By a Stroke of Luck (Novel)
Chapter 1: Adunni Monday, 4 th February It was one of those days where enjoying my dream rather than my reality led to me rattling in the morning. First; scampering in and out of the bathroom and then shoving my school uniform on. I knew I wasn’t properly dressed, but doing so would put me at a disadvantage of being locked out of the school gate for the fifth time barely a month after resumption. My mom had left early for her shop and didn’t see any reason to wake me up. I checked my watch, “ Oh no ! 8:12 a.m. How am I going to make it in time?” I said just before the iron protector clanged loudly as I locked it. I felt irresponsible as the eyes of shop owners on our street settled on me thanks to our uncompleted dwarf fence. I skidded off, wearing my tie and raced down our street to meet Sule’s last bus scuttling off to Magodo. His buses made three trips to Magodo in the morning before the usual trips around the city. On some days he was in a good mood, I paid half my f...