The Trip

The group

The day went by quickly with Frank performing his daily routines.

Sometime in the afternoon, he left the house to go spend time with his friends. They had agreed to have a meeting at the house of one of the female members of their group.

Soon he had gotten to the building. It was a one-story building without gates, a bungalow to be more precise. Excluding it identity as a bungalow and without gates, the house could be considered a top-notch house for below-average citizens like them.

Frank walked into the building. Just as he stretched his hand out to knock, the door creaked open from the other side. " Hey, good day" spoke a slightly plump girl as she stared at Frank. " Yeah, hey Bethel, how have you been " Frank replied with a smile on his face. " Come in" Bethel said, not replying his question purposely. She turned her back towards Frank and walked away.

" Close the door behind you" She added as she walked away. " Yes mam ", Frank shook his head, replied playfully, and then did as he was told to. He followed behind her till they got to the sitting room. If the exterior of the house was considered professionally designed, then the interior could be said to be one that had already crossed the line of mere professionalism. It was obvious her family were ones who had a thing for neat and lovely-looking environments.

As soon as Frank got to the sitting room, he spotted four other people seated on the chairs in the sitting room, all sitting in a different and not so elegant posture. They obviously treated this place as their own home, and so they showed no atom of courtesy or etiquette.

" Hey guys ", Frank greeted them as he stared at them. In return, they all returned his greetings: " Hey ", " How are you ", " Late comer ", " How far ", all in different formats. Out of the three girls that made out their group, one greeted them elegantly, while the second one spoke out taunts. Lastly, Bethel didn't have to say a word as she and Frank had already met earlier at the door. As for the only boy, he replied while keeping his cool.

Originally, Frank and his group were made up of six individuals, three girls and three boys. Apart from Frank and Bethel, the names of the rest were Cynthia, Blessing, Reuben and Samuel. Most members of their groups had Christian names as they came from Christian homes, except Frank and Cynthia. They actually came from cristian homes, but their parent found it more convenient to give them normal names.

Cynthia was a slightly short girl, and was known as the most intellectually sound person in their group. Following her was an average height Bethel, taking an undisputed second place in the ranking of intellectual thinking. Blessing, on the other hand, was more of a social person.

Frank was quite good intellectually, and also had a bit of a social personality. Reuben, on the other hand, is a true definition of a nerd. He hardly interacted with outsiders, outsiders being anyone who does not belong to the crew.

Samuel, being the last crew member, is formally recognized for his womanizing hubby, always chasing skirts. Due to their similarities, he and Blessing hit it off well. He was the one who actually introduced her to the group. This peer group, though might not be made of the best of the best, they are still a group who can rely completely on each other. Every single one of the crew had no qualm about leaving their backs completely defenseless before each other as they knew not only won't they be backstabbed stabbed, on the contrary, they would be protected.

While the group of five were still catching up, Bethel had walked into the kitchen to prepare something soft which they could make do with while time fleeted away. Just as she entered the kitchen, " Bang, Bang, Bang " three consecutive door-banging sounds resounded.

Not waiting for Bethel, Blessing, who sat closer to the door, sluggishly plunged herself upward, walking towards the door. " Woman wrapper, how are you doing? " She spoke as soon as she opened the door, not bothering to take a proper look to identify who it was, as she was pretty sure it was Samuel.

" How do you think a woman wrapper should be doing? " He returned the taunt systematically with an annoying smile plastered on his face. " Shameless, get inside jo " Blessing spoke in a hushed tone as she stood to the side, making way for Samuel to pass by. In response to her, Reuben shrugged his shoulders and majestically bounced into the house. " Hi guys ", he spoke as soon as he got to the sitting room.