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Chapter 7 - Chapter Seven

I resumed my extra lessons with the Principal and couldn't get the thought that she had a daughter this whole time but never mentioned anything about her. I had the urge to ask her but held my tongue for an unknown reason maybe it was because i was afraid of being flogged like an animal again.i stay there and listened to the garbage she said and read her boring books only to be asked the same question over and over again,"Do you understand?What do you understand?".I hated those questions especially as it earned me some lashes if I got it wrong.

Two hours of lessons felt like two decades of torture and it was frustrating and annoying. I don't know how long I can stand this torture. Why did Dad agree to this? As the lesson wore on ,I would occasionally steal glances at the wall clock and count how long I had left. When it was over,I would walk away briskly out of her office not looking back and breathe in the air of freedom.

Classes were equally annoying and frustrating. All the teachers hovered around me like flies over dead meat not giving me space to breathe. They always checked if I was listening and writing when I should. Also,I was made to answer almost every questions in class . Prep was the same,I had a teacher monitoring me to ensure I was reading and not doing anything else. If this wasn't how prison felt like I wondered what did.

The only time,free time I had to breath away from the smell of books and teachers breathing down my neck was at night in the garden. She laughed when I told her the new development and I frowned,it wasn't supposed to be funny."I know how annoying she can be some time but she is just doing it for your own good",she said,"My own good?she is just doing what my Dad asked her to do",I told her," And for your betterment ",she said and I scoffed," You are just saying that because she's your mother ",I told her," Not at all",she replied but I refused to believe her.

We remained quiet for some time before I broke the silence," I'm only attending the lesson because of what my Dad said"," What did he say?",he asked curious," He said if I got expelled again he would stop my schooling permanently ",I told her," Why would he say that?",she asked ," Well , I've been expelled four times already from four different schools in just three years",I explained," Oww! And why?",she asked," Different reasons bullying, malpractice, breaking rules,playing pranks,and so on",I said.

I could feel her stare but I ignored it." You really need to work on yourself, you're letting the negative things from home affect you ",she said but I signed and leaned against the tree bark." Emily,you need to leave those negativity at home and focus on yourself, okay?",she pressed further and I simply nodded even though i knew she couldn't see me in the dark." You should go to your hostel now so you can get enough sleep",she said ," What about you aren't you coming?",I asked her as I stood up to leave," Nah,I want to hang out here a bit longer",she said giving her usual excuse. I left skipping all the way.

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