"Darasimi! Darasimi!" My mom called me from downstairs. I grumbled in frustration and dropped my phone and got out of bed. "Ma!?" I asked grumpily missing my bed already. I went downstairs and saw my mom pressing her phone.
'Like seriously? This woman disturbed my free time and now look at her,' I thought not loving how my mom disturbed my 'me' time. "Pack your bags, we are travelling to South Korea tomorrow morning," she said in our native language, Yoruba. "And you're just telling me this now?!" I said in shock, my eyes as wide as saucers.
"Don't be annoyed. I was waiting for your dad to come back from work but he is taking forever," she gave me a sympathetic look, knowing how stressful it would be for me to start packing now. "I'm back. Oh so sorry I'm late. I had to do an emergency surgery on a patient who needed immediate attention," my dad walked in with a box of chocolates in his hands; something he always does as a peace offering when he knows he has fucked up. Good idea.
I walked over to him, anger evident on my face. He cowered in fear then stretched out the box of chocolates to me but that was the least of my problems. "Dad, is this true? Are we really going to Korea?" I asked in Korean; my dad's native language, folding my arm while furrowing my brow. "Yes. Aren't you excited?" He asked, also in Korean getting nervous. I felt my anger die down slowly, then I exhaled.
"I am but you should have told me sooner instead of the day before we leave. Like I'm not mum who can pack her bags under 2 minutes." I rapped in one breath also in Korean. "The earlier you start, the faster you finish," he said his 'Dad quotes' that he leaned from my mom, tapping my shoulders.
I grumbled and grabbed the box of chocolates from his hands while glaring at him and went upstairs to my room. I huffed and sat down on my bed, grabbing my phone, I went to WhatsApp class group chat.
Me:
Guys, I have bad news.
Tobi:
What is the bad news Ji Seo?
Favour:
Yeah, what's wrong?
Me:
I'm travelling to Korea.
Chinedu:
Which one exactly? Because if it's North Korea that's a very bad news😟
Me:
South Korea dummy 🙄
Chinedu:
Oh, my bad😅
Favour:
How I that 'bad news' cause it sounds like an offer that I'll gladly take right now.
Muiz:
Leave her😂 she no know better thing
Faith:
Don't you want to go?
Me:
I do want to go but…
Tobi:
But what?
Me:
The thing is that, I'm not going there for the holidays.
Faith:
Oh… Are you staying there permanently?
Me:
I don't know, but I won't be resuming with you guys. I might not even come back when you guys graduate😞
Chinedu:
Oh, now that's bad news
Muiz:
We will miss you oo. Our Lee Min Ho long lost sister😂
Me:
You won't stop saying that😂
Chinedu:
We would not oo.
Tobi:
Aww, my best friend is leaving me here and travelling without me😩
Me:
So I guess I'll be leaving the group chat now since I would no longer be a member of this class.
Favour:
You better not try it.
Faith:
You're still a member of this class, even though you go and school in Korea.
Me:
Aww, I love you guys🥰🥰
Tobi:
We love you too.
Muiz:
The rest of our classmates are not online so don't speak for them oo.
Tobi:
Idiot🙄
I spent the rest of my evenings chatting with my classmates before I decided to pack my bags.