"Okay, let us get started."

"You ladies can do your thing, I will just lay down and feel comfy."

"Whatever!"

"I will help too."

"No Azyma,you obviously do not know how things like this work,let us handle it." Said Dinela.

"You could be nicer about it Dinela." Said Alero.

"Okay but you guys should please hurry up, I will go make something for you guys to eat."

"Okay thanks I am famished." Said Dinela.

I stood up and I went to the kitchen praying my step father does not come today.

I decided to make noodles, I will make four super pack noodles,I hope it will be enough, I can not put egg for them because my step father will notice,I just hope he does not notice that the indomitable carton has been open,oh dear lord help me please.

"Hey."

I heard Austin say as he walked into the kitchen."

"Can I help?"

"Yes, chop the pepper and the onions, I thought you wanted to relax."

"Yes but Alero sent me out of the room."

"Why?"

"Because I was goofing around."

"Okay."

"Yeah, can I ask you a question?" He asked.
I put the water on the gas cooker to boil.

"You just asked a question." I answered with a smirk.

"Okay."

"Why is your step father so conservative?"

"What do you mean?"

"Well my father is your step father's good friend, I heard him say things but I always eavesdrop so I do not know if I heard him right, that is why I am asking that question."

"Why do you not ask your father then?"

"He will scold me for eavesdropping and he will not even tell me."

"Are you done chopping."

"Yes."

"Pass it let me add it to the noodles."

"Here."

"Thanks."

"I heard your step father is abusing you." That made me freeze, news do travel fast.

"Is it true?"

"No! It is not true,any more questions?"
I asked as I covered the noodles with the lid of the pot so it can cook properly.

"No more questions, sorry."

"It is okay."

"I will go check on Alero and Dinela."

"Okay! Austin?"

"Yes."

"Please do not carry this rumor too,it is not true so please do not tell anyone, I do not want to answer the same questions over and over again."

"Okay, I will not tell anyone."

"Alero and Dinela are your best friends how am I sure you will not tell them purposely or accidentally?"

"I promise I will not tell anyone even my best friends."

"One more question Austin."

"Go on."

"How did you guys get here? What I mean is, how did you guys know the direction to my house?"

"Well a woman showed us the way to your house."

"What did she even tell us is her name,I think it is Amira, yes that should be it."

"Did she ask you guys anything."

"No, she did not ask us anything."
I signed in relief.

"Okay."

"What are you guys talking about? Are you ladies done?"

"Yes we are done."

"And so is the noodles, just in time, wait in the room I will serve it in a tray and you all can eat from it."

"Okay."

I put the noodles in a small tray and I grabbed three minerals from the fridge, I struggled to carry everything but I managed to carry it to the room, Alero saw me first and she rushed to carry the noodles from me hands.

She put it on the bed and I handed out juice to each of them.

"Thank you." Said Dinela.

"You are welcome."

"You ladies did a good job fixing my room, it looks well organized."

Just then I saw a pile of clothes on the floor.

"Uhm what are does doing on the floor?"

"They are your tattered and worn clothes, we will take it to the trash can on our way out but we have to put it in a duffle bag first." Said Dinela.

"Even all of your bed sheets are torn, this one we layed and one other one are the less torn ones."

"No offense but, how come all of your things are torn? All of your old clothes and towel are torn."

"Why?well..."

We all heard a phone ring.

"Sorry that is my phone." Said Alero, "it is my dad calling,excuse me."

She stood up and went outside the room to pick the phone call."

"Dinela less talking more eating, I thought you said you are famished." said Austin.

Dinela and Austin then ate in silence almost finishing the noodles, Alero came in.

"Hey! You guys could not even wait for me, you two have ate enough I will eat the rest."
Dinela could not protest because her mouth was full.

"Leave it for me Austin."

"No I will not."

"You have been eating since."

"I just ate a little, besides I did not ask you to take a phone call."

I watched them bicker with a smile, and eventually Alero won and she ate it all, Dinela watched her with hungry eyes and asked Alero to give her out of it but Alero declined each time.

"Next time you two will wait for me."
She said as she ate the last fork of the noodles remaining, and she drank her mineral.

"Thank you Azyma, the noodles was delicious." Alero thanked me.

"Please get us a duffle bag."

"Okay, sure, I will be right back."

"Here it is."
I watched Dinela put all of my old clothes into the duffle bag and tied it.

"We will like to be on our way now, it is getting late, this is just 6:38pm."

"Oh God, I did not know we have been here for so long, come on let us go."
They grabbed their backpack and the duffle bag and stood up.

"Do not forget there will be tests tomorrow, two tests so read."

"Okay thank you for coming to check up on me, I really appreciate it."

"You may not consider us as your friends but we consider you a friend,said Alero."

"I escorted them out of the house and I waved them goodbye."
I saw Dinela throw out the duffle bag into the trash can.

I closed the door behind me, for once my prayer was answered, thank God my step father did not come home, I will go make a snack for myself, I think I should make Puff Puff, I will eat it as I read for tomorrow's test, we are having English test and maths pop quiz.

I went to the kitchen and I poured a cup of flour into a bowl with half a tea spoon of salt,sugar,yeast and I added slowly water that was neither cold nor hot, after mixing it,I covered it with transparent nylon and I left it, I will leave it for an hour so it can rise.

