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grounded!
Bharti:
I lied to them about where I was for months. Thatâs what really upset them.
Me:
Yeah, mine were like that about Nelson.
Bharti:
Yeah, but they never gave you an ultimatum. My nan is like, dump him immediately or Iâll never speak 2 u again. My parents want me 2 make up my mind pronto, but either way Iâm still grounded 4 lying. I wish I knew what to do! I wish theyâd never found out. I actually wanted 2 enjoy the su m mer hols. I must be the only kid in London whoâs just begun their summer hols being grounded! You know what? I had more flipping freedom when I was in revision mode! This is totally illogical! What you doing?
Me:
Got my jabs done and been shopping 4 hol. About to go to Nickâs.
Bharti:
Have fun!
Me:
OK, chat soon. X
I really felt sorry for Bharti; it was hard enough being grounded without all the extra grief from her nana and aunt. I hurried out to Nickâs, as I knew it would be the last time we saw each other for a while. I was leaving for Ghana within a week and Mum would need my help with the packing closer to the time we left. So I suggested Iâd drop round with his books and he said I could watch a DVD with him and havedinner. Mum, Dad and Delphy were all out, so the thought of having dinner somewhere other than home was very appealing. This wasnât the first time Iâd seen him since our almost-kiss, but it would be the first time weâd seen each other since Nelson and I had split up. I told Nick a few days after Iâd split up with Nelson. He just went quiet on the phone and asked if I was OK. It still felt raw so I changed the subject. I knew Iâd made the right decision but I wasnât ready to discuss it then.
I was still a bit nervous deciding about the puberty ceremony, but that was nothing compared to the butterflies in my stomach on the way to Nickâs. I felt sick and, worse of all, I was nervous. I hated feeling nervous. Things always went awry. I felt better when I had something else to concentrate on â that was why talking to Bharti on IM had helped. Now all I could do was the bus-stop countdown to Nickâs stop.
I had just jumped off the bus, when I saw a girl heading towards me.
As she approached, I could see clearly that she was one of
those
girls. The girls who never ever cut themselves shaving their legs, or smudge their eye make-up in a non-rock-star way. She looked immaculate in her lilac hijab, indigo jeans, white shirt and lilac flats. The girlâs make-up was just like something out of one of my mumâs magazines. It was Sanari.
âHey, Makeeda!â she said, smiling at me.
âOh hi, Sanari,â I replied brightly, trying not to completely freak out.
Please, please, please, let her tell me that she hadnât justcome from Nickâs house and had actually been to the library or something, even though she has no books and a tiny handbag.
âNick told me you were on your way, so I thought Iâd better leave you to it.â
âHuh? You were with Nick?â
âYeah,â Sanari said. âHe was helping me out with a job application.â
Oh great! So that meant theyâd been sitting really close together at a table in Nickâs house. She
was
with Nick! That was it! GAME OVER! I was officially the loser in
Quest for Nickâs Heart
. It was like I reached level ten, then found out there was another hidden level that I didnât have the passwords for.
âYou OK, Makeeda?â
âUm ⦠yeah,â I lied.
âListen, Iâd better go or Iâll miss my bus. You look really nice by the way.â Sanari smiled.
âUm ⦠thanks,â I replied.
Itâs kind of wasted now heâs your boyfriend
, I thought.
âSee you around!â she said.
That was it. Sanari left and took all my hopes of a relationship with Nick with her on the H12 bus. I was actually frozen to the spot. I only realised I hadnât moved when she
Bharti:
I lied to them about where I was for months. Thatâs what really upset them.
Me:
Yeah, mine were like that about Nelson.
Bharti:
Yeah, but they never gave you an ultimatum. My nan is like, dump him immediately or Iâll never speak 2 u again. My parents want me 2 make up my mind pronto, but either way Iâm still grounded 4 lying. I wish I knew what to do! I wish theyâd never found out. I actually wanted 2 enjoy the su m mer hols. I must be the only kid in London whoâs just begun their summer hols being grounded! You know what? I had more flipping freedom when I was in revision mode! This is totally illogical! What you doing?
Me:
Got my jabs done and been shopping 4 hol. About to go to Nickâs.
Bharti:
Have fun!
Me:
OK, chat soon. X
I really felt sorry for Bharti; it was hard enough being grounded without all the extra grief from her nana and aunt. I hurried out to Nickâs, as I knew it would be the last time we saw each other for a while. I was leaving for Ghana within a week and Mum would need my help with the packing closer to the time we left. So I suggested Iâd drop round with his books and he said I could watch a DVD with him and havedinner. Mum, Dad and Delphy were all out, so the thought of having dinner somewhere other than home was very appealing. This wasnât the first time Iâd seen him since our almost-kiss, but it would be the first time weâd seen each other since Nelson and I had split up. I told Nick a few days after Iâd split up with Nelson. He just went quiet on the phone and asked if I was OK. It still felt raw so I changed the subject. I knew Iâd made the right decision but I wasnât ready to discuss it then.
I was still a bit nervous deciding about the puberty ceremony, but that was nothing compared to the butterflies in my stomach on the way to Nickâs. I felt sick and, worse of all, I was nervous. I hated feeling nervous. Things always went awry. I felt better when I had something else to concentrate on â that was why talking to Bharti on IM had helped. Now all I could do was the bus-stop countdown to Nickâs stop.
I had just jumped off the bus, when I saw a girl heading towards me.
As she approached, I could see clearly that she was one of
those
girls. The girls who never ever cut themselves shaving their legs, or smudge their eye make-up in a non-rock-star way. She looked immaculate in her lilac hijab, indigo jeans, white shirt and lilac flats. The girlâs make-up was just like something out of one of my mumâs magazines. It was Sanari.
âHey, Makeeda!â she said, smiling at me.
âOh hi, Sanari,â I replied brightly, trying not to completely freak out.
Please, please, please, let her tell me that she hadnât justcome from Nickâs house and had actually been to the library or something, even though she has no books and a tiny handbag.
âNick told me you were on your way, so I thought Iâd better leave you to it.â
âHuh? You were with Nick?â
âYeah,â Sanari said. âHe was helping me out with a job application.â
Oh great! So that meant theyâd been sitting really close together at a table in Nickâs house. She
was
with Nick! That was it! GAME OVER! I was officially the loser in
Quest for Nickâs Heart
. It was like I reached level ten, then found out there was another hidden level that I didnât have the passwords for.
âYou OK, Makeeda?â
âUm ⦠yeah,â I lied.
âListen, Iâd better go or Iâll miss my bus. You look really nice by the way.â Sanari smiled.
âUm ⦠thanks,â I replied.
Itâs kind of wasted now heâs your boyfriend
, I thought.
âSee you around!â she said.
That was it. Sanari left and took all my hopes of a relationship with Nick with her on the H12 bus. I was actually frozen to the spot. I only realised I hadnât moved when she
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