CHAPTER FORTY ONE: UNEXPECTED FIGHT
Suddenly, one of the girls tried attacking and hit Victoria on the face
"Ahhh!!" That word unintentionally came out of my mouth
The noisy students became quiet and turned to look at Victoria as she put her hand on her cheek and opened her mouth in shock and then, turned to look at the girl that slapped her
"Eh! Eh! You should have minded your business jejely and this won't happen at all" the girl that attacked said as she looked at Victoria not feeling remorseful at all
Jejely is a Yoruba word common in Lagos, Nigeria. It means gradually or normally or it somehow means, on your own. It has different meaning in the way it is constructed in a sentence
"Does that now give you the right to slap me? It is not even as if you did it mistakenly but, intentionally" Victoria asked as she glared at the girl
"What now happen? You made me annoyed so, I have to do it" the girl said as she glared at Victoria in return not feeling remorseful
I wonder what Victoria would do. If it was me, I won't hesitate but to beat her black and blue
"Does that now give you the right to slap me?" Victoria asked furiously as she continued glaring at the girl
"What now happen eh? What now happen?" The girl asked as she glared at her, not wanting to care anything
What is Victoria waiting for like this? If I was her, I would have not hesitated but to slap my own back
"I will have to slap you. Fifty fifty, no cheating" Victoria said eager to slap her own back as she used the popular idiom formed by Nigerians
Fifty fifty, no cheating means fifty percent and fifty percent. Let balance it
"No try and do it now, I will beat you e--" the girl got interrupted by Victoria slapping her own in return
Woah! No one actually expected that. The girls shouted "yeh!" While some laughed
Hmn... so, this is Victoria's bad side
The girl touched her cheek in shock while, Victoria looked at her one last time and then walked away from the crowd
"Hey! Come here!" The girl shouted at Victoria as she is walking away
"You want to cause fight again abi?" I asked her as I barged into the discussion
"That is how Gift is to do. She likes fight like another thing" the other girl that was fighting her before Victoria barged in said
So, her name is Gift. That name doesn't fit her at all. The girls calling Gift that I know, are always calm and don't like trouble
"Hey, you better shut up and mind your business. No body called you into this matter" Gift said as she turned to face the other girl that she had been fighting with before "and you, leave before you will be the next" she threatened me as she glared at me
"Moi?" I asked in French language surprised
Moi in English language means; me
"Yes you!" She said to me
"Just try touch me and you will see whether I will beat you back or leave you alone" I said to her calmly
"See don't cause any fight here oo" Victoria said to gift as she dragged me away from the scene
"I love the way you slapped her back" I said to her as I smiled
We sat down under the tree and watched as the other girls shouted at Gift
"I know. She deserves it but sometimes, one doesn't have to attack back" Victoria said as she nodded her head
"Yeah but, not in cases like this that you know the other person is at fault" I said to her
"Yeah, she is deserves it because, she bullies anybody that cannot do anything" Victoria explained
I noticed the way Gift is huge and tall, she must be 5"5. Tall enough for J.S. 1
I looked at myself and almost laughed. Although, I have body but, I am short. 5"0 to be precise!
I didn't even notice she is tall maybe because, I don't look at status before wanting to fight the person
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After the house mistress had looked at our portion and let us go for dining
I went inside the hostel with Victoria since, the hostel floor is dried and sparkling
Just as we expected, water has not started pumping yet. Victoria and I went inside the hostel to change into our house wear
Wearing our house wear on top of our night wears is a choice since, we haven't bath
As we put on our housewear, Morayo came to our corner
"I heard what happened outside. Gift at it again" Morayo said already looking prepared to go for breakfast
"Why not?" Victoria asked as if it is a sure thing for Gift to be causing trouble
"Let's go!" I said to them as I noticed everyone is ready for breakfast
The three of us walked out of the hostel together
"She likes trouble like another thing" Morayo responded
"I sha give her a slap that will make her know, I am not like those girls that she will treat anyhow" Victoria said to Morayo as if proud of the slap she gave to Gift
(Sha is a Yoruba word that is used in a sentence for anyhow.)
"I heard about it as well" Morayo said smiling
Pap and Moi Moi is being served in the dining for breakfast
Enjoying every bit and sweetness of it makes me feel that all the hard work in that my portion, wasn't put in vain
"You are a good friend" suddenly Victoria said to me as we ate
"As in how? Wasn't I a good friend before?" I asked confused by the way she suddenly said that
"You have always been a good friend. I was just saying because of the way, you supported me. If it were others, they would have just stood there watching as their friend fights alone" Victoria explained smiling
"Well, I am also like Floral right?" Morayo asked
(Guide in pronunciation:
Abi -- Ahhbi
Sha -- (also has the same pronunciation also said shall without the double 'l'
Jejely- (just like saying jelly, now pronounce again ;))
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