BLACK ROSE

JOURNEY

ONE

In the studio room, she opens the door suddenly and stabs him without delay, she discovers that she's got the wrong person she screams in pain, and anger "no, no no it can't be, please wake up" checks him and moves closer with apprehension, "is he dead?" She asks the bully, who just showed up, "You are a murderer, you wanted to end me" he says out of shock, "quick help me carry him to the clinic"...

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Rose was beaming happily looking at her passport with a huge smile, she skipped to the sitting room to her mother.

"Are you done packing?" Her mother asked.

"Yes maami, I've packed everything, I can't wait"

She was part of the ten that passed the scholarship exams, she therfore will complete her tertiary education in abroad. Studying Music has always been her dreams, her poor parents couldn't afford such so she was adviced by her Aunty to take the scholarship exams which she passed excellently well.

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Rose was in the plane she looked at the flight attendant seriously and followed her every move, as the flight took off, she looked outside the window and remembered her parent's advice, which made her want to cry, she recollected her mother's teary eyes when she entered the plane, she is with the pack, the nine other chosen, they were directed by a white man who is in charge of the scholarship programme in her country

"Roselyn, ranti omo eni ti iwo n se ooo" her father said,

"omo mi, when u get home sick just give us a call Okay? Mo f' Olorun so e oo" her mother said, remembering this made a tear drop from her big brown eyes, she wiped it and faced the window.

"Hey, its okay dear" a guy beside her said, she looked at him and faked a smile.

"Its nothing really its okay to feel home sick immediately presently I am home sick too"

another guy said at her front, she looked at him to also thank him, but to her surprise her brain was doing the talking, she was shocked. They look alike, they are twins, they both are part of the chosen.

"Yeah we know people do that alot when we decide to be sneaky, I am George Ogbodo",

" and I am Greg Ogbodo".

She laughed, wow,

"sorry, I am Roselyn Babalola. Who is the Taiye? And who is the Kehinde? And how do I tell who is who from who?" She asked with a smile revealing deep beautiful dimples

"You are very beautiful Roselyn, I'll call you Rose. Also I am the Kehinde and there is no obvious difference between us, we have the same height, same voice and different dressing sense he likes cooperate wears and I like casual wears but we are wearing the same type of clothes because of the journey as you see, only colour differs in our dressing, and our character differs, and that he wears glasses, sometimes"

the one sitted at their front said, Greg, she was amused she has never seen twins who looked so much a like with no obvious difference

"The only difference is this"

George shows her a very small mark close to his eyes, she checked Greg and saw that he has none beside his eyes.

The twins made the flight lively for her, she laughed hard for the twins were very jovial and funny, they decided that she would be their sister and they would be her twin brothers, since they all are brown skinned it wouldn't be easy to decipher their lie.

Rose was taken to her dormitory room, she had three roommates, two whites ladies and anll halfcast, she was so sure judging by the hair and skin colour she isn't a white or a black escape albino and she was fast asleep. Their room was so beautiful and the vacant bunk is her bed, she walked in nervously, as they all look at her, she was confused, should I greet? She thought.

"Hello, Good evening, I...I " she was interrupted by one of the whites seated on the top bunk on the other side

"You sure you're in the right room?"

"Yes, room number 313 top bunk on the right "

"Welcome to the room, I am Sophie"

"I am Rose Babalola"

"We know, a scholarship student, I am Charlie, also I'll call you Rose the other name is too long" the other white lady in the lower bunk said. Rose doesn't like Charlie, she seems to be a little bit proud.

"Nice!" Rose says and rolls her eyes.

"Drop your bags there, thats your wardrobe, and if you need anything just ask me. Are you hungry?" Sophie asked, Rose likes her

"No I am not thank you" she smiled. Rose dropped her luggage and unpacked her bags, she arranged the wardrobe immediately, goes to the bathroom to take a long shower, she didn't know how to use the vaccum cleaner or how to turn the water heater on, or how to bathe in the tub, there are no buckets or bowl as she is used to in her country, so she used the shower. Rose wore her purple pyjamas and climbs the top bunk she slept off not minding the rest of them she dreamt of her siblings and her parents. Such a long day, the next day is sunday it is an avenue to know her roommates well and to master her environment, and also to learn how to use some things like vacuum cleaner and water heater.