Christy's POV
The remaining two school days went smoothly... because I did not go to school. To go to a school where every body hates you... not really everyone but mostly the girls,is not easy at all,I keep wondering what I have done to deserve their hatred,but the good thing is that I am too busy to care.
It's weekend already, Saturday to be specific, everyone in the family know their weekend routine and they are all doing it right now, I'm just lying on the bed and watching a very funny video on my phone, Mrs Ajileye said I should watch funny videos that it will help me not to feel bad about not doing anything, surprisingly, it's working.
Esther and Kehinde are at the hospital learning things that I don't know about, Taiye followed dad (Mr Ajileye) to the office to also learn things, I am supposed to be learning also with my modelling teacher but nature and luck put me in bed.
I was getting bored and tired of watching skits so I decided to go chat with Mr Jeong,after all it is his free day. I stood up lazily and walked slowly to the third living room,the third living room is the smallest living room in the whole house but Mr Jeong prefers to stay there,he was free to stay in any living room but he prefers the third living room and whenever we need him we know where he would be.
Mr Jeong was too busy eating chips and watching a Kdrama that he did not notice my presence. He picked a chip and was about to put it in his mouth but I snatched it from him and ate it,he turned his head to look at me then he smiled.
"Christy it's you,I thought it was that troublesome Esther" Mr Jeong murmured.
"I was feeling bored,so I decided to come trouble you a little"I said to Mr Jeong.
"I know, Esther's troublesome behaviour is contagious.....so what's the matter" Mr Jeong asked taking another chip into his mouth.
"Well...I have been thinking..., I was just wondering that if I had not let Nneka bully me,I won't be in this condition right now "
"You see this boy?..." Mr Jeong was pointing to the TV, showing me one cute Korean boy who happens to be bullied by bulky men or boys.
"He is being bullied " that was all Mr Jeong said.
"I know, my life is similar to his" I sighed....sadly.
"At the end of most Kdramas, the one who is being bullied will stand up for himself or herself,or maybe another person will stand up for him or her. But Christy this is Nigeria,this is real life for that matter, I heard that Nigerians, infact Africans fight for themselves strongly and they can't let anyone bully them, why is your case different?. I don't want you to start a fight with neka or whatever they call her, learn how to stand up for yourself and don't let anyone bully you" Mr Jeong said to me and I was nodding slowly, trying to digest everything he just said to me.
"Thank you Mr Jeong" I said to him and I decided to stay and watch the Kdrama he was watching.
"No problem".
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Three hours later
"I'm back home!!!" Esther shouted as she flinged her backpack.
Right now I'm sitting in the first living room, watching a TV serie because Mr Jeong wanted to have a nap,I flinched a little when I heard her shout.
"Must you scream?" I asked her.
Kehinde was at her back and I was wondering where Mom (Mrs Ajileye) was.
"So you can not greet?!,or welcome me?!" Esther teased.
"Shift!!!,where is Mom?"
"She's at the hospital"
"Ohhh!!!, okay"
"Come Christy, let's go pick the dress we will wear for church tomorrow"
"Okay!!"
"Christy don't tell me that you did not see me" Kehinde said.
"Ohhhh!, Kehinde, welcome home sir, lunch is in the kitchen!" I heard myself speak sarcastically and I don't know why.
"Is that all?" He asked.
"What else do you want her to say,if I slap you,you will see your self in your bedroom" Esther said and dragged me with her.
Esther always have a problem with the boys,I use to ask her 'why' but she will just reply with 'those boys are annoying' and I will just sigh. She is the annoying one but she can never understand.
"Do you use to be this mean at your own home?" I asked Esther.
"Yessss,but I dare not be mean with my parents,you will not want to imagine the kind of punishment they will give me,but seriously RESPECT AFRICAN PARENTS, especially Nigerian parents,they can do and undo,trust me" she said and I burst in to laughter.
"So how was everything at the hospital today?"
"It was good,but there were many sick people in the hospital today "
"Wow!, I am wearing a black gown for tomorrow "
"Hmmm...I will wear purple".
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The next day(Sunday)
I'm a Christian hehe and right now we are on our way to church, Mr and Mrs Ajileye are very devoted Christians,they don't joke with things that are related to God.
We go to church together,we worship God together and we go back home together. To be honest, I love it!!!, everything they do is in perfect harmony,I love this family....so much.
"Keep quiet everyone" Esther was trying to make the kids keep quiet, we are currently at the children's department, though we are meant to be at the teenagers class but Esther has a bad habit of not staying at a place for long,not only that she always drag me along with her and sometimes we get in trouble,'the things I do for that girl'.
The children's department teacher is kinda late so Esther decided to control the kids, we shared the work, I will do the teaching while Esther will control the children.
"Praise praise praise the Lord" Esther started trying to get the attention of the children.
"Ha....ha..... hallelujah,I...I....I love God!!!" Some of the kids replied.
There was chaos everywhere, some kids were crying 'for no reason', some were throwing their toys at their friends, some were quiet and some decided to shout for a reason I may understand. Esther was getting tired already,so I decided to help her. I searched for a thin stick and I gave it to Esther,she knows how to use it more than me.
"Listen to me kids,if you don't stay quiet and listen I will beat you with this stick" Esther tried to announce to the very noisy room. She warned twice and no one listened to her, then she got angry and started flogging the kids that refused to listen, some cried but some did not and they just stayed quiet. It took us ten minutes before the whole class became completely quiet and organized,but seriously the children's department teacher needs to be given an award, it's not easy to control the kids.
"Good!!!, If I see anyone move or make any form of noise, I will not hesitate to flog,trust me. Christy please start teaching, the time for praise and worship has passed" Esther said as if she was out of breath. I was once in the children's department... that was when I was six,and I can still remember few things we were taught back then, I am sure Esther refused to come to the children's department when she was still little, that's why she don't know how to teach.
"Ok!!!,kids...if Jesus makes you happy say Amen" I sang to them.
"AMEN!!!" The kids sang back in response. To be honest I miss this class.
"If Jesus makes you happy say Amen?!"
"AMEN!!!"
"If Jesus makes you happy....and you want to show you are happy.....,if Jesus makes you happy say Amen!!!"
"AMEN!!!"
"Shout hallelujah"
"HALLELUJAH!!!
"Shout praise the Lord!!!"
"PRAISE THE LORD!!!!!"
"Good!, Have you heard a story about two brothers named Cain and Abel?"
"NO!!!"
"Do you want me to tell you the story?"
"YES!!!" The kids replied and I picked my Bible and opened a passage in the bible that has the story and I read it to the children. Some of them asked questions and I decided to explain it more to them.
"For some of you who don't understand I'll explain it, you see?!,Cain and Abel are the sons of Adam and Eve, Abel was a shepherd while Cain was a farmer, so a day came when they needed to give offering to the Lord, Abel brought the best,the healthiest and the fattest animal and offered to the Lord while Cain brought unhealthy crops and offered to the Lord,the Lord accepted Abel's offering and rejected Cain's offering, Cain got jealous of his brother,took him to a deserted place and killed him. Abel's blood cried to God for vengeance and God listened,God punished Cain severely".
"Who can tell me the moral of the story"I asked the children.
"You should not be jealous of anyone " A cute chubby boy answered.
"Yes!!!,we should not be jealous of anyone and we should serve God with all our hearts, we should never think evil of anyone and we should learn to give generously. " I said.
We sang songs and we had so much fun,the children's department teacher later came in and she thanked us for helping her. Esther had a smug smile on her face and I was happy..... about everything.
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