Wait for it

"Why are you looking for them anyways?"

"I was doing something for my dad home but before I realized it was passed time."

She gave a continuous clap with a grimmy face and then stared at me surprisingly.

"Do not be shocked Clodeth, you really deserve to be awarded because you are such a big liar!"

"But ma'am..."

"Are you still going to lie? Aren't you ashamed of yourself. Oh really, so you thought you can come to my house and tell me a cock and bull story and I will fall inside? You lie bad". I felt really bad about what she said .

"Anyways, for your kind information, your dad had been here for them."

My heart skipped a beat.

"Please when did that happened?"

"About an hour ago after my husband had called him and told him that you are nowhere to be found".

She was about to enter when she pulled out her head and said

"And one more thing, prepare another lie because this one is childish".

Right after she was done talking, she entered and banged the door hard. That moment, that feeling, I felt as if chilled water has been poured on me. My whole body alarmed.

"What is daddy going to think about me? What questions is he going to ask me and what answers am I going to give him? Would he even believe whatever that I tell him? Oh God, please help me."

I prayed as I ran back home. I could feel someone was running after me.

"Clodeth! Wait!"

I turned around and it was Johnson, my classmate.

"Huh! huh! haaa! you made me come this far"

He panted continuously as he talked.

"You were following me all this while? You don't mean it?"

I asked with my eyes widened.

"Yes I have been chasing you from the school's entrance".

He still panted.

"Aww if that's the case then I am really sorry. I was in a so much hurry that I could not realize anything".

"Don't worry, Clodeth I am fine".

"Now, tell me what the matter is".

"Yh, I wanted to tell you that your father has been searching for you in the whole town".

"Mss Roseline just told me".

"Ahh okay, buh where did you go to?".

"I will let you know of that one later, for now, I need to get home".

"Okay,see you then".

"See you. bye"

Johnson even made me more scared by telling me that, but I refused to let him know. About ten minutes later, I was home. So unfortunately for me, the first person I set my eyes on was my dad. He was sitting in an armed chair in front of the house with eyes closed.