Hey... Wake up baby. It's morning... guess what? it's your birthday yipee.. Mum woke me up pretty excited. oh today's a new day and also a new month the 1st of May which happens to be your birthday. Oh It is.. I said without much of a reaction..
Time passed, my birthday has always been a normal public holiday for me. The only great thing about it is I don't get to go to school that particular day which isn't great for me because I love school. Unlike my peers that love to ditch school and pretend of having an headache just so they stay back at home, school is like a safe place for me... which is actually an irony too. Oh Lord...
Yes it's my sweet sixteen birthday but I can't seem to get the fact out of my head that it might not be that sweet in the end.
Ruby! Mum shouted, I'll be down in ten mum I responded... Five! she said. Five minutes later I was down stairs with Dad, mum, Richard and Rachael. Here she comes Rachael said with an attitude of being forced to be where she don't wanna... Richard gave me a look mouthing a happy birthday to me... Dad gave me a smile wishing me a happy birthday which I could clearly see got Rachael more angry... Thanks Dad... Come sit Ruby. breakfast is served. Really? You didn't let me help you make breakfast I said to mum.. it's your special day, you should rest she replied. I was a little taken aback... You resume duty tomorrow before school.. Oh of course. So what are we doing today Ruby Dad asked.. we are not doing anything special dad Rachael responded.. Remember she needs to study more in other to improve on her studies. you don't talk to your sister like that mum said.. Believe me mum, I don't want to. I wonder if she's even my sister. I well know that Richard is my brother.. he's one of the best in his class and he has lots of cool friends just like me but not Ruby. She's wierd and different mum. She keeps failing, always been bullied and has no friends. The only thing spectacular about her is her looks and she gat no brains to back it up. Jeez.. Ah! I'm done... Rachael said storming out of the dinning area. I better go check on her Dad said. I'm full too said my brother and I've got project work with James. I'll be back before dinner. Clean up mum said angrily to me and that was a wonderful sweet sixteen celebration. The best I ever had.. After a lonesome ten minutes of tidying and cleaning, I walked upstairs, buried myself in my books, my thoughts and music.. hoping tomorrow will be much better.
Rachael's words kept ringing in my head no matter how hard I try to distract myself. I know I'm better than what she thinks of me but I couldn't get the thought out of my head that she hates me because she thinks I'm not good enough and the most painful part was Dad and Richard believe her.
Drowning in my thoughts without sleep, I was finally consumed by sleep 4am in the morning. PIM-PIM!.. it's 5:30am.... SCHOOL DAY..