Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
"Girls, wake up!"
Lily groaned and pulled the duvet over her head.
"Tell me that's not your mother."
From the other side of the room, Ife lifted her head from her pillow.
"It's my mother."
"What time is it?"
Ife checked her phone.
"Six thirty-two."
Lily sat up immediately.
"Six thirty-two?"
"Good morning."
"There is nothing good about this morning."
Ife laughed.
Unfortunately, another knock came.
"Girls!"
"Yes, Mummy!" Ife shouted.
"Devotion in twenty-five minutes!"
The room went silent.
Lily slowly turned to look at her friend.
"Twenty-five minutes?"
"Yes."
"For what?"
"For devotion."
"On a Saturday?"
"Yes."
Lily stared at the ceiling.
Then sighed.
Deeply.
"Sunday evening cannot come fast enough."
By seven o'clock, everybody was seated in
