Hinovel
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Every teenage girl looked forward to clocking sixteen. Not that there was anything special about the day you clocked sixteen but the fact that you were sixteen already. To some girls, its the time to have a boyfriend, the age to get disvirgined, the age to set loose. To other girls, its the age to start living independently, the age to start living your own life. Some many perks came with clocking sixteen. As for me, Olumayede Rachel, I wasn't left out in this expectation. Born with a silver spoon and extra loving parents, my familial life is perfect. Everything seems to be fine except that academically, I am a failure, in terms of friends, I don't have any except the clique I'm always trying to fit in. In terms of the relationships, the guy I like doesn't even know I exist. In summary, my teenage life was a mess. I tried desperately every day to fit in but the harder I tried, the more I felt I didn't belong there. 2 weeks to my sixteenth birthday, my dad gave me an assigment. To me, it was rather a funny assigment, he told me to discover myself and he would get me an iPhone. If I had an iPhone I would finally be able to fit in with my friends. I was excited and eager to finish the assigment until I realized that the so called assigment wasn't really an assigment, it was about me, it was me discovering myself. Like every girl who clocked sixteen experienced a dramatic change in their life, I wasn't left out as I also experienced a dramatic change too. THIS IS A JOURNEY OF SELF DISCOVERY. MORE OF LEARNING TO LOVE YOURSELF. ALWAYS REMEMBER TO LOVE YOURSELF.
One
I waved at the driver as I hurried got down from the car. The was traffic on the way tight as usual and i was already getting agitated. I was five minutes late for the meeting with the girls.
Seeing the familiar tall blue and white buildings, the warm breeze and the students dressed in either long white shirts with either bow or tie, short pleated blue skirt or blue trousers. Feeling the warm tiled ground under my feet made me feel fuzzy.
I quickened my steps imagining Josephine's pouring insults on me. I soon got to senior block and I hurried walked towards my class.
I almost ran inside and as expected the girls were already talking, they didn't wait for me, as usual.
"Hey guys" I greeted as I sat down trying to sound casual.
"Didn't you hear me mention 7am yesterday night?" Josephine asked as I managed a smile.
"There was traffic" I replied and Ganiyat scoffed.
"Traffic my ass, just say you were up watching some stupid cartoons that made you sleep late" Ganiyat said hissing.
"Its animes" I replied pursing my lips.
"So?" Temiloluwa started. "A 15 year old still watching cartoons? Aren't you ashamed of yourself?" Temi asked as I chewed on my lower lip.
"Guys, can we focus on what's at hand?" Kunmi asked as everyone turned to her.
"The party is on Saturday, so let's start making preparations" Kunmi said with a big smile.
Her birthday was in few weeks time. Gani, Temi, and Josie had already celebrated their sweet sixteen birthdays. And it would be an understatement if I said it wasn't grand.
Temi's was the grandest, her dad had rented a whole event center for her. She had wore a breath taking armless red gown that day. She was so happy and I shared in her happiness not like she was happy to share with me.
Gani's had a simple and yet elegant birthday party in her compound. Our classmates and the whole SS2 block had been invited. A lot of people came and it was really fun.
Josie's birthday was huge. Her brothers helped her celebrate it in an hotel. Many of our classmates came and her brothers friends. I remember Josie getting drunk that day and Snr Judas dragging her off to God knows where.
It was Kunmi's sixteenth birthday in a few days and mine in few weeks. I and Kunmi had been both in June, Kunmi was early June while I was born late June.
"So its going to be a very huge party" Kunmi said bringing out her small pink jotter.
"Okay, where are you doing it?" Temi asked crossing her legs.
"My house. You know my compound is very big" Kunmi replied.
"So I'll just tell my elder cousin about the cake" Gani said.
"Don't forget o" Kunmi said as Gani laughed.
"I won't nah" Gani replied.
"What am I doing?" I asked seeing that Kunmi had left me out in giving out things to do.