Neliswe Nzama

This morning when I woke up the alarm rang and I switched it off. Biggest mistake ever I must admit. My body was warm as I was under the blankets. The bed was soft and warm. My blankets were soft and comfy. I was lazy. At 07:00 a.m. my dad woke me up and told me to go and bath as he had to go to work. I felt so lazy and tired I just ignored him and went back to sleep.

He came back after 10 minutes and told me to wake up or else he would not take me to the book fair. I jumped out of bed like I was jumping on a trampoline.

I was so tired; my body was so stiff I couldn’t even move properly. I dragged myself to the living room only to find out he was in the bathroom taking a shower. I was so scared and nervous I really thought he was really not taking me to the book fair. I prepared all the things I will need for the book fair, just to show him I really wanted to go. He came out of the shower and did not say anything.

I just took my towel and entered the bathroom. When I came out the time was 20-to-8 and he had to be at work by 8:30. I quickly did everything and he told me he still had to start at work to open the gates. I felt really miserable because I told myself that if he went to work first, I would definitely be late for my session which started at 9:30.

I tried negotiating with him to reconsider and start with me instead but he started at work. He told me he could only take me when his co-worker came. She was usually late, he told me. I just felt worse. Maybe if I had woken up I would have been at school by now. It was now 9:04 and his co-worker had arrived. I felt so happy because I still had 26 minutes to get to my session which was not exactly enough I must admit it.

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Nicola Shakerley

This morning when I woke up I shivered in my bed, thinking about the temperature outside my room. Freezing. I got up and went into the bathroom and it was as warm as a summer’s day but it was only because of the under floor heating that it was so warm. I had a hot shower to wake myself up and then got dressed, still shivering like anything. I put on layers and layers and layers of clothes but I was still cold!

I went down to the kitchen which felt like Antarctica! And I felt like a snowman because of all the layers. My breakfast was hot and comforting to my body. I looked outside and for a second I thought I saw a snowman but I think it was my imagination. It was a big pile of white, fluffy snow. I couldn’t hear it or smell it or taste it but I could imagine it tasted like dirty water. I went outside and touched it, it felt rough and freezing; it felt as though I had stuck my hand inside the freezer. I regretted being so curious.

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Sonia Maina

This morning when I woke up and my sister was in a foul mood as she had to wake up at half past five. My mom on the other hand was as happy as could be, because she was very excited for the Book Fair today. As for myself, I was just happy. I have to wake up every day at half past five for school so today I got to sleep in a bit longer. My dad was in his usual “I’m busy go ask your mom these things” mood. So I had a shower, got dressed and waited for my parents in the car. I warned them that if we didn’t leave at nine we would get there late, but no, “we will leave at ten past because there is no traffic in the morning on a Saturday.”

I felt really cold as we were in the car and my dad insisted on opening his window. I smelt grass mixed with rain, leaves and dirt, which is my favourite smell, after a rainy night. I tasted the residue of coffee, as that is what I had for breakfast.

We left the house at ten past nine and that is the story of how I was late for my first session of today’s book fair.

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Thato Makhubedut

This morning when I woke up I took a shower and it felt really nice. Then, I made my bed and made my room a bit tidier. I went to go make myself breakfast because I was hungry and I love food. Food is just amazing. It gives me life and makes me happy. Sure, food is fattening but the way it just tastes and feels is heaven. I swear I could write a book about how much I love food.

Well, now let’s get back to my story.

After breakfast I just watched some television, you know just to keep myself entertained for a while. I then had to go to extra maths. It was so boring; I legit wanted to cry. After I came from extra maths, Khanya came to come pick me up from school. On the way to her school we were speaking about her friendships with the people at school. She seemed happy and that made me happy.

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