Chapter 2,
At forcados high school all the students were
excited to be back after a long, Summer break.
That Morning Jimi and Ansa got to school just
before the assembly was due to start.
Jimi left to join the other prefect to conduct the
students who were happy seeing each other
after the break and busy talking about their
experiences during the holiday.
The morning assembly took place in the large
hall that stood in the center of the school and
students lined up according to their classes.
The school band, looking smart as always had
positioned itself in one corner and was already
some students were already beating the the
drums softly in practice.
Few Teachers were outside the hall, ready to
punish late comers by kneeling them down.
At Eight'oclock that morning SEYI LAWAL the
head boy called out the National Anthem. The
school band struck up the tune, drums beating
and the students raggedly joined in.
The school has the highest football field and
the best layout, bright purple and orange
bougainvillea had been carefully planted along
the fences.
The school buildings were arranged in small
one-and-two storey blocks with rows of
hisbicus plants, forming small hedges between
each class, this makes others often say that the
Forcados students were artificial but the school
took pride in the fact that it always defeated
other schools in regional quizzes and sports.
After the Anthem And assembly prayer Mr
Mallum the school principal gave a brief talk
welcoming everybody. He was a small, wiry
man with an old accent as if he spoke through
his nose, this made the students to always
imitate him, Mr Mallum talked about the
prospective waec students and warmly
welcomed the students.
When the assembly was over the students boys
in white shirts, black ties and black trouser, and
girls in pinafores over white shirt crowded into
the hallways and corridors of the school,
chatting. Some people greeted Ansa but many
more crowded around jimi.
Friends where asking jimmy where he had been,
that they missed him, Coachies is annoyed, and
would he be among the party that would be
hosted that night.
Jimi burst into laughter and chatter.
The first days of term were always the worst.
Back to further maths and physics and
everyone talking about the latest songs and
slangs and also the latest music rocking the
town.
Some students wore their ties in odd knots,
some have the latest nokia and samsung
phones, showing off watches and shoes called
"American bling bling".
There were some old people the gorrilla-like
Okoro, a miserable bully; Teacher Bade whom
students called "cane" was always waiting for
the next helpless kid who would fall into his
trap.
There were group of five boys who composed
hip-hop lyrics called Ryhmers, also Eze the
bright spark who was in an unspoken contest
with jimi over chemistry results; Finally Gum
Chewing Caro(Jimis Caro or vice versa), the
queen Bee with her perpetually disdainful
expression. Ansa could not understand what
jimi saw in caro.
Jimi was best in chemistry in a wizkid in other
subjects.
He had won many prizes for the school debate,
he was also the health prefect, athletic club
captain and best footballer. All the girls loved
hin because of all this.
Jimi had been Ansa's hero since primary
school because he was good at many things.
While Ansa only knew how to paint.
There was a plump girl with short plaits
framing her round, with a gentle face she was
Nene Ekpo. She lived On same street with Jimi
and Ansa and was one of their old friends she
came over to where Ansa was, he loved her
because she always had the sweetest smile.
She asked Ansa when Jimmy came back, Ansa
replied yesterday, they chatted.
She asked Ansa whether she knew a girl called
Efua, that she is a relative of Mrs, Ali who lives
in Balogun Street not far from their house.
Ansa Replied No, Neither Do I-Not very well she
replied. She was at our primary school for a
while and she is coming to join us in SS3.
"I Think she had to leave her former school
because thats what her aunt told my mum. her
aunt wants me to help her settles things when
she arrive.
How Was your Holiday she asked Ansa, he
replied boring but he went for a one week art
workshop.
After School Jimi walked behind the
classrooms with and earphone and music
turned loud to his ear.
As He walked He taught about his brother
return Wole, who has been expelled from many
schools severally. And also kicked out of the
university. The last Time wole forged his fathers
signature and cart away with a huge sum of his
fathers money, that made their father never t
forgive him.
He always gets angry when he notice jimmy
and his brother see each other because he dont
want Wole the bad Egg to Corrupt Jimmy.
Now their Father has increased in shouting at
everyone at home and also blames Mrs Solade
Jimmy Mum For Spoiling All Of Them.
Jimi decided that all these wont disturb him
again. Because its time for WAEC...
Watch Out For Chapter Three....
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