Welcome to the beginning of an exciting journey 😌
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There's always that one stupid mistake that changes everything
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AMANDA'S POV
(Amanda Aderinsola Akinde)
Lagos Nigeria
4 Months before present day
Thud thud thud... The rain kept hitting my window, I started focusing on the sound of the rain rather than the sentences of Physics I was trying to put together. I didn't even understand why I still had to keep studying this gibberish- Oh yeah I have final exams next year- I really wish I could just submit my swim medals and the trophy I won for the school as my full resumé because that is the only thing I like doing, asides grooving with my friends of course
"Aderin! Come downstairs for dinner"
My mum yells from the dining- PS the best feeling in life is when you're studying Physics then the same person that told you to study breaks your study time with food. I drop my butterfly pen and run out of my room leaving my door open. Getting downstairs I meet my dad, my mum and my little sister Ashley already sitting at the table, Ashley in my spot
"Aunty stand up, you know that's where I sit" I fold my arms as I stand fixed in the spot right beside her
"I want to sit here, I want to see the TV too!" She says with a whiney voice, obviously trying to use the baby charms on us- something that stopped working the day she turned six
"Get up before I throw you off Ash" I am already growing impatient- what is her deal anyway, she doesn't even watch Grownish so why the fuss
"Amanda just sit somewhere else tonight please since your sister wants to watch TV" My dad says in support of his baby, as usual
"That's not even fair, you know I sit there" I say raising my voice a pitch
"Sit down anywhere young lady and if you can't sit somewhere else sit on the floor what's the big deal?!" My mum's voice echoes as she goes back to massaging her temple to calm herself down
I decided to sit anyway, directly opposite my sister so i can step on her all I want, she would be so uncomfortable, PERFECT. Next time, sit in your chair my dear
The next day, my mum decides to come wake me up. I look at my bedtime clock to see that it is 9:00am, what time did I sleep yesterday exactly? Thank God it's a Saturday though
"Honey, I told you we'd be traveling today, our flight is in three hours so we will be leaving now if we want to beat traffic" I read her lips through my thick lashes and creased eyebrows
Realizing what she means, I sit up straight taking in her appearance. She is dressed in a simple lilac gown and a black leather jacket matching with the black stiletto slippers she has on and her black pedicured toe nails, my mum is a spec. As usual,she does her usual rant that they will be back the next week and how careful I have to be especially around strangers. Stale gist, this is what she choruses anytime she travels. We hug and exchange pecks as she walks out in a hurry only after throwing her last kiss
That's how it is, I am my mother's baby, Ash is my dad's and Aaron is just simply the star of the family. Straight A's student, current first class CGPA holder, a high school swimmer and a college basketball player and most importantly, Robotics student at MIT. Isn't he anyone's dream lifestyle, social and smart?
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Teen Fiction"Roses are dead, violets are dying; outside I'm smiling but inside I'm crying" "Conceal, don't feel, put on a show Make one wrong move and everyone will know"_ Queen Elsa Amanda Aderinsola Akinde has had a very normal life for as long as she can re...
