Dear Jesus, It's today, it's today, it's today! Oh my dear, Lord! The much-dreaded and much-awaited day had finally arrived, dragging with it its uncanny herald. The harmattan chill lingered till this morning. Its hair-spiking haze floated in through the crevices of the window and creeped through the openings in my blanket. I curled up further into my blanket, shivering involuntarily. I woke up, finally, after a dazed ceremony of stretching like a lazy dog (No offense to Jerry, Ha ha!), hair-scratching, auto-chewing, and eye-rubbing. My brain was still foggy and it took a while for me to remember that I'm headed for school today. School, not a quaint restaurant where I work part time and get to stare into grey for as long as I work. School, where our judgement awaits. School! G

