She and I went to high school together. We were both in science, with matching appetites for trouble so we got on like a house on fire. I remember the day we almost burnt down the laboratory during a simple flame test class. Mr Peterson's face had gone as red as calcium ions in a flame, and we spent the rest of the day counting screws in his stuffy cardboard-box-encroached office. We must have counted those screws a hundred times before we graduated—maybe more, definitely not less.
Now, all those memories come pouring back when I see her standing there across the desk from me, saying through the brightest smile, "Long time no see, bro!" How long has it been since we saw last each other? Ten years, almost eleven. I was promised a new research partner last month, and here she stands, my screw-counting buddy. It'll be fun reliving high school with her by my side. We'll just try our best not to burn down the lab this time or it'll be coming out of our paychecks.
Fatimah Akanbi is a Nigerian student writer and poet who enjoys writing words that stride to bridge distances. She has been writing since she was five, and is currently pursuing a degree in Information Technology at the University of Ilorin.
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