STORIES: Her Friends Night

The sound of the bell was so loud that evening at 7pm and Ofonime could barely drink her cup of tea to warm up for the cold night when the senior students came in, obviously enjoying the freedom and fun of whiping the juniors and controlling them like flocks down to the classrooms for night reading. No one talked to Ofonime at her new school, perhaps there is a custom of introduction awaiting her before she could have friends in this school. Ofonime sat down in one of the designated classrooms and couldnt really focus on anything but rather taking time to remember all her friends in her former school, the transfer of her father, a civil servant that lead to her consequent transfer to this girls secondary school. She was hoping to get used to the hostel life, someday. She was just thinking through several events and several imaginations even when her eyes stared at her books in pretense. Soon thoughts became imaginations, imaginations became dreams and Ofonime opened her eyes to find herself alone in the classroom, shocked, she checked the time and it was 11pm. "what nature of joke is this? " Ofonime said quietly to herself. She immediately packed all her belongings and rushed down the path to the dormitory. On her way she met another student, perhaps who also fell into the same situation as Ofonime. They both walked together down to the dormitory after exchanging greetings. On reaching the hostel, the fellow offered to see Ofonime off to her room and "...and welcome to our school" she concluded the offer. "Thank you" the grateful Ofonime replied. Ofonime knocked her room's door and after some several knocks, the room head sluggishly opened the door half way and peeped, on noticing it was Ofonime, the proud new student (atleast so she thought), she shut the door and bolted it. "How can someone be this wicked?" Shocked Ofonime angrily exploded to her new friend. "Emem will never change, that is how she used to behave while I was alive". "Jesus!" Ofonime screamed and woke up and "oh thank God it was a dream..."And..."wait" Ofonime was alone in the class, she checked her watch and it was 11pm...