On the day of the next exam, which happened to be the penultimate one, a junior student told me he was calling me. I told him to say I was coming, but I knew I would never step foot in his office again.
By AyoO9 months ago in Fiction
On the day preceding our Mathematics exam, I spent most of the day in Pharaoh's office as he patiently explained things I didn't understand. It felt like Faith was teaching me once more.
By AyoO10 months ago in Fiction
Growing up, if Eid Mubarak or Salah (or Ileya, as we used to call it) fell on a Wednesday, as it did this year, by Sunday, my mom and elder sister would pack our clothes—mine and my younger sister's.
By AyoO11 months ago in Journal
"Faith was pregnant and attempted to terminate the pregnancy," Her sister would later inform me. I told myself that it would have been preferable for the other girls to mock her rather than resort to this measure. My friend was reckless under my nose, and I was oblivious to it.
By AyoO11 months ago in Fiction
Somehow, our secondary school was home to the most attractive and mischievous girls in the area. It was puzzling since the government was responsible for shuffling us.