Meanwhile I went to the living room and I turned on the TV, it looks like my step father is not coming home tonight, he might come in the midnight,I really hope not, he should not come home today rather tomorrow.

I grabbed the remote control and I took a sit on the couch, I changed the channel to Nickelodeon, channel 305 and I watched the hunted Hathaway.

I watched for am hour and I went to check my puff puff doe, I put vegetable oil on the gas cooker and I waited for it to be hot, after which I put in the doe making sure to fold my palm so it will make a round shape, after I was done, I fried fifteen puff puff all together, I carried it to my room and I grabbed my English notebook I read all he taught us and I jotted down the key words.
I will go through it before the test start.

After I was done with the English I kept it in my bag and I brought out mathematics, by now I was half way through my puff puff,I studied everything he taught us and I jotted down some formulas and I solved some questions on the topic I was studying.

It was already late, probably eleven O'clock, I ate my last puff puff and I closed my mathematics note and text book and my jotter.
I kept it back in my backpack and I took my plate to the kitchen, I drank two cups of water before I went back to my room.

I was actually excited for tomorrow because I will be trying out new fresh, not torn clothes, I took a cold shower and I wrapped myself in my new towel and I wore my new PJ.
I laid down on my bed and I was out like a light.

I woke up feeling good, and I went to the bathroom to do my business and I washed my hair with a shampoo, I then took my bath,I wrapped myself in my towel and I stepped out of the bathroom, I went to my closet and I creamed my body with my body lotion and i sprayed my body spray.

I made sure to spray only my pits so i can manage it and it will not finish quickly, I will manage everything, I decided to wear something simple, I chose a jean and a top and a sandal after which I combed my hair and I styled it, I put on it few accessories.
I grabbed my backpack and I went to the kitchen to make breakfast for myself.

*flashback*

as soon as I got home, I dropped my backpack and I went to make lunch I, I was making beans and plantain when my step father called me into the living room.

"Why did you not make me my breakfast?" 

"Well you said you will not be back till morning so I thought you would eat breakfast were you went."

He gave me a tight slap,why did you not make my breakfast? answer me truthfully."

he was about to hit me again before the door bell rang, he was fuming by that time, he does not like being interrupted when he is torturing me.
*end of flashback*

No, I will make breakfast for the two of us, I can not make the same mistake twice, I made bread tea and egg, I ate my share and I made a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, and I grabbed an apple.

I kept it in a nylon and I grabbed lacasera drink from the fridge, I put everything in my backpack and I headed out, I locked the door and I left the key under the welcome mat.

I was walking to school when I saw Mrs Amira's car, this time I kept walking, remembering our last encounter.
She must be upset with me, then why did she not just drive past me, I finally stopped,I bent my neck an I greeted her.

"Good morning Mrs Amira."

"Good morning Axymah, can I drive you to school?"

"No thank you!" I politely declined.

"Are you not upset with me?" Asked Mrs Amira.

"No I am not."

"Then allow me to drop you off."
I pondered on it a bit and I decided to accept her request.

"Okay."

"That's good get in."
She told me, I got in and she drove in silence she did not interrogate me or try to meddle in my life I wondered why, not that I am complaining but...I decided to ask her but before I could speak,she spoke first.

"You look nice today, you are not wearing torn or worn clothes today."
She said before I could ask her, I knew she will not just stay quiet about this, I also knew I had to lie to her because I told her that I liked the torn clothes I wore.

"Yes my step dad forced me to wear good clothes after the humiliation you caused him."

She looked shocked as I said this, "Really? You are lying."

"Suit yourself."

"Here is my stop, thank you by the way and have a good day."

"You too, bye." She said and I got out of the car and I went to the front of the school, I hope that makes her stop trying to pry, she will just worsen my situation.

"Hey guy and ladies."

"Hey Azyma, how are you feeling?" Asked Alero.

"I am better,Thank you."

"You are looking good, nothing torn today." Said Dinela.
I knew she was referring to my change to clothes.

"Yeah."

"That's nice."

"Let us go to class, I hope you read for today's test?" Asked Austin.

"Yeah, did you?"

"Yup."

"Dinela what of you?"

"Yeah I did." She stuttered, hmm weird.
We went to our lockers,took out our book and we marched to class.

"Good day class."

"Good day sir, I hope you are ready for today's mathematics test?

"What could be worst?" I heard someone say.
Mathematics test, another person asked and I heard a loud groan from the person.

I just laughed inwardly, I really hope today's test is not that hard I thought to myself.

I then saw Debby gold staring at me but she was not glaring before I could pin out the emotion in her eyes her face turned stone cold immediately now she is glaring, I wonder why she hate me so much.

She then threw a paper at me and it landed on my desk,I wonder what she wants now, the physics teacher was going on about the do's and don't about the test, I opened it and it read.
If you want to know why I hate you so much meet me in the females bathroom during lunch.

I do not know if this is a part of her plan or she really meant it, but why did she just decide to tell me, the teacher then passed out the test script and I saw Dinela look at me weirdly.

"Alright class let us begin the test." said the physics teacher.

Another chapter finally updated, sorry I kept you guys waiting, was not feeling too well, I hope you guys like this chapter and I wonder why Debby gold hates Axymah, if you want a POV of Debby gold comment on it,thank you.
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