TRAUMA (Pains of Love) - Season 2 - Episode 22

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TRAUMA (Pains of Love) - Season 2 - Episode 22

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PEACE COTTAGE A.K.A. HOTTEST GIRLS COTTAGE.
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I stared blankly at them, wondering what they would do or say to me.

“What’s making you exclaim, the rich girls aspect?” the girl held the bag containing my provisions asked.

“Yes,” I said and nodded at the same time.

“You don’t have to look scared,” another said and squatted beside my locker which was already open, then started arranging my provisions inside. “Once you abide by our rules, we remain best of friends.” she concurred.

“Do you have anything like dormitory heads here?” I asked.

“No, but we have a cottage head that stays in a room behind. This long hall is divided into two. This is peace cottage room 1 and the other is room two,” a girl who sat on the up bunk explained.

“Okay, thanks,” I smiled.

“You are beautiful,” another girl said and I blushed, she was a bit dark. “You went to a unisex school, right?” she asked and I nodded. “Do you have a boyfriend?”
“Uhm…” I stuttered as I remembered David and what we had done. “Not my boyfriend, just a close friend.”

“Wow, good. Who were those guys that came to drop you off?” she continued.

“My cousins and brother.”

“Wow! They are d--n cute,” she smile sheepishly.

“Stupid girl, you never stop thinking about boys,” The one who held my box laughed. She had finished arranging my clothes and had closed the box but still left it on her thighs.

“This girl sef, two packet of conflakes, do you want to kill yourself?” the one arranging my locker said while I just smiled. Mom had bought everything double.

“We do eat together from the same plate,” another said. “But we won’t force you to join us,” she added as an afterthought.

“What are your names?”

“Well I’m Prisca,” the one who held my box began.

Then the rest introduced themselves as Rita, Esty, Jessica, Anny, Mabel, Ella, and Gold respectively. The last girl said her name is Becky.

I smiled, “I’m Becky James.”

“Wow, my namesake,” she said and they laughed.

“You are Becky2 and she’s Becky one because she came first,” Prisca said and we agreed. She acted like she was the group leader.

“It’s good we bear the same name,” Becky1 came to sit beside me. “That will make your cousins to…”

“Becky…” Rita interrupted.

“Any problem?” Becky1 asked.

“Allow her to rest,” Esty said.

“Tell us about your former school,” Mabel requested.

I told them about Joy, Peace and Queen, then David and Eric but I didn’t tell them about what David and I did.

“Wow, you were a rockstar,” Anny and Gold said in unison.

“That Joy and co sef. If it was in royal pearls ehn, na their body for tanana them,” Ella, the slimmest said in pidgin.

“Yes o,” they all concurred.

“Why did you change school?” Prisca wanted to know.

“Mom’s idea.”

“It’s good sha coz we just resumed last week and you’ll learn a lot here,” she concluded. Soon, I was beginning to feel at ease but suddenly, a bell rang and I glanced at my wristwatch, 6:30pm.

“What bell is that?” I inquired.

“Refectory,” Rita said getting up from the front of my locker. “Did you come with food?”

“Yes,” I replied and pulled out a bag from under the bunk for her. She had finished arranging my locker and had closed it.

She collected the bag from me, “Do you mind eating with us?”

“Let’s eat,” I smiled.

They smiled too and stood up to go get spoons while Rita squatted and brought out a large food flask from the bag. Sweet aroma of jollof rice and chicken filled the room. Mom had done justice to the cooking…

Soon, I pulled off my day wear and lay it on my bed as instructed, then joined them and squatted round the pack of food and began doing justice to the food.

“Peace cottage girls leave the hostel now!” I heard a voice shout and about three seniors came into the hostel with long canes.

I gasp in shock on seeing the cane which sent cold shivers running down my spine but the girls were unperturbed.

“Prisca and co. Didn’t you girls hear the bell,” One of them said, fixing her gaze on me.

“A new student joined us. Hope you understand?” Prisca answered and scouped a spoonful of rice into her mouth.

“Be fast about that,” she said and they left.

“Who are they?” I asked.

“Prefects!” Mabel sneered and hissed.

“We should have greeted them,” I complained and the bursted into laughter.

“Girl calm down, you are here now and be ready to learn a lot,” Becky1 said amidst laughter.

I just squatted and watched them eat without knowing what else to say. Honestly, though I tried being happy with them, what my mind was telling me kept contradicting their actions.

Do you think I will be influenced badly?? Well, time shall tell…