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The Form One XpeRienCe part 4

 We were at prep for an hour I think. We headed off to dining. One thing I hated about dining was the food. The food was bad. The waakye they served was like banku when it was dished out. I told the one serving that I wasn't eating after all I had something better in my locker.

After dining was siesta. Time to rest for a bit. After that the siren rang alerting us that it was over. 

I went to the bathhouse still shy but I knew I had to get used to it eventually. This wasn't easy for me. 

I got back to the dorm. Dressing up I heard my dorm mates discussing about the entertainment tonight. I just couldn't wait. I was filled with excitement.

I went for dining then after headed to the Asibey Hall. Getting closer to the place I heard loud music and I knew I was in for a surprise. I sat down and the songs been played I knew most of them so I was sitting down nodding my head to it and singing at the same time.

We were sitting down there listening to the songs and watching the music videos because they had nothing planned and they didn't want the day to go to waste.

Some were dancing, raping and just chatting the night away. 

After Entertainment, we all headed back to our various houses. When I got to the dorm, I was told I was going to sing one song I heard. I stood there for a while to think then I sang Alicia keys 'No one' and my other form One colleagues also did same. We were allowed to sleep afterwards.

During the weekend, we were told by the house mistress that we have been given a grace period. A grace period is a period where no work is done. The form One girls are not going to be working for one week. Hearing that was cool but even at that you will still feel you have already started the work.

Fetching water was never an easy business. You could literally stand there for hours and no body cares. The seniors will come with their big buckets to fetch water. the buckets could be 5 or more or less and they will make sure they fetch all that before you are allowed.

It wasn't easy. If your school mother is with you then it won't take time for you to fetch the water but if she tells you she's busy or tired then you are on your own.

After the grace period we were in for it. Wednesdays were working days after siesta and the house prefect will give you a place to work in the house. Some of them were scrubbing the floor, gardening, scrapping, sweeping, cleaning etc. It was hard. The scrapping part is what I didn't get. Why were we scrapping those blocks with stones? I just didn't understand.

Eventually I got used to the bathhouse since that was my place of work. I cleaned there every morning with some form one girls after every one had finished bathing before going to class in the morning. We were always late and the seniors always punished us to pick around the compound before entering the classroom.



                   To be continued!!!




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PEACE!!!       SHALOM!!!

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