola." A leg stretched out to kick my chair. "Lola wake up now!" The voice commanded magisterially.I

IBINU BY BESSHAW.   Chapter 6: People.

Jss3.Lola.The noisy chatter of the girls in my year surrounded me as I lay down on my bed in one of the communal bedrooms on the third floor of our hostel in Cameroon.

IBINU BY BESSHAW.   Indabosky.

SS3.Lola.I woke up with a start, my chest heaving and my breath coming out in pants as if I had just finished a sprint, my entire body was covered in a cold sweat and it kept trembling uncontrollably.

IBINU BY BESSHAW.   Chapter 5: Day has its eyes.

Jss2.Lola.As the five-hour drive came to an end and the gates of triple c high became clearer, a mix of anticipation and dread rushed over me.

IBINU BY BESSHAW.   The Whale